Anime like Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 3

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby.

Studio: P.A.WORKS , Lantis , Cygames , CygamesPictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music , Slice of Life , Sports

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.

Tags: Athletics , Kemonomimi , Female Protagonist , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Female Cast , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Rehabilitation , Gambling , Boarding School , Ensemble Cast , Time Skip , Kuudere , Idol , School , Animals , Food , Body Image , Rural , CGI , Language Barrier

Where to watch?

Bilibili TV

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 2.

Studio: Studio KAI , Kansai TV , P.A.WORKS , Cygames , Bandai Namco Arts
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

All eyes are on Toukai Teiou as she takes on the Japanese Derby, ready to gallop in Symboli Rudolf's footsteps and become an undefeated Triple Crown Horse Girl. The stands are full. The track is set. It's time to see which horse girl fortune favors!

Tags: Athletics , Kemonomimi , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Disability , Primarily Teen Cast , Tragedy , School , Animals , Idol , Time Skip , CGI , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Butler , Yuri

Where to watch?

Bilibili TV

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - ROAD TO THE TOP

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top.

Studio: CygamesPictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

The new anime will depict T.M. Opera O, Admire Vega, Narita Top Road, and other Uma Musume (Horse Girls) going head-to-head to win Classic competitions.

Tags: Athletics , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Kemonomimi , Primarily Teen Cast , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Outdoor Activities , Idol , Twins , Dissociative Identities , Astronomy

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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Part 2

Also known as Umamusume: Cinderella Gray 2nd Cour.

Studio: CygamesPictures , Cygames , TBS , Happinet Media Marketing , Universal Music
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Hailing from the humble countryside, Oguri Cap has turned the racing world on its head. Her rampage through the national race scene seemed unstoppable... until it wasn't. Tamamo Cross, the current peak of racing, has bested the Beast and declared Oguri Cap her rival.

But Oguri Cap can't afford to keep her attention on Tamamo Cross alone. One by one, racers from all over the world arrive in Japan, ready to demonstrate their own prowess. Up against the best the world has to offer, our ashen racer will need to reach beyond her limits if she wants to stand a chance… Keep those eyes peeled—a Cinderella story full of twists and turns lies ahead!

Tags: Athletics , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Seinen , Primarily Female Cast , Parenthood , Fitness , Historical , Language Barrier , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Basketball , Super Power , Dancing , Idol , Animals

Where to watch?

Netflix

Amazon Prime Video

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - 1st Anniversary Special Animation

Also known as Umamusume: Pretty Derby - 1st Anniversary Special Animation.

Studio: Cygames , Studio KAI
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

Initially unveiled on the Pakatube! Channel's "Paka Live TV Vol.14 1st Anniversary Special!" stream, a special animation was shown commemorating the 1st anniversary of the Uma Musume: Pretty Derby mobile game starring Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond.

The story begins at the entrance ceremony of the Tracen Academy in spring. Kitasan Black, still unaware of her dream, begins to pursue her aspirations with a clean slate, while Satono Diamond attempts to win the GI to fulfill her family's long-cherished wish. No one knows what the outcome of the race will be for both of them as they set off with their hearts full of hope.

Tags: Kemonomimi , Athletics , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Advertisement

Where to watch?

YouTube

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight

Also known as Revue Starlight.

Studio: Kinema Citrus , Pony Canyon , OVERLAP , APDREAM , TBS , Sound Team Don Juan , Nelke Planning , Bushiroad , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Music , Psychological

The franchise centers on "Starlight" — the song and dance revue troupe loved throughout the world. Karen and Hikari make a promise with each other when they're young that one day they'll stand on that stage together. Time passes, and now the girls are 16 years old. Karen is very enthusiastic about the lessons she takes every day, holding her promise close to her heart. Hikari has transferred schools and is now away from Karen. But the cogs of fate turn, and the two are destined to meet again. The girls and other "Stage Girls" will compete in a mysterious audition process to gain acceptance into the revue.

Tags: Musical Theater , Primarily Female Cast , Ensemble Cast , Acting , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Meta , Boarding School , Battle Royale , Fairy Tale , Animals , Yuri , Time Loop , School , Coming of Age , Henshin , Swordplay , Philosophy , Dancing , LGBTQ+ Themes , Unrequited Love , Love Triangle , Tomboy , Archery , Spearplay , Amnesia , Motorcycles , Urban

Where to watch?

Hoopla

Saki: Zenkoku-hen

Also known as Saki: The Nationals.

Studio: TV Tokyo , Square Enix , Lantis , Pony Canyon , Studio Gokumi
Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life , Sports

After their success in the regional tournament, the Kiyosumi High School mahjong team faces off against a whole new level of competition at the National Tournament in Tokyo.

Tags: Mahjong , Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , School Club , Female Protagonist , Kuudere , Seinen , Board Game , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

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Ashita no Joe 2

Also known as Tomorrow's Joe 2.

Studio: Tokyo Movie Shinsha , Nippon Television Network
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

Yabuki Joe is left downhearted and hopeless after a certain tragic event. In attempt to put the past behind him, Joe leaves the gym behind and begins wandering. On his travels he comes across the likes of Wolf Kanagushi and Goromaki Gondo, men who unintentionally fan the dying embers inside him, leading him to putting his wanderings to an end. His return home puts Joe back on the path to boxing, but unknown to himself and his trainer, he now suffers deep-set issues holding him back from fighting. In attempt to quell those issues, Carlos Rivera, a world renowned boxer is invited from Venezuela to help Joe recover.

Tags: Boxing , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Rehabilitation , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Shounen , Foreign , Historical , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Urban , Language Barrier , Delinquents , Ojou-sama , Class Struggle , Yakuza , War , Military , Bar , Mafia , Love Triangle , Body Image , Heterosexual , Anti-Hero

Where to watch?

Amazon Prime Video