Yuri on Ice

Yuri!!! on Ice

Main visual
ユーリ!!! on ICE
Genre Sports (figure skating)
Anime television series
Directed by Sayo Yamamoto
Written by
  • Mitsurō Kubo
Music by
  • Taro Umebayashi
  • Taku Matsushiba
Studio MAPPA
Licensed by

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Network TV Asahi, BS Asahi, STS, NCC, Sun TV, AT-X
Original run October 5, 2016 – present
Episodes 9

Yuri!!! on Ice (ユーリ!!! on ICE) is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The anime is produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo, with character designs by Tadashi Hiramatsu, music by Taro Umebayashi and Taku Matsushiba, and figure skating choreography by Kenji Miyamoto.[2] It first premiered on October 5, 2016.[3]

Plot

Yuri!!! on Ice follows a Japanese figure skater named Yuri Katsuki after a crushing defeat during the final of a Grand Prix competition. Following more failures, Yuri develops mixed feelings about ice skating, among other troubles in his life, and puts his career on hiatus. After graduating from college in Detroit, he comes back home to Hasetsu in Kyushu after being away for five years. Yuri visits his childhood friend, Yuko, at an ice rink known as "Ice Castle Hasetsu" and perfectly mimics an advanced skating routine performed by his idol and famous Russian figure skater Victor Nikiforov. When secretly recorded footage of Yuri's performance is uploaded to the internet, it catches the attention of Victor, who decides to suddenly travel to Kyushu to become Yuri's coach. Together with Victor, Yuri aims to win the Grand Prix series as he battles against his rival, Yuri Plisetsky, a 15 year-old rising star skater from Russia.

Characters

Main characters

Yuri Katsuki (勝生 勇利 Katsuki Yūri)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[2][4] (Japanese); Josh Grelle (English)[5]
The main protagonist, Yuri is a 23-year-old figure skater. Yuri began skating since a very young age and aspires to become a great figure skater like his idol, Victor Nikiforov. As stated by his teacher Minako, Yuri is not a prodigy at skating, but his skills were honed by rigorous training, which also grants him good stamina. One year prior to the start of the series, he was Japan's top figure skater and his greatest skating assets being his peculiar sense of rhythm and unique step. However, Yuri succumbs to pressure easily, causing him to mess up at crucial moments. After he failed his first Grand Prix Final, his self-confidence was greatly affected and he became depressed due to his shortcomings and performances in following competitions, leaving a black mark on his career.
While Yuri is kind, sensitive, and mild-mannered, he is introverted and has a hard time opening himself up to others, preferring to be alone and practice ballet or ice skating than socializing with his peers. Despite having a lot of support from his family and friends, he greatly lacks self-esteem and is easily discouraged, causing bouts of anxiety. Contrary to how Yuri sees himself due to his past failures, he is still considered Japan's best skater, having the loyal support of his fans and the juniors skaters that looks up to him, much to his bewilderment. Under Victor's tutelage, Yuri slowly becomes more self-assured and confident, aiming to reinvent himself and putting more input into his programs as he strives to win the Grand Prix series.
Victor Nikiforov (ヴィクトル・ニキフォロフ Vikutoru Nikiforofu)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[2][4] (Japanese); Jerry Jewell (English)[5]
Victor is a 27-year-old figure skating genius and living legend from Russia who Yuri K. has idolized since he was a child. Ever since his teenage years, Victor has won numerous competitions, including winning five consecutive Grand Prix Finals, following a string of victories in Nationals and the European Figure Skating Championships. At the start of the series, Victor won the World Championships consecutively five times and people begin to question what Victor will do next season, as he is approaching the retirement age for figure skaters. Victor'a personal motto is to "Do the opposite of what people expect, that is the only way you will surprise them!". He shows this through his programs as he creates his own choreography and music. However, he lost inspiration for making new routines as he knows people have grown used to his record-breaking talent. After seeing Yuri K. skating his winning routine in the viral video, Victor regains his inspiration and decides to become Yuri K.'s coach to unlock his full potential.
As the top skater in the world, Victor is very popular and charismatic, as well as being flirtatious and likes to candidly speak his mind. As stated by Yakov, Victor does whatever he wants and often gives off a whimsical, carefree attitude. When he needs to be, Victor can be serious and contemplative, especially in regards to skating. As a coach, Victor is very patient and supportive yet challenging and helps push Yuri K. into exploring his untapped potential and charm.
Yuri Plisetsky (ユーリ・プリセツキー Yūri Purisetsukī)
Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama[2][4] (Japanese); Micah Solusod (English)[5]
Yuri is a 15-year-old Russian figure skater and a rink mate to Victor Nikiforov. Yuri has been a figure skating prodigy since he was young and has won three consecutive Junior World Championships. He won first place in the junior circuit during the year Yuri K. lost in the Grand Prix Final and is now preparing to skate in the senior circuit. Due to the fact that he surpasses his peer group, Yuri is arrogant and his harsh personality earned him the nicknamed "Russian Punk," though he is also known as the "Russian Fairy" because of his good looks. During his stay in Japan, he is called "Yurio" to differentiate from Yuri K.
Although Yuri is typically crude and short-tempered, Yuri shows a kind side, though he shows it in an abrasive way, and has a strong fondness for cats and any feline-related merchandise. Yuri is very ambitious to make the most of his skating career as he can, being at a precarious age where his abilities will dampen as his body matures.

