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Yuri Katsuki’s long-cherished dream of winning a medal for Japan in ice skating at the Gran Prix Finale has crashed and burned. Deeply depressed, the 23-year-old goes home to the family hot springs in Hasetsu. But who should turn up unexpectedly but the charismatic (five times!) world champion, Victor Nikiforov, Yuri’s idol, who announces that he’s decided to retire and is going to coach Yuri. Unfortunately for Yuri, his self-avowed rival, sullen teenage Russian wunderkind Yuri Plisetsky (‘Yurio’), follows Victor to Totsuki and demands that he coach him too. The modest local ice rink suddenly finds itself hosting a display of world quality skating. As Yuri Katsuki, fired with new ambition, works hard to pass all the gruelling competitive stages, we see just how talented his rivals are – and how difficult it will be to match up to them, let alone win gold.

From the stirring first notes of the OP, “History Maker” by Dean Fujioka, matched with magically fluid animation showcasing the three main characters on the ice,

The fact that the series is so entertainingly constructed (especially in the first episodes) draws the viewer in effortlessly. Yuri Katsuki, aspiring ice skater whom first we meet just as his dreams of winning medals for Japan are dashed, is a very relatable character, riddled with insecurities yet filled with an unquenchable passion for his art. Yet the show is filled with wicked little touches of humour, from Victor’s frequent appearances stark naked (but always tastefully framed) in the hot springs, the merciless teasing of Yuri (who’s gained rather too much weight after losing) as ‘little piggy’, not to mention the innumerable photos and selfies of the skaters shared on social media and the adorable reactions of Yuri’s supportive family and friends.

Above all, it’s a story about love. The irony is that Victor realizes that he has put his own life and love on hold to devote the past years to skating. The theme that he sets the two Yuris is love: ‘Agape’ (pure love) for Yurio and ‘Eros’ (erotic love) for Yuri, using two contrasting arrangements of the same piece of music. Of course, both young men object as Victor is casting against type! But it’s an inspired choice, bringing out hidden aspects of their personalities. And Yuri goes on to choose ‘Love’ as the theme of his programme overall, although touchingly, he admits in his press interview that he’s not yet sure he understands if that is the right name to give what he’s feeling.

At what moment do the roles of coach/student change as their feelings for each other deepen and mature? When this show first aired in 2016, this question kept the audience collectively holding their breath as the final episodes in Barcelona kept delivering one surprise after another. But

It was always going to be hard for the US dub from Funimation to compete with the original Japanese cast in which Junichi Suwabe as Victor, Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Yuri and Kouki Uchiyama as Yurio give stand-out performances. But the US cast are genuinely convincing as well and there’s no getting away from the fact that, with an excellent dub script from Bonny Clinkenbeard, it’s a better viewing experience when it comes to watching the (vital) skating sequences without subtitles (unless you’re fluent in Japanese). Jerry Jewell really nails Victor’s mercurial personality and Josh Grelle conveys Yuri’s vulnerability as well as his determination. One performance that really surprised me is Chris Sabat’s depiction of Christophe Giacometti; the voice actor best known for playing All Might, Vegeta and Piccolo, reveals a new smexy side to his dramatic repertoire!

The extras on Sony Pictures’ UK Blu-ray and DVD combo comprise: Yuri Plisetsky GPF in Barcelona EX “Welcome to the Madness” OVA (a must-see!); a Cast Discussion with ADR Director Sonny Strait, Jerry Jewel and Josh Grelle, Eleventh Skate Commentary by the US voice actors; Textless Opening Songs; Textless Closing Song; Textless Closing Tenth Skate and Textless Closing Final Skate. The Blu-rays are easy to navigate and the subtitles, although in white, are legible (the DVDs were not seen).

“Galocher – to kiss with tongues.” “La galoche – an ice-skating boot.” – Definitions from Petit Robert, France’s most popular dictionary. It seems that in France ice skating and kissing go hand-in-hand (I know neither of those definitions involves hands, but it feels weird referring to it as “foot-in-mouth” because you keep accidentally thinking of …

WARNING: Contains spoilers Link to review of Episodes 1-8. “Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.” – Matt Groening. Having finally reached the end of the series, waiting to see what would be the outcome of Yuri Katsuki’s progress …