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{{Short description|2016 sports anime television series}}
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| image        = Yuri_on_Ice_Key_Visual.jpg
| alt          = The Cover of the first Blu-ray disc volume depicts Yuri Katsuki and Victor Nikiforov, two of the primary characters of the series, in a pose where they are embracing.
| caption      = Cover of the first Blu-ray disc volume, featuring [[List of Yuri on Ice characters#Yuri Katsuki|Yuri Katsuki]] (left) and [[List of Yuri on Ice characters#Victor Nikiforov|Victor Nikiforov]] (right)
| ja_kanji     = ユーリ!!! on ICE
| genre        = [[Sports manga|Sports]] ([[figure skating]])<!--Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. --> 
| creator      = {{ubl|[[Sayo Yamamoto]]|[[Mitsurō Kubo]]}}
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| type         = tv series
| director     = {{ubl|Sayo Yamamoto|Jun Shishido{{efn|{{nihongo|Chief Episode Director|演出チーフ}}}}}}
| producer     = <!--No baseline Producers (プロデューサー) credited-->
| writer       = {{ubl|Sayo Yamamoto{{efn|{{nihongo|Series Composition|シリーズ構成}}}}|Mitsurō Kubo{{efn|{{nihongo|Original Scripts|脚本原案}}}}}}
| music        = {{ubl|Taro Umebayashi|[[Taku Matsushiba]]}}
| studio       = [[MAPPA]]
| licensee     = {{ubl|[[Crunchyroll]]}}
| network      = [[TV Asahi]], BS Asahi, [[Saga Television Station|STS]], NCC, [[Sun Television|SUN]], [[AT-X (TV network)|AT-X]]
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| first        = October 6, 2016
| last         = December 21, 2016
| episodes     = 12 + OVA
| episode_list = List of Yuri on Ice episodes
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| type         = manga
| title        = Yuri on Ice Side Story: Welcome to the Madness
| author       = Mitsurō Kubo
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| publisher    = [[Avex Group]]
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| published    = May 26, 2017
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{{Nihongo|'''''Yuri on Ice'''''|ユーリ!!! on ICE|lead=yes|extra=stylized as '''''Yuri!!! on ICE'''''}} <onlyinclude>is a Japanese [[sports anime]] television series about [[figure skating]]. The series was produced by [[MAPPA]], directed and written by [[Sayo Yamamoto]] with original scripts by [[Mitsurō Kubo]] under the chief episode direction of Jun Shishido. Character designs were handled by Tadashi Hiramatsu, and its music was composed by Taro Umebayashi and [[Taku Matsushiba]]. The figure skating was choreographed by [[Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater)|Kenji Miyamoto]], who also performed routines himself which were recorded and used as skating sound effects. The series premiered on October 6, 2016, and ended on December 22, 2016, with a total of 12 episodes. A ''Yuri on Ice'' feature film, ''Ice Adolescence'', was originally planned for release in 2019, but has since been cancelled as of April 2024. The series revolves around the relationships between Japanese figure skater [[List of Yuri on Ice characters#Yuri Katsuki|Yuri Katsuki]]; his idol, Russian figure-skating champion [[List of Yuri on Ice characters#Victor Nikiforov|Victor Nikiforov]]; and up-and-coming Russian skater [[List of Yuri on Ice characters#Yuri Plisetsky|Yuri Plisetsky]]; as Yuri K. and Yuri P. take part in the [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Figure Skating Grand Prix]], with Victor acting as coach to Yuri K.</onlyinclude>

''Yuri on Ice'' has been well received in Japan. It won three awards at the [[Tokyo Anime Award Festival]], a Japan Character Award, seven awards in the [[1st Crunchyroll Anime Awards|Crunchyroll's inaugural Anime Awards]], and in 2019 was named by the website's editorial team as one of the top 25 anime of the 2010s. In Japan, the series was released in six parts on Blu-ray and DVD, with all the releases coming No. 1 on the [[Oricon]] Animation Blu-ray disc and Animation DVD disc rankings respectively. It was the eighth-most successful media franchise in Japan for 2017, had the second-highest combined Blu-ray and DVD sales of any anime in Japan for 2017, and had the highest combined sales for a TV anime that year. It was popular on social media outlets such as [[Tumblr]], [[Sina Weibo]] and [[Twitter]], where it received over a million more tweets than the next most-talked about anime series in the season it was broadcast. It also attracted praise from professional figure skaters, with some skaters in the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] performing to music from the show.

''Yuri on Ice'' has raised discussion concerning its depiction of a same-sex relationship between its protagonists, with some critics praising its depiction of [[anxiety]], its covering of homosexuality in a way that differs from most anime and manga such as the [[yaoi]] genre, and for dealing with homosexuality in a country and sport that has present-day issues with homophobia. Others criticized its depiction for being unrealistic, and of visual censorship that arguably makes it ambiguous to some viewers.

== Plot ==
{{See also|List of Yuri on Ice characters{{!}}List of ''Yuri on Ice'' characters|List of Yuri on Ice episodes{{!}}List of ''Yuri on Ice'' episodes}} 
After a crushing defeat in the [[Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|Grand Prix Final]] and other competition losses, 23-year-old Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki develops mixed feelings about skating and puts his career on hold; he returns to his hometown of Hasetsu in [[Kyushu]] after 5 years abroad. Yuri visits his childhood friend, Yuko, at an ice rink (Ice Castle Hasetsu) and perfectly mimics an advanced skating routine performed by his idol, Russian figure skating champion Victor Nikiforov. When secretly recorded footage of Yuri's performance is uploaded to the internet, it catches Victor's attention, and he travels to Kyushu with an offer to coach Yuri and revive his figure-skating career.{{efn|name=Episode 1|{{cite episode|title=Nan no Piroshiki!! Namida no Guranpuri Fainaru|script-title=ja:なんのピロシキ!!　涙のグランプリファイナル|trans-title=Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears|series=Yuri on Ice|credits=Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by [[Sayo Yamamoto]] and Jun Shishido|airdate=October 6, 2016 | number=1 }} }} It is later revealed that Victor was already familiar with Yuri, having met him before at a banquet where Yuri got drunk and asked Victor to be his coach.{{efn|name=Episode 10|{{cite episode|title=Chō ganbaranba!! Guranpurifainaru chokuzen supesharu|script-title=ja:超がんばらんば！！グランプリファイナル直前スペシャル|trans-title=Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!|series=Yuri on Ice|credits=Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto, Kunihiro Mori and Norihito Takahashi|airdate=December 8, 2016 | number=10 }} }}

After learning about Victor's career decision, Yuri Plisetsky, a rising 15-year-old Russian prodigy skater, travels to Hasetsu to make Victor keep a promise made prior to the beginning of the series. Victor had promised he would choreograph a routine specifically for Yuri P. if he won the Junior World Championships. Victor, having forgotten about his promise to Yuri P., makes the two Yuris compete against each other to decide who he will coach. He chooses two pieces for the skaters, both with the same melody but with a different meaning. The first piece, "[[Agape]]", about unconditional love, is given to Yuri P. The second piece, "[[Eros (concept)|Eros]],” about sexual love, is given to Yuri K.{{efn|name=Episode 2|{{cite episode|title=Futari no Yūri! ? Yūtopia no Ran|script-title=ja:２人のユーリ！？　ゆ～とぴあの乱|trans-title=Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia|series=Yuri on Ice|credits=Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Takashi Igari|airdate=October 13, 2016 | number=2 }} }}  Yuri K.'s performance wins, and Victor becomes Yuri K.'s coach. Yuri P. returns to Russia, and both Yuris vow to win the Grand Prix championship.{{efn|name=Episode 3|{{cite episode|title=Boku ga Erosu de Erosu ga Boku de!? Taiketsu! Onsen on Ice|script-title=ja:僕がエロスでエロスが僕で！？　対決！温泉on ice|trans-title=I Am Eros, and Eros is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice|series=Yuri on Ice|credits=Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Akitsugu Hisagi|airdate=October 20, 2016| number=3 }} }}

Both Yuri K. and Yuri P. qualify to represent their countries in the Grand Prix series, and then later qualify for the Grand Prix Final in [[Barcelona]]. Over the course of the Grand Prix, Yuri K. and Victor become increasingly infatuated with each other, eventually leading to the two of them kissing in public.{{efn|name=Episode 7|{{cite episode|title=Guranpurishirīzu kaimaku! Yatchaina Chūgoku taikai! Furī puroguramu|script-title=ja: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|trans-title=China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate|series=Yuri on Ice|credits=Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Hirokazu Yamada|airdate=November 17, 2016}} Episode 7.}} Yuri K. buys them both gold rings in Barcelona, which leads to remarks by Victor about them being engaged.{{efn|name=Episode 10}} On the eve of the final, Yuri K. plans to quit skating so that Victor can return to the sport and tells Victor of his decision,{{efn|name=Episode 11|{{cite episode|title=Chō chō ganbaranba!! Guranpurifainaru SP|script-title=ja:超超がんばらんば！！グランプリファイナルSP|trans-title=Gotta Super-Supercharge it! Grand Prix Final Short Program|series=Yuri on Ice|credits=Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto and Yasuhiro Geshi|airdate=December 15, 2016 | number=11 }} }} but Victor tearfully rejects the idea, and they agree to choose their paths after the tournament has finished.{{efn|name=Episode 12|{{cite episode|title=Chō chō chō ganbaranba!!! Guranpurifainaru FS|script-title=ja:超超超がんばらんば!!! グランプリファイナルFS|trans-title=Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge it! Grand Prix Final Free Skate|series=Yuri on Ice|credits=Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by Sayo Yamamoto, Norikei Arai and Kaori Makita|airdate=December 23, 2016 | number=12 }} }} The tournament ends with Yuri P. winning the gold medal and Yuri K. winning silver. As a result, Yuri K. decides to continue skating and moves to [[St. Petersburg]] so that he can continue to stay with Victor, and train alongside Yuri P.{{efn|name=Episode 12}}

