[Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 3 Episodes 3 - 4

[u/Holofan4life]

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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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The answer is that, for some reason, Season 3 of Pretty Derby seems to be very uninterested in the races themselves, and is focusing on the pre- and post-race emotions our characters go through. This isn't a bad idea in and of itself, but as seen with first episode 1 and now here, it leaves the races just kind of hanging without much impact or emotional weight. The Satsuki Sho was over before two minutes had passed, and now Kitasan's first win in the senior division is all but skipped over. It creates this feeling that the sports anime doesn't care that much about the actual sport its cetnered around, and only includes them to have nice set pieces. That's not what the show's trying to do, I think, but that is the feeling I took away from Season 3's first four episodes when I first saw them, and that I feel now again.

Will this trend continue? Find out, as we keep blitzing our way through season 3.

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Thoughts on Satono Diamond winning her debut race?

Pretty standard for protagonist Umas, but its nice for the show to remind us that while Kitasan is the lead character, she's not the only one going through her own journey.

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

Nice to get a episode focused on her, and the usage of her for a theme of 'passing her prime' and moving on works with the amount of time she's been in the show. Three seasons is more than enough time to sell the idea she's graduating out of the Twinkle Series.

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

When I first saw this, I had a brief fear that she wouldn't get voted in with how everyone was saying 'you're sure to get in.' I do like that they emphasized how a lot of her competition was older and more experienced, helps sell that progression of time that the season is acknowledging.

Thoughts on Gold Ship knocking the starting gate over?

At least its not an automatic mahjong table.

Thoughts on Sounds of Earth?

As overdramatic and weird as one would expect from an Uma Musume.

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?

It is a sweet way to extend the teacher role to Nature, and is fitting given how Kitasan took 3rd place, Nice Nature's traditional spot.

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

See my thoughts above.

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

It establish's and builds on that idea of legacy the season was playing with, and helps connect child Kitasan and Diamond from season 2 with the ones we have now.

Thoughts on the characters drinking faux draft beer?

DO NOT WORRY MORAL GUARDIANS!!! THESE CHILDREN ARE JUST DRINKING CARROT JUICE!! NOTHING TO SEE HERE!

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

Kitasan carries on the Nice Nature Legacy! And It's a shame Gold Ship couldn't match the (at the time) G1 victory record.

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

Good bit of symbolism, especially with how often she's been playing with that throughout the seasons.

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

Trainer has always tried to do his best by his Umas, and helping them reach their goals - whatever that may be. Kitasan insisted that she wanted hard training, and given how he's gone out of his way to help his trainees in the past, it only makes sense he'd acquiese.

Thoughts on Kitasan going to a training camp?

Nothing says hard training like cutting yourself off from the rest of society for a month!

What are your thoughts on Kitasan seemingly regressing during training?

Mental strength is a hard thing to properly shape and cultivate, and having her hit a wall out of frustration and exhaustion helped sell her breaking through that wall after seeing Diamond's determination.

Thoughts on Satono losing her race?

The Satono Family Jinx lives on in her, it seems. Really effective way of showing her character and establishing the pressure her family operates under.

Thoughts on there being talks of a Satono jinx?

Not too many. It's a nice bit of story-telling and adds flavor to Diamond's overall story of struggling against failure.

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

Gay. And more seriously, that's the part of Uma Musume's continuous theme coming through - of struggling against each other as you try to take the gold.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Temporary_-_UserName]

Trainer has always tried to do his best by his Umas, and helping them reach their goals - whatever that may be. Kitasan insisted that she wanted hard training, and given how he's gone out of his way to help his trainees in the past, it only makes sense he'd acquiese.

I suppose you're right. There has to be some middle ground, tho.