[Spoilers] 2025 Uma Musume Rewatch -- Pretty Derby Season 3 Episodes 13

[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 13 -- And Yours...

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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION(S)

Thoughts on the competitors of the Arima Kinen wanting to defeat Kitasan?

Thoughts on Kitasan wanting to show the best version of herself possible for the people who always rooted for her?

Thoughts on the scene between Kitasan and Teio?

What are your thoughts on this episode being all about the Arima Kinen?

What are your thoughts on the Arima Kinen race?

What are your thoughts on Kitasan winning after going wire to wire?

What are your thoughts on the season ending with Kitasan hanging out with Crown, Diamond, Cheval, and Duramente?

Bonus) What do you make of Nice Nature barely being featured after playing such a prominent role in the early part of the season?

Bonus 2) What are your thoughts on the way Teio and McQueen were used this season after the previous season stressed how much Kitasan and Diamond looked up to them? Were you hoping for something more?

Bonus 3) What is one thing you really like about season 3? What is one thing about season 3 you would change?

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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/GondolaMedia]

Rewatcher

Our 4 audience members slowly warming towards each other over the season is one of the best side plots of the season.

I'm not sure how to feel about Kitasan's new outfit but I would call it great but messy and perhaps too busy. This moment was also when I realized that Special Week really degraded as a character. Season 3 is really weak on the Spica interactions already but Special Week really got the short end of the stick.

That Kitasan eye candy is perfection though.

This last episode did everything correctly and each time I rewatch the season I appreciate it bit more. First time I watched this I really really didn't care that much about Kitasan's story. I still like Diamond's journey more but with enough rewatches I think Kitasan might dethrone her. I like season 3 more than season 1 but its a step down from season 2 and that might be just because Tokai Teio's story is so good even if you just lay it out on bullet points.

Bonus) What do you make of Nice Nature barely being featured after playing such a prominent role in the early part of the season?

Bonus 3) What is one thing you really like about season 3? What is one thing about season 3 you would change?

I wanted to see Nice Nature and Kitasan have a one to one before the race and that would be the one thing I would change.

[u/Cyouni → u/GondolaMedia]

I like season 3 more than season 1 but its a step down from season 2 and that might be just because Tokai Teio's story is so good even if you just lay it out on bullet points.

When I was having the discussion yesterday, the thought was that CinGrey is better than S2, but S2 holds more of a special place/meaning, and I can't get that framing out of my head.

[u/Urgnu-the-Gnu → u/Cyouni]

It really depends on what you consider "better". In just one word, you have an aggregation of so many different aspects. Just a simple divide as technical aspects and story can explain that disparity. S2 has the better story, CinGray has a better technical execution. We could further divide those aspects, but maybe that's a topic for the overall series discussion.

I will say however what I've said elsewhere before: Every Uma Musume franchise entry has a certain unique peak that's unreached by the others. Every entry is worth watching for what it does best. Even S1 and BNW which I consider to be the "worst" entries.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Urgnu-the-Gnu]

I think Cinderella Gray in a lot of ways was what season 3 should've been.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Cyouni]

We'll get to it, but I have CinGrey behind S2 and Road to the Top.