== Production ==
[[File:Nakako Tsuzuki & Kenji Miyamoto 2003 NHK Trophy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|alt=A photo of Kenji Miyamoto (right) with Nakako Tsuzuki (left).|Kenji Miyamoto (right) provided the choreography for the series.]]
The original TV series of ''Yuri on Ice'' aired on [[TV Asahi]] from October 6 to December 22, 2016.<ref name="onair">{{cite web|url=https://yurionice.com/en/onair/ |title=TVアニメ「ユーリ!!! on ICE」公式サイト|language=ja |website=yurionice.com |access-date=January 2, 2021 }}</ref><!-- note: October 5 late night 2:21am, which is technically October 6 2:21am --> The anime was produced by [[MAPPA]], directed and written by [[Sayo Yamamoto]] using original scripts by [[Mitsurō Kubo]] under the supervision of Jun Shishido, with character designs by Tadashi Hiramatsu, music by Taro Umebayashi and [[Taku Matsushiba]] and figure-skating choreography by [[Kenji Miyamoto (figure skater)|Kenji Miyamoto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-27/yuri-on-ice-tv-anime-1st-teaser-reveals-staff-cast/.100337 |title=Yuri on Ice TV Anime's 1st Teaser Reveals Staff, Cast |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=March 27, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113013521/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-27/yuri-on-ice-tv-anime-1st-teaser-reveals-staff-cast/.100337 |archive-date=November 13, 2016 }}</ref> The episodes were made available for streaming by [[Crunchyroll]],<ref name="onair"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/10/01/crunchyroll-adds-drifters-and-yuri-on-ice-to-fall-anime-lineup |title=Crunchyroll Adds "Drifters" and "Yuri!!! On ICE" to Fall Anime Lineup |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=October 1, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102223638/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/10/01/crunchyroll-adds-drifters-and-yuri-on-ice-to-fall-anime-lineup |archive-date=January 2, 2017 }}</ref> and [[Funimation]] began streaming an English dub on October 24, 2016, at 10:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|ET]].<ref name="Funi">{{cite web|url=http://www.funimation.com/blog/2016/10/04/funimation-unveils-simuldub-schedule-for-fall-2016-season |title=FUNIMATION UNVEILS SIMULDUB SCHEDULE FOR FALL 2016 SEASON |website=[[Funimation]] |date=October 10, 2016 |access-date=April 19, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007080225/http://www.funimation.com/blog/2016/10/04/funimation-unveils-simuldub-schedule-for-fall-2016-season/ |archive-date=October 7, 2016 }}</ref> Six [[Blu-ray]] and [[DVD]] sets of ''Yuri on Ice'' were released in Japan. The first set, containing the first two episodes, was released on December 30, 2016. Each set includes bonus content such as booklets, production audio commentary and costume-design and choreography videos.<ref name="Blu Ray">{{cite web|title=Yuri!!! on Ice Blu-ray & DVD |url=http://yurionice.com/en/discography/ |website=yurionice.com |language=ja |date=October 31, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022152753/http://yurionice.com/en/discography/ |archive-date=October 22, 2016 }}</ref>

Yuri Katsuki's hometown of Hasetsu, [[Kyushu]] is based on [[Karatsu, Saga]].<ref name="Real Life 1">{{cite web|last=Donko |first=Wilhelm |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/10/22/feature-anime-vs-real-life-yuri-on-ice |title=FEATURE: Anime vs. Real Life – "Yuri!!! On ICE" |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=October 23, 2016 |access-date=December 24, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225082132/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/10/22/feature-anime-vs-real-life-yuri-on-ice |archive-date=December 25, 2016 }}</ref> In December 2016, [[Saga Prefecture]]'s Sagaprise project announced plans to use ''Yuri on Ice'' to promote tourism in the area.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-12-27/yuri-on-ice-promotes-main-character-home-prefecture/.110364 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Promotes Main Character's Home Prefecture |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 27, 2016 |access-date=January 2, 2021 }}</ref> According to Akinori Kawakami, president of the Association to Connect Hasetsu and Karatsu, 20 to 30 people visit Karatsu every day on anime pilgrimages.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-01-14/yuri-on-ice-co-creator-visits-main-character-hometown/.110842 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Co-Creator Visits Main Character's Hometown |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=January 14, 2017 |access-date=February 9, 2021}}</ref> By May 2017, ''Yuri on Ice'' helped to attract 20,000 tourists from 27 countries to Karatsu.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-05-10/yuri-on-ice-campaign-brings-20000-people-from-27-countries-to-setting-city/.115875 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Campaign Brings 20,000 People From 27 Countries to Setting City |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=May 10, 2017 |access-date=May 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510193140/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-05-10/yuri-on-ice-campaign-brings-20000-people-from-27-countries-to-setting-city/.115875 |archive-date=May 10, 2017 }}</ref> On February 22, 2017, the ''[[Nikkan Sports]]'' newspaper featured a collaborative illustration depicting Yuri K., Yuri P. and Victor supporting [[Sagan Tosu]] football club, which is based in Saga Prefecture.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-02-27/yuri-on-ice-futon-covers-calendar-soccer-collaboration-revealed/.112567 |title=Yuri!! on Ice's Futon Covers, Calendar, Soccer Collaboration Revealed |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=February 27, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2021 }}</ref>

According to a ''Sakuga Blog'' study, ''Yuri on Ice'' used more [[Key frame|key]] animators than any other anime series during the fall 2016 season: an average of 48.5 key animators per episode, five more than ''[[Flip Flappers]]'' (which had the second-highest number of key animators).<ref>{{cite web|last=Green |first=Scott |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/18/charts-illustrate-who-is-making-the-most-anime-plus-how-many-artists-it-takes |title=Charts Illustrate Who Is Making The Most Anime - Plus How Many Artists It Takes |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=January 18, 2017 |access-date=January 19, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131190825/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/18/charts-illustrate-who-is-making-the-most-anime-plus-how-many-artists-it-takes |archive-date=January 31, 2017 }}</ref> In the early episodes of the series, each character was handled by a different key animator, meaning that skating style of the characters differed from each other.<ref name="Morrisey">{{cite web|last=Morrisey |first=Kim |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/01/30-1/feature-found-in-translation-why-i-love-yuri-on-ice |title=FEATURE: Found in Translation - Why I Love "Yuri!!! on ICE" |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=January 31, 2017 |access-date=January 31, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131035358/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/01/30-1/feature-found-in-translation-why-i-love-yuri-on-ice |archive-date=January 31, 2017 }}</ref> In the skating scenes, the sound effects were changed to match each venue, according to the building's capacity and crowd size. The skating sounds for each sequence were recorded separately. No stock sounds were used for the sequences because each part sounds different, and no footage of professional skaters was used because the music in the programmes normally muffles the sounds. Thus the sounds used were recorded and performed by series choreographer Miyamoto, and each skating sequence is unique to the program.<ref name="Morrisey"/>

== Related media ==
=== Music ===
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The opening theme, {{Interlanguage link|History Maker (Dean Fujioka song)|lt=History Maker|ja|History Maker|quote=y}} by [[Dean Fujioka]], and ending theme, "You Only Live Once" by [[Wataru Hatano]], were both released as singles.<ref name="History Maker">{{cite web|title=Japan Hot 100|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228091421/http://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100|archive-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="You Only Live Once">{{cite magazine|title=Japan Hot 100 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100/2016-12-24 |access-date=December 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228184619/http://www.billboard.com/charts/japan-hot-100/2016-12-24 |archive-date=December 28, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A compilation CD entitled {{nihongo|''Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE''|Oh! スケトラ!!!　ユーリ!!! on ICE}}, with the anime's 24 original songs, was released on December 21, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|title=Yuri!!! on Ice BD/DVD/CD |url=http://yurionice.com/en/discography/detail.php?id=1014422 |website=yurionice.com |language=ja |access-date=October 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021070928/http://yurionice.com/en/discography/detail.php?id=1014422 |archive-date=October 21, 2016 }}</ref> and ranked #1 on [[Oricon]]'s Weekly Digital Album Chart for the week of December 19–25.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yuri!!! on Ice Soundtrack Ranks #1 in Digital Sales in 1st Week |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-02/yuri-on-ice-soundtrack-ranks-no.1-in-digital-sales-in-1st-week/.110567 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=January 2, 2017 |access-date=January 6, 2021 }}</ref> The insert song "Yuri on Ice" was included in ''Piano Solo Chū Jōkyū Figure Skate Meikyoku-shū ~Hyōjō ni Hibiku Melody~ 2016-2017'', a piano book released on January 21, 2017, with music used by figure skaters (including [[Mao Asada]] and [[Yuzuru Hanyu]]). It was the only anime song in the music book release.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-01-12/yuri-on-ice-title-song-features-in-figure-skating-music-book/.110798 |title=Yuri!!! On Ice's Title Song Features in Figure Skating Music Book |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=January 12, 2017 |access-date=January 17, 2021 }}</ref> An album of the TV soundtrack, the ''Yūtora/Yuri!!! on Ice'' Original Soundtrack Collection, was released on June 28, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yurionice.com/discography/detail.php?id=1014957|title=「ユートラ♨」ユーリ!!! on ICE／オリジナルサウンドトラック|language=ja|website=yurionice.com|access-date=May 27, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526114112/http://yurionice.com/discography/detail.php?id=1014957|archive-date=May 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-05-26/victor-butt-steals-the-spotlight-on-yuri-on-ice-soundtrack-cover/.116636|title=Victor's Butt Steals the Spotlight on Yuri!!! on Ice Soundtrack Cover|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 26, 2017|access-date=May 27, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527071602/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-05-26/victor-butt-steals-the-spotlight-on-yuri-on-ice-soundtrack-cover/.116636|archive-date=May 27, 2017}}</ref> On November 19, 2017, the ''Yuri!!! on Concert'' took place at the [[Makuhari Messe]] with the Ensemble Fove conducted by Taro Umebayashi and [[Taku Matsushiba]], the event was live-streamed on July 1, 2018 on [[YouTube]] and the CD was made available on November 20, 2018, it was released on streaming services on February 15, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-22 |title="Yuri!!! on Ice" Announces First Ever Music Event—"Yuri!!! on Concert" |url=https://www.moshimoshi-nippon.jp/47250 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=MOSHI MOSHI NIPPON {{!}} もしもしにっぽん |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Concert With New Anime Film News to Stream Live Globally on Sunday |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2018-06-30/yuri-on-ice-concert-with-new-anime-film-news-to-stream-live-globally-on-sunday/.133645 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=YURI ON ICE |title=Yuri On Concert |url=https://www.amazon.com/Yuri-Concert-YURI-ICE/dp/B07KQRXXP7 |access-date=2024-04-25 |publisher=AVEX}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2019 |title=ユーリ!!! on CONCERT |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1YCzHcY9H5X6309OyGCEQ3 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Spotify |publisher=AVEX Pictures inc.}}</ref>

=== ''Welcome to The Madness'' ===
A [[Gaiden|side story]] [[manga]], ''Yuri on Ice Side Story: Welcome to The Madness'', was published on May 26, 2017, as a bonus item included with the final Blu-Ray volume of the anime series. Written and illustrated by series co-creator [[Mitsurou Kubo]], the manga follows Yuri P. and Otabek Altin the night after the Grand Prix Final.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schatz|first=SK|url=https://us.blastingnews.com/showbiz-tv/2017/05/welcome-to-the-madness-leaks-leave-us-begging-for-more-001724573.html|title='Welcome to the Madness' leaks leave us begging for more|publisher=Blasting News|date=May 24, 2017|access-date=May 18, 2019}}</ref> An [[original video animation]] also included with the Blu-Ray, ''Welcome to The Madness'', depicts Yuri P.'s skate at the Grand Prix Final exhibition event.<ref name="ANN Blu-Ray review"/>

