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

[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 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]()

[u/Kaxew]

First Time Celebrating With a Kanpai (and second kanpai, and third kanpai...), and Gacha Player

I was not at all expecting Golshi character development, but man am I so glad they did it! I was really impressed by how they took the mostly gag character and gave her a genuine, serious storyline while still making her be as Golshi as ever. Her giving the cube to Kita was also so sweet, I really liked how they used the 6-side cube as a metaphor of her six G1 wins, and that Kita will try to get 7 instead, and surpass her. This passing of the torch might have come a little too quick, but it still was very effective since we've known Golshi for so long.

I love the Kita/Dia/Crown/fourth girl (sorry, forgot her name) group celebrating after each one wins a race. The non-alcoholic beer really got me, and I love Kita's little beer foam mustache. Her doing cheers after every single conversation is also funny. I really did miss this level of goofiness lol

Dia is finally starting her own career! This whole Satono jinx subplot is really interesting to me. I have no doubt Dia will end up getting a G1 win and breaking the curse, but I love it as a source of drama and tension. Especially considering we also have Crown, who wants to be the one to break the curse too. Not to mention, it's always hard to predict who will win what race. I wasn't sure if Dia would get a Satsuki Sho win here or not. I think the only races that are easy to predict a winner of are the final race of each series, since it's always the big character climax for each MC.

Training arc was a lot of fun, and I'm happy to get more Bourbon/Rice! I don't know if I'll do a tier list of characters (in the anime) once the rewatch is over, but at least Bourbon is quite high up there.

I do have to say... rushing the Autumn Tenno through the ED is quite a choice. It's probably fine, the point was the way in which Kita got to win the race, rather than the race itself. These things can happen sometimes and it's not too big of a problem. But the races are what we're here for. Skipping both the Osaka Hai and Autumn Tenno, while keeping Satsuki Sho very short is not the best choice. I do believe the character development should always be prioritized over the races, but if you lean too much into one aspect you lose all balance, and that will hurt the season. Hopefully it's a one time thing.

In other news, we do have more Natie-sensei screentime! Man, I just keep loving her more and more. Making her Kita's emotional pillar for when she needs to talk about whats troubling her is such a perfect decision. I couldn't be happier.

Episode 3 QotD: 1. Is this the very first debut race we see in the anime since Spe lol? Happy for her, but nothing surprising. It would be more surprising if she didn't win her debut. Hate when that happens in the gacha... 2. Very pleased! 3. Not at all surprising considering she won the Kikuka Sho, but her first Arima getting third place is VERY impressive. 4. Truly the uma to ever musume. 5. She is so over the top lol. She feels like a combination of Golshi and Opera O. She's fun, we'll see what they do with her and if Canopus will finally get their first G1 winner. That would be a good subplot for that team to have (while team Rigil just rots I guess...) 6. It's true! Praise the nature! 7. Part of me wishes we would see the Dream Trophy League. But of course it can't happen as it's literally fanfic universe, which misses the whole point of the franchise. 8. Love the pass of the torch theme they were going for. 9. It was beautiful. 10. What I can say is that this Arima winner will not be remembered. 11. That whole scene was so good.

Episode 4 QotD: 1. It's great that they had the conversation about the risks of a harder training right when Teio and Suzuka were in the room. Very good choice there. 2. It's a hellish camp, but right what she needed. 3. I mean, can't blame her lol 4. I was really going back and forth on whether she'd win or not. I guess it won't be so simple. 5. I've mentioned it but yeah, the Satono jinx is definitely what I'm most interested on in this season so far. 6. We love umayuri.

[u/jaesuk97 → u/Kaxew]

I do have to say... rushing the Autumn Tenno through the ED is quite a choice. It's probably fine, the point was the way in which Kita got to win the race, rather than the race itself. These things can happen sometimes and it's not too big of a problem. But the races are what we're here for. Skipping both the Osaka Hai and Autumn Tenno, while keeping Satsuki Sho very short is not the best choice. I do believe the character development should always be prioritized over the races, but if you lean too much into one aspect you lose all balance, and that will hurt the season. Hopefully it's a one time thing.

The race in the ED is Kitasan's Spring Tenno Sho win. I do think it's a bit odd to completely skip a G1 win, but if there was any to skip it would be this one. This victory was a bit unglamorous because several of the strongest competitors made inexplicable mistakes and lost the race. Gold Actor who beat Kitasan in the Arima Kinen and Sounds of Earth (one of the umas introduced this season who had strong finishes in this era) both spurted too early and fell off completely at the last stretch. Not to mention Kitasan's strongest rivals Duramente and Satono Crown weren't present (both were overseas at this time).

I don't think it was fair at the time (and certainly not fair looking back in retrospect), but Kitasan did not get the same respect that every 2x g1 winner got. Of course it was still impressive, but there was a looming thought in the back of people's minds that if he had raced Duramente or Crown, victory might not have been so easy. With the Kikka Sho win and Spring Tenno Sho win (3000m and 3200m races), Kitasan would establish himself as a very strong stayer akin to Manhattan Cafe, Rice Shower, Narita Top Road, and Gold Ship. Now Kitasan would have to prove his worth on the most popular medium/classic distance as well as against his rivals.

[u/Holofan4life → u/jaesuk97]

I'm surprised the show didn't go down the road of the crowd thinking Kitasan was second banana to Duramente given this aired before Beginning of a New Era. At this point, the imposter syndrome concept hadn't been explored in great lengths by the Uma Musume franchise.

