Umamusume: Pretty Derby - 1st Anniversary Special Animation is a special anime that premiered in winter 2022, produced by Studio KAI.

About the production: the story comes from a video game, there is 1 episode of about 7 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are slice of life and sports, with themes such as Kemonomimi, Athletics, Female Protagonist and Primarily Female Cast.

On AniList, Umamusume: Pretty Derby - 1st Anniversary Special Animation has an average score of 70%, a good score, and appears on 9,230 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2 and Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 3.

Initially unveiled on the Pakatube! Channel's "Paka Live TV Vol.14 1st Anniversary Special!" stream, a special animation was shown commemorating the 1st anniversary of the Uma Musume: Pretty Derby mobile game starring Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond. The story begins at the entrance ceremony of the Tracen Academy in spring. Kitasan Black, still unaware of her dream, begins to pursue her aspirations with a clean slate, while Satono Diamond attempts to win the GI to fulfill her family's long-cherished wish. No one knows what the outcome of the race will be for both of them as they set off with their hearts full of hope. (Source: Crunchyroll News, edited)

Official synopsis from AniList.