Cygames announced the anime adaptation for Taiyo Kuzumi’s Umamusume: Cinderella Gray manga series premieres on April 6, and it will run for two consecutive cours. New staff and cast members for the anime were revealed with a new trailer, along with the opening theme song.
Alexandros performs the opening theme song “Koeru” (Surpass) for the Umamusume: Cinderella Gray anime.
Tomoyo Takayanagi will voice Oguri Cap in the Umamusume: Cinderella Gray anime. She’s joined by Hōchū Ōtsuka as Ginjirō Musaka, Ayano Shibuya as Norn Ace, Yō Taichi as Rudy Lemono, Shiori Izawa as Mini the Lady, Azusa Tadokoro as Symboli Rudolf, Lynn as Maruzensky, and Yurina Amami as Mr. C.B.
Yūki Itō and Takehiro Miura are the directors of the anime at Cygames, with Aki Kindaichi handling series compositions. In addition, Takuya Miyahara and Keigo Sasaki are the anime’s character designers. Masafumi Sugiura and Junnosuke Itō are credited for screenplay and manga planning, respectively.
The staff of the anime also includes:
- Chief Animation Directors: Yōsuke Fukumoto, Akira Takata, Atsushi Komori
- Color Key Artist: Nanako Okazaki
- Art Director: Osamu Hasada
- 3D CG Director: Nobuyuki Kamiya
- Compositing Director of Photography: Akane Fushihara
- Editor: Akinori Mishima
- Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
- Music Composer: Kenji Kawai
- Animation Producers: Takuya Chikamatsu, Sōta Machiguchi
Umamusume: Pretty Derby Seasons 1 through 3 are available to stream now on Crunchyroll. A total of 39 episodes have been released with 13 episodes per season. Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, via Crunchyroll.
This is a tale of a world where “horse girls”; with glorious names and incredible running abilities live alongside humanity.
Horse girl Special Week has moved from the country to the city to attend Tracen Academy. There, she and her classmates compete to win the Twinkle Series and earn the title of “The County’s #1 Horse Girl.”
