Becoming a fan of a dead fandom is dangerous. The movie was promised in 2017 and we still don’t have it yet. 😭😭 Yes I know it’s cancelled 😭 shocked? No. Sad? Very.
All the jokes this guy made we’re hilarious, but the panic in his voice at “don’t let Chris on the bed, *DONT LET CHRIS ON THE BED*” made me choke on my own tears I was laughing too fucking hard
"You are the femme fatale of a pork cutlet bowl." "Are your parents... proud of you?" GAWD it's 10PM and i'm trying my best to hold back my cackle. You're the best 😭😭 Definitely subscribing!
Okay, let’s put things in perspective. The reason why the kisses in the show are censored is because the creators wanted to keep that Sport anime genre rank. If they had shown the kissing, then it would’ve also been marked as “Shounen ai” which would also make it be marked in Japan as not for kids. They wanted to “Make History” by attempting to do the unexpected and the censored kiss left people stunned upon release. That’s not to say it didn’t anger some people but it still worked in their favor. Oh and this includes them fanning the flames with the creative censorship of the bath scenes too. As a bit extra, around the time they were planning season two the creators had supposedly dropped info that season two was going to feature the Olympics… however, Russia was banned from the Olympic Games right around that same time due to the investigation and discovery of doping programs. Victor is Russian obviously, and if any athlete from Russia wanted to compete in the Olympics they were not to be allowed to represent their Country’s Flag on them and instead go in as independent. Russia made their own version of the Olympic Games after that from what I had been informed. So that’s probably at least one reason season two never really came about. Just someone passing along info that wasn’t asked for, love the videos my guy👍 Oh yeah, about the butts… the creators hired someone specifically because of his talent in drawing ass. Every ass shot was done by that person lol
A key point you missed in the timeline. The drunken dance off where Yuri lets his inner freak out didn't happen at a Christmas party. This was the happened at the end of season banquet after Yuri had totally bombed (after the crying in the bathroom scene, before Victor comes to Japan to become Yuri's coach.) A.K.A. That wiggle dance is the start of Victor's pursuit of Yuri...
Something I really enjoyed throughout this reaction series is Danny's enthusiasm for the romance. Not just because it is a queer romance but because it's a romance and self-discovery story that is known throughout the internet as something mostly women are excited about, but Danny spent hours watching these characters and though it's not a shounen show or even a high-stakes "sports" show he was enthusiastic and cheered on the romance, was INVESTED in it. I don't know many male content creators that are so hyped about romance anime, let alone BL ones. It's not unnoticed and it's incredibly appreciated.
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Idk if anyone has said this but the skating scenes are actual routines that people are skating and the animation is following their movements! That's why it looks so smooth
@@Arilena55 ya I didn’t notice it either until this dude pointed it out and then I remembered that it’s animated over an actual person and I was like “OHHHHHH💡“😂
This show was historic when it came out, especially for an anime that wasn't based on an existing manga. Its insane success is the reason why Mappa had the opportunity to start adapting the big shonens and become the household name they are today. It's all thanks to Yuri on ice even if people forget it. The thing that is so special is that it's realistic. Nothing that happens in this series is impossible in real figure staking, maybe highly uniteli but not impossible. The creators spent years researching for this show and it really portraits the sport SO well. Not only the correct jumps and competitions, but the overall trends and common occurencies in skating. Obviously Russia and Japan are the main players in skating also in real life (with the US), but there is so much more. For example the fact that Yuri does a quad flip, the same jump Victor always does, is telling because there are almost no skaters who do that quad. No skating routine shown in the series felt impossible and the way they change jumps mid performance is VERY realistic. There are some details that also show the dark aspects of skating. Yurio talking about growing up and not being able to jump anyone is a very serious problem in skating because you have these 15/16 year old kids winning everything and then retire as soon as their body changes. Or the way that Victor feels old at 27 and doesn't know what to do with his life anymore because competing after that age is dangerous. They even show how rigging happens in skating, with the way Yuri's last Eros program was underscored and how JJ got third even after all the mistakes while Otabek got fourth even if he skated clean. Stronger federations have more power and their skaters have an advantage even when they mess up. And obviously how they handles the romance and everything. They didn't classify the anime as a Bl, just as a sport anime which usually came with a lot of queerbaiting, so fans weren't expecting an actual kiss. They danced around what to show and not to show, probably because they had no idea how people would react to it, but overall the romance is present and it's not queerbaiting. The kiss broke the internet and no one was expecting it and no anime since then was able to recreate that. It was my first anime and I fell in love with it and will always have a special place in my heart. It's insane how much they could do with just 12 episodes, no existing manga and a studio that at the time was almost unknown. Nobody was expecting that level of success and its sales were CRAZY. It was in the top10 highest grossing franchisings in Japan in 2017, all franchisings not just anime. And fun fact: the Russian skater who won silver at the Olympics in 2018 in the ladies field was a huge fan of Yuri on ice and had the same tissue box with the dog. When she retired she gave the tissue box to a younger Russian skater who went on to win the silver medal at the 2022 Olympics. We can say the tissue box brings the Yuri's curse of the second place 😂 And lastly, one of the pairs did skate to the theme Yuri on ice during the 2018 Olympics and they arrived like in 8th place. The guy of the pair switched partners in the following years and he is now the reigning world champion in pairs. Truly legendary
The series was supposed to have a follow up with a movie about Victor's past and probably a second season, but stuff got complicated. Mappa had a boom after Yuri on ice and started taking on way too many big projects and their animators were always too busy with the shonens. Then the pandemic arrived and hit them like a truck. The last news about the movie were from the end of 2020 when they said it was still in developement, but they took on even more projects after that, so I don't think it will ever escape the limbo. Not to mention how right now making a movie set in Russia is a BAD idea. Not only for the war, but because the Russian skaters were accused of doping in the 2022 Olympics and have spent 1 season and an half banned from the sport. Not to mention how they are payed by the government. So yeah, terrible time. Recently the CEO of Mappa also said that while the series was such a huge success and it started Mappa's rise to stardom, the studio at the time was so broke that the project had to be financed basically entirely by other people and those people got the majority of the money and still hold their rights to get the same % of the sequels. So even if a sequel/movie is super successful, Mappa would still not make that much money compared to what they make now that they have better barganing power with the inventors. It's tragic because Yuri on ice gave them the chance to become bigger and they did have plans for it, but it probably will never see the light of day. They should just sell the rights to some other studio so they can keep going, but I don't think Mappa will do that. It's just weird seeing a studio being known for the big shonens while their roots were in a gay sport anime no one would have bet anything on. It's sad tbh, but it was good when it lasted. The character designer for JJK S2 is the same that worked on Yuri on ice and I can see and can't help getting emotional. The positive thing is that this year FINALLY we had Yukuru Hanyu, the greatest and most famous skater who ever lived, who skated to History Maker in a show. It was glorious and something we as fans dreamed of for years because the song seems made for him. And still, even after all the hardships at Mappa, Yuri on ice still made history and nothing will ever change that
They even did research into the acoustics of the rinks! The music echos as it would in the real arenas the ones in the anime are based on. And the reason Viktor has Makachin as a tissue box is because of Yuzuru Hanyu, who has a Pooh Bear tissue box that he brought with him to every competition he was allowed to.
One of them was animation, if I remember. And I certainly remember all the spoofs on TH-cam showing the skating scenes… Wowza. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy it, but the rotoscoping caused some FRAMES.
Just wanted to comment "anyone else coming back to watch this after the news?" but nvm yes, we are gathering under Danny's reaction video for comfort ToT
Yep....wasn't surprised just very very disappointed. At least before we had the barest hope the series could continue with the movie, but now it just confirms that it's dead all the way. No season 2 and no movie.
@@karencoon6243 it's just the utter disappointment that even tho the film was practicaly done, they made us wait for 7 years and didn't bother to cancel it sooner. I get that they had bigger projects or that YOI didn't make them much money, but no one would react so strongly if they did this sooner. I really feel like it was because of homophobia and the creators tried to fight until the very end :')
@@nanawritesstuff Yeah I feel so bad for everyone who worked so hard on the film and the fans. It just really really sucks. I wanted to see that movie so bad!
You can literally SEE his opinion of the show drastically changing during the course of the show. Especially after episode 7. Like, you can tell he actually became a fan of this show in the second half and honestly, I relate.
