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| That was a tough decision for both Oguri Cap and Kitahara. The best choice for her is, obviously, to transfer to Tracen and aim for the national. And for Kitahara, can't he take a course or an exam for a national license? He may join Oguri Cap at Tracen later, but it's better late than never. |
真姫ちゃん！ 何が好き？ トマト よりも あ･な･た♡  |
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| Kitahara is doing his best to consider Oguri’s future, but what does Oguri truly want? As she states herself, she wants to fulfill their shared dream of winning the Tokai Derby. Now with Kitahara’s ultimatum on transferring Oguri to Chuou (national races in Tokyo) if she wins, can Oguri give it her all? |
Poor Kitahara... Next time, listen to the advice of those with experience. |
 悲しい… 悲しいわ… 今日のこと、「お月さま」にも教えてあげないと。 あなたも… 私 “たち” の中に… 取り込んであげる。 |
| what is this dumb condition suggested by the trainer at the end , i couldnt believe what i heard i had to turn back again to hear it once more , this is literelly almost match fixing . |
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Kitahara dreams in shambles, but Oguri won't let it be so, one condition will decide their future. Belno is dying yes, but this isn't about her 😤 |
| very good ep what he didn't tell him that he could lose her not an easy decision let's see what will happen next... E5:9/10 |
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Reply to HD600-Enjoyer
Why doesn’t kitahara just get his national license what is bro doing
| I presume it's not as easy as getting a driver's license |
悲しい… 悲しいわ… 今日のこと、「お月さま」にも教えてあげないと。 あなたも… 私 “たち” の中に… 取り込んであげる。 |
| Pretty good timing with the time of this show’s airing, Kentucky Derby was yesterday (only horse race I really watch), horse I picked won (Sovereignty), feels good to be watching Uma Musume the next morning lol. But man this turned out to be a heavy episode, maybe if Roppei had, idk, maybe told Jou exactly what he meant instead of being ambiguous this wouldn’t have happened lol, but I do really like this drama. The Chukyo race was the least of their worries, Oguri won that bitch easy lol, it was the great Symboli Rudolf (Rudolph? Not sure which spelling is correct) that was the true final boss, scouting Oguri for nationals sounds like a good thing but not when this means certain things can’t happen, like Oguri basically skipping the Tokai Derby for higher level races and Jou not being able to train her because he’s not licensed for national training. Now one might ask why doesn’t Jou just get licensed, well idk either lol, but my guess would be because it’s not that easy, and someone else here had another good point, in real life sports this happens all the time with athletes outgrowing their original coach, it’s a sad thing but realistic. But Belno said it best, what matters most is how Oguri feels, and as of rn she wants to stick with Jou and race in the Tokai Derby, and also keep her promise of racing Fujimasa March there, this made me happy but Rudolf went and cut deeper by bringing up what’s best for Oguri, and that’s what brought about the big ultimatum at the end of the episode, being if Oguri wins the next race, she goes onto nationals. Not sure how I feel about this, it’s good drama but I don’t think it’s the right way to decide, I could see Oguri throwing the match on purpose, but something tells me it won’t play out that way, the next one should be very interesting. And lastly, wasn’t expecting Belno to be a blacksmith lol, I wonder if this means there are horse girls that go into the profession of horseshoe making if they aren’t good racers. |
Reply to HD600-Enjoyer
Why doesn’t kitahara just get his national license what is bro doing
| @HD600-Enjoyer I bet thats what gonna happen and this was just meaningless drama. We shall see. |
| This ep was good but I hope the next one is better |
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| So it seems Musaka’s fears were true after all—but the thing was, they were backwards. With Oguri finally running in the Chukyo Hai and winning it by a landslide, she has grabbed the attention of the masses and those who want to recruit her to compete nationally rather than regionally. We learn an interesting fact: ashen-haired Umamusume can't run, and that explains why Oguri was weak and unable to walk or even stand as a child. But we've seen a handful now, including Oguri who have destroyed such notions. When the Emperor, Symboli herself, wanted to scout Oguri for the nationals, this filled Joe with many emotions—most of all, the fear of losing her and being unable to compete in the Tokai Derby altogether. I seriously think Joe should just let Oguri go to Symboli, as he’s not qualified at all. Even though Oguri strongly opposed the idea of going to the nationals, he persists with the thought that she should. At this point, he either needs to let her go completely or fully commit—go win the Tokai Derby with her, and then aim for the nationals together. Knowing Oguri, I can say with certainty that she’ll lose in the Gold Junior—because she respects and loves him for what he’s done. Anyone would feel the same or be upset, just like Oguri, when their middle-aged-ass trainer trainer starts being unreasonable. |
XArceusXMay 4, 2025 7:27 AM
