<P> After a crushing defeat in the Grand Prix Final and other competition losses, 23 - year - old Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki develops mixed feelings about skating and puts his career on hold; returning to his hometown of Hasetsu in Kyushu . Yuri visits his childhood friend, Yuko, at an ice rink (Ice Castle Hasetsu) and perfectly mimics an advanced skating routine performed by his idol: Russian figure skating champion Victor Nikiforov . When secretly recorded footage of Yuri's performance is uploaded to the internet, it catches Victor's attention, and he travels to Kyushu with an offer to coach Yuri and revive his figure - skating career . Later, it is revealed that Victor was already familiar with Yuri, having met him before at a banquet where Yuri got drunk and asked Victor to be his coach . </P> <P> After learning when about Victor's career decision, Yuri Plisetsky, a rising 15 - year - old Russian prodigy skater, travels to Hasetsu to make Victor keep a promise made prior to the beginning of the series . Victor had promised he would choreograph a routine specifically for Yuri P. if he won the Junior World Championships, which Yuri P. presumably did . Victor, having forgotten about his promise to Yuri P., makes the two Yuris compete against each other to decide who he will coach . He chooses two songs for the skaters, both with the same melody but with different meaning . The first song, "Agape", was about unconditional love, and is given to Yuri P . The second song, "Eros," is about sexual love, and is given to Yuri K. Yuri K.'s performance wins, and Victor becomes Yuri K.'s coach . Yuri P. returns to Russia, and both Yuris vow to win the Grand Prix championship . </P> <P> Both Yuri K. and Yuri P. qualify to represent their countries in the Grand Prix series, and then later qualify for the Grand Prix Final in Barcelona . Over the course of the Grand Prix, Yuri K. and Victor become increasingly close, with the two of them seemingly kissing in public (although all on screen footage of them kissing is obscured and thus ambiguous), and with Yuri K. buying them both gold rings in Barcelona, which leads to remarks by Victor about them being "engaged ." On the eve of the final, Yuri K. plans to quit skating so that Victor can return to the sport and tells Victor of his decision, but Victor tearfully rejects the idea, and they agree to choose their paths after the tournament has finished . The tournament ends with Yuri P. winning the gold medal and Yuri K. winning silver . As a result, Yuri K. decides to continue skating and moves to St. Petersburg so that he can continue to stay together with Victor, and train alongside Yuri P. and Victor . </P> <P> The original TV series of Yuri on Ice aired on TV Asahi from October 6 to December 22, 2016 . The anime was produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo, with character design by Tadashi Hiramatsu, music by Taro Umebayashi and Taku Matsushiba and figure - skating choreography by Kenji Miyamoto . The episodes were made available for streaming by Crunchyroll, and Funimation began streaming an English dub on October 24, 2016, at 10: 00 p.m. ET . Yuri on Ice will have six Blu - ray and DVD sets released in Japan . The first set, containing the first two episodes, was released on December 30, 2016 . Each set will include bonus content such as booklets, production audio commentary and costume - design and choreography videos . </P>

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