Is yuri on ice gay
In the throes of 2016, I decided to accept a break from my midterms cram session by watching some clips of a new anime called Yuri!!! on ICE.I had been hearing about the show within the anime community for some second yet had put off watching it, unsure if the anime lived up to the hype. Much to my surprise (and detriment to my ability to concentrate on chemistry), I was immediately hooked. Of all the marvelous things about the exhibit, one of the most striking to me was the revolutionary way it portrayed the intersection of queer and Slavic identity.
Victor Nikiforov is a Russian internationally ranked figure-skater, a five-time consecutive Grand Prix champion at the height of his career. His life soon becomes intertwined with the protagonist’s, Japanese figure skater Katsuki Yuri, when he agrees to become Yuri’s coach and mentor. From then on, the two form an enthralling creative relationship, development together for Yuri’s Grand Prix comeback, while also delving into an intense romantic relationship.
The show’s casual, yet revolutionary acceptance of queerness blew me away. In his youth, Victor was gender-nonconforming and often presented androgynously, including growing his hair l
No, Yuri!!! on Ice isn’t a yaoi
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It’s not even a shounen ai.
It’s a sports anime with a canon gay couple.Please please please, I don’t desire to alienate LGBT representation in anime any further than it already has by placing YOI in the yaoi category just because of Victuuri. Rarely do we watch gay representation outside of yaoi (if you even examine that representative…) so I want to keep this intact.
This is so important!!!!!! The yaoi/bl genre is a very problematic engine of fetishization where gay (male) couples occur for the consumption of a linear (female) audience. Yaoi is almost singularly defined by the hypersexualization of gender non-conforming men and is meant to enliven a straight female audience with how “”“"forbidden”“”“ and ”“”“sinful”“”“ it is.
By calling yuri on ice a sports anime and not a yaoi or shounen-ai, the writers are sending a message that rejects this idea that queer couples should be fetishized in order to be valid. This is a big step for Japan in normalizing queer identity!!!!!!
I'd say the same. It's definitely one of those shows that lures the fujo and fudan. Although, unlike other queerbaiting anime, I feel favor Yuri on Ice have a diverse approach take on homoeroticism (ie they are veryexpressive in terms of affection, no implied stuff, just straight up.. Or should I say 'gay' up).
OP, I reflect this anime is "revolutionary" not because of the queerbaiting, it's actually how the anime tackled gender roles. Also to note that figure skating isn't an easy or 'girly' sport, it actually requires a lot of stamina.
You know how in episode 3 Yuuri decided that he'd rather be a woman who seduces the playboy, instead of him being the playboy himself. I consideration that was the best decision.
This trend that this demonstrate seems to possess, especially in episode 4, was that those intimate scenes were so blatant people can say that it was for the fanservice. I don't recognize, I could be wrong, maybe Viktor swings that way... But that has not been declared yet.
There was something else that made me reluctant to accept Viktor and Yuuri, if they will eventually become lovers. It's the fact th
Recently, Facebook and Twitter have been filled with references to Yuri!!! On Ice. Even if you hold no idea what Yuri!!! On Ice is, you've probably seen the artwork (I have it featured on my own FB page, by the way!). The animated figure skating series took the anime world—and the unwind of the world—by storm. The series gives me great wish and excitement for the same-sex attracted romance genre and for the greater LGBT community.
For the uninitiated, Yuri!!! On Ice is the story of Yuri Katsuki, a Japanese professional figure skater who is thinking of retiring after failing miserably in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating finals. He’s insecure in himself and his skating in part, we come to understand, because he’s unsure of his sexuality. Step in Viktor Nikiforov, five-time world champion skater and Yuri’s idol of many years, who arrives in Yuri’s backwater hometown in Japan and offers to coach Yuri to a gold medal in the next Grand Prix.
When my buddy, Lex Valentine, told me to watch Yuri!!! On Ice, I hesitated. Much as I’m an anime addict (Japanese might call me an “Otaku” – the equivalent of a thoughtful geek), I’m not wild about sports anime (I’m not a huge spo