Umamusume: Pretty Derby(Traditional Chinese)
Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Korean)
《Uma Musume Pretty Derby[4]] (Japanese:ウマ娘 プリティーダービー; English:Umamusume: Pretty Derby[5]) is aCygamesmultimedia project led by the mobile game produced by.
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Uma Musume—they are born to run.
They bear names from another world, names with tumultuous lives or glorious histories...
Inheriting those souls, they run,
because that is their destiny.
For the Uma Musume of this world,
the outcome of future races is yet to be known!
Their eyes are fixed only on the finish line ahead,
never stopping their stride...
A multimedia project centered around a mobile game.
The game genre is a training simulation game, where the content involves raising anthropomorphized racehorse characters called "Umamusume," with the goal of winning races in the "Twinkle Series."
It was originally scheduled for release in winter 2018 but was delayed multiple times. It was later released on iOS/Android on February 24, 2021. The Windows version was opened on March 10, 2021. On March 29, 2021, the release of the Korean version (South Korea) and the Simplified Chinese version (Mainland China) was announced during an official livestream, and the Traditional Chinese version was announced on February 15, 2022. On August 4, 2023, pre-registration for the Simplified Chinese server officially opened, and pre-downloads for the Simplified Chinese server began at 12:00 on August 28.
The overall mechanics and gameplay of the game are very similar to Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu,THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORSand other similar games. As of now, the prototypes for the trainable Umamusume in the game are all based on real-life racehorses. In the game, throughroguelikemethods, players train an Umamusume. Once training is complete, they can be added to a team to participate in story races, the arena, monthly races, and other activities.
Training Method
Each training process in the game (hereinafter referred to as a "run") consists of 3 years (36 months) plus 3 months of endgame races. Each month is divided into two "turns": the first half and the second half.
In each run, every Umamusume has certain goals to achieve, which specify participating in and reaching a certain rank in specific races or reaching a certain number of fans at designated time points[6], if the number of fans is insufficient at the specified time point (including being insufficient to participate in a designated race), the training run will end immediately; if a race is entered but the required rank is not achieved, a "Clock" item can be used to return to before the race starts and retry, while motivation[7]（やる気) will also increase by one level (up to "Perfect"). There is a specified limit on the number of "Clocks" that can be used in a single run; if the rank goal is still not met after all uses are exhausted, the training will end immediately.
When starting a training session, players need to designate two already trained Umamusume, allowing the current Umamusume to inherit attribute factors from these two (the parents) and their own inheritance sources (the grandparents) across a total of three inheritance events. They also randomly gain skill factors and potentially aptitude factors, which improveAfter the 4th anniversary, players can rent fixed decks provided by the official game, or choose not to borrow support cards from friends and use only their own support cards, used to trigger events and provide bonuses during the training process.
In each turn, players can choose from five options: Training, Outing, Rest, Clinic (if there are negative status effects), and Race (after the Debut race).
After the 4th anniversary, the URA scenario and The Twinkle Legends scenario added an auto-training function.
Lesson
During training, players can choose from Speed (スピード), Stamina (スタミナ), Power (パワー), Guts (根性), Wisdom (賢さ) five types of training. By training, players can significantly increase that attribute and slightly increase 1-2 other attributes. Training also has an energy system; if energy is too low, there is a certain failure rate. Additionally, the 6 Support Card Umamusume (and several characters from fixed storylines) will be randomly assigned to these 5 projects (or may not appear), providing bonuses for the training and increasing Bond Gauge. When a Support Card's Bond Gauge reaches level 4 and they appear in their specialized training type, a special bonus (represented as a rainbow ring in the game) will be triggered, granting a large amount of attribute bonuses. Triggering rainbow training while carrying certain negative status effectshas a chance toremove that negative status effect.
The attributes increased by each type of training are as follows:
- Speed: Consumes a certain amount of energy, significantly increases Speed, and slightly increases Power.
- Stamina: Consumes a certain amount of energy, significantly increases Stamina, and slightly increases Guts.
- Power: Consumes a certain amount of energy, significantly increases Power, and slightly increases Stamina.
- Guts: Consumes a certain amount of energy, significantly increases Guts, and slightly increases Speed and Power.
- Intelligence: Restores a small amount of Energy, significantly increases Intelligence, and slightly increases Speed.Also consumes Energy in the UAF scenario.
Outing
Players can choose to go out alone or with a Friend (requires bringing a Friend or Group Support Card at the start and triggering the corresponding event).
