Love for Yuri!!! on Ice hasn’t gone away, and one fan wanted MAPPA to know it during this year’s Anime Expo.
A fan account for the hugely successful original anime of MAPPA Yuri!!! on Ice called Yuri!!! on Ice, who will be attending this year’s Anime Expo. MAPPA will be holding a panel to discuss the upcoming series and their first original movie, and the YoI Nation account has asked fans to attend the event dressed in Yuri!!! on Ice cosplay or merchandise to show the studio “our care and love”. The fan further emphasized that attendees need to be “kind and respectful.”
MAPPA will appear on July 1 and 2 at Anime Expo. MAPPA CEO Manabu Otsuka and producer Makoto Kimura will attend the July 1 panel to discuss some behind the scenes of the studio’s first original Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kōjō film, Part 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen and the original series Bucchigiri?! MAPPA will be partnering with Crunchyroll for another panel on July 2 for “behind-the-scenes discussions about some of Studio MAPPA’s most popular titles,” and has not revealed which titles will be discussed.
Yuuri!!! on Ice is the third original work from MAPPA, which premiered in October 2016. The film became a hit, receiving critical acclaim for portraying the same-sex relationship between Yuri and Victor and depicts Yuri’s anxiety. After finishing in last place at the Grand Prix Final, Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki decides to pause her competitive career and return to the quiet small town of Hasetsu to find out if want to do next. But his plan is derailed when handsome, five-time world champion Russian figure skater Victor refuses to let Yuri stop skating and spontaneously offers to train him to win. win.
MAPPA’s promised Yuri!!! on Ice’s movie
End of season Yuri!!! on Ice teased fans with the phrase “See you on the next level!” and announced that the studio would produce an original film called Yuri on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence in July 2018. Originally slated for a 2019 release, the film was delayed indefinitely. , although a teaser trailer was released in November 2020 for international audiences. Since the announcement was made, fans have been waiting for news from MAPPA about the status of the film and even created a petition.
For those who couldn’t make it to Anime Expo, fans can still show off their enduring love for the series by streaming Yuri!!! on ice on Crunchyroll.
Source: Twitter
