Beginning of a New Era - Revision history

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	** This causes a continuity issue, since [[Special Week]] was already enrolled into [[Tracen Academy]] in the movies, in addition to [[Season 3]] taking place after the movie chronologically; therefore, it could be attributed that the movie takes place in an alternate universe.		** This causes a continuity issue, since [[Special Week]] was already enrolled into [[Tracen Academy]] in the movies, in addition to [[Season 3]] taking place after the movie chronologically; therefore, it could be attributed that the movie takes place in an alternate universe.
	* Unlike its portrayal in the movie, Hopeful Stakes wasn't a G1 race until 2017, nor it was named that way until 2014.		* Unlike its portrayal in the movie, Hopeful Stakes wasn't a G1 race until 2017, nor it was named that way until 2014.
	* The movie's title comes from commentary ~~from~~ when the in-real-life [[Jungle Pocket]] won the 2001 Japanese Derby.		* The movie's title comes from the commentary when the in-real-life [[IRL:Jungle Pocket\|Jungle Pocket]] won the 2001 Japanese Derby.
	* [[T.M. Opera O]]'s real-life career is reworked for the movie to keep her as this unstoppable force Jungle Pocket has to overcome, meaning that they gloss over or remove the fact that by the time between her win at the Arima Kinen and Jungle Pocket's win at the Japan Cup, T.M. Opera O had lost at:		* [[T.M. Opera O]]'s real-life career is reworked for the movie to keep her as this unstoppable force Jungle Pocket has to overcome, meaning that they gloss over or remove the fact that by the time between her win at the Arima Kinen and Jungle Pocket's win at the Japan Cup, T.M. Opera O had lost at:
	** The Sankei Osaka Hai		** The Sankei Osaka Hai

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	Time passes, and the story closes with the start of a race between Pokke, Cafe and Dantsu, who continued running after Tachyon left, and Tachyon, who returned after her injury.		Time passes, and the story closes with the start of a race between Pokke, Cafe and Dantsu, who continued running after Tachyon left, and Tachyon, who returned after her injury.
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	Elijah Gonzales from [https://www.avclub.com The A.V. Club] also rated the movie B+ upon its release in North America, remarking how the rivalry between Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon is executed to also analyze their motivations and struggles, while also pointing out the lack of focus to the rest of the ensemble cast and the confusing nature of the races to viewers unfamiliar with the franchise, concluding that, despite these drawbacks, the film "captures the irrational passion of sports in all its hooved glory."<ref>https://www.avclub.com/umamusume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-review</ref>		Elijah Gonzales from [https://www.avclub.com The A.V. Club] also rated the movie B+ upon its release in North America, remarking how the rivalry between Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon is executed to also analyze their motivations and struggles, while also pointing out the lack of focus to the rest of the ensemble cast and the confusing nature of the races to viewers unfamiliar with the franchise, concluding that, despite these drawbacks, the film "captures the irrational passion of sports in all its hooved glory."<ref>https://www.avclub.com/umamusume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-review</ref>
			[[File:botne ata.png\|thumb\|Beginning of a New Era winning Anime Movie of the Year in the Anime Trending Awards.]]
	[[wikipedia:Makoto Shinkai\|Makoto Shinkai]], the director of the anime movies "Your Name.", "Suzume", and "Weathering with You", reviewed the movie positively, calling it "stunning", after "seeing [it] without knowing anything about it".<ref>https://x.com/shinkaimakoto/status/1795776076028985525</ref>		[[wikipedia:Makoto Shinkai\|Makoto Shinkai]], the director of the anime movies "Your Name.", "Suzume", and "Weathering with You", reviewed the movie positively, calling it "stunning", after "seeing [it] without knowing anything about it".<ref>https://x.com/shinkaimakoto/status/1795776076028985525</ref>

	===Anime Trending===		===Anime Trending===
	~~[[File:botne ata.png\|thumb\|Beginning of a New Era winning Anime Movie of the Year in the Anime Trending Awards.]]~~
	Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era won Anime Movie of the Year on the 2025 Anime Trending Awards.		Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era won Anime Movie of the Year on the 2025 Anime Trending Awards.

