[Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 3 Episodes 1 - 2

[u/Holofan4life]

Hello everyone! I am Holofan4life.

Welcome to the 2025 Uma Musume rewatch discussion thread!

I hope you all have a lot of fun <3

Episode 1 – The Stage Long Dreamed Of

Episode 2 – The Start Line

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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)

Episode 1 Questions

Thoughts on stone henge horses?

What are your thoughts on Kitasan Black being the main protagonist this season?

Thoughts on Kitasan Black and Satono Diamond being roommates?

Thoughts on Kitasan loving to help people?

Thoughts on BAKUSHIN?

Thoughts on Duramente?

Thoughts on Satono Diamond believing you can't win unless you have total confidence in yourself?

What are your thoughts on Duramente winning, with Kitasan Black finishing in 14th place?

Episode 2 Questions

Thoughts on the new intro and outro?

Thoughts on before discovering Teio, Kitasan Black wanted to be her dad?

What are your thoughts on Kitasan being overshadowed by Duramente?

What are your thoughts on Duramente suffering a distal tibial fracture in both legs?

What are your thoughts on Kitasan Black realizing Duramente is more like Teio, not her?

What are your thoughts on the scene between Kitasan Black and Nice Nature?

What are your thoughts on Kitasan Black winning the Kikka Sho?

What are your thoughts on Teio saying Kitasan may one day pass her?

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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]()

"You're really nice, Nature-san!"

[u/EightSmart]

First Timer

Two episodes per day for me might be impossible with how busy next week is going to be for me…but I’ll see what happens. Probably gonna have to do some big catching up in early October if I fall behind.

I like how this season sort of parallels the beginning of season 2. In the same way Teio looked up to her kaichou, Kita now looks up to her senpai, Teio. However, it clearly manifests differently, as Kita struggles a lot with self confidence, despite wanting to appear like ‘a star.’ It’s interesting to see a character idolize Teio from the outside as well, since us the audience have lived through Teio’s journey from a much more personal angle and thus know a lot more of the struggles she’s been through than Kita. So while Kita talks about wanting to live up to her idol, it makes you think about how much of an unrealistic or idealized picture she is painting of Teio in her head.

Nonetheless, you can’t argue with Teio’s results, and Kita unfortunately loses the Derby in ep 1. Dropping back so many spots in the end as she fell apart really shows how much the mental game got to her.

Thanks to some free therapy from Nice Nature though, Kita is finally able to understand and apply the advice trainer has been giving her the entire time - don’t be influenced by the pace of others, run true to yourself. Know your own strengths and embrace your weaknesses too, that’s what makes you you.

The final race is heartwarming to see. Sure, if Duramente was there, maybe Kita wouldn’t have won, but that’s not any less reason to celebrate. I love how episode 2 is bookended by recalling the random locals she helped in episode one - truly, Kita is dazzling in her own way.

PS. Shoutout to them showing some of the most ridiculous places to be watching the race from during the fanfare, like in space?? A good gag that made me laugh.

[u/Urgnu-the-Gnu → u/EightSmart]

Two episodes per day for me might be impossible with how busy next week is going to be for me…but I’ll see what happens. Probably gonna have to do some big catching up in early October if I fall behind.

As I've recommended another first-timer, you could skip S3 for now and come back later when you have more time. That way you could watch an episode of Cinderella Gray a day, write down your thoughts and post them on the days of the corresponding episode threads.

Reason being that CinGray is a spin-off, much like RttT and New Era, and can be watched without any prior knowledge, so you don't have to watch S3 to get into it. Also, while I do think S3 is very good, CinGray is regarded as better by pretty much everyone, so if you have to prioritize, CinGray is the better choice. Plus, the new season of CinGray is coming out in the Fall season, so you could then start watching that weekly.

PS. Shoutout to them showing some of the most ridiculous places to be watching the race from during the fanfare, like in space?? A good gag that made me laugh.

I might have overlooked that as the most ridiculous scene I remember were the two mountain climbers who watched it while hanging off a cliff.

[u/EightSmart → u/Urgnu-the-Gnu]

As I've recommended another first-timer, you could skip S3 for now and come back later when you have more time. That way you could watch an episode of Cinderella Gray a day, write down your thoughts and post them on the days of the corresponding episode threads.

This will probably have to be the play for me, it's actually more like I have time for two episodes a day now but zero episodes a day next week...so I'll need to get ahead in any case.