Umamusume: Pretty Derby is a mobile game developed and published by Cygames featuring girls based on famous racehorses. The game was first announced in 2016 and was initially slated for a Fall 2018 release, only for development to start out from scratch; with the ultimate release date pushed back to Febuary 2021. A party game spinoff, Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Party Dash, was announced for a 2024 Worldwide.
The franchise received several anime adaptations, with the first season preceding the initial release date of the game in Spring 2018, and a second season coinciding with the game's release on Winter 2021. A third season featuring Narita Top Road aired in Fall 2023, and an anime film featuring Jungle Pocket was realeased on May 2024.
There is also the Umayon spinoff, which was a 4koma manga that was adapted in to a anime short in 2020, and the Umayuru spinoff which was released directly on Umamusume's YouTube channel in Fall 2022. On June 21 2023.