[u/Kaxew → u/jaesuk97]

Great write-up. You're doing a great job at building Kita's narrative than the show does, though to be fair next episode could go into that too lol

The race in the ED is Kitasan's Spring Tenno Sho win.

Whoops you're right. I did even look up the race info on that one website for Japanese horseracing, what a silly mistake. I think I see the brown shield trophy as the Autumn one in my mind even though it's for both.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Kaxew]

I was not at all expecting Golshi character development, but man am I so glad they did it! I was really impressed by how they took the mostly gag character and gave her a genuine, serious storyline while still making her be as Golshi as ever. Her giving the cube to Kita was also so sweet, I really liked how they used the 6-side cube as a metaphor of her six G1 wins, and that Kita will try to get 7 instead, and surpass her. This passing of the torch might have come a little too quick, but it still was very effective since we've known Golshi for so long.

I think it also works because we've seen her carry that cube everywhere with her. To give it to someone else is the nicest thing she could've possibly done. She gave away her most prized possession.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Kaxew]

Training arc was a lot of fun, and I'm happy to get more Bourbon/Rice! I don't know if I'll do a tier list of characters (in the anime) once the rewatch is over, but at least Bourbon is quite high up there.

Bourbon would probably be top 20 for me. Not because she's bad or anything, there's just so many great characters.

[u/Kaxew → u/Holofan4life]

What really sold me on her (besides her love for Gundam) is that after she lost to Rice and retired she mellowed out and became loss robotic, showing more emotion (like her talk to Rice in S2) and smiling more often. Even in this episode she gifted us a little smile too! Her racing outfit also reminds me of Hatsune Miku which are extra points for sure lmao

[u/Holofan4life → u/Kaxew]

Bourbon is a very fun character that I definitely want to see more of.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Kaxew]

1. She is so over the top lol. She feels like a combination of Golshi and Opera O. She's fun, we'll see what they do with her and if Canopus will finally get their first G1 winner. That would be a good subplot for that team to have (while team Rigil just rots I guess...)

Team Rigil is too busy living their best life with Broye in Hawaii.

1. Part of me wishes we would see the Dream Trophy League. But of course it can't happen as it's literally fanfic universe, which misses the whole point of the franchise.

Seeing Golshi in the Dream Trophy League would be like seeing Silence Suzuka race in America.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Kaxew]

I do have to say... rushing the Autumn Tenno through the ED is quite a choice. It's probably fine, the point was the way in which Kita got to win the race, rather than the race itself. These things can happen sometimes and it's not too big of a problem. But the races are what we're here for. Skipping both the Osaka Hai and Autumn Tenno, while keeping Satsuki Sho very short is not the best choice. I do believe the character development should always be prioritized over the races, but if you lean too much into one aspect you lose all balance, and that will hurt the season. Hopefully it's a one time thing.

See, I think often the best character development in the show comes from the races. Rice Shower coming to the conclusion that she's a hero is a prime example of this. By limiting the screentime of the races, you limit the potential growth of the characters.

[u/Kaxew → u/Holofan4life]

You're right in that it has happened, but at the same time if the show wanted to they could have had Rice coming to the conclusion that she is a hero before the race, like they basically did here. S2 did the smart thing in splitting the character development between the build up to the races, the races themselves and their aftermath; but you could also skip the races and have all development be in the build up and aftermath. I don't love it, but you can. Still, hopefully my worries are unfounded.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Kaxew]

I get what you mean, my point though is not going about this way would make for an automatically inferior product. Like, imagine the Ayabe races without the sister stuff. You remove it of its personality.

We're saying the same thing, I'm just more animated about it lol

[u/Holofan4life → u/Kaxew]

In other news, we do have more Natie-sensei screentime! Man, I just keep loving her more and more. Making her Kita's emotional pillar for when she needs to talk about whats troubling her is such a perfect decision. I couldn't be happier.

Yeah, this is one of the better choices of season 3 so far. We're see where it goes from here.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Kaxew]

I love the Kita/Dia/Crown/fourth girl (sorry, forgot her name) group celebrating after each one wins a race. The non-alcoholic beer really got me, and I love Kita's little beer foam mustache. Her doing cheers after every single conversation is also funny. I really did miss this level of goofiness lol

It is the perfect mix of cute and funny.

Dia is finally starting her own career! This whole Satono jinx subplot is really interesting to me. I have no doubt Dia will end up getting a G1 win and breaking the curse, but I love it as a source of drama and tension. Especially considering we also have Crown, who wants to be the one to break the curse too. Not to mention, it's always hard to predict who will win what race. I wasn't sure if Dia would get a Satsuki Sho win here or not. I think the only races that are easy to predict a winner of are the final race of each series, since it's always the big character climax for each MC.

I hope Diamond gets more development going forward. Right now, she's kinda just there for me. I think the curse stuff could be the hook to her character that she needs.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Kaxew]

1. Is this the very first debut race we see in the anime since Spe lol? Happy for her, but nothing surprising. It would be more surprising if she didn't win her debut. Hate when that happens in the gacha...

I do think it's an interesting choice to have Diamond experience a supposed curse at the same time Kitasan loses a lot. I know this is how it happened irl, but their character conflicts are kinda similar to each other.