Uma Musume Fairly Derby’s animated movie spin-off, Starting of a New Period, was launched in theaters in Japan in Could 2024. Now, it is going to be launched in theaters in the USA for one evening solely on February 27, 2026.
As shared by Crunchyroll, the movie is scheduled for a one-night-only screening in choose U.S. theaters subsequent month, and an English trailer and poster had been additionally shared together with the information. Tickets will probably be obtainable for buy on the official English web site at a later date, however it’s unclear how broadly the movie will really be launched.
For many who do not find out about Uma Musume Fairly Derby, it is a very fashionable franchise from Cygames that focuses on cellular video games launched in 2021. The collection options Umamusume, girls with among the traits (like ears and tails) and skills of horses, who take part in races that mimic real-world, historic horse racing. In-game, this takes the type of a sports activities simulation recreation, the place gamers practice Uma Musume to compete for varied raises and obtain sure character-specific objectives.
By way of cellular video games, multi-season anime, manga, and varied different spin-offs, Uma Musume has lined the tales of a number of characters primarily based on real-world racehorses from the ’90s, ’00s, and ’10s. The movie “The Starting of a New Period” was launched in Japan on Could 24, 2024 and depicts Jungle Pocket, which is predicated on the real-life horse of the identical identify, and its rivalry with Agnes Tachyon, Manhattan Cafe, and Dan’s Flame. Within the film, Jungle Pocket trains arduous with veteran coach Mr. Tanabe, aiming for the Triple Crown race, which he can solely compete in as soon as in a lifetime.
“Uma Musume Fairly Derby” was launched in the USA final July and has turn out to be much more well-liked than in Japan. So followers at the moment are being attentive to the real-life horses that impressed the fictional ones, rooting for them, and even mourning the horses that died final 12 months.
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