=== Cancelled anime film ===
A ''Yuri on Ice'' original film was announced in April 2017 at the ''Yuri!!! on Stage'' exhibition event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-29/yuri-on-ice-anime-gets-brand-new-film/.115476 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Anime Gets Brand-New Film |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=April 29, 2017 |access-date=April 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429172933/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-29/yuri-on-ice-anime-gets-brand-new-film/.115476 |archive-date=April 29, 2017 }}</ref> The film's title, ''Yuri on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence (Yuri!!! on Ice Gekijō-ban: Ice Adolescence)'' was announced in July 2018 at the ''Yuri!!! on Concert'' event.<ref name=IceAdo>{{cite web |last1=Hodgkins |first1=Crystalyn |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Anime Film Reveals Staff, Title, 2019 Date, Visual |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-01/yuri-on-ice-anime-film-reveals-staff-title-2019-date-visual/.133649 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=July 1, 2018 |date=July 1, 2018}}</ref> The film was originally scheduled to be released in 2019, but was subsequently delayed.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Anime Film Delayed From 2019 Opening|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2019-09-05/yuri-on-ice-anime-film-delayed-from-2019-opening/.150800|website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=September 5, 2019 |date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> A [[teaser trailer]] depicting a young Viktor Nikiforov performing at the [[Winter Olympic Games]] was released in Japan in January 2019 as a part of a ''Yuri on Ice'' marathon event.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Angel |title=People Have Seen Yuri on Ice Movie Footage!! |url=https://thegeekiary.com/yuri-on-ice-movie-footage/59493#comments |website=The Geekiary |access-date=May 18, 2019 |date=January 17, 2019}}</ref> The primary production staff from the ''Yuri on Ice'' TV series were expected to return for ''Ice Adolescence'', including series creators Sayo Yamamoto and Mitsurō Kubo as the film's director and screenwriter, respectively.<ref name="IceAdo"/> In November 2020, the same teaser trailer was released worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=8Mk4Uykq5I8 |script-title=ja:【特報】ユーリ!!! on ICE 劇場版 : ICE ADOLESCENCE（アイス アドレセンス）|website=[[YouTube]] |date=November 26, 2020}}</ref>

In April 2024, [[MAPPA]] issued a cancellation notice of ''Ice Adolescence'' through the ''Yuri!!! on Ice'' official [[Twitter]] account.<ref>{{Cite web |title=YURI!!! on ICE the movie : ICE ADOLESCENCE Official Site |url=http://yurionice-movie.com/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The official website of the men’s figure skating anime that 1 billion people worldwide went wild for Yuri!!! on ICE, the movie. A new original story from Mitsurou Kubo and Sayo Yamamoto!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Yuri!!! on Ice: Ice Adolescence Film Canceled|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/yuri-on-ice-ice-adolescence-film-canceled/.209997|website=[[Anime News Network]]|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=April 18, 2024|access-date=April 19, 2024}}</ref>

== Reception ==
=== Critical reception and figure skating community ===
The series received positive reviews from critics and professional figure skaters. Among critics, in ''[[Anime News Network]]''{{'s}} "Best and Worst Anime of Fall 2016", five out of nine reviewers called ''Yuri on Ice'' the season's best show.<ref>{{cite web|last=The Anime News Network Editorial Team |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-12-23/the-best-and-worst-anime-of-fall-2016/.110280 |title=The Best and Worst Anime of Fall 2016 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 23, 2016 |access-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223211015/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-12-23/the-best-and-worst-anime-of-fall-2016/.110280 |archive-date=December 23, 2016 }}</ref> In July 2017, the series was named by Eleanor Bley Griffiths of the ''[[Radio Times]]'' as one of the best anime TV series available to watch in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bley Griffiths|first=Eleanor|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-07-08/the-best-japanese-anime-tv-series-and-movies-available-in-the-uk-now|title=The best Japanese anime TV series and movies available in the UK now|website=[[Radio Times]]|date=July 8, 2017|access-date=July 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708185949/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-07-08/the-best-japanese-anime-tv-series-and-movies-available-in-the-uk-now|archive-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref> From professionals, ''Yuri on Ice'' was well-received by figure skaters, including [[Johnny Weir]], [[Evgenia Medvedeva]], [[Denis Ten]], [[Evgeni Plushenko]], Masato Kimura, [[Ryuichi Kihara]], [[Miu Suzaki]], and [[Adam Rippon]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Medlna |first=ND |url=http://www.idigitaltimes.com/yuri-ice-season-1-episode-12-finale-winter-2016s-best-anime-hastily-sets-season-2-575272 |title='Yuri On Ice' Season 1 Episode 12 Finale: Winter 2016's Best Anime Hastily Sets Up For Season 2 |publisher=iDigitalTimes |date=December 21, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223131449/http://www.idigitaltimes.com/yuri-ice-season-1-episode-12-finale-winter-2016s-best-anime-hastily-sets-season-2-575272 |archive-date=December 23, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Stimson |first=Eric |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-10-28/real-figure-skaters-endorse-yuri-on-ice/.108197 |title=Real Figure Skaters Endorse Yuri!!! on ICE |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=October 28, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031015712/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-10-28/real-figure-skaters-endorse-yuri-on-ice/.108197 |archive-date=October 31, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-07-25/figure-skating-pair-ryuichi-kihara-miu-suzaki-perform-to-yuri-on-ice/.119252|title=Figure Skating Pair Ryuichi Kihara, Miu Suzaki Perform to Yuri!! on Ice|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 25, 2017|access-date=September 26, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730053951/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-07-25/figure-skating-pair-ryuichi-kihara-miu-suzaki-perform-to-yuri-on-ice/.119252|archive-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref><ref name="cbc olympics yoi" /> and included [[cameo appearance]]s by skaters [[Nobunari Oda]] and [[Stéphane Lambiel]].{{efn|name=Episode 11}}{{efn|name=Episode 12}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-19/yuri-on-ice-anime-casts-swiss-skater-stephane-lambiel-as-himself/.110102 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Anime Casts Swiss Skater Stéphane Lambiel as Himself |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 19, 2016 |access-date=December 24, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220213121/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-19/yuri-on-ice-anime-casts-swiss-skater-stephane-lambiel-as-himself/.110102 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Chapman |first=Paul |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/19/stphane-lambiel-guest-stars-in-final-episode-of-yuri-on-ice |title=Stéphane Lambiel Guest Stars in Final Episode of "Yuri!!! On ICE" |date=December 20, 2016 |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |access-date=April 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221135531/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/19/stphane-lambiel-guest-stars-in-final-episode-of-yuri-on-ice |archive-date=December 21, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Elfman|first=Lois|url=http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/01/25/214266172|title='Yuri!!! on Ice' continues to build anime ice storm|website=IceNetwork|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=January 27, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230123614/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/01/25/214266172|url-status=dead}}</ref> Weir said in an interview that: "I broke my rule about one episode per day because I physically couldn't stop watching."<ref name="Geekiary">{{cite web|last=Angel |url=http://thegeekiary.com/johnny-weir-watched-yuri-ice/40241 |title=An Interview with Johnny Weir: His Thoughts on 'Yuri on Ice' |website=The Geekiary |date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=January 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108211452/http://thegeekiary.com/johnny-weir-watched-yuri-ice/40241 |archive-date=January 8, 2017 }}</ref> The closing scene of the tenth episode, when Yuri K. drunkenly [[pole dance]]s,{{efn|name=Episode 10}} was also commended by professional pole dancers for its accuracy.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stimson |first=Eric |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-12-08/pole-dancers-react-to-ending-sequence-of-yuri-on-ice-episode-10/.109676 |title=Pole Dancers React to Ending Sequence of Yuri!!! on Ice Episode 10 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 9, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214123220/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-12-08/pole-dancers-react-to-ending-sequence-of-yuri-on-ice-episode-10/.109676 |archive-date=December 14, 2016 }}</ref>

''Yuri on Ice'' has also been praised for its direction. Critics have commented on Sayo Yamamoto's diverse range of characters.<ref name="Anime UK News 1">{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=Ian|url=http://site.animeuknews.info/2016/11/24/streaming-review-of-yuri-on-ice-episodes-1-8-crunchyroll/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106145954/http://site.animeuknews.info/2016/11/24/streaming-review-of-yuri-on-ice-episodes-1-8-crunchyroll/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 6, 2017|title=Streaming review of Yuri!!! On Ice, Episodes 1-8 (Crunchyroll)|website=Anime UK News|date=November 24, 2016|access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref> Brandon Teteruck of Crunchyroll commented: "Yamamoto is subtly crafting a work that embraces diversity and cultural acceptance. Yamamoto does not characterize the foreign skaters as ethnic stereotypes, but rather allows them to act and behave as their own people."<ref name="Brandon Teteruck">{{cite web|last=Teteruck |first=Brandon |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/11/21-1/feature-yuri-on-ice-and-the-ambition-of-sayo-yamamoto |title=FEATURE: "Yuri!!! On ICE" and the Ambition of Sayo Yamamoto |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=November 21, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122172742/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/11/21-1/feature-yuri-on-ice-and-the-ambition-of-sayo-yamamoto |archive-date=November 22, 2016 }}</ref> Teteruck also claims that Yamamoto subverts traditional representations of gender, sexuality, and nationality. He highlights a scene in the sixth episode in which the Thai skater Phichit Chulanont skates to a piece of music referencing ''[[The King and I]]'', of which the 1956 and 1999 film version are both banned in Thailand.{{efn|name=Episode 6|{{cite episode|title=Guranpurishirīzu kaimaku! Yatchaina Chūgoku taikai!|script-title=ja: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|trans-title=China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program|series=Yuri on Ice|credits=Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by [[Sayo Yamamoto]] and Yasuhiro Geshi|airdate=November 10, 2016 | number=6 }} }}<ref name="Brandon Teteruck"/> However, the plot was criticised for being repetitive.<ref name="Kotaku">{{cite web|last=D'Anastasio |first=Cecilia |url=http://kotaku.com/yuri-on-ice-the-kotaku-review-1790636052 |title=Yuri On Ice: The Kotaku Review |website=[[Kotaku]] |date=December 30, 2016 |access-date=January 1, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101042237/http://kotaku.com/yuri-on-ice-the-kotaku-review-1790636052 |archive-date=January 1, 2017 }}</ref> The characters have received positive comment, primarily over the same-sex relationship between Yuri K. and Victor.<ref name="Anime UK News 1"/><ref name="So Gay">{{cite web|last=Chapman |first=Jacob |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-11-02/what-so-gay-about-yuri-on-ice/.108391 |title=What's So Gay About Yuri!!! on Ice? |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=November 2, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108093115/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-11-02/what-so-gay-about-yuri-on-ice/.108391 |archive-date=January 8, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="Straight Guys">{{cite web|last=Cook |first=Amelia |url=https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-straight-guys-on-ice/ |title=Straight guys!!! on ICE |website=Anime Feminist |date=November 18, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222223824/https://www.animefeminist.com/feature-straight-guys-on-ice/ |archive-date=December 22, 2016 }}</ref> Critics have praised the character of Yuri K. for being a realistic depiction of someone suffering from [[anxiety]] and as, "a textbook example of an [[unreliable narrator]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Baker-Whitelaw |first=Gavia |url=http://www.dailydot.com/parsec/yuri-on-ice-anxiety-mental-health/ |title=How anxiety and mental health shape the story of 'Yuri on Ice' |website=[[The Daily Dot]] |date=December 13, 2016 |access-date=January 31, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131092225/http://www.dailydot.com/parsec/yuri-on-ice-anxiety-mental-health/ |archive-date=January 31, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nightray |first=Leby |url=http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/60914/20161215/yuri-on-ice-spoilers-news-updates-episode-11-spoilers-yuri-in-grand-prix-finals-how-is-he-dealing-with-his-anxiety.htm |title='Yuri On Ice' Spoilers, News & Updates:Episode 11 Spoilers, Yuri In Grand Prix Finals; How Is He Dealing With His Anxiety? |website=News Everyday |date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=May 2, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217130955/http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/60914/20161215/yuri-on-ice-spoilers-news-updates-episode-11-spoilers-yuri-in-grand-prix-finals-how-is-he-dealing-with-his-anxiety.htm |archive-date=December 17, 2016 }}</ref> Other characters were also praised, with James Beckett of ''[[Anime News Network]]'' calling Yuri P. one of 2016's best anime characters.<ref>{{cite web|last=The Anime News Network Editorial Team|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-12-27/the-best-characters-of-2016/.110384|title=The Best Characters of 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 27, 2016|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref>

