Review of Yuri!!! on Ice

 The Storyline produced so many amazing moments, from sad to annoyed, disappointed to happy. The pace of the 12 Episode series went at a good speed and there was only one episode that didn’t focus on the main plot and that’s a good thing. Having that one episode to just gather our thoughts and feelings was a blessing. I never thought that ice skating could be so amazing and beautiful. When I first dived into this, I never thought it would have romance and that it would be between the two main male characters. I love it. I loved that the show took risks and it worked for me.

The Animation was normal, nothing too fancy but definitely not rubbish. It was pretty watching ice skating in Anime rather than with real people. The overall Sound of the show was amazing. From the opening song to the insert songs used in the performances and to the ending song. The sounds used for the skates hitting the ice to the voice actors being perfect for each character. I watched this in original Japanese with subtitles, and I did try to watch it in Dubbed but certain voices for certain characters made me laugh each time they opened their mouth. I couldn’t take it seriously, hence why I stuck with subtitles. To this day, the opening song is still catchy and memorable. I only need to hear the first few notes and boom, I know it’s from this Anime. 

The Characters were all unique, fascinating, and gorgeous (although a few I could live without). Yuuri was a character that I easily fell in love with. His innocence and fragile state were something that I could relate too, with some degree. I knew once I saw him, he would be taking on a journey of change and growth in which that was shown throughout the show. Victor was interesting from the get-go, and although he was confident and outgoing, I knew that there was more to him than this persona he shows to his fans and friends. Yuri (Yurio) was a character I instantly hated, but then throughout the show I started to really like him and enjoy his presence. The romance between Yuuri and Victor didn’t feel too forced in my opinion, but I know others may disagree. I loved them and loved how it was all portrayed.

Overall this Anime managed to balance the show with Drama, Sport, Romance and a little bit of comedy. I loved this show with all my heart and can’t wait for the Movie and hope that it will eventually get a second season. 

10/10Story

      

8/10Animation

      

10/10Sound

      

9/10Characters

      

9.8/10Overall