When not in Summer Training Camp, going out alone will randomly result in an Outing, a Shrine VisitShrineor going toKaraoke, one of which increases the Motivation level by one. Outings restore a small amount of Energy, while Shrine VisitsShrinewill restore varying amounts of Energy from small to large based on the fortune result; the latter increases the Motivation level by two but does not restore Energy. Going out with a Friend will trigger fixed events from the corresponding Support Card to provide certain bonuses. When visiting a shrine while having a negative statusShrine, a fortune-telling prayer event will be triggered, witha certain chanceto remove the current negative status.
During Summer Training Camp, you cannot go out with Friends. Going out alone will only result in playing at the beach, which restores a large amount of Energy and increases the Motivation level by one; if you have a negative status while playing at the beach, itwill definitelyremove the negative status.
From the second year onwards, going out has a chance to trigger the Crane Game minigame at the arcade, where rewards are given based on the player's performance. The Crane Game can only be triggered once per training session.
Rest
The part where blood pressure is most likely to rise.By consuming one turn to sleepSleeping for half a month at a timeCan restore the Uma Musume's stamina; there is a high chance of triggering the "Rest Finished" event, restoring 50 stamina; there is a low chance of triggering the "Insufficient Rest" event, restoring only 30 stamina while potentially gaining the Late Night (夜ふかし気味)" status ailment, which has a chance to reduce stamina by 10 or lower motivation by one level each turn; conversely, there is also a low chance of triggering the "Well Rested" event, restoring 70 stamina and having a certain chance to remove the Late Night status.
Health Center
If the Uma Musume has a status ailment, you can choose to go to the Health Center for treatment. While restoring 20 stamina, there is ahigh chanceto remove the current negative status.
Race
During the training process, Uma Musume must inevitably participate in some races. From the Debut Race to the final race, races in the training scenario have fan count requirements before participation. After winning, some gold and items are randomly given; a victory of at least 8 horse lengths has a small chance of giving a random amount of Jewels. All G1-level races have specific victory trophies, which are a type of character training material. For a detailed description of races, please see the "Race Mode" section.
Race Mode
Uma Musume races are fully automated, and players cannot perform any operations. The racing mode is basically consistent with real-life horse racing, and the reason why an Uma Musume's "one body length" (バ身) is the same as in reality can be found in theTerminology section, only achieving first place counts as winning the race. There is also a motivation system during races, where buffs/debuffs are gained based on the current motivation level. During training, the motivation before a race is the current training status, while for other races, the motivation level is randomly generated before the start. For story races, using specific Umamusume will guarantee their motivation level is "Perfect".
For non-training races, players can use items to increase the Umamusume's motivation and obtain favorable conditions for their own Umamusume.
Race Mechanics
- Attributes: The stats of an Umamusume are important factors affecting the race. The effects corresponding to each stat are as follows:
- Speed: Affects the maximum speed limit.
- Stamina: The ability to maintain speed.
- Power: Affects uphill speed increase, the ability to take the inner lane, and acceleration.
- Guts: Reduces stamina consumption during the final spurt.
- Wisdom: Affects skill trigger probability and reduces the chance of "losing composure (掛かり)" occurring, allowing for better pathing during the race.
- Aptitude: Each Umamusume has their own unique aptitude for running styles, distances, and track surfaces. Running style aptitude affects the performance of the Wisdom stat, distance aptitude affects the performance of the Speed stat, and surface aptitude affects the performance of the Power stat. The levels of the three aptitudes, from highest to lowest, are
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, and only when the aptitude is suitable (at A) can the Umamusume perform at their full potential. If the aptitude is lower than A, the stats they can utilize will be reduced proportionally. If the aptitude reaches S, they can perform with extra strength.
- Skills: During a race, Umamusume will automatically trigger learned skills based on probability to gain an advantage. Skills are divided into 4 types based on their effects: yellow skills can increase speed/acceleration, green skills can increase stats at the start of the race, red skills apply debuffs to other Umamusume, and blue skills can restore stamina to maintain speed for longer. Most skills require certain conditions to be met to trigger, and even if conditions are met, there is still a probability involved. However, green skills and an Umamusume's unique inherent skills will always trigger when conditions are met.
- Strategy: Also known asRunning Style, refers to the position and running style that a Horse Girl excels at during a race. There are four running styles for players to choose from in the game: Runner (逃げ), Leader (先行), Betweener (差し), Chaser (追込). Different Horse Girls have their own unique running style aptitudes. Basically, every Horse Girl has one or two styles they are good at, but there are alsoMaya No Topowho have high aptitude for all four running styles.
