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Yuri!!! on Ice
Born to make history. Destined for victory.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Yuri!!! on Ice actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Yuri!!! on Ice reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
While on the verge of retirement, skater Yuri Katsuki meets Yuri Plisetsky and Victor Nikiforov, two skaters who rekindle his competitive fire.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 12 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20171 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201612 episodes
7.1IMDbFigure skater Yuri Katsuki flops in his latest season. When five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov becomes his coach, he gets another chance.
Best episode · S01E12 Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E12
Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate
"Let's end this." Yuri's words trigger a debate that results in Yuri appearing at the free skate event in his worst condition ever. Can Yuri succeed in skating a program with the highest technical difficulty at their last event together to show the world the love he shares with Victor? What will each conclude once the program is over and it is time to decide their paths after the Grand Prix Final?
- Directed by Kaori Makita, Sayo Yamamoto
S01E09
Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate
Katsuki Yuuri has already obtained "love." With Victor's fading warmth in his heart, Yuri goes out to the rink for his free skate that will determine whether he'll qualify for the Grand Prix Final. Yurio firms his own resolve after eating special pirozhki, the epitome of love in Moscow.
- Directed by Mihiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Kobayashi
S01E07
China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate
Having finished the short program in first place—a first-time feat—Yuuri falters under the massive pressure. Can his fragile heart withstand Victor's roughshod intervention?
- Directed by Hirokazu Yamada
S01E08
Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program
Yuuri is determined to show his love to all of Russia in the Rostelecom Cup, the final event of the Grand Prix Series. In contrast, Yurio feels bogged down by his ties to Moscow, and tries to shrug them off. Before them, however, rises JJ, a rising star from North America...
- Directed by Matsuo Asami
S01E11
Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Short Program
Now armed with the light of love on his finger along with Victor, Yuuri goes for the gold in the Grand Prix Final as the chosen six competitors clash in the short program.
- Directed by Yasuhiro Geshi
S01E06
China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program
The Cup of China, a Grand Prix Series event, is here! Realizing that he is the man who took Victor from the world, Yuuri gets worked up before his performance. Victor is concerned to see Yuuri this way for the first time...
- Directed by Yasuhiro Geshi
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E01
Welcome to The Madness
S01E12
Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate
- Directed by Kaori Makita, Sayo Yamamoto
S01E11
Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Short Program
- Directed by Yasuhiro Geshi
S01E10
Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!
- Directed by Kunihiro Mori, Kenji Takahashi
S01E09
Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate
- Directed by Mihiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Kobayashi
S01E08
Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program
- Directed by Matsuo Asami
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Hideo Katsumata
Executive producer
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Yosuke Imai
Executive producer
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Kikuo Makabe
Executive producer
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Koichi Watanabe
Executive producer
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Katsuya Shimizu
Executive producer
Manabu Otsuka
Executive producer
Shingo Kunieda
Executive producer
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Kumiko Himeno
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Hideo KatsumataExecutive Producer
- Yosuke ImaiExecutive Producer
- Kikuo MakabeExecutive Producer
- Koichi WatanabeExecutive Producer
- Katsuya ShimizuExecutive Producer
- Manabu OtsukaExecutive Producer
Direction
- Yasuhiro GeshiDirector
- Mihiro YamaguchiDirector
- Kaori MakitaDirector
- Yusuke OnodaDirector
- Takashi IgariDirector
- Sayo YamamotoDirector
Cinematography
- Yoshihisa OhyamaDirector of Photography
Music
- Yuta BandohOriginal Music Composer
- Taro UmebayashiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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