As an ex-competitive figure skater, Danny's lack of knowledge on the topic made his reactions even more hilarious 😂 "WHERE'S THE SPREAD EAGLE" Oh my sweet summer child lmao
I almost felt upset that i didn't watch the series first so when i got to this one I'll be more excited 😭 but at the same time i already screamed at this when i first saw it on youtube-
DANNY 😭😭😭😭😭 THE MOVIE WAS CANCELLED. MAPPA FREAKING CANCELLED IT. USE YOUR POWERS DANNY AND CALL THE FANDOM, WE SHALL AID YOU IN THIS JOURNEY, A PETITION TO BRING BACK YURI ON ICE 😭😭😭😭✨✨✨✨
Him: "I'm not a slice of life guy" Also him: "I just wish this show had more Yuri Off Ice, you know?" (basically expresses the wish to see MORE SLICE OF LIFE) ...right. 👀
I was going through a really hard time, my mother died suddenly and my friends came to town to support me. One the second night one of them wanted to put on something on the TV that was soothing and knew I liked anime. I hadn't even heard of Yuri on Ice but when the music started I sat up straight and for the first time in days since mom died I didn't feel miserable. I feel into the show because there were 6 episodes available, it allowed me to escape the grief for a few hours. I will always hold a very dear place in my heart for the YOI theme song, it's always a sweet happy feeling when I hear it, everything in my life just lifts.
Oh my god, nailing the analysis of Victor as someone who has everything but is deeply unsatisfied after watching two episodes made me very excited to watch the rest of this
Danny: "You don't have to bang in the first night!" Viktor: "LET'S HAVE A SLUMBER PARTY-" Also Danny's reaction to the bonus exhibition is _legendary._
Some friends of mine posed a funny question once. "throughout the series we see Viktor drunk, and Yuri drunk, but never at the same time... what happens when both are drunk?" and I, without missing a beat, replied, "Chris gets in on the sexy fun times" and none of them could argue against it, and we all laughed really hard. 🤣
@@softie_vinyl haha yup! McAlester born and bred iirc He also voices Russia from Hetalia and the guy with a creepy relationship with his sister (who’s name escapes me atm) from black butler
Okie adult figure skater and Yuri on ice fan here with some info: At 5:47 when you thought Viktor did the same jumps, they are actually different! The difference between a Lutz and a Flip is the edge it takes off of. Yes, they both use the toe pick of the right foot to push into the air (the foot that stretches back), but on a Lutz, the other foot takes off of an outside edge vs. the Flip where the takeoff is an inside edge. Very subtle difference. Also, both the lutz and flip toe off the same foot that lands. Then the toe loop after, looks similar, but is different in that it toes off one foot and lands on the other. At 30:02, the spread eagle is the part right before he takes off into the axel where his feet are pointed in opposite directions. Like second position in ballet if you know. It's not super easy to tell because of the angle they use in animation, but spread eagles are wide stances, about double shoulder width (to address what was said at 38:28) 33:06 There is a bit of "dance" in figure skating. Of course, less than in ice dancing, but there is dancing! Other than jumps and spins, skaters are required to include footwork sequences and choreography sections in their programs. Depending on the skater, they may choose to make those sections more artistic and dance-like. 38:00 Yes! Skaters will typically do the same two programs (1 short program and 1 free skate) for an entire season. They may change small things throughout like was mentioned in the show (ie. doing a triple instead of a quad), but it's the same program each competition. 47:15 So the stuffed animals. After a skater is done, people throw stuff on the ice (stuffed animals, flowers, etc). Then people, kids typically, skate out and collect all the stuff thrown on the ice before the next skater. Some skaters will pick one or two up if they're close enough when they are thrown and so they'll be holding them at the kiss and cry (the place where they wait for their scores). 49:59 So falling isn't the worst thing that can happen in a program. Each jump has a base value of points (for instance, the quad flip he was trying for is 11 points) and points can be added or subtracted based on execution. A fall is only a 1 point deduction. If at the point of impact with the ice (the landing, not the fall), he has made a full four rotations in the air, he may only lose that 1 point. 1:01:40 So this is wild of him ngl. For context, the free skate, done on the second day of competition, is longer than the short program by almost double. The free skate is 4 minutes 30 seconds max so there is of course the issue of stamina. Skating so hard for so long, you're bound to get tired, so jumps done in the second half are awarded more points than those done in the first half. Pushing most of your jumps to the second half will increase your score, but it's difficult.
Great analysis! I want to add one thing though - Yuri on ice is taking place in season 2016/2017, so everything is based on "old judging system", before big changes in 2018, so if someone want to know more about it, should know about differences between judging system then and now :)
I loved reading this thank you!! ^_^ I can see it more clearly now as I'm watching Yuri on ice for the 5th time 😆 i love YOI so much. Also I incredibly respect all ice skaters
I love that people yelled at him to watch the full end of 10 (and his takeaway was 'holy shit Yuri humped Viktor") and Welcome to the Madness, but no one apparently informed him there was a cute little after credit scene on the finale of our boys being happy together. I appreciate the chaotic priorities.
47:14 The stuffed animals are to show appreciation for the skater. They used to use roses, but they’d break into pieces on the ice and cause problems for the other skaters. It’s so fun getting a gift from your friends and fam after performing
One of my favorite things is learning that they carefully animated each jump and skating technique based off actual skaters, even using Johhny Weir's ice slide in the bonus short. When you start watching you don't notice it, you think it all looks the same, but then you get into the show and staying really paying attention to these marvelous realistic details to really showcase the sport and each skater's individual style and strengths.
You know, I've never watched the dub, but watching this reaction I can see that the dub is like, an entirely different viewing experience. Voices and adjective choices are so important to the tone of a show and characterisation. It's so different.
@@SierraHurtt 100%. I was gonna rewatch with the dub, but after seeing these videos I stuck with the subs. The characters feel a lot more grounded in reality. There are so many scenes that are fundamentally changed by the dub.
This IP deserved so much better. It had a fantastic fandom, im 100% sure if more seasons or the movie was to be completely crowd funded it would exceed its goal within 48 hours. The wiritng, the characters, the music, the choreography, the romance for the sake of mutual love, is so top notch. There was pure LOVE (agape or eros) put into this series and the studio just dropped the ball so hard that it borderlines criminal. So many popular anime rely on battles and fan service but this? This is a masterclass on how to deliver a story be it by itself or a whole series
27:26 If you think about dance vs. gymnastics and how the extreme physical activity stunts your growth, what Yuri is saying makes sense. He hasn't had a major growth spurt yet and because of the levels of activity he's maintaining, and probably won't have one for another year. It's gonna fuck up his center of gravity and he won't be nearly as flexible so jumps will be dangerous until his growth spurt stops.
There is also the fact that in general, boys's bodies are developing UNTIL 21 years of age, unlike girls's bodies which take up to 17ish years. Of course everything depends on an individual. Some people develop rather quickly but for others it takes time.
@Rachael Thanks for explaining, I was curious about the whole body changing thing and how it relates to figure skating. Was your explanation also the reason why Yakov was angry at Yurio when he wanted to do the advanced jump when he was younger?
@@StonyADYeah, putting that kind of strain on the body can cause damage that you don’t notice until your body stops developing. I actually experienced this doing martial arts growing up - I started more advanced spinning jump kicks right around the time I hit puberty and didn’t realize that every time I messed up a landing I was putting strain on my knees. I’m really paying for it now that I’m in my 20s
@@StonyAD the body changes being a factor in performance ability is also a reason behind why so many actual high performance figure skaters out of Russia have in recent years made such high marks in competition while being right around age 15 before their bodies develop more, but then they have extremely short lived careers and end up injured and retired by the time they're 17-18. Most of these girls have all been under the same coach and sadly I am blanking on her name but this is a real thing.
In all honesty, Yurio is the perfect combination of Bakugo and Chuuya, he has Bakugo's determination and Chuuya's attitude. And my final conclusion is: Yurio's fucking cool.
Same here! Loved @dannymotta's reactions to this series! It kept popping up while I was watching Helluva Boss comic dubs and I have not watched Yuri for years now. It was pleasant to watch Danny's reactions to the HORRIBLE dub which took things out of so much context often!
The reason why there hasn't been any major followups to Yuri on Ice is probably because MAPPA (the production company) is busy with their other projects like Chainsaw Man, the new Attack on Titan season, One Punch Man 3, Jujutsu Kaisen, Vinland Saga, and a bunch of other shows. And, Yuri on Ice being an anime original means that it requires a lot more work and commitment than adapting already existing manga series.
One of the things that I find so interesting and compelling about the first couple episodes are the differences between the when yuuri knows people are watching, versus the way that he looks when he thinks he’s alone/ or with someone totally trustworthy. As someone who has struggled with weight issues, it’s like those issues have been perfectly characterized. You always feel at your highest weight to your self or imagine that everyone else does. He is characterized as extremely overweight in the train station and coming home, verse when he steps onto the ice with only Yuko watching him. Just an interpretation but that’s how I see the first couple of scenes in the first couple episodes.
