02x05 - The Second Coming of Fang Xin

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Kitasan Black remains at the front of the pack.

She's running and running up the hill!

With meters to go, All Haiyu is chasing her! - Go!

Sounds of Earth is also moving up! - Go!

But she remains in the lead! Kitasan Black!

Sounds of Earth is in second!

Sounds of Earth!

Third place, Cheval Grand, is closing in!

But in first, it's Kitasan Black!

And Kitasan Black outruns them all!

I did it! I won!

Kita-chan!

This race was truly my idea of eccitazione!

Second place in a G race! Nice!

Impressive results.

It really is something.

Uh, it is...

Man, I've got nothing left to teach her, huh?

Third place...

VERXINA VIVLOS

I really did it!

Yeah. That was a great job!

Your third G win, and in the Japan Cup, no less.

It's cool that you won on your biggest stage yet!

Okay, the Arima Kinen comes next!

It'll be payback for last time!

UMAMUSUME PRETTY DERBY

EPISODE OUR ARIMA KINEN - Who'd you vote for in the Arima?

ARIMA KINEN FAN VOTE - Kitasan Black and Cheval Grand.

Yeah, those two are the top choices in the senior class.

But in the classics group, it's gotta be Satono Diamond!

She was amazing at the Kikkashou!

She's always had potential, but she had that string of bad luck.

They're both the representatives for their generations,

so seeing them against each other should be something.

Third place in the Japan Cup. You almost had it.

You put up a great fight, though! Congrats!

Well, sure...

Y'know, it feels like it's been a while since the three of us met up.

The other day we were celebrating my win, but Chevacchi couldn't make it.

I had other plans...

You did?

It's wonderful that you won the last tiara at the Shuukashou, Vivlos.

Well, I can't be like you,

getting b*at by Gentil-san and ending up in second place all the time!

Oh, you want to go there?

The Arima is next for you, right, Cheval?

Yeah, I guess.

You should get your first G win at the Arima, Chevacchi!

It'd be nice if all three of us could have G wins.

Sure would!

My older sister got second place in all the Triple Tiara races,

- and has won the Victoria Mile multiple times. - Yeah! Let's do it!

- Even my younger sister, Vivlos, won a G race before me. - Wow...

I'm the only one with nothing to show yet.

- I can't lose again! - Chevacchi, if you're not gonna eat yours, I'll take it.

- Not to anyone else! - Chevacchi, if you're not gonna eat yours, I'll take it.

FUKUNAGA SHOPPING DISTRICT - Okay, and that's that!

Thanks again, Kita-chan.

Feels kinda bad, making a horse girl with three G wins help us out like that.

Oh, come on, don't worry about that!

Hey, Kita-chan! Congrats on the Japan Cup!

Thank you so much!

I voted for you in the fan poll, Kita-chan.

Good luck at the Arima!

Right! I get to run with Dia-chan this year, so I'm really looking forward to it!

We'll all have to be there to root for you again.

We're looking forward to the Winning Concert after the race, too!

Whether I win or lose...

Well, no, I don't intend to lose,

so I'll make sure it's the best performance possible!

Yo, Kita-chan from the festival!

Yo, Kita-chan from the festival!

Yo, Kita-chan from the festival!

Yo, Kita-chan from the festival!

- Yo, Kita-chan from the festival! - Yeah! I'll make sure it's a memorable one! - Yo, it's a Kita-chan festival!

Yo!

GOAL

Kita-san looks pretty good.

She does.

Yeah. I'm expecting even better results at the Arima than she had last year.

That's something to look forward to.

Kitasan looks fearsome.

Yes.

There...

Kita-chan!

You doing anything after this?

Oh, not really.

In that case, come hang with me for a bit.

- Tasty! - Delicious!

You seem to be doing pretty well.

Yeah! I've been feeling so excited.

I must be excited to be running at the Arima Kinen with Dia-chan.

I see.

It's all because of you, y'know.

Me?

Yeah.

Your Arima Kinen win was incredible. Truly.

You grabbed everyone's attention, and when you crossed the goal,

it was like the entire track started to light up and shine...

I saw it in that moment.

It was the same kind of stage that could create a star like my Dad...

Glamorous and beautiful, like something out of a dream

that grabs the heart and never lets go.

So, we made a promise.

That one day, we'd run together on a big stage like that.

That we'd give it everything we had in an amazing race like the one we saw that day.

Dia-chan's been my friend for such a long time now.

Whenever only one of us had something, we'd split it between us.

But there's no sharing first place at Arima, and we can't split it, either.

The same Arima Kinen I was frustrated at last year.

Since then, I've trained a whole bunch, I've worked hard,

I've won, and I've built myself up.

When we were little, I could never b*at Dia-chan in footraces or at jumping rope.

But this time, in this race, I'm going to win!

Looks like you're doing fine.

I was wondering,

since being in good shape doesn't mean you're doing great mentally, sometimes.

Teio-san...

Good luck, Kita-chan.

Right!

I'd like to win the Arima Kinen and start being considered

the star horse girl of my generation!

Maybe I'm getting carried away?

HONG KONG G VICTORY CELEBRATION

HONG KONG G VICTORY CELEBRATION

I didn't think your first G victory would be in an overseas race.

Yeah, I thought the same thing. But...

After winning, I finally understood.

Just how significant and joyful it is to win a G race.

Crown-chan...

And maybe that's thanks to you, Dia.

When you won the Kikkashou, you broke the Satono jinx.

It's not like that...

Lately, a lot of the other Satono girls have been doing well, right?

And some of them are talking about you creating a whole new jinx.

I guess I'll have to disprove that one next.

Still, thank you, Dia.

The fact is, your efforts at the Kikkashou definitely lit a fire in me.

It's fine, Crown-chan...

I could say the same thing to you.

I want to be like you, too.

I'm thinking of taking on some global races next year.

So, in this Arima Kinen...

There's someone I absolutely need to b*at.

You mean Kitasan?

You mentioned how you promised each other to race at the Arima

when you were little.

That's a big part of it. But...

By winning against the person I think is the strongest right now,

I'll prove I'm the best in Japan.

Then I can move onto representing the country as I pursue

ultimate glory for the Satono family.

With my own hands.

Dia...

UMAMUSUME PRETTY DERBY

Looking good, Earth-chan!

No problems here. I'm feeling as leggiero as can be!

So, you think you can win the Arima?

It won't be a problem, Mademoiselle Nature.

I can guarantee you this:

I will run in a fashion comparable to Gold Ship's spectacular performance!

Golshi-san got eighth place last year, didn't she?

That's no good!

Yes, but eroicamente!

I have no idea what that means, but you seem confident!

It's Kitasan Black!

Kitasan seems to have a lot of momentum as well.

This could be her fourth G win.

Yep, she's real strong.

You can tell, 'cuz I said so!

Her growth since the spring has been crazy.

That is true...

Nature-sensei!

I hope I can get more advice later!

Sensei?

Then she's...

Kitasan Black's sensei?

That's amazing!

How come you're her sensei, Nature?

Don't ask me.

Man, Kitasan is pushing too hard.

It's almost time to race, Dia-chan.

It's almost time, Kita-chan.

Dia-chan, who always followed behind me when we were little.

Kita-chan, who would always take my hand to show me all kinds of things.

Dia-chan, who's so talented, strong, pretty, and cool. That's why...

The stage is set, Kita-chan.

I'm gonna win!

I'm going to win!

Hey, you still awake?

Yeah, I am.

Needing to sleep but being unable to... reminds me of the night before a field trip.

That reminds me of the trip where I dropped my lunch,

and then you split yours with me.

Did that happen?

We can't share the grand prize, though.

Yeah.

Dia-chan, y'know... I've always thought you were really amazing.

Even the things I started first, you would always catch up and then surpass me.

You've always been so talented...

and you're kinda like a little sister, but so cool and strong.

And now I get to race against you! I'm really excited.

So am I.

You always work so hard, Kita-chan,

and you're always so cheerful and smiling, and you make other people happy.

It makes me think about how strong you must be.

Dia-chan...

We had better get some sleep. Good night.

Yeah. Good night.

Dia-chan?!

Just a dream?

Wait, what time is it?!

What a relief...

Huh? Where is she?

I'M GOING ON AHEAD DIA

I guess the race has already kinda started, hasn't it, Dia-chan?

Okay!

So cold...

As a chilly wind blows,

so too do impassioned ambitions rise above the Nakayama Racecourse.

It's that time of year again: the Arima Kinen.

This should be a heck of a race.

What kind of story will we see unfold at the last grand prix of the year?

There are so many people in attendance.

Enough that it feels warm, even though it's December.

Yeah!

Here we go...

They're coming out.

In the fan vote before the race, Kitasan Black came in first.

But Satono Diamond is the favorite to win it, apparently.

Who are you rooting for?

You're seriously asking? You should know.

KITASAN BLACK SATONO DIAMOND

It was a silly question.

I'd say all attention has to be on these two.

Correct.

After her long-awaited G victory at the Kikkashou,

she's earned a reputation as the strongest among the classics group, Satono Diamond!

Versus the winner of the previous year's Kikkashou, with three G wins to her name,

Kitasan Black, defending her position in the senior class!

The final grand prix of the year...

Which I suppose makes this an air on the string of G.

I can't run another pathetic race.

Not in front of them. Never again.

The race is just about to begin.

Dia-chan.

Dia-chan, let's have...

Let's have a good race, fair and square!

I'm going to win, Kitasan Black.

Dia-chan's really focused...

I'd better be, too.

How do these , cheers

resonate in the ears of the horse girls as they head to the starting line?

They continue to enter their gates.

What kind of race—what kind of drama are we about to see unfold at the Arima Kinen?

And they're off.

Kitasan Black is running on the inside after a good start.

All Haiyu is following her lead, running next to her.

Go!

In the struggle for first place, Read Fantasy is pushing hard early.

Kitasan Black is right behind her.

Satono Diamond is in the middle of the pack,

but you can see her green racing dress moving up.

And the horse girls are greeted with , cheers

as they round the fourth corner of the first lap, now in the first home stretch.

Read Fantasy is in the lead, with Kitasan Black uncontested in second place,

followed by All Haiyu and Great House.

Listen to that...

That's the Arima for you.

For real.

Not bad, but don't fall for it, Kitasan.

As they enter the first corner,

the runners seem to be quietly taking stock of the situation.

The first , meters were covered in seconds,

and Read Fantasy is running out in front in sprightly fashion.

Six to seven lengths behind her is the number one runner, Kitasan Black.

Is this too fast?

No, I should be able to handle it now!

And now, as if she's marked Kitasan Black, Satono Diamond moves up into third place.

- Number six, Sounds of Earth, was second place in last year's race. - Earth!

And number , Cheval Grand, is also on the move.

You can do it!

Going into the third corner, there's less than meters left in the race.

I can do this, I can do this, now's the time!

There's very little space between first and second place now.

Kitasan Black has closed in to just about half a length's distance!

She is steadily gaining ground!

She's gonna try to pass? But it's looking good!

- There you go, come on! - Keep it going! - Don't let 'em pass you!

You can do it, Kita-chan.

Rounding the fourth corner and into the final straight!

And , cheering voices once again rumble across the turf of Nakayama.

Read Fantasy seems to be struggling.

Kitasan Black's lead is growing!

And as if signaled by Kitasan Black, All Haiyu,

Satono Diamond, and Cheval Grand start moving up!

The most popular horse girls are now all pushing their way forward!

There! The goal!

- Kitasan Black is going for it! She's begun her last spurt! - Go!

- Will she be able to turn Nakayama into a festival this year?! - Go!

But she's not gaining much!

The group near the front isn't letting her get away!

Is Kitasan Black struggling?! Satono Diamond is making her way up!

She's here! But—

Kitasan Black pushes again!

Keep going!

She always passes me, but not today!

Satono Diamond is moving up!

She's on the tail of Kitasan Black again!

All Haiyu is hanging on too!

But there's Satono Diamond!

We're looking at a three-way battle between the top horse girls!

Keep going!

Go for it!

Keep going, keep going, keep going!

I'm going for it!

Can she make it?! Will she make it?! Did she make it?!

On the outside, and just barely!

It's Satono Diamond!

Satono Diamond comes out on top in this climactic clash!

She's demonstrated ability that will make her really shine in the senior class!

Eighth place, eh? Such a sweet melody.

Eighth place! She tried hard!

Congratulations, Dia-chan.

Thanks, Kita-chan!

You were great. I mean, really!

Yeah, so were you!

Guess I couldn't b*at you after all!

I was pretty desperate too, y'know.

Since I've been chasing you this entire time, Kita-chan.

I see...

Let's do a good job at the Winning Concert!

I told the folks from the market I'd put on a great show for them.

Sure.

We've never been on stage together like this before, huh?

Yeah, it's kinda nerve-wracking.

Me too.

Y'know, they say if you write the kanji for "festival" on your hand—

Kita-chan, it's starting.

Yeah!

It was a good race, but...

I'm seeing her from behind again.