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| Belno racing: not very good. Belno supporting: Top tier Musaka lost his wonderful hair in what 6~7 years, truly a loss. Musaka I think really wanted that Jou 'hold his uma musumes' and first took the national trainer exam. Need to check Tamamo Cross, those lightning eyes felt like that meme. Those special phones made for UmaMusu never gets old. |
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| Maybe I don't know about racing but wouldn't it just be easier for Jo to get a national training licence? |
| Just have Oguri race in the regionals until she gets to the Tokai Derby, that should buy you some time to get a national license Jo smh |
| really liking the anime original scenes in this episode, this adaptation is fantastic |
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| That's a difficult question if Cap should go to Tokyo or not with her potential... especially when the trainer doesn't have a licence to come with her :( but well the next race will determinate that if she wins or not |
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| Oguri's first match on grassy ground turned out to be too easy for her, Chūkyo was the wrong place to be if you wanted Oguri to win the Tokai Derby because Chūkyo was the most conspicuous place among the national level. Even Symboli Rudolf directly invited Oguri to enter the national level. It's good to see the trio finally getting serious about training for the match and thank Oguri for encouraging them to train, seeing March smile and giggle is so cute. KITAHARAAAA, I even cried seeing him down like this, finally we get to see a little flashback of Kitahara, Belno to the point of tears and tells him that he needs Oguri to confirm if Oguri wants to go to nationals. of course Oguri will refuse if she doesn't want to go to nationals if not with Kitahara and Tokai Derby is the goal of both of them from the beginning, even Oguri said that she already promised Oguri and March will compete together at Tokai Derby. At the end Kitahara decided that Gold Junior would be Oguri's final decision whether she wanted to win and go to nationals or lose and stick with the original goal of going to the Tokai Derby, and that decision was in Oguri's hands but, at Gold Junior there was March waiting and I really wanted March to get her revenge at Gold Junior. PEAK EPISODEEEE 10/10 AOTY FOR ME SO FAR, REALLY WAITING FOR NEXT WEEK.  |
| The drama aspects are back for UmaMusume, and it's pretty well done. They really did justice to the Emperor's aura without relying on cheap tricks like slow motion. Also them horsephones are back! Nice touch with the retro version compared to Pretty Derby. Did'nt expect them to literally to put lightning effects in Tamamo Cross running! Having knowledge of these stallions beforehand really adds to the fun (spoilers tho, but what is even that for non-fiction XD). Good details with portraying Oguri's emotions with Ear Language. If I know it right, horses align their ears all over the place when they are stressed. I last saw them doing this with Kitasan Black in S3. @TheColonel76 well because of their physical strength and dexterity, umas can have all sorts of professions here. Unfortunately they cannot follow real life racehorses in this prospect, because the only thing they do except for racing would be breeding... |
Laplace_kunMay 4, 2025 10:24 AM
| "All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo |
This is the race young Jo watched in this episode and it differs from manga bcs manga has some inconsistency here: in manga it is , but but irl Tokai Derby is 7.18, which is before that race, therefore anime changed it to what we see now |
system5May 4, 2025 6:08 PM
Reply to Laplace_kun
The drama aspects are back for UmaMusume, and it's pretty well done.
They really did justice to the Emperor's aura without relying on cheap tricks like slow motion. Also them horsephones are back! Nice touch with the retro version compared to Pretty Derby. Did'nt expect them to literally to put lightning effects in Tamamo Cross running! Having knowledge of these stallions beforehand really adds to the fun (spoilers tho, but what is even that for non-fiction XD).
Good details with portraying Oguri's emotions with Ear Language. If I know it right, horses align their ears all over the place when they are stressed. I last saw them doing this with Kitasan Black in S3.
@TheColonel76 well because of their physical strength and dexterity, umas can have all sorts of professions here. Unfortunately they cannot follow real life racehorses in this prospect, because the only thing they do except for racing would be breeding...
They really did justice to the Emperor's aura without relying on cheap tricks like slow motion. Also them horsephones are back! Nice touch with the retro version compared to Pretty Derby. Did'nt expect them to literally to put lightning effects in Tamamo Cross running! Having knowledge of these stallions beforehand really adds to the fun (spoilers tho, but what is even that for non-fiction XD).
Good details with portraying Oguri's emotions with Ear Language. If I know it right, horses align their ears all over the place when they are stressed. I last saw them doing this with Kitasan Black in S3.
