Get ready, horse girl fans! The highly anticipated second cour of Umamusume: Cinderella Gray is galloping towards its Japanese broadcast on October 4th, and to celebrate, an exhilarating new trailer has been released alongside a captivating key visual. This ongoing mixed-media phenomenon, which brilliantly re-imagines real-life racehorses as adorable and determined anime girls, continues to build excitement.
The new trailer not only offers a glimpse into the upcoming episodes but also samples the fresh opening theme song for the series. Titled “Spurt Syndrome,” this high-energy track is performed by the popular band 10-FEET, perfectly setting the pace for the horse girls’ intense races.
Umamusume: Cinderella Gray is a proud part of the larger Umamusume: Pretty Derby mixed-media franchise, originally conceived by Cygames. The Cinderella Gray story began as a manga, penned by Masafumi Sugiura and brought to life through Taiyou Kuzumi’s illustrations, serialized in Weekly Young Jump since June 2020.
The animation for this second cour is masterfully handled by CygamesPictures. Takehiro Miura returns to direct, ensuring a consistent vision for the series. Aki Kindaichi continues to oversee the series composition, while Yosuke Fukumoto, Keigo Sasaki, and Takuya Miyahara are responsible for the captivating character designs. The evocative musical score continues to be crafted by Kenji Kawai.
The narrative of Umamusume: Cinderella Gray centers on Oguri Cap, a spirited horse girl whose unorthodox running style defies expectations and earns her the moniker “monster.” Her journey unfolds at Kasamatsu Training Center Academy, where horse girls are meticulously trained for races. Oguri Cap’s relentless pursuit to become the strongest runner is at the heart of this compelling story.
For those eager to catch the action, the anime will be available to stream on platforms like Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Prime, and Remow’s It’s Anime YouTube channel.
If you’re looking for even more horse girl adventures, other installments of the franchise are also available. The main series, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, and its delightful mini-spin-off, UMAYON, can be streamed, offering a broader look into this unique world. The primary Pretty Derby series introduces a world where “horse girls” with glorious names and incredible running abilities live alongside humanity. It follows Special Week, a horse girl who moves from the countryside to the city to attend Tracen Academy, where she and her classmates compete in the “Twinkle Series” to earn the prestigious title of “The Country’s #1 Horse Girl.”