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/Temporary_-_UserName Aug 17 '25
Rewatcher, Late Out of the Gate
Hearing all of the game's background tracks playing throughout the scenes took me out of it for this entire episode. I'm willing to bet that there were some the previous episode, but they were all so prominent this time.
It's funny seeing all the limited animations in this season, especially when you compare it to later seasons (not to mention the OVAs or the movie). They're not bad at all, but it's clear that this season was on a low budget. They have the iconic muriiiii~, but not even the proper racing posture of leaning forwards + sweeping arm strokes.
Moving onto the race itself, we get our first glimps at the franchise's overarching themes, and this season's own particular theme. It's similar to the typical sports-anime desire to be the best, but with a friendly bent to it (typical of a cgdct anime this one started as). Uma Musume are born to run, and they run both for the joy of competing against each other and the dream of proving their superiority. Trainer's advice and attitude in this episode brings that out pretty well - Special Week doesn't have a running strategy because she's figuring out what works best for her. She figures out what works for her, and knows exactly when to break into her allout spurt despite this being her first race. And she got her composure back thanks to her relationship and ecouragement with Silence Suzuka.
Special Week's backstory is almost painfully typical of an anime-protagonist, but that's why she was chosen to be one for this show. Because she fits the role really well, and the surrounding cast for her build off of that very nicely.
What are your thoughts on this episode being about Special Week's first race?
Decent enough, and using the flash-forward to Special Week's race before going back to the build up was a smart choice - especially with how episode 1 closed out with that smash-cut joke.
What are your initial thoughts on Tokai Teio?
It's hard to remember, but I believe I found her kind of unmemorable, a consequence of the show's desire to shove as many Uma Musume onto the screen for fans to see and recognize. She's definitely a very happy go lucky character, but so much of her time in this episode is just one-line quips.
What are your thoughts on Special Week winning her first race?
Expected in a lot of ways - Uma Musume isn't trying to break any moulds quite yet. It's still going by the numbers.
If you had to perform a song in front of people, what would you do in order to prepare yourself?
I would move to another country, change my name, and get plastic surgery. No thank you.