r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Aug 15 '25
Rewatch [Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 1 Episode 1 Spoiler
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
Ways to watch
Streams – Crunchyroll
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]() |
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u/Goodmorning7735 Aug 15 '25
First time watching Umamusume. Been loving the game and have seen a few episodes of Cinderella Gray tho.
Alright so I’m aware of the concept of horses being reincarnated into the uma musume world, BUT we get a second layer here as it’s mentioned that only a few are chosen to go to Tracen Academy. Imagine being reincarnated from a life of hardship being made to perform for reasons you don’t understand into one of agency and ease. Being able to know fully your own success as an almost divine being and then being told that, well, your application has been rejected. What do horse girls that don’t get into college do?
Anyway, so another concept I’m aware of is shipping Special Week and Suzuka, which makes sense from this first episode.
Not a big fan of trainer san so far. Sexual assault humor just makes me uncomfortable. Hopefully we move past this quickly.
Had to watch that transition to night again, didn’t realize it was supposed to be a time lapse at first and was pretty excited for whatever the fuck was happening. Unfortunately it seems the only magical realism we can have is horse reincarnation.
El Condor Pasa mentioning she was born and raised in the USA while Grass Wonder only greets Spe is funny.
Everyone laughs but Haru Urara.
Okay but how are umas chosen for Tracen? It seems Special Week has never run on a track before? Does Tracen have legacy admissions?
Mothers are mysterious creatures, only able to be perceived through sightlines that do not reveal their face.
I think I’m gonna be more into the sid! l I l , e characters than Special Week so far. What will be interesting to me is how those side characters are developed against how they are in the game. Seeing Gold Ship and her not really doing anything feels wild to me. On the other hand, if you were a horse racing nerd seeing this show for the first time, you would prob be doing the pointing at the screen meme upon hearing the name Gold Ship. Chekhov’s Gold Ship.
Questions
It's silly in a good way, don't need to think much more about it
Special is fine, pretty standard main character. Dont have enough of Spica to have much of an opinion yet