Yuri!!! on Ice

## Yuri!!! on Ice **Yuri!!! on Ice** (ユーリ!!! on ICE) is a 2016 original anime television series produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo. It became a global cultural phenomenon, earning widespread critical acclaim for its authentic depiction of competitive figure skating, its progressive portrayal of romance, and MAPPA's stunning animation of the skating sequences. The series remains one of the most beloved anime of the 2010s and helped establish MAPPA as a major force in the industry. Yuri Katsuki has lived his life as a devoted fan of Russian figure skating superstar Viktor Nikiforov. But after a disastrous performance at the Grand Prix Final that ends his season in humiliation, Yuri retreats to his family's hot springs inn in rural Japan, seemingly on the verge of retirement. Then a video of Yuri perfectly recreating Viktor's famous free skate goes viral — and Viktor himself shows up at Yuri's door, offering to become his coach. As Yuri prepares to compete again, he discovers what he is capable of when someone truly believes in him, and Viktor discovers something he had lost: a reason to skate with feeling. Their relationship, professional and deeply personal, becomes the emotional core of one of the warmest, most exuberant anime ever made.