@TheColonel76 well because of their physical strength and dexterity, umas can have all sorts of professions here. Unfortunately they cannot follow real life racehorses in this prospect, because the only thing they do except for racing would be breeding...
| @Laplace_kun Makes sense, the way this horse girl world works beyond racing has always interested me so I appreciate the info. |
| Not sure about this drama to be honest. Oguri going to nationals is obviously what's best for her level of racing talent and is a much better aspiration than the Tokai derby, so that side of the indecision feels awkward. At the same time, the Jo side of it doesn't really work because it's not clear why he can't just go and get a license to be a national trainer and stay with Oguri. I'm sure there are good reasons for that, but it's a failing of the show for not explaining them and reyling on outside knowledge to justify its drama. The way I see it, with the information the show has presented us with so far, surely Jo having trained Oguri to a level where she's being scouted for nationals should be enough to support his application for a national license to stay with Oguri. Basically, as the show has presented it, this all just feels like forced drama to avoid the show ending too quickly with Oguri going to nationals and skipping out on the Tokai Derby. |
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Reply to UwUKingPikachu
what is this dumb condition suggested by the trainer at the end , i couldnt believe what i heard i had to turn back again to hear it once more , this is literelly almost match fixing .
| @UwUKingPikachu She would never lose on purpose. This is just him coping with a scenario he is uncomfortable with. |
| Another fantastic episode. I can't believe how invested I am in this anime at this point. I'm not sure why Kitahara can't just get his national trainer license. Maybe they will explain that at some point, but it seems like he was always focused on the Tokai Derby, so he never bothered. This would be good time to bother, haha. Oguri Cap wanting to respect her trainer's dreams was a sweet moment even though I am on the side of, "Get her into Nationals asap!" Wasting time against lesser competition is never a good thing. You never know when an injury or something life altering can occur. Anyway, I'm excited to see how this all plays out. |
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| Joe is 40? Damn, I thought he was 30, the manga didn't show their ages. Belno smithing was also new to this adaptation, that was so cool ❤️ |
Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~ Btw, cry about it.  |
| Tough shit, and Belno is basically Co-Trainer at this point, bringing emotional intelligence where Kitahara's lacking. :3 |
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Reply to Mistralist
I presume it's not as easy as getting a driver's license
| Alright for anyone who said "just take the exams and get the national trainer license", I found someone who translate a real Japanese trainer's story of how hard it is to get the license. |
悲しい… 悲しいわ… 今日のこと、「お月さま」にも教えてあげないと。 あなたも… 私 “たち” の中に… 取り込んであげる。 |
| Looks like Joe's uncle, Musaka,was spot on about avoiding the Chukyo Hai race, but not for the reasons I thought it would be. Mainly, she stuck out like a sore thumb because of how easy it was for her to win this race which, in turn, caught the full attention of Symboli Rudolph. Now she's given him the offer for Oguri Cap to join the national races, which has left him feeling very conflicted. The most important reason why is that he only holds a trainer licence on a regional level, but not a national level, which means that if Oguri Cap does decide to go, he won't be going with her. I can only assume that getting a national level licence must be very difficult, so I do dislike the cheap criticism that Joe is getting here from those who should know better. His backstory on how he was inspired to become a trainer was pretty nice. Musaka played his part in helping Joe to get off his backside and do something with his life and taking him to watch the Tokai Derby in person was what he needed, so it explains why his dream is to win that particular race. Also, Joe is a bit older than I thought he would be, which was a a bit of a surprise. Either way, he had now given his choice to Oguri Cap. If she wins the upcoming Gold Junior race at Kasamatsu, then she will move to the national level. If she loses, then she will stay with Joe and they'll aim for the Tokai Derby together. I do see this playing through her mind during this race, so I hope she'll still try to give it everything she's got. Overall, I really liked how this episode played out the drama and the potential progression that Oguri Cap and Joe will go through depending on how the next races goes. |
| Trully an amazing episode. The beginning of the anime has already shown that but this episode confirms that we don't just follow uma's pov but also a bit more the trainers ones, which is really cool. For the liscence, I guess it's not an option since Joe has almost never talked about it. If cap wins the next race it could've been cool to see Jo trainning her again at tokyo like way later in the anime or something like. But I think this scenario has 0% chance of happening. |
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Reply to Kai200X
What is Joe doing? I am sure he got the best interest / intend for Oguri, but she already told you what she wants to do, so why go against her wishs? I can't stand it
| @Kai200X ??? when did he go against her wishes?? |
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Reply to Mainnus
Kitahara dreams in shambles, but Oguri won't let it be so, one condition will decide their future.
Belno is dying yes, but this isn't about her 😤
Belno is dying yes, but this isn't about her 😤Kitahara dreams in shambles, but Oguri won't let it be so, one condition will decide their future. @Mainnus I still choose to believe.. everything will work out okay, I think despite Oguri 100% going to the Nationals, Kitahara still can find hope in Belno. Even though she sucks right now I think she can live up to the task through training.. I just want Kitahara to at least still be able to fulfill his dream |
Reply to HD600-Enjoyer
Why doesn’t kitahara just get his national license what is bro doing
| @HD600-Enjoyer "why don't you just pass Tokyo University bro? it's that simple lmao" is basically what you just said here. |
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