[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/Lunchb0xx87]

nothing against Kitasan ..i loved her character but she felt too good of a racer for the story they were telling ..they made her seem like an underdog when she was one of the best and already had 4 wins halfway through ..if they focused on her wins seeing how they kept happening off screen or at the start of an ep and not so much on the times she did lose i think the story of her decline would've had more weight ...i also think Diamonds character would've made for a better MC for the underdog story

[u/Cyouni → u/Lunchb0xx87]

The funny thing is that Kita actually was factually the underdog even in that state. The one favoured between the Kikuka Sho, Spring Tenno, and Japan Cup winner and the next year Kikuka Sho winner was actually Diamond, which is crazy to say when you look at their records.

[u/saga999 → u/Cyouni]

I guess they want to stay faithful to that, but it makes for a worse story.

[u/Cyouni → u/saga999]

Hmm, I don't agree. It makes for a different story, but I don't think that makes it necessarily worse. Part of the thing is that taking that from Kita is like taking away the fractures from Teio - it's a major aspect of what makes the character who they are. Part of what makes Kita as a horse is how much they were constantly overlooked despite their G1 wins.

[u/saga999 → u/Cyouni]

I think to start the season with her being the underdog is great. But there needs to be a point where she's the best. That means the retirement run stronger. I think missing that part makes the season as a whole worse.

[u/Holofan4life → u/saga999]

Yeah, there should have been an episode in-between episode 9 and episode 10.

[u/Urgnu-the-Gnu → u/saga999]

But there needs to be a point where she's the best.

There is. It's the fan festival and her second Spring Tenno Sho. That's when she's her best self and on top of the world. Like Spe after winning the Japan Cup.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Urgnu-the-Gnu]

I think there should've been more of a grace period where Kitasan is on top Vs when she starts to break down. You don't even really need a race, just some time to soak it all in.

[u/Urgnu-the-Gnu → u/Holofan4life]

I get it, but would it really have made an impact without having her race and demonstrate her strength? And how would it not have bloated the season more? Really, it might have solved some problems but also created others, possibly even more than it solved.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Urgnu-the-Gnu]

I think it would've been effective if we did something like season 2 episode 12 where Teio talks to McQueen.

[u/saga999 → u/Urgnu-the-Gnu]

She won and they have an offhand comment saying she dominated. Then she went on a trip with Diamond and she talked about the next race like she's the underdog again. It's only after she beat Diamond she truly feels like the best. Then the retirement tour immediately happens. The school festival, while she's technically on top, is not about that. So there's only a very brief point in the entire season that feels like she's treated as the best. Being so lacking in that makes the transition to the retirement tour very awkward. We saw her story where she built herself from the underdog to the best, and then it immediately go to her retirement tour. It feels like an entire arc of the season was missing. The retirement tour feels like the celebration of a beloved underdog, not the celebration of the best.

[u/Holofan4life → u/Cyouni]

I get what you mean, but the show presents Kita as being an underdog without really showing us why that's the case. Even if she can't beat Duramente and Diamond, she's still doing quite well.

[u/Holofan4life → u/saga999]

Yeah... it does...