The spring 2018 anime series Uma Musume is set for a long run and TOHO has put together a solid schedule for it. While we’ve got a good bit before the first set release, TOHO is laying into the marketing side as they’re now showing off what the second set will look like on August 15th, 2018. The show is being put together as a series of four box sets beginning on July 18th, 2018 where they’re priced at 12,800 yen each. It’s getting released on Blu-ray only for its thirteen episode run with the fourth set listed as just having the final episode.
Tomoaki Oota is on board as the supportive director with Kei Oikawa as the main director as they work from the scripts by Masafumi Sugiura and Akihiro Ishihara. Yousuke Kashima is serving as character designer and chief animation director.
The Japanese cast includes Azumi Waki as Special Week, Marika Kōno as Silence Suzuka, Machico as Tōkai Teiō, Ayaka Ohashi as Vodka, Chisa Kimura as Daiwa Scarlet, Hitomi Ueda as Gold Ship, Saori Ōnishi as Mejiro McQueen, Yukiyo Fujii as Tazuna Hayakawa, Kōji Okino as Trainer, and Megumi Toyoguchi as Hana Tōjō.
The opening theme song is “Make Debut!” while “Glow Up Shine!” is the ending theme song.
Plot Concept: This is a tale of a world where “horse girls” with glorious names and incredible running abilities live alongside humanity. Horse girl Special Week has moved from the country to the city to attend Tracen Academy. There, she and her classmates compete to win the Twinkle Series and earn the title of “The County’s #1 Horse Girl.”
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 07/18/18 | Uma Book, Clean Opening, Clean Closing, Bonus Footage |
| 2 | 08/15/18 | Uma Book, Horse Racing Event, Stable Visit |
| 3 | 10/17/18 | |
| 4 | 11/14/18 |
[Source: Uma Musume]