Katsuki family

Toshiya Katsuki (勝生 利也 Katsuki Toshiya)
Voiced by: Soryu Konno (Japanese); Charles Campbell (English)[6]
Toshiya is the 54-year-old father of Yuri Katsuki and Mari, and the owner of Yu-topia Akatsuki, the hot springs resort that his family runs together.
Hiroko Katsuki (勝生 寛子 Katsuki Hiroko)
Voiced by: Kei Hayami (Japanese); Rachel Robinson (English)[6]
Hiroko is the 49-year-old mother of Yuri and Mari, and Toshiya's wife. She is kind and welcoming and helps runs Yu-topia with the rest of her family.
Mari Katsuki (勝生 真利 Katsuki Mari)
Voiced by: Kyōko Sakai (Japanese); Leah Clark (English)[6]
Mari is Yuri Katsuki's 30-year-old sister and helps run Yu-topia alongside the rest of her family. During Yuri P.'s visit to Japan, she was the one who nicknamed him "Yurio", due to his resemblance to a boyband member she likes, in order to distinguish between him and her brother.

Nishigōri family

Takeshi Nishigōri (西郡 豪 Nishigōri Takeshi)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[7] (Japanese); Cris George (English)[6]
A 24-year-old man, Takeshi is Yuri K.'s childhood friend and ex-rink mate. He is married to Yuko, another childhood friend that skated with him and Yuri, and is the father of tAxel, Lutz, and Loop. He helps his wife run the local ice rink, Ice Castle Hasetsu, where the three learned to skate as children. Although he has a history of teasing Yuri when they were children, Takeshi is very supportive of Yuri, and often gives practical, blunt advice to him.
Yuko Nishigōri (西郡 優子 Nishigōri Yūko)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)[5]
A 25-year-old woman, Yuko is Yuri K.'s childhood crush, best friend, and former rink mate. She has always treated Yuri with kindness and offers him encouragement about his skating career. Yuko is the one who first showed Victor's skating performances to Yuri, and the two of them greatly admired him from a young age, regularly copying his routines during their practices. Yuri pulls himself out of his slump by practicing Victor's latest routine so he can show it to Yuko when he returns to Kyushu. Yuko is married to another mutual childhood friend and ex-rink mate of Yuri's, Takeshi, and they have triplet daughters. Yuko and her family run the local ice rink, Ice Castle Hasetsu, where she and her friends learned to skate as children.
Axel Nishigōri (西郡 空挧流 Nishigōri Akuseru) Lutz Nishigōri (西郡 流譜 Nishigōri Ruttsu) Loop Nishigōri (西郡 流麗 Nishigōri Rūpu)
Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese); Lara Woodhull (Axel), Kristi Rothrock (Lutz), Kristen McGuire (Loop) (English)[6]
Axel, Lutz, and Loop are the six-year-old triplets and daughters of Takeshi and Yuko, and are named after a type of jump (Axel jump, Lutz jump, and Loop jump). They are big fans of figure skating and very active on social media, with their Instagram being "sukeota3sisters". They are very mischievous and are the ones responsible for secretly recording and posting Yuri K.'s performance of Victor's routine on the Internet via their mother's YouTube account without permission.