I was a competitive gymnast since I was 9 My coaches always talked about how when I got older, my body was gonna change and I’d need to sort of relearn how to do my skills and stuff The “body changing” with age is a real thing because I had no idea how to deal with my longer limbs and different center of gravity
I honestly couldn't watch YOI a second time, it was such an experience to watch it while it was coming out in 2016 that I couldn't recreate binge-watching the whole thing by myself. I really think the online fan interaction was what really made YOI such a huge hit. I remember when we had to wait a whole week between each episode and during that time there were so many theories, analyses, and memes that came out during that time. There were celebrities watching the show, and professional skaters doing the routines, it was all such an experience. I remember posts with theories about each new episode and when we got the "kiss" in episode 5 everyone was saying that the writers can't really be giving us everything that we want, if so they would be married in the next episode. And what do you know? They freaking exchanged rings in the 6th episode!
I watched it not long after it finished, was a Tumblr user at the time. There were A LOT of YOI posts so I finally watched it. I wish I would have watched it as it released weekly, I can only imagine how chaotic the kiss scene and ring exchange scenes were. But I was still seeing a lot of fan interaction, reactions, analysis, etc. and even moreso when it won Crunchyroll's anime of the year. Good times lol.
Weren’t there pole dancers reacting to the drunken dance off confirming the legitimacy of the moves too? Like, confirming that Yuuri had definitely done this before and knew what he was doing?
I’d say they did Canada dirty by choosing Jean-Jacque to represent us but then I remember he’s meant to be Québécois Canadian and they often ARE arrogant pricks when interacting with non French people so… points for doing their homework I guess!
lmfao im quebecois and id like to think i adapt myself to non french people more than they adapt to me and jean jacques is just a bitch even in quebecois standards
As a Quebec native myself, I kinda wanna be offended, buuut... yeah, no we’re pretty rude. I mean, I’m not a rude or arrogant person myself, but that’s mostly just the result of my various mental health problems. As a nation, we do have the cultural identity of an egocentric douche canoe. There is some deep rooted generational trauma behind that attitude regarding the English speaking majority, but still. The shit I get from my relatives just because I occasionally struggle to find the right words in French because I got my college education in English is ridiculous.
Watching this after the movie cancelation notice is bittersweet, but the nostalgia of watching YoI all over again with someone who's never seen it makes everything feel better
I think I amost died laughing when you said, "Don't you dare say pork cutlet bowls!" And then the look on your face when Yuri did say it, not 2 seconds later, was priceless. Oh God, I haven't laughed that hard in quite a while.🤣 Thank you.
my parents actually make me watch this on top of me having seen it 9 times already (it doesn't get old) bc it's my special interest and my therapist told them it would calm me down during a freak-out (it totally does)
The stuffed animals, even the dog tissue box, are all gifts thrown onto the ice by fans after the ice skater finishes their program. Usually famous skaters have a theme for gifts that the fans like to give.The gifts are all gathered up and you can see them in a few scenes on the bench next to the skaters and coaches when the scores are being read off. Ice skaters may choose their favorite plushy or flowers that the fans gave to them to hug while the scores are being announced. The fans all know about Victor's dog so they give him stuff that is themed after his dog. Yuri is a big fan of Victor, and that is why he had a dog just like Victor's. Most of the skaters like or admire Yuri. You can tell by the way they talk about him, or act when they know that he is there. I know that he was also training with some of them too, and they would often see each other during competitions. They often talk online and show up in pictures together. The fact that there are a few skaters that look up to Yuri, and the fact that he was able to be apart of so many skating competitions, shows that he is not as bad of a skater as they make him out to be in the beginning. There are some skaters that can skate like the cut scene, but that kind of skating is not really for competitions.
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Yuri is the top figure skater of Japan. He has qualified for the Grand Prix Final, which is only open to the elite skaters in the world. So he is far from being a bad skater, he is one of the best in the world.
41:19 I've replayed this scene so many times and when Chris grabs himself the expression on Danny's face cracks me up. Then Chris says the line and Danny's like "you better not! He better not!" 😂😂😂
I LOVE seeing Danny reacting to Yuri on Ice. I'm stuck in the figure skater echo chamber, and seeing him not know what a spread eagle is, or freaking out at a split jump, it's so fun!! Its also like... this is pretty well agreed to be a queer rep milestone, and he is so RIGHT that there were so many fakeouts and censored smooches and its so SAD. Ugh. Good reaction series.
I hoenstly didn't mind the kisses being censcored (for the most part) because apparently they kinda had to do it for Yuri on ice to be classified as a sports anime??? Idk how true that is, but I think they made it very clear that Viktor and Yuuri are literally engaged, and if anyone denies that then...well they must be like REALLY oblivious or just trolls. But I would have liked at least ONE kiss, they deserved it.
It had to be censored at the time unfortunately, but anybody who denies that they kissed on that ice is a fool. Besides their wikis state that they are a couple and engaged/married by the end of the series.
@Funworks 163 I read an interview with the creator who said that she found it obvious they were kissing, and from what she'd heard from Japanese fans they all found it obvious they were kissing. She and the rest of the creative team were actually surprised by the accusations of censorship from Western fans.
I forgot where but I read somewhere that Welcome to the Madness wasn't supposed to be Yuri Plisetsky's exhibition piece 😅 He was supposed to do something more traditional/classical like everyone else but after that running away/bonding/best friend confirmation shtick with Otabek he was like "Eff this I'm doing my exhibition my way" and the two of them choreographed it last minute. I even remember seeing art of them buying the outfit at a store, but at this point 7 years later I might be confusing canon with fanfic and fanart.
it's canon, he wanted to be cooler than viktor & yuri's performance and be the 'hotter couple' so asked otabek to come on stage with him and outdo them (fair to say i think they did xD)
i’m hella late but the flip and lutz jumps are super similar, but a flip takes off on an left back inside edge while the lutz takes off on a left back outside edge. toe loops take off on right back outside edge, salchows take off back left outside edge, loop takes off back right outside, axel takes off forward left outside edge. the lutz, flip, and toe loop are all toe jumps so thats why theyre so similar, the axel, sal, and loop are edge jumps
This show is so damn weird but it is literally revolutionary - simple, happy gay love is already hard to see especially in 2016, but especially considering it's from Japan [they censored the kiss, booo, and vague marriage]; it was a surprise to everyone of it's success. I love seeing the couple have wholesome moments but the rest of the series is so insane lol, I have a lot of gripes, but I'm someone who can't stand the majority of anime because of it's tropes n such so it's extremely notable for me. Anyway, it goes down in history.
Despite having seen Yuri on Ice several times, this is the first time I've watched a full reaction video to it, and it's very funny. ...And now I wanna watch the show again. I hadn't actually seen Yurio's exhibition skate until now! Only read it! So awesome!
The bit about Yuuri living in his own fan fiction, 7:15, set me off! I'm new to this channel, but I'm loving it so far. Danny captured YOI so well. Very funny person and I'm excited to watch more reactions!
So I know this video is like a year old, but I'm just itching to point out that the reason Yurio's performance with Otabek goes so much harder than anything else he does in the show, is because it's an exhibition program, which is a lot freer in form than the official programs for the competition (the free skate and short program). Exhibition programs are basically a place where the skater can just have fun and do whatever they want without having to worry about collecting technical points, which is why they're often quite different from the other programs.
You want a gay anime with resolve in their relationship? SASAKI TO MIYANO IS THE WAY TO GO. Set in a highschool setting, a boy who reads BL(Miyano) tries to defend someone who’s in a fight. Another boy (Sasaki) stops him before he can get hurt and deals with it himself. They start seeing eachother more around school and Miyano starts lending Sasaki his BL because Sasaki wanted him to. 10/10 anime and I HIGHLY recommend it. Now to post this in other places for you to actually see it.
Comparing Sk8 and Given to Yuri on Ice is so funny to me because Yuri on Ice walked (or skated) so these shows could run 😭 This was my first anime and my comfort show and it makes me so happy that to this day it’s still appreciated 🫶🏻
I’m so devastated we never got a season 2 or movie. Like this series DID make History and yes there are a lot of issues with it but it was so beautiful watching the series live. I remember running home after school to catch the new episodes and when episode 7 came out I Remember the absolute joy watching the kiss, and then the ending of episode 10 absolutely set the internet on FIRE. It was amazing. And yeah the confirmation of romance and kisses is skated around (haha) but that was still big back in the day because it IS cannon that they’re a couple. I just hold so much love in my heart for this show still
I'm still holding out hope for the movie, for 2026 specifically. 2026 is the 10 year anniversary and the winter Olympics, if it's not out by then, then that's when we should loose hope.
