Ice Adolescence is Officially Cancelled (Yuri on Ice Movie)

[@Twilight_Starfall]

WHY WOULD THEY ANNOUNCE THE CANCELLATION AFTER ALL THESE YEARS AND NOT EARLIER???😭😭😭

[@marinette6894]

Exactly 😢

[@aonenz2286]

maybe they had a lot of hope...

[@reps882]

There are several reasons for this. 1) Overwork of mapper staff in recent years 2) War 3) The movie is set in the Soviet Union in the past 4) The main character of the movie is a Russian coach 5) The movie is related to the Olympics, but in reality, Russian athletes are not allowed to participate in the Olympics due to doping and war

[@ravoniesravenshir3926]

Development Hell.... thats why.

[@HailZod]

​@@reps882 the first reason is the only valid reason

[@amandategner1314]

It always sucks why they never say WHY a show gets canceled. It makes it seem like there is no good reason for canceling a movie after a trailer. A trailer means there was a whole script and some animatic work. That is a bunch of money down the drain.

[@latinapd4560]

I'll always think that it's for political reasons, like The movie is about Victor a gay Russian, Russia is at war now so it's dangerous to let that kind of movie out, Besides covid, and so many years of wait maybe they thought it won't be as successful as originally it would be

[@mayaha200]

Nimona also almost got cancelled cause Disney sucks and wanted to ruin it. It was a miracle it come out at all. So yeas not the first time

[@amandategner1314]

@@latinapd4560 your are so right. Just hope if the war with Russia ends. We may get to see some of it. I do see where they come from (mappa) with Russians trying to get rid of AO3 and other queer media. I just hope everything will get resolved soon.

[@MentalMeles]

Someone who claims to work for MAPPA anonymously came forward and said that the short answer as to why they cancelled it was bc of two things: greed and homophobia. They were very adamant that we do not believe any claims about COVID being the cause of the cancellation or script rewrites or what have you. There was no mention of the war between Russia and Ukraine. In fact, they said that the movie was almost completed all the way back in 2022 before just being left behind to collect dust. Ofc, we should take all of this with a grain of salt, but after it’s already come out that MAPPA treats it’s employees pretty poorly, I wouldn’t doubt it.

[@parkchimmin7913]

Also, knowing MAPPA, their staff is probably overworked as hell since they’re taking on so many projects. They’d rather have their staff work on more popular animes like JJK or Chainsaw Man because it’s probably their main money makers rn.

[@mvnsasvwvnt_06]

Well that notice took 2 to 3 business days to come out🤡

[@sayumidalpathadu]

totally didn't have us waiting for nearly a decade just to dash our hopes 🤡

[@mvnsasvwvnt_06]

@@sayumidalpathadu 👵

[@looser765]

@@sayumidalpathaduyeah, 100% hahhahahahaha *HAHAHHAHAHA* I’M GOING TO DIE UNHAPPY. “We won’t die before we see that movie” -that was a bit wrong, but I can forgive. I understand that the producers must have had to be very sad to make this difficult decision..

[@laonagrouchini]

praying that another studio picks up the bag that mappa fumbled SO RIDICULOUSLY. yuri on ice had everything, from olympian acknoledgement, talented voice actors, talented ice skaters that they motion captured, talented animators, loyal fans, EVERYTHING 😭😭 NOT TO MENTION THE LOVEABLE CHARACTERS!! i'm sorry i judt can't this is too much

[@patwestergard4252]

There were other studios involved. MAPPA was a small part of the internal issues, but truly, the whole thing was awful. Stories about the horrible way the animators were treated kept circulating. What a mess. And gatekeeping the characters and the cinceot so another studio could not pick it up, and then cancelling the whole thing? Pfft…the lot of them deserve to be shunned. RIP beautiful story.

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

I know right?!!!!

[@M-T_S]

It's an Orignal Anime 🗿 So good luck with that

[@ynnatamayo9532]

IT KIINDA SUCKS LIKE IT HAS A VERY GOOD STORYLINE AHHHH

[@bucksnort95]

Still my favorite ‘go to’ anime when I need to be cheered up! Big fumble MAPPA❤️‍🩹

[@blue_sketchbook]

Us artists need to pull a cindereki and make our own version to give the people something

[@XA_XiaoSimpX1522]

pls do i beg of u-

[@decristal48]

Heck yeah! 🎉

[@e.millie]

omg count me in

[@sheelsea]

I'm begging I swear, I would pay to support the project

[@zahramonfared1021]

Yes if anyone wanted to do I will help tooo

[@gmblin]

WHY HAS 2024 BEEN SO DISAPPOINTING

[@AnimeeARTs]

Not so much... 😅 Theres Black butler New Season Tadaema Okaeri Blue lock movie

[@nihongodragon6485]

Yuri!!! on Ice was the reason I began to study Japanese with the aim of spending a full year in Japan. I would have never gotten here, 6 years of constant studying later without it. I had hoped that the release of Ice Adolescence would have prompted a YOI museum (again) in Tokyo that I could visit while I was there. But now, I feel like we are at a funeral. I'm crying. Still going to study and go there, though. Maybe I can kick Mappa while I'm at it.

