Summary
- Yuri!!! On Ice's massive success led to numerous awards and record-breaking physical sales in Japan.
- A sequel film for the series, focused on Viktor, was canceled due to undisclosed production issues.
- The official announcement of the film's cancelation left fans heartbroken after months of waiting for updates.
One of the most popular original anime from the 2010s, and one of the biggest Boys' Love series ever created, Yuri!!! On Ice was a monumental success when it originally aired in 2016, winning three awards at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival, seven awards at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, and a Japan Character Award. When the series was being physically released in Japan, each Blu-ray managed to top Oricon sales charts, and the series' finale is infamous for having caused Crunchyroll servers to crash on the day it was released.
Of course, following the original 12-episode series' success, MAPPA quickly announced a feature-length film to continue the series' story, and provide more context for one of the anime's beloved protagonists, Viktor Nikiforov.
Sadly, the official Yuri!!! On Ice PR on X has made the heartbreaking announcement that the film's production has been canceled due to a series of undisclosed production issues.
The Film's Cancelation Comes as a Heartbreaking Shock For Fans
Yuri!!! On Ice is produced by studio MAPPA
The heartbreaking announcement was posted to Yuri!!! On Ice's official X (formerly Twitter) after months with no official update on the film's official release, aside from the film being mysteriously removed from MAPPA's roap for projects months prior to the announcement.
This news has been met with heartbreak from fans, with many calling out studio MAPPA for their mismanagement of the franchise, and claiming that the studio has neglected a series that vital to their success with mainstream shonen hits like Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man.
Yuri On Ice!!!, which originally aired from October 2016 to December 2016, and followed 23-year-old Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki after a crushing defeat on the ice led him to an existential crisis that made him quit skating all together. After being secretly recorded replicating a technique from his favorite skater, Viktor Nikiforov, Yuri catches the attention of his aforementioned idol and the pair set out to revive Yuri's career. The series had a massive impact when it was released, and managed to put studio MAPPA on the map as an animation studio that fans could seemingly rely on to produce high quality work, and that the studio was unafraid to have blatant same-sex representation in their original projects. During its run, the Kadokawa Ascii Research Laboratories revealed that Yuri On Ice!!! was the most tweeted about anime from Fall 2016, amassing nearly 1,440,596 tweets discussing the anime.
Source(s): Yuri!!! On Ice Official Site, Anime News Network
Yuri on Ice
- Release Date
- 2016 - 2017-00-00
- Directors
- Sayo Yamamoto, Jun Shishido
- Writers
- Sayo Yamamoto, Mitsuro Kubo
Cast
Jessie James Grelle-
Jerry Jewell
WHERE TO WATCH
Yuri on Ice is a Japanese anime series focused on the competitive world of figure skating. The storyline follows Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki, who grapples with his career and personal challenges while being mentored by his idol, Russian champion Viktor Nikiforov. The series delves into the intricate dynamics of competition, mentorship, and personal growth within the context of a high-stakes sport.
- Seasons
- 1
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll
- Main Genre
- Animation
- Creator(s)
- Sayo Yamamoto, Mitsuro Kubo
