6.5/1032 votes#1 - Gate of Dreams!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/2/2018
Special Week wants to become Japan's best horse girl and has transferred into Tracen Academy. She sees her first race, and has her heart stolen by Silence Suzuka. She tries to join the same team, but...
Director: Tomoaki Ohta, Kei Oikawa
Writer: N/A
6.7/1031 votes#2 - The Debut Race Out of Nowhere
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/2/2018
Special Week is told she has only a week to prepare for her debut race. Symboli Rudolf, the student council president, and Silence Suzuka try to help her prepare, but she's rather nervous..
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/1028 votes#3 - First Big Win
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/9/2018
Special Week has completed her debut race, and has become the center of attention among her classmates. She starts to train with the other members of Spica, but the Trainer has a suggestion to help make her the best horse girl in Japan.
Director: Tomoaki Ohta
Writer: N/A
6.6/1028 votes#4 - Special Training!
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/16/2018
Special Week begins training with Spica in order to raise her chances in the Japan Derby. The Trainer has an idea for Special Week that could help her out.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
6.4/1026 votes#5 - The Derby With Rivals
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/23/2018
Special Week starts training even harder to prepare for the Japanese Derby. Her rivals, El Condor Pasa and Seiun Sky, are training hard, as well. Suzuka also tries to help Special Week get even stronger.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.1/1024 votes#6 - Autumn Skies and Horse Girls
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/30/2018
Team Spica has more members, and now they're enjoying the Fall Twinkle Series Fan Appreciation Fair. Special Week has gotten quite close to Silence Suzuka, and plan to go around the fair together, but Silence Suzuka makes a surprising announcement...
Director: Shu Honma
Writer: Ryo Ikeda
6.5/1033 votes#7 - Promise
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/7/2018
Team Spica is training to take down Rigil. Special Week realizes she really wants to race with Silence Suzuka, and decides to talk to the Trainer about it...
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.3/1026 votes#8 - For You
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/14/2018
Silence Suzuka and Special Week start working hard with Team Spica in order to keep their promises to one another. Rigil is still doing very well in their races, while Grass Wonder looks forward to her race with Special Week.
Director: Tomoaki Ohta
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
6.2/1024 votes#9 - Dreams of Spica
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/21/2018
The Trainer plans a summer training camp for the members of Spica to help get them get in even better shape. He sees Special Week and Silence Suzuka worrying too much about each other, and makes a plan to help them move forward.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
5.9/1023 votes#10 - No Matter How Many Times I Lose
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/28/2018
Special Week is working hard to keep her promise, but the Trainer wants her to rest instead, and has her go back home temporarily. The other members of Spica also work towards their goals.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ryo Ikeda
6.2/1025 votes#11 - Welcome Back!
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/4/2018
The Open Special is overflowing with spectators, and everyone has their eye on the turf, waiting for one horse girl to make her return after about a year.
Director: Shu Honma
Writer: Yoko Yonaiyama
6.2/1023 votes#12 - Stage of Dreams
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/11/2018
It’s the second day of a special weekend for Team Spica. Special Week has to carry the dreams of her trainer and herself. The expectations of her rivals, teammates and her mother. It’s finally time for the greatest race in Japan to begin.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ryo Ikeda
5.5/1023 votes#13 - Echo, Fanfare!
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/18/2018
Eighteen horse girls will compete in the Winter Dream Trophy, giving hopes and dreams to their fans. It’s a dream come true, and the Trainer will see everything in all its wonder.
Director: Shu Honma, Tomoaki Ohta
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 1
Every episode of Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 1!
In a world very much like our own, great race horses of the past have a chance to be reborn as "horse girls"—girls with the...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Gate of Dreams!" is the best rated episode of "Umamusume: Pretty Derby" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Tomoaki Ohta, Kei Oikawa and written by N/A, it aired on 4/2/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Debut Race Out of Nowhere".