Uma Musume Franchise Announces New Umayuru Full Gate! Short Anime
The switch from Scooter Films to AtoriE for the Umayuru series marks a production shift, even as the franchise continues to expand its short-form content alongside its main game and other anime adaptations.
Key Facts
- Umayuru Full Gate! is a three-minute short anime that will stream on the franchise's official YouTube channel in September 2026.
- Animation studio AtoriE is producing Umayuru Full Gate!, replacing Scooter Films, which animated the previous Umayuru entries.
- The short will feature subtitles in English, Korean, and Traditional Chinese, and the franchise's voice actors will reprise their roles.
- The first Umayuru short debuted in October 2022, and the four-episode Umayuru Pretty Gray debuted in April 2025.
- The Uma Musume Pretty Derby game launched in February 2021 for iOS and Android, and won Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise announced on Saturday a new short anime titled Umayuru Full Gate!, which will stream on the franchise's official YouTube channel in September. The three-minute short will feature all the Uma Musume girls competing in races, and it will premiere after the broadcast of PakaLive TV. Animation studio AtoriE is producing the short, and the franchise released a teaser visual. The premiere will include subtitles in English, Korean, and Traditional Chinese, and the franchise's voice actors will reprise their roles. This is the third entry in the Umayuru series, following the original 24-episode ONA that debuted in October 2022 and the four-episode Umayuru Pretty Gray, which debuted in April 2025. Scooter Films animated both previous Umayuru entries, while AtoriE takes over for Full Gate!. Unlike the franchise's more dramatic Umamusume: Cinderella Gray, this new short takes a more playful approach. Cygames has not yet provided information on the production cast for the new short.
AtoriE is a relatively new studio that is also adapting the short-form anime I'm Dating a Dark Summoner and Ghost Meets Gal!. The franchise's previous Umayuru entries were animated by Scooter Films, which handled both the original 24-episode ONA and the four-episode Umayuru Pretty Gray. The new short is part of the broader Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, which originated with a mobile game announced in 2016. That game missed its initial 2018 release date and launched in February 2021 for iOS and Android, with a PC version following in March 2021. The game launched in English in June 2025 and won Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025. The franchise has since expanded into manga, light novels, anime, OVAs, ONAs, and a theatrical film. The concept centers on Horse Girls, girls with excellent running capability who aim to become top idols and compete in the Twinkle Series. The most recent franchise anime, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, aired for two cours from April to December 2025.
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