BDs are out. OP got changed, Mappa even edited the well-animated ep 1.
>>151475556
Jesus christ, I thought ep1 was perfect. Where can we see new OP? (Or is it just the finished one from ep 11?)
>all the jars gone
They took his family.
Your last tow generals were deleted. Take the hint already.
I thought BD came out on 30th?
Victor's apartment changed to fit his married life style confirmedHow long until Mods delete this one?Feel free to join discord to discuss anything related to yuri on Ice https://discord.gg/vskgM
if mods delete this thread, we riot
>>151475591
The OP colors were different apparently.
>>151475624
Early pickups.
>>151475624
Apparently Animate's preorder pickup was today. Lucky sons of bitches.
Anyone else order the BDs here? I'm waiting on my invoice and praying that nothing else in my order holds up my copy.
>>151475591
Shit just got released. Maybe in a couple days we someone starts to upload.
>>151475652
Different like ep 11 or different alltogether?
>>151475615
Fujoshits tend to be retarded.
I preferred the original version of his apartment. The way they replaced the windows with that wall seems kind of awkward.
>>151475670
I don't know. It's too early to have full comparisons.
>>151475670
I read the designs are ~improved~
>>151475678
It's one less way for his rabid fans to get in.
>>151475556
proof?
>>151475678
Yeah the original version looked better, but maybe it was too much of a copy.
Any reports on ep 2 changes? Improved skating pls.
I'm salty about the cover
>>151475615
But with the BDs out we have new things to discuss.
>>151475747
improved gay scene please
>>151475749
Too plain and the faces don;t look good. What have you done Hiramatz. May the next one be an improvement.
>>151475755
Don't reply to those posts.
>>151475749
I wonder if they're going to do covers of the other characters or if it's just going to be 6 different illustrations of BaldFat.
Anything about that manga that came with the BD release?
>>151475765
No they should save the improved gay for season 2 unless it's to rewrite episode 12. Until then, fix the shitty skating for the BDs please
>>151475777
>6 different illustrations of BaldFat
That would be amazing. It'll most likely be the other skaters for the covers.
>>151475786
it's with the last BD, we have much to wait yet
>>151475811
Awww, shucks.
>>151475805
They won't make the last BD without BaldFat
>>151475786
I'm paranoid that they won't print enough copies of the manga to meet the demand since it's categorized as a preorder bonus.
There were supposed to be more Otabek/Yurio scenes in the last episodes that were cut, I really hope that we get to see them at least as a flashback in season two.
>>151475811
I really hope it has new content and isn't just the show, but drawn.
>>151475846
It'll be scanned so you'll get to see it anyway.
According to some nips the BDs are sold out at animate already.
https://twitter.com/ntooooo_YOI/status/813702005424173056
>>151475846
Now I'm paranoid
>>151475896
what did they mean by this?
>>151475947
Old news. Victor's designer apartment is a real one.
>>151475896
We swangin'
>>151475947
the first ep's apartment was similar to a spread on a magazine about an apartment built in Russia. SO people said that the team has been plagiarising. Which is true, in a way, because the design was so similar.
They changed it for the BD so that they aren't being accused of plagiarism anymore.
>>151475883
>There were supposed to be more Otabek/Yurio scenes in the last episodes that were cut
Really?
This breaks my heart ;_;
>>151476020
There were supposed to be more scenes of everybody. I'm still hoping for the miracle that is extended episode for the BDs.
>>151476020
Consider it a promise for S2.
>Kubo-sensei said in the audio commentary of the DVD that Stay Close to Me isn’t only a love song. it’s a song about rising up from solitudeit’s about a man who has lost someone important to him and heard someone crying in the distance. he didn’t know who that person was, but could empathize and stood up from the solitude so they could move on together.
Why was Victor such a lonely faggot?
salsa
https://twitter.com/soukatsu_
>>151476076
Because he didn't have Piggy
>>151476124
>tfw Piggy never fails to look 12 on magazine art
>>151476124
That 12 year old boy must be so excited to get a picture with two of Russia's best skaters.
>>151476124
>clear folder
>no poster
>shitty reused drink cup sleeves
not this month otomedia
>>151476076
When will Sayo offer her own opinions?
>>151476076
>about a man who has lost someone important
What? I kind of want to know who has Viktor lost now.
>>151476172
It was himself
>>151476189
3deep5me
>>151476172
His jars.
>>151475678
Top looked too much like one of those "2d character in a 3d world" images in my opinion.
>>151476201
kek
>>151476201
>Wait a minute, I thought I had a kitchen here. But there's only books.
>>151476124
Yuuri looks just like an innocent virgin and Victor's brideand I like it
>>151476279
>Yuuri and Victor starve to death in S2 because Victor no longer has room in his life for food
>>151476076
Bike looks really salty
Are there any magazine translations yet?
>>151476312
He looks like he smelled a fart.
>>151476306
He doesn't look like himself kek. I wonder if this was fixed in the BDs too.
>>151476020
After reading more about what a cunt Denis Ten is, I'm not mad anymore about JJ getting bronze.
>>151475947
I saw somewhere some fans have got contact with the designer. They now changed it in be BD, so the problem is probably settled.
>>151476421
Patrick Chan is a cunt too but what has Denis got to do with anything?
>>151476421
Are you as stupid as Yuzufags?
>>151476421
Otabek is his own person, you know.
And Patrick Chan isn't much better from what I've heard.
>>151476439
He was completely self inserting as Otabek and got btfo.
>>151476124
These are the same outfits they use in the anime opening
>>151476452
Yes, they will never stop being butthurt or bringing 3DPD into everything.
>>151476472
Beks did nothing wrong. Denis being a cunt is irrelevant.
more keychains
>>151476600
finally they spelt JJ's name correctly
>>151475556
Do you have more comparison screenshots?
>Fairy in pink
>>151476707
>Fairy in pink and blushing
fixed that for you
>>151476738
What a cute Asian girl
marked improvement
>>151476761
Look at that fivehead.
>>151476782
>the expressions/face shapes of the characters are more consistent in the YOI bluray. they paid a lot of attention to Victor’s hairline lmao
baldfat forever baldhttps://twitter.com/soukatsu_
>>151475662
I'm still trying to figure out how to order from Animate and keep the bonuses. My proxy service keeps them sometimes and then says it was out of stock to force me to buy from auctions.
>>151476761
Looking nice. Can't wait to see it in motion though.
>>151476798
Yeah rumor has it Animate is sold out of YoI blu ray vol1.
>>151476798
Find a better proxy.
>>151476798
What service do you use so I can avoid them at all costs?
>>151476833
Well shit. If it's selling out so quickly now I'm also paranoid I won't get any bonuses regardless where I order because I'm buying it so late.
>>151476857
FJ.
the EP10 dub of the ring scene is pretty hilarious
>I always wanted a lucky charm
>Yeah... uh... that's what it is... a lucky charm
>And... uh... a present for Victor
Funimation get's it.
>>151475556
and yet they kept the stupid coatrack chair
>>151476988
Please do not bully Victor's chair, it is his second friend in life after Makkachin
>>151476988
hey guys what's going on in this thre--
>>151476761
I laughed hard at the old version of his neck. Thank Satan for the improvements
>>151477148
This chair makes no sense and yet I love it.
>>151476986
He is such a vulnerable, sweet and gentle man. He needs to be protected from Hitler Yuuri.
>>151477161
I wonder what was Viktor thinking when he bought it.
>>151477185
>if I only buy one chair I won't feel as lonely looking at the empty one across from it
>>151476986
Funimation being this Alpha? Hah! Take notes Kubo.
was chair-chan victor's first koibito?
>>151477280
Anon...
>>151477207
More like conveying the Japanese dialogue more faithfully than CR did.
>>151476988
Don't say that after them remove his jar, he is hurt enough.
>>151477303
>>151477426
My poor kokoro. Now I ship them.
>it’s also been confirmed in the guidebook that comes with the DVD that Victor is trilingual (*´´*) fluent in English, Russian, and French
>>151476761
Also from the DVDs: Victor is trilingual, speaking English, Russian andFrenchfluently.
>>151475556
Where did you get this comparision?
>>151477455
>>151477458
Can this man be more perfect?
>>151477458
>>151477455
>Victor speaking french
MY
FUCKING
DICKno questions where he learnt it from
>>151477455
>French
So he spoke in french when he was with Chris at the pool?
>>151477458
>>151477458
>not japanese
can everyone who claimed victor speaks great japanese fuck off now please
>Victor also isn’t on good terms with the figure skating federation of Russia
I'm taking all these translations with a bucket of salt, but this one is interesting given it's implications for S2
>>151477458
Jealous as hell, I always wanted to know a lot of languages
>>151477548
Thank god that retarded theory is dead. Although, it looks like he's trying to learn by episode 10. Yuuri needs to step up his Russian game in S2.
