Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Confirms New Short Anime Umayuru Full Gate! for September 2026

The Uma Musume: Pretty Derby universe is getting bigger once again. A new short anime, Umayuru Full Gate!, is now on the way, and its arrival is already marked for September 2026. The series will stream on the official Uma Musume YouTube channel, PakaTube!, keeping the franchise close to the platform that has become a familiar home for its short-form projects.

This time, the animation production is being handled by AtoriE. That detail matters because the franchise has moved through different studios across the years, and each new entry has added its own pace and style to the larger story. Yes, this saga runs fast. Almost literally.

A franchise that never really stops running

Uma Musume: Pretty Derby began its TV anime journey in Spring 2018. The first series aired with 13 episodes and was produced by P.A. Works. Later that same year, the fourth and final Blu-ray volume added three special episodes, giving fans a little more track time.

Then came Season 2, produced by Studio Kai, which aired in Winter 2021 with another 13 episodes. For many viewers outside Japan, that run was easy to follow thanks to Crunchyroll, which streamed both seasons with subtitles.

We can say the franchise has found a rhythm:

• 2018: first TV anime season
• 2020:Umayon short anime adaptation
• 2022: first Umayuru short anime
• 2025:Umayuru: Pretty Gray
• 2026:Umayuru Full Gate!

Not bad for a series built around horse girls with elite racing talent. Strange sentence? Yes. Effective sentence? Also yes.

The short anime side of Uma Musume keeps growing

The new project is not appearing out of nowhere. Short anime have become a steady branch of the franchise.

First, there was the anime adaptation of Kumajet's Umayon 4-koma spin-off manga, which aired in Summer 2020. After that, the first Umayuru short anime arrived in October 2022, produced by Scooter Films, and it ran for 24 episodes.

More recently, Umayuru: Pretty Gray was released from April to May 2025 with 4 episodes. Like the earlier shorts, it premiered on PakaTube! and included official English subtitles.

That makes Umayuru Full Gate! feel less like a surprise and more like the next baton pass in an ongoing relay. Or hoof pass. We had to.

Why Uma Musume remains such a flexible project

At the center of all this is Cygames' Uma Musume: Pretty Derby mixed-media project. Its premise is one of the most recognizable in anime cross-media entertainment: famous racing horses are reimagined as girls with extraordinary speed, and they compete to win the Twinkle Series.

But the anime is only one lane of the track. The project also includes:

• Songs
• Webcomics
• A smartphone game, launched in February 2021

That broad structure helps explain why new anime, especially short ones, keep appearing. They fit neatly into a world that already moves across formats and audiences. One viewer may arrive through the TV series. Another may start with clips on YouTube. Another may know the characters from the game first. Everyone meets at the same finish line.

What to expect from Umayuru Full Gate!

For now, the key confirmed details are simple and clear: title, studio, platform, and release window. The new short anime will be called Umayuru Full Gate!, it is being produced by AtoriE, and it will debut in September 2026 on PakaTube!.

That setup suggests another easily accessible entry for fans who enjoy the lighter and more compact side of Uma Musume. Short anime in this franchise have often worked as quick character showcases, comedy bursts, and franchise glue between larger releases.

If you have been following Uma Musume for years, this is another date to mark down. And if you have not stepped onto the track yet, this may be a good moment to start.

Will Umayuru Full Gate! become your next stop in the franchise? Tell us what you expect from the new short anime.