Within a week of its release in the Japanese market, the first compilation Blu-ray package for the second season of Uma Musume: Pretty Derby reached 99,002 copies sold. This is the largest debut figure recorded in the history of contemporary anime, spanning from the year 2000 to date.
The package was released on May 26 in Japan and includes episodes first to fourth of this second season. Only available in a Blu-ray format priced at 9,790 yen (about $ 94), it includes benefits such as an illustration booklet, an original novel, audio commentary, production material, and in-game redemption codes for smartphones.
This second season aired in Japan during the Winter-2021 season, while its distribution license is in the hands of the Crunchyroll platform . On the other hand, Uma Musume: Pretty Derby is a multimedia franchise created by Cygames . A smartphone game was planned to be released for iOS and Android devices in 2018, however it was postponed and released on February 24 in Japan.
Synopsis of Uma Musume Pretty Derby
Dentro del mundo de las carreras de caballos, las chicas caballo del Team Spica han ido ganando popularidad a medida que continúan acumulando victorias. La que recibe más atención en el grupo es Toukai Teiou, conocida por su personalidad alegre y sus excepcionales habilidades para correr. Teiou aspira a convertirse en una chica caballo de la Triple Corona invicta al ganar las tres carreras G1 consecutivamente, una hazaña que no se ha logrado desde que la legendaria Symbolic Rudolf logró hacerlo hace tantos años. En su camino para obtener la Triple Corona, Teiou se enfrenta a muchos desafíos, encontrándose con viejos y nuevos rivales. Sin embargo, en medio de sus feroces rivalidades, Teiou pronto se enfrenta a decisiones que dejarán un gran impacto en su propia carrera como corredora.