- Runner (逃げ, translated as "领跑" in the Simplified Chinese version and "领头" in the Traditional Chinese version): Staying at the very front from the start and leading all the way to the end.
- Leader (先行, translated as "跟前" in the Simplified Chinese version and "前列" in the Traditional Chinese version): Staying in the front row as much as possible, targeting and following closely behind the Runner Horse Girls.
- Betweener (差し, translated as "居中" in both the Simplified and Traditional Chinese versions): Staying in the middle of the pack during the race and accelerating to the front before the finish line.
- Chaser (追込, translated as "后追" in both the Simplified and Traditional Chinese versions): A strategy that involves conserving stamina at the very back of the pack and deciding the outcome on the final straight.
Characters
For profiles of all characters appearing in "Umamusume Pretty Derby," please see:Uma Musume Pretty Derby/Characters
Speech Style
- Main article:Umamusume Pretty Derby/Glossary
- Uma Musume
A race in the world of Umamusume. Compared to humans, they have superior stamina and speed, and most are fair-featured, similar toElvesbeings. They have tails, and their ears are horse-like ears located on top of their headsNotfour ears, with well-developed auricular muscles, and can reach running speeds of up to 60 km/h. Due to their large population, there are also Umamusume who do not participate in racing but hold ordinary jobs. Although they can mate with humans, male Umamusume do not exist.
Note:Horses in the usual sense do not exist in the world of Umamusume, so in the Japanese and Traditional Chinese versions, the corresponding kanji "馬" has changed from four dots to two dots. However, when "馬" appears as a radical, it is still written with four dots, such as東京優駿、駿川たづなetc. Legend has it that in ancient times, the horse radical also had two dots, but later a poet wrote the two dots in characters like 駆 and 駿 as four dots, explaining that "the running speed of an Umamusume is so fast that it looks like she has four legs to him." This subsequently became popular among poets and became a widely used popular variant character among the common people. During the Meiji era, the four-dot writing style became mainstream, but two-dot horse radicals can still be found on ancient stone monuments.[8]One horse length (バ身) is approximately 2.5 meters long, the same as in reality, and is said to come from the length of the arms of the Umamusume who was the prototype for the Goddess Statue when her arms are outstretched.
- Tracen Academy
- Main article:Tracen Academy
Tracen Academy (Japanese:トレセン学園, full name Nihon Umamusume Training Center Gakuen, Japanese:日本ウマ娘トレーニングセンター学園), located inTokyoA full-boarding secondary school located in Fuchu City, it is the largest training school in Japan. The campus provides professional racing and Winning Live training facilities, offers standard secondary education curriculum, and also teaches professional knowledge about racing.
- Twinkle Series
A national sport and entertainment event in the world of Uma Musume, it is a large-scale series of races prepared for Uma Musume. A Winning Live is held after the race. There is no horse betting in this world; instead, there is fan popularity voting. It is similar to the Takarazuka Revue.
- Winning Live
A gratitude concert held after a race, which takes place for both the Twinkle Series and the Dream Series.
Winning Live in reality:【北島三郎さん生歌披露！】第６０回有馬記念レース回顧
- Local Series
Regional races as opposed to the central Twinkle Series, with a total of 15 racecourses across Japan: Obihiro, Mombetsu, Morioka, Mizusawa, Urawa, Funabashi, Ohi, Kawasaki, Kanazawa, Kasamatsu, Nagoya, Sonoda, Himeji, Kochi, and Saga.This will be on the exam - by the Kasamatsu homeroom teacher。
- Three Goddesses
The legendary ancestors of all Uma Musume, with statues of them located in the academy. The blessing of the Three Goddesses brings power to the Uma Musume.
Their prototypes are the paternal ancestors of the vast majority of modern Thoroughbreds:Byerley Turk、Darley ArabianandGodolphin Arabian. In the "Grand Masters" scenario, they assist in training in the form of AI and serve as opponents in the final "Grand Masters" race.
- Honkakuka
A special developmental period for the Uma Musume race. After Honkakuka, the body develops rapidly, and they become physically strong and sturdy.
Catchphrases and Memes
For catchphrases and memes related to the Uma Musume anime, games, derivative works, and real-life counterparts, please see:Uma Musume Pretty Derby/Phrases and Memes
Evaluation
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| Awards | Category | Result | Source | |
| The Game Awards | Best Mobile Game | Awards | [9][10] | |
Manga Version
- STARTING GATE! -Uma Musume Pretty Derby-
- Main article:STARTING GATE! -Uma Musume Pretty Derby-
- Serialized on Cygames' manga distribution service Cycomics starting March 25, 2017, with art by S. Kosugi.