[@decristal48]

Do it for all of us 😊

[@batcat9192]

Do your best in your studies

[@emilynam6084]

I feel you dude. This was the first anime I started when I entered college. I met so many great friends through this anime. I’m devastated that this is how it’s going.

[@goldikaanimes6725]

Go ahead. Do it.

[@silverfeather7638]

Please kick them for me too :)

[@e.millie]

I knew it deep down but the fact that they confirmed it hurts my soul.

[@groundzero1137]

NU-UH. I DID NOT WAIT SEVEN YEARS FOR YURI ON ICE TO COME BACK. MAPPA WTF PLEASE

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Ikr

[@noonelooksatusers]

i feel like we all knew in our hearts it wasn't ever gonna be made anyway :,)

[@Inconstructionmaybe-x5v]

Yeah the isn't fair.

[@RandomSwiftie13]

My delusionalass thought it was already made because they showed us the teaser trailer and I thought they were having problems with releasing date... I'm just devastated. I'm gonna go cry to Taylor Swift's TTPD.

[@yerintaem]

Yeah I forgot about it but am super sad it’s never coming out

[@WalkInMyPawsteps]

It's genuinely so sad :( Also I took a look at some of the comments from Japanese fans on the cancellation, it seems that the leading theory from jp fans is the Russian figure skating scene having drug scandals in the years since YoI first came out, as well as the Russian/Ukranian war later on. Saw a lot of comments in Japanese about those theories, which kind of surprised me because I have seen zero people talk about it in english, most of us just assumed it was something to do more internally with MAPPA.

[@YoruStrauss]

I also wonder whether that's one of the main reasons. Like I'd be a bit surprised if it would be allowed to release a media that paints a certain country or characters from a certain country in a good way right now. I'm still surprised at Alya-san being released but the setting there is Japan and Alya is half Japanese so maybe it smoothens the matter somehow while in Ice Adolescence the setting would predominantly be St. Petersburg I guess. Side note: I'm not saying whether this 'cancel culture' on the country in media is good or bad, I understand people's reasons to support or not support it, right now it's basically just a fact.

[@everydayiseveryday4529]

I mean.... Lots of international fans only cares about their anime and yaoi...

[@flowerzforsaturn]

I think it’s a bunch of contributing factors like what you mentioned and internal issues with mappa with the overworking and underpayment. Ultimately I think they just thought the movie wasn’t worth going through all the trouble for which is sad considering how loved the series was

[@ashleybarker1122]

Yuri on ice introduced me to BL. I imagine my life would be pretty boring without BL. I've gotten to read so much and open my horizons because of Yuri on Ice.

[@patwestergard4252]

Yuri on ice was iconic. This is a flat end to a long season of waitfuckery. So disappointing.

[@yi1inglaozuu]

Mappa hates yaoi, fujoshis and fudanshis. YOI was what shot mappa to stardom. Chainsaw man, jujutsu kaisen and Attack on titan would have never been possible without YOI. I’m literally so pissed.

[@Meandsushiroll]

Uhhhh I’m mad too but that’s not true. Mappa had been a reputable production house before YOI. Not recognizing them it’s dangerous to the artists and producers who didn’t just start with YOI.

[@Femcel_Fujoshi]

They're ungrateful

[@mikazzzz2414]

its kinda funny considering that, Gege literally reads bl and made Gojo and Geto inspirated from one bl manga/anime

[@m1sh474]

@@Meandsushiroll being a reputable production company has nothing to do with money. They were bad financially and YOI gave them the stabilization they needed. And that's been known forever.

[@reps882]

There are several reasons for this. 1) Overwork of mapper staff in recent years 2) War 3) The movie is set in the Soviet Union in the past 4) The main character of the movie is a Russian coach 5) The movie is related to the Olympics, but in reality, Russian athletes are not allowed to participate in the Olympics due to doping and war

[@reps882]

There are several reasons for this. 1) Overwork of mapper staff in recent years 2) War 3) The movie is set in the Soviet Union in the past 4) The main character of the movie is a Russian coach 5) The movie is related to the Olympics, but in reality, Russian athletes are not allowed to participate in the Olympics due to doping and war

[@hellopumpkin86]

I thought about the fact Victor being Russian to be a bit problematic these days during a rewatch. Tensions are high. Perhaps that did have (a tiny) something to do with MAPPA officially scrapping the project.

