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 will likely be launched in theaters in the US beginning February 27, 2026.
The movie is ready to hit choose theaters within the US for screening subsequent month, as Crunchyroll shared, and an English trailer and poster had been shared together with the information. Tickets might be out there for buy on the official English web site at a later date, however it’s unclear how extensively the movie will really be launched.
For individuals who do not learn about Uma Musume Fairly Derby, it is a extremely popular franchise from Cygames that focuses on cell video games launched in 2021. The sequence options Umamusume, girls with a few of the traits (like ears and tails) and talents 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.
Via cell 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 relies on the real-life horse of the identical title, and its rivalry with Agnes Tachyon, Manhattan Cafe, and Dan’s Flame. Within the film, Jungle Pocket trains onerous 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 US final July and has turn into much more fashionable than in Japan. So followers are actually listening to the real-life horses that impressed the fictional ones, rooting for them, and even mourning the horses that died final yr.
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(An earlier model of this text acknowledged that the theatrical launch can be for one night time solely. Corrected above.)