As a person who live in Russia i have to say that figure skating is a really big deal here. Our Figure skaters becoming to a country famous stars and you currently unable to get tickets to the show because the rinks are full. I personally have my Ice skating ideals. Evgenya Medvedeva for example. So we even have jokes that "To become The best ice skater in World is much easier that become the best ice skater in Russia"
I like how welcome to the madness is the most replayed part of this but dude it's the sickest routine ever I'm so hyped every time I watch it like yuri's expression and talent is so HOT (not in a weird way just the way he is so confident and such a vibe) and then otabek just made it *chefs kiss* ooh fun fact backstory to that routine is, yuri & viktor had just gone out and done their couples dance for the exhibition, and plisetsky wanted to top it - so he asked otabek if he wanted to perform together as they didn't have time to make a routine featuring them both he just stood at the side looking like an absolute snack for plisetsky
No words to describe how big of a fan I was of this show, countless fanfiction read through the night, waiting for season 2 to drop, but sure thing, nothing ever came =____= They've created something so amazing to just let it die
I swear every time Danny starts his outro I get disappointed, only to remember this is the full series complication and the video continues with the next intro😌 I love that you put all these together!
Around 47:20 it's customary for fabs to throw stuffed animals and roses at the figure skaters. The plushies and stuffed animals are gifts from fans. The thought begind it is that holding onto them can help calm anxiety while waiting for their score.
32:52 It’s not TYPICAL, but there are times, basically certain shows and competitions where figure skaters are allowed to go all out with the dance routines. During the 90’s, there was a skater by the name of Scott Hamilton who was known for his dance routines and back flips. At one point, people were saying he had the fastest feet on ice (comparing him to Michael Flatley of Riverdance.). There also another figure skater by the name of Elvis Stojko, who did a LOT of rock and roll themed performances. Yes, he did Elvis Presley themed performances as well. ^^ The 90’s seemed to be a time where figure skaters were just letting loose and having a TON of fun. Did it tick the elitists off? You bet it did. But the skaters did nooooot give a damn. They were having FUN! 😂❤
yes exactly and the technical focus (aka just putting in endless jumps to get more points) rather than the actual artistry of combining the step sequences/dance moves with the jumps and spins is why many people kinda dislike the Olympics and stuff too. Because sure, you can do 20 jumps and get the highest score but to have a beautiful routine that incorporates those jumpes and works as a whole thing is a lot harder to do! That might also be the difference in your viewing experience from the Olympics vs. Minami (Beyblade boi) because Minami competed 'only' on national level.
Oh man this explains why I adored watching figure skating in the Olympics when I was a kid in the 90s, and haven't bothered watching it in years. I loved when it was more artistic and more of a dance.
Viktor sounds so un-sexy in the Dub!! Having the voice actors approach him so differently makes such a BIG difference to the character and the impression he leaves. Viktor in the original is infinitely more smexy!!
Bruh, I'm trying to discreetly watch this at work and your random shout of "MEDIC!!" when Yuri smashes his face into the wall finally broke me. Tea spewed all over my desk. XDDD I'm cryingggg
I come back to this video all the time. It's perfect when I don't have anything to watch while doing homework! I swear I've memorized every single line in the whole video by now lol
"...and he was naked." THE FANFICTION BIT WAS SO TRUE☠☠☠
"its getting a movie tho right?" THAT DID NOT AGE WELL
Same with season 2 :/
@silverfeather7638 so we're not getting a season either??
@@midnightwarrior6783nope
😭😭😭😩🥺
@@silverfeather7638 WERE NOT GETTING A SEASON 2?!??
Becoming a fan of a dead fandom is dangerous. The movie was promised in 2017 and we still don’t have it yet. 😭😭
Yes I know it’s cancelled 😭 shocked? No. Sad? Very.
Yeah, and its really pissing me off😀😭
@@Candy_Flower I keep wanting to say “one day!” But as time goes on, I feel like it’s gonna quietly get cancelled or sm.
@@bexxa4837 honestly I see they do do this with the BEST anime....like why, does anime not like us anymore😭😖😫
The fanfic for this show keeps me alive 😭😭
@@djmensil7303 my fave fanfic is almost 800 chapters long and hasn’t been updated in like 2 years 😫😫 I miss it sm. ripvangabriel on ao3
“It’s like sk8 the infinity, but instead of Reki training Langa, it was Adam”
LMAO I CANT
It's so true!😭
IM CRYINGGGG
@@RandomSwiftie13Nah- Viktor is definitely very much in your face- but he isn’t horny for a minor 😭😭
Omg....LMAO IM DEAD
HELL NOOOOO
All the jokes this guy made we’re hilarious, but the panic in his voice at “don’t let Chris on the bed, *DONT LET CHRIS ON THE BED*” made me choke on my own tears I was laughing too fucking hard
Yes😂
I was crying laughing about the Makkachin tissue holder "Perhaps after this roll of tissue you will return to me my spine" 🤣🤣🤣
1:07:49
The one that made me laugh so hard was the "will there be a new spin-off series called yuri on chris" 😂😂😂😂😂
Every time Chris was on the screen was SO FUNNY
"You are the femme fatale of a pork cutlet bowl."
"Are your parents... proud of you?"
GAWD it's 10PM and i'm trying my best to hold back my cackle. You're the best 😭😭 Definitely subscribing!
Okay, let’s put things in perspective. The reason why the kisses in the show are censored is because the creators wanted to keep that Sport anime genre rank.
If they had shown the kissing, then it would’ve also been marked as “Shounen ai” which would also make it be marked in Japan as not for kids. They wanted to “Make History” by attempting to do the unexpected and the censored kiss left people stunned upon release.
That’s not to say it didn’t anger some people but it still worked in their favor.
Oh and this includes them fanning the flames with the creative censorship of the bath scenes too.
As a bit extra, around the time they were planning season two the creators had supposedly dropped info that season two was going to feature the Olympics… however, Russia was banned from the Olympic Games right around that same time due to the investigation and discovery of doping programs. Victor is Russian obviously, and if any athlete from Russia wanted to compete in the Olympics they were not to be allowed to represent their Country’s Flag on them and instead go in as independent. Russia made their own version of the Olympic Games after that from what I had been informed. So that’s probably at least one reason season two never really came about.
Just someone passing along info that wasn’t asked for, love the videos my guy👍
Oh yeah, about the butts… the creators hired someone specifically because of his talent in drawing ass. Every ass shot was done by that person lol
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Who is this expert in glutes? I need their name.
Thanks for the info 🙏
I lost hope of S2 years ago,but I'm still longing on Yuri adolescence :c
I love to know that I am not the only one how knows all theses detail about an animé. I feel less odd 😂
A key point you missed in the timeline. The drunken dance off where Yuri lets his inner freak out didn't happen at a Christmas party. This was the happened at the end of season banquet after Yuri had totally bombed (after the crying in the bathroom scene, before Victor comes to Japan to become Yuri's coach.) A.K.A. That wiggle dance is the start of Victor's pursuit of Yuri...
Something I really enjoyed throughout this reaction series is Danny's enthusiasm for the romance. Not just because it is a queer romance but because it's a romance and self-discovery story that is known throughout the internet as something mostly women are excited about, but Danny spent hours watching these characters and though it's not a shounen show or even a high-stakes "sports" show he was enthusiastic and cheered on the romance, was INVESTED in it. I don't know many male content creators that are so hyped about romance anime, let alone BL ones. It's not unnoticed and it's incredibly appreciated.
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Yes this!! I got so much joy from seeing him smile at the flirty moments 😂 this video was so great
This comment right here is why I love him and his channel
and hes -so- aggressive about it 😂
*gay romance
“Representing Switzerland my ass this dudes representing Satan” TOOK ME OUT IVE BEEN LAUGHING FOR 5 MINUTES
Idk if anyone has said this but the skating scenes are actual routines that people are skating and the animation is following their movements! That's why it looks so smooth
OH Yaaaaa, remembering that detail is probably why the background can be inconsistent at times
@@kawansiesquad6659 Yeah it probably is! I never noticed it my first time watching lol
@@Arilena55 ya I didn’t notice it either until this dude pointed it out and then I remembered that it’s animated over an actual person and I was like “OHHHHHH💡“😂
Also all the audio of the skates on the ice were people hired to to those expert level routines just to get the audio right
Wait... a real person did Chris's cheek slapping routine? 🌝
“JESUS CHRIST THE ICE ISNT THE ONLY THING THIS DUDES BEEN CARVING” Had me DYING on the floor 💀💀
The part about him living in his own fanfiction is painfully true
Yuri IS y/n
@@broblerone413 😭😭😭😭😭😭 PLEASE-
@@broblerone413 HE IS SOOO Y/N ITS RIDICULOUS
@@itsAstraLys IKRRR
This show was historic when it came out, especially for an anime that wasn't based on an existing manga. Its insane success is the reason why Mappa had the opportunity to start adapting the big shonens and become the household name they are today. It's all thanks to Yuri on ice even if people forget it.
