'Yuri!!! On Ice' Updates: Real Life Ice Skaters Performed Popular YOI Routines And Other News

"Yuri!!! On Ice" is one of the most famous anime on the world right now. And on top of that, it also has the craziest fans all over the world. Recently, some of its fans are not satisfied to just take their fandom to fan fictions and fan arts as they took their fandom to the next level. Yes you're right; they took it on the ice rink and recreated the famous routines in real life.

As reported by Daily Dot, the most popular routine performance is the performance of Yuki Katsuki's "Eros Program". Joel Minas, an amateur ice skater and a fan of Yuri!!! On Ice recreated Eros Program and is one of the most famous real life YOI recreations. Patton Chen, another skater, also had a version of Eros, though with a different angle.

The credits sequence featuring Victor and both two Yuris is also recreated. YOI fans Diane Zhou and Sabina Chen succeeded in recreating the routine called "History Maker", which is a difficult and super badass sequence.

Meanwhile, Hallmark movie "Love On Ice" is said to have copies Yuri's "Love On Ice". Fans are accusing the movie to be "whitewashed" but Hallmark denied and explained that they did not know that the anime exists. "Love On Ice" is a story about a female ice skater that fell in love with his trainer. It is based on a novel that was published in 2009.

For those who are much hyped for season 2 or just someone who wants a Yuri!!! On Ice merchandise, there is a hug pillow under development and it will feature Yuri!!! On Ice characters. Ms Factory tweeted a teaser in their Japanese account that features Yuri Katsuki art concept.

【ユーリ!!!onICE】描き下ろしイラスト現在監修中です。一部チラ見せで掲載させていただきます、気長に追加情報をお待ちください。#yurionice pic.twitter.com/hvaCtAuLIz

— エムズファクトリー/C91NO.4221 (@emuzu100) January 20, 2017

The wait for Season 2 is a hard one specially if there is still no release date announced. But we will eventually get there so stay tuned for more updates.