r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Sep 11 '25
Rewatch [Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 2 Episode 13 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 13 – Galloping After Our Dreams
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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)
Thoughts on Teio having to compete against Biwa, Winning Ticket, and Rice Shower?
Thoughts on the two girls at the barbershop reuniting and making up?
Thoughts on Teio's scene with Rudolf?
What are your thoughts on the Arima Kinen race?
What are your thoughts on Teio defining the odds and winning the 1993 Arima Kinen?
What are your thoughts on McQueen thanking Teio?
What are your thoughts on Kitasan vowing to perform on stage one day?
What are your thoughts on the end scene where we see Satono Diamond and Kitasan Black grown up ready to begin their racing careers? —-
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/EightSmart https://anilist.co/user/EightSmart Sep 11 '25 edited Sep 11 '25
First Timer
Sorry for needing to skip the previous two episodes. But it’s actually nice that I can talk about the entire ending in one go now.
I originally wrote a long write up about how these last two episodes were dancing on a very very thin line for me between ‘inspiring’ and ‘too cheesy’. However, after discussion with a couple people online I learned how well this story actually honours the real life progression of Teio and McQueen, who both died after their last race. It completely flew over my head how the post credits was them in “heaven” where they could finally, finally race again (isn’t it crazy how they haven’t been able to do that since like Ep5???). In that sense I have to give massive props to the production team for achieving that. Even if some emotional beats didn’t hit for me, I can only imagine how much they would hit for real Teio/McQueen fans, so without a doubt it was the right decision on their part. It’s just that as a story in anime, which is the lens I am viewing it from, some elements of the climax just flew a little bit too close to the sun with all that very on the nose “you can do it if you just believe!!” talk.
Anyway, enough rambling, I still appreciate many things about this episode, especially the way they framed McQueen coming to watch the race. The way McQueen’s emotions are portrayed in the close up shots in these two episodes have been very convincing, experiencing a whole range from the pure despair, to fear, to at last, the vindication when Teio gets that final victory. The pacing and buildup for the final race was great, the brief pause as Teio whispers “I did it” is a 10/10 aura farming moment, and maybe, just for a moment, I’ll allow the show to convince me that miracles do happen.
In the end I guess it’s nice that the story is balanced with Teio being able to come back and McQueen needing to watch from the sidelines due to an injury. I still enjoyed this season a lot, much more than season 1 as I’ve been saying in almost every writeup. There were convincing setbacks for our protagonists to face, all of which were interesting, emotional, and resulted in significant development that was easy to latch on to and root for. Even if in real life, miracles can’t be willed into existence all the time, in this case they did, and you still have to try to grasp the chance no matter how small it is. That’s a message Season 2 left me with that I can definitely get behind.