>>151477548
Did people think this? I think that Viktor speaks some Japanese because sometimes Suwabe pronounces words in a really off way and they're basic words like konnichiwa, but that implies that his Japanese is tourist-tier.
I'm curious who watches this on /a/
http://www.strawpoll.me/11965226
>>151477569
What implications would it have for S2? They aren't going to force Victor to retire, would they?
>>151477575
Three isn't that impressive, follow your dreams, anon. You can be just as good as Viktor.
>>151477649
Back in episode 5, Piggy confessed his theme was Ai and all Victor said was how he wanted to burn his tie, people knew he didn't understand any of Yuuri's speech. But some morons insisted Victor knew Japanese because he could interact with rural locals. Apparently him being famous means he has to know Japanese.
I am starting to doubt that Yuuri and Victor are in love. I started to doubt after I saw some videos with Yuzuru and Javier. Their interactions are so intimate, even more than Victor and Yuri's (except for the supposed kiss), but they are just friends. So what if simply in figure skating friends are more open than usual in displaying their affection? I'm not trolling.
>>151477652
If anything, wouldn't they force him to come back to skating? He's probably costing Russia a season's worth of medals.
>>151477692
How can you be sure Yuzuru and Javier are JUST friends?
>>151477696
Maybe this means they'll take offence to Victor trying to coach Yuuri and be competitive at the same time.
>>151477692
Then don't think they are in love. Don't come to goddamn internet forums for reassurance that your ship likes each other.
>>151477689
That's blatantly wrong, though, you can see that when locals talk to him, he mostly just smiles or says something like: "Hi!" because he clearly doesn't understand. I guess some people's retardation knows no bounds.
>>151477709
Ignore bait, we've discussed this a bizillion times already.
>>151477651
>>151475556
Nice.
>>151477735
Report and move on.
>>151477675
No one can be as good as Victor
>>151477729
Agreed. It was a baseless theory that (mostly) died when Kubo said they spoke in English to each other.
>>151477731
It's not bait I am serious
how does this image make you feel?(good)
>>151477821
delete this
>>151477821
what
>>151477821
>>151477786
Anon, if things like how desperately they wanted to hold each other in the airport scene, the wedding rings and every one of Yuuri's skating monologues can't convince you, I don't see how we can.
>>151477821
Replace pig with Crispy, or even JJ. Men who deserve to be stepped on and denyingly enjoy it.
Piggy seems like he needs the heels to be attached to Victor first.
>>151475749
> I'm salty about the cover
It's not really "bad" but it's such a weird pose and the heads are too big for the bodies.
>>151477821
Fund it
I want to see Victor paying Russian models to abuse and step on Piggy while he relaxes on the chaise lounge and watches
>>151477941
Javier said that Yuzuru is everything to him, like a wife. A friend, a rival, everything. Victor and Yuuri can be "everything" to each other in the same way. And it's not a romantic way, but very important as well.
>>151477821
kill those useless bitches
>>151478075
>Javier said that Yuzuru is everything to him, like a wife. A friend, a rival, everything.
>everything to him, like a wife.
>like a wife.
>a wife.
>>151478050
Prospective. The heads are not too much big.
>>151478075
stop comparing them to stupid 3DPD skaters. they're not meant to be direct parrallels you annoying faggot.
>>151477569
>skating federation hates him
>can't say shit as he keeps the medals rolling in
Kek.
>>151478105
Yeah I was surprised but he used that metaphor. For this reason I wonder if all the romantic teasing between Victor and Yuuri can be something like between Yuzu and Javier.
>>151478167
Ban shitty 3D skaters talk.
>>151478103
>Sara and Mila
>useless bitches
Pick one and only one, faggot.
https://twitter.com/soukatsu_/status/813740110428704768
The only 3D this thread should discuss is Miyamoto skating Eros released as extra material.
Who is best boy and why is it Giorgi?
>>151478260
I wonder if Pig's hips were based of Kenji's. He has quite a lewd figure.
>>151478257
>>151478260
>>151478314
I become Minako at the sight of Kenji Miyamoto
>>151478257
He's gonna need to choreograph another 20 routines, is he. Hope they record the footage soon so they have time to animate properly.
>>151478260
Amazing.
>>151478257
Hot
>>151478075
Kubo also said that she originally wanted to show the bonds between athletes, not in a romantic way but in a way that was still important, but that the characters took on a life of their own.
And then they exchanged actual wedding bands.
>>151478430
>>151478075
Bringing the rings.
>>151478467
I actually loved the dub delivery for the whole "Yeah! A good luck charm!"
He really sounded like he was convincing himself, it was spot on.
>>151478257
>>151478467
What was the most eros scene for you guys?
For me it was Yuuri taking Victor's glove off >>151478467
http://yukipri.tumblr.com/post/152789873402/the-only-one-who-can-win-against-me-is-me-part
I would watch this anime
>Yurio's enjoying the company of another human!!
Funimation actually did a damn good job on this.
>>151478507
Handholding.
>>151478507
unequivocallyI still wish we got to see 5/5 eros top this ;_;
>>151478525
I find English voices so ugly. I don't know why. I am Italian, and they sound harsh to my ears for some reason. Yuuri seems so old.
>>151478612
Some are worse than others. I was mainly praising the translation though. And if anything, Yuuri sounds too young to me.
>>151478612
>Yuuri seems so old
It's a mannerism of American dubs.Really cancerous, to be frank.
>>151478525
A whole bunch of their lines are actually pretty good (I love that "Well, it worked" in episode 7). If it weren't for the odd accents/unsuitable voices, I really wouldn't mind watching the dub.
>>151478650
I know you were praising the translation. Since you were speaking about something related to the English version, I just expressed my opinion about the voices. It's curious you find Yuuri too much young. He seems like more than 30 years old to me.
>>151478767
Well, the VA is an older man, so it's understandable, but he's also voiced other babyfaced characterslike Armin, and it was terribleso that's coloured my impression of him.
>>151478830
>voiced other babyfaced characters like Armin
I don't want to imagine that.
>>151478507
Episode12's excite me. It just sounded lewd.
>>151478830
Armin? This is scary. Are they serious.
>>151478075
The difference is that Javier has a fiance which is not Victor or Yuuri's case. And Javier said that outside of the rink he and Yuzuru don't see each other much and have completely different lives. This is probably the most retarded choice for 3D comparison.
Kubo seriously needs to open a Patreon for drawings of men with great asses wearing suits. I'd be right there in the top bracket.
>>151478856
>>151478870
Just be glad you haven't witnessed the meme scream and let's all move on.
>>151477569
Is it because he's a homosexual?
>>151478868
His voice actually made me blush. I'm still pretty sure that Yuuri jumped him to hide his boner.
These extras are all from the DVD right? Any other bonuses for the BDs like cute chibi shorts?
>>151478924
Kubo already stated that there's no homophobia in that world.
>>151478925
It was pure porn. I don't know how the dub's going to pull it off. Will we get another "good" in response?
>>151478924
No discrimination in their world. Maybe it's because he's so flighty, does whatever he wants.
Or the strain happened when he fucked off to Japan and they got butthurt like everyone else.
>>151478984
>How did it make you feel?
>GOOD
Kek. As shitty as the dub is, or perhaps because it's so shitty, some lines are priceless.
>>151479020
Well her brother is cuter than her, poor girl.
>>151478889
Doesn't his fiance live in Japan?
>>151478925
Victor is Hitler. Why does he make that poor guy suffer like that.
>>151479058
Imagine being Marineechan growing up.
>Some day my prince will come!
>Brother grows up
>qt3.14 adorable megane
>world class skater
>thicc ass and thighs that could kill
>eros in a cute nip package
>marries the prince
>fucksake.jpg
>>151478925
This exactly, the scene was so sexually charged it was insane. Can they ever top this in second season?
>>151479130
It's cat and mouse but what is interesting is that you don't know who's going to catch the other first.
Things might change when they are both in Russia on Victor's playground tho.
>>151479161
Honestly even if we got an explicit Doukyuusei kiss or sexual activity, it wouldn't be as hot as this. They struck the perfect balance.
>>151478925
you just made me rewatch this scene, anon. it was so lewd and arousing
>>151476791
I kinda miss QUALITY Victor now.
>>151479003
>Or the strain happened when he fucked off to Japan and they got butthurt like everyone else.
This seems more likely to me, the fact that he's so flighty is a part of his reputation, everyone loves him for it. They may not like that, either, but they probably understand. The Japan thing was probably over the line.
>>151479226
He'll live in our hearts forever.
>>151479187
Don't get ahead of yourself anon. They can top it if they exert themselves.
