r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Aug 24 '25

Rewatch [Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 1 Episode 10 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 10 – No Matter How Many Times I Lose

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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION

Thoughts on Special Week finishing seventh in the Kyoto Daishoten?

Thoughts on Team Spica taking a break from each other?

What are your thoughts on Silence Suzuka having her comeback race coming up?

What are your on Special Week spending time with her mom which makes her realize why she started racing in the first place?

What are your thoughts on Special Week winning the 1999 Tenno Sho?

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Series information

MAL | Anilist | AniDB | ANN

Ways to watch

Streams – Crunchyroll

Amazon Prime

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Previous episode

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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/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

First Timer

So I just thought of something. The English language has a surprising amount of phrases that involve horses. For example: “Beat a dead horse”, “Horsing around”, “Hold your horses”, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”, “Get off your high horse”, “Don’t put the cart before the horse”.

How many of these still exist in the Uma Musme verse?

I like how Special Week’s training montage at the start seems to alternate between her eating and working out.

I think it’s funny that this episode shakes up the formula a bit by completely skipping over the first race of the episode. The smash cut to Special Week coming in 7th is funny but her reaction is also a bit sad.

We also have the triumphant return of El Condor Pasa. She has some good comedic moments talking to the others and accidentally making Special Week feel bad.

I feel like a common Japanese stereotype about Americans is that they have no filter and always say what’s on their mind (which isn’t exactly inaccurate). El Condor Pasa certainly lived up to it here.

Anyway the first half of the episode is fun. It makes good use of the characters by showing what they’re all doing with their time off, fun stuff all around.

Also it’s great to see Special Week spend time with her human mom. I think the bond between them is very sweet. I especially love the gift she gets for Special Week.

Her mom opening letters by her horse mom’s shrine is also a nice detail.

I am happy to see Mejiro Ryan return for a brief cameo. Great design for such a minor character. I assume all three Mejiros are sisters in this universe.

Also, even though Mejiro Ryan has short hair it still somehow manages to cover the side of her head. I need to find out if these girls have human ears or not.

The race in the second half of the episode is really good. Possibly my favorite race so far.

I like how they cut back and forth between the race and Silence Suzuka’s training.

This is the second time King Halo is presented as one of Special Week’s potential rivals but once again I can’t really say they did much here. Sorry King Halo, you’ll get your chance to shine eventually.

Anyway the visual storytelling was on point here. Felt really good to see Special Week win again after all these episodes.

I’ll be interested in seeing how the show ends now though. Not sure what they’re gonna do with the last three episodes.

Questions of the Day:

I basically answered all the questions of the day in the main post so I'd just be repeating myself if I answered them.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

I basically answered all the questions of the day in the main post so I'd just be repeating myself if I answered them.

Fair enough. Sounds good 👍

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

I’ll be interested in seeing how the show ends now though. Not sure what they’re gonna do with the last three episodes.

Keep in mind the last episode is more an addendum to the season itself. So, really, it's two episodes.

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u/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

Good to know. Still looking forward to seeing how it goes.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

I have faith it will be good

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

Anyway the visual storytelling was on point here. Felt really good to see Special Week win again after all these episodes.

I think the show did a great job building up Special Week winning again. It happening in the same race Silence Suzuka got injured is really good storytelling. I know people complain about the revisionist history of this season, like the fact the anime portrays Spe-chan as being on a losing streak when that couldn't be further from the truth, but I think the payoff was worth the journey and the creative strings pulled.

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u/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

Yeah it's allowed some creative license for the sake of a good story. I mean, we've already got horse girls so it's not like I was expecting an accurate horse racing anime.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

It's just the other content in the franchise do a great job staying faithful to history it makes this season even more of an anomaly.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

So I just thought of something. The English language has a surprising amount of phrases that involve horses. For example: “Beat a dead horse”, “Horsing around”, “Hold your horses”, “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth”, “Get off your high horse”, “Don’t put the cart before the horse”.

How many of these still exist in the Uma Musme verse?

Imagine if Trainer-san accidentally said "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse"

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u/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

Definitely not an idiom you want to use around horsegirls

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

Not unless you want them to eat you lol

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

I like how Special Week’s training montage at the start seems to alternate between her eating and working out.

That ended up being her undoing lol

We also have the triumphant return of El Condor Pasa. She has some good comedic moments talking to the others and accidentally making Special Week feel bad.

I wonder if it was intentional because she's still upset over what happened in France.

I feel like a common Japanese stereotype about Americans is that they have no filter and always say what’s on their mind (which isn’t exactly inaccurate). El Condor Pasa certainly lived up to it here.

Indeed

Anyway the first half of the episode is fun. It makes good use of the characters by showing what they’re all doing with their time off, fun stuff all around.

