<P> The anime contains references to, and has been referenced by, western animation and comics . In the animated series South Park, the episode "The End of Serialization as We Know It", Ike Broflovski's browser history indicates that he searched for the show . The twelfth episode of Yuri on Ice includes a flashback in which a young J.J. Leroy is dressed to resemble South Park's Eric Cartman . Yuri on Ice is also referenced in the Steven Universe comic by Melanie Gillman and Katy Farina: in the fourth volume, Yuri K., Yuri P., Victor and minor character Otabek Altin are depicted visiting a renaissance faire in Beach City . Two cafés themed around the series have been established in Tokyo: The first was created in December 2016 in Ikebukuro, and the second was established in May 2017 in Shibuya, and is planned to run until July 2, 2017 . </P> <P> Yuri on Ice sales have been high . In the first half of 2017 it was the second-most successful media franchise in Japan, taking ¥ 3,262,936,824 from sales in home video and music releases . It was released in Japan on Blu - Ray and DVD across six volumes, with each release topping that Oricon Animation Blu - Ray disc ranking and the Oricon Animation DVD disc ranking respectively . The first Blu - Ray edition of Yuri on Ice topped the Oricon Animation Blu - Ray disc ranking for two weeks, and was number two in the Oricon general Blu - Ray disc ranking, behind SMAP's Clip! SMAP! Complete Singles . The first DVD edition topped the Oricon DVD Animation ranking, above limited and standard editions of One Piece Film: Gold, and was number two in the Oricon general DVD ranking . The second Blu - Ray and DVD sets also topped the Oricon charts for two weeks . The third Blu - Ray and DVD collections also topped of the Oricon charts, with the DVD topping the chart for two weeks and Blu - Ray for one week . The fourth Blu - Ray and DVD collections topped the Oricon Blu - Ray and DVD charts of a week . The fifth Blu - Ray collection stayed at No. 1 the Oricon Blu - Ray chart for two weeks and the DVD chart for one week . The sixth DVD and Blu - Ray release was promoted with a deleted scene from the series featuring Yuri P. and Otabek skating in the Barcelona exhibition event, which in the broadcast version of the series only shows Yuri K. and Victor skating at the event . The sixth Blu - Ray and DVD releases also topped the Oricon charts . For the first half of 2017, Yuri on Ice had the highest combined DVD and Blu - Ray sales of an any animated series in Japan . </P> <P> The anime's opening song, "History Maker" by Dean Fujioka, reached number 43 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart . It was named the best opening theme by four of eight Anime News Network critics, and received the Best Opening award at the 2016 The Anime Awards . The ending song, "You Only Live Once" by Wataru Hatano, peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and received the Best Ending award at the 2016 The Anime Awards . The Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE soundtrack was number three on Oricon's CD chart in its first week of sales, and topped Oricon's digital - album chart . The album also became the top selling anime CD album on the Oricon charts for the first half of 2017 . </P> <P> Yuri on Ice was praised for including a same - sex romantic relationship between Yuri K. and Victor . Among moments highlighted by critics are an apparent kiss in the seventh episode, an exchange of gold rings (indicating a marriage or engagement) in the tenth episode, and Victor's tears when Yuri suggests ending their partnership in the twelfth episode . The kiss won the 2016 The Anime Awards for Most Heartwarming Scene . The exchange of rings between Yuri K. and Victor in the tenth episode is considered the first time such a relationship has been depicted in anime . Gabriella Ekens wrote for Anime News Network, "Yuri on Ice, in depicting a sincere and uncomplicated engagement between two dudes, is unprecedented in anime . There hasn't even been a for real gay marriage in Japan, so this show is depicting something that isn't legally possible in its country of origin". For Anime UK News, Ian Wolf called the exchange of rings "the best scene in the series". According to Wolf, the anime is an example of the Odagiri effect . </P>

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