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Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

2024 · 108 min

A bright, heartfelt sports drama that builds to rousing races and emotional rivalries, with a comforting, earnest spirit throughout.

Directed by: Ken Yamamoto
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring: Yuri Fujimoto, Sumire Uesaka, Yui Ogura

Overview: Jungle Pocket, an Umamusume who has been racing tirelessly in pursuit of becoming the greatest, is ready to take on the once-in-a-lifetime Classic Triple Crown series. However, standing in her way are rivals from the same generation, whose talent may even surpass her own.

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Directed by: Ken Yamamoto
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring: Yuri Fujimoto, Sumire Uesaka, Yui Ogura

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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
race
friendship
identity
redemption
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: animated
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, comedy, fantasy
Directed by: Ken Yamamoto
Written by: Kiyoko Yoshimura
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Runtime: 108 min
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