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“Horse girl Narita Top Road pursues her childhood dream of winning the prestigious Classic Triple Crown races against rival competitors.”
Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Road to the Top
ウマ娘 プリティーダービー Road to the Top
7.82
1,087 rank · 45,898 viewers · 157 favorites
Sports
Anthropomorphic
Racing
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Synopsis
Horse girl Narita Top Road pursues her childhood dream of winning the prestigious Classic Triple Crown races against rival competitors.
After making a promise to stand on the top of the Twinkle Series with her trainer as a child, horse girl Narita Top Road has been practicing diligently ever since. After winning several races, Top Road's efforts finally pay off when she earns a chance to participate in the race she has always dreamed of: the first race of the prestigious Classic Triple Crown, the Satsuki Sho. However, winning the Satsuki Sho is no simple task. Numerous brilliant horse girls are also joining the race—including two other rising racers—the flamboyant T.M. Opera O and the reserved Admire Vega, who seeks revenge against Top Road for a previous defeat. Although triumphing in the Satsuki Sho and the rest of the Triple Crown races is far from guaranteed, there is nothing that can stop Top Road on her road to the top.
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Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
8.2
/10
What 10 viewers settled on.
89%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.60
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.60 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.6 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 0.80
Running avg · May 2023 → Nov 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “ABSOLUTE CINEMA!!! ✋😮🤚 It’s crazy how Uma Musume just keeps improving with every season, OVA, and movie — both in technical quality and storytelling. This ONA/film has a much more serious tone than...”
- 8 “A great mini season (ONA). even with just a few episodes, it managed to do its job well and gave us a small taste of what UmaMusume is. i couldn’t enjoy it fully because there were no subtitles in...”
- 8 “Road to the Top is an emotional and heartfelt experience of 3 Kemonomimi horse girls, TM Opera O the loud, obnoxious, and comedic relief power house. Narita Top Road, a horse girl that is sweet,...”
Verbosity
Short · 20%
Medium · 30%
Long · 50%
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A Ona Production
CygamesPictures.- Format 4 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 40m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2023 – May 2023
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-22057 catalog