[@crownofeunoia1907]

Considering that Victor was born 1988 and Soviet Union fell in 1991, that is impossible (yes, it had been confirmed the series took place in 2016). The movie would have been in 2006 since he was 17 in the trailer and male skaters usually start their skating careers in the Senior Circuit the year they are 18 or turn 18. Skaters like Russian Yuri are exception to the rule because his skill level was too high to stay in the Junior Circuit.

[@TumblinWeeds]

Literally no one is watching YOI and angry about Russian propaganda. It’s hardly a realistic show, why does it have to be historically or politically correct

[@lanzhans.weiying]

​@@TumblinWeeds I'm not buying the fact that our beloved story is being cancelled over a freaking political or whatever reason, why can't people take fiction as FICTION

[@mistapony]

Ngl why are they just now telling us this. I think we all sort of knew it wouldn’t happen but like we’ve already waited this long, we could have waited another 5+ years but no 😭

[@estrella6947]

at this point we need to make our own Ice Adolescence, someone gather a crew I cannot take this 🙂‍↕️

[@ivannasilva6948]

That's what i'm thinking. I'll learn how to skate because it is something I love and I'll be part of the cast, haha.

[@Otaku1236]

I've had an interest in ice skating since I was like 7 years old. I turn 26 tomorrow. For awhile, my passions for the sport dwindled because I was never able to get an opportunity to actually try skating. Then Yuri On Ice came out, and the love I had as a child came back even stronger. The show was the perfect amount of romance mixed into a really intriguing plot about the Grand Prix. After finishing the show, I started watching competitions, starting with the Olympics. I got to know about a lot of really awesome skaters, and I was even able to push myself to try ice skating for the first time in 2017. Skating as a sport ended up meaning a lot more to me than I thought it would, and waiting for Ice Adolescence only kept up my excitement. To know we won't be getting the movie after literal years of waiting is disheartening. But the memories made up until this point were certainly magical.

[@ilanaruthcaelum]

Happy Birthday!!

[@Raccoon_90583]

NOOOOOOOOO I DIDN’T THINK THEY WOULD ACTUALLY DO IT

[@miiraaai]

Homophobia at its worst

[@Mamapikas_thick_shlong]

Helppp fr💀

[@noonelooksatusers]

ahhahaha (WHYY😭😭)

[@Kuwushii_]

KIM DOKJA PFP

[@mikazzzz2414]

its kinda funny considering that, Gege literally reads bl and made Gojo and Geto inspirated from one bl manga/anime

[@xFantasy_]

​@@mikazzzz2414 wait actually???

[@kayleeyee9855]

NOOOO THIS IS DEVASTATING 😭😭😭 rip to the yuri on ice movie that never was I still wish Yuri on ice had more than just one season for how popular famous and iconic it was😭😭 Yuri on ice was the first anime I watched and my first exposure to BL, before I got into anime and BL much later after first seeing yuri on ice, like a 2016-2021-2023 gap

[@jessicam6276]

Wish they would just release whatever is done. WE WANT THE CRUMBS

[@sunnyv7745]

I hope for that too but they could have at least done a manga series or short comics or something for this franchise while the movie was in production especially since Kubo sensei had a lot of stuff written for it but they couldn't use in in the show. It's such a huge shame and also what happened to the staff they are all silent about the show.

[@Space.Panda1805]

NOOOOOOO, "The Show must go on" pleaseee, MAPPA animation studio, LISTEN TO THAT SONG 😭😭😭

[@bryerbox]

Oh Kictor :( I literally went and bought the DVD so I can properly sit down and watch it like it deserves to be watched. When I saw the announcement you were the first person I thought of. I can’t imagine how disappointed you and stitch must be, I’m sending the biggest hug to you both. But the fact that this is what brought you both together and that it’s still so special for so many people is so wonderful and should be celebrated, no matter what

[@xoINTIox]

Usually I don't comment on videos, but I have to get these words out... in my childhood I loved anime, life happend so I accidentally took a break for almost ten years - until yuri on ice got me back into it. And I loved the show for that. I am deeply thankful and blessed for what it gave me. Well to be honest, a while ago i was already thinking, that the movie is never going to see the light of the day... Now knowing it for sure... it's sad, but strangely I feel some sort of peace. I am going to rewatch yuri on ice the next days! :) Thank you, Kictor for your great work, keep it up. 🦋

[@pip3658]

This series impacted my life so much. When i graduated, me and my friends suggested we use "We were born to make history" as our grad quote and our entire class loved it (probably didnt know where it came from). Im very sad to hear it was cancelled🥺🥺

[@conechiwa7]

I think we need a collective hug... Yuri on Ice was such a force- why tf did they stop? 😢 bah

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

We definitely need it

[@ForTheLoveOfTheGods]

The way I yelled "Nooooooo" at my screen :(

[@ultimatebishoujo29]

Same!!!!