The quality of the animation received a mixed reception. The quality of the animation in early episodes was lauded by Clover Harker of the ''UK Anime Network'', who said it was, "impressive".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk-anime.net/anime/Yuri!!!_on_Ice_-_Eps._1-3.html |title=ANIME REVIEW: Yuri!!! On Ice - Eps. 1-3 |last=Harker |first=Clover |website=UK Anime Network |date=December 15, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223132122/http://www.uk-anime.net/anime/Yuri%21%21%21_on_Ice_-_Eps._1-3.html |archive-date=December 23, 2016 }}</ref> Kevin Cirugeda of ''Anime News Network'' commented that character designer Tadashi Hiramatsu was able to, "make it feel fresh, but also weirdly reminiscent of the past", comparing the series to ''[[FLCL]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cirugeda |first=Kevin |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-11-09/the-biggest-animation-highlights-of-fall-2016/.108637 |title=The Biggest Animation Highlights of Fall 2016 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=November 9, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220132919/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-11-09/the-biggest-animation-highlights-of-fall-2016/.108637 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 }}</ref> In later episodes however, there was criticism of the animation skating routines, with one describing it as, "at times painful, or perhaps embarrassing to watch",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allyouranime.net/yuri-on-ice-mid-season-review/|title=Yuri!!! On Ice -Mid Season Review|author=Tom|website=AllYourAnime.net|date=November 11, 2016|access-date=May 2, 2017|archive-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926130750/http://www.allyouranime.net/yuri-on-ice-mid-season-review/|url-status=dead}}</ref> while another said that the poor animation was the fault of Yamamoto's over-ambition.<ref name="Brandon Teteruck"/> The music gained positive comment, especially the opening theme tune to the series, "History Maker". Ian Wolf of ''Anime UK News'' commented on its rousing theme; the use of English connecting to the show's international feel; and the use of both unusual musical instruments such a [[xylophone]] in the introduction and of a {{music|time|6|8}} time signature, arguably make the song a fast [[waltz]] and thus a dance akin to ballet.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=Ian|url=https://site.animeuknews.info/2017/04/17/feature-the-soundtrack-of-yuri-on-ice/|title=Feature: The Soundtrack of Yuri!!! On Ice|website=Anime UK News|date=April 17, 2017|access-date=June 26, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626101021/https://animeuknews.net/2017/04/feature-the-soundtrack-of-yuri-on-ice/|archive-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Yuri!!! on Ice - Piano Solo Music Collection - Score Book|date=February 2017|publisher=[[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha Music Media Corporation]]|pages=10–13|isbn=978-4-636-94394-8}}</ref> "History Maker" was played in the opening ceremony of the [[2017–18 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final]] in [[Nagoya]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Han|first=Yaya|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-02-01/yuri-on-ice-nagoya-and-the-winter-olympics/.127186|title=YURI!!! On Ice, Nagoya and the Winter Olympics|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 1, 2018|access-date=February 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201194222/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2018-02-01/yuri-on-ice-nagoya-and-the-winter-olympics/.127186|archive-date=February 1, 2018}}</ref> In the [[2018 Winter Olympics]], Kihara and Suzaki performed to the piano version of "Yuri on Ice", Yuri Katsuki's Free Skating Program track, from the ''Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE'' soundtrack, in the [[Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Team event|figure skating team event pairs competition]].<ref name="cbc olympics yoi">{{cite news|last1=Winchester|first1=Nicole|title=Olympic figure skaters pay homage to anime 'Yuri on Ice'|url=https://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/olympic-figure-skaters-pay-homage-anime-yuri-ice.html|access-date=February 24, 2018|website=[[CBC Sports]]|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=February 17, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217202004/https://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/olympic-figure-skaters-pay-homage-anime-yuri-ice.html|archive-date=February 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Megan|url=http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/02/09/winter-olympics-2018-figure-skating-yuri-on-ice-anime/|title=2018 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Program Features 'Yuri!!! On Ice' Routine|website=ComicBook.com|date=February 8, 2018|access-date=February 8, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209075537/http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/02/09/winter-olympics-2018-figure-skating-yuri-on-ice-anime/|archive-date=February 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-43003630|title=Anime fans 'sobbing' at Olympic ice skating|last=Gerken|first=Tom|date=February 9, 2018|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=February 9, 2018|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209155106/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-43003630|archive-date=February 9, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== {{Anchor|Accolades}} Awards ===
In [[1st Crunchyroll Anime Awards|Crunchyroll's inaugural Anime Awards]], ''Yuri on Ice'' received awards in all of its seven nomination categories: Best Boy (Yuri K.), Best Animation, Most Heartwarming Scene ("The Kiss", episode seven),{{efn|name=Episode 7}} Best Couple (Yuri K. and Victor), Best Opening, Best Closing, and [[Crunchyroll Anime Award for Anime of the Year|Anime of the Year]].<ref name="Crunchyroll Anime Awards"/> Although some Crunchyroll users complained that the show won awards it did not deserve, notably the award for Best Animation, and accused fans of ''Yuri on Ice'' of rigging the vote, others defended the awards, writing that there was no conclusive evidence to prove this, while Crunchyroll stated on Twitter that they had used strong anti-cheating methods.<ref name="Anime of the Year">{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=Ian|url=http://site.animeuknews.info/2017/01/30/yuri-on-ice-wins-crunchyrolls-anime-of-the-year-award-angering-crunchyroll-users/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409053404/http://site.animeuknews.info/2017/01/30/yuri-on-ice-wins-crunchyrolls-anime-of-the-year-award-angering-crunchyroll-users/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2017|title=Yuri!!! On Ice wins Crunchyroll's Anime of the Year Award - Angering Crunchyroll users|website=Anime UK News|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> Kun Gao, the general manager and founder of Crunchyroll, wrote "We are thrilled that ''Yuri!!! on Ice'' has both captivated passionate anime fans and introduced new viewers to anime, and we are privileged to have had the opportunity to distribute this amazing property to its many viewers outside Japan".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/yuri-on-ice-wins-anime-of-the-year-in-crunchyrolls-first-ever-anime-awards-2191864.htm |title=Yuri!!! on ICE Wins Anime of the Year in Crunchyroll's First-Ever Anime Awards |publisher=Market Wired |date=January 30, 2017 |access-date=January 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210232426/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/yuri-on-ice-wins-anime-of-the-year-in-crunchyrolls-first-ever-anime-awards-2191864.htm |archive-date=February 10, 2017 }}</ref> In 2019, Crunchyoll's editorial team named ''Yuri on Ice'' one of the top 25 anime of the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coats|first=Cayla|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-feature/2019/11/26-1/crunchyroll-editorials-top-100-anime-of-the-decade-25-1|title=Crunchyroll Editorial's Top 100 Anime of the Decade: 25-1|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=November 26, 2019|access-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127091814/https://www.crunchyroll.com/en-gb/anime-feature/2019/11/26-1/crunchyroll-editorials-top-100-anime-of-the-decade-25-1|archive-date=November 27, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Ian Wolf of ''Anime UK News'' also picked the series for his list of "best anime of 2010s".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animeuknews.net/2019/12/anime-and-manga-of-the-decade-2010-2019-anime-uk-news-writers-top-picks/|title=Anime and Manga of the Decade 2010-2019 – Anime UK News Writers' Top Picks!|website=Anime UK News|date=December 23, 2019|access-date=December 24, 2019}}</ref> ''Yuri on Ice'' was listed by ''[[Looper (website)|Looper]]'' as one of the best anime of the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/177480/the-best-anime-of-the-past-decade/|title=The best anime of the past decade|website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]]|date=December 3, 2019|access-date=December 24, 2019}}</ref> When reviewing the US Blu-Ray release of the series for ''Anime News Network'', Jacob Chapman commented on the criticism ''Yuri on Ice'' received when it won the Anime Awards. He wrote that some people argued the fans were drawn to the anime as a form of escapism following the [[2016 in politics|political events of 2016]] among other factors, but he responded to this saying that:

<blockquote>The problem with this reductive view is that it assumes ''Yuri!!! on Ice'' is anywhere near as lightweight and fluffy as its sparkly cover art might suggest. (It's also just a gilded version of the more common "only horny fangirls care about this" argument, meant to delegitimize the show's audience and therefore its merits as a work of art.)<ref name="ANN Blu-Ray review">{{cite web|last=Chapman|first=Jacob|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yuri-on-ice/bd-dvd-the-complete-series-le/.127657|title=Review: Yuri!!! on ICE BD+DVD - The Complete Series [LE]|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 3, 2018|access-date=April 3, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403204139/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yuri-on-ice/bd-dvd-the-complete-series-le/.127657|archive-date=April 3, 2018}}</ref></blockquote>

