7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Umamusume: Pretty Derby (2018)
Umamusume: Pretty Derby (2018)
Overview
In a world very much like our own, great race horses of the past have a chance to be reborn as "horse girls"—girls with the ears and tails of horses as well as their speed and endurance. The best of these horse girls go to train at Tokyo's Tracen Academy, hopefully moving on to fame and fortune as both racers and idols. Special Week, a high school horse girl from the countryside, has just transferred to Tracen, and she's determined to fulfill her promise to her mother to become the best horse girl in Japan. On her way to school, she takes a pit stop at the race track and instantly falls in love with Silence Suzuka's style, becoming determined to race on the same team as her.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Gender Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
In a world very much like our own, great race horses of the past have a chance to be reborn as "horse girls"—girls with the ears and tails of horses as well as their speed and endurance. The best of these horse girls go to train at Tokyo's Tracen Academy, hopefully moving on to fame and fortune as both racers and idols. Special Week, a high school horse girl from the countryside, has just transferred to Tracen, and she's determined to fulfill her promise to her mother to become the best horse girl in Japan. On her way to school, she takes a pit stop at the race track and instantly falls in love with Silence Suzuka's style, becoming determined to race on the same team as her.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central themes are apolitical, focusing on universal concepts of sportsmanship, friendship, and personal growth through competition. It does not explicitly promote any specific political ideology, balancing individual effort with community support.
The anime features an entirely female cast of anthropomorphic horse girls, focusing on sports and personal development. The character designs offer visual diversity, but the narrative does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles, nor does it critically portray traditional identities or center explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The show features anthropomorphic "horse girls" based on real-life racehorses. Many prominent characters, such as Special Week and Gold Ship, are portrayed as female despite being based on historically male horses, constituting gender swaps.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby centers on the competitive world of horse racing through the lens of anthropomorphic horse girls. The series explores themes of sportsmanship, friendship, and rivalry. There are no explicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes presented within the show's narrative.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The series centers on female horse girls in a sports and idol context, with no narrative elements exploring gender identity or transition.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The characters in Umamusume: Pretty Derby are anthropomorphic horse girls, not human characters with a defined race in prior canon or real-world history. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' as defined does not apply.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
8.1
Critic Ratings
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