[@hayleeh18]

Yuri on Ice gave me a character I saw so much of myself in it physically hurt sometimes because I understood what Yuri was feeling. It introduced me to figure skating as a whole. Figure skating changed me. I wanted to learn to skate, and I took classes for a while. I’m no brilliant graceful skater, but I will never shake the feeling of flying when I’m on the ice. I got to compete twice locally and medaled in both events. Skating remains an outlet for me today. Whenever I’m upset, I look for ice time. It’s so peaceful for me. “I hate it when I’m weak, but being weak means I have the potential to become strong.” -Yuzuru Hanyu

[@Broniaaa]

I absolutely despise how they were leaning on people who had hoped to see the full movie but of course no. Like I kinda could tell that the movie wouldn't happen but still it pisses me off!

[@Visperrapa]

I did NOT wait 7 years for this 😢

[@spaceyparker]

Fact we all saw it coming but it sucks so much that it canceled it

[@Sakura_Co]

I know it's so fucked up 😭

[@geekchic8798]

We waited for the movie to come out since the trailer dropped in 2020 and I'm so bitter now that the film is cancelled.

[@countessD84]

I was crying while watching this announcement. I started bawling even more when watching both movie trailers followed because they reminded me of the hopes and expectations we all felt since 2017. Prior to the anime's release, I had depression for a few months in 2016. Then came "Yuri on Ice." I didn't start watching the series itself until after the first episode premiered but when I finally did, there was no turning back. Hell, that anime was the reason I created an account at Crunchyroll so that I could watch every new episode. This anime gave me a reason to look forward to something, I was that invested because as I get older, I become more particular with my selection. While I was sad to see the show end, I was happily looking forward to a potential second season and equally felt the same when the first teaser trailer came out. I was like "Finally! Something new to look forward to!" The rest, as we all know, was history.

[@jessicam6276]

I doubt it but I hope them cancelling production could mean a different studio could pick it up?? No idea how this stuff works but im still delusional

[@theanimerapper6351]

YOI is a mappa original anime, it can't be picked up by another studio unless they purchase the rights or something like that

[@starshinedragon2285]

Yuri on Ice remains, to this day, the only sports anime that I've ever been able to watch. It sucks that they've canceled the movie; hopefully one day someone will restart and release it.

[@miscalotastuff733]

Try big wind up.

[@groundchele]

hope they give the rights to a different studio or something. I also feel terrible for any artists who worked on it bc i know mappa works their artists to the bone and now none of their work will be released :/

[@BaiXue27]

i was 12 watching the anime when it came out and so mentally unwell that i basically told myself every day for years that i need to stick around a little longer to see how this series continues I'm 19 now and doing better than that time but damn this stings so damn bad rn i can't believe it

[@nogajerochim6028]

I feel you, I'm feeling the same now..

[@kisakitty6939]

YOI was the first anime with an official m/m couple that I ever watched and without it I never would have gotten into MXTX's works or many others. This is so disheartening 😭

[@centurylmx]

NOOOO YOI is truly my comfort show and I was really looking forward to the movie no matter how delayed it was. This is just sad and disappointing. :(

[@juju_libee]

MAPPA WHEN WE CATCH U MAPPA‼️🗣️MAPPA WHEN WE CATCH U MAPPA 🤯🤺😻

[@randomness4918]

*sips water* have fun bestie uwu

[@Oushiro17]

Yuri on Ice meant and means so much to me. I hope more like it will come out in the future, and not just a “oh are they actually together?” sort of way. This show tackled anxiety in a way I hadn’t seen before. It’s just such a great piece of media, and is also so much more than that. It’s hard to put into words, ya know? I’ve yet to see anything comparable. I hope one day I do.

[@SerenaRivera]

I thought I had accepted and made my peace with the ice ado movie never coming out when I spent an hour crying over it on the Karatsu bridge two years ago. I was wrong there is no peace only anger and betrayal. This show changed my life and I’m thankful for it and the friends I made. I always thought - if we waited long enough. Eventually…Fuck I’m so crushed and betrayed

[@fleurgriffthis4294]

This was my first anime. I was berly a teen when it came out and I watched it. I’m now even bigger of a nerd and a full grown adult. I love this show so sad we will never get the film. Have to rewatch the show now.