At the [[Tokyo Anime Award Festival]] in 2017, ''Yuri on Ice'' won Animation of the Year: Television Category and the fan-polled Anime Fan Award. Character designer Tadashi Hiramatsu won the award for Best Animator.<ref name="Tokyo Anime Award">{{cite web|url=http://animefestival.jp/ja/post/5967/ |title=TAAF2017アニメ オブ ザ イヤー部門グランプリは『映画『聲の形』』と『ユーリ!!! on ICE』に決定！ |publisher=[[Tokyo Anime Award|Tokyo Anime Award Festival]] |language=ja |date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=February 22, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223043322/http://animefestival.jp/ja/post/5967/|archive-date=February 23, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/23-1/tokyo-anime-award-festival-chooses-yuri-on-ice-and-a-silent-voice-as-best-tvfilm-of-2016 |title=Tokyo Anime Award Festival Chooses "Yuri!!! On ICE" and "A Silent Voice" as Best TV/Film of 2016 |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=February 23, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223154114/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/23-1/tokyo-anime-award-festival-chooses-yuri-on-ice-and-a-silent-voice-as-best-tvfilm-of-2016 |archive-date=February 23, 2017 }}</ref> In the 2017 [[Japan Character Awards]] presented by the Character Brand Licensing Association (CBLA), ''Yuri on Ice'' won the Japan Character Grand Prize New Face Award. The CBLA gave the show the prize for taking an unusual subject like figure skating and making it appeal to audiences, especially women, and predicted the show, "can continue to grow on a global level.<ref name="Japan Character Awards">{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-06-21/pokemon-yuri-on-ice-detective-conan-top-japan-character-awards/.117799|title=Pokémon, Yuri!!! on Ice, Detective Conan Top Japan Character Awards|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 21, 2017|access-date=June 22, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621214348/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-06-21/pokemon-yuri-on-ice-detective-conan-top-japan-character-awards/.117799|archive-date=June 21, 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Recipient
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center" rowspan="35" | 2017
| align="center" rowspan="7" | [[1st Crunchyroll Anime Awards]]
| [[Crunchyroll Anime Award for Anime of the Year|Anime of the Year]]
| ''Yuri!!! on ICE''
| {{Won}}
| align="center" rowspan="7" | <ref name="Crunchyroll Anime Awards"/>
|-
| Best Boy
| Yuri Katsuki
| {{Won}}
|-
| Best Opening
| {{Interlanguage link|History Maker (Dean Fujioka song)|lt=History Maker|ja|History Maker|quote=y}} {{small|by [[Dean Fujioka]]}}
| {{Won}}
|-
| Best Ending
| "You Only Live Once" by {{small|[[Wataru Hatano]]}}
| {{Won}}
|-
| Best Animation
| ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Won}}
|-
| Best Couple
| Yuri Katsuki and Victor Nikiforov
| {{Won}}
|-
| Most Heartwarming Scene
| "The Kiss" Episode 7
| {{Won}}
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[IGN#IGN 'Best of' awards|IGN Awards]]
| Best Anime Series
| ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" | <ref>IGN Awards 2016:
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2016-awards/Best_Anime_Series|title=Best Anime Series|date=January 7, 2017|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=January 7, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710160448/https://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2016-awards/Best_Anime_Series|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}
* {{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2016-awards/Best_Anime_Opening|title=Best Anime Opening|date=January 6, 2017|website=[[IGN]]|access-date=January 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710160726/https://www.ign.com/wikis/best-of-2016-awards/Best_Anime_Opening|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Anime Opening
| "History Maker" {{small|by Dean Fujioka}}
| {{Won}}
|-
| align="center" rowspan="3" | 16th [[Tokyo Anime Award]]
| Animation of the Year (TV)
| ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Won}}
| align="center" rowspan="3" | <ref name="Tokyo Anime Award"/>
|-
| Best Animator
| Tadashi Hiramatsu
| {{Won}}
|-
| Anime Fan Award
| rowspan="2" | ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Won}}
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2" | 24th [[:fr:Anime & Manga Grand Prix|AnimeLand Grand Prix]]
| Best Anime {{small|- People's Choice}}
| {{Won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/09-1/yuri-on-ice-et-mob-psycho-100-prims-au-24e-grand-prix-danimeland|title=Yuri!!! On ICE et Mob Psycho 100 primés au 24e Grand Prix d'AnimeLand|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|language=fr|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710160144/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/09-1/yuri-on-ice-et-mob-psycho-100-prims-au-24e-grand-prix-danimeland|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Theme Song
| "History Maker" {{small|by Dean Fujioka}}
| {{Won}}
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[Japan Expo Awards]]
| Daruma d'Or Anime
| rowspan="3" | ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2017/02/06/Lancement-des-Japan-Expo-Awards-2017|title=Lancement des Japan Expo Awards 2017|date=February 6, 2017|language=fr|website=manga-news.com|access-date=February 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710155735/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2017/02/06/Lancement-des-Japan-Expo-Awards-2017|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japan-expo-paris.com/fr/actualites/yuri-on-ice-daruma-du-meilleur-simulcast-2017_104774.htm|title=Yuri !!! On ICE, Daruma du meilleur simulcast 2017|date=March 18, 2017|website=[[Japan Expo]]|language=fr}}</ref>
|-
| Daruma for Best Simulcast
| {{Won}}
|-
| align="center" rowspan="6" | 39th [[Anime Grand Prix]]
| Grand Prix
| {{Draw|2nd place}}
| align="center" rowspan="6" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chikimato.net/maniacs/gp/gp39.htm|title=39th Anime Grand Prix|language=ja|website=chikimato.net}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | Best Male Character
| Victor Nikiforov
| {{Won}}
|-
| Yuri Katsuki
| {{Draw|7th place}}
|-
| Yuri Plisetsky
| {{Draw|9th place}}
|-
| Best Theme Song
| "History Maker" {{small|by Dean Fujioka}}
| {{Won}}
|-
| Best Voice Actor
| [[Junichi Suwabe]]
| {{Draw|5th place}}
|-
| align="center" | 22nd [[Association of Media in Digital Awards]]
| Excellence Award
| rowspan="4" | ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amd.or.jp/award/22/works/22_award_11.html|title=第22回 AMD Award '16 . 優秀賞|publisher=[[Association of Media in Digital Awards|Association of Media in Digital]]|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710155529/https://amd.or.jp/award/22/works/22_award_11.html|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 9th [[Japan Character Awards]]
| New Face Award
| {{Won}}
| align="center" | <ref name="Japan Character Awards"/>
|-
| align="center" | 12th [[AnimaniA Awards]]
| Best Online Anime
| {{Draw|2nd place}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://animania.de/animania-award-2017-die-gewinner/|title=AnimaniA Award 2017: Die Gewinner|website=AnimaniA|language=de|access-date=August 4, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710155334/https://animania.de/animania-award-2017-die-gewinner/|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" rowspan="9" | 7th [[Newtype#Newtype Anime Awards|Newtype Anime Awards]]
| Best Work (TV)
| {{Draw|6th place}}
| align="center" rowspan="9" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-07/fate-apocrypha-sword-art-online-movie-win-top-newtype-anime-awards/.122435|title=Fate/Apocrypha, Sword Art Online Movie Win Top Newtype Anime Awards|date=October 7, 2017|first=Loo|last=Egan|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 7, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710155023/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-07/fate-apocrypha-sword-art-online-movie-win-top-newtype-anime-awards/.122435|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Director
| [[Sayo Yamamoto]]
| {{Draw|6th place}}
|-
| Best Screenplay
| Sayo Yamamoto and [[Mitsurou Kubo|Mitsurō Kubo]]
| {{Draw|6th place}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Best Male Character
| Victor Nikiforov
| {{Draw|4th place}}
|-
| Yuri Katsuki
| {{Draw|6th place}}
|-
| Best Character Design
| Tadashi Hiramatsu and Mitsurō Kubo
| {{Draw|6th place}}
|-
| Best Theme Song
| "History Maker" {{small|by Dean Fujioka}}
| {{Draw|3rd place}}
|-
| Best Soundtrack
| ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Draw|4th place}}
|-
| Best Character (Mascot)
| Makkachin
| {{Draw|3rd place}}
|-
| align="center" | 23rd [[Salón del Manga de Barcelona|Saló del Manga de Barcelona]]
| Best Anime Series Broadcast in Spain
| rowspan="2" | ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/catalunya/firadebarcelona-00630/noticia-my-hero-academia-pajaro-trina-no-vuela-ganan-premios-xxii-salon-manga-20171104100040.html|title='My Hero Academia' y 'Pájaro que trina no vuela' ganan los premios del XXIII salón del manga|date=November 4, 2017|website=Europa Press|language=es}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" rowspan="9" | 2018
| align="center" | 22nd [[Asian Television Awards]]
| Best 2D Animated Programme
| {{Nom}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiantvawards.com/2017-nominees/|title=2017 Nominees|website=asiantvawards.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710153532/https://www.asiantvawards.com/2017-nominees/|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 8th Location Japan Awards
| Special Award (Tourism)
| [[Karatsu, Saga|Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture]] x ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://locationjapan.net/newss/8thlocationjapangrandprix0/|title=第8回 ロケーションジャパン大賞 受賞作品×地域を発表！|date=January 15, 2018|website=locationjapan.net|language=ja|access-date=January 15, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710152949/https://locationjapan.net/newss/8thlocationjapangrandprix0/|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | 17th Tokyo Anime Award
| Anime Fan Award
| ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Won}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-21/in-this-corner-of-the-world-kemono-friends-win-tokyo-anime-award-festival-top-prizes/.128084|title=In This Corner of the World, Kemono Friends Win Tokyo Anime Award Festival's Top Prizes|first=Loo|last=Egan|date=February 21, 2018|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=February 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710152505/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-21/in-this-corner-of-the-world-kemono-friends-win-tokyo-anime-award-festival-top-prizes/.128084|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[12th Seiyu Awards]]
| [[Seiyu Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Lead Actor]]
| [[Toshiyuki Toyonaga]] {{small|as Yuri Katsuki}}
| {{Won}}
| align="center" rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-03/tomoyo-kurosawa-toshiyuki-toyonaga-win-12th-annual-seiyu-awards/.128510|title=Tomoyo Kurosawa, Toshiyuki Toyonaga Win 12th Annual Seiyū Awards|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 3, 2018|first=Hodgkins|last=Crystalyn|access-date=March 3, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428093553/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-03-03/tomoyo-kurosawa-toshiyuki-toyonaga-win-12th-annual-seiyu-awards/.128510|archive-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Junichi Suwabe {{small|as Victor Nikiforov}}
| {{Won}}
|-
| align="center" rowspan="4" | Japan Expo Awards
| Daruma d'Or Anime
| rowspan="2" | ''Yuri!!! on Ice''
| {{Nom}}
| align="center" rowspan="4" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2017/12/19/Japan-Expo-Awards-2018-:-la-selection-anime|title=Japan Expo Awards 2018 : la sélection anime|date=December 19, 2017|language=fr|website=manga-news.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710140255/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2017/12/19/Japan-Expo-Awards-2018-:-la-selection-anime|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japan-expo-paris.com/fr/info/historique-des-laureats-des-japan-expo-awards_10970.htm|title=Historique des lauréats des Japan Expo Awards|date=October 5, 2018|website=[[Japan Expo]]|language=fr|access-date=October 5, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710135450/https://www.japan-expo-paris.com/fr/info/historique-des-laureats-des-japan-expo-awards_10970.htm|archive-date=July 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| Daruma for Best Original Series
| {{Won}}
|-
| Daruma for Best Scenario	
| Sayo Yamamoto and Mitsurō Kubo
| {{Won}}
|-
| Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack
| Taro Umebayashi and [[Taku Matsushiba]]
| {{Nom}}
|}