- Uma Musume Pretty Derby -Haru Urara Will Do Her Best!-
- Main article:Uma Musume: Haru Urara Will Do Her Best!
- Updated on "Cycomics" from May 8 to September 11, 2016. Total of 10 chapters. Art byZeeco (Huang Yu)。
- Umayon (Uma Musume 4-Koma)
- Main article:Umayon (Uma Musume 4-Koma)
- A 4-panel manga updated on "Cycomics" on March 30, 2018. Art by Kuma Jet. Also known as "Umayon".
- Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray
- Main article:Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray
- A spin-off manga serialized in Weekly Young Jump since 2020, illustrated by Taiyou Kuzumi, tellingOguri Cap's story. Also translated as "Cinderella Gray".
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby Comic Anthology STAR
- An official anthology manga collection featuring collaborations by multiple artists, with tankobon volumes published byKodanshasubsidiarySeikaisha.
| Volume Count | Cover | Release Date | ISBN |
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| 1 |  |
Iris ————《May 19 | ISBN 978-4-06-523922-3 |
| 2 |   |
Iris ————《September 29 | ISBN 978-4-06-525049-5 ISBN 978-4-06-525797-5 (Limited Edition) |
| 3 |  |
2022January 26 | ISBN 978-4-06-526776-9 |
| 4 |  |
2022July 28th | ISBN 978-4-06-528816-0 |
| 5 |  |
November 30, 2022 | ISBN 978-4-06-530050-3 |
| 6 |  |
2023May 17 | ISBN 978-4-06-531622-1 |
| 7 |  |
2023September 28 | ISBN 978-4-06-533082-1 |
| 8 |  |
2024February 28 | ISBN 978-4-06-534821-5 |
| 9 |  |
2024July 31st | ISBN 978-4-06-536367-6 |
| 10 |  |
November 27, 2024 | ISBN 978-4-06-537683-6 |
- Umamusume: Pretty Derby Star Blossom
- Main article:Umamusume: Pretty Derby Star Blossom
- Starting from 2023, in collaboration withShueishajointly released on YOUNG JUMP+,ヤンジャン!and YOUNG JUMP Web Comics, a spin-off manga illustrated by Shin Hoya and written by Saki Monju, telling the story ofSakura Laurel's story.
- Umamusume: Umameshi
- A gourmet manga serialized on Cycomi since March 1, 2023, illustrated by Tsukumo Asakusa, telling stories of Umamusume and food during their training breaks. Also translated as "Umamusume Food Stories" or "Uma-Food".
- Umamusume: Peacepeace Supisupi Gold Ship-chan
- A gag manga serialized in Weekly Corocoro Comic since November 29, 2023, illustrated by Naoki Shibata, telling the story of a young Gold Ship's life in kindergarten. Also translated as "Yay Gold Ship-chan".
Anime Version
For information regarding the Umamusume TV anime, Web anime, OVA, and theatrical films, please see:Uma Musume Pretty Derby / Anime
Stage Play Version
Umamusume Pretty Derby ~Sprinters’ Story~
On August 21, 2022, the production of a stage play was announced.
On November 5, 2022, more information was revealed on the first day of the 4th Event.
The play was performed from January 15, 2023, to January 29, 2023, at品川プリンスホテル ステラボールperformed.
STAFF
- Original Work & Script: Cygames
- Direction: Akiko Kodama
- Music: Go Sakabe
- Music Director: Yako Inoue
- Staging: Kenta Kawano
- Art: Naomi Ikemiyagi, Yuto Kubota
- Lighting: Kenji Suzuki, Haruka Kashiwagi
- Sound: Satoshi Nakajima (come stock)
- Video: Hiroki Arakawa, Sumire Mori
- Costumes: Osare Company
- Hair & Makeup: Yuri Mizusaki
- Special Modeling: Yoji Hayashiya
- Vocal Coach: Yuko Ichikawa
- Rehearsal Piano: Shoko Ito, Hiroaki Idaka
- Stage Manager: Suguru Inoue
- Technical Director: Yoshiyuki Hori
- Assistant Director: Yuji Sato
- Assistant Stage Director: Miho Nakano
- Ticketing: Mitt
- Production Cooperation: Andem
- Sponsorship: eplus
- Cooperation: Japan 2.5-Dimensional Musical Association
- Production Company: Nelke Planning
CAST
Spin-off games
Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash!