[@AdamJohn-x9l]

Im so sad because all though i havent been in the fandom for more then a year i heard about the movie and got really emotional at the end of season one and was really excited to see ice adolescence, just to see a few months later that they have completely dropped it i felt so bad for all the people that have been waiting for seven years and i also got quite sad that ill never be able to see the rest of their story, praying, hoping and being delusional that another studio will pick it up in the future

[@jameskpt8878]

Yuri on ice has a huge impact on my character development and it’s just extremely hard to accept this😭

[@junomoon4242]

Hopefully when they see the massive backlash from this theyll reconsider bc what the fuck

[@asbehsam]

The fact that they intentionally didn't announce this so that people would support them with their projects and help them get bigger and bigger through the years is just pathetic and sickening. Shame on them.

[@Mad_orange]

man.. all those years of waiting ;; - ;; we held out for so long

[@miles_corner]

I watched Yuri on Ice back in 2018-2019 got me into figure skating at the time- I LITERALLY just last week was able to return to the ice after 4 years. 😭😭 this was so heart breaking to hear at this time. Though on the bright side, this new information has sorta made me want to push myself more with my figure skating. I definitely appreciate yoi for bringing me to the figure skating world. AND helping me feel comfortable being queer person.

[@BingQilin]

Well thanks for stringing us along for seven years MAPPA you're a real one

[@harmonyswind15]

I watched Yuri on Ice when it first aired and the amount of excitement in the community at that time was incredible. It’s a shot in the heart that MAPPA just didn’t pull through on something that enthralled so many people

[@Angelika5378]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Can't the creators just change studio?

[@princescyth9607]

Yuri on Ice was one of the first shows that brought me into the LGBTQ+ Community, as well as one of my first animes... I will still hold hope that one day a Season 2 will be released as there are still many fans that want it, and are making their voices heard. I'll continue to hope that some studio will see us the Fans, and Lovers of this show and help give us a conclusion we yearn, for and deserve. It may be a long time before it happens, but we've waited 7 years, I fro one will wait a million more if it means we are able to see more.

[@gabrielles1851]

This show was simultaneously fun and introspective. I LOOOVED the international concert they put on. At the time I was contemplating a flight to Osaka and when "You Only Live Once" started to play at the concert I went ahead and hit that BUY button because of that song.

[@andrewc6778]

Yuri on Ice was literally one of the main reasons I didn’t commit suicide in 2016. I was a closeted/questioning queer teenager going through the worst period of depression and general mental health struggles in my life and I had dropped out of high school at the time. Waiting for the episodes every week and watching them and gushing over them with my friend literally saved my life, not to mention how huge it was for the queer community / queer anime fans when Viktor and Yuuri kissed and got engaged. Disappointed but not surprised about ice adolescence. Regardless of whether we ever get any new material, YOI will always be a legend.

[@KaagKagamine5]

Someone told me the news and said "finally they admitted they don't care" and imploded because it's upsetting and sad . I really don't know how to feel tbh, because maybe making money out of continuing dropped projects is more profitable but is also a bit sad that's the main thing Mappa is known for ever since taking in snk and other animes like that Ironic too if someone else picked up Adolescence the thing that made Mappa stand out now has the same destiny as those other projects they're now famous for. And damnit i really hope it happens yoi deserves better.

[@RominaFlores-jx7rf]

I just woke up from a dream where there was this gigantic billboard at my city announcing the movie coming to cinemas. It felt so real I HAD to check out if there was any announcements or progress with the movie only to find this out 😭😭😭

[@hvittgrass100]

I was in my last year of school when Yuri on Ice was released. I was under a lot of pressure from upcoming exams, choosing a university, there were big problems in my family, I was in an abusive relationship, and I myself was deeply depressed. I had really bad thoughts about my life and was on the edge. But I remember that moment when I stood on the edge of the platform, all in tears, and then songs from this anime started playing in my headphones. It was at that moment that I realized that there is something beautiful in the world, something that can touch me to the core and maybe I should fight my depression and look for something good in my life. And now, so many years later, I have met many wonderful people, my life is wonderful, I am doing what I love and I am in love with the most wonderful person on earth, she gives me strength to move on. So Yuri on Ice saved my life, I think 😅

[@oop8784]

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR HALF MY LIFE ARE YOU JOKING

[@astrobella4620]

Yuri on Ice literally inspired one of my biggest passions (ice skating, obviously haha) and was the reason I started skating. It hurts a bit that the long-awaited for movie isn’t happening.

