Yuri!!! on Ice movie canceled after 7 years in production

The lengthy gestating Yuri!!! on Ice film has formally been canceled. The film was introduced again in 2017, although information on the manufacturing entrance has been scant since. After a brief teaser in 2018 and a note in 2020, the manufacturing crew lastly introduced the cancelation on X this Friday.

Thanks very a lot for all the time supporting Yuri!!! On Ice.

Relating to the postponed launch of Yuri!!! On Ice the film: Ice Adolescence, we have now tome to the choice to sadly cancel its manufacturing.

We deeply apologize for not having the ability to meet the expectations of all those that have been ready and have continued to help us all through these yers.

The manufacturing committee and employees have been in fixed discussions to create and to ship the film, however as a consequence of varied circumstances, we have now needed to make the troublesome determination to cease manufacturing.

We sincerely apologize to everybody who has been anticipating will get launch and thanks as soon as once more to your continued help.

Yuri!!! on Ice premiered in 2016 and ran for 12 episodes. It follows Yuri Katsuki, the titular anxious determine skater (and likewise winner of Polygon’s inaugural Who Would Win Week bracket in 2022), in his quest to win the Determine Skating Grand Prix. After a devastating loss, Yuri initially retires, however when his determine skating idol, the proficient and really good-looking Victor Nikiforov, reveals up at his door and gives to be his coach, Yuri takes an opportunity. Alongside the best way, romantic emotions blossom between the 2.

The film was supposedly going to spotlight Victor’s teenage years. The anime by no means actually dove into his backstory, but it surely was fairly clear that his adolescence was stuffed with exhausting coaching. He’s completely chill with leaving every thing behind to observe Yuri, so there should not have been lots maintaining him in Russia.

However with the film formally canceled, any glimpses into Victor’s previous must come from theories. We’ll all the time have fanfiction — and the official illustration launched by the manufacturing crew in 2022, the place Yuri and Viktor are tenderly sitting collectively on the sidelines of a contest.

All episodes of Yuri!!! on Ice can be found on Crunchyroll.