Yuri!!! on ICE Celebrates 10th Anniversary with New Visual, Blu-ray and CD Box, and Major Exhibition Event

Yuri!!! on ICE is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its first broadcast in October 2016 with a newly released anniversary visual drawn by character designer Tadashi Hiramatsu. It was also announced that a Blu ray and CD Box featuring the television series, past bonus footage, music, and more will be released, while a large scale exhibition event is scheduled to be held this winter.

New 10th Anniversary Visual Captures the Grand Prix Final

The 10th anniversary visual features six skaters who competed in the Grand Prix Final in the anime: protagonist Yuri Katsuki, Yuri Plisetsky, Otabek Altin, Christophe Giacometti, Jean Jacques Leroy, and Phichit Chulanont. Victor Nikiforov, Yuri Katsuki’s coach and a five time world champion, is also depicted.

The visual is set during the free skating segment of the Grand Prix Final. It captures a decisive moment when each skater’s emotions fill their body and emerge through their expression and movement, from looking inward, to burning with rivalry, to conveying love. Filled with the lives of the skaters, the visual expresses the appeal of figure skating that Yuri!!! on ICE brought to audiences. It is a single image that vividly conveys the brilliance of the ice.

Blu-ray and CD Box to Include Rare Footage

The 10th anniversary box product will feature the same visual arranged as its jacket design. In addition to the main television series and past bonus footage, it will include newly filmed special footage: a special collaboration video in which Stéphane Lambiel, the silver medalist at the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics and a coach of Shoma Uno, performs Yuri Katsuki’s free skating program.

Stéphane also appeared as himself in the anime as an on site reporter. This special video, realized after 10 years, will be rare footage available only in this box.
Special bonus items that are expected to surprise fans will also be included. Details will be announced gradually at a later date.

Major Exhibition Event Planned for This Winter

A large scale exhibition event has also been confirmed for this winter. Further details will be announced at a later date.

In addition, stickers using the 10th anniversary visual will be distributed at the venue of Taiyo Life Presents Fantasy on Ice 2026 in MAKUHARI, which will be held tomorrow, May 30, and May 31 at Makuhari Event Hall. The stickers measure 55 millimeters in diameter and will be available only to those who have admission tickets for Fantasy on Ice 2026. They can be received inside the venue, with one sticker per person, while supplies last. The sticker design has also been revealed. Posters featuring the 10th anniversary visual will also be displayed inside the venue.

About Yuri!!! on ICE

Yuri!!! on ICE is a full fledged men’s figure skating anime produced by MAPPA, based on an original concept by Mitsurou Kubo and Sayo Yamamoto. It aired on TV Asahi and other stations from October to December 2016. Kenji Miyamoto, a choreographer who has worked on programs for many skaters, choreographed the routines for all of the characters, and the series attracted attention for its pursuit of realistic skating animation.

The story is centered on Yuri Katsuki’s comeback and takes place during the Grand Prix Series, where skaters express their lives on the rink. The anime was also groundbreaking in the way it depicted performances filled with emotion through angles and dynamic visuals that cannot be seen in actual competitions. The appeal of figure skating made possible through animation deeply moved audiences around the world.

Source : ORICON NEWS