[@elisaguadagnini4683]

I remember crying at the second trailer release. It was 2020 everything felt sad and unreal and suddently we had full on beautifully animated scenes of Viktor skating and not just that blue, still, cold poster to look at. Everything felt so real, old fans on tumblr started to pop up out of nowhere and I've never felt more glad to be part of a fandom. Everyone was sharing their experiences watching the anime. I felt a rare type of closure. We don't know the details behind this decision but part of me believes in the same fandom that I met in 2016, full of extraordinary talented people, that someone will make the movie (like an unofficial animation project) and we will all meet again in the comment section:)

[@SilverButterflies_33]

Yuri on Ice was one of my first anime, I watched it back in 2020 during the heat of lockdown and I was immediately enthralled. Hell, I even started skating once lockdown was over near the end of 2021 which I’ve continued to do to this day because of YoI. It’s sad to know that we won’t be getting the movie but I hold onto some hope that it will be picked up by another studio so we can get a short film or season 2. And if Mappa would like to show it’s face to me... I’ve got some recently sharpened skates that I would be glad to acquaint it with.

[@K.Arashi]

i'm so sad and pissed about this. we've held onto hope for SEVEN LONG YEARS. how fucking dare they lead us on for so long!! but maybe now kubo and yamamoto will be able to release the story of ice adolescence as a manga? it won't be the same without the animation and music, and the skating scenes will definitely be impacted, but it would be so much better than never getting the story at all

[@anyrei]

your metaphot about the dog dying was so accurate, i can't even

[@laurenevatt4442]

This is giving me flashbacks to what happened with Ten Count :(

[@Pen.Pik.Po.k]

I refuse to believe that they cancelled this anime. I did not just wait seven YEARS to get a short, small, notice of the fact they cancelled it. It may be the middle of the night, and I may lack so much sleep, but I am crying.

[@jadeann9888]

Here you go ppl, two of my most fav YOI ao3 fanfics - by proantagonist: "Winter Song" (that narrates the canon storyline but with a lot of story in-between each major event covered by the anime, more like an elaborate version of what could have happened in all the time they spent together throughout that whole time and how their relationship gradually grew to what we see on the anime) and "Falling (Victor's Story)" (the whole thing from Victor's POV and a bit of his past how the author imagined it, chef's kiss). Thank me later!

[@Anopano3000]

My heart hurts 💔 Yuri on ice was the anime that got me off my ass and into doing exercise (swimming, bc free reminded me I like swimming) and I stuck to it, every morning 1k of laps for a bit over a year. This announcement really does feel like you said, waiting for an elderly pet to pass away. We sorta already were expecting the shoe to drop, but man, it still hurts. But at least we have all of us here to mourn together. Long live Victor and Yuri's love ❤

[@sita9071]

Why didn’t they tell us this back in 2020? 😭😭 At this point, Mappa needs to hand Yuri on Ice to a different studio.

[@CelesteCampaign]

That's so Tragic. I'm not as sad as I thought I'd be. It is probably because I'm glad that Black Butler came back after such a long time. 😢 I'll go cry watching the yuri on ice anime again

[@bunishrimp]

​@@yateedhanekar8129 No, it's not

[@CelesteCampaign]

@@yateedhanekar8129 No. Why is that your first question? 😭 Also I suppose you mean bl? (still no) "Yaoi" as you put it is uhm well , it is not something for children.

[@yateedhanekar8129]

@@CelesteCampaign aah it was mentioned under a BL vid so I thought it might be, also I didn't know there was a difference in terms between yaoi and BL so thanks for letting me know!

[@CelesteCampaign]

@@yateedhanekar8129 No worries

[@ailliar3287]

Mourning one the loss of a movie to one of my most formative animes aside, my girlfriend and I started dating on 4/22/2019! I was so surprised to hear that our anniversary dates are that close together!!

[@ivannasilva6948]

My heart is aching...i haven't even been that long in this fandom, but damn, yoi just is part of my heart now... I'm shattered😢😢

[@Autumn-xs1bt]

Aww I never held out hope but I do feel bad for everyone who was genuinely waiting 😭

[@gamelover254er]

yuri on ice was one of my very first anime and the one that rlly made me dive deeper into the medium. i remember being uncertain abt my decision to start the series until i heard history maker and realized that, yea, i was going to love this. yoi is also the only sports anime i’ve seen (after many years of enjoying the genre) that has a queer couple at the focus of its narrative. seeing that at a time when i was still figuring out my queer identity was incredibly important. despite the horrible fumble of this franchise by mappa, victor and yuuri will live in my heart forever. see u next level :]

[@horror_girl027]

I became a fan. of a series last summer on the recommendation of a friend. I was home alone during summer break. I found the show to be very entertaining and cute. However, hearing the news of the movie's cancellation made me feel sad and heartbroken. The worst part of the situation was that I had to inform my friend about the news. He is the biggest fan of the series. I couldn't help but feel a little down when I told him about the movie.