The thing that is so special is that it's realistic. Nothing that happens in this series is impossible in real figure staking, maybe highly uniteli but not impossible. The creators spent years researching for this show and it really portraits the sport SO well. Not only the correct jumps and competitions, but the overall trends and common occurencies in skating.
Obviously Russia and Japan are the main players in skating also in real life (with the US), but there is so much more. For example the fact that Yuri does a quad flip, the same jump Victor always does, is telling because there are almost no skaters who do that quad. No skating routine shown in the series felt impossible and the way they change jumps mid performance is VERY realistic.
There are some details that also show the dark aspects of skating. Yurio talking about growing up and not being able to jump anyone is a very serious problem in skating because you have these 15/16 year old kids winning everything and then retire as soon as their body changes.
Or the way that Victor feels old at 27 and doesn't know what to do with his life anymore because competing after that age is dangerous.
They even show how rigging happens in skating, with the way Yuri's last Eros program was underscored and how JJ got third even after all the mistakes while Otabek got fourth even if he skated clean. Stronger federations have more power and their skaters have an advantage even when they mess up.
And obviously how they handles the romance and everything. They didn't classify the anime as a Bl, just as a sport anime which usually came with a lot of queerbaiting, so fans weren't expecting an actual kiss. They danced around what to show and not to show, probably because they had no idea how people would react to it, but overall the romance is present and it's not queerbaiting. The kiss broke the internet and no one was expecting it and no anime since then was able to recreate that.
It was my first anime and I fell in love with it and will always have a special place in my heart. It's insane how much they could do with just 12 episodes, no existing manga and a studio that at the time was almost unknown. Nobody was expecting that level of success and its sales were CRAZY. It was in the top10 highest grossing franchisings in Japan in 2017, all franchisings not just anime.
And fun fact: the Russian skater who won silver at the Olympics in 2018 in the ladies field was a huge fan of Yuri on ice and had the same tissue box with the dog. When she retired she gave the tissue box to a younger Russian skater who went on to win the silver medal at the 2022 Olympics. We can say the tissue box brings the Yuri's curse of the second place 😂
And lastly, one of the pairs did skate to the theme Yuri on ice during the 2018 Olympics and they arrived like in 8th place. The guy of the pair switched partners in the following years and he is now the reigning world champion in pairs. Truly legendary
The series was supposed to have a follow up with a movie about Victor's past and probably a second season, but stuff got complicated.
Mappa had a boom after Yuri on ice and started taking on way too many big projects and their animators were always too busy with the shonens. Then the pandemic arrived and hit them like a truck. The last news about the movie were from the end of 2020 when they said it was still in developement, but they took on even more projects after that, so I don't think it will ever escape the limbo.
Not to mention how right now making a movie set in Russia is a BAD idea. Not only for the war, but because the Russian skaters were accused of doping in the 2022 Olympics and have spent 1 season and an half banned from the sport. Not to mention how they are payed by the government. So yeah, terrible time.
Recently the CEO of Mappa also said that while the series was such a huge success and it started Mappa's rise to stardom, the studio at the time was so broke that the project had to be financed basically entirely by other people and those people got the majority of the money and still hold their rights to get the same % of the sequels. So even if a sequel/movie is super successful, Mappa would still not make that much money compared to what they make now that they have better barganing power with the inventors. It's tragic because Yuri on ice gave them the chance to become bigger and they did have plans for it, but it probably will never see the light of day. They should just sell the rights to some other studio so they can keep going, but I don't think Mappa will do that. It's just weird seeing a studio being known for the big shonens while their roots were in a gay sport anime no one would have bet anything on. It's sad tbh, but it was good when it lasted. The character designer for JJK S2 is the same that worked on Yuri on ice and I can see and can't help getting emotional.
The positive thing is that this year FINALLY we had Yukuru Hanyu, the greatest and most famous skater who ever lived, who skated to History Maker in a show. It was glorious and something we as fans dreamed of for years because the song seems made for him. And still, even after all the hardships at Mappa, Yuri on ice still made history and nothing will ever change that
They even did research into the acoustics of the rinks! The music echos as it would in the real arenas the ones in the anime are based on.
And the reason Viktor has Makachin as a tissue box is because of Yuzuru Hanyu, who has a Pooh Bear tissue box that he brought with him to every competition he was allowed to.
I love how JJ is the only straight man at the celebration before the competition
and that mood change when he arrived 💀💀
"Chris better blow me away" oh he's gonna blow something alright
Still remember how pissed everyone was during the 2016 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, when Yuri on Ice won in 6 categories out of 13. 😂😂
I remember that too. 😆
Didn't the finale crash Crunchyroll?
@@theguiltysecondaccount2100it crashed just about every streaming platform
One of them was animation, if I remember. And I certainly remember all the spoofs on TH-cam showing the skating scenes… Wowza. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy it, but the rotoscoping caused some FRAMES.
Pissed???? Did everything be want yuri to win all of the awards then or smth? 😅😂 6/13 is incredible!!
Just wanted to comment "anyone else coming back to watch this after the news?" but nvm yes, we are gathering under Danny's reaction video for comfort ToT
Yea..
Yep....wasn't surprised just very very disappointed. At least before we had the barest hope the series could continue with the movie, but now it just confirms that it's dead all the way. No season 2 and no movie.
@@karencoon6243 it's just the utter disappointment that even tho the film was practicaly done, they made us wait for 7 years and didn't bother to cancel it sooner. I get that they had bigger projects or that YOI didn't make them much money, but no one would react so strongly if they did this sooner. I really feel like it was because of homophobia and the creators tried to fight until the very end :')
@@nanawritesstuff Yeah I feel so bad for everyone who worked so hard on the film and the fans. It just really really sucks. I wanted to see that movie so bad!
What’s up
You can literally SEE his opinion of the show drastically changing during the course of the show. Especially after episode 7. Like, you can tell he actually became a fan of this show in the second half and honestly, I relate.
I know you totally can!!!!
it was definitely after the kiss haha
And you know when his face represents his true feeling about the show while he talks as if he were not touched XDDDD
@@bluemuffin2383 he's just a closeted softie XD
sooo does anyone know if danny motta is gay? or atleast bi?
As an ex-competitive figure skater, Danny's lack of knowledge on the topic made his reactions even more hilarious 😂
"WHERE'S THE SPREAD EAGLE" Oh my sweet summer child lmao
was also asking this question. Only figure skating I know is from blades of glory and this anime
1:37:30
Danny's reaction to this 5 seconds singlehandedly describes why this was the craziest scene in this anime
I almost felt upset that i didn't watch the series first so when i got to this one I'll be more excited 😭 but at the same time i already screamed at this when i first saw it on youtube-
That scene had my inner fangirl SCREAMING. I unintentionally used my old creepy fangirl laugh, Rabid fangirl me was creepy af.
"That was not a shout" LMAO
DANNY 😭😭😭😭😭 THE MOVIE WAS CANCELLED. MAPPA FREAKING CANCELLED IT. USE YOUR POWERS DANNY AND CALL THE FANDOM, WE SHALL AID YOU IN THIS JOURNEY, A PETITION TO BRING BACK YURI ON ICE 😭😭😭😭✨✨✨✨
Him: "I'm not a slice of life guy"
Also him: "I just wish this show had more Yuri Off Ice, you know?" (basically expresses the wish to see MORE SLICE OF LIFE)
...right. 👀
“THIS GUY SO COOL HE KICKED THE SOUNDTRACK ON” 🤣🤣🤣
I still love how he has an out of body experience at the intro
he found enlightenment and saw god in that intro and honestly that's relatable
it's very relatable and I died laughing seeing his reaction
I was going through a really hard time, my mother died suddenly and my friends came to town to support me. One the second night one of them wanted to put on something on the TV that was soothing and knew I liked anime. I hadn't even heard of Yuri on Ice but when the music started I sat up straight and for the first time in days since mom died I didn't feel miserable. I feel into the show because there were 6 episodes available, it allowed me to escape the grief for a few hours. I will always hold a very dear place in my heart for the YOI theme song, it's always a sweet happy feeling when I hear it, everything in my life just lifts.
@@CazM oh my god, do you want a hug? I hope that anime can continue to give you joy!
I have the same reaction ewvery single time I have seen this show 7 times in the past 3 months.
Oh my god, nailing the analysis of Victor as someone who has everything but is deeply unsatisfied after watching two episodes made me very excited to watch the rest of this
Danny: "You don't have to bang in the first night!"