Other characters

Minako Okukawa (奥川 ミナコ Okukawa Minako)
Voiced by: Yuka Komatsu (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)[5]
Minako is Yuri Katsuki's ballet teacher and owner of the local dance studio in Hasetsu. She is currently lacking students, aside for Yuri K., who she still helps in his training. She was once a famous dancer herself and a teacher that traveled around the world to teach others the art of ballet. Minako also runs a small snack bar called Kachu.
Hisashi Morooka (諸岡 久志 Morooka Hisashi)
Voiced by: Taihei Katō (Japanese); Sonny Strait (English)[5]
Morooka is a 27-year-old figure skating enthusiast and an announcer at many of the competitions. He's a fan of Yuri K. and encourages him to continue with his career after his defeat in his first Grand Prix Final.
Yakov Feltsman (ヤコフ・フェルツマン Yakofu Ferutsuman)
Voiced by: Hideaki Tezuka (Japanese); Daman Mills (English)[6]
A 70-year-old man, Yakov is Yuri Plisetsky's, Georgi Popovich's, Mila Babicheva's, and formerly Victor Nikiforov's figure skating coach. A no-nonsense man that is strict with his students, Yakov is easily angered by Victor's whimsical behavior, including his choice to leave Russia to train Yuri K., and Yuri P.'s dismissive attitude towards his advice. However, he is very fond of his students.
Lilia Baranovskaya (リリア・バラノフスカヤ Riria Baranofusukaya)
Voiced by: Seiko Tamura (Japanese); Caitlin Glass (English)[5]
A stern and strict woman, Lilia is a former Prima ballerina from Bolshoi Ballet and Yakov's ex-wife. After Yuri P.'s return to Russia following his loss to Yuri K., Yakov asks Lilia to train Yuri P. in ballet to help him improve his skills. She is currently housing Yuri P. at her home.
Celestino Cialdini (チェレスティーノ・チャルディーニ Cheresutīno Charudīni)
Voiced by: Kōji Ochiai (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English)[5]
A 45-year-old Italian-American, Celestino is Yuri K.'s former figure skating coach from when he was training at the Detroit Skating Club, and Phichit Chulanont's current coach. After Yuri's loss at his first Grand Prix Final, Yuri ended his contract with Celestino and returned home to Japan. When he heard Victor took Yuri as his pupil, Celestino shows no ill-will towards this development and encourages Yuri to do his best in his next Grand Prix series.
Kolya Plisetsky (コーリャ・プリセツキー Kōrya Purisetsukī)
Voiced by: Misao Kobayashi
Kolya is Yuri Plisetsky's grandfather who lives in Moscow and the only person that Yuri that shows his soft side to. Kolya is very loving and supportive towards his grandson and used to accompany him to his skating lessons when he was younger.
Kanako Odagaki (小田垣 香奈子 Odagaki Kanako)
Voiced by: Yuki Kazu[8]
Kanako is Kenjirō Minami 's figuring skating coach and trains at the Hakata Skate Club with him. She acts motherly towards Minami and is shown to be rather indulgent of his enthusiasm.