- Main article:Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash!
On June 21, 2023, Cygames atNintendo Directannounced the project's spin-off party game "Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash!". It was released on August 30, 2024, and is available on PC (Steam), PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch platforms.
Paka Tube
Paka Tube! (ぱかチューブっ!) is aGold Shipas the (self-proclaimed) publicity managerVirtual YouTuberchannel, but there is basically no promotional content. Occasionally there are horse racing knowledge lectures and game live streams, but other than that, there is no specific theme. Updates were stopped in 2020, and it is now used as a true promotional channel.
Starting before the game's release in 2021, Paka Tube began updating programs again. During this stage, Paka Tube programs mainly revolve around anime and game-related content, and there were also special programs about events during the 3rd Event period. Currently, this channel also features the program "Paka Live TV" starring voice actors, which covers game content.
On June 1, 2023, the Umamusume official website announced that the Paka Tube channel joined the YouTube Partner Program (YPP), and a portion of its revenue will be used to support the development of the horse industry.[11]。
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2023 Import Online Game Approval Information. National Press and Publication Administration. 2023-03-20 [Retrieved on: 2023-03-20].
- ↑ 🎉 우마무스메 프리티 더비, 정식 오픈일 공개! 🎉 [Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Official Launch Date Revealed!]. 2022-05-30 [Retrieved on: 2022-06-05] –via KakaoTalk Channel (한국어).
- ↑ The Traditional Chinese version of "Umamusume: Pretty Derby" is scheduled to officially launch on June 27!. 2022-05-27 [Retrieved on: 2022-06-05] –via Umamusume: Pretty Derby Official Website (Chinese (Taiwan)).
- ↑ The word "Derby" originates from the Epsom Derby horse race founded in 1780 by Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. It is held every year on the first Wednesday of June in Epsom, near London, and this day is also named Derby Day. Since it is limited to 4-year-old horses, a racehorse can only participate once in its lifetime. The title of this work, "Pretty Derby," carries the meaning of "the best Derby race (in a lifetime)."
- ↑ Cygames, Inc. New Game “Umamusume: Pretty Derby” Available on the Japanese App Store and Google Play! Over 600,000 Preregistrations!. 2021-02-24 [Retrieved on: 2021-12-12] (English).
- ↑ The number of fans is obtained by completing races or certain events. Generally, winning a race (taking 1st place) yields the most fans. Additionally, each race has a minimum fan requirement for entry; the higher the grade of the race, the higher the requirement.
- ↑ Motivation is an attribute present during the training process and before each race. It is divided into five levels: Very Bad (絶不調), Poor (不調), Average (普通), Good (好調), Perfect (絶好調). High motivation provides extra attribute points during training and attribute bonuses during races, while low motivation results in penalties.
- ↑ Twinkle WEB No. 23
- ↑ TGA. TGA 2025 Best Mobile Game Nominees. X. 2025-11-18. (Original contentarchivedon 2025-11-19) (English).
- ↑ TGA. TGA 2025 Best Mobile Game Winners List. TGA Official Website. 2025-12-25 (English).
- ↑ YouTubeチャンネル「ぱかチューブっ!」のYouTube パートナー プログラム参加について. ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 公式ポータルサイト. 2023-06-01 [Retrieved on: 2023-06-01] (Japanese).
External Links
- Game Official Website:Japanese Server(Japanese)、Traditional Chinese Server(Traditional Chinese)、Korean Server(Korean)、Simplified Chinese Server(Simplified Chinese)，English Server(English)
- TV Anime Official Website:Official Website(Japanese)、Season 1(Japanese)、Season 2(Japanese)
- (Japanese)Umayon Official Website
- (Japanese)Game 1st Anniversary Animation PV Official Website
- (Japanese)Umayuru Official Website
- (Japanese)ROAD TO THE TOP Anime Official Website
- (Japanese)Movie official website
- (Japanese)Stage Play Official Website
- Project Official Twitter
- Anime official Twitter
- Paka Tube Official Twitter
- Movie Official Twitter
- YouTube Channel (Paka Tube)
- Traditional Chinese Server Official Facebook
- Traditional Chinese Server Official YouTube
- Korean Server Official Twitter
- Korean Server Official YouTube
- Simplified Chinese Server Official bilibili
- Simplified Chinese Server Official Sina Weibo
- Spin-off Work "Uma Musume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash" Official Game Website(Japanese)
- English Server Official Twitter
- English Server Official Facebook
- English Server Official YouTube