=== {{Anchor|Public popularity}} Popularity ===
The anime has attracted a large online following. According to the Kadokawa Ascii Research Laboratories content and information [[Trend analysis|trend-analytics]] company, ''Yuri on Ice'' was the most-[[Twitter|tweeted]] anime of the season (collecting 1,440,596 tweets). It had over a million tweets more than its closest rival, the [[volleyball]]-based anime ''[[Haikyu!!]]'' (which had 348,109 tweets).<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-12-21/yuri-on-ice-dominates-fall-anime-on-twitter-rankings/.110186 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Dominates Fall Anime on Twitter Rankings |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 21, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222033930/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-12-21/yuri-on-ice-dominates-fall-anime-on-twitter-rankings/.110186 |archive-date=December 22, 2016 }}</ref> Since it started to include anime and manga in their statistics, [[Tumblr]] Fandometrics revealed that ''Yuri on Ice'' was the most talked about anime on their website starting as of May 1, 2017. It was also the fourth most talked about anime on Tumblr in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/05/04/yuri-on-ice-tops-new-anime-ranking-in-new-tumblr-measurement|title="Yuri!!! On Ice" Tops Anime Ranking In New Tumblr Measurement|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=May 4, 2017|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref> ''Yuri on Ice'' was listed as the top 2016 anime on Crunchyroll for [[Poland]], the [[Czech Republic]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Malawi]], [[Botswana]], [[Taiwan]], the [[Philippines]], [[Vietnam]], [[Laos]], and [[Singapore]]; the most popular 2016 anime series for all countries via Crunchyroll was ''[[Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World|Re:Zero]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas |first=Miles |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/12/29-1/feature-crunchyrolls-most-popular-anime-of-2016-by-country |title=FEATURE: Crunchyroll's Most Popular Anime of 2016 by Country! |newspaper=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=December 29, 2016 |access-date=December 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231074845/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2016/12/29-1/feature-crunchyrolls-most-popular-anime-of-2016-by-country |archive-date=December 31, 2016 }}</ref> ''Yuri on Ice'' was one of the three most watched anime on Crunchyroll, the others being ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable]]'' and the third season of ''[[Sailor Moon Crystal]]'', and was also named the series "Most likely to be watched within an hour of release".<ref>{{cite web|last=Osborn|first=Alex|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/02/16/crunchyroll-reveals-most-binged-anime-of-2016-and-more-data|title=Crunchyroll reveals most binged anime of 2016 and more data|website=[[IGN]]|date=February 16, 2017|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> A poll of 306,568 viewers by the video-hosting service [[Niconico|Nico Nico Douga]] found that ''Yuri on Ice'' was the fourth-most-popular TV anime series of the year and the most popular series overall with women, who made up 34 percent of those polled.<ref>{{cite web|last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/27-1/nico-nico-research-306000-japanese-fans-pick-best-tv-anime-of-2016 |title=Nico Nico Research: 306,000 Japanese Fans Pick Best TV Anime of 2016 |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=December 27, 2016 |access-date=December 28, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228134438/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/27-1/nico-nico-research-306000-japanese-fans-pick-best-tv-anime-of-2016 |archive-date=December 28, 2016 }}</ref> At the Tokyo Anime Award Festival, an online poll was conducted to construct a list of top 100 anime (10 films and 90 TV anime series) for the year, in which  ''Yuri on Ice'' topped the TV list with 64,774 out of 480,004 votes.<ref>{{cite web |last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/28/tokyo-anime-award-festival-announced-top-100-anime-of-2016 |title=Tokyo Anime Award Festival Announced Top 100 Anime of 2016 |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=December 28, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229135649/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/28/tokyo-anime-award-festival-announced-top-100-anime-of-2016 |archive-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref> It would later win the festival's Anime Fan Award from a second fan polling based on the 100 nominees.<ref name="screening taaf 2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/22-1/yuri-on-ice-receives-anime-fan-award-at-tokyo-anime-award-festival-2017 |title="Yuri!!! On ICE" Receives Anime Fan Award at Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2017 |first=Mikikazu |last=Komatsu |date=February 22, 2017 |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |access-date=February 22, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223212130/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/22-1/yuri-on-ice-receives-anime-fan-award-at-tokyo-anime-award-festival-2017 |archive-date=February 23, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-22/yuri-on-ice-voted-as-tokyo-anime-awards-animation-of-the-year/.112542 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Voted as Tokyo Anime Awards' Animation of the Year |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=February 26, 2021 }}</ref>

In a "mega poll" of 19,560 readers for Best Anime of 2016 by ''Anime News Network'', ''Yuri on Ice'' finished first with 7,400 votes (37.8 percent of the total).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/survey/695/result |title=The Best Anime of 2016 MEGA POLL |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=December 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122212642/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/survey/695/result |archive-date=January 22, 2017 }}</ref> A top-100 poll of users of the Japanese website [[2channel|2chan]] named ''Yuri on Ice'' the tenth-best anime of 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dennison |first=Kara |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/03-1/2chan-rates-its-top-100-anime-of-2016 |title=2chan Rates Its Top 100 Anime of 2016 |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=January 3, 2017 |access-date=January 4, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103215913/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/03-1/2chan-rates-its-top-100-anime-of-2016 |archive-date=January 3, 2017 }}</ref> A poll by mobile phone operator [[NTT DoCoMo]] of 4,800 users named ''Yuri on Ice'' "Most Favourite TV Anime of 2016" and the "Most [[Moe (slang)|Moe]]" series,<ref>{{cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/30-1/research-ntt-docomo-announces-rankings-for-tv-anime-of-2016|title=Research: NTT Docomo Announces Rankings for TV Anime of 2016|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=January 30, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> while another poll by the same company revealed the tenth episode was the eighth most popular "Swimsuit" episode of anime as chosen by women.<ref>{{cite web|last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/18-1/research-japanese-anime-fans-pick-their-favorite-swimsuit-episodes |title=Research: Japanese Anime Fans Pick Their Favorite "Swimsuit" Episodes |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=February 18, 2017 |access-date=February 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219092239/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/02/18-1/research-japanese-anime-fans-pick-their-favorite-swimsuit-episodes |archive-date=February 19, 2017 }}</ref> A poll of 941 voters on the Japanese anime news aggregator ''AnimeAnime'' named ''Yuri on Ice'' the best anime of the fall 2016 season. Receiving 20 percent of the female vote, it was the eighth-most-popular show among men.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://s.animeanime.jp/article/2017/01/11/32120.html |title=「ユーリ!!! on ICE」が1位 「2016年秋アニメ素晴らしかった作品は？」アンケート結果 |website=Anime! Anime! |language=ja |date=January 11, 2017 |access-date=January 12, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113165437/http://s.animeanime.jp/article/2017/01/11/32120.html |archive-date=January 13, 2017 }}</ref> An ''Akiba Souken'' poll named the series the most satisfactory anime of fall 2016.<ref>{{cite web|last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/12/akiba-souken-fall-2016-tv-anime-satisfaction-ranking-top-20 |title=Akiba Souken: Fall 2016 TV Anime Satisfaction Ranking Top 20 |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=January 12, 2017 |access-date=January 12, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113142803/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/12/akiba-souken-fall-2016-tv-anime-satisfaction-ranking-top-20 |archive-date=January 13, 2017 }}</ref> A poll by ''[[Animage]]'' magazine of the top 100 anime characters of 2016 ranked Victor first, Yuri K. second and Yuri P. sixth.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Best 100 Anime Characters 2016|magazine=[[Animage]]|location=Japan|publisher=[[Tokuma Shoten]]|date=January 2017}}</ref> According to a ''Charapedia'' poll, Victor was 2016's fourth-most-attractive anime character; Yuri K. finished 12th and Yuri P. 19th in the poll.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green |first=Scott |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/24/japanese-fans-pick-2016s-most-magnetic-anime-characters |title=Japanese Fans Pick 2016's Most Magnetic Anime Characters |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=December 24, 2016 |access-date=December 28, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225132248/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/24/japanese-fans-pick-2016s-most-magnetic-anime-characters |archive-date=December 25, 2016 }}</ref> In an ''Anime News Network'' poll asking people which male anime characters they would most like to give [[Valentine's Day#Japan|Valentine's Day chocolates]] to, Victor came top and Yuri K. came second.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge |first=Lynzee |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2017-02-18/.112297 |title=The List: 7 Horror Manga Authors to Keep You Up at Night |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=February 18, 2017 |access-date=February 18, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219010837/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2017-02-18/.112297 |archive-date=February 19, 2017 }}</ref> Another poll reported that women considered the first and fourth episodes of the series to be the best anime episodes set at [[Onsen|hot springs]],{{efn|name=Episode 1}}{{efn|name=Episode 4|{{cite episode|title=Jibun o suki ni natte ... kansei!! Furī puroguramu"|script-title=ja:自分を好きになって ... 完成!!フリープログラム|trans-title=Like Yourself ... And Complete The Free Program!!|series=Yuri on Ice|credits=Written by Mitsurō Kubo. Directed by [[Sayo Yamamoto]] and Norikei Arai|airdate=October 27, 2016 | number=4 }} }}<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge |first=Lynzee |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-04-28/poll-answers-the-question-which-hot-spring-episodes-bring-the-goods/.115235 |title=Poll Answers the Question: Which Hot Spring Episodes Bring the Goods? |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=April 29, 2017 |access-date=April 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429080622/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-04-28/poll-answers-the-question-which-hot-spring-episodes-bring-the-goods/.115235 |archive-date=April 29, 2017 }}</ref> while a different ''Anime News Network'' poll said that the first episode was the best anime episode set in a hot spring.{{efn|name=Episode 1}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2017-06-03/.116915|title=The List: 7 Questionable Anime-Original Endings|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 3, 2017|access-date=June 3, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603200219/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2017-06-03/.116915|archive-date=June 3, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, there were over 20 dedicated ''Yuri on Ice'' [[dōjinshi]] events planned in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green |first=Scott |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/15/dedicated-yuri-on-ice-event-gives-yurikuma-arashi-manga-author-to-offer-her-take |title=Dedicated "Yuri!!! On Ice" Event Gives "Yurikuma Arashi" Manga Author Opportunity To Offer Her Take |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=January 16, 2017 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118031043/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/15/dedicated-yuri-on-ice-event-gives-yurikuma-arashi-manga-author-to-offer-her-take |archive-date=January 18, 2017 }}</ref> An all-night screening of the series and a talk show with writer Mitsurou Kubo and voice actors [[Toshiyuki Toyonaga]], [[Junichi Suwabe]], and [[Kōki Uchiyama]] (the voices of Yuri K., Victor and Yuri P., respectively) was held on February 11 at the TOHO cinema in [[Roppongi Hills]], and was relayed live to 47 cinemas in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dennison |first=Kara |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/19/cinemas-across-japan-to-host-yuri-on-ice-marathon-viewing-night |title=Cinemas Across Japan to Host "Yuri!!! on ICE" Marathon Viewing Night |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=January 20, 2017 |access-date=January 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120074014/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/19/cinemas-across-japan-to-host-yuri-on-ice-marathon-viewing-night |archive-date=January 20, 2017 }}</ref> A screening of the first three episodes was held by the Tokyo Anime Award Festival on March 11, 2017, at Cinema Sunshine in [[Ikebukuro]], Tokyo.<ref name="screening taaf 2017"/> The anime contains references to, and has been referenced by, western animation and comics. In the animated series ''[[South Park]]'', the episode "[[The End of Serialization as We Know It]]", [[Ike Broflovski]]'s browser history indicates that he searched for the show.<ref>{{cite web|last=Green |first=Scott |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/09/south-park-name-checks-crunchyroll-and-yuri-on-ice |title=South Park Name-Checks Crunchyroll And "Yuri!!! On ICE" |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=December 10, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223062426/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/12/09/south-park-name-checks-crunchyroll-and-yuri-on-ice |archive-date=December 23, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-12-08/south-park-ike-watches-naruto-on-crunchyroll-googles-yuri-on-ice/.109674 |title=South Park's Ike Watches Naruto on Crunchyroll, Googles Yuri!!! on Ice |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 9, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214102948/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-12-08/south-park-ike-watches-naruto-on-crunchyroll-googles-yuri-on-ice/.109674 |archive-date=December 14, 2016 }}</ref> The twelfth episode of ''Yuri on Ice'' includes a flashback in which a young J.J. Leroy is dressed to resemble ''South Park''{{'s}} [[Eric Cartman]].{{efn|name=Episode 12}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-12-21/yuri-on-ice-jj-flashback-responds-to-south-park-reference/.110208 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice's JJ Flashback Responds to South Park's Reference |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222133814/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-12-21/yuri-on-ice-jj-flashback-responds-to-south-park-reference/.110208 |archive-date=December 22, 2016 }}</ref> ''Yuri on Ice'' is also referenced in the [[Steven Universe#Comics|''Steven Universe'' comic]] by [[Melanie Gillman]] and Katy Farina: in the fourth volume, Yuri K., Yuri P., Victor and minor character Otabek Altin are depicted visiting a renaissance faire in Beach City.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loverdige |first=Lynzee |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-05-31/yuri-on-ice-characters-cameo-in-steven-universe-comic/.116844 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Characters Cameo in Steven Universe Comic |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=June 1, 2017 |access-date=June 1, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170601012250/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-05-31/yuri-on-ice-characters-cameo-in-steven-universe-comic/.116844 |archive-date=June 1, 2017 }}</ref> Two cafés themed around the series have been established in Tokyo: The first was created in December 2016 in Ikebukuro, and the second was established in May 2017 in Shibuya, and is planned to run until July 2, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-06-07/adventures-in-the-yuri-on-ice-cafe/.117115|title=Adventures in the Yuri!!! on Ice Café|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 7, 2017|access-date=June 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607212849/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-06-07/adventures-in-the-yuri-on-ice-cafe/.117115|archive-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref>