Figure skaters from various countries

Otabek Altin (オタベック・アルティン Otabekku Arutin)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[9][10]
A 18-year-old figure skater from Kazakhstan, Otabek is very popular in his country, yet is reticent and shy. His skating is very eloquent and Otabek launched his senior debut by winning third place in the latest World Championships where Victor won his fifth gold medal.
Guang-Hong Ji (季光虹 キ・グァンホン Ki Gwanhon)
Voiced by: Yūtarō Honjō[9][10] (Japanese); Howard Wang[5][11] (English)
A 17-year-old figure skater from China, Guang-Hong dreams of being a Hollywood celebrity and trains in Canada during the summer. He has a sweet and shy personality that makes him soft-spoken and easily flustered. Guang-Hong is good friends with Phichit Chulanont, who he admires and who is credited with getting him into SNS, and Leo de la Iglesia.
Christophe Giacometti (クリストフ・ジャコメッティ Kurisutofu Jakometti)
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto[9][10] (Japanese); Christopher Sabat[5] (English)
A 25-year-old figure skater from Switzerland, Christophe has a healthy rivalry with Victor, admiring him since he was young, and won second place in the latest World Championships where Victor won his fifth gold medal. Typically easy-going, Chris is a slow starter during competitions and usually does better later in the free program, and is known for his sex appeal. With Victor taking a season off to coach Yuri K., Chris initially believes he won't have any real competition, but changes his mind when he sees how Yuri K. has improved and is determines to beat him in order to get Victor to compete again.
Jean-Jacques Leroy (ジャン・ジャック・ルロワ Jan Jakku Rurowa)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[9][10]
A 19-year-old figure skater from Canada, Jean-Jacques, or "JJ", comes from a family of figure skaters. His parents were Olympic ice dance champions and his younger brother and sister both participate in the junior league. A very skilled skater, JJ has a narcissistic attitude, tends to say whatever is on his mind, and enjoys teasing others. Aside from skating, JJ plays in a band and enjoys doing volunteer work during the off-season.
Phichit Chulanont (ピチット・チュラノン Pichitto Churanon)
Voiced by: Kenshō Ono[9][10] (Japanese); Joel McDonald (English)[5]
A 20-year-old figure skater from Thailand, Phichit was Yuri K.'s rink mate and college roommate during their time in Detroit, thus becoming good friends and even taught each other some words in their native languages. After Yuri K. left Detroit, Phichit returns to Thailand and is currently training at the Imperial World ice rink in Bangkok. Phichit is kind and cheerful, and loves going on SNS and takings selfies, sharing his passion with his friends, Guang-Hong and Leo.
Michele Crispino (ミケーレ・クリスピーノ Mikēre Kurisupīno)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[9][10]
A 22-year-old figure skater from Italy, Michele, nicknamed "Mickey", is a serious and uptight person with a short-temper, often snapping at his fellow skater, Emil Nekola. He is very close to his twin sister, Sala, but is also overly dependent of her presence when he skates and becomes overprotective when other men approach her. Eventually, Sala makes Michele realize that his dependence on her isn't healthy and that he no longer needs her around to skate well.
Kenjirō Minami (南 健次郎 Minami Kenjiro)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[9][10] (Japanese); Trina Nishimura[5] (English)
A 17-year-old figure skater from Japan, Minami is a bright and innocent skater who is just making his senior debut. He is a huge fan of Yuri K., whom he greatly idolize. He lives in Fukuoka, and his parents are doctors and he has an older brother currently studying at a medical college. During the season Yuri K. lost his first Grand Prix Finale, Minami had beaten Yuri K. once at Nationals and is considered the number one star among young skaters. Despite this, Minami is humble and is encouraging to his fellow skaters, and still greatly admires Yuri K. as his role model and rival. Minami currently trains at the Hakata Skate Club with his coach, Kanako.
Seung Gil Lee (イ・スンギル I Sungiru)
Voiced by: Kenji Nojima[9][10]
A 20-year-old figure skater from Korea, Seung Gil is a stoic and calculating young man. He is generally emotionless, even during his programs, and only thinks about ice skating and improving his skills. Due to his handsome looks, he's very popular, especially with women, but pays no attention to his fans and often treats other people in cold, detached manner.
Emil Nekola (エミル・ネコラ Emiru Nekora)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[12]
A 18-year-old figure skater from the Czech Republic, Emil has a pure heart and mannerly disposition, which makes it easy for Michele to boss him around. He has a dynamic skating style and likes playing extreme sports during the off-season, which makes his coach anxious.
Georgi Popovich (ギオルギー・ポポーヴィッチ Giorugī Popōvitchi)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[12] (Japanese); Dave Trosko[5] (English)
A 25-year-old figure skater from Russia, Georgi is Yuri P.'s, Mila's, and formerly Victor's rink mate and trains with them under their coach, Yakov. He is a diligent and effective student with great confidence in his artistic sensitivity. With Victor taking a season off to coach Yuri K., Georgi is now considered the best Russian male skater. He used to have a ice dancer girlfriend named Anya, but was recently dumped by her and uses his heartbreak to fuel his Grand Prix programs.
Leo de la Iglesia (レオ・デ・ラ・イグレシア Reo de ra Igureshia)
Voiced by: Shunichi Toki[12] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
A 19-year-old figure skater from United States, Leo is a Mexican-American who creates his own choreography, causing his programs to be full of originality that entertains the audience. He is an energetic and considerate individual with a great love for music. Like his friends Phichit and Guang-Hong, he enjoys frequenting and updating SNS.
Mila Babicheva (ミラ・バビチェヴァ Mira Babicheva)
Voiced by: Mari Doi (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)[5]
A 18-year-old figure skater from Russia, Mila is Yuri P.'s and Georgi's rink mate and trains with them under their coach, Yakov. She's friendly and likes to tease Yuri P., much to his annoyance. She is ranked third as one of the world's top female ice skaters.
Sala Crispino (サーラ・クリスピーノ Sāra kurisupīno)
Voiced by: Marika Minase
A 22-year-old figure skater from Italy, Sala is Michele's younger twin sister and the fourth best female skater in the world. Unlike her short-tempered brother, Sala is friendly and more mature, recognizing Michele's attachment to her is unhealthy and will affect both of their careers unless they able to skate without the other being around. Eventually, Sala makes Michele realize that his dependence on her isn't healthy and that they no longer need each other around when they skate.