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	===Critical response===		===Critical response===
	Richard Eisenbeis from [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com Anime News Network] rated the movie B+ overall, commending how the movie reinterprets the 2000-2001 Japanese horse racing season with emotional and psychological complexity, adding depth to the main leads in Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon, while also noting that certain characters who were the leads' real-life racing contemporaries, notably Manhattan Cafe and Dantsu Flame, felt lacking in their character development, remarking that they "seem shoehorned in because they were around in real life".<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/uma-musume-pretty-derby/beginning-of-a-new-era/anime-film/.212164</ref>		Richard Eisenbeis from [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com Anime News Network] rated the movie B+ overall, commending how the movie reinterprets the 2000-2001 Japanese horse racing season with emotional and psychological complexity, adding depth to the main leads in Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon, while also noting that certain characters who were the leads' real-life racing contemporaries, notably Manhattan Cafe and Dantsu Flame, felt lacking in their character development, remarking that they "seem shoehorned in because they were around in real life".<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/uma-musume-pretty-derby/beginning-of-a-new-era/anime-film/.212164</ref>
	~~[[File:botne ata.png\|thumb\|Beginning of a New Era winning Anime Movie of the Year in the Anime Trending Awards.]]~~
	Elijah Gonzales from [https://www.avclub.com The A.V. Club] also rated the movie B+ upon its release in North America, remarking how the rivalry between Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon is executed to also analyze their motivations and struggles, while also pointing out the lack of focus to the rest of the ensemble cast and the confusing nature of the races to viewers unfamiliar with the franchise, concluding that, despite these drawbacks, the film "captures the irrational passion of sports in all its hooved glory."<ref>https://www.avclub.com/umamusume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-review</ref>		Elijah Gonzales from [https://www.avclub.com The A.V. Club] also rated the movie B+ upon its release in North America, remarking how the rivalry between Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon is executed to also analyze their motivations and struggles, while also pointing out the lack of focus to the rest of the ensemble cast and the confusing nature of the races to viewers unfamiliar with the franchise, concluding that, despite these drawbacks, the film "captures the irrational passion of sports in all its hooved glory."<ref>https://www.avclub.com/umamusume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-review</ref>

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	===Anime Trending===		===Anime Trending===
			[[File:botne ata.png\|thumb\|Beginning of a New Era winning Anime Movie of the Year in the Anime Trending Awards.]]
	Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era won Anime Movie of the Year on the 2025 Anime Trending Awards.		Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era won Anime Movie of the Year on the 2025 Anime Trending Awards.

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	===Critical response===		===Critical response===
	Richard Eisenbeis from [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com Anime News Network] rated the movie B+ overall, commending how the movie reinterprets the 2000-2001 Japanese horse racing season with emotional and psychological complexity, adding depth to the main leads in Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon, while also noting that certain characters who were the leads' real-life racing contemporaries, notably Manhattan Cafe and Dantsu Flame, felt lacking in their character development, remarking that they "seem shoehorned in because they were around in real life".<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/uma-musume-pretty-derby/beginning-of-a-new-era/anime-film/.212164</ref>		Richard Eisenbeis from [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com Anime News Network] rated the movie B+ overall, commending how the movie reinterprets the 2000-2001 Japanese horse racing season with emotional and psychological complexity, adding depth to the main leads in Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon, while also noting that certain characters who were the leads' real-life racing contemporaries, notably Manhattan Cafe and Dantsu Flame, felt lacking in their character development, remarking that they "seem shoehorned in because they were around in real life".<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/uma-musume-pretty-derby/beginning-of-a-new-era/anime-film/.212164</ref>
	[[File:botne ata\|thumb\|Beginning of a New Era winning Anime Movie of the Year in the Anime Trending Awards.]]		[[File:botne ata.png\|thumb\|Beginning of a New Era winning Anime Movie of the Year in the Anime Trending Awards.]]
	Elijah Gonzales from [https://www.avclub.com The A.V. Club] also rated the movie B+ upon its release in North America, remarking how the rivalry between Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon is executed to also analyze their motivations and struggles, while also pointing out the lack of focus to the rest of the ensemble cast and the confusing nature of the races to viewers unfamiliar with the franchise, concluding that, despite these drawbacks, the film "captures the irrational passion of sports in all its hooved glory."<ref>https://www.avclub.com/umamusume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-review</ref>		Elijah Gonzales from [https://www.avclub.com The A.V. Club] also rated the movie B+ upon its release in North America, remarking how the rivalry between Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon is executed to also analyze their motivations and struggles, while also pointing out the lack of focus to the rest of the ensemble cast and the confusing nature of the races to viewers unfamiliar with the franchise, concluding that, despite these drawbacks, the film "captures the irrational passion of sports in all its hooved glory."<ref>https://www.avclub.com/umamusume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-review</ref>