>>151479130
Actually, I like that they both can be Hitlers, it makes their relationship more balanced. That was a good revenge for Yuuri's infamous hotel talk.
>>151479020
More Victor and Yuuri caught in the act please
>>151479245
In our hearts and in our memes.
>オペラガラス
For what purpose?
>>151479153
She is basically Yuzuru's older sister.
>Little brother started figure skating because she was doing it but ended up being a genius while she was average.
>He also makes a cuter girl than her and has more feminine curves.
>Brother gets to hang out with all the hot guys and most of them are gay
>>151478925
And don't forget that they stayed in that lewd position for a while, even after almost everyone had left. Yuuri was diamonds.
>>151479393
That... doesn't seem like a good position to get rid of Yuuri's problem.
>>151479245
BTFO quality victor
>>151479245
>>151479456
Somehow, I like both. Viktor really is perfect under all circumstances, even when he's QUALITY.
>>151479393
>>151479453
>when the fuck are these skaters gonna leave
>they've been like that for-fucking-ever
>I wanna go home already
>holy shit this is forcing us into overtime
>>151479492
Idem I like both
>>151475556
Oh I see why they changed it. The closed off, windowless background gives off a much more lonely feeling, as opposed to the previous, much more luminous arrangment straight out of an ikea magazine.
can any moon runers translate what each of these fragrances are meant to smell like?
http://www.movic.jp/shop/pages/yuri_on_ice.aspx?utm_content=bufferb19dc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=mv
100k confirmed?
>>151479540
"Sweat and insecurity"
>>151479567
In your dreams.
>>151479567
Give me the link to sakura index site with the preorders of BD please
>>151475947
They probably traced a picture to save time.
>>151479245
>>151479456
He looks concerned, worried, rather than upset.
I'm still surprised about the sound director instructions for Suwabe, and if they have changed more Victor's faces to make him look softer too is gonna be even more jarring.
>>151479456
What delicate lady fingers desu
I kind of liked silly piggy but stamina piggy is easier on the eyes.
>>151479580
And Katsudon
>>151479609
>sound director instructions for Suwabe
What instructions? I missed that.
>>151479627
>removing silly piggy
This was a mistake.
>>151479627
Oh boy, rips fucking when.
>>151479456
Beautiful. I could watch him all day.
>>151479627
Source?
>>151479627
Looks like the BDs are doing Piggy justice.
>>151479690
https://twitter.com/_fuji_v_y_/status/813749235137003520
>>151479748
Thanks
>>151479540
>Similar to the fresh feeling of washed cotton, a invigorating scent of fresh citrus. >Like Yuuri's image it's a gentle and pure scent.
>>151477458
>and french
>this feeling when your husbando speaks your mother language
I need to learn russian.
>>151479652
There's an interview Suwabe goes on about how the sound director told him that Yuuri to Victor is some kind of tool or project he's using for his own sake, basically how they got the mysterious feel of Victor in early episodes. It's really cold. It's in lookiamnotcreative page.
>>151479627
Black haired characters are so handsome. Such a pity in most of anime we have rainbow hair.
>>151479826
>lookiamnotcreative
Not a very reliable translator, do you have the original interview?
>>151478257
>https://twitter.com/soukatsu_/status/813740110428704768
Holy fucking shit, I hope they fix Eros because the animation doesn't do the real thing any justice. Holy shit, this is messed up, 2D shouldn't be so much more arousing than 3D. Usually it's the other way around.
>>151479785
>washed cotton and fresh citrus
Sticky and sour, just like Piggy
>>151479627
I'm torn. On one hand, silly Piggy is awesome, but determined Piggy is really handsome.
>>151479785
How does Victor smells like?
Dagumi Phichit in the dub really caught me off guard
>>151479785
I have no idea what washed cotton smells like, but Piggy smells like first love and this is wonderful.
>>151479961
Frustration, probably. Also vodka and dog.
>>151478257
Will we ever get the whole thing?
>>151479908
There's something confusing in this post, I guess you messed up the order of the words. Anyway, this choreography is really complicated, I don't think they did a bad job in animation.
>>151479993
I'll take it with a grain of salt then, you should too.
>>151479961
Depression
>>151479908
You confused your dimensions sempai, took me time to understand what you meant.
>>151479961
Camel
>>151480042
Why? I have never seen that person being corrected before with her translations and she usually takes time to release them because she wants to make sure she's getting the wording right and she isn't rude with the people who correct her so I'm sure that if the interview were wrong it would have been corrected alreadyunlike fencer and her headcanon translations
>>151479908
That's how Kenji Miyamoto is. 2D can't compare nor compete with him. Yamamoto had no chance.
>>151479961
Not that anon, but it's "floral fragrance" on MFC.
Yurio's is "citrus musk".
https://twitter.com/Jimmy4KM
>>151480174
If I were to correct everything she writes I would be here all day, I'm not interested in correcting a tumblr blog. Not to mention that whenever someone tries to do so a bunch of white knights come out of fucking nowhere and derail the thread like what happened with that CR nitpicking post.
Anyway, no one can correct the interview because the original was never posted. Protip: if no source is posted it usually means it's bullshit.
>>151480035
>>151480076
>you confused your dimensions sempai
Indeed I did, my bad. Only proves how salty I am.
>I don't think they did a bad job in animation
It's obvious they copied straight from the frames too much instead of studying the rythm of his movements. Not on every sequences, but most of them. The guys who did stay close to me and Yuri on Ice (I heard it was the same guy but I'm not sure) obviously did a much better job. I see no reason why Eros couldn't get the same treatment.
>>151480358
There are scans but they are scattered in several sites.
Anon, if you were to retranslate or make corrections I would gladly read them.
>>151480325
What the underlined phrase?
>>151480300
>Victor smells like a pure maiden
sasuga
>>151480325
Is it just me or did they make Victor's arm flourish even more arousing?
>>151480411
So pureall of them
>>151480325
Jesus
>>151480399
Eros NEEDS to be redone otherwise I woukd be extremely disappointed. You can tell it's the very first skating program they animated just looking at how boring and flobby it is and it doesn't deserve it. It's the main character dance and it's the one we see more often.
I hope the BD delay is because they were remaking Eros.
>>151480472
What BD delay?
HOLY
SHIT
>>151480503
Not really an announced delay but usually the first BD is released halfway the airing and YoI is the first anime I see in a while where BDs are being release a week after the series end so I'm joping it's because they are polishing the programs.
>>151475556
Why'd his apartment change? It looks boring now.
>>151480549
They even fix something that wasn't broken.
>naked victor improvement
I have no regrets spending all my shekels on BDs.
>>151480549
RIPS
FUCKING
WHEN
>>151480549
Don't see much change, it was already quite good in the broadcast.
>>151480549
What changed? Seems the same frames
>>151478925
I actually went to search for Suwabe's BLCDs after watching this.There is one that he nearly used the same voice for Victor. If anyone's interested, it's called Steal Your Love. The story is lame though.
http://animefestival.jp/ja/post/4695/
Can moonreaders explain?
>>151480602
Copyright. They can't use the design in the BD.
>>151480645
>BLCD
>The story is lame
Well, color me surprised
>>151480602
The original was basically plagiarism
>>151480602
Plagiarism issues, also Viktor himself probably didn't look depressed enough. The boring feeling you get from this gloomy background helps with that.
>>151480698
>>151480648
YOI (65k) won by 15k lead on Joker Game (50k) kek
Better luck next time 2chan
>>151480549
What's the difference, do you have comparison?
>>151480648
They're showing the number of votes. Yuri on Ice got the most votes, it won.
>>151480325
They animated Victor labial in the Castle scene.
>>151480724
>>151480698
"the story of victor and yurio" apparently.
>>151480752
But there is another vote for the fan award according to google translate?
>>151480752
Was it an internet poll?
>>151480756
>labial
?
>>151475749
They should have had Kubo do cover illustrations. For the Yowamushi Pedal BDs they had boxes with art by Wataru Watanabe and they looked great.
>>151480803
Mouth.
I guess.
>>151480549
I can't see what changed unless there's a comparison. But I feel something was slightly improved but can't place what. Did they add the gloss to Victor's lips?
>>151480549
I checked, nothing changed. Also the order of your frames is wrong. Pic related is the first one.
Get your eyes checked.
>>151480847
He looks so perfect
I already miss Victor
>>151480847
I want to kiss him.
The man makes my heart ache.
>>151480829
Yeah it's what I meant.
>>151480847
Victor is too beautiful. It's unfair, he's fucking balding and the character design isn't really unique but there's something about him that is just inexplicably attractive.
>>151480950
>he's fucking balding
Is this really true though, I always thought it was just Victor being insecure
>>151480950
His design is handsome but his voice plays a big role in making him so hot, in my opinion.