[@lesia5284]

NOOOOOOOO, ......all the years of waiting😭😭😭😭😭i cant guys i was waiting for this so long!!!

[@MiiLka_cs]

It's just sad for the fans at this point. I joined the fandom in 2020 and even I am crying. Praying that another studio will take it on as we speak

[@aboreddepressedperson]

Not only do i wanna say happy 5 years anniversary to you and stitch, i also wanna say thank you for creating this YT channel and helping me discover myself and who i am with all of your videos, not only is this channel a way i find recommendations for anime it also tells me important news like this. Kictor im right there with you about the music video or maybe so leaks so lets hope and pray together to Xie Lian and Hua Cheng figurines that this doesnt happen to other series *cough* sk8 *cough* and that we may get those few leaks

[@aboreddepressedperson]

Also help why when i finished the video did an ad for therapy play

[@AngelinaZhu]

We're not even halfway into this year, and somehow it has already proven to be one of the worst years for modern pop culture. The death of the internet's favorite grandma, the death of Olivia the corgi, and now what can be perceived as the death of Yuri!!! ON ICE. This year has been just absolutely amazing so far, hasn't it? At least we finally have some kind of closure to the series.

[@jazzm.2120]

Still processing but rn im big sadge bc YOI was the first anime I ever watched... it was THE anime that got me into anime (and fandoms and many other things like city pop music, fanfics, and even exploring video editing and other creative outlets) and i myself was ice skating a lot at the time and i just related to it on so many levels... so YOI will always have a big place in my heart and my heart goes out to all the fans feeling all the range of emotions in the wake of this news

[@courtneyk9755]

Yuri on Ice changed my life. Episode 7 was the beginning of me realizing that queer media just "hits different" which led to the eventual realization that the reason for that is that I am queer lol. At the ripe old age of 27. I'm sure I'd have gotten here eventually but this show was the catalyst and I'll always hold it so tightly in my heart.

[@elifc.6433]

I actually didn't wanted to watch this video after seeing the title wanted to stay delusional. Kinda knew there was no hope but still believed they were going to release the movie as long as we waited. Yuri on Ice gave me the courage to return to my chilhood dream which was figure skating. Made me believe that I can return and continue doing it even after a long time. This is really devastating and I don't even know if I should be sad or mad. Guess it will be all crying for me tonight while watching Yuri on Ice. But still I feel better seeing you guys here and that I wasn't alone waiting all these years.

[@Astudyinpink221]

Yuri on ice changed my life, so this makes me super sad. 😢

[@ivannasilva6948]

YOU'RE MAKING ME CRY!!!! THE WAY YOI HAS BEEN PART OF YOUR LIFE, KICTOR!!!???? I met your channel through YOI. That's why i'm here, waiting every day for your videos. I-... 😭😭😭😭

[@Jiacooked]

I watched Kictors videos about yuri on ice. I don’t remember when this was but I saw her on my KZbin feed and I clicked on the video. Although I had NEVER watched anime before, let alone a male romance, the videos made me so overly excited I decided to download Crunchyroll and borrow my brother’s account to watch it. Hearing this news made me just as emotional as kictor was. I loved the show so much I decided to start watching other shows. Like attack on titan and Jjk and love is war and just so many others I can’t even go into detail about. Kictor you’ve really changed me for the better. I personally am a huge fan of yuri on ice. And I was so excited about this, just for it to be ruined by this cancellation notice. If it makes you feel any better I’ll come curl up in an ball and weep over the cancellation notice with you ☺️

[@anjanisingh1054]

We all knew it was never gonna actually happen, but the fact that the April fools day prank for 2024 from Duolingo was Yuri on Ice related (and brought back a tiny kernel of hope) somehow makes this sting a little bit more than it would have

[@RevanZim]

YOI changed my life, too. It sounds weird maybe, but it was the one piece of media that made me realize that as a guy, I liked guys way more than I was willing to admit previously, especially romantically. I made a 15 minute mini-amv compilation to work through my feelings after the show, and that's still on my channel even. Uploaded on valentines day too, haha. But it wasn't the catharsis I had thought it would be. It took another month and a half to admit to myself that I was bi with a preference for guys. Another month and a half later I came out to my mom, and then in June of all months to my best friend. Ironically he had come out to me 3 years earlier, and so he invited me to a gay youth group he was a part of, and those two years in that group gave me some of the most memorable and formative moments of my life. It's funny because I just had this feeling today, like "yeah whatever happened to the movie, let's check the website", and saw the cancellation announcement. I cried immediately, read some twitter comments, and then found your video. Sad to see that it's cancelled now, but I'm on the same copium as you that eventually, the project might get picked up again, or at least we'll get some leaks... surely... It's weird because this feels like there should be closure and it's time to move on, but I don't think YOI is a thing you move on from when it has impacted your life so deeply. It'll always move with you, secured away in a special place in your heart 🙂 Thanks for the video, and for providing a space for me to vent this ❤

[@chknnugs2024]

Gosh, to think this movie is where it all started! Devastating as this is, I have to be grateful that the idea of the film spawned your awesome channel!

