Yuri on Ice!!!

Yuri on Ice!!! has possibly one of the most excited anime titles out there. I somehow didn't see it when it first came out (and was HUGE), but little dude and I watched it together back in August. 

It's about a Japanese dude who's a professional figure skater and about to retire ignominiously after a massive failure. But after a performance, THE top skater Victor decides to sort-of retire and be Yuri's coach.

Ok, let me just say that the anime is WAY more goofy and silly than either of us imagined it would be, even with the clips we'd seen of it. I mean, it was everywhere for a while. ALL of the characters were more EXTRA than we'd thought too. 

There's definitely some attraction / tension between Victor and Yuri and it's, like, kinda realised but also kinda not? It's got hints of BL but also doesn't fully commit. Well, sort of. Maybe it's because it's so goofy that it's hard to take seriously. But, it's altogether a feel good type of show. 

We both enjoyed it and we'd definitely watch a second season if it came out. The animation was really quite good, especially of the ice skating scenes--impressive, really. I'm sure that's partly why it was so well received. It's a show about skating and it really feels like they skate, if you know what I mean.

Am I glad I watched it? Yeah, of course. We both really enjoyed it. Would I watch it again? Um, maybe, if little dude wanted to or another season came out.