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Release Date:

Feb 27, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 47m

Synopsis

Uma Musume - they were born to run. Born with names from other worlds, sometimes with strange, sometimes with glorious histories, they inherit the souls of these names and run. Aiming only at the goal beyond our eyes.
Moviegoers are saying
This animated racing film about horse girls transcends its seemingly niche premise to deliver what reviewers are calling a 'visual tour de force' and 'absolute cinema.' Critics are praising director Ken Yamamoto's groundbreaking animation techniques that blend 2D and 3D to create racing sequences that 'break past time and space,' while the story of Jungle Pocket's journey from underdog to champion resonates as a deeply humanist tale about chasing dreams and overcoming personal limitations.
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Heart-Pounding
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  • Nov 30, 2024

    "U=ma²" HOLD UP, THIS WRITING IS FIRE??

    566 Likes
    Questionable Content
    Questionable Content
    Jul 11, 2025

    truly excellent as a racing film, a seamless blend of so many animation techniques to convey different types of motion in a way that is impossible to do in any other medium. i've been out of the loop watching seasonal anime for many years and i don't play gatcha games, so…

    366 Likes
    comrade_yui
    comrade_yui
    Nov 28, 2024

    >Participates in 4 races. >Wins all of them. >Gets to the final. >Retires for no reason. >Leaves multiple friends with trauma. Agnes the true chad...

    224 Likes
    PhantomWicker
    PhantomWicker
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    Mar 15, 2025

    this is the Gold Standard of yuri sports anime.

    169 Likes
    ash hari 🌸
    ash hari 🌸
    Jul 21, 2025

    this is like if my little pony was directed by the guy who made whiplash

    165 Likes
    rachelcalytrix
    rachelcalytrix
    Nov 30, 2024

    Umamusume. They are born to run. I always find it hard to review the things I love. Yet as the credits rolled on BOANE, I felt moved in a way that very few films have, a testament to the series’ ethos of “overcoming yourself” being so emotionally effective in a way that’s…

    125 Likes
    umamusume
    umamusume
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    Nov 30, 2024

    Horse girls as the defining representation of humanity's propensity for dreams and our unexplainable, sometimes contradictory, primal motivation to either achieve those dreams or talk ourselves out of it. The series has always been about finding and understanding the…

    115 Likes
    psisai
    psisai
    Jul 2, 2025

    between this and F1 The Movie, one is astronomically better at depicting racing spirits, the meaning of sports, and the value of competition, and it doesn't involve Brad Pitt

    111 Likes
    haretalayla
    haretalayla
    Feb 28, 2026

    what if we kissed in the surprise yuri horsegirl movie .

    99 Likes
    megannn_lynne
    megannn_lynne
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  • Angel
    Angel loved
    Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

    Amazing movie with the animation actually really good and seeing it in theater was the best moment of my life even having my friend with me to watch it 10/10

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    GREY
    GREY loved
    Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

    I WATCHED IN THEATERS, THIS IS SO PEAK!!!

    3M
    Faith Lederer
    Faith Lederer loved
    Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

    I love Agnes Tachyon 🐎🐎🐎🐎

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  • Patrick Bateman
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    Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

    UMAZING movie. LOW cortisol

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POPULAR TAGS
#umazing
#epic
#greatvisualfx
#great
#inspiring
#intense

Reviews

  • SL
    Seb Luu
    #umazing
    #inspiring
    #intense

    would give 5 stars but not sure why the UI is only letting me do 4 stars

    EB
    Ernest Barrera
    #lovestory
    #epic
    #great

    Awesome movie

    AV
    Adrian Vidales
    #mustsee
    #epic
    #great

    Never give up on yourself!!!!!!!!!

  • GG
    Gael Gallarzo
    #great
    #greatvisualfx
    #datenight

    I liked it

    AV
    Adam Vender
    #epic
    #original
    #mustsee

    Loved it. if you enjoy the shows then you'll love this one

    JV
    Javier Villicana
    #allthefeels
    #blockbuster
    #fantasy

    Absolute cinema! No notes! BRING THE OTHER UMAMUSUME MOVIES TO NORTH AMERICA

  • SK
    Seth King

    Umazing, absolute cinema

    JS
    Jesus Santoyo
    #epic
    #greatvisualfx
    #great
    JF
    Juan Florecin
    #epic
    #great
    #greatvisualfx
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How long is Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era (2026)?
The movie is 1hr 47min long.
What's Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era (2026) about?
Uma Musume - they were born to run. Born with names from other worlds, sometimes with strange, sometimes with glorious histories, they inherit the souls of these names and run. Aiming only at the goal beyond our eyes.