REMOW announced that it is presenting a special Umamusume: Cinderella Gray marathon event consisting of all 23 episodes, which will include an exclusive five-minute preview of Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era. The new anime film will screen in North American theaters on February 27, 2026.
The marathon will air exclusively on the company’s It’s Anime FAST channel platforms from February 26, 2026 through March 6, 2026 on Samsung TV Plus and VIZIO Watchfree+.It will be broadcast on select days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday) at various times throughout the event period.
©2024 Umamusume: Pretty Derby Movie Animation Project
In addition, the opening five minutes of the Beginning of a New Era anime film, presented courtesy of GAGA, will be previewed during the marathon broadcast for a limited time, beginning at 8:00 PM EST on February 26, 2026. The preview clip will be available only on the It’s Anime platforms, during the marathon period and will be attached at the end of episodes six, 13, 18, and 23 of Umamusume: Cinderella Gray.
The clip will also be made available on the It’s Anime’s official YouTube channel from February 26, 2026 to March 6, 2026.
The schedule of the 23-episode Umamusume: Cinderella Gray marathon event is as follows:
- • February 26, 2026: 8:00 PM, 11:30 PM EST
- • February 27, 2026: 2:00 AM, 4:25 AM EST
- • February 28, 2026: 6:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:25 PM, 11:30 PM EST
- • March 1, 2026: 3:00 AM, 5:30 AM, 7:55 AM EST
- • March 2, 2026: 12:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM, 8:25 PM EST
- • March 3, 2026: 6:00 AM, 9:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:25 PM EST
- • March 5, 2026: 12:00 PM, 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM, 8:25 PM EST
The schedule is subject to change and the marathon is only available to view in North America.
Beginning of a New Era premiered in Japan on May 24, 2024, with CygamesPictures as the animation production company. It is part of Cygames‘ successful Umamusume: Pretty Derby horse girl-themed multimedia franchise, which includes other anime series and a mobile raising simulation game.
The first Umamusume: Pretty Derby TV anime from P.A.Works premiered in 2018. It was followed by a second season from Studio KAI in 2021 (with P.A.Works providing assistance). A web anime titled Umamusume: Pretty Derby — Road to the Top from CygamesPictures was released in 2023, which was followed by a third season from Studio KAI in 2023. A short spinoff anime series titled Umayon was also released in 2020.
A TV anime adaptation of the Umamusume: Cinderella Gray manga series, produced by CygamesPictures, began broadcasting in April 2025 and aired its second cour in October 2025.
The Umamusume: Pretty Derby game was the winner of the Best Mobile Game award at The Game Awards 2025.
Ⓒ2024 劇場版「ウマ娘 プリティーダービー 新時代の扉」製作委員会
The main synopsis of the Beginning of a New Era anime film is described as:
Jungle Pocket, known to her close friends as “Pokke,” is a free-spirited Umamusume who has proven her dominance in the freestyle racing scene. Overwhelmed by Fuji Kiseki’s majestic performance at a graded Twinkle Series race, she resolves to take on the Twinkle Series herself.
Shortly after joining the Umamusume training school Tracen Academy, Pokke comes under the wing of Tanabe, a veteran trainer who fostered Fuji Kiseki’s talent. Together, they aspire to dominate the Triple Crown series, a set of three races that can only be attempted once in a lifetime. Awaiting them are formidable rivals of Pokke’s generation, whose talents surpass even her own.
There’s Dantsu Flame, whose diligence and determination to win are second to none; Manhattan Cafe, who chases the shadowy silhouette of a “friend” that only she can see; and Agnes Tachyon, a veritable mad scientist seeking to push the very boundaries of what is possible for Umamusume.
These four runners take to the track with their very pride, spirit, and souls on the line. Past the finish of their epic clash is a door waiting to be opened—one that leads to the beginning of a new era.
“It doesn’t matter who stands in my way! I’m gonna be the greatest!”
Source: press release
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