Skating At The Iizuka Ice Palace: Living My Yuri On Ice Dreams

Today’s translation #914

Otomedia 2017/02, Otsuka Manabu's interview

Part 6.

-- Every episode earned a huge response from the fans, but still, it seemed that episode 10. was especially popular.

Otsuka: I think that Kubo-san and Director Yamamoto, just like Victor, always want to surprise their viewers. And they prepare those surprises one after another. If you show something too clearly, there most likely will be people, who won't really like it, so it's also a bit scary in a way, but I did think that it was so amazing, how they are able to just push on, without hesitation (laugh). I also think that it's precisely because of their bold approach, that this show reached to so many people. My impression was that episode 10. was really a culmination point of that. In any case, it was an episode that brought us a lot of reasons to get excited.

-- Very quickly, the fans are hoping to see a continuation - what are we going to see next?

Otsuka: I think that Kubo-san and Director Yamamoto want to continue this show, as long as they are able to, and there is a lot of things that they want to show much, much more of. If that's what they want, MAPPA and I plan to obediently follow them, as we have been doing so far (laugh).

This is crazy work

I saw sk8 ova the other day and no joke this is what happens

They Say Never Meet Your Heroes

Chapter 5

Your Self-Centered Idol Might Give You The Urge Of Meeting Your Villain Instead

They say “Never meet your heroes,” and boy, they were they right. So Yuuri decides to meet his villain—his own anxiety—hoping he’s wrong about that, too. Between Viktor’s dazzled breakdown and Yuuri’s quiet resolve to face him again, both find themselves grappling with the illusions they once held. Viktor learns that fascination can be more powerful than anger, while Yuuri discovers that even a villain can sometimes be tamed.

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Guys… what if a season two was secretly in production the entire time… haha

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That still doesn't change the fact that there are 49 million kangaroos in Australia and 3.5 million people in Uruguay. That means if kangaroos attacked Uruguay, each person would have to fight 14 kangaroos.

... Did you mean to send this to me?? Or??

It's been 3 days since I've finished my latest rewatch of Yuri!!! On Ice and I'm still reeling with all the small, gentle touches during Yuuri and Viktor exchange during the gala and how smoothly they are integrated into the choreography as a testimony of their love.

These touches don't happen in the spur of the moment, they are well-practised details of the routine. Every little movement causes a change in momentum and movement and thus affects one's balance. Add a slippery surface and interactions with a partner to the equation and a fleeting touch turns into a feature that demands to be planned and excuted timely.

The touches being part of the routine takes away nothing from their significance - on the contrary. They show the love and care Yuuri and Viktor have poured into this routine and thus symbolise the love and care they poured into their relationship. They are a part of the story Yuuri and Viktor tell through this programme - the story of their love.

Note how at first, Yuuri skates alone. He's fighting alone, expressed through the jumps, copying Viktor and trying to catch up with him. There's a reason why the part until Viktor arrives is exactly the same as Viktor's FS. Then, Viktor takes over and pulls Yuuri along. He woos Yuuri and supports him [the lift]. Eventually, Yuuri reciprocates his feelings [the caress of Viktor's cheek and the soft, loving smile right afterwards].

From there, they skate side-by-side as partners and skaters of equal skill, which gives us a glimpse into their future.

Eros portrays the physical and sensual aspects of Yuuri's feelings, Yuri On Ice showcases his love in a wider and more general sense and narrates the story of him and Viktor from his own viewpoint. In the gala version of Stammi Vicino, he and Viktor tell their story together in the grand conclusion of Yuuri's season theme.

Can we have a Yuri on Ice resurgence please it would be so fun you guys

What on earth is this witchcraft from Yuzu. What on earth.