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	===Critical response===		===Critical response===
	Richard Eisenbeis from [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com Anime News Network] rated the movie B+ overall, commending how the movie reinterprets the 2000-2001 Japanese horse racing season with emotional and psychological complexity, adding depth to the main leads in Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon, while also noting that certain characters who were the leads' real-life racing contemporaries, notably Manhattan Cafe and Dantsu Flame, felt lacking in their character development, remarking that they "seem shoehorned in because they were around in real life".<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/uma-musume-pretty-derby/beginning-of-a-new-era/anime-film/.212164</ref>		Richard Eisenbeis from [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com Anime News Network] rated the movie B+ overall, commending how the movie reinterprets the 2000-2001 Japanese horse racing season with emotional and psychological complexity, adding depth to the main leads in Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon, while also noting that certain characters who were the leads' real-life racing contemporaries, notably Manhattan Cafe and Dantsu Flame, felt lacking in their character development, remarking that they "seem shoehorned in because they were around in real life".<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/uma-musume-pretty-derby/beginning-of-a-new-era/anime-film/.212164</ref>
			[[File:botne ata\|thumb\|Beginning of a New Era winning Anime Movie of the Year in the Anime Trending Awards.]]
	Elijah Gonzales from [https://www.avclub.com The A.V. Club] also rated the movie B+ upon its release in North America, remarking how the rivalry between Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon is executed to also analyze their motivations and struggles, while also pointing out the lack of focus to the rest of the ensemble cast and the confusing nature of the races to viewers unfamiliar with the franchise, concluding that, despite these drawbacks, the film "captures the irrational passion of sports in all its hooved glory."<ref>https://www.avclub.com/umamusume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-review</ref>		Elijah Gonzales from [https://www.avclub.com The A.V. Club] also rated the movie B+ upon its release in North America, remarking how the rivalry between Jungle Pocket and Agnes Tachyon is executed to also analyze their motivations and struggles, while also pointing out the lack of focus to the rest of the ensemble cast and the confusing nature of the races to viewers unfamiliar with the franchise, concluding that, despite these drawbacks, the film "captures the irrational passion of sports in all its hooved glory."<ref>https://www.avclub.com/umamusume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-review</ref>

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	[[wikipedia:Makoto Shinkai\|Makoto Shinkai]], the director of the anime movies "Your Name.", "Suzume", and "Weathering with You", reviewed the movie positively, calling it "stunning", after "seeing [it] without knowing anything about it".<ref>https://x.com/shinkaimakoto/status/1795776076028985525</ref>		[[wikipedia:Makoto Shinkai\|Makoto Shinkai]], the director of the anime movies "Your Name.", "Suzume", and "Weathering with You", reviewed the movie positively, calling it "stunning", after "seeing [it] without knowing anything about it".<ref>https://x.com/shinkaimakoto/status/1795776076028985525</ref>

			===Anime Trending===
			Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era won Anime Movie of the Year on the 2025 Anime Trending Awards.

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

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	\| prev_year = 2023		\| prev_year = 2023
	\| current_title = Beginning of a New Era		\| current_title = Beginning of a New Era
	\| current_year = ~~2023~~		\| current_year = 2024
	\| next_title = [[Cinderella Gray (Anime)\|Cinderella Gray]]		\| next_title = [[Cinderella Gray (Anime)\|Cinderella Gray]]
	\| next_year = 2025		\| next_year = 2025
	}}		}}

	'''''Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era''''' (ウマ娘プリティーダービー新時代の扉, ''umamusume puritii daabii shin jidai no tobira'') is an animated feature-length film focusing on the careers of [[Jungle Pocket]], [[Agnes Tachyon]], [[Manhattan Cafe]], and [[Dantsu Flame]]. Produced by '''~~Cygames Pictures~~''' and directed by '''Ken Yamamoto''', it premiered on May 24th, 2024 in Japanese theaters, with a streaming release on U-NEXT on November 24, 2024 and a Blu-ray release on February 19th, 2025. A US theatrical release for February 27th, 2026 was announced on January 14th, 2026.<ref>https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/01/14/umamusume-beginning-of-a-new-era-is-coming-to-north-american-theaters-in-february/</ref>		'''''Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era''''' (ウマ娘プリティーダービー新時代の扉, ''umamusume puritii daabii shin jidai no tobira'') is an animated feature-length film focusing on the careers of [[Jungle Pocket]], [[Agnes Tachyon]], [[Manhattan Cafe]], and [[Dantsu Flame]]. Produced by '''CyPic (formerly known as CygamesPictures)''' and directed by '''Ken Yamamoto''', it premiered on May 24th, 2024 in Japanese theaters, with a streaming release on U-NEXT on November 24, 2024 and a Blu-ray release on February 19th, 2025. A US theatrical release for February 27th, 2026 was announced on January 14th, 2026.<ref>https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/01/14/umamusume-beginning-of-a-new-era-is-coming-to-north-american-theaters-in-february/</ref>

