Cygames opened an official website for the Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top original net anime on Wednesday and revealed the main cast, staff, and a promotional video. The anime is set to premiere on April 16 at 9:00 p.m. on Uma Musume's official YouTube channel.

Cast
Narita Top Road: Kanna Nakamura (Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru)
Admire Vega: Hitomi Sasaki (Urara Meirochou)
T.M. Opera O: Sora Tokui (Love Live! School Idol Project)
Okita Trainer: Hiroshi Tsuchida (Shingeki no Kyojin)
Rice Shower: Manaka Iwami (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken)
Curren Chan: Yuu Sasahara (Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei)
Meishou Dotou: Misaki Watada (Bocchi the Rock!)
Haru Urara: Yukina Shutou (Idoly Pride)

Staff
Director: Chengzhi Liao
Scenario Director, Series Composition: Tetsuya Kobari
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Jun Yamazaki (Koisuru Asteroid)
Character Design Supervisor: Minami Kiyonaga (Umayuru)
Color Design: Ayumi Nakahara
Art Director: Shingo Kanai (High School Fleet Movie), Osamu Hasada (Harmony)
Director of Photography: Sizhi Song (Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka? photography)
3D Director: Yoshinori Nakano (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)
Editing: Kashiko Kimura (Sora yori mo Tooi Basho)
Music Producer: Tetsuya Uchida (The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls)
Sound Director: Takaomi Kanasaki (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)
Content Director: Takuma Akitsu
Studio: CygamesPictures

The anime focuses on T.M. Opera O, Admire Vega, Narita Top Road, and other Uma Musume aiming to win the Classic competitions. It is a part of Cygames' Uma Musume: Pretty Derby mixed-media project, where anthropomorphized racing horses as girls with exceptional running capacity aim to win at the "Twinkle Series" sports event. The project includes songs, webcomics, and a smartphone game that was released in February 2021.

PV


Official site: https://umamusume.jp/anime/roadtothetop/

Source: Uma Musume Project