>>151480950
Well Yamamoto did tell the animation team they should draw the boys like they would pretty girls. Even the blandest design will look good if it's treated the same way Disney treats his princesses. Beautiful in every frame, even when they cry, etc.
>>151480950
I didn't find him attractive at all when I fist saw him in the trailers but his mannerisms and Suwabe's voice acting makes everything work.
>>151481046
Can you seriously not tell his hairline is higher than the average character?
>>151481049
That's definitely true, Suwabe's voice is god-tier.
>>151478856
>>151478870
>>151478911
God, don't give me war flashbacks to that cancer. I can't stand either dub thanks to that voice actor. His voice is annoying as hell and he can't act for shit.
>>151481123I thought he was a girl in the PV
>>151481046
Compare his hairline through the years, also the poke and his reaction. He's very self aware.
>>151481134
>that shiny forehead
Poor old man
>>151481134
Could just have a big forehead. Though I guess it probably is true.
https://twitter.com/TESITAAKAtako/status/813720285446705152
>>151481159
Kek. When I watched one episode with my friend, the first thing she told me was that: "Viktor looks like a girl." I was a bit confused by that because he didn't have long hair in that episode, so she elaborated that "he moves like a girl, it's really obvious."
>>151481256
Anon, I can't read.
>>151481134
I think it's meant to exaggerate what Japan perceives to be the stereotypical high European forehead.
>>151481294
Do Japanese have an equivalent term to yellow fever, except for Europeans?
>>151481294
>these delusions
RECEDING
HAIRLINE
https://twitter.com/satokiti/status/813710313321209858
>>151481285
I felt exactly the same as your friend, the sequence that made me think that is the one at the beginning of stay close to me, the close up when he closes his eyes with a sad expression then turns around. For me that character was just a girl the black haired guy tried to imitate, it just never occured to me that white haired lesbian could be a guy.
I was pleasantly surprised when the first episode started though.
This is cute.
>>151481440
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that it's intentional given his later increasingly girly mannerisms, but I'm a bit of an autist, so I don't pick up on subtler body language. I definitely noticed it too after she pointed it out to me, though.
>>151481483
What is this
>>151481483
Is Piggy dying?
>>151481517
>>151481524
Viktor cheating on Piggy with an injured Yurio.
>>151481542
This is gross!
>>151476076
>Kubo-sensei said in the audio commentary of the DVD that Stay Close to Me isn’t only a love song. it’s a song about rising up from solitudeit’s about a man who has lost someone important to him
"Someone" or "something"? I'd like to hear the original commentary cause this makes it sound like Victor had someone he loved before Piggy.
Her whole commentary at this point sounds a bit no homo desu desu
What do you think Yurio's feelings towards Victor are? Part of me believes he dislikes Victor by how aggressive his attitude towards Victor is. Thoughts?
https://twitter.com/mizuojima/status/813775550699315201
>>151481611
That isn't surprising, you could already tell all that from the song because it was still made before he met Piggy. And she still said it was a love song.
>>151481615
Damn these fixes are so good. I want to see the skating now.
>>151481611
No shit, he's 27. Do you think he hasn't loved anyone before? Maybe not in the same way he loves Piggy, but he sure as hell does have at least some experience with love.
>>151481615
>>151481642
>>151481685
They really did redraw a lot of it didn't they? This episode was already pretty alright, too
>>151481633
He acted like he dislikes Yuuri during almost the whole show and yet he actually likes him. I guess he likes Victor and admires him but he waas disappointed in him because he fucked off to Japan before honoring his promise and because he made everyone think he retired for good.
>>151481679
How? I never got the impression he lost someone important to him from the lyrics at the beginning. It came across as someone bitter for having always been alone.
>>151481292
Noting new.
the part about he is trilingual.
>>151481747
It's in the lyrics, anon. There's something like:
"I wonder if you were abandoned, too." Emphasis on TOO.
>ywn bumsex Chris
>>151481747
>I never got the impression he lost someone important to him from the lyrics
Seriously?
>have you been abandonned too
>>151481747
In the very first part the singer is addressing someone else, anon.
>BaldFat getting it on
>Speak to me in French, Vitya...
>Hon hon baguette Yuuri...
>>151481747
"I hear a crying in the distance, have you been abandoned as well?"
I'm under the impression that Victor's previous lovers were a trainwreck. His sad face when talking of his first one stopped looking like a jike after episode 10.
Victor is in a position were he could have been easily used as fame booster or for sex.
>>151481727
Did you forget his two L's monologue, anon? And never being in love (romantically) with someone for that long isn't that hard to believe especially when you remember he dedicated his life to just skating and that he's also an autist.
>>151481611
How is it no homo? She's just saying the song is more than just a love song. Victor was looking for more than just a boyfriend, but someone who brought him Life & Love. It's romantic, but its more than just romance.
>>151481727
Wasn't it on episode 2 that Victor mentioned something about his previous lover?
>>151481804
I love that all the edits bring out the more delicate and rounder side of Viktor's features. It's like they're peeling away the more angular, playboy surface of his character to reveal the pure maiden within.
>>151481829omelette du fromage
>>151481833
>using Victor for sex
Can't blame them. But Victor is for tender loving ;_;
>>151481804
Why is everything so dark now?
>>151480549
>nipples that far away
fucking dropped.
>>151481848
Neglecting love doesn't mean that he has never been in love. It probably just never really went anywhere or ended in a disaster.
>>151481898
These are all photos of a screen, not caps. Wait for rips.
>>151481833
>his sad face when talking of his first one stopped looking like a jike after episode 10
Fuck, now I feel bad, all I thought when he made that face was how much of a slut he was.
>>151481848
Technically he said that Yuuri showed him love, like it was the first time, he could have had bad relationships in the past.
RIPS WHEN?
>>151481833
That's the impression I got, too. He's no virgin, but he's never been made love to.
>>151481910
He probably just always put his carreer first. Most likely his putting Yuuri first despite coming back to competitive skating will fuel the drama of S2. Yuuri will notice this at some point and get angry.
>>151481833
His face still looked like a joke with how it was animated
>>151481948
I don't doubt he didn't have relationships or flings but you can have those easily without love ever being a part of it
>>151478507
>"Who am I dancing for? I know"
>>151482021
Of course it looked like a joke, they wanted to make the reveal shocking, so they made many things about him seem like a joke until ep 10. Also don't forget that we see those things from Yuuri's perspective, he didn't believe that Viktor - the hottest bachelor in the world - could seriously be sad about such stuff.
>>151481948
>>151482021
There's also the chance that if those relationships were indeed bad and he was abandoned/betrayed, he likely won't consider them real love.
>>151482021
So many things Victor did looked like a joke until ep 10, to be fair.
Yuuri is an unreliable narrator, when they met, he was extremely confused about him and always wondering why he was acting the way he was.
>>151482165
Exactly.
>>151482145
>Victor: (whistles)
Every time.
>>151476124
>Suspenders Fairy
Yes.
>>151480762
What does it say? Something they cut or just commenting on what's in the show?
>>151481804
>forehead shine is gone
No Mappa stop hiding his baldness
>>151481804
>the got rid of the forehead shine
>gave him an even bigger forehead anyway
kek
>>151481685
I gotta say this is a bad edit. They toned down the cartoony look for a more generic, on model fix. And the hand is still fucked up. Prob the only bad edit tho so I am fine with it.
Do you think they'll change parts of the dialogue and/or voice acting for the BDs? I remember Madoka did that a few times.
>>151475556
>BDs are out.
What are the sales numbers?
>>151479868
>>151480358
Toraonice checked the translation for her. I don't know if that helps.
>>151482537
You will find out next week. For now you can just look at stalker estimates.
>>151482501
That's all I want for 12 along with extended length.
>>151481685
>that hand
Of all things to ignore
>>151482494
It still looks cartoony to me, just higher quality.
>>151481713
This one I was on the fence with at first, because the black parts around his eyes made him look really angry, but he looks so much more human now and the shadows are still there (just not inked in) so I'm okay with it.
>>151476407
What is this? Prince Fairy?
>>151482494
They're toning down a lot more of the cartoony/silly scenes in general >>151479627
It's kind of surprising though because those scenes weren't even meant to be that serious in the first place.
>>151478507
Can't find the webm, sorry.
>>151482572
Link?
>>151482494
Maybe they really didn't want to put in the off model cartoony stuff but didnt have a choice.
>>151482701
http://www27392u.sakura.ne.jp/index_news.cgi
>>151482714
Either way this ruins the entire narrative of the sakuga community claiming off model is superior.
>>151478507
I have a warm memories about headbump in episode 6. I remember thinking how it probably would be the most intimate moment between them. Sweet times.