Media

Anime

Yuri!!! on Ice began airing on TV Asahi from October 5, 2016. The anime is produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo, with character designs by Tadashi Hiramatsu, music by Taro Umebayashi and Taku Matsushiba, and figure skating choreography by Kenji Miyamoto.[2] The series is being simulcast by Crunchyroll as it airs in Japan,[13] while Funimation has released an English dub of the series,[1] starting on October 24, 2016, at 10:00 p.m. ET.[14]

The opening theme is "History Maker" by Dean Fujioka, while the ending theme is "You Only Live Once" by Wataru Hatano.

Yuri!!! on Ice will have six Blu-ray/DVD sets, the first Blu-ray/DVD set will be release on December 30, 2016. Each Blu-ray/DVD will include special goods and bonus features, such as booklets, staff audio commentary, costume designs, and choreography videos about the anime.[15]

Episode list

No. Official English title[lower-alpha 1]
Original Japanese title[16]		 Director Original air date Ref.
1 "Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears"
"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) 		Jun ShishidoOctober 5, 2016[17]
One year ago in December in Sochi, Yuri Katsuki finishes in last place at his first Grand Prix Final, leading Yuri Plisetsky, who won the junior circuit and is set to move up into the senior circuit, to scold him, stating that Yuri K. should retire. Downtrodden by his string of losses for the rest of skating season, Yuri K. unofficially retires from ice skating for the next few months. Having just graduated from college in Detroit and ended his relationship with his ice skating coach Celestino, Yuri K. returns home to Hasetsu in Kyushu after being away for five years. After greeting everybody at his family's hot springs resort Yu-topia Akatsuki, Yuri K. begins to think about his future. As skating legend Victor Nikiforov wins his fifth consecutive World Championship and the ice skating season comes to an end, Yuri K. heads to the local ice skating rink, Ice Castle Hasetsu, to reconnect with his friend Yuko Nishigori. He practices the skating routine that Victor won the World Championship with, skating it perfectly to reignite his passion for the sport. His performance gets secretly recorded and uploaded to the internet by the Nishigori triplets, and the video goes viral. After watching the video of Yuri K., Victor visits to Yu-topia and announces to Yuri that he wishes to become his coach and help him win the next Grand Prix series. 
2 "Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia"
"Futari no Yūri! ? Yūtopia no Ran" (２人のユーリ！？　ゆ～とぴあの乱) 		Takashi IgariOctober 12, 2016[18]
Following Victor's abrupt departure to Japan, his coach Yakov, who disapproves of Victor leaving Russia and taking a season off from his skating career, is left to deal with reporters who wish to know of Victor'a plan. In Japan, Victor decides to live with Yuri K. at Yu-topia and prepares a training regiment for Yuri lose weight. As Victor enjoys the Japanese customs and culture, he reveals his location by posting a photo on his Instagram, which causes a media uproar, flooding Hasetsu with fans and journalists. Seeing the photo, Yuri P. goes to Japan to find Victor and make him follow through on the promise he made to Yuri P. a few years ago - that he will choreograph a short program for his senior debut. One week later, Yuri P. arrives and finds Victor and Yuri K. at the Ice Castle and demands that Victor return to Russia to honor his promise. In order to choose who Victor will coach, he makes both Yuris compete for him in a skate-off, which becomes a big public event. For one week, Viktor and both Yuris train, with Yuri P. revealing to Yuri K. that Victor has lost inspiration to invent new routines that can "surprise people". Meanwhile, Victor learns more about Yuri K.'s introverted nature from his teacher and friends. Later, Victor assigns them two arrangements of the same song on the theme on love - one arrangement for Agape and the other for Eros - matching them oppositely to the Yuris' personalities and preferences. Yuri P. demands for Victor to come back to Russia if he wins, to which he agrees, and Yuri K. requests Victor to remain in Japan if he wins. 
3 "I Am Eros, and Eros is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice"
"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) 		Akitsugu HisagiOctober 19, 2016[19]
After Victor demonstrates the choreography for Agape and Eros arrangements to both Yuris, preparations for the skate-off begins. However, both Yuris struggle to grasp and integrate the feelings of Agape and Eros into their performances, with Yuri P. being too focused on the physical aspect of the performance than the emotional, and Yuri K. not knowing how to channel his Eros at all. Later, Yuri P. remembers his grandfather and uses thoughts of him to fuel his Agape program, as Yuri K. attempts to use his favorite food, katsudon, to channel Eros. Victor lets the Yuris pick from his own wardrobe of costumes to wear for their programs and Yuri K. picks a costume with an androgynous design. At the last minute, inspired by the costume's concept, Yuri K. goes to his ballet teacher Minako to learn how to be more feminine to perform his Eros program, feeling it suits him better than a masculine role. On the day of event, Yuri P. goes first and performs flawlessly in the physical aspect yet becomes too emotionally flustered to correctly convey Agape midway into the program. During Yuri K.'s turn, he performs more confidently as he was fully able to grasp Eros in his program, though he wasn't able to cleanly land one of his jumps. In the end, a downtrodden Yuri P. leaves for Russia before the results are announced, as Yuri K. is declared the winner. Both Yuris vow to win the upcoming Grand Prix series. 
4 "Love Yourself...Achieved!! The Free Program"
"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) 		Norikei AraiOctober 26, 2016[20]

