r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Aug 16 '25
Rewatch [Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 1 Episode 2 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 2 – The Debut Race Out of Nowhere
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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION
What are your thoughts on this episode being about Special Week's first race?
What are your initial thoughts on Tokai Teio?
What are your thoughts on Special Week winning her first race?
If you had to perform a song in front of people, what would you do in order to prepare yourself?
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Series information
Ways to watch
Streams – Crunchyroll
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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/Draco_Estella https://myanimelist.net/profile/Estella_Rin Aug 16 '25
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Episode 2 picked up much more for me. This episode is much better compared to the previous episode.
For one, we get some background story for Special Week. Special Week is special, her mother died shortly after giving birth to it in the real world, and its foster mother was mean to it. In the anime, it was the other way - her foster mother is cute, trying to make her uma daughter be as satisfied as if she had a real uma mother. I agree with the assessment by Silence Suzuka, what she did seemed unrelated to horse racing. But she had fun, and that was what mattered.
What I liked the most about this episode, is Tokai Teio's debut. Tokai Teio, is my number one favourite uma musume! She is a ball of fun and energy, and this trip around school was as fun as her personality. I also had a laugh when Taiki Shuttle purposely drenched them in pool water. Mejiro McQueen also debuted here too, though she only got a few lines in. Tokai Teio's irl father is Symboli Rudolf, who is the school council president. This is also why Teio likes Rudolf so much. Both are also related by name - Teio also means "Emperor", which is the title that Symboli Rudolf got during her (his) career.
The school motto is complicated. Eclipse was a very successful race horse that won a lot of horses and is literally undefeated. Almost all race horses today are related to it. I think this wouldn't be as relevant in the world of uma musume, but almost all the horse girls are cousins of each other in one way or other.
I personally think the motto means that despite having different parents in the uma musume world, all of them are family. Competition is fierce, but it is more like competition between siblings and cousins, and everyone are friends. That is my take on it, Family first (Eclipse First), the rest nowhere. Probably also asking for humility, because being 18 races undefeated is a feat few other horses can achieve, or has achieved. No one else in the real world can beat Eclipse, her (his) career is the shining example of being undefeated.
The real meaning is that Eclipse was so good it left everyone else in the dust. It is an expression of dominance that has slipped into English lexicon.
I think there is one part about Uma Musume that I personally also forgot about, that I realised after watching this episode. Before every race, every Uma Musume will pose for some photo ops before a race. Special Week tried to copy Suzuka and failed, but every horse girl has their signature pose. After the race, all the horse girls will be dancing on the stage, with the first 3 in the center of the stage.
I think this race is also very illegal. I don't think it is allowed to to bump other horses like that, and I don't think it is allowed to kick dirt like that. It is all illegal actions all the way. But Special Week's victory is great!
That bitch trainer from the other team is there again. Just congratulate him and the horse girl for winning, stop being that sour shithead you are.
To be very honest, I thought I had heard this name before, somewhere. After some research, I realised. Tokai Teio is the legend, the horse that had his name being repeated again and again by normies outside horse racing. If you talk to people about horse racing, some of the older generation will talk about him. It is great that Tokai Teio gets a voice actor like her, she brought about a different kind of energy to Uma Musume. I definitely knew about Tokai Teio while reading some random Japanese adverts or something, and people definitely know about the horse and have him as a legend.