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Yuri!!! On Ice

★ 8.2 13K votes 2016–2017 1 season · 13 episodes Ended tv asahi
SportsAthletic competition and the world around it.This show: 9/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Queer storiesLGBTQ+ lives and relationships at the center.This show: 8/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 8/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 8/10Warm glowQuiet happiness, the TV equivalent of a hug.This show: 7/10HopefulPersistent optimism in the face of adversity.This show: 7/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jun'ichi SuwabeToshiyuki ToyonagaKoki UchiyamaJessie James GrelleJerry JewellMicah Solusod
Written by
Mitsurô KuboSayo Yamamoto
Starring
Jun'ichi SuwabeToshiyuki ToyonagaKoki UchiyamaJessie James GrelleJerry JewellMicah Solusod
Written by
Mitsurô KuboSayo Yamamoto
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About

"A tender sports story about ambition and love"

After a crushing defeat, Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki considers quitting the sport, until a viral video catches the eye of his skating idol, Victor Nikiforov, who unexpectedly becomes his coach. What follows is a warm, character-driven sports drama that blends stunning skating sequences with genuine emotional intimacy between mentor and student. The pace is gentle, favoring quiet character moments and competitive tension over spectacle, and it's ultimately carried by its sincere, tender depiction of ambition, self-doubt, and connection.

Watch it for

the emotionally intimate bond between a struggling athlete and the idol who becomes his coach.

Maybe skip if

you prefer fast plotting over slow-building character moments and lingering skating sequences.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12016
8.18K134h 38m
Figure skater Yuri Katsuki flops in his latest season. When five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov becomes his coach, he gets another chance.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears7.8
72223 min
▶2Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia7.7
68723 min
▶3I Am Eros, and Eros Is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice8.2
67923 min
▶4Like Yourself... And Complete the Free Program!!7.6
65223 min
▶5Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship8.1
63723 min
▶6China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program7.9
63323 min
▶7China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate8.6
69423 min
▶8Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program7.8
61623 min
▶9Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate8.1
62523 min
▶10Gotta Supercharge It! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!8.3
66523 min
▶11Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Short Program8.1
63023 min
▶12Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge It! Grand Prix Final Free Skate8.4
64323 min
▶13Special: Welcome to the Madness8.9
892 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jun'ichi Suwabe Viktor Nikiforov, Victor Nikiforov
Toshiyuki Toyonaga Yuri Katsuki, Yuuri Katsuki
Koki Uchiyama Yuri Plisetsky
Jessie James Grelle Yuri Katsuki
Jerry Jewell Victor Nikiforov
Micah Solusod Yuri Plisetsky
Kristen McGuire Loop Nishigori, Nishigori Loop
Colleen Clinkenbeard Minako
Sonny Strait Hisashi Mooroka, Additional Voices
Daman Mills Yakov Feltsman

Crew

Mitsurô Kubo
Sayo Yamamoto

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