Uma Musume – Episode 13 (END) – Achieving the Dream

It’s obvious that Special waited for Suzuka’s return.

Several months passed by and at last, the Dream Cup is finally here. Who will win?

Special’s expression when she lost against Grass Wonder again is hilarious.

While it’s disappointing to see Special lose after winning the Tokyo Cup, it’s nice that Suzuka achieved her dream. She eventually won all the G-1 races and receive the chance to run in America. I have to admit it’s great to see Special share what her team is doing since then. Witnessing Suzuka and Special reunite with each other is bliss.

The former members of Trainer’s team quitting.

The girls’ surprise for Trainer.

I have to admit that during the Dream Cup party where they announce the numbers for the race, it was interesting to learn about the Trainer’s past. Apparently, he had members quit on him since he didn’t give any his members any training. The only members that remained is Gold Ship. This shows that she has a lot of dedication. Then again, it’s not so surprising since she goofs off all the time. However, she is the master mind of getting Daiwa Scarlet, Vodka and McQueen on board. The rest came together with Suzuka, Special and Teio eventually joining.

It seems that this girl is like Special as she is excited to see the concert.

As for the race itself, it’s nice to see the girls run together. It’s obviously a draw since the girls performed at the same time which is nice to see. Meanwhile, we got to see a new horse girl become excited as she watches the performance. As usual, the Trainer does that thing and the horse girl kicks him in the face. It seems that he never learns from his mistakes and just asking for it. Either way, it’s was a nice performance.

Final Thoughts

I have to admit that while Uma Musumeis a silly concept with horse girls based off real life racing horses race each other. I have to admit that this concept is fun especially with the races and comedy. Sure, the series received a lot of flak because of the trainer and the belief that he will ruin the yuri pairings. Surprisingly, he didn’t interfere with any of the pairings, especially with Special and Suzuka.

Also, the drama is well executed when Suzuka injures herself with Special starting her long losing streak shortly after. It came as a result of her focusing on Suzuka too much rather than on her actual goal. Lastly, the animation is great since PA Works did the animation. Either way, I think Uma Musumeworth a watch if you enjoy sports anime with cute horse girls racing each other. ¶