Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top
- ONA
- Spring 2023
- 4 episodes
- 25 min
- CygamesPictures
- Video game
- PG-13
- Sports
- Anthropomorphic
- Racing
- School
Contents
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| Japanese | ウマ娘 プリティーダービー Road to the Top | |
|---|---|---|
| Genre | Sports, Anthropomorphic, Racing, School | |
| Type | ONA | |
| Based on | Video game — Cygames | |
| Directed by | Chengzhi Liao | |
| Written by | Tetsuya Kobari | |
| Character design | Jun Yamazaki | |
| Studio | CygamesPictures | |
| Original run | April 16, 2023 – May 7, 2023 | |
| Episodes | 4 | |
| Episode length | 25 min | |
| Total running time | 1 hr 40 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Spring 2023 | |
| Age rating | PG-13 – Teens 13 and older | |
| Score | ★ 7.83 | |
| On users' lists | 5,602 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | YouTube | |
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top (Japanese: ウマ娘 プリティーダービー Road to the Top) is a 2023 Japanese anime original net animation based on the video game by Cygames. It is animated by CygamesPictures and directed by Chengzhi Liao. It aired from April 16, 2023 to May 7, 2023, with 4 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
King Halo · Curren Chan · Nana Izumoto · Male Announcer · Okita Trainer
Production
Key staff
CygamesOriginal CreatorChengzhi LiaoDirectorTetsuya KobariSeries CompositionJun YamazakiCharacter Design
Takaomi KanasakiSound DirectorOsamu HasadaArt DirectorCygamesPicturesStudioStaff
| Studio | CygamesPictures |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Cygames |
| Director | Chengzhi Liao |
| Series Composition | Tetsuya Kobari |
| Script | Soutarou Wada |
| Character Design | Jun Yamazaki |
| Sound Director | Takaomi Kanasaki |
| Art Director | Osamu Hasada, Shingo Kanai |
| Chief Animation Director | Jun Yamazaki, Shunji Akasaka, TOMATO, Shuuto Yamamoto |
| Director of Photography | Sizhi Song, Tingzhen Xu |
| Color Design | Ayumi Nakahara |
| Editing | Kashiko Kimura |
| Theme Song Performance | Manaka Iwami, Kanna Nakamura, Yuu Sasahara, Hitomi Sasaki, Yukina Shutou, Tomoyo Takayanagi and 2 more |
| Producer | Minoru Akita, Kan Mizoguchi |
Music
Opening themes
- OP 1“Glorious Moment!” — Sora Tokui (as T.M. Opera O), Kanna Nakamura (as Narita Top Road), Hitomi Sasaki (as Admire Vega)Episodes 1–4AnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Umapyoi Densetsu” — Sora Tokui (as T.M. Opera O), Manaka Iwami (as Rice Shower), Tomoyo Takayanagi (as Oguri Cap), Misaki Watada (as Meishou Dotou), Kanna Nakamura (as Narita Top Road), Hitomi Sasaki (as Admire Vega)Episode 4AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | Aired | |
| 2 | — | Aired | |
| 3 | — | Aired | |
| 4 | — | Aired |
Where to watch
Streaming services that list Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top. What you can watch depends on your country. Acino does not host any video; each link leads to the service's own page.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch1,687
- Watching122
- Completed2,641
- On hold62
- Dropped160
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 930 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| Shikimori | 4,672 | 122 | 2,641 | 1,687 | 160 | — |
Watch order
The Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top story in order of release, as listed in Acino.
| # | Title | Format | Episodes | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Parent story) | TV series | 13 | April 2, 2018 |
| 2 | Umamusume: Pretty Derby Specials | Special | 3 | December 19, 2018 |
| 3 | Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 2 | TV series | 13 | January 5, 2021 |
| 4 | Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top | ONA | 4 | April 16, 2023 |
| 5 | Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era | Film | May 24, 2024 | |
| 6 | Umamusume: Cinderella Gray | TV series | 13 | April 6, 2025 |
| 7 | Umamusume: Cinderella Gray Part 2 | TV series | 10 | October 5, 2025 |
Related works
| Alternative version | Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top (Movie) (Film, 2024) |
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- “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q115168273”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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