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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Anime's New Video Unveils April 6 Debut, More Cast & Staff, Opening Song

The staff for the television anime of Taiyo Kuzumi's Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray manga based on Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise unveiled the April 6 debut date for the series, more cast and staff members, the theme song artist, a key visual, and character visuals for Symboli Rudolf, Maruzensky, and Mr. C.B. on Saturday.

The trailer previews the opening theme song "Koeru" (Surpass) by rock group Alexandros.

Hōchū Ōtsuka plays Ginjirō Musaka.

Ayano Shibuya plays Norn Ace.

Yō Taichi plays Rudy Lemono.

Shiori Izawa plays Mini the Lady.

As previously announced, Azusa Tadokoro plays Symboli Rudolf, Lynn plays Maruzensky, and Yurina Amami plays Mr. C.B.

The newly announced staff includes:

• Chief Animation Directors: Yōsuke Fukumoto, Akira Takata, Atsushi Komori
• Color Key Artist: Nanako Okazaki
• Art Director: Osamu Hasada
• 3D CG Director: Nobuyuki Kamiya
• Compositing Director of Photography: Akane Fushihara
• Editor: Akinori Mishima
• Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
• Music Composer: Kenji Kawai
• Animation Producers: Takuya Chikamatsu, Sōta Machiguchi

Takehiro Miura (animation director on Fate/Apocrypha, Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night) is directing the anime with Yūki Itō.

The anime will premiere on April 6 on TBS and 27 of its affiliates and run for two cours (quarters of the year), with a break in between.

The series will hold a special advanced screening for episodes 1 and 2 on March 30 prior to the anime's debut at the United Cinemas Aqua City Odaiba in Tokyo.

Yūki Itō (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid) is directing the anime at Cygames. Aki Kindaichi is handling the series composition. Takuya Miyahara and Keigo Sasaki (The Seven Deadly Sins) are designing the characters. Masafumi Sugiura (Uma Musume Pretty Derby) is credited for the scripts. Junnosuke Itō is credited as the manga planner.

Kuzumi launched the manga in Weekly Young Jump in June 2020, and Shueisha published the manga's 15th compiled book volume on June 19. The manga centers on Oguri Cap as the protagonist.

The anime franchise includes three previous TV anime seasons, the Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top net anime, and the Umayon spinoff television anime.

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Shinjidai no Tobira (Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era), the new anime film in the franchise, opened on May 24.

The Uma Musume Pretty Derby game launched in February 2021 for iOS and Android. The game was originally slated for a release in winter 2018, and was delayed in order to raise the game's quality. The game launched on PC via DMM Games in March 2021.

The game's concept begins with Uma Musume (Horse Girls), girls endowed with excellent running capability, and who aim to become top idols and compete in the national sports entertainment show "Twinkle Series." Players take the role of both teacher and trainer for the girls in the Nihon Uma Musume Training Center Gakuen (Japan Horse Girls Training Center Academy) and help them make their debut.

Sources: Uma Musume's YouTube channel, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray anime's X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie