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Yuri!!! on Ice
ユーリ!!! on ICE
GenreSports (figure skating)
Created bySayo Yamamoto
Mitsurō Kubo
Anime television series
Directed bySayo Yamamoto
Written byMitsurō Kubo
Music by
  • Taro Umebayashi
  • Taku Matsushiba
StudioMAPPA
Licensed by
Original networkTV Asahi, BS Asahi, STS, NCC, Sun TV, AT-X
Original run October 6, 2016 – December 21, 2016
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Manga
Yuri On Ice Side Story: Welcome to The Madness
Written byMitsurō Kubo
Published byAvex Group
PublishedMay 26, 2017
Anime film
Yuri!!! on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence
Directed bySayo Yamamoto
Written byMitsurō Kubo
Music by
StudioMAPPA
Released2019

Check out Yuri!!! On Ice Showcase. It’s one of the millions of unique, user-generated 3D experiences created on Roblox. If you want to be on the wall please take a picture and make a decal and pm me! (you have to follow me!) thank you! -youbms Currently showcased: Yuri Plisetsky Russia Viktor Nikiforov Russia Yuuri Katsuki Japan Otabek Altin Kazakhstan Christopher Giocometti. On Ice (Japanese: ユーリ!!! On ICE) is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo. Character design was by Tadashi Hiramatsu, and its music was composed by Taro Umebayashi and Taku Matsushiba.

Yuri!!! on Ice (Japanese: ユーリ!!! on ICE) is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo. Character design was by Tadashi Hiramatsu, and its music was composed by Taro Umebayashi and Taku Matsushiba. The figure skating was choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto, who also performed routines himself which were recorded and used as skating sound effects. The series premiered on October 6, 2016 and ended on December 22, with a total of 12 episodes. A Yuri on Ice feature film, Ice Adolescence, is planned for release in 2019. The series revolves around the relationships between Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki; his idol, Russian figure-skating champion Victor Nikiforov, and up-and-coming Russian skater Yuri Plisetsky; as Yuri K. and Yuri P. take part in the Figure Skating Grand Prix, with Victor acting as coach to Yuri K.

Yuri on Ice has been well received in Japan. It won three awards at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival, a Japan Character Award and seven awards in Crunchyroll's inaugural Anime Awards. In Japan, the series was released in six parts on Blu-Ray and DVD, with all the releases coming No. 1 on the Oricon Animation Blu-Ray disc and Animation DVD disc rankings respectively. It was the eighth-most successful media franchise in Japan for 2017, had the second-highest combined Blu-Ray and DVD sales of any anime in Japan for 2017, and had the highest combined sales for a TV anime that year. It was popular on social media outlets such as Tumblr, Sina Weibo and Twitter, where it received over a million more tweets than the next most-talked about anime series in the season it was broadcast. It also attracted praise from professional figure skaters, with some skaters in the 2018 Winter Olympics performing to music from the show.

Yuri on Ice has raised discussion concerning its depiction of a same-sex relationship between its protagonists, with some critics praising it for covering homosexuality in a way that differs from most anime and manga such as the yaoi genre, and for dealing with homosexuality in a country and sport that has present-day issues with homophobia. Others criticized its depiction for being unrealistic, and of visual censorship that arguably makes it ambiguous to some viewers. The series has also been praised for its depiction of anxiety, and also raised a brief controversy concerning a similar figure skating-based title to be released in the United States in 2017.

  • 3Related media
  • 4Reception
    • 4.5Depiction of same-sex relationship
  • 6References

Plot[edit]

After a crushing defeat in the Grand Prix Final and other competition losses, 23-year-old Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki develops mixed feelings about skating and puts his career on hold; returning to his hometown of Hasetsu in Kyushu. Yuri visits his childhood friend, Yuko, at an ice rink (Ice Castle Hasetsu) and perfectly mimics an advanced skating routine performed by his idol: Russian figure skating champion Victor Nikiforov. When secretly recorded footage of Yuri's performance is uploaded to the internet, it catches Victor's attention, and he travels to Kyushu with an offer to coach Yuri and revive his figure-skating career.[a] Later, it is revealed that Victor was already familiar with Yuri, having met him before at a banquet where Yuri got drunk and asked Victor to be his coach.[b]

After learning about Victor's career decision, Yuri Plisetsky, a rising 15-year-old Russian prodigy skater, travels to Hasetsu to make Victor keep a promise made prior to the beginning of the series. Victor had promised he would choreograph a routine specifically for Yuri P. if he won the Junior World Championships, which Yuri P. presumably did. Victor, having forgotten about his promise to Yuri P., makes the two Yuris compete against each other to decide who he will coach. He chooses two songs for the skaters, both with the same melody but with a different meaning. The first song, 'Agape', was about unconditional love, and is given to Yuri P. The second song, 'Eros,' is about sexual love, and is given to Yuri K.[c] Yuri K.'s performance wins, and Victor becomes Yuri K.'s coach. Yuri P. returns to Russia, and both Yuris vow to win the Grand Prix championship.[d]

Both Yuri K. and Yuri P. qualify to represent their countries in the Grand Prix series, and then later qualify for the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona. Over the course of the Grand Prix, Yuri K. and Victor become increasingly close, with the two of them seemingly kissing in public (although all on screen footage of them kissing is obscured and thus ambiguous),[e] and with Yuri K. buying them both gold rings in Barcelona, which leads to remarks by Victor about them being engaged.[b] On the eve of the final, Yuri K. plans to quit skating so that Victor can return to the sport and tells Victor of his decision,[f] but Victor tearfully rejects the idea, and they agree to choose their paths after the tournament has finished.[g] The tournament ends with Yuri P. winning the gold medal and Yuri K. winning silver. As a result, Yuri K. decides to continue skating and moves to St. Petersburg so that he can continue to stay together with Victor, and train alongside Yuri P. and Victor.[g]

Production[edit]

Kenji Miyamoto (right) provided the choreography for the series.

The original TV series of Yuri on Ice aired on TV Asahi from October 6 to December 22, 2016.[1] The anime was produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo, with character design by Tadashi Hiramatsu, music by Taro Umebayashi and Taku Matsushiba and figure-skating choreography by Kenji Miyamoto.[2] The episodes were made available for streaming by Crunchyroll,[1][3] and Funimation began streaming an English dub on October 24, 2016, at 10:00 p.m. ET.[4]Yuri on Ice will have six Blu-ray and DVD sets released in Japan. The first set, containing the first two episodes, was released on December 30, 2016. Each set includes bonus content such as booklets, production audio commentary and costume-design and choreography videos.[5]

Yuri Katsuki's hometown of Hasetsu, Kyushu is based on Karatsu, Saga.[6] In December 2016, Saga Prefecture's Sagaprise project announced plans to use Yuri on Ice to promote tourism in the area.[7] According to Akinori Kawakami, president of the Association to Connect Hasetsu and Karatsu, 20 to 30 people visit Karatsu every day on anime pilgrimages.[8] By May 2017, Yuri on Ice helped to attract 20,000 tourists from 27 countries to Karatsu.[9] On February 22, 2017, the Nikkan Sports newspaper featured a collaborative illustration depicting Yuri K., Yuri P. and Victor supporting Sagan Tosu football club, which is based in Saga Prefecture.[10]

According to a Sakuga Blog study, Yuri on Ice used more key animators than any other anime series during the fall 2016 season: an average of 48.5 key animators per episode, five more than Flip Flappers (which had the second-highest number of key animators).[11] In the early episodes of the series, each character was handled by a different key animator, meaning that skating style of the characters differed from each other.[12] In the skating scenes, the sound effects were changed to match each venue, according to the building's capacity and crowd size. The skating sounds for each sequence were recorded separately. No stock sounds were used for the sequences because each part sounds different, and no footage of professional skaters was used because the music in the programmes normally muffles the sounds. Thus the sounds used were recorded and performed by series choreographer Miyamoto, and each skating sequence is unique to the program.[12]

Related media[edit]

Music[edit]

The opening theme, 'History Maker' by Dean Fujioka, and ending theme, 'You Only Live Once' by Wataru Hatano, were both released as singles.[13][14] A compilation CD entitled Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE (Oh! スケトラ!!!　ユーリ!!! on ICE), with the anime's 24 original songs, was released on December 21, 2016.[15] The insert song 'Yuri On Ice' was included in Piano Solo Chū Jōkyū Figure Skate Meikyoku-shū ~Hyōyō ni Hibiku Melody~ 2016-2017, a piano book released on January 21, 2017 with music used by figure skaters (including Mao Asada and Yuzuru Hanyu). It was the only anime song in the music book release.[16] An album of the TV soundtrack, the Yūtora/Yuri!!! on Ice Original Soundtrack Collection, was released on June 28, 2017.[17][18]

Welcome to The Madness[edit]

A side storymanga, Yuri On Ice Side Story: Welcome to The Madness, was published on May 26, 2017 as a bonus item included with the final Blu-Ray volume of the anime series. Written and illustrated by series co-creator Mitsurou Kubo, the manga follows Yuri P. and Otabek the night after the Grand Prix Final.[19] An original video animation also included with the Blu-Ray, Welcome to The Madness, depicts Yuri P's skate at the Grand Prix Final exhibition event.[20]

Yuri!!! on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence[edit]

A Yuri on Ice original film was announced on April 29, 2017 at the Yuri!!! on Stage exhibition event.[21] The film's title, Yuri!!! on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence (Yuri!!! on Ice Gekijō-ban: Ice Adolescence) was announced on July 1, 2018 at the Yuri!!! on Concert event, along with a 2019 release date.[22] A teaser trailer depicting a young Viktor Nikiforov performing at the Winter Olympic Games was released in Japan on January 17, 2019 as a part of a Yuri on Ice marathon event.[23]

The primary production staff from the Yuri on Ice anime series will return to produce Ice Adolescence, including series creators Sayo Yamamoto and Mitsurō Kubo as the film's director and screenwriter, respectively.[22]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception and figure skating community[edit]

The series received positive reviews from critics and professional figure skaters. Among critics, in Anime News Network's 'Best and Worst Anime of Fall 2016', five out of nine reviewers called Yuri on Ice the season's best show.[24] In July 2017, the series was named by Eleanor Bley Griffiths of the Radio Times as one of the best anime TV series available to watch in the UK.[25] From professionals, Yuri on Ice was well-received by figure skaters, including Johnny Weir, Evgenia Medvedeva, Denis Ten, Evgeni Plushenko, Masato Kimura, Ryuichi Kihara, Miu Suzaki, and Adam Rippon[26][27][28][29] and included cameo appearances by skaters Nobunari Oda and Stéphane Lambiel.[f][g][30][31][32] Weir said in an interview that: 'I broke my rule about one episode per day because I physically couldn't stop watching.'[33] The closing scene of the tenth episode, when Yuri K. drunkenly pole dances,[b] was also commended by professional pole dancers for its accuracy.[34]

Yuri on Ice has also been praised for its direction. Critics have commented on Sayo Yamamoto's diverse range of characters.[35] Brandon Teteruck of Crunchyroll commented: 'Yamamoto is subtly crafting a work that embraces diversity and cultural acceptance. Yamamoto does not characterize the foreign skaters as ethnic stereotypes, but rather allows them to act and behave as their own people.'[36] Teteruck also claims that Yamamoto subverts traditional representations of gender, sexuality, and nationality. He highlights a scene in the sixth episode in which the Thai skater Phichit Chulanont skates to a piece of music referencing The King and I, of which the 1956 and 1999 film version are both banned in Thailand.[h][36] However, the plot was criticised for being repetitive.[37] The characters have received positive comment, primarily over the same-sex relationship between Yuri K. and Victor.[35][38][39] Critics have praised the character of Yuri K. for being a realistic depiction of someone suffering from anxiety and as, 'a textbook example of an unreliable narrator'.[40][41] Other characters were also praised, with James Beckett of Anime News Network calling Yuri P. one of 2016's best anime characters.[42]

The quality of the animation received a mixed reception. The quality of the animation in early episodes was lauded by Clover Harker of the UK Anime Network, who said it was, 'impressive'.[43] Kevin Cirugeda of Anime News Network commented that character designer Tadashi Hiramatsu was able to, 'make it feel fresh, but also weirdly reminiscent of the past', comparing the series to FLCL.[44] In later episodes however, there was criticism of the animation skating routines, with one describing it as, 'at times painful, or perhaps embarrassing to watch',[45] while another said that the poor animation was the fault of Yamamoto's over-ambition.[36]

The music gained positive comment, especially the opening theme tune to the series, 'History Maker'. Ian Wolf of Anime UK News commented on its rousing theme; the use of English connecting to the show's international feel; and the use of both unusual musical instruments such a xylophone in the introduction and of a 6
8 time signature, arguably make the song a fast waltz and thus a dance akin to ballet.[46][47] 'History Maker' was played in the opening ceremony of the 2017–18 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya.[48] In the 2018 Winter Olympics, Kihara and Suzaki performed to the piano version of 'Yuri on Ice', from the Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE soundtrack, in the figure skating team event pairs competition.[29][49][50]

Awards[edit]

In Crunchyroll's inaugural The Anime Awards, Yuri on Ice received awards in all of its seven nomination categories: Best Boy (Yuri K.), Best Animation, Most Heartwarming Scene ('The Kiss', episode seven),[e] Best Couple (Yuri K. and Victor), Best Opening, Best Closing, and Anime of the Year.[51] Although some Crunchyroll users complained that the show won awards it did not deserve, notably the award for Best Animation, and accused fans of Yuri on Ice of rigging the vote, others defended the awards, writing that there was no conclusive evidence to prove this, while Crunchyroll stated on Twitter that they had used strong anti-cheating methods.[52] Kun Gao, the general manager and founder of Crunchyroll, wrote 'We are thrilled that Yuri!!! on Ice has both captivated passionate anime fans and introduced new viewers to anime, and we are privileged to have had the opportunity to distribute this amazing property to its many viewers outside Japan'.[53] When reviewing the US Blu-Ray release of the series for Anime News Network, Jacob Chapman commented on the criticism Yuri on Ice received when it won the Anime Awards. He wrote that some people argued the fans were drawn to the anime as a form of escapism following the political events of 2016 among other factors, but he responded to this saying that:

The problem with this reductive view is that it assumes Yuri!!! on Ice is anywhere near as lightweight and fluffy as its sparkly cover art might suggest. (It's also just a gilded version of the more common 'only horny fangirls care about this' argument, meant to delegitimize the show's audience and therefore its merits as a work of art.)[20]

At the Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2017, Yuri on Ice won Animation of the Year: Television Category and the fan-polled Anime Fan Award. Character designer Tadashi Hiramatsu won the award for Best Animator.[54][55] In the 2017 Japan Character Awards presented by the Character Brand Licensing Association (CBLA), Yuri on Ice won the Japan Character Grand Prize New Face Award. The CBLA gave the show the prize for taking an unusual subject like figure skating and making it appeal to audiences, especially women, and predicted the show, 'can continue to grow on a global level.'[56]

Popularity[edit]

The anime has attracted a large online following. According to the Kadokawa Ascii Research Laboratories content and information trend-analytics company, Yuri on Ice was the most-tweeted anime of the season (collecting 1,440,596 tweets). It had over a million tweets more than its closest rival, the volleyball-based anime Haikyu!! (which had 348,109 tweets).[57] In China, the social media website Sina Weibo recorded 130,000 posts of the Yuri on Ice hashtag, collecting 2 billion views.[58] Since it started to include anime and manga in their statistics, Tumblr Fandometrics revealed that Yuri on Ice was the most talked about anime on their website starting as of May 1, 2017. It was also the fourth most talked about anime on Tumblr in 2016.[59]

Yuri on Ice was listed as the top 2016 anime on Crunchyroll for Poland, the Czech Republic, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Botswana, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, and Singapore; the most popular 2016 anime series for all countries via Crunchyroll was Re:Zero.[60]Yuri on Ice was one of the three most watched anime on Crunchyroll, the others being JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable and the third season of Sailor Moon Crystal, and was also named the series 'Most likely to be watched within an hour of release'.[61] A poll of 306,568 viewers by the video-hosting service Nico Nico Douga found that Yuri on Ice was the fourth-most-popular TV anime series of the year and the most popular series overall with women, who made up 34 percent of those polled.[62] At the Tokyo Anime Award Festival, an online poll was conducted to construct a list of top 100 anime (10 films and 90 TV anime series) for the year, in which Yuri on Ice topped the TV list with 64,774 out of 480,004 votes.[63] It would later win the festival's Anime Fan Award from a second fan polling based off the 100 nominees.[64][65]

In a 'mega poll' of 19,560 readers for Best Anime of 2016 by Anime News Network, Yuri on Ice finished first with 7,400 votes (37.8 percent of the total).[66] A top-100 poll of users of the Japanese website 2chan named Yuri on Ice the tenth-best anime of 2016.[67] A poll by mobile phone operator NTT DoCoMo of 4,800 users named Yuri on Ice 'Most Favourite TV Anime of 2016' and the 'Most Moe' series,[68] while another poll by the same company revealed the tenth episode was the eighth most popular 'Swimsuit' episode of anime as chosen by women.[69] A poll of 941 voters on the Japanese anime news aggregator AnimeAnime named Yuri on Ice the best anime of the fall 2016 season. Receiving 20 percent of the female vote, it was the eighth-most-popular show among men.[70] An Akiba Souken poll named the series the most satisfactory anime of fall 2016.[71] A poll by Animage magazine of the top 100 anime characters of 2016 ranked Victor first, Yuri K. second and Yuri P. sixth.[72] According to a Charapedia poll, Victor was 2016's fourth-most-attractive anime character; Yuri K. finished 12th and Yuri P. 19th in the poll.[73] In a Anime News Network poll asking people which male anime characters they would most like to give Valentine's Day chocolates to, Victor came top and Yuri K. came second.[74] Another poll reported that women considered the first and fourth episodes of the series to be the best anime episodes set at hot springs,[a][i][75] while a different Anime News Network poll said that the first episode was the best anime episode set in a hot spring.[a][76] In 2017, there were over 20 dedicated Yuri on Icedōjinshi events planned in Japan.[77] An all-night screening of the series and a talk show with writer Mitsurou Kubo and voice actors Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Junichi Suwabe, and Kōki Uchiyama (the voices of Yuri K., Victor and Yuri P., respectively) was held on February 11 at the TOHO cinema in Roppongi Hills, and was relayed live to 47 cinemas in Japan.[78] A screening of the first three episodes was held by the Tokyo Anime Award Festival on March 11, 2017 at Cinema Sunshine in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.[64]

The anime contains references to, and has been referenced by, western animation and comics. In the animated series South Park, the episode 'The End of Serialization as We Know It', Ike Broflovski's browser history indicates that he searched for the show.[79][80] The twelfth episode of Yuri on Ice includes a flashback in which a young J.J. Leroy is dressed to resemble South Park'sEric Cartman.[g][81]Yuri on Ice is also referenced in the Steven Universe comic by Melanie Gillman and Katy Farina: in the fourth volume, Yuri K., Yuri P., Victor and minor character Otabek Altin are depicted visiting a renaissance faire in Beach City.[82] Two cafés themed around the series have been established in Tokyo: The first was created in December 2016 in Ikebukuro, and the second was established in May 2017 in Shibuya, and is planned to run until July 2, 2017.[83]

Sales[edit]

Yuri on Ice sales have been high. In the first half of 2017 it was the second-most successful media franchise in Japan, taking ¥3,262,936,824 from sales in home video and music releases.[84] It was released in Japan on Blu-Ray and DVD across six volumes, with each release topping that Oricon Animation Blu-Ray disc ranking and the Oricon Animation DVD disc ranking respectively. The first Blu-Ray edition of Yuri on Ice topped the Oricon Animation Blu-Ray disc ranking for two weeks,[85] and was number two in the Oricon general Blu-Ray disc ranking, behind SMAP's Clip! SMAP! Complete Singles.[86][87] The first DVD edition topped the Oricon DVD Animation ranking, above limited and standard editions of One Piece Film: Gold, and was number two in the Oricon general DVD ranking.[88][89] The second Blu-Ray and DVD sets also topped the Oricon charts for two weeks.[90][91] The third Blu-Ray and DVD collections also topped of the Oricon charts, with the DVD topping the chart for two weeks and Blu-Ray for one week.[92][93] The fourth Blu-Ray and DVD collections topped the Oricon Blu-Ray and DVD charts of a week.[94][95] The fifth Blu-Ray collection stayed at No. 1 the Oricon Blu-Ray chart for two weeks and the DVD chart for one week.[96][97] The sixth DVD and Blu-Ray release was promoted with a deleted scene from the series featuring Yuri P. and Otabek skating in the Barcelona exhibition event, which in the broadcast version of the series only shows Yuri K. and Victor skating at the event.[98][99] The sixth Blu-Ray and DVD releases also topped the Oricon charts.[100][101] For the first half of 2017, Yuri on Ice had the highest combined DVD and Blu-Ray sales of an any animated series in Japan.[102] By the end of 2017, Yuri on Ice was the eighth top-selling media franchise in Japan.[103] All six Blu-Ray releases appeared in the top 50 of the top-selling animation Blu-Rays discs, and all six DVD releases appeared in the top 100 of the top-selling animation DVDs of 2017.[104] Combined Blu-Ray and DVD sales resulted in Yuri on Ice being the top-selling TV anime of 2017, and the second top-selling anime overall behind the anime film Your Name.[105]

On February 6, 2018, Funimation released the series in the United States on a combined DVD and Blu-Ray boxset, with extras including textless opening and closing, trailers, commentary from the 11th episode, and the 'Welcome to the Madness' original video anime. There is also a limited edition version including a chipboard collector's box with 'cracked ice' holographic finish and silver foil, three art cards, and an 80 page book of illustrations and behind-the-scenes interviews with Sayo Yamamoto, Mitsurou Kubo, and Kenji Miyamoto.[20] Funimation is also releasing the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland through their distributors at Sony Pictures UK,[106] and in Australia and New Zealand through UniversalSony.[107]

The anime's opening song, 'History Maker' by Dean Fujioka, reached number 43 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart.[13] It was named the best opening theme by four of eight Anime News Network critics,[108] and received the Best Opening award at the 2016 The Anime Awards.[51] The ending song, 'You Only Live Once' by Wataru Hatano, peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and received the Best Ending award at the 2016 The Anime Awards.[14][51] The Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE soundtrack was number three on Oricon's CD chart in its first week of sales, and topped Oricon's digital-album chart.[109][110] The album also became the top selling anime CD album on the Oricon charts for the first half of 2017.[111] By the end of 2017, Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE was the fourth best-selling anime CD album of the year, while the Yūtora/Yuri!!! on Ice Original Soundtrack Collection was the 30th best selling anime CD of 2017.[112]

Depiction of same-sex relationship[edit]

Praise[edit]

The 'kiss' in episode 7 between Victor Nikiforov (left) and Yuri Katsuki (right); although critics and fans accept it as a kiss, its ambiguity leaves the decision up to the viewer. In the official fanbook, director Sayo Yamamoto stated that she faced censorship in regards to the kiss.[113]

Yuri on Ice was praised for including a same-sex romantic relationship between Yuri K. and Victor.[38] Among moments highlighted by critics are an apparent kiss in the seventh episode,[e][39][35][114] an exchange of gold rings (indicating a marriage or engagement) in the tenth episode,[b][115][116] and Victor's tears when Yuri suggests ending their partnership in the twelfth episode.[g][115] The kiss won the 2016 The Anime Awards for Most Heartwarming Scene.[51] The exchange of rings between Yuri K. and Victor in the tenth episode is considered the first time such a relationship has been depicted in anime. Gabriella Ekens wrote for Anime News Network, 'Yuri on Ice, in depicting a sincere and uncomplicated engagement between two dudes, is unprecedented in anime. There hasn't even been a for real gay marriage in Japan, so this show is depicting something that isn't legally possible in its country of origin'.[116] For Anime UK News, Ian Wolf called the exchange of rings 'the best scene in the series'.[115] According to Wolf, the anime is an example of the Odagiri effect.[117]

Yuri on Ice has highlighted homophobia in figure skating and other areas; the seventh episode features a flashback in which a younger Victor performs in a costume based on those worn by openly gay figure skater Johnny Weir, who was subject to homophobic comments throughout his career.[e][39] Weir said in an interview with The Geekiary,

I think all positive imagery of LGBT themes in sport are good. Unfortunately, the majority of people that rule the skating world are conservative and more business minded. I think many of them, while they may love and appreciate the art and the sport, are more interested in the business side of things or power trips. I don't know if Yuri on Ice will be able to change the perception of gay athletes to a 60 year old businessman, but I am of the school of thought that every little bit helps.[33]

The series finale features a scene in which Yuri K. and Victor skate together at an exhibition event; something which has not yet occurred in actual competition.[g][115] Critics have noted that the series depicts two characters from countries with problems concerning LGBT rights.[35]

Yuri on Ice differs from other anime covering same-sex relationships, such as yaoi and yuri. Carli Velocci of Geek.com wrote,

Their relationship exists somewhere beyond any sexuality, meaning it doesn't fall into the same traps that a lot of yuri and yaoi relationships do ... While this isn't the first anime with a same-sex couple at the forefront, it's one of the first to present a story that isn't strictly sexual and is mutual. Yuri and Victor complement each other, but both also admit that they've grown as people because of the presence of the other. The equality in their relationship is revolutionary, even if it wasn't the first to depict one. You can assign the 'seme' or 'uke' label to Victor and Yuri, but when it comes to their psychological bond, it's more equal ... Yuri and Victor aren't just another gay anime couple. They're almost real.[118]

A review in Otaku USA has argued that the skaters take on an androgynous appearance when they are performing, saying:

While on ice in the series proper, the main performers often take on an androgynous appearance to feed the show's substance. Yuri's evolution in terms of confidence and capabilities is at the core of the plot, but the heart lies in Yuri's exploration of his feminine side via emotional expression. ... Gender roles are further addressed via Viktor's [sic] lines of encouragement to Yuri that, at least as translated, imply both skating direction and romantic suggestion.[119]

Criticism[edit]

The relationship has also been criticized as unrealistic, with Yuri K. and Victor not receiving the homophobic abuse they would experience in real life.[116] Others have remarked that some viewers might refuse to acknowledge the relationship because the homosexuality was not explicit. Although the 'kiss' is obscured by Victor's arm, it is implicit.[e] Cecilia D'Anastasio of Kotaku wondered why the 'kiss' was blocked when other anime, such as Shin Sekai Yori, had depicted gay kisses.[37]

Wolf of Anime UK News originally said of the scene that: 'I'm 99.999% sure the kiss did occur, but that 0.001% is horribly getting to me. I don't want to go by what everyone else sees – I want to see what is actually going on, and share in the reaction of the characters at the same time as them'.[35] However, by the twelfth episode, he said that the scene in which Victor cries was the proof he wanted:

If the kiss is the initial spark, and the rings the visible sign of love, then the tears are proof that you don't want it to end. I have been saying all the time that what I wanted was text rather than subtext – but in end, I think the subtext did actually pay off.[115]

Love on Ice controversy[edit]

In January 2017 the Hallmark Channel announced the release of a TV movie, Love on Ice, about the relationship between a female figure skater in a career slump and her new male coach. It was seen by some fans of Yuri on Ice as plagiarism due to plot similarities, and Hallmark was accused of trying to 'straightwash' the relationship between Yuri Katsuki and Victor Nikiforov. Fans of Yuri on Ice responded to Love on Ice by posting a Change.org petition demanding an explanation of the similarities between the two stories and hijacking Love on Ice'sIMDb page to contain the plot summary of Yuri on Ice. The similarity between the stories is apparently coincidental, since Love on Ice began filming in early November 2016 (about a month after Yuri on Ice began broadcasting).[120] According to Hallmark, no one involved in the making of Love on Ice had heard of Yuri on Ice. Mitsurō Kubo posted on Twitter that she believed the similarities to be a coincidence, and the creator of the Change.org petition acknowledged that Love on Ice was not plagiarism.[121]

References[edit]

Works cited[edit]

  1. ^ abcWritten by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Jun Shishido (October 6, 2016). 'Nan no Piroshiki!! Namida no Guranpuri Fainaru' なんのピロシキ!!　涙のグランプリファイナル [Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears]. Yuri on Ice. Episode 1.
  2. ^ abcdWritten by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto, Kunihiro Mori and Norihito Takahashi (December 8, 2016). 'Chō ganbaranba!! Guranpurifainaru chokuzen supesharu' 超がんばらんば！！グランプリファイナル直前スペシャル [Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!]. Yuri on Ice. Episode 10.
  3. ^Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Takashi Igari (October 13, 2016). 'Futari no Yūri! ? Yūtopia no Ran' ２人のユーリ！？　ゆ～とぴあの乱 [Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia]. Yuri on Ice. Episode 2.
  4. ^Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Akitsugu Hisagi (October 20, 2016). 'Boku ga Erosu de Erosu ga Boku de!? Taiketsu! Onsen on Ice' 僕がエロスでエロスが僕で！？　対決！温泉on ice [I Am Eros, and Eros is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice]. Yuri on Ice. Episode 3.
  5. ^ abcdeWritten by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Hirokazu Yamada (November 17, 2016). 'Guranpurishirīzu kaimaku! Yatchaina Chūgoku taikai! Furī puroguramu' グランプリシリーズ開幕！やっチャイナ中国大会！フリープログラム [China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate]. Yuri on Ice. Episode 7.
  6. ^ abWritten by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Yasuhiro Geshi (December 15, 2016). 'Chō chō ganbaranba!! Guranpurifainaru SP' 超超がんばらんば！！グランプリファイナルSP [Gotta Super-Supercharge it! Grand Prix Final Short Program]. Yuri on Ice. Episode 11.
  7. ^ abcdefWritten by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto, Norikei Arai and Kaori Makita (December 23, 2016). 'Chō chō chō ganbaranba!!! Guranpurifainaru FS' 超超超がんばらんば!!! グランプリファイナルFS [Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge it! Grand Prix Final Free Skate]. Yuri on Ice. Episode 12.
  8. ^Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Yasuhiro Geshi (November 10, 2016). 'Guranpurishirīzu kaimaku! Yatchaina Chūgoku taikai!' グランプリシリーズ開幕！やっチャイナ中国大会！ ショートプログラム [China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program]. Yuri on Ice. Episode 6.
  9. ^Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Norikei Arai (October 27, 2016). 'Jibun o suki ni natte ... kansei!! Furī puroguramu'' 自分を好きになって ... 完成!!フリープログラム [Like Yourself ... And Complete The Free Program!!]. Yuri on Ice. Episode 4.

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External links[edit]

  • Yuri on Ice (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Yuri on Ice (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
  • Yuri on Ice on IMDb
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Yuuri was nervous. He hadn't been this nervous in a long time, but he was seriously about to flip out. Yuuri had been dating Viktor for a few years, and he'd finally managed to win a gold medal at worlds. Yuuri was an extremely shy omega, and Viktor was one of the sexiest alphas alive.

Viktor was always patient with Yuuri. For an alpha, he was incredible at respecting the younger skater's boundaries. Yuuri definitely loved Viktor. There was no question about it. However, Yuuri had decided that he was completely sure that Viktor was his mate, and that he wouldn't leave.

Yuuri bustled around their apartment trying to cook, clean, and make everything perfect. Yuuri curled up on the couch when he was done and waited patiently for Viktor to get home from practice. He couldn't do much else other than sit and wait for his fiancé to get home.

'Yuuuuuuuuuri~,' Viktor called to him when he got home. 'Yakov was soooooo mean today,' he pouted. Yuuri smiled and gently wrapped his arms around Viktors waist.

'That sounds awful, Vitya,' Yuuri murmured. He tried to let some of his calming omega voice slip into his words. Viktor shivered and turned around.

'You seem different,' Viktor commented. Yuuri smiled happily, and bit his lip.