>>151482731
Thanks, anon. It should sell very well.
>>151482422
It's just something about Victor and Yurio's character designs.
This one is kinda funny. Some Yurio's fans are concerned with his fashion taste, while his yuriangels treat him as their fashion icon.
>>151482701
be less new faggothttp://rankstker.net/index_news.cgi
>>151482819
Can you make a summary of what's in that link? I can't understand that site at all
>>151482903
Hey everyone was new at one point.
>>151482774
"Sakuga community" is a joke
>>151482915
Good sales predictions. Around 28k if I remember how to count.
>>151482979
Thank you
I can't believe that before this season many of us were sad because this niche sports show was probably gonna get crushed among the other upcoming fujobait.
>>151482915
It could be around 30~35k
>>151483040
Now I feel kinda bad for Haikyuu.
I still laugh at the fact that Kubo and Sayo originally planned for this show to just be about bonds between the skaters, but then the characters got too gay. Can you imagine the thought process?
>You know what, since these two are so obviously faggots, we might as well go all out. What do you think about one of our protagonists pole-dancing and grinding against the other while drunk?
>>151483040
Not trying to be that guy who knew better than anyone else, but I never thought it would flop. I was looking forward to YoI a lot more than swordsluts. I don't know, I just knew I would like it. Though I never imagined it would reach this level of quality and popularity. I expected the tepid sales above average shows who couldn't find their demographic get.
All the nights we tried and tried
To find the starlight in your eyes
All the hours we cried and cried
You lost the starlight in your eyes
Underrated twitter artist
>>151483201
I'm the same, man. I distinctly remember not liking anything in the previews, but then YoI caught my eye. There was nothing too interesting about the premise, but I still made a point to watch the first episode when it aired and that's when I was lost.
>>151475556
The plant on the stool by the door was OK, but now that it's a plant on a stool by a table it looks like Victor is insane and has given his potted plant a seat at his table.
>>151482858
That's cute. but I thought the Yuri's Angels were his fans? Or are they like a separate more hardcore faction?
>>151483201
Nah I expected above manabi line too, but just that kind of result. Not exactly a flop but still crushed by the big hitters.
>>151483164
Kubo said she notice and Yamamoto told her to keep going.
Pole-dancing and overly sexual characters are really part of Yamamoto's style.
>>151482858
>worried about his fashion taste
But why? Is this not the height of fashion?
>>151483290
He doesn't have any friends, okay?
>>151483290
>tfw he was just so lonely that his only friends were Makkachin and a plant
>>151483205
I don't want to see Fairy cry;_;
>>151483290
What are they trying to say?
>>151483331
Yamamoto is so underrated in these threads, man. It's all Kubo, Kubo when it's possible that it's mainly Yamamoto's doing.
>>151483305
Yuri's Angels are just that one group of 10 girls who follow him around everywhere.
>>151483354
He has chair-kun and Makkachin too.
>>151483388
Michiko e Hatchin had Pêpe Lima, now Yuuri. Did Fujiko Mine include pole dancing?
Chris and Georgi reek of Yamamoto character too. Also I bet she did the paper doll Eros tale and the Sleeping Beaury Anya scene.
>>151483290
Please stop, I enjoy empathizing with Viktor's suffering as much as anyone else here but this is too much.
>>151483201
In my case it was more like "oh, this season's homobait anime" and decided to pick it up for my weekly fix of cute guys. I didn't like tourabu that much and was way behind on Haikyuu!! at the moment, so.
tl;dr watched the first episode expecting to enjoy it on a casual level and it ended up ruining mt life
>>151483331
More eroticism in season 2 please.
>>151483205
>hmm what is this? song lyrics?
>looks up lyrics
>finds song on youtube
>mfw
>>151483359
Me neither. but I was so proud of him and it seemed so cathartic for him in the last episode. After his FS, his face literally goes from exhaustion to relief? and then he just breaks down. Everyone needs a good cry sometimes and I'm not surprised someone so young who's been strong and trying so hard for so long like Fairy cried at the end of his winning performance.
>>151483290
>Plantya, would you like some more water? Makkachin, is the food warm enough?
>Oh Plantya, don't worry. Tears are still water, just with a little flavor
>>151483290
I can't help but imagine Victor eating lunch and Makkachin and the plant have their own seats.
>>151483519
>Oh Plantya, don't worry. Tears are still water, just with a little flavor
KEK
>>151483519
Stop
>>151479868
At work now so I can't post the original text, but I own the magazine, and that's accurate. People need to stop assuming anything that they don't like the sound of must be wrong.
>>151483392
They have their own twitter and are famous though? It's really only those 10 girls?
>>151483506
Oh my that pic is so cute.
>>151483519
YAMETE
>>151483450
Just the OP of Fujiko Mine was already full of artistic nudity. And Oscar was gay.
>>151483519
>>151483547
K
E
K
MsPaintanon get on this pls
>>151483590
>and Oscar was gay
What? Did Yamamoto have anything to do with the Rose of Versailles?
I want Viktor to give coatrack chair some Ninatable treatment. That long stand could have a lot of interesting ways to be used.
>>151483670
Oscar from Fujiko Mine
Yamamoto probably wasn't even born whe Versailles aired Anon
>>151483670
I love Oscar-sama as much as the next person but she doesn't have a monopoly on ths name. Go watch Fujiko Mine.
>>151483697
>ninatable treatment
>interesting ways to be used
M-MASAKA
>>151483348
He actually has pretty good fashion sense for a 15 year old. He goes a little overboard with the animal print sometimes, but personally I think it's adorable.
>>151483697
Great, now I can't stop imagining that the chair was Viktor's first lover and that's why he looked so sad (and used gender neutral term).
>>151483579
It's a meme
>>151483779
Who do you think topped?
>>151483762
He made me reconsider my hatred for animal print garbage. It looked so trashy to me before, but now it's cute and maybe a little edgy.
>>151483290
Imagine when Yuuri enters his apartment for the first time and he forgot.jpg to move it
Assuming it's alive to begin with
>>151483779
Imagine how awkward for Viktor would be seeing Yuuri sitting on this chair when he will finally visit his home.
>>151483734
>>151483738
Oh okay,how many gay Oscars are there in sakuga
hope they make the faces during skating better for the BD
>>151483880
The chair, of course. The plant and the chair took turns with Viktor, while the lamp watched in sorrow.
>>151483493
This, Kubo better let Sayo go even more lewd
Does anyone have that picture of Grown up Yurio with the triplets?
But where are the skating comparisons?
>ywn squish yurio's dick with your head
>>151480698
"He's fluent in English and French in addition to Russian. He's always friendly and dedicated to providing service, but the Russian skating federation is always pissed off at him because of the irresponsible/selfish things he says that come from his absolute confidence in himself. Christmas is celebrated around the world as a festival for Victor Nikiforov's birthday."
>>151484072
I was literally just about to post that image. Stop creeping me out.
>>151483762
>he goes a little overboard with the animal print sometimes
That's the main reason why his fashion sense is bad. You're not supposed to wear so much leopard print, much less coordinate them or coordinate your whole outfit around it or be a walking leopard themed attraction. One leopard print clothe per outfit is the maximum you should allow yourself.
Yurio basically dresses like a cougar.
Anybody else buying the Animage February issue?
>>151484098
K E K
E
K
Victor is so best it's impossible.
>>151484146
>being this retarded
Stop getting your shit taste from /fa/ and learn what actual taste is.
>>151484098
>Christmas is celebrated around the world as a festival for Victor Nikiforov's birthday.
Fucking top kek. Victor really is best boy
>>151484098
>Christmas is celebrated around the world as a festival for Victor Nikiforov's birthday.
We're gonna have a subplot with a crazy fan kidnapping and trying to kill Yuuri for daring to touch their idol, aren't we?
>>151483884
I never really had anything against animal print itself (except zebra print), but most people do make it look really trashy.
It just looks so adorable on Fairy though mixed with the punk-ish vibe.
Then again, I'm finding it hard to imagine anything looking bad on him. He even managed to make hammer pants look comfy af.
>>151484176
Kek, I bet you pick your bag so it is the same color as your shoes. Fucking pedestrian.
>>151484252
What if we go full Perfect Blue and they are chased by some psycho dressed in a copy of Viktor's prince outfit
>>151484176
Not that anon but he's absolutely right.
I'm looking foward to volumes 2 and 3 of the BD because of the skating scenes.
>>151480724
"Even though Yurio is Russian, his fashion style is like a Japanese delinquent (Yanki). Or like a woman from the Kansai area. His favorite pattern is leopard print, and he likes tigers (he owns a cat). He makes his fans uneasy with his total devotion to his aesthetic that goes as far as his shoes, clothes, case for his blade covers, suitcase, and face masks. However, a fervent group of his fans, Yuri's Angels, consider him to be a leader in fashion."