=== Sales ===
''Yuri on Ice'' sales have been high. In the first half of 2017 it was the second-most successful media franchise in Japan, taking ¥3,262,936,824 from sales in home video and music releases.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-23/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2017/.117939 |title=Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2017 (First Half) |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=June 23, 2017 |access-date=June 24, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624073922/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-23/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2017/.117939 |archive-date=June 24, 2017 }}</ref> It was released in Japan on Blu-Ray and DVD across six volumes, with each release topping that [[Oricon]] Animation Blu-Ray disc ranking and the Oricon Animation DVD disc ranking respectively. The first Blu-Ray edition of ''Yuri on Ice'' topped the Oricon Animation Blu-Ray disc ranking for two weeks,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-11/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-january-2-8/.110873 |title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 2–8 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=January 11, 2017 |access-date=January 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111192214/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-11/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-january-2-8/.110873 |archive-date=January 11, 2017 }}</ref> and was number two in the Oricon general Blu-Ray disc ranking, behind [[SMAP]]'s ''Clip! SMAP! Complete Singles''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-05/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-december-26-january-1/.110653 |title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 26-January 1 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=January 10, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-06/yuri-on-ice-anime-1st-bd-volume-sells-35453-to-rank-no.2-on-overall-weekly-bd-chart/.110698|title=Yuri!!! on Ice Anime's 1st BD Volume Sells 35,453 to Rank #2 on Overall Weekly BD Chart (Updated)|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 6, 2017|access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> The first DVD edition topped the Oricon DVD Animation ranking, above limited and standard editions of ''One Piece Film: Gold'', and was number two in the Oricon general DVD ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-05/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-december-26-january-1/.110656 |title=Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 26-January 1 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106001905/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-05/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-december-26-january-1/.110656 |archive-date=January 6, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="DVD 1 ranking">{{cite web|last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/05/yuri-on-ice-blu-ray-1st-volume-sells-25000-units-topping-anime-sales-chart |title="Yuri!!! On ICE" Blu-ray 1st Volume Sells 25,000 Units, Topping Anime Sales Chart |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=January 6, 2017 |access-date=January 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106173349/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/01/05/yuri-on-ice-blu-ray-1st-volume-sells-25000-units-topping-anime-sales-chart |archive-date=January 6, 2017 }}</ref> Oricon later raises the first week sales into 50,878 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-06/oricon-raises-yuri-on-ice-1st-week-sales-figures-from-35589-to-50878/.110718|title=Oricon Raises Yuri!!! on Ice's 1st-Week Sales Figures From 35,589 to 50,878|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=January 6, 2017|access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> The second Blu-Ray and DVD sets also topped the Oricon charts for two weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-07/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-january-30-february-5/.111946 |title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 30-February 5 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=February 7, 2017 |access-date=February 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207103631/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-07/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-january-30-february-5/.111946 |archive-date=February 7, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-07/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-january-30-february-5/.111947 |title=Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 30-February 5 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=February 7, 2017 |access-date=February 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207103412/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-07/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-january-30-february-5/.111947 |archive-date=February 7, 2017 }}</ref> The third Blu-Ray and DVD collections also topped of the Oricon charts, with the DVD topping the chart for two weeks and Blu-Ray for one week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-28/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-february-20-26/.112788 |title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 20–26 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=February 28, 2017 |access-date=February 28, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228125634/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-28/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-february-20-26/.112788 |archive-date=February 28, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-07/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-february-27-march-5/.113096 |title=Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 27-March 5 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=March 7, 2017 |access-date=March 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307114132/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-07/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-february-27-march-5/.113096 |archive-date=March 7, 2017 }}</ref> The fourth Blu-Ray and DVD collections topped the Oricon Blu-Ray and DVD charts of a week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-04/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-march-27-april-2/.114340 |title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, March 27-April 2 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404122800/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-04/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-march-27-april-2/.114340 |archive-date=April 4, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-04/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-march-27-april-2/.114341 |title=Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 27-April 2 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=April 4, 2017 |access-date=April 4, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404130510/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-04/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-march-27-april-2/.114341 |archive-date=April 4, 2017 }}</ref> The fifth Blu-Ray collection stayed at No. 1 the Oricon Blu-Ray chart for two weeks and the DVD chart for one week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-09/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-may-1-7/.115866 |title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 1–7 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=May 9, 2017 |access-date=May 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509100940/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-09/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-may-1-7/.115866 |archive-date=May 9, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-09/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-may-1-7/.115868 |title=Japan's Animation DVD Disc Ranking, May 1–7 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=May 9, 2017 |access-date=May 9, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509104745/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-09/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-may-1-7/.115868 |archive-date=May 9, 2017 }}</ref> The sixth DVD and Blu-Ray release was promoted with a deleted scene from the series featuring Yuri P. and Otabek skating in the Barcelona exhibition event, which in the broadcast version of the series only shows Yuri K. and Victor skating at the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-10/last-yuri-on-ice-anime-volume-adds-new-yuri-exhibition-video/.114599 |title=Last Yuri!!! on Ice Anime Volume Adds New Yuri Exhibition Video |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=April 10, 2017 |access-date=April 25, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425205039/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-04-10/last-yuri-on-ice-anime-volume-adds-new-yuri-exhibition-video/.114599 |archive-date=April 25, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=Ian|url=https://site.animeuknews.info/2017/04/17/feature-the-soundtrack-of-yuri-on-ice/|title=Feature: The Soundtrack of Yuri!!! On Ice|website=Anime UK News|date=April 17, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626101021/https://animeuknews.net/2017/04/feature-the-soundtrack-of-yuri-on-ice/|archive-date=June 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The sixth Blu-Ray and DVD releases also topped the Oricon charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-30/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-may-22-28/.116762 |title=Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 22–28 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=May 30, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530100321/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-30/japan-animation-blu-ray-disc-ranking-may-22-28/.116762 |archive-date=May 30, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-30/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-may-22-28/.116765 |title=Japan's Animation DVD Disc Ranking, May 22–28 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=May 30, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530100949/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-30/japan-animation-dvd-ranking-may-22-28/.116765 |archive-date=May 30, 2017 }}</ref> For the first half of 2017, ''Yuri on Ice'' had the highest combined DVD and Blu-Ray sales of any animated series in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-23/top-selling-animation-in-japan-on-blu-ray-disc-dvd-by-series-2017/.117940 |title=Top-Selling Animation in Japan on Blu-ray Disc/DVD by Series: 2017 (First Half) |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=June 23, 2017 |access-date=June 24, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624072109/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-23/top-selling-animation-in-japan-on-blu-ray-disc-dvd-by-series-2017/.117940 |archive-date=June 24, 2017 }}</ref> By the end of 2017, ''Yuri on Ice'' was the eighth top-selling media franchise in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-23/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2017/.125682|title=Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 23, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224014714/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-23/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2017/.125682|archive-date=December 24, 2017}}</ref> All six Blu-Ray releases appeared in the top 50 of the top-selling animation Blu-Rays discs, and all six DVD releases appeared in the top 100 of the top-selling animation DVDs of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-23/top-selling-animation-blu-ray-discs-in-japan-2017/.125688|title=Top-Selling Animation Blu-ray Discs in Japan: 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 23, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224094258/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-23/top-selling-animation-blu-ray-discs-in-japan-2017/.125688|archive-date=December 24, 2017}}</ref> Combined Blu-Ray and DVD sales resulted in ''Yuri on Ice'' being the top-selling TV anime of 2017, and the second top-selling anime overall behind the anime film ''[[Your Name]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-23/top-selling-animation-in-japan-on-blu-ray-disc-dvd-by-series-2017/.125681|title=Top-Selling Animation in Japan on Blu-ray Disc/DVD by Series: 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 23, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223212822/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-23/top-selling-animation-in-japan-on-blu-ray-disc-dvd-by-series-2017/.125681|archive-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref>