'I actually had something I wanted to tell you,' Yuuri confessed. Viktor's eyes flashed with worry. 'Nothing bad, I promise,' Yuuri assured him.

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'What is it?' Viktor asked. Yuuri shook his head and lead Viktor to the couch. Viktor just raised an eyebrow at him.

'I, um,' Yuuri started, 'I've been thinking about how we're engaged and how you're my mate.' Yuuri blushed and looked at his lap. Viktor just smiled. He couldn't help the low, possessive growl that slipped out at Yuuri's words. Yuuri's blush creeped down his neck.

'You see me as a person and not just another omega to take,' Yuuri smiled happily and looked up at him. 'So, I decided that I'm ready for you to mark me,' Yuuri stated. 'I-if you're ready, that is,' he fumbled shyly.

'Seriously?' Viktor's eyes were wide but excited. Yuuri nodded and unconsciously moved closer to Viktor.

'I don't want it to be a spur of the moment thing if I happen to be in heat,' Yuuri whispered. 'I wanted this to be my choice because I'm in love with you.' Viktor was grinning at his words like a schoolboy.

'I can't tell you how happy this makes me, Yuuri. Still, if you take suppressants and control your heats, then we can wait if you're not ready,' Viktor reassured him. Yuuri smiled and shook his head.

'I've been taking suppressants for so long, the effects have started to build up. I was told a little while ago it's possible that I'll get unwillingly knocked into heat,' Yuuri paused, 'since I have an alpha mate around,' he mumbled.

Viktor sighed and could feel the alpha part of him feeling guilty at Yuuri's embarrassment. He pulled Yuuri into a gentle hug.

'Yuuri, I just want you to be sure,' Viktor whispered. Yuuri pulled back and stared into Viktor's eyes.

'I am ready,' Yuuri insisted. He smiled and turned on every piece of omega charm he could muster. 'I want to be your omega,' he purred. Viktor growled lowly and pinned Yuuri back on the couch in a heartbeat. He was somehow gentle enough so Yuuri knew he could easily move if he wanted, but Yuuri had no intention of moving.

'May I?' Viktor asked politely and kissed Yuuri sweetly. Yuuri could hear the strain in his voice as he tried to bury his instincts to completely take over and loose control.

'Go ahead,' Yuuri whispered and tilted his head back so his neck was exposed and opened. He hated how vulnerable he felt, but he felt his heart flutter at the thought of being at the mercy of the alpha. The omega in him loved it.

Viktor gently nuzzled Yuuri's neck but hesitated. 'It's probably best to wait a little bit,' Viktor whispered. 'It'll hurt a lot less if we wait for your heat.' Yuuri pouted but nodded.

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'I've been off suppressants for a while, so I should have one next week,' Yuuri whispered bashfully. Viktor smiled and shifted so he was curled up against Yuuri.

'Then I can wait.'

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'P-please?' Yuuri mewled pitifully. Viktor growled possesively and shifted so he was straddling the omega.

'I love you,' Viktorwhispered against Yuuri's neck. Yuuri dug his nails into Viktor's back as he bit down on Yuuri's scent gland. Yuuri whimpered softly, but sighed happily at the pleasure thatchased away the waves of heat.

Boldly, Yuuri leaned up and bit through the scent gland on Viktor's neck, marking him in return.

'My alpha,' Yuuri whispered. Viktor smiled and pulled the smaller man close.

'My omega,' Viktor replied.

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'WHAT. THE...' Yurio's exclamation was cut off with a hand over his mouth. Yurio's apartment was being inspected, so he was spending a couple nights with Viktor and Yuuri.

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When he'd gotten to the apartment with Otabek after training, he hadn't expected to see his mentors lying naked on the couch with new marks spiraled on their necks.

Otabek had clamped a hand over Yurio's mouth at the outburst, but it wasn't enough to stop him from waking up Viktor.

Viktor wrapped a blanket around the two of them and blushed furiously. He still let out a low growl directed towards Otabek. Instinct screamed for him to keep the other alpha away from his omega.

'Are you kidding?! This is the last thing I needed!' Yurio tried to keep his voice down. He was sympathetic for Yuuri, knowing what it was like to be an omega in heat. Yurio didn't want to wake him up, buthe was going to rant nonetheless.

'I can't deal with this. I could've gone my whole life without seeing that. Ugh, I need coffee,' he groaned. Otabek snorted softly and escorted the smaller man into the kitchen away from the other two.

Viktor sighed and curled up beside Yuuri. He traced a finger of the delicate mark on his mate's neck. 'My omega.'

I absolutely love the omegaverse au, and I thought I'd write a fic using this au. This is probably the closest to making smut you'll see me write. I tend to prefer fluff writing, but I really wanted to write this idea. Thank you all for any support you've given me! It means the world to me!

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