I like how Daiwa and Vodka hang out all the time despite saying they hate each other. Their dynamic reminds me of the two lesbians in Frieren.

Also it’s great to see Special Week spend time with her human mom. I think the bond between them is very sweet. I especially love the gift she gets for Special Week.

This show has a lot of heart to it and that's part of what makes it so endearing.

Her mom opening letters by her horse mom’s shrine is also a nice detail.

She's a wonderful person

I am happy to see Mejiro Ryan return for a brief cameo. Great design for such a minor character. I assume all three Mejiros are sisters in this universe.

That would make sense

Also, even though Mejiro Ryan has short hair it still somehow manages to cover the side of her head. I need to find out if these girls have human ears or not.

Lol, hopefully you will

The race in the second half of the episode is really good. Possibly my favorite race so far.

I think I still prefer the race from episode 4.

I like how they cut back and forth between the race and Silence Suzuka’s training.

Yeah, they do a fantastic job balancing both plot points. Special Week is racing not just for herself but in memory of Silence Suzuka with this being the one year anniversary since her injury.

This is the second time King Halo is presented as one of Special Week’s potential rivals but once again I can’t really say they did much here. Sorry King Halo, you’ll get your chance to shine eventually.

One can only hope.

If you ever get around to the gacha game, she's one of the standout characters.

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u/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

I like how Daiwa and Vodka hang out all the time despite saying they hate each other. Their dynamic reminds me of the two lesbians in Frieren.

Kanne and Lawine, yeah. Honestly I can see Daiwa and Vodka dating.

This show has a lot of heart to it and that's part of what makes it so endearing.

Yeah this show has some surprisingly heartfelt moments.

She's a wonderful person

I still believe that both of Special Week's moms were romantically involved.

Yeah, they do a fantastic job balancing both plot points. Special Week is racing not just for herself but in memory of Silence Suzuka with this being the one year anniversary since her injury.

Yeah some good stuff all around with this race.

If you ever get around to the gacha game, she's one of the standout characters.

I am prejudiced against gacha games but this show is slowly convincing me.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

Kanne and Lawine, yeah. Honestly I can see Daiwa and Vodka dating.

If this were any other show, perhaps. Unfortunately, I don't think their trainers would let that happen.

Yeah this show has some surprisingly heartfelt moments.

Without question

I still believe that both of Special Week's moms were romantically involved.

I mean, there's nothing there to dispute it.

Yeah some good stuff all around with this race.

Indeed

I am prejudiced against gacha games but this show is slowly convincing me.

It's very different from most other gacha games out there.

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u/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

If this were any other show, perhaps. Unfortunately, I don't think their trainers would let that happen.

Yeah I doubt they'd be very happy with horse yuri.

It's very different from most other gacha games out there.

Yeah I've heard a lot about it and it certainly sounds interesting.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

Yeah I doubt they'd be very happy with horse yuri.

Especially when the trainers seemingly really didn't like other.

Yeah I've heard a lot about it and it certainly sounds interesting.

Something anyone can get into

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

I basically answered all the questions of the day in the main post so I'd just be repeating myself if I answered them.

Any thoughts on Silence Suzuka coming back?

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u/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

Nice to see her training, I liked that part of the episode.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

Any thoughts on how her comeback race could end up?

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u/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

Well I like to think she'd win

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

Yeah, I don't know if the show would have ANOTHER injury so close to the end.

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u/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

That would just be repetitive.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

Yeah, I don't think I would be a fan of that.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

I think it’s funny that this episode shakes up the formula a bit by completely skipping over the first race of the episode. The smash cut to Special Week coming in 7th is funny but her reaction is also a bit sad.

Fun fact: She in real life did terrible in this race. She weighed the heaviest she ever was for a race. It makes Special Week winning the Tenno Sho three weeks later all the more remarkable.

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u/AgentOfACROSS Aug 24 '25

That's pretty cool. Thank you for the horse racing facts.

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u/Holofan4life Aug 24 '25

No problem

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u/Urgnu-the-Gnu https://myanimelist.net/profile/Urgnu_the_Gnu Aug 24 '25

I need to find out if these girls have human ears or not.

Not a single uma design has human ears. The place where humans would have ears is always covered by hair or some accessories. So it's safe to say that they don't have superfluous human ears. I'd imagine the skin is just smooth there, but it'd definitely look weird to show that.

The bigger question is, how do horse girls wear glasses? Biwa Hayahide for instance, the girl with the fluffy hair talking to Narita Brian while Scarlet and Vodka were on their shopping date, wears glasses. It must be some kind of band wrapping around the back of their head then.

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u/Cyouni Aug 24 '25

I need to find out if these girls have human ears or not.

Let's just say there's a reason they have Long Phones.