Cygames filmed and uploaded a live-action tokusatsu episode based on Carrotman to promote Umamusume. The entire episode, which is nineteen minutes long, is available for free on YouTube.
You can watch Nutrition Warrior Carrotman – Lardlon Attacks! Unhealthy Food Is Changing the World?! here:
The plot of Carrotman follows Emperor Fukenko (literally “unhealthy”) ordering his underling Lardlon to make people unhealthy, which will in turn make them easier to conquer. Carrotman does his best to fight against the forces of evil and calories, but Lardlon overpowers him. Then, Biko Pegasus—the umamusume most obsessed with tokusatsu and sentai stuff—jumps in to save him. They then fight off Lardlon together.
As one might be able to infer from the lengthy live-action production of Carrotman, Cygames went all out for Umamusume. Musician and singer Hironobu Kageyama sang the opening theme, “Nutrition Warrior Carrotman.” He is akin to the father of anison (anime songs) after his popularity with them in the 1980s brought him success. He sang the title tracks for Saint Seiya and Dragon Ball Z, and is also one of the founders of JAM Project.
Tomokazu Sugita also appeared in this commercial, voicing every male character other than Carrotman. Sugita is a prominent voice actor, whose career started in 1998. He’s appeared in many anime and games, such as Gintoki in Gintama, Sakamoto in Sakamoto Days, Joseph in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Yusuke in Persona 5, Chrom in Fire Emblem Awakening, and more.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby is available on mobile devices and Windows PC in Japan. A global version is in development.
Published: Jan 22, 2025 08:30 pm