On February 6, 2018, Funimation released the series in the United States on a combined DVD and Blu-Ray boxset, with extras including textless opening and closing, trailers, commentary from the 11th episode, and the "Welcome to the Madness" [[original video anime]]. There is also a limited edition version including a chipboard collector's box with "cracked ice" holographic finish and silver foil, three art cards, and an 80 page book of illustrations and behind-the-scenes interviews with Sayo Yamamoto, Mitsurou Kubo, and Kenji Miyamoto.<ref name="ANN Blu-Ray review"/> Funimation is also releasing the series in the United Kingdom and Ireland through their distributors at [[Sony Pictures UK]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animeuknews.net/2018/08/yuri-on-ice-officially-announced-by-sony-pictures-uk-for-this-september/|title=Yuri!!! on ICE Officially Announced by Sony Pictures UK for this September!|website=Anime UK News|date=August 14, 2018|access-date=September 7, 2018}}</ref> and in Australia and New Zealand through [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal]] [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Sony]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classification.gov.au/Pages/View.aspx?sid=vDseCumnbaJh9h%252fjQhTmqQ%253d%253d&ncdctx=%252fhMbL%2bcmIclsbpzfp60necwp6eezuttv2CW4c9BD2HLyestg%2bjDlHoPZrEu3a1xf|title=YURI ON ICE!!! SEASON 1(DVD for DVD & Bluray)|website=[[Australian Classification Board]]|access-date=September 7, 2018}}</ref> The anime's opening song, "History Maker" by Dean Fujioka, reached number 43 on the [[Billboard Japan Hot 100]] chart.<ref name="History Maker"/> It was named the best opening theme by four of eight ''Anime News Network'' critics,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2016-12-28/the-best-openings-of-2016/.110425|title=The Best Openings of 2016|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 28, 2016|access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> and received the Best Opening award at the 2016 [[The Anime Awards]].<ref name="Crunchyroll Anime Awards">{{cite news|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/01/10-1/feature-crunchyroll-anime-awards-the-results-are-in-see-who-won |title=FEATURE: Crunchyroll Anime Awards - The Results are In! See Who Won! |date=January 10, 2017 |website=[[Crunchyroll]] |access-date=January 13, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112182844/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-feature/2017/01/10-1/feature-crunchyroll-anime-awards-the-results-are-in-see-who-won |archive-date=January 12, 2017 }}</ref> The ending song, "You Only Live Once" by Wataru Hatano, peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and received the Best Ending award at the 2016 The Anime Awards.<ref name="You Only Live Once"/><ref name="Crunchyroll Anime Awards"/> The ''Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE'' soundtrack was number three on Oricon's CD chart in its first week of sales, and topped Oricon's digital-album chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aramajapan.com/chart/quartet-night-smap-and-yuri-on-ice-top-the-oricon-charts-for-the-week-of-1219-1225/68727/ |title=QUARTET NIGHT, SMAP, and Yuri!!! on ICE Top the Oricon Charts for the Week of 12/19 – 12/25 |website=Arama! Japan |date=December 30, 2016 |access-date=December 30, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230231136/http://aramajapan.com/chart/quartet-night-smap-and-yuri-on-ice-top-the-oricon-charts-for-the-week-of-1219-1225/68727/ |archive-date=December 30, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-06/yuri-on-ice-anime-1st-bd-volume-sells-35453-to-rank-no.2-on-overall-weekly-bd-chart/.110698 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice Anime's 1st BD Volume Sells 35,453 to Rank #2 on Overall Weekly BD Chart (Updated) |date=January 6, 2017 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=January 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202132402/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-06/yuri-on-ice-anime-1st-bd-volume-sells-35453-to-rank-no.2-on-overall-weekly-bd-chart/.110698 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 }} referring to:
* {{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-01-02/ |title=オリコン週間 CDアルバムランキング 2016年12月19日～2016年12月25日 |website=[[Oricon|Oricon Style]] |language=ja |access-date=January 30, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104234641/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2017-01-02/ |archive-date=January 4, 2017 }}
* {{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229050407/http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2017-01-02/ |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2017-01-02/ |archive-date=December 29, 2016 |url-status=dead |title=オリコン週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2016年12月19日〜2016年12月25日 - ORICON STYLE |date=December 29, 2016 |website=[[Oricon|Oricon Style]] |language=ja |access-date=January 30, 2017 }}</ref><!-- <ref>{{cite web|title=Oricon Style|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/183/products/1206619/1/|website=Oricon.co.jp|access-date=December 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228113213/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/183/products/1206619/1/|archive-date=December 28, 2016|language=ja}}</ref> --> The album also became the top selling anime CD album on the Oricon charts for the first half of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-23/top-selling-anime-cd-albums-2017/.117946 |title=Top-Selling Anime CD Albums: 2017 (First Half) |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=June 24, 2017 |access-date=June 24, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624072831/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-23/top-selling-anime-cd-albums-2017/.117946 |archive-date=June 24, 2017 }}</ref> By the end of 2017, ''Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE'' was the fourth best-selling anime CD album of the year, while the ''Yūtora/Yuri!!! on Ice'' Original Soundtrack Collection was the 30th best selling anime CD of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-23/top-selling-anime-cd-albums-2017/.125685|title=Top-Selling Anime CD Albums: 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 23, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223213737/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-23/top-selling-anime-cd-albums-2017/.125685|archive-date=December 23, 2017}}</ref>

=== {{Anchor|Depiction of same-sex relationship}} Depiction of same-sex relationship ===
==== Praise ====
[[File:Yuri on Ice hug or kiss.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.2|alt=A screenshot from the show, depicting Victor apparently kissing Yuri K., who looks surprised|The "kiss" in episode 7 between Victor Nikiforov (left) and Yuri Katsuki (right); although critics and fans accept it as a kiss, its ambiguity leaves the decision up to the viewer. In the official fanbook, director [[Sayo Yamamoto]] stated that she faced censorship in regards to the kiss.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Yamamoto|first1=Sayo|title=Go Yuri Go!!!|date=June 19, 2017|isbn=978-4391640397|page=62|publisher=主婦と生活社 }}</ref>]]
''Yuri on Ice'' was praised for including a same-sex romantic relationship between Yuri K. and Victor.<ref name="So Gay"/> Among moments highlighted by critics are an apparent kiss in the seventh episode,{{efn|name=Episode 7}}<ref name="Straight Guys"/><ref name="Anime UK News 1"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Ekens |first=Gabriella |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yuri-on-ice/episode-7/.108944 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice: Episode 7 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=November 17, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212144407/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yuri-on-ice/episode-7/.108944 |archive-date=December 12, 2016 }}</ref> an exchange of gold rings (indicating a marriage or engagement) in the tenth episode,{{efn|name=Episode 10}}<ref name="Anime UK News 2">{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=Ian|url=http://site.animeuknews.info/2016/12/22/streaming-review-of-yuri-on-ice-episodes-9-12-crunchyroll/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102021535/http://site.animeuknews.info/2016/12/22/streaming-review-of-yuri-on-ice-episodes-9-12-crunchyroll/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 2, 2017|title=Streaming review of Yuri!!! On Ice, Episodes 9-12 (Crunchyroll)|website=Anime UK News|date=December 22, 2016|access-date=December 22, 2016}}</ref><ref name="Episode 10">{{cite web|last=Ekens |first=Gabriella |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yuri-on-ice/episode-10/.109659 |title=Yuri!!! on Ice: Episode 10 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214084958/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/yuri-on-ice/episode-10/.109659 |archive-date=December 14, 2016 }}</ref> and Victor's tears when Yuri suggests ending their partnership in the twelfth episode.{{efn|name=Episode 12}}<ref name="Anime UK News 2"/> The kiss won the 2016 Crunchyroll Anime Awards for Most Heartwarming Scene.<ref name="Crunchyroll Anime Awards"/> The exchange of rings between Yuri K. and Victor in the tenth episode is considered the first time such a relationship has been depicted in anime. Gabriella Ekens wrote for ''Anime News Network'', "''Yuri on Ice'', in depicting a sincere and uncomplicated engagement between two dudes, is unprecedented in anime. There hasn't even been a for real [[Same-sex marriage in Japan|gay marriage in Japan]], so this show is depicting something that isn't legally possible in its country of origin".<ref name="Episode 10"/> For ''Anime UK News'', Ian Wolf called the exchange of rings "the best scene in the series".<ref name="Anime UK News 2"/> According to Wolf, the anime is an example of the [[Odagiri effect]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Wolf|first=Ian|url=http://site.animeuknews.info/2017/01/05/feature-a-guide-to-the-odagiri-effect/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208180125/http://site.animeuknews.info/2017/01/05/feature-a-guide-to-the-odagiri-effect/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2017|title=Feature: A Guide to the Odagiri effect|website=Anime UK News|date=January 5, 2017|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref>

''Yuri on Ice'' has highlighted homophobia in figure skating and other areas; the seventh episode features a flashback in which a younger Victor performs in a costume based on those worn by openly gay figure skater [[Johnny Weir]], who was subject to homophobic comments throughout his career.{{efn|name=Episode 7}}<ref name="Straight Guys"/> Weir said in an interview with ''The Geekiary'',

<blockquote>I think all positive imagery of LGBT themes in sport are good. Unfortunately, the majority of people that rule the skating world are conservative and more business minded. I think many of them, while they may love and appreciate the art and the sport, are more interested in the business side of things or power trips. I don't know if ''Yuri on Ice'' will be able to change the perception of gay athletes to a 60 year old businessman, but I am of the school of thought that every little bit helps.<ref name="Geekiary"/></blockquote>

The series finale features a scene in which Yuri K. and Victor skate together at an exhibition event; something which has not yet occurred in actual competition.{{efn|name=Episode 12}}<ref name="Anime UK News 2"/> Critics have noted that the series depicts two characters from countries with problems concerning [[LGBT rights]].<ref name="Anime UK News 1"/>

''Yuri on Ice'' differs from other anime covering same-sex relationships, such as [[yaoi]] and [[yuri (genre)|yuri]]. Carli Velocci of ''[[Geek.com]]'' wrote,

<blockquote>Their relationship exists somewhere beyond any sexuality, meaning it doesn't fall into the same traps that a lot of yuri and yaoi relationships do ... While this isn't the first anime with a same-sex couple at the forefront, it's one of the first to present a story that isn't strictly sexual and is mutual. Yuri and Victor complement each other, but both also admit that they've grown as people because of the presence of the other. The equality in their relationship is revolutionary, even if it wasn't the first to depict one. You can assign the [[Yaoi#Seme and uke|"seme" or "uke"]] label to Victor and Yuri, but when it comes to their psychological bond, it's more equal ... Yuri and Victor aren't just another gay anime couple. They're almost real.<ref>{{cite web|last=Velocci |first=Carli |url=https://www.geek.com/television/yuri-on-ice-is-a-non-traditional-gay-anime-romance-1683540/ |title='Yuri on Ice' is a Non-Traditional Gay Anime Romance |website=[[Geek.com]] |date=December 27, 2016 |access-date=December 28, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228140621/http://www.geek.com/television/yuri-on-ice-is-a-non-traditional-gay-anime-romance-1683540/ |archive-date=December 28, 2016 }}</ref></blockquote>

A review in ''[[Otaku USA]]'' has argued that the skaters take on an [[Androgyny|androgynous]] appearance when they are performing, saying:

<blockquote>While on ice in the series proper, the main performers often take on an androgynous appearance to feed the show's substance. Yuri's evolution in terms of confidence and capabilities is at the core of the plot, but the heart lies in Yuri's exploration of his feminine side via emotional expression. ... Gender roles are further addressed via Viktor's {{sic}} lines of encouragement to Yuri that, at least as translated, imply both skating direction and romantic suggestion.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ink|url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/Yuri-on-Ice-is-chockfull-of-memorable-characters-a-8626.aspx|title=Yuri!!! on Ice is chockfull of memorable characters and masterful choreography.|website=[[Otaku USA]]|date=February 4, 2017|access-date=February 13, 2017}}</ref></blockquote>

==== Criticism ====
The relationship has also been criticized as unrealistic, with Yuri K. and Victor not receiving the homophobic abuse they would experience in real life.<ref name="Episode 10"/> Others have remarked that some viewers might refuse to acknowledge the relationship because the homosexuality was not explicit. Although the "kiss" is obscured by Victor's arm, it is implicit.{{efn|name=Episode 7}} Cecilia D'Anastasio of ''[[Kotaku]]'' wondered why the "kiss" was blocked when other anime, such as ''[[From the New World (novel)|From the New World]]'', had depicted gay kisses.<ref name="Kotaku"/> Wolf of ''Anime UK News'' originally said of the scene that: "I'm 99.999% sure the kiss did occur, but that 0.001% is horribly getting to me. I don't want to go by what everyone else sees – I want to see what is actually going on, and share in the reaction of the characters at the same time as them".<ref name="Anime UK News 1"/> However, by the twelfth episode, he said that the scene in which Victor cries was the proof he wanted:

<blockquote>If the kiss is the initial spark, and the rings the visible sign of love, then the tears are proof that you don't want it to end. I have been saying all the time that what I wanted was text rather than [[subtext]] – but in end, I think the subtext did actually pay off.<ref name="Anime UK News 2"/></blockquote>

== See also ==
* {{Portal-inline|LGBTQ}}

== References ==
=== Episodes cited ===
{{Notelist|30em}}

=== Other citations ===
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://yurionice.com/en/|Official TV series website}}
* {{Official website|https://yurionice-movie.com/en/|Official cancelled film website}}
* {{Anime News Network|anime|18191}}
* {{Anime News Network|movie|21171}}
* {{IMDb title|6112556}}

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