The official website for the television anime based on Gunma Prefecture’s mascot character Gunma-chan announced on Thursday that one episode will stream for free before the anime’s October 3 broadcast premiere.
The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto on October 3.
The current pony mascot debuted as the “Yūma-chan” mascot for a sports competition in 1994, and became the prefecture’s Gunma-chan mascot in 2008.
The dTV and Anime Times services will begin streaming episodes on October 4 at 12:00 p.m. (11:00 a.m. EDT), followed by other services.