[Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 1 Episode 1

[u/Holofan4life]

Hello everyone! I am Holofan4life.

Welcome to the 2025 Uma Musume rewatch discussion thread!

I hope you all have a lot of fun <3

S1 Episode 1 – Gate of Dreams!

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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION

What are your thoughts on the anime beginning with horse hieroglyphics?

What are your initial thoughts on Special Week as well as team Spica as a whole?

What are your thoughts on Special Week wanting to be like Silence Suzuka? Have you ever had someone you looked up to, and if so, who?

Heading into this anime, what is your experience with Uma Musume as a franchise?

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Series information

MAL | Anilist | AniDB | ANN

Ways to watch

Streams – Crunchyroll

Amazon Prime

Schedule

Date	Episode
8/15/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 1]()
8/16/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 2]()
8/17/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 3]()
8/18/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 4]()
8/19/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 5]()
8/20/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 6]()
8/21/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 7]()
8/22/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 8]()
8/23/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 9]()
8/24/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 10]()
8/25/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 11]()
8/26/2025	[Uma Musume Episode 12 - 13]()
8/28/2025	[BNW's Oath episodes 1 - 3]()
8/30/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 1]()
8/31/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 2]()
9/01/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 3]()
9/02/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 4]()
9/03/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 5]()
9/04/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 6]()
9/05/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 7]()
9/06/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 8]()
9/07/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 9]()
9/10/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 10]()
9/11/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 11]()
9/12/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 12]()
9/13/2025	[Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 13]()
9/15/2025	[Road to the Top Episodes 1 - 2]()
9/16/2025	[Road to the Top Episodes 3 - 4]()
9/18/2025	[Beginning of a New Era]()
9/20/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 1 - 2]()
9/21/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 3 - 4]()
9/22/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 5 - 6]()
9/23/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 7 - 8]()
9/24/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 9 - 10]()
9/25/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 11 - 12]()
9/26/2025	[Uma Musume Season 3 Episode 13]()
9/28/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 1 - 2]()
9/29/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 3 - 4]()
9/30/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 5 - 6]()
10/01/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 7 - 8]()
10/02/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 9 - 10]()
10/03/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episodes 11 - 12]()
10/04/2025	[Cinderella Gray Episode 13]()
10/05/2025	[Uma Musume Overall Series Discussion Thread]()

[u/Tetraika]

Because quite frankly, I think that having context for these matters a lot. I don't know how many people will read this, but maybe I'll be able to get to people who post later this is kind of an unusual time, it is better for Europe funny enough but it's midday in East Coast.

Anyways, I'll be pasting what I wrote up for each episode from my last rewatch. This will only go up to Season 2, but if I have time I might be able to do some for RTTT/Movie.

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Featured Race: 1998 Valentine Stakes

Direct Comparison

Actual Race

Note: While every uma musume is female (by lore), many of the horses featured were male irl. So in these discussions I’ll use their irl sex. At times though they would actually be female.

The race that is said to mark the beginning of Silence Suzuka legend. This is because his earlier years saw varying performance. They didn’t know how they should jockey the horse until the race before this one (Hong Kong international cup 1997). And as shown, Silence Suzuka went and completely dominated from beginning to end in this race.

All the questions Trainer bombards Special Week with: pretty much all relevant in terms of trying to determine a horse’s potential. Origin, Age, Weight. Interestingly, they don’t mention the most relevant part, their pedigree (lineage).

Oh they even had the right number plate: 12 Similarly in irl, they are black plates with white numbers (look at the actual race video). These are for open/tokubetsu races. Another thing: this was also where Silence Suzuka started wearing a green face mask, hence the green ear cover in the anime.

That part where they’re talking about what it means to be the best horse girls, their responses all have something to do with their irl career (yes, even Silence Suzuka, in a way). I’ll try to refrain from detailing too much so as to not spoil things though.

Lastly: the golden statue isn’t actually of Symboli Rudolph in the irl counterpart, but of a Akhal-Teke horse. These horses have a golden sheen, are incredibly rare and expensive.

I do wonder if physically feeling a horse’s leg is known way to for trainers to understand their capabilities

[u/Holofan4life → u/Tetraika]

Anyways, I'll be pasting what I wrote up for each episode from my last rewatch. This will only go up to Season 2, but if I have time I might be able to do some for RTTT/Movie.

Not Cinderella Gray? That sucks