>>151484344
And Viktor complains about the costume's bad quality/how the attacker can't wear it with grace while skating away furiously. Make it happen, MAPPA.
>>151484146
The fact that he coordiantes his outfits around it is what makes it so adorable. and he actually does make it work most of the time. The only reason he looks like a cougar at times is because of his long hair which is beautiful by the way.
>>151484378
>or like a woman from the Kansai area
Good to know the japanese have the same southern stereotypes we have in france.
>>151484146
>Yurio basically dresses like a cougar.
Kek
>>151484306
>Kek, I bet you pick your bag so it is the same color as your shoes. Fucking pedestrian.
Many more kek.
>>151484160
No because Yurio's on the cover too >>151476407
For once could we just have an on-model baldfat cover?
>>151484139
No, i bet you are feeling cold right now, and you're sitting on your chair while reading this thread with a sweater, you're thinking about buying some yuri on ice merch.
>>151484456
someone please make this pic with dedushka feeding the fairy
>>151484378
That is so fucking adorable. His leopard-print fetish worries his fans. I was just thinking his fashion sense does really remind me of Japan, especially with the facemask and I think someone before mentioned he looks like a cute girl in his outfits half the time.
>>151484306
>not coordinating accessories
Madness.
Who do you want as your:
Best friend
Koibito
Brother
Rival
>>151484486
>being this new
>>151484477
Is he? I thought he was on the cover of the one where they're all wearing their OP outfits. The one I posted seems different. Or maybe I'm just a blind faggot.
>>151484486
Already been done.
>>151484378
Kek. I love him.
>>151484411
Yeah all fun and games until the attacker throws a skate at Victor's head, he's blinded by his own blood and Yuuri has to get them out of thay situation carrying Victor through dark alleys trying to lose sight of the stalker while he cheerfully jogs chasing them both. It's very late, very dark because they practice at night as they make the rink feel too crowded during the day.
Yuuri decides he can't keep running with Victor's weight drapped over him, so he decides to hide Victor behind garbage bags and face the attacker.
Will they survive the encounter? Use your imagination.
>>151484537
>Best friend
Phichit
>Koibito
Biktoru
>Brother
Otabek and Chris
>Rival
Georgi
>>151484581
YOI fanbase never disappoints me
>>151484477
Yes, because BaldFat doesn't get enough focus already. Stop being a spoiled cunt. Fairy's a main character, he's going to be on the covers.
>>151484537
Phichit, Viktor, Chris, JJ
>>151484537
Emil
Viktor
Fairy
JJ
>>151484632
Fairy needs his own art, I don't like him sharing covers with Yuri and Victor not because I don't like him but because 99% of the time he's a punchline of a PDA joke.
>>151484532
He really does look like a girl when he wears these cute tiny jackets.
>>151484632
>Fairy is a main character
Only in promotional materials.
>>151484537
Minako-sensei
Piggy
Otabek
Chris
>>151484419
Sure it's adorable, but far from fashionable.
Your pic is a bad example though, it's actually one of his more passable outfits. Together with the one he wore while he was kicking Viktor.
He'd be fine if the bomber jacket was the only leopard printed clothe he wore, but he just can't seem to wear these without his printed sneakers and the tiger head sweater. Add the leopard printed backpack/luggage to this mess, and the fashionistas crossing his path would probably kill themselves.
>>151484534
That's fine if you're a boy wearing a suit. Otherwise you can forget about coordinating accessories.
>>151484591
This was some nice animation.
>>151484632
I've actually seen fairyfags complain saying being on cover with baldfat makes him look like a third wheel or something
>>151484537
Chris
Sara
Fairy
Georgi
>>151484695
There is only one time I can think of where he was third-wheel and that was the onsen picture. It's like you people think that someone hell anyone being in a picture with BaldFat is just automatically third-wheel. I agree I would like Fairy to have his own art as well, but it's not surprising he's with the other 2 so much as they are the 3 main characters.
>>151484744
The onsen and the taxi picture he's clearly upset
>>151484739
I'm a Fairyfag and the only time I can think of where he is third-wheel is the onsen picture. It seems more like people who can't take off their shipping goggles think that anytime a couple is in the same picture with someone else it's third-wheel.
>>151484764
That's his normal expression.
>>151484764
The taxi picture he just looks like a grumpy teenager that doesn't really want to be there but Victor's arm is around him anyway and you can even see his fingers on his arm.
>>151484705
I agree he got shafted when it comes to screentime, but he's still officially a main character and as he's popular too it's not surprising he's on the promo material.
>>151484439
Google osaka obachan, it's what they probably are referencing (and the group is a reference to the general stereotype)
>>151484632
>>151484866
He seems more like a Mirage than a real main to me.
>>151484725
When it comes to the persona of a look, technically bad fashion can be excused. It might look like trash on someone else, but it looks adorable on him because of the personality it projects. What works for some people will not work for others. I do still agree that sometimes he goes overboard with the leopard print.
>>151484894
>Google osaka obachan
Best decision I made this month, thank you anon.
>>151484961
He had more going on than the MC himself, it's just his screentime and focus that was lacking. That's the farthest thing from Mirage. If anyone is Mirage, it's Victor except he actually gets the girl (Pig)
>>151476124
This is the only magazine coming out next month I can't find for sale/any info on, even though the sale date is the same as all the other mags. Where are people finding this one?
>>151484961
Well, Kubo did say that the real mains where Yuuri and Victor and specially Yuuri and didn't want to give Yurio focus because he would have turned to mood down.
>>151485035
Source?
>>151485061
http://thatshamelessyaoishipper.tumblr.com/post/155001206167/yuri-on-ice-interview-with-kubo-mitsurou-a
>>151484974
It doesn't matter whether characters have a bad or good sense of fashion. Just like in real life, many currents of fashion coexist with plain bad taste. What matters is for this sense of fashion to be consistent with their personality. And in Yurio's case the leopard print is just spot on. It fits a fierce and agressive character to a T. Just like Yuuri's plain choice of clothes and Viktor's expensive fashionable clothes respectively suit them.
>>151485011
I meanr in terms of screentime and importance to the plot vs promos, which aren't necessarily accurate to the show. Even Kubo admits the story had to depend on Baldfat.
As for your assessment, it's an opinion and one I disagree with. Pig had a lot going on, more than him. Victor had things going on too but it was a mess in the end, it his presence was more integral.
>>151484591
>This is the season finale
>No "See you next level"
>No anything, not from Kubo, Yama, nobody
>No news or merch for 8 months
>Releases an official keychain of Victor in a wheelchair by a grave
>>151484537
best friend: Chris, we can go out clubbing together and he seems like a chill dude. I bet he likes getting trashed on wine coolers but I'll forgive him.
koibito: Bikutoru, he is a pure maiden that I want to protect forever and also want to bang
brother: I want minami to call me onii-chan
rival: Otabek, he is a worthy opponent and I know he won't try any shit either
>>151485216
>Releases an official keychain of Victor in a wheelchair by a grave
KEK
>>151485135
>She also said that Yurio was more of a tragic character and if he was the main character then the anime would become a sad story and they wanted to prevent that. They preferred to make it into a story overflowing with love. They chose not to speak about Yurio’s family in the anime in order not to give him a handicap and instead showed his relationships with many people who would support and help him in the future.
Aw man, Tragedy on Ice might've been cool. Then again, I don't like seeing Fairy suffer. That's kind of retarded that they avoided talking about his family just because they didn't want it to bring down the mood and focus on his future. I understand that, but you could atleast tell us what the deal is with them.
>>151485272
Honestly, I think it was handled perfectly because we got just enough info to infer that he probably had a really bad family situation, without them having to spend lots of time on it. I wish they could've used their time this wisely with some of the other skaters...
>>151485272
The only Tragedy on Ice we're getting is this >>151485216
>>151481611
how is it no homo when the song is about seeking another man from a mans perspective?
>>151485216
Please some writefag make it a happy end
>>151485162
She said that BaldFat moved the story along better, which I can see, but that doesn't mean Fairy wasn't a main.
Pig confidence issues/retirement/Victor wasn't nearly as much as what Fairy had going on. He was dealing with his feelings for Yuuri, the future of his career with the impending growth spurt issue, his bonds with people in general, and his senior debut/wanting to get gold not to mention the hand-waved situation with his Dedushka and his parents and the issue with Victor and realizing he didn't need him.
Victor was just MC's Fairy Godmother that he also fucks.
>>151484098
>fluent in French
Is this why they had Lambiel cameo?