In Russia, Yuri P. has become more diligent at practicing his routines, humbled by his loss in Japan. Noticing this, Yakov asks his ex-wife and former prima ballerina, Lilia Baranovskaya, to choreograph Yuri P.'s free program and teach him ballet. Yuri P. accepts Lilia's help due to his desire to win and to take advantage of his abilities before his body matures and puts a damper on his abilities. Meanwhile, Victor puts Yuri K. in charge of picking his own free program music; however, Yuri K. struggles as he doesn't trust himself to make the right decision. Later, Yuri K. calls his friend and fellow figure skater, Phichit Chulanont, to get him into contact with a girl who composed an original music piece for him once (though he didn't use it) and ask her to redo it for him. Feeling ashamed about his shortcomings as a skater, Yuri K. avoids Victor for an entire day, but eventually admits to him how he doesn't like to appear "weak" in front of others. After Victor assures Yuri K. that no one thinks he is weak, Yuri K. gains confidence to open himself up more and improve himself. When the Grand Prix assignments are announced, Yuri K. realizes he must compete in the Japanese Qualifying competitions first in September, since he lost in the Nationals last season before being eligible for the Grand Prix Final. After receiving the redone music piece, Yuri K. names his musical theme "On My Love" and titles the music piece "Yuri on Ice".

