Umamusume Pretty Derby: Brand New Friends Event Guide

Brand New Friends is the latest event which is taking place in Umamusume Pretty Derby, which lets you obtain tons of rewards.

A new story event in Umamusume (Image via Cygames Inc.)
A new story event in Umamusume (Image via Cygames Inc.)

Events are a regular part of Umamusume Pretty Derby. These limited-time events offer tons of incentives for completing various objectives. These range from participating in and winning races to enhancing your characters.

The latest event added to the free-to-play title is called Brand New Friends, which lets you claim event-exclusive Support Cards, Carats, Dream Glimmer, and many other exciting rewards. Here is a complete guide to the event.

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Umamusume Pretty Derby: Brand New Friends Event Overview

The Brand New Friends event in Umamusume Pretty Derby (Image via Cygames Inc.)
The Brand New Friends event in Umamusume Pretty Derby (Image via Cygames Inc.)

The event introduces a story featuring Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond, and their meeting at Tracen Academy. You will need to collect Event Points to watch this story. Training your characters will allow you to obtain these Event Points. Using certain Umamusume and Support Cards will give you a bigger bonus.

There are eight total chapters in this story. The event will last until August 1, 2025 (9:59 PM UTC). However, you will be able to collect rewards until August 4, 2025.

The major rewards you can get from collecting Event Points are:

  • Matikanetannhauser (Just Keep Going) Support Card (SSR) – 300,000 points
  • Nice Nature (Messing Around) Support Card (SR) – 150,000 points
  • Carats
  • Support Card Scout Tickets
  • Dream Glimmer
  • Goddess Statues

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All Brand New Friends Missions in Umamusume Pretty Derby

There are various types of missions (Image via Cygames Inc.)
There are various types of missions (Image via Cygames Inc.)

Daily and Title

MissionReward
Log in5x Prize Coins
Complete a Career playthrough5x Prize Coins
Win a race in Career5x Prize Coins
Play Team Trials5x Prize Coins
Complete all event daily missions10x Prize Coins
Clear all Event Special MissionsBrand New Friends title

Special Missions

There are 38 Special Missions in total. Completing all of them will unlock the mission under the Titles category (mentioned above). The missions are:

MissionReward
Complete 3 Career playthroughs20x Prize Coins
Complete 5 Career playthroughs2000 Event Points
Complete 10 Career playthroughs30x Prize Coins
Complete 15 Career playthroughs4000 Event Points
Complete 20 Career playthroughs40x Prize Coins
Complete 25 Career playthroughs6000x Event Points
Complete 30 Career playthroughs50x Prize Coins
Win 5 races in Career20x Prize Coins
Win 10 races in Career2000x Event Points
Win 20 races in Career30x Prize Coins
Win 30 races in Career4000x Event Points
Win 40 races in Career40x Prize Coins
Win 50 races in Career6000x Event Points
Win 3 G1 races in Career20x Prize Coins
Win 10 G1 races in Career4000x Event Points
Win 20 G1 races in Career30x Prize Coins
Win 30 G1 races in Career6000x Event Points
Obtain a cumulative total of 100,000 fans in Career20x Prize Coins
Obtain a cumulative total of 500,000 fans in Career4000x Event Points
Obtain a cumulative total of 1,000,000 fans in Career50x Prize Coins
Obtain a cumulative total of 1,500,000 fans in Career6000x Event Points
Place top 3 in the Satsuki Sho in Career20x Prize Coins
Place top 3 in the Japanese Derby in Career20x Prize Coins
Place top 3 in the Osaka Hai in Career20x Prize Coins
Place top 3 in the Kikuka Sho in Career20x Prize Coins
Place top 3 in the Tenno Sho (Spring) in Career20x Prize Coins
Place top 3 in the Takarazuka Kinen in Career20x Prize Coins
Place top 3 in the Arima Kinen in Career20x Prize Coins
Play Team Trials 5 times2000x Event Points
Play Team Trials 10 times2000x Event Points
Play Team Trials 20 times30x Prize Coins
Play Team Trials 30 times4000x Event Points
Play Team Trials 40 times40x Prize Coins
Play Team Trials 50 times6000x Event Points
Obtain a cumulative score of 200,000 in Team Trials20x Prize Coins
Obtain a cumulative score of 500,000 in Team Trials4000x Event Points
Obtain a cumulative score of 1,000,000 in Team Trials30x Prize Coins
Obtain a cumulative score of 1,000,000 in Team Trials6000x Event Points

Event Bonus Trainee and Support Cards For Brand New Friends

These bonuses can speed up your progress (Image via Cygames Inc.)
These bonuses can speed up your progress (Image via Cygames Inc.)

The following characters will receive a slightly increased amount of Event Points:

Meanwhile, several Support Cards will also receive a bonus. The SSR Support Cards that receive the maximum bonus are:

  • Tokai Teiko (Dream Big!)
  • Mejiro McQueen (Your Team Ace)
  • Matikanetannhauser (Just Keep Going)
  • Mejiro Palmer (Go Ahead and Laugh)
  • Twin Turbo (Turbo Booooost!)
  • Satono Diamond (The Will to Overtake)
  • Kitasan Black (Fire at My Heels)
  • Nice Nature (It’s Just Water)
  • Nice Nature (Messing Around)
  • Ikuno Dictus (Never Skip Warm-Ups)
  • Daitaku Helios (Let’s Get This Party Lit!)
  • Tokai Teio (Tracen Academy)
  • Mejiro McQueen (Tracen Academy)
  • Nice Nature (Tracen Academy)
  • Matikanetannhauser (Tracen Academy)
  • Ikuno Dictus (Tracen Academy)
  • Mejiro Palmer (Tracen Academy)
  • Daitaku Helios (Tracen Academy)
  • Twin Turbo (Tracen Academy)
  • Satono Diamond (Tracen Academy)
  • Kitasan Black (Tracen Academy)

Using a combination of the above-listed Umamusume and Support Cards will greatly accelerate your progress. That covers everything you need to know about the Brand New Friends event in Umamusume Pretty Derby.


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