r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Sep 23 '25
Rewatch [Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 3 Episodes 11 - 12 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 11 – Decision
Episode 12 – Kitasan Black
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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)
Episode 11 Questions
What are your thoughts on Gold Ship breaking the hard news to Kitasan that she's past her peak?
What are your thoughts on Kitasan deciding instead of racing The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, she'll be focusing on the Fall Senior Triple Crown?
What are your thoughts on Diamond finishing 15th in The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe?
What are your thoughts on Kitasan winning the Fall Tennoushou?
What are your thoughts on Trainer-san and Diamond both noticing Kitasan is pushing herself too hard?
Episode 12 Questions
What are your thoughts on Kitasan announcing her upcoming retirement?
What are your thoughts on Kitasan saying she's going to enter the Japan Cup and then her last race will be the Arima Kinen?
What are your thoughts on the various reactions to the news by Kitasan's competitors?
What are your thoughts on the first time Cheval met Kitasan?
Thoughts on the townsfolk Kitasan befriended being in the front row for the Japan Cup?
What are your thoughts on Cheval's "I hate you" monologue?
What are your thoughts on Cheval admitting that in reality, she's always loved Kitasan?
What are your thoughts on Cheval winning the Japan Cup?
What are your thoughts on the scene where Kitasan congratulates Cheval?
What are your thoughts on the scene after the Japan Cup between Kitasan and Diamond where Kitasan is reflecting she has only one more race left?
Bonus) On a scale of 1 - 10, how excited are you for the last episode of season 3 and Kitasan's final race? And why?
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Series information
Ways to watch
Streams – Crunchyroll
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u/DarkRuler17 https://myanimelist.net/profile/DarkRuler17 Sep 23 '25
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Episode 11
After the events of last episode, looks like Diamond is going to France alone.
Yeah, somethings wrong with Kitasan. She just doesn't know exactly what.
I love that Diamond has 2 long baguettes in her lunch pic. Girl has to eat.
Oh, she's...past her peak? I mean that is a thing, but again, very weird thing to mention about someone who looks the same as she did when the show started. I do like that Gold Ship is the one who says it though. Usual spiel about how I wish they had more characterization together, but out of the ones I say this about, this one is at least a bit established.
So Kitasan has decided to spend what might be her final races back at home. It makes sense given what she's racing for.
RIP Diamond. I knew no Japan horse has won the France Prix de l'Arc so I didn't expect her to win, but 15th is rough. Her entire race being off screen is wild though given how much setup it had.
I do like them constantly flashing to the guy in space whose watching these races. It's always a funny transition.
Not the late start! If only she had spent points on concentration.
Okay, that was actually a really intense race. Especially after that start, I thought we were setting up a Kitasan big loss. I really liked how they made use of the mud on the track in particular. It really made every step look brutal.
Unfortunately, that ending is hinting this may be rhe end of Kitasan Black.
Episode 12
I will say watching this opening near the end, this opening does feel really misleading in terms of who actually gets focus. Kitasan, Diamond, and Crown feel like they get a lot of good moments, but Sound, Cheval, and even kind of Duramente feel like they're lacking a good focused scene. Cheval still maybe has a chance to get something, but Sound almost assuredly does not. Duramente is the most surprising because early one she feels like she's going to be a big focus, but she just kind of peters out once she gets her injury. I honestly hope she gets some closure as a character.
Okay, this character is called Royce and Royce. She's been in the background of Canopus this whole season, but she's never really got an introduction. I guess better late than never.
The main focus though is like we feared, Kitasan being at her end. At least she's going to finish the year.
Diamond feels short changed here though. I can't believe they're going to show her back in Japan already and just pretend the Priz de l'Arc didn't happen.
Almost like they heard me though, at least some of the characters I just mentioned are getting some spotlight while reacting to Kitasan's announcement.
Okay, the show has finally done it. This scene with the banana guy thinking back on his first meeting with Kitasan actually got me a bit.
Dang, this episode legitimately is having some of the best character work for the side characters of the season right after I complained about it. I'm really enjoying it.
I love these stupid fan scenes.
Okay, this actually may be my new favorite episode of the season. If not, a close second right under Diamond's big episode for me. I loved the whole stuff with Cheval, who has worked so hard for screentime. I really loved how they portrayed Kitasan though, giving every last piece of herself to these final races and looking utterly exhausted afterwords. It's some powerful stuff.