Note: During the Nishigōri triplets' explanation of the Grand Prix series, one of their drawings shows the Top 6 competitors of the 2015-16 GPF: Jin Boyang, Patrick Chan, Javier Fernández, Yuzuru Hanyu, Shoma Uno, and Daisuke Murakami. 
5 "Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship"
"Kao makka!! shosen da yo! chū shikoku kyūshū senshuken taikai" (顔まっ赤！！初戦だョ！中四国九州選手権大会) 		Yūsuke OnodaNovember 2, 2016[21]
On the day of the Japan Figure Skating Championships, Yuri K. begins his first competition of the season and is chosen via lottery draw to perform his Short program first. Yuri K. performs his Eros program and though he didn't land all his jumps correctly, he earns a high score. However, Victor lectures Yuri K. about his performance getting sloppy in the second half because he was too focused on his jumps, and orders him to lower the difficulty to focus on his performance tomorrow. Yuri K. meets his fellow competitor, Kenjirō Minami, a young skater who idolizes him. Remembering Minami beating him at Nationals last season, Yuri K. acts aloof towards Minami the next day during the free program. Victor scolds Yuri K. for being unsupportive of his juniors, making Yuri K. realize that Minami is similar to him during his younger days and cheers for Minami before he performs. On Yuri K.'s turn, he disobeys Victor's orders and changes the jump elements of his program. Although Yuri K. made mistakes and accidentally slams his face against the rink, his performance impresses the audience, earning him first place in the championship. Afterwards, Minami expresses his wish to compete against Yuri K. one day at the Grand Prix and urges him not to quit skating until then. Later, Yuri K. announces his Grand Prix program theme is "Love" on live television. Meanwhile, Yuri P. keeps track of Yuri K.'s progress as Celestino and Phichit prepares for the Cup of China event. 
6 "China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program"
"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！) 		Yasuhiro GeshiNovember 9, 2016[22]
In his first Grand Prix assignment, Yuri P. wins second place in the Skate Canada event, though he is dissatisfied with the results. In Beijing, Yuri K. prepares for his first Grand Prix assignment for the season. The night before the competition, Yuri K. and Victor were doing interviews when Victor sees and tries to talk to Yakov, only to be coldly brushed off by his former coach for taking a season off to "play" coach. Yuri K. and Victor goes to eat at a Chinese restaurant with Phichit and Celestino, with the former inviting their friends and fellow competitors, Leo de la Iglesia and Guang-Hong Ji, to join them. The next day, the Cup of China begins with the short programs for the skaters. Backstage, Yuri K. encounters Christophe Giacometti, another competitor and Victor's rival, who comments that Yuri K. should let Victor stop coaching him so Victor can return to ice skating, sentiments shared by Christophe's coach and other skaters. During the SP performances, each of the six skaters' performances goes well and their programs reflects their personalities and tastes. During Yuri K.'s turn, he skates his Eros program without any mistakes and lands all his jumps, wanting to prove the world that he's worthy of Victor's attention. Yuri K. wins first place in the short program, though the other skaters are confident they can close the gap in the free skate. 
7 "China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate"
"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) 		Hirokazu YamadaNovember 16, 2016[23]
Feeling the pressure of everyone's expectations of him, an anxious Yuri K. is unable to sleep and fumbles during warm-ups for the free program, which Victor and everyone watching him notice. As the free program starts, the skaters perform in order of the lowest scorer to the highest from the short program, starting with Guang-Hong. As Yuri K. watches the other skaters, he becomes more rattle, causing Victor to take him into the parking lot to calm him down. Unable to correctly handle Yuri K.'s emotional state, Victor unintentionally makes Yuri K. cry by bluffing to quit being his coach if he doesn't get on the podium. Yuri K. confesses his nervous state is because he doesn't want his mistakes to reflect badly on Victor and asks him to just have faith in him. On his turn, Yuri K. performs well, having regained his composure after crying, and even changing his last jump into a quadruple flip. Although he doesn't land it cleanly, he surprises the audience for doing Victor's signature move and pulling it off when his stamina should have been low. Moved by Yuri K.'s stunt, Victor spontaneously kisses Yuri K. on live television, signifying a new development in their relationship. At the end of competition, Phichit wins first place, Yuri K. wins second place, and Christophe wins third place. 
8 "Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program"
"Yūri VS Yūri! Oso Roshia!! Roshia taikai shōto puroguramu" (勇利VSユーリ！おそロシア！！ロシア大会 ショートプログラム) 		Matsuo AsamiNovember 23, 2016[24]
With the Grand Prix events nearly done, Christophe and Kazakhstan skater Otabek Altin are the only skaters that have qualified for the GPF so far. In Moscow, the Rostelecom Cup event will determine the last four spots among the six skaters left in the competition, with Yuri K. needing to rank fourth place or higher to qualify. The results will also determine if Phichit will be able to advance to the final or not. In the short program, Yuri K. skates flawlessly. During Yuri P.'s turn, he performs well, but messes up his first jump as he was bothered by his grandfather's absence and still being bitter about Victor being Yuri K.'s coach. In the end, Yuri K. places second and Yuri P. places third in the short program. As the day wraps up, Yuri K. gets a call from his sister that Victor's poodle, Makkachin, got buns stuck in his throat. Hearing that Makkachin is in critical condition, Yuri K. remembers how he couldn't be there when his own dog died and urges Victor to return to Japan alone to be with Makkachin. Reluctant to leave Yuri K. alone for the free program tomorrow, Victor asks Yakov to be Yuri K.'s coach in his absence, much to everyone's surprise. 
9 "Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate"
"Yūri VS Yūri! Oso Roshia!! Roshia taikai furī sukētingu" (勇利vsユーリ！おそロシア！！ロシア大会 フリースケーティング) 		Takashi Kobayashi
Mihiro Yamaguchi
Kyōhei Ōyabu		November 30, 2016[25]
With Yakov agreeing to watch over Yuri K., Victor returns to Japan to be with Makkachin. Before his free program begins, Yuri P. receives some pork cutlet-filled pirozhki from his grandfather. With his grandfather's presence giving him strength, Yuri P. changes his jump difficulty in order to get a higher score than Yuri K. and Canadian skater Jean-Jacques "JJ" Leroy. After a perfect performance, Yuri P. has qualify for the GPF and won second place overall. Without Victor's presence, an anxious Yuri K. fumbles a few times in his routine, but receives enough points to place third in the free program and earns fourth place in the competition, allowing him to qualify for the GPF alongside the other five skaters (Christophe, JJ, Otabek, Yuri P., and Phichit). After the competition, Yuri K. contemplates retiring from skating after the GPF, regardless if he wins the gold or not, and have Victor step down as his coach. Finally getting past his grudge against Yuri K., Yuri P. finds him and gives him some of his grandfather's pork cutlet-filled pirozhki as an early birthday present. Returning home to Japan, Yuri K. shares a heartfelt reunion with Victor, with Makkachin being alive and well, and reaffirms their goal to win the GPF together. 
10 "Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!"
"Chō chō chō ganbaranba! ! Guranpurifainaru chokuzen supesharu" (超超兆がんばらんば！！グランプリファイナル直前スペシャル) 		December 7, 2016[26]

