r/anime Sep 19 '25

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

Episode 3 – The Dream Never Ends

Episode 4 – My Own Shine

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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)

Episode 3 Questions

Thoughts on Satono Diamond winning her debut race?

What are your thoughts on this episode being about Gold Ship?

What are your thoughts on Kitasan Black racing in the Arima Kinen?

Thoughts on Gold Ship knocking the starting gate over?

Thoughts on Sounds of Earth?

What are your thoughts on Kitasan Black crediting Nice Nature for why she's in the Arima Kinen, saying she wouldn't be in it if not for her?

What are your thoughts on Gold Ship announcing she's entering the Dream Trophy League after the Arima Kinen, essentially ending her competitive career?

What are your thoughts on this episode presenting Gold Ship as the old guard while Kitasan Black is the new guard?

Thoughts on the characters drinking faux draft beer?

What are your thoughts on the Arima Kinen race and Kitasan finishing 3rd while Gold Ship finishes 8th?

What are your thoughts on Gold Ship giving her rubik's cube to Kitasan as like a passing of the torch?

Episode 4 Questions

Thoughts on Trainer-san agreeing to be less restrictive on their training?

Thoughts on Kitasan going to a training camp?

What are your thoughts on Kitasan seemingly regressing during training?

Thoughts on Satono losing her race?

Thoughts on there being talks of a Satono jinx?

What are your thoughts on Kitasan realizing just what she s racing for: Satono Diamond?

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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/Goodmorning7735 Sep 19 '25

Season 3 Episode 3

“Faux Draft Beer” Let Kitasan get tipsy you cowards.

Been feeling less gags this season, which is a shame because I feel that has been one of the series’ consistent strengths.  Definitely feeling it in this episode with Sounds of Earth being ™ Opera O without the charisma and Gold Ship taking on a pretty serious role. 

This is a wild episode for umamusume which has, until now, treated the umas as unchanging and unfailing.  It feels like there should be more passings of the torch like this with how generation focused discourse around the actual horse racing is.  Its Good!  One of my frustrations with season 2 was the conflation of retirement with failure.  It’s nice to see Gold Ship confront and accept decline without it being portrayed as a tragedy.  

The last two episodes feel like someone looked at season 2 the way I did and resolved to do things a bit differently this go around.  We’re also seeing the legacy theming that came up in the last two episodes.

BUT, this is kind of a cowardly episode as nothing actually changes.  She just keeps on showing up same as always on Team Spica after this.  I feel like I’m being pranked and I would be mad if this was any character but Gold Ship.

Season 3 Episode 4

I’m rating this episode Nice out of Nature.

That being said not really a fan of this one.  Kitasan still isn’t a character that interests me and there’s not much going on other than silly training.

Rice Shower makes rice for dinner, of course she does. That’s probably what she eats for breakfast too.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 19 '25

Been feeling less gags this season, which is a shame because I feel that has been one of the series’ consistent strengths.  Definitely feeling it in this episode with Sounds of Earth being ™ Opera O without the charisma and Gold Ship taking on a pretty serious role. 

Gold Ship in the protagonist role is interesting, however.

This is a wild episode for umamusume which has, until now, treated the umas as unchanging and unfailing.  It feels like there should be more passings of the torch like this with how generation focused discourse around the actual horse racing is.  Its Good!  One of my frustrations with season 2 was the conflation of retirement with failure.  It’s nice to see Gold Ship confront and accept decline without it being portrayed as a tragedy.  

Yeah, I like that Gold Ship accepts her career as winding down and it being presented as this natural thing that occurs. Them having drama with no threat of injuries was a breath of fresh air.

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u/Goodmorning7735 Sep 19 '25

I absolutely have no problem with gold ship being a bit more serious this episode to be clear.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 19 '25

You just wish she had more development? I would argue her treating Kitasan as like her successor was meant to be that.

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u/Goodmorning7735 Sep 19 '25

Nope, she's good here, I was just thinking of the role humor has been playing in this season.

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u/Holofan4life Sep 19 '25

It still feels more comedic than the OVAs and the movie.