Viktor: "LET'S HAVE A SLUMBER PARTY-"
Also Danny's reaction to the bonus exhibition is _legendary._
it's even funnier w the subs bc Victor says "lets sleep together!"
"yuri im telling this to you as a friend, if you dont stop being so adorable, im gonna have to give you a litlle smoch." best line tbh
"weird chaotic entitiy who just likes to meddle in peoples lives. hes like willy wonka" i LOVE this thats exactly who he is
Guys... Ice adolescence is officially cancelled, mappa made a statement to officially announce it
that’s so disappointing.
What?! It would've been so profitable! What is wrong with them?!?!
i KNOW. So disappointing.
I'm going to KMS 😭😭😭😭
@@kajrisharma4587 It's likely because of the Ukraine and Russia situation tbh
Some friends of mine posed a funny question once. "throughout the series we see Viktor drunk, and Yuri drunk, but never at the same time... what happens when both are drunk?" and I, without missing a beat, replied, "Chris gets in on the sexy fun times" and none of them could argue against it, and we all laughed really hard. 🤣
Check out Yuri On Stage 👀
@@R.444- ah yes....the answer to that question...
How the fuck is Chihoko?!
I actually laughed out loud when you talked about the russian accents because it made me remember Viktor's VA is from Oklahoma 🤣🤣🤣
WAIT WHAT?!
@@softie_vinyl haha yup! McAlester born and bred iirc
He also voices Russia from Hetalia and the guy with a creepy relationship with his sister (who’s name escapes me atm) from black butler
Danny voicing the inner monologue of the dog tissue box thing is my favorite thing to come out of this channel.
SAME
I was laughing my ass off.
@@emmaromani7362you weren't to the entire thing? Dang I gets my humors broken
@@Stella-bn9ns Oh I was but just replying to that comment on particular
OKAY BUT WHY IS IT A TISSUE BOX AND ALIVE AT THE SAME TIME??!?!!?! PLEASEEEEE TELL ME WHY!!!!!!
1:05:51 "who's this sexy little number?"
Not even ten seconds later: "oh no.. NO- THIS SHOW TRICKED ME!"
Okie adult figure skater and Yuri on ice fan here with some info:
At 5:47 when you thought Viktor did the same jumps, they are actually different! The difference between a Lutz and a Flip is the edge it takes off of. Yes, they both use the toe pick of the right foot to push into the air (the foot that stretches back), but on a Lutz, the other foot takes off of an outside edge vs. the Flip where the takeoff is an inside edge. Very subtle difference. Also, both the lutz and flip toe off the same foot that lands. Then the toe loop after, looks similar, but is different in that it toes off one foot and lands on the other.
At 30:02, the spread eagle is the part right before he takes off into the axel where his feet are pointed in opposite directions. Like second position in ballet if you know. It's not super easy to tell because of the angle they use in animation, but spread eagles are wide stances, about double shoulder width (to address what was said at 38:28)
33:06 There is a bit of "dance" in figure skating. Of course, less than in ice dancing, but there is dancing! Other than jumps and spins, skaters are required to include footwork sequences and choreography sections in their programs. Depending on the skater, they may choose to make those sections more artistic and dance-like.
38:00 Yes! Skaters will typically do the same two programs (1 short program and 1 free skate) for an entire season. They may change small things throughout like was mentioned in the show (ie. doing a triple instead of a quad), but it's the same program each competition.
47:15 So the stuffed animals. After a skater is done, people throw stuff on the ice (stuffed animals, flowers, etc). Then people, kids typically, skate out and collect all the stuff thrown on the ice before the next skater. Some skaters will pick one or two up if they're close enough when they are thrown and so they'll be holding them at the kiss and cry (the place where they wait for their scores).
49:59 So falling isn't the worst thing that can happen in a program. Each jump has a base value of points (for instance, the quad flip he was trying for is 11 points) and points can be added or subtracted based on execution. A fall is only a 1 point deduction. If at the point of impact with the ice (the landing, not the fall), he has made a full four rotations in the air, he may only lose that 1 point.
1:01:40 So this is wild of him ngl. For context, the free skate, done on the second day of competition, is longer than the short program by almost double. The free skate is 4 minutes 30 seconds max so there is of course the issue of stamina. Skating so hard for so long, you're bound to get tired, so jumps done in the second half are awarded more points than those done in the first half. Pushing most of your jumps to the second half will increase your score, but it's difficult.
These are amazing explanations, thanks for sharing! 🙌
@@neanight222 Glad they were useful!
Thank you for explaining!!
Great analysis! I want to add one thing though - Yuri on ice is taking place in season 2016/2017, so everything is based on "old judging system", before big changes in 2018, so if someone want to know more about it, should know about differences between judging system then and now :)
I loved reading this thank you!! ^_^ I can see it more clearly now as I'm watching Yuri on ice for the 5th time 😆 i love YOI so much. Also I incredibly respect all ice skaters
I love that people yelled at him to watch the full end of 10 (and his takeaway was 'holy shit Yuri humped Viktor") and Welcome to the Madness, but no one apparently informed him there was a cute little after credit scene on the finale of our boys being happy together. I appreciate the chaotic priorities.
Omg, what? What credit scene are u talking about? 🥹
47:14 The stuffed animals are to show appreciation for the skater. They used to use roses, but they’d break into pieces on the ice and cause problems for the other skaters. It’s so fun getting a gift from your friends and fam after performing
Didn’t that start with Yuzuru hanyu and his Winnie the Pooh bears?
@@Melanie-jy2nw It’s started well before then. It’s the same idea as throwing roses to people on the stage
It’s also less wasteful since the stuffed animals can be donated to children afterwards. Can’t do that with flowers.
@@Melanie-jy2nw I think Yuzuru arguably popularized stuffed tissue holders, but not the throwing of stuffed animals.
One of my favorite things is learning that they carefully animated each jump and skating technique based off actual skaters, even using Johhny Weir's ice slide in the bonus short. When you start watching you don't notice it, you think it all looks the same, but then you get into the show and staying really paying attention to these marvelous realistic details to really showcase the sport and each skater's individual style and strengths.
You know, I've never watched the dub, but watching this reaction I can see that the dub is like, an entirely different viewing experience. Voices and adjective choices are so important to the tone of a show and characterisation. It's so different.
I was thinking the same. I definitely prefer the subtitles.
@@SierraHurtt 100%. I was gonna rewatch with the dub, but after seeing these videos I stuck with the subs. The characters feel a lot more grounded in reality. There are so many scenes that are fundamentally changed by the dub.
@@icequeen9 Ngl tho, as much I'm always sub over dub kinda person, the YOI dub has its own charms and hilarity. I love them both.
Sub: quirky.
Dub: unhinged.
I always said that the sub was a sports show with a romantic subplot and the dub was pure romcom.
This IP deserved so much better. It had a fantastic fandom, im 100% sure if more seasons or the movie was to be completely crowd funded it would exceed its goal within 48 hours. The wiritng, the characters, the music, the choreography, the romance for the sake of mutual love, is so top notch. There was pure LOVE (agape or eros) put into this series and the studio just dropped the ball so hard that it borderlines criminal. So many popular anime rely on battles and fan service but this? This is a masterclass on how to deliver a story be it by itself or a whole series
27:26 If you think about dance vs. gymnastics and how the extreme physical activity stunts your growth, what Yuri is saying makes sense. He hasn't had a major growth spurt yet and because of the levels of activity he's maintaining, and probably won't have one for another year. It's gonna fuck up his center of gravity and he won't be nearly as flexible so jumps will be dangerous until his growth spurt stops.
There is also the fact that in general, boys's bodies are developing UNTIL 21 years of age, unlike girls's bodies which take up to 17ish years. Of course everything depends on an individual. Some people develop rather quickly but for others it takes time.
@Rachael Thanks for explaining, I was curious about the whole body changing thing and how it relates to figure skating. Was your explanation also the reason why Yakov was angry at Yurio when he wanted to do the advanced jump when he was younger?
@@StonyADYeah, putting that kind of strain on the body can cause damage that you don’t notice until your body stops developing. I actually experienced this doing martial arts growing up - I started more advanced spinning jump kicks right around the time I hit puberty and didn’t realize that every time I messed up a landing I was putting strain on my knees. I’m really paying for it now that I’m in my 20s
@@StonyAD the body changes being a factor in performance ability is also a reason behind why so many actual high performance figure skaters out of Russia have in recent years made such high marks in competition while being right around age 15 before their bodies develop more, but then they have extremely short lived careers and end up injured and retired by the time they're 17-18. Most of these girls have all been under the same coach and sadly I am blanking on her name but this is a real thing.