Music

A CD titled Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE (Oh! スケトラ!!!　ユーリ!!! on ICE) compilation CD, including all original 24 songs used in the anime will be released on December 21, 2016.[27]

Notes

  1. ↑ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References

  1. 1 2 "FUNIMATION UNVEILS SIMULDUB SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2016 SEASON". Funimation. October 10, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Yuri on Ice TV Anime's 1st Teaser Reveals Staff, Cast". Anime News Network. March 27, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Yuri!!! on Ice TV Anime Reveals Story, Key Visual, Character Designs, October Premiere". Anime News Network. July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "TV Anime "Yuri!!! on ICE" will start in October 2016 on TV Asahi and other broadcast stations!!! Character setting image and profile are open to public!!!". ©Hasetsu Townspeople／Yuri!!! on ICE PROJECT. July 29, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sonny Strait's Facebook". Facebook.
  7. ↑ "Yuri!!! on Ice TV Anime Casts Jun Fukuyama". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Japanese Cast List". December 1, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Additional cast members announced". ©Hasetsu Townspeople／Yuri!!! on ICE PROJECT. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Yuri!!! on Ice Anime's New Promo Video Reveals Casting of Mamoru Miyano, Tomoaki Maeno, More". Anime News Network. August 21, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Howard Wang's Twitter". December 1, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 "Yuri!!! on Ice Anime Reveals Ending Theme, Premiere Date, Additional Cast". Anime News Network. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Crunchyroll to Stream Yuri on Ice Anime". Crunchyroll. October 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "FUNIMATION UNVEILS SIMULDUB SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2016 SEASON". Funimation. October 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Yuri!!! on Ice Blu-ray & DVD". October 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ "STORY". yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 6, 2016.
  17. ↑ 【第1滑走】なんのピロシキ!!　涙のグランプリファイナル. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  18. ↑ 【第2滑走】「２人のユーリ！？　ゆ～とぴあの乱」. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  19. ↑ 【第3滑走】「僕がエロスでエロスが僕で！？　対決！温泉 on ICE」. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  20. ↑ 【第4滑走】自分を好きになって・・・完成!!フリープログラム. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  21. ↑ 【第5滑走】顔まっ赤！！初戦だョ！中四国九州選手権大会. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ 【第6滑走】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. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  23. ↑ 【第7滑走】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. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  24. ↑ 【第8滑走】勇利VSユーリ！おそロシア！！ロシア大会 ショートプログラム. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  25. ↑ 【第9滑走】勇利vsユーリ！おそロシア！！ロシア大会 フリースケーティング. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  26. ↑ 【第10滑走】超がんばらんば！！グランプリファイナル直前スペシャル. yurionice.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Yuri!!! on Ice BD/DVD/CD". Retrieved October 20, 2016.

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