[@miiraaai]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING BUT NOOO😭😭😭😭

[@cami12172]

YOI was unique and special in so many ways, and I'll never forget the experience of watching it during its release. After years of skimming through different highschool sports anime, YOI came with an adult setting and characters closer to my age. Yuuri still remains the character I relate to the most in all the media I've consumed. So yeah, I'm still in love with the show despite years of no official content, and that's not going to change anytime soon. Sometimes the stars align for projects like this to be picked up again, it might take another decade, but who knows?

[@spooks2710]

I discovered Yuri On Ice last year. I wasn’t there for it in its prime because I was a little kid and the only anime I watched was Glitter Force and Pokémon. I watched it last spring because I heard it represented the LGBTQ+ community in a positive way and I got excited because I had never seen that actually happen much in anime. I binge watched the show and watched it as much as I could even though I had a busy schedule. I discovered it in late spring, and watched it at least 8-9 times before 2024. It helped me discover my love for watching figure skating, and so I watched so many old Olympic videos of the best skaters from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. It made me want to learn all the history and rules and what it’s like to live as a figure skater. Through this show, I found a documentary about Johnny Weir, and how he started when he was 13. Maybe I could start skating late too. Now I’m skating. I’m not good enough to compete like Yuri and Victor, but I’ve performed a bit and I hope I can get there someday soon. I was holding on to hope for this movie to come out, and I was so excited, checking every week for updates on the website. I wanted more content from this series and to be able to meet more fans and to be able to see more skating and see more from the characters I love so much. I know all this sounds super dramatic, but thank you for letting me say it all.

[@SheharaWaas]

After discovering it in 2021, Yuri!!! on Ice is the show that got me to start writing fanfiction! I’ve now posted over 300K words worth of material for the fandom and it’s been really amazing to see how many folks there are still creating/consuming content around our favorite ice husbands 😭😭😭 I, too, am holding out hope for some kind of consolation prize for this let-down. Your mention of an AMV would be great…really, I’ll take anything at this point Also, new subscriber here - looking forward to checking out your other videos!

[@spikeyferret8613]

Bro I'm genuinely so sad. Like as a gay man yuri on ice was litterally life changing it was the show that finally made me think about my sexuality. I litterally had my gay awakening becuz of this show. Yuri on Ice even though it got screwed over both the creators and the Fandom it will always have a dear place in my heart and I'm just so sad to see it go.

[@sushih3302]

I… found out that Ice Adolescence was cancelled through a KZbin short. When I heard it… I was in disbelief. I held out hope all this time that it would come out, so when I heard it was cancelled… I was just upset. It could have been so much!! 😫😫😭

[@VityaNikiforov]

Yuri!! On ice was One of the first animes I ever watched I was about 11 in screaming at the fact The two guys could like each other. Now in 2024 I’m happily in a relationship with a man. Yuri on ice change the way I think about a lot of things and pave the way for so many relationships I’ve had. The series is so important to me in so many different waves, and the cancellation of ice, adolescence deeply saddened me.

[@ChloZenTimes2]

your story of how yuri on ice impacted you is so wholesome i'm happy for you i'll never forgive mappa

[@StephRewritten]

This was so perfectly said, Kictor! Although I only joined the fandom a year ago, I can see the beauty of the story and the fandom and this is heartbreaking. My heart goes out to all the other fellow fans and you and Stitch!

[@tako9969]

mappa needs to count their goddamn days

[@nikko_faded25]

Man I’m in so much pain, I mean yuri on ice explored my sexuality as a teen; and as a matter of fact it really fcking hurts that the exact anime that introduced me to the ice skating community had to go. Oh my stars the fact that evgenia retired and hanyu too; I guess it had to be put to rest too 😞

[@endlesssunshine]

I'm really angry, I already hated mappa, now I think I hate it even more. They've been fooling us all this time that it's coming out and now they're saying they've canceled the movie.They should at least release the manga or just postpone the jujutsu kaisen and release this good movie. So they can at least sell the animations they've drawn so far to another studio.