>>151485162
She said that Fairy was the first character she created but that Yuuri would work better as an MC because he was more open to making bonds with people and she didn't want it to be a sad story.
She said that BaldFat progressed the narrative better, but nowhere does she say Fairy is not a main. She even says she wanted to show more scenes with him and Otabek, but cut it for time.
Obviously BaldFat is the main focus, she's not saying anything people didn't already know with that.
>tfw the no previews meme is real this wednesday
>>151485395
She said he couldn't be the main then said Baldfat could carry the story. Then the anime prpceeded to become the Baldfat show. Nothing could be plainer.
>>151485548
S-soon!
>>151485548
We got BD previews, and early too.
>ETA: +1y
feels bad man
>>151485333
They didn't really infer anything with his parents besides the Mom comment that could mean anything. Even his seiyuu was curious. They don't need to spend lots of time on it just to tell us what is going on with his parents. It's kind of dumb to make a character with a tragic story and then make the excuse that you didn't want it to be tragic so you just completely ignore it.
I hope best boy Georgi's birthday was full of ai.
>>151485617
That was yesterday
>>151485556
Victor isn't the main either, but he's still a main character. She says it was Yuuri Katsuki's story in the end, which we already knew as he's the fucking MC.
>>151485367
>Season three starts out of nowhere
>Has the keychain scene
>Flashes back to the confrontation between Yuuri and the rabid fan
>The grinning man raises his remaining ice skate and readies it to strike down the defenseless, ragged Yuuri
>Lighting flashes
>Victor screams
>The attacker screams
>Makkachin has him by the leg, having followed Victor and Yuuri from the rink
>Yuuri takes his chance and swings a trash can into the guy's head
>All is quiet
>Makkachin whimpers
>The fan managed one last hit before falling
>Yuuri cries, cradling both the injured Victor and Makkachin, soaked in blood
>Back to the present, Yuuri walks up next to Victor with a bouquet
>They visit Makkachin's grave every day.
Best case scenario^
>>151485395
Pig confidence issues encompassed a lot of things including the ones you listed for Fairy, he also had to deal with bonds to others, consider his own physical limitations, dealing with wanting gold/his career, etc. Victor's issues are more hidden because he's kept mysterious and 12 muddied the waters a lot but he has them too.
>>151484306
Christina pls.
>>151485728
Sleep tight brave old doggo
>>151485743
Pig's confidence are one thing, they encompass a few things sure but it all boils down to that in the end. Fairy had more separate things going on all at once.
Victor was horribly written (what little was written) and I daresay a fucking plot device for the MC's journey.
>come back for skating comparisons
>none have been posted
This is the main animation issue that needs to be addressed, why is it being left alone?
>>151485728
Would there be a plot twist with rabid fan being someone we know?Dedushka, for example?
>>151485868
Its the first two episodes anon
>>151485868
First episode skating was fine and second episode there wasn't much. I really hope they fix Agape.
>>151485548
It made me realize just how much yoi has taken over my life
>Fairy can't be the MC because he's Russian!
>was literally going to be the MC and the only reason he wasn't was because they wanted a story about love instead of tragedy
kek
>>151485853
Can't say it's less when that one issue includes more than several things. You could say Fairy's shit all boils down to one grand theme like finding his place, too. Pig has a lot going on, all of them being influenced by anxiety doesn't make them less.
Whatever you think of it Bald has things going on separate from Pig so if he's just a plot device despite that so is Fairy.
>>151485880
It was another person who always wanted to beat Victor. Someone who couldn't stand the fact that because of Yuuri, they'd never have another chance to try.
Someone who didn't even compete this year because it means nothing to win if it isn't Victor.
Someone likeCao Bin
>>151486174
This just keeps getting better
>>151484591
>>151485992
>>151486031
I remember Victor skating awkwardly in ep 2.
>>151486149
I can say it's less when it all boils down to the same over-arching issue. Meanwhile Fairy as a few over-arching issues.
Most of Fairy's issues are separate from Yuuri, meanwhile Victor's issues are ingrained with Yuuri's story. Life and love, retirement etc.
>>151486174
Kek at that spoiler.
>>151484537
>Best friend
Victor
>Koibito
Yurio
>Brother
Chris
>Rival
Otabek
>>151486174
This makes too much sense.
>>151475556
Victor sure does have a lot of books.
>>151486393
What do you think he reads?
>>151486139
>fairy can't be mc because his back story is too tragic
Kek
>>151486419
A lot of dog and fashion.
>>151484695
I don't like it because it reduces BaldFat into just plain husbando pandering for fujos by adding Fairy into everything. The romantic imagery is just hollow.
>>151484537
>Best friend
Fairy
>KoibitoDedushka
>Brother
Chris
>Rival
Piggy
>>151486393
It's fine, they're probably all photo books of himself. He's not exactly a smart/reading type.
>>151486419
Romance and self inserts as the hero/heroine being courted and sweep away
>>151486419
photo albums of himself
>>151486419
BL books about emotionally unavailable Japanese boys
>>151486139
I find it dumb that she says Fairy couldn't move the story along when his story moved along fine and she simply just didn't want it to be as sad.
I do agree that Yuuri is more of a typical Japanese MC character though. Fairy's weaknesses are more hidden while Yuuri's weaknesses are easy to see at first glance. Fairy does seem like he fits the typical anime mold of not main character that's more interesting and tragic than the MC so her decision making doesn't surprise me.
>>151476076
With these two what was lost was their love for skating.
>>151486468
More like cries because his life feels empty by comparison,similarly to what I do while watching YoI.
>>151486440
What does that even mean? Well I guess it makes sense when you think that she wanted the story to be about love and rainbows and happy futures and not so sad and even hand-waved his backstory to focus on his bright future. It would have been way more interesting though. It's a shame.
>>151486293
It is when it's a big overarching issue with more to its facets than someone else's different issues put together. That's why Pig can't just recover easily, he has to deal with it on several fronts.
Victor's issues are more visibly linked to Piggy because he is too and they feed off of each other. But they're still his, and he has to deal with them separate from the Piggy.
All of them have issues. Fairy's are simpler and have been solved except for the broth spurt.
How would you feel if they ended up taking care of a kid next season?
>>151486640
>broth spurt
>>151486679
Absolutely not. Kids are insufferable, I wouldn't want to watch one instead of Baldfat being Baldfatty with each other.
>>151486679
Let these two autists figure themselves out first before they're responsible for another life.
>>151480469
>his fingers
>the water droplet on his fingers
Um. What? Um. Um. Okay. Where's my wallet
>>151486709
>Kids are insufferable
You're right about that, I could barely stand Yurio's shit-fits.
>>151486640
Except it isn't more than Fairy's over-arching issues plus the things he has to deal with because of each over-arching issue. We haven't seen Victor dealing with anything separate from the Pig, everything is influenced by him.
Fairy's issues being solved doesn't mean they are simpler, just that he actually had proper resolution of his character arc with those things which is in no way a bad thing and just proves how much better and coherently written he was than the other two despite the lack of screentimee.
>>151486679
I'd love it. I liked how Dee and Ryo had Bikky in "Fake".
Why does Kubo like JJ so much?
>>151477458
Give him time and he'll add Japanese to that list.
>>151486709
Some kids can be really sweet and kind, however the cuter they are the more prone to being insufferable little shits because people tend to spoil and indulge them. So fuck it.
>>151480803
>what? They animated Viktor's vagina?
ESL is a gift that keeps on giving, kek
>>151486679
Just no
>>151486679
No. Stick to fixing their relationship and skating pls.
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=GOODS-00133935
Apparently this calendar comes with a new illustration.
>>151481440
>>151481285
The subversion of Yuuri/Victor relationship may be the best thing the anime did.
>Rewatch episode 1
>Victor is the girl trying to seduce the playboy who stole his heart
>>151477569
Probably because he does his own thing and doesn't listen to others, Yakov has a lot of headaches.
>>151477458
>French
I love it but why? On a whim?
>>151486821
I kind of hate kids in anime in general because half of them are insufferable little shits and the other half is too cute. Like, so cute that it's emotionally manipulative in the sense that it's meant to elicit an AWWWW reaction from viewers and that in itself disgusts me. The only kid in anime I liked was Chagum from Seirei no Moribito because I felt that he was genuinely charming.
>>151486902
How will they top this next season?
>>151486913
Because h's bro with Chris so they can talk to each other in French? Or maybe because of the cliché that French is a sexy language, so it adds to his sex appeal or whatever. I like how none of the characters who speak French are actually French. Please MAPPA add a new character from Monaco or Belgium next.
>>151486913
What if he has some French relatives?
>Russian Yuri was going to be tragic MC
>Victor was going to get injured
>Story was going to be centered on athletes and their bonds with each other
>Nah, let's write about gays and happiness instead
kek
Fujoshi and their vaginas ruin everything.
