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
