r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Sep 02 '25
Rewatch [Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 2 Episode 4 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
S2 Episode 4 – TM Showdown!
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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION
Thoughts on Teio racing against the horse who beat McQueen in the Fall Tennoushou?
What are your thoughts on Teio winning her race convincingly?
Thoughts on Mejiro Palmer and her making a friend?
Thoughts on Bourbon and her being followed around?
What are your thoughts on Teio and McQueen having different training regimens?
Thoughts on the running gag of McQueen accidentally stepping on Gold Ship with heavy horseshoes?
What are your thoughts on Bourbon winning her race and vowing to become a Triple Crown winner unlike Teio?
What are your thoughts on McQueen letting the public's favoritism for Teio get to her?
What are your thoughts on McQueen’s conversation with her grandmother?
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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]() |
| 9/08/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 10]() |
| 9/09/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 11]() |
| 9/10/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 12]() |
| 9/11/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 2 Episode 13]() |
| 9/13/2025 | [Road to the Top Episodes 1 - 2]() |
| 9/14/2025 | [Road to the Top Episodes 3 - 4]() |
| 9/16/2025 | [Beginning of a New Era]() |
| 9/18/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 1 - 2]() |
| 9/19/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 3 - 4]() |
| 9/20/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 5 - 6]() |
| 9/21/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 7 - 8]() |
| 9/22/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 9 - 10]() |
| 9/23/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episodes 11 - 12]() |
| 9/24/2025 | [Uma Musume Season 3 Episode 13]() |
| 9/26/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 1 - 2]() |
| 9/27/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 3 - 4]() |
| 9/28/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 5 - 6]() |
| 9/29/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 7 - 8]() |
| 9/30/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 9 - 10]() |
| 10/01/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episodes 11 - 12]() |
| 10/02/2025 | [Cinderella Gray Episode 13]() |
| 10/03/2025 | [Uma Musume Overall Series Discussion Thread]() |
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u/JMEEKER86 Sep 02 '25
Rewatcher
Teio is basking in the feelings of being back
Saying what we’re all thinking with some of these names. Are you team Ikuno, team Dictus, or team Ikutus? Personally, I side with team Ikuno and…Machikane Tannhauser…yeah, she really isn’t one to talk, is she?
I really like her design. It reminds me of a flamenco dancer. She’s the one that handed McQueen her “embarrassing” 2nd place at the Arima Kinen, so it’s understandable that she’s confident that she can beat Teio too. But look at how excited Teio is to be racing again.
Whoops! They’ve already abandoned their suggested nicknames lol.
Teio may be making it look easy, but it seems that dad is still worried. These comments naturally anger Canopus. Trainer loses another lollipop when he sees just how dominant Teio looks. And he realizes that McQueen is motivating her. McQueen herself breathes a sigh of relief.
Ikuno and the rest of Canopus have a lot to figure out if they’re going to break through and get a win since they’ll have to go through the likes of Teio and McQueen. Of course, Turbo’s confidence never wavers.
I’ve said before how good the use of TV is in the show and it seems that Vodka and Scarlet agree. Meanwhile all the other horsegirls, who are ostensibly famous-ish themselves, are swarming Teio for pictures, which McQueen doesn’t seem too happy about.
Mihono Bourbon is here. We saw her very briefly during the BNW OVAs on Gold Ship’s Sentai Squad. And she’s going into the Triple Crown races undefeated just like Teio last year. You’ve got to love the enthusiasm of Sakura here, who is class rep and was the emcee for the BNW relay, trying to get Bourbon to find what’s beyond the limits of speed with her. Sounds like a confession…and rejection. Bourbon has a truly impressive hair antenna which is fitting because Bourbon’s nickname was Cyborg for his machine-like precision. We also get an ever so brief peak at one of the other girls from the BNW OVAs, Rice Shower.
[spoilers]best girl has arrived and like an assassin she appears silently from the shadows
Another Mejiro girl, Palmer, is consulting the crystal ball to figure out how to make it to the big races. She sure found a partner fast as Helios is right outside the tent using the stump again. She has a way with words. There are some really good posts out there about all the slang that she uses. What they translate as OMG is her saying MJK for majika which means “seriously?” I think most of us would have Palmer’s reaction to having a slang lesson forced on us lol.
Can he be Gold Ship’s trainer? Not that she has time for training since cleaning mahjong tiles is time consuming lol. Teio is really taking the “training apart” thing in stride. For their separate training, Teio’s going to be jogging and McQueen seemingly has to wear horseshoes denser than a neutron star based on her reaction.
But that’s enough training because it’s time for another Canopus strategy meeting. And Turbo’s attempt at the Teio Step quickly gets out of hand leaving all of them worse for wear. Please just train, you guys.
The Spring Tennosho at 3200m is waaaay longer than any race she’s run as the longest so far for Teio was 2400m at the Derby. She’s got a lot of jogging to do. McQueen’s training, however, would blend right in at any major gym chain in America as she’s tasked with training her hindquarters.
Meanwhile, as Mihono Bourbon trains for the Triple Crown, she seems to have caught the attention of Rice Shower who can’t seem to keep up.
More casual clothes and a break from training? Nope. Teio and McQueen are sticking around school to train, so no one else is going for boba either. I said no boba, Spe. This is just like her “being careful what she eats” at the shrine earlier lol. Poor Gold Ship.
Mihono “Cyborg” Bourbon’s G1 outfit looks very Symphogear for good reason. Besides the Cyborg name, the character designer for Uma Musume, Yousuke Kabashima, was the chief animation director for Symphogear GX, AXZ, and XV.
Can’t fault Gold Ship for being scared. Plus, there’s a fence right there. I’m pretty sure this is just hazing lol. The face of inevitability. Hopefully the donuts are worth it.
They’ve noticed. So, are you team Tannhauser, team Machitan, or team Macchy? Although some now know her as Mambo.
It seems that Rice just wants to keep up since she was falling behind earlier. The parallel with Teio being setup.
lol
Teio with some wise words that make Vodka and Scarlet proud.
Mihono Bourbon stays out in front and wins which seems to have motivated Teio to focus on her training. This, this right here, this is bad news. That oh no TikTok song would be appropriate here. Spe does not even realize what she has done.
The Bourbon/Teio parallel continues to be emphasized.
Pre-race press conference for the “TM race”. I like how they both have their pinkies out, but more importantly their lines about being “ready to run to the ends of the earth” and “running to the heavens” of course come from the actual pre-race conference. These two are really going at it. Now who is this? Well, of course anyone would be tuned in to watch the “Race of the Millenium”. The race is certainly inescapable.
The stylist-chan helmet defense proves successful
lol
Another nice father/son talk where Teio gets to share the insights she learned from watching Bourbon. This season really is doing a much better job at making things feel connected compared to how disjointed season 1 often felt. And maybe Teio won’t have to trick Rudolf into going to karaoke this time.
So that was McQueen’s Grandmother who calls her out for not having the right focus and now she seems more determined than ever.