@@LilyShimizu Eteri Tutberidze
In all honesty, Yurio is the perfect combination of Bakugo and Chuuya, he has Bakugo's determination and Chuuya's attitude.
And my final conclusion is:
Yurio's fucking cool.
Not him roasting yurio EVERY TIME he's on screen😂😂😭😭😭
"I'm a pork cuplet bowl.....that FUCKS"💀
40:45 "WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU VOICED BY A DECEPTICON" KILLED ME
First time I have seen this guy and I'm in tears laughing at his commentary 🤣
Thank you so much!
Same here! Loved @dannymotta's reactions to this series! It kept popping up while I was watching Helluva Boss comic dubs and I have not watched Yuri for years now. It was pleasant to watch Danny's reactions to the HORRIBLE dub which took things out of so much context often!
All who are here to reminisce after the movie was cancelled....i see you😢
Real 😭
"Sephioth's buns look at them cheeks!"
That made me chuckle
Same here!!!!
same🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Me too! 😂😂😂
I need an uncut version of this whole reaction. Especially of the theme. Just that mouth agape and wondrous look on his face was so heartwarming.
I will never get over the fact that the person who voices victor in the English dub is the same person who voices principal nezu 😂
And Kyo from Fruits Basket
HUH
And saiki k and moblit from aot lol
5 wildly different characters 😀 I love it
And Russia from Hetalia. Honestly he barely changed his voice except lower the pitch a bit.
“ don’t let Chris near the bed, don’t let Chris near the bed!!!!😂😂 ” that caught me off guard😂😂
The reason why there hasn't been any major followups to Yuri on Ice is probably because MAPPA (the production company) is busy with their other projects like Chainsaw Man, the new Attack on Titan season, One Punch Man 3, Jujutsu Kaisen, Vinland Saga, and a bunch of other shows. And, Yuri on Ice being an anime original means that it requires a lot more work and commitment than adapting already existing manga series.
lying to yourself for comfort and hope >>>>>
They canceled the movie 😢
@@DragonRiderShiru I KNOWWW
One of the things that I find so interesting and compelling about the first couple episodes are the differences between the when yuuri knows people are watching, versus the way that he looks when he thinks he’s alone/ or with someone totally trustworthy. As someone who has struggled with weight issues, it’s like those issues have been perfectly characterized. You always feel at your highest weight to your self or imagine that everyone else does. He is characterized as extremely overweight in the train station and coming home, verse when he steps onto the ice with only Yuko watching him. Just an interpretation but that’s how I see the first couple of scenes in the first couple episodes.
I was a competitive gymnast since I was 9
My coaches always talked about how when I got older, my body was gonna change and I’d need to sort of relearn how to do my skills and stuff
The “body changing” with age is a real thing because I had no idea how to deal with my longer limbs and different center of gravity
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I honestly couldn't watch YOI a second time, it was such an experience to watch it while it was coming out in 2016 that I couldn't recreate binge-watching the whole thing by myself. I really think the online fan interaction was what really made YOI such a huge hit. I remember when we had to wait a whole week between each episode and during that time there were so many theories, analyses, and memes that came out during that time. There were celebrities watching the show, and professional skaters doing the routines, it was all such an experience. I remember posts with theories about each new episode and when we got the "kiss" in episode 5 everyone was saying that the writers can't really be giving us everything that we want, if so they would be married in the next episode. And what do you know? They freaking exchanged rings in the 6th episode!
I watched it not long after it finished, was a Tumblr user at the time. There were A LOT of YOI posts so I finally watched it. I wish I would have watched it as it released weekly, I can only imagine how chaotic the kiss scene and ring exchange scenes were. But I was still seeing a lot of fan interaction, reactions, analysis, etc. and even moreso when it won Crunchyroll's anime of the year. Good times lol.
Weren’t there pole dancers reacting to the drunken dance off confirming the legitimacy of the moves too? Like, confirming that Yuuri had definitely done this before and knew what he was doing?
@@auntvivienne8669 LMFAO WHAT
you just had to be there ig
@@thekimfiles tumblr 2016 was a wild time. My entire dash was YOI for months at a time. And yet somehow I didn't watch it until this week.
Danny sulking after accidentally calling Chris a 'sexy little number' 😂😂
I've been laughing at his reaction to it for like 5 minutes omg XD
1:05:50 btw
I’d say they did Canada dirty by choosing Jean-Jacque to represent us but then I remember he’s meant to be Québécois Canadian and they often ARE arrogant pricks when interacting with non French people so… points for doing their homework I guess!
lmfao im quebecois and id like to think i adapt myself to non french people more than they adapt to me and jean jacques is just a bitch even in quebecois standards
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LMAO SO TRUE OML
As a Quebec native myself, I kinda wanna be offended, buuut... yeah, no we’re pretty rude. I mean, I’m not a rude or arrogant person myself, but that’s mostly just the result of my various mental health problems. As a nation, we do have the cultural identity of an egocentric douche canoe. There is some deep rooted generational trauma behind that attitude regarding the English speaking majority, but still. The shit I get from my relatives just because I occasionally struggle to find the right words in French because I got my college education in English is ridiculous.
@@auntvivienne8669 it’s funny because as a French, Québécois have the reputation to be extra nice, like way too nice
Watching this after the movie cancelation notice is bittersweet, but the nostalgia of watching YoI all over again with someone who's never seen it makes everything feel better
I think I amost died laughing when you said, "Don't you dare say pork cutlet bowls!" And then the look on your face when Yuri did say it, not 2 seconds later, was priceless. Oh God, I haven't laughed that hard in quite a while.🤣 Thank you.
my parents actually make me watch this on top of me having seen it 9 times already (it doesn't get old) bc it's my special interest and my therapist told them it would calm me down during a freak-out (it totally does)
YOUR PARENTS MADE YOU WATCH IT! IF MY MOM KNEW THIS SHOW EXISTED SHE’D BE LIKE “yOu wATcH tHIs!?”
@@Guy20000 lmao its just cuz my therapist told them to 😭
The reaction to the opening is absolutely amazing every time
To sum up yuri on ice is literally the definition of "its not gay if its the homies"
The stuffed animals, even the dog tissue box, are all gifts thrown onto the ice by fans after the ice skater finishes their program. Usually famous skaters have a theme for gifts that the fans like to give.The gifts are all gathered up and you can see them in a few scenes on the bench next to the skaters and coaches when the scores are being read off. Ice skaters may choose their favorite plushy or flowers that the fans gave to them to hug while the scores are being announced. The fans all know about Victor's dog so they give him stuff that is themed after his dog. Yuri is a big fan of Victor, and that is why he had a dog just like Victor's.
Most of the skaters like or admire Yuri. You can tell by the way they talk about him, or act when they know that he is there. I know that he was also training with some of them too, and they would often see each other during competitions. They often talk online and show up in pictures together. The fact that there are a few skaters that look up to Yuri, and the fact that he was able to be apart of so many skating competitions, shows that he is not as bad of a skater as they make him out to be in the beginning.
There are some skaters that can skate like the cut scene, but that kind of skating is not really for competitions.
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So basically yuri is an unreliable narrator?
okay but why did it have to be a tissue box? I'm 40 minutes into the movie and (probably) haven't seen victor cry even once.
Yuri is the top figure skater of Japan. He has qualified for the Grand Prix Final, which is only open to the elite skaters in the world. So he is far from being a bad skater, he is one of the best in the world.
41:19 I've replayed this scene so many times and when Chris grabs himself the expression on Danny's face cracks me up. Then Chris says the line and Danny's like "you better not! He better not!" 😂😂😂
I LOVE seeing Danny reacting to Yuri on Ice. I'm stuck in the figure skater echo chamber, and seeing him not know what a spread eagle is, or freaking out at a split jump, it's so fun!! Its also like... this is pretty well agreed to be a queer rep milestone, and he is so RIGHT that there were so many fakeouts and censored smooches and its so SAD. Ugh. Good reaction series.
YES him freaking out about all the moves gives me life
I hoenstly didn't mind the kisses being censcored (for the most part) because apparently they kinda had to do it for Yuri on ice to be classified as a sports anime??? Idk how true that is, but I think they made it very clear that Viktor and Yuuri are literally engaged, and if anyone denies that then...well they must be like REALLY oblivious or just trolls.
But I would have liked at least ONE kiss, they deserved it.
It had to be censored at the time unfortunately, but anybody who denies that they kissed on that ice is a fool. Besides their wikis state that they are a couple and engaged/married by the end of the series.
@Funworks 163 I read an interview with the creator who said that she found it obvious they were kissing, and from what she'd heard from Japanese fans they all found it obvious they were kissing. She and the rest of the creative team were actually surprised by the accusations of censorship from Western fans.