>>151486920
I was talking about real life kids, but you got a point. I liked Naru from Barakamon because she reminds me of a nephew I have and Rin from Usagi Drop because the poor girl did nothing to deserve the treatment she got at the series's beginning. You could say my bias towards the latter is a case of emotionally maniuplative cute though.
>>151487030
I bet a bunch of other fujoshi would have loved the more or less forced drama this could have resulted in anyway. I like how yoi is comfy and happy, but I wouldn't have minded something like Victor getting injured. Yurio is incredibly uninteresting and obnoxious though, thank god he's not the MC.
>>151484306
>Les reines du shopping
Oh anon, you never fail to surprise me
>>151487103
Even not being MC, Fairy is more interesting than the other two put together. I can't imagine how much more interesting and better written the story would be if he was actually the MC and it was actually focused on skating and not a romantic bond which is the most generic bond there is.
>>151487103
>being this assblasted
>>151487030
you cant be serious
>>151486785
Sure it is, it's basically influencing every facet of his life. That's a lot more. That's also why it can't be solved so easily, because he has to grow on all those aspects, on top of the messy writing in 12 which isn't the topic at hand. Victor has issues of his own and those tied to Yuri which doesn't diminish them.
>>151487270
Sadly it's true. Kubo would rather write about rainbows and gayness than make an interesting story actually focused on fagskate.
>>151475556
Did they fix Otabek in the closing credits?
>>151487259
why are you bitching about this show being about homos when one of creators is a fujo herself. go watch haikyuu or some other generic sports shit if you want hetero bro bonds.
>>151487229
I thought the story focused on skating just fine, and I'm saying this as someone who watched the anime mostly because of the sports side of the story. I always felt that Yurio felt out of place in the story, and not in a good way even though he had potential, but maybe he'll be more interesting in the second season. For all we know if the series had 24 episodes to begin with Yurio would have felt more like an MC and Yuuri's and Victor's story wouldn't have changed at all.
>>151487315
the story is still interesting without stupid tragic emo-ness you want so badly
>>151487359
maybe you should calm down anon, i didn't say any of that
What has everyone pre-ordered so far?
Has anyone's goods come in yet?other than BD's?
>>151486679
I love Omegaverse!
>>151487286
It's still not more than every one of Fairy's issues that are also influencing his life and career. Don't get mad at me for the fact the writers couldn't write a proper resolution for your favorite's season one character arc. Tell me about these Victor issues that were presented in the story that don't revolve around Yuuri in the end. I'm curious.
>>151484098
>Christmas is celebrated around the world as a festival for Victor Nikiforov's birthday.
I know he's best boy, but jesus, literally comparing him to literal Jesus? It's like "Christ our lord and saviour BTFO, look at this hot gay Russian with his nips out"
Viktor will save muh current year +1
>>151487229
I dunno man another angry teen with sad past bildungsroman thing? I'd rather have unreliable narrator who's a surprise semen demon, and one of the few accurate animu depictions of anxiety. It actually surprised me how matter of fact they were about that, without any dramu to cause it.
>>151487398
>Tragedy equals emo
Talking to a plebian I see.
>>151487442
This. As much as I like Fairy, it would have been pretty generic.
>>151487404
Only OST, though I have all songs alredy. It's just too good! Best anime ost since... I dunno, Utena, maybe.
>>151486440
would watch the hell out of it
>>151480549
He looks softer.
>>151487259
> not liking Yurio
> thinking this means being assblasted
>>151487404
I'm waiting for more high-quality merch to come out, not just the shit MAPPA rushed out once the show became a runaway hit. Holding out hope that some of the boys other than Pig and Bald get nendoroids.
>>151487478
Fairy is better off as a main side character, besides his personality is annoying as shit, I wouldnt be able to watch a show with his current attitude.
>>151487364
The skating focus was laughable for atleast half of the show. If Fairy felt out of place, it's probably because he had actual shit going on outside of the MC's story unlike Victor who's story was ingrained with his.
I don't know how you can say he felt out of place when Fairy's story is more fagskate related than anyone's paired with his personal/emotional aspects.
I guess he would feel out of place though when the main focus of the story was BaldFat romance instead of skating.
>>151484537
>BFF Phichit
>koibito Yuuri
>brother Georgi
>rival Minami
>>151487527
you perceive him as annoying because you're seeing him from an outsider's perspective.
If Yurio was main, you'll see things from his POV and you'll rationalize things differently.
>>151484961
>Fairy is the Mirage of Yuri on Ice
Kek.
BaldFat and HayaFre best OTPs
>>151487442
Yuuri was a somewhat realistic depiction of anxiety but they forget that it's a fictional story so it requires thought to his journey and as a result it's all over the place with no resolution. The only for sure thing about his anxiety is that you don't know when it is and isn't going to fuck with him. He just fucks up whenever the writers feel like it and no resolution.
>>151487609
That's a baseless assumption, there are many protagonists with personalities similar to Fairy's and there are people who still don't like them. Deal with it, not everyone is gonna like your fave.
>>151487259
I'm not even assblasted or anything, just kinda disappointed that Yurio is boring instead of being as interesting as most of the other characters.
>>151487548
He felt out of place because he felt like a generic bratty rival from a shonen manga whose life revolves around skating stuck in the middle of a josei anime in which the characters have a lot more going on than skating.
>The skating focus was laughable for atleast half of the show.
I'm still waiting for the BDs to be released so I can watch the skating scenes with better animation.
>>151487478
It really depends on how it was going to be written. He's not an Eren Jaeger ffs and his struggles in a modern/real world would have been more interesting to watch than "Angry Teen #1096 who lost his family in an Apocalyptic World".
>>151487478
Oh and I guess typical Nip beta MC who finds strength with the power of love isn't generic? Mmkway, whatever you say.
>>151487404
I got the calender, socks and two of the Croquis sketchbooks for March.
>>151487663
I don't care if you like him or not, but the perspective would be different and that would change perception.
That's basic writing.
>>151487687
>Fairy
>generic bratty rival
>citing josei anime as a positive source
My. Fucking. Sides.
>>151487736
I didn't say it's a positive source, just that it didn't mix well.
>>151487697
>typical Nip beta MC
Lmao, okay, that's how I know you're willfully blind.
>>151487663
>not everyone is gonna like your fave
Good thing you retards are in the minority.
>>151487687
>instead of being as interesting as most of the other characters
>thinking the supporting cast is interesting with their one note personalities and issues
I'm sorry anon, I can't help you with your shit taste
>>151487687
Even if the basics of his character are pretty generic I feel like he has a lot of charming qualities/things about him that make him stood out for me from the rest of yoi cast.
>>151487736
Why are you even interested in yoi if hate the main story so much?
>>151487404
The yutopia sake cup in Dec
Makkachin tissue cover and the hasami mugs in Jan
That hasestsu ice castle tote bag, Feb I think?
Going to pick up Victor tags at the recycle shops in tokyo in feb, will it hurt to pay 2000y yes, but I'd rather pay more than be strapped with a bunch of characters I don't want.
Pls BoJ keep yen at 115-118
>>151487791
>Lmao
Cancer.
>>151487794
I actually like Fairy, but I'm fed up with retarded Fairyfags forcing their interpretations on everyone else.
>>151487812
>shit literally nobody said
>>151487810
What's so interesting about him then? I'm curious, not going to judge you.
>>151487812
because I can be? Literally everything about the story that isn't BaldFat is great.
>>151487409
Chillax I ain't mad or anything desu, it's just beside the point since. I'm just saying, it's still got more aspects to it as you can see from the show which shows it simpler for Fairy. As for Victor, he does be problems with Yakov and Fairt too.
>>151487841
You're free to stop getting upset about other people's opinions on made up characters at any time anon
>>151487852
nothing hes a typical tsundere
>>151486602
That's how I interpreted it even before the commentary. I get the impression they fucked up translating mono and koto again by making it "someone" since this wouldn't be the first time this fandom hasn't gotten that right. I'll just have to wait to hear a rip of Kubo.
>>151487852
The fact that he's not a generic rival despite what retards like you who clearly didn't pay attention to him past episode one think.
Kotomine is a good boyfriend.
>>151487872
How is it simpler for Fairy? It's not a bad thing that he's more coherently written and that doesn't make it simpler just easier to understand. Lrn2 basic writing.
>>151487936
Cute. I want to be Chris.
>>151487870
Most of the plot revolves around Baldfat.
>>151487926
But he is. The reveal in the last episode about how he admires Yuuri since episode 1 made it even worse, because he went from the generic rival who thinks everyone is his enemy to generic rival who respects his rivals but takes sports too seriously but it felt stupid instead of a clever twist.