	Although not a direct sequel, the film is set after the events of the ''[[ROAD TO THE TOP]]'' OVA, and as such, some of the characters from it can be found here.		Although not a direct sequel, the film is set after the events of the ''[[ROAD TO THE TOP]]'' OVA, and as such, some of the characters from it can be found here.

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	\| air_date= May 24th, 2024 (Japanese theatrical release)<br>November 24th, 2024 (streaming)<br>February 19th, 2025 (home release)<br>February 27th, 2026 (US Theatrical release)		\| air_date= May 24th, 2024 (Japanese theatrical release)<br>November 24th, 2024 (streaming)<br>February 19th, 2025 (home release)<br>February 27th, 2026 (US Theatrical release)
	\| runtime= 108 minutes		\| runtime= 108 minutes
	\|races=[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/199506020411/ '95 Yayoi Sho (G2)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200009050711/ '00 Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes (G3)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200006060809/ '00 Arima Kinen (G1)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200106020411/ '01 Yayoi Sho (G2)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200106030811/ '01 Satsuki Sho (G1)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200105030409/ '01 Japanese Derby (G1)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200108040611/ '01 Kikuka Sho (G1)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200105050810/ '01 Japan Cup (G1)]\|director=Ken Yamamoto\|studio=CygamesPictures\|~~previous~~=ROAD TO THE TOP\|~~next~~=Cinderella Gray (Anime)}}		\|races=[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/199506020411/ '95 Yayoi Sho (G2)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200009050711/ '00 Radio Tampa Hai Sansai Stakes (G3)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200006060809/ '00 Arima Kinen (G1)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200106020411/ '01 Yayoi Sho (G2)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200106030811/ '01 Satsuki Sho (G1)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200105030409/ '01 Japanese Derby (G1)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200108040611/ '01 Kikuka Sho (G1)]<br>[https://en.netkeiba.com/db/race/200105050810/ '01 Japan Cup (G1)]\|director=Ken Yamamoto\|studio=CyPic (Formerly CygamesPictures)
			\| prev_title = [[ROAD TO THE TOP]]
			\| prev_year = 2023
			\| current_title = Beginning of a New Era
			\| current_year = 2023
			\| next_title = [[Cinderella Gray (Anime)\|Cinderella Gray]]
			\| next_year = 2025
			}}

	'''''Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era''''' (ウマ娘プリティーダービー新時代の扉, ''umamusume puritii daabii shin jidai no tobira'') is an animated feature-length film focusing on the careers of [[Jungle Pocket]], [[Agnes Tachyon]], [[Manhattan Cafe]], and [[Dantsu Flame]]. Produced by '''Cygames Pictures''' and directed by '''Ken Yamamoto''', it premiered on May 24th, 2024 in Japanese theaters, with a streaming release on U-NEXT on November 24, 2024 and a Blu-ray release on February 19th, 2025. A US theatrical release for February 27th, 2026 was announced on January 14th, 2026.<ref>https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/01/14/umamusume-beginning-of-a-new-era-is-coming-to-north-american-theaters-in-february/</ref>		'''''Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Beginning of a New Era''''' (ウマ娘プリティーダービー新時代の扉, ''umamusume puritii daabii shin jidai no tobira'') is an animated feature-length film focusing on the careers of [[Jungle Pocket]], [[Agnes Tachyon]], [[Manhattan Cafe]], and [[Dantsu Flame]]. Produced by '''Cygames Pictures''' and directed by '''Ken Yamamoto''', it premiered on May 24th, 2024 in Japanese theaters, with a streaming release on U-NEXT on November 24, 2024 and a Blu-ray release on February 19th, 2025. A US theatrical release for February 27th, 2026 was announced on January 14th, 2026.<ref>https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/01/14/umamusume-beginning-of-a-new-era-is-coming-to-north-american-theaters-in-february/</ref>