@@AdventureHusky who are the writers of these wikis?….
1:19:54
That genuine smile seeing Yuri and Otabek’s friendship - he gets it. 😊
I forgot where but I read somewhere that Welcome to the Madness wasn't supposed to be Yuri Plisetsky's exhibition piece 😅 He was supposed to do something more traditional/classical like everyone else but after that running away/bonding/best friend confirmation shtick with Otabek he was like "Eff this I'm doing my exhibition my way" and the two of them choreographed it last minute. I even remember seeing art of them buying the outfit at a store, but at this point 7 years later I might be confusing canon with fanfic and fanart.
It's Canon. There was a one shot canon Manga about it
it's canon, he wanted to be cooler than viktor & yuri's performance and be the 'hotter couple' so asked otabek to come on stage with him and outdo them (fair to say i think they did xD)
i’m hella late but the flip and lutz jumps are super similar, but a flip takes off on an left back inside edge while the lutz takes off on a left back outside edge. toe loops take off on right back outside edge, salchows take off back left outside edge, loop takes off back right outside, axel takes off forward left outside edge. the lutz, flip, and toe loop are all toe jumps so thats why theyre so similar, the axel, sal, and loop are edge jumps
This show is so damn weird but it is literally revolutionary - simple, happy gay love is already hard to see especially in 2016, but especially considering it's from Japan [they censored the kiss, booo, and vague marriage]; it was a surprise to everyone of it's success. I love seeing the couple have wholesome moments but the rest of the series is so insane lol, I have a lot of gripes, but I'm someone who can't stand the majority of anime because of it's tropes n such so it's extremely notable for me. Anyway, it goes down in history.
When he said that Victor looks like a wet Gojo, I absolutely lost it!🤣🤣
Timestamps
00:00 Ep 1-2
12:55 Ep 3-4
27:16 Ep 5-6
42:34 Ep 7-8
57:59 Ep 9-10
1:15:09 Ep 11-12
1:33:26 Ep 10 Ending & 'Welcome to the Madness'
2:13
“Yo this guy’s so cool! He kicked the soundtrack on :D”
PLEASE AS A YURIO KINNIE THIS DESTROYED ME 😭😭😭💀💀💀
21:33 Poor Yurio. He's so desperate for Viktor's valida-Nice matching jacket and luggage doofus! 😂😆
Despite having seen Yuri on Ice several times, this is the first time I've watched a full reaction video to it, and it's very funny.
...And now I wanna watch the show again. I hadn't actually seen Yurio's exhibition skate until now! Only read it! So awesome!
The bit about Yuuri living in his own fan fiction, 7:15, set me off! I'm new to this channel, but I'm loving it so far. Danny captured YOI so well. Very funny person and I'm excited to watch more reactions!
So I know this video is like a year old, but I'm just itching to point out that the reason Yurio's performance with Otabek goes so much harder than anything else he does in the show, is because it's an exhibition program, which is a lot freer in form than the official programs for the competition (the free skate and short program). Exhibition programs are basically a place where the skater can just have fun and do whatever they want without having to worry about collecting technical points, which is why they're often quite different from the other programs.
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Comparing Sk8 and Given to Yuri on Ice is so funny to me because Yuri on Ice walked (or skated) so these shows could run 😭
This was my first anime and my comfort show and it makes me so happy that to this day it’s still appreciated 🫶🏻
theyve spent AGES making the choreos on ice irl and then animated a video of that choreo picture by picture which is why it's so spot on perfect
imagine if Danny was from Switzerland and then he sees Chris representing his home land, that would have been something
50:06
Ladies and gentlemen and non binary kindred
The scene of all scenes
Poetry in motion
The bees knees
danny: this is getting a movie right?
me, watching this again cuz the movie was cancelled two days ago: 😐
i'm convinced that JJ is the only straight skater in yuri on ice (let's forget about the weird sibling duo...)
I’m so devastated we never got a season 2 or movie. Like this series DID make History and yes there are a lot of issues with it but it was so beautiful watching the series live. I remember running home after school to catch the new episodes and when episode 7 came out I Remember the absolute joy watching the kiss, and then the ending of episode 10 absolutely set the internet on FIRE. It was amazing. And yeah the confirmation of romance and kisses is skated around (haha) but that was still big back in the day because it IS cannon that they’re a couple. I just hold so much love in my heart for this show still
I'm still holding out hope for the movie, for 2026 specifically. 2026 is the 10 year anniversary and the winter Olympics, if it's not out by then, then that's when we should loose hope.
As a person who live in Russia i have to say that figure skating is a really big deal here. Our Figure skaters becoming to a country famous stars and you currently unable to get tickets to the show because the rinks are full. I personally have my Ice skating ideals. Evgenya Medvedeva for example. So we even have jokes that "To become The best ice skater in World is much easier that become the best ice skater in Russia"
We still beat your asses in gymnastics, though 🇮🇱 (sorry, just teasing. It’s like the only thing I know about the Olympics)
I like how welcome to the madness is the most replayed part of this
but dude it's the sickest routine ever I'm so hyped every time I watch it
like yuri's expression and talent is so HOT (not in a weird way just the way he is so confident and such a vibe)
and then otabek just made it *chefs kiss*
ooh fun fact backstory to that routine is, yuri & viktor had just gone out and done their couples dance for the exhibition, and plisetsky wanted to top it - so he asked otabek if he wanted to perform together
as they didn't have time to make a routine featuring them both he just stood at the side looking like an absolute snack for plisetsky
I've never seen the dub of this show and Yuri's "WHAT" at 24:01 made me pause the video to laugh, it's incredible lmao
No words to describe how big of a fan I was of this show, countless fanfiction read through the night, waiting for season 2 to drop, but sure thing, nothing ever came =____= They've created something so amazing to just let it die
I swear every time Danny starts his outro I get disappointed, only to remember this is the full series complication and the video continues with the next intro😌
I love that you put all these together!
Around 47:20 it's customary for fabs to throw stuffed animals and roses at the figure skaters. The plushies and stuffed animals are gifts from fans. The thought begind it is that holding onto them can help calm anxiety while waiting for their score.
32:52 It’s not TYPICAL, but there are times, basically certain shows and competitions where figure skaters are allowed to go all out with the dance routines.
During the 90’s, there was a skater by the name of Scott Hamilton who was known for his dance routines and back flips. At one point, people were saying he had the fastest feet on ice (comparing him to Michael Flatley of Riverdance.).
There also another figure skater by the name of Elvis Stojko, who did a LOT of rock and roll themed performances.
Yes, he did Elvis Presley themed performances as well. ^^
The 90’s seemed to be a time where figure skaters were just letting loose and having a TON of fun. Did it tick the elitists off? You bet it did. But the skaters did nooooot give a damn. They were having FUN! 😂❤
yes exactly and the technical focus (aka just putting in endless jumps to get more points) rather than the actual artistry of combining the step sequences/dance moves with the jumps and spins is why many people kinda dislike the Olympics and stuff too. Because sure, you can do 20 jumps and get the highest score but to have a beautiful routine that incorporates those jumpes and works as a whole thing is a lot harder to do! That might also be the difference in your viewing experience from the Olympics vs. Minami (Beyblade boi) because Minami competed 'only' on national level.
Oh man this explains why I adored watching figure skating in the Olympics when I was a kid in the 90s, and haven't bothered watching it in years. I loved when it was more artistic and more of a dance.
Viktor sounds so un-sexy in the Dub!! Having the voice actors approach him so differently makes such a BIG difference to the character and the impression he leaves. Viktor in the original is infinitely more smexy!!
Bruh, I'm trying to discreetly watch this at work and your random shout of "MEDIC!!" when Yuri smashes his face into the wall finally broke me. Tea spewed all over my desk. XDDD I'm cryingggg
"Oh wow, nice BLUES CLUES phone case"
The dead dog he JUST felt bad for : ; - ;
Also they all hate JJ because of one simple reason. That being that he's the ONLY GODDAMN STRAIGHT GUY
Yurio is by far my favourite character in this show, and I wish they had shown more of him throughout.
Looking back now I realised how unhinged and fanfictiony yuri on ice was btw there is a Yuzuru cameo at 26:10
39:23 “shouldn’t you be harassing an Italian plumber?” CRYING 🤣
52:18, that was such an aggressive "no"
For anyone who doesn't understand: Yuri p. Said "net" which in English is "no"
Yes, they did cut the kisses out on purpose so that the show wasn't marked "not for children".
Kris talking about cumming every third spin didn't mark this as not for kids?
I come back to this video all the time. It's perfect when I don't have anything to watch while doing homework! I swear I've memorized every single line in the whole video by now lol