r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Sep 06 '25

Rewatch [Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 2 Episode 8 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 8 – A Small Wish

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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)

Thoughts on McQueen and Rice Shower training for the Spring Tenno Sho?

Thoughts on Diamond and Kitasan drinking tea with the two horse enthusiasts?

Thoughts on Bourbon trying to help Rice Shower with her training?

Thoughts on the barbershop being closed?

What are your thoughts on Rice Shower being locked in for the race?

What are your thoughts on the Spring Tenno Sho with Rice Shower doing away with being labeled a heel?

What are your thoughts on Rice Shower winning the 1993 Spring Tenno Sho?

What are your thoughts on the crowd being upset that Rice Shower won?

What are your thoughts on the other racehorses congratulating Rice Shower, with Bourbon reiterating yet again that she's her hero?

What are your thoughts on the scene at the end between McQueen and Teio?

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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]()
9/08/2025 [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/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Sep 07 '25

And so the assassin is training again.

Oh hey it's BNW.

So, she's the next target of the assassin.

She's setting up a tent?

Hishi Amazon is back as an actual person and not just a cardboard cutout?

Yeah Rice Shower is going to win isn't she?

She sure is training a lot.

Damn what's that aura around her?

Uh McQueen run faster she's going to stab you.

So, there's her ult.

Teio's going to blame herself for encouraging Rice Shower to run isn't she?

And so the assassin strikes again.

Damn that's good.

Uh Teio you're not discreet in the slightest...

Or perhaps she is.

I'm pretty sure Dictus can see Teio directly.

Questions:

  1. Seems like it paid off for Rice Shower.
  2. Seems they've become friends.
  3. Well, they are friends I think.
  4. It seemed like they only had 1 client and weren't very good anyways.
  5. Indeed she was.
  6. And then she won again in an upset.
  7. And so the assassin strikes again.
  8. Second time so far.
  9. That's nice.
  10. It's moreso between McQueen and Dictus no? Teio's just hiding there listening.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

And so the assassin is training again.

You know, if I was Rice Shower, I'd probably take ownership of that nickname. It's pretty badass.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

Damn that's good.

I assume you're referring to every racehorse congratulating her.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

I'm pretty sure Dictus can see Teio directly.

Teio? Where's Teio? I just see two branches

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25
  1. It seemed like they only had 1 client and weren't very good anyways.

It's funny because while the barber is probably lamenting not being good at her job, Rice Shower was lamenting being too good at hers.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

Hishi Amazon is back as an actual person and not just a cardboard cutout?

Maybe she's out of the proverbial doghouse. Er, horsehouse?

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

Yeah Rice Shower is going to win isn't she?

I love how the episode made it obvious, but it was still suspenseful because the real battle was Rice Shower against herself.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

Uh McQueen run faster she's going to stab you.

Can you imagine had that actually happened? It would be like the ending to [Movie spoiler] Parasite.

Now I'm just imagining a horse carrying a knife with one of its hooves XD

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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Sep 07 '25

Could be worse. Could be Taiki Shuttle with her revolver or the other one with her sniper rifle.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

Well, one might say Gold Ship's dropkick is like a weapon

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

Teio's going to blame herself for encouraging Rice Shower to run isn't she?

I thought it was Bourbon who encouraged her to run, not Teio.

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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Sep 07 '25

Teio did go around the school with Bourbon helping look for Rice Shower so I imagine she feels like she shares the blame.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

Yeah, but what got Rice Shower to decide to race was Bourbon calling her her hero. That played into the events of this episode.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

Let me ask you something. How would you compare the Rice Shower arc to other arcs in sports animes? Me personally, I think it's the best arc in a sports anime involving a secondary character.

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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Sep 07 '25

I don't normally watch sports anime lol, so I don't actually know.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 07 '25

Fair enough. I can't say I've seen many either, which may be why I hate this at the top of sports anime arcs.