What should fans expect from the upcoming spinoff movie Yuri On Ice: Ice Adolescence? The first season of anime series Yuri On Ice followed a Japanese figure skater who is ready to quit until a renowned champion named Victor Nikiforov agrees to tutor him. To complicate matters, Victor coaches a young Russian skater who is also called Yuri, with the two Yuris having to compete to prove who is the best.
Yuri On Ice quickly won a fanbase for its fantastically animated ice-skating sequences and for the central love story between Victor and Yuri. While the anime series drew raves from some fans for its depiction of a same-sex romance, it also proved controversial for being ambiguous about the exact nature of their relationship, with a potential kiss being obscured in a key episode. While fans eagerly await the arrival of season 2, a Yuri On Ice movie called Ice Adolescence is set to explore Victor’s past.
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Here’s everything we know about the Yuri On Ice movie Ice Adolescence so far.
What Is Yuri On Ice: Ice Adolescence About?
Yuri On Ice season 1 finished airing in December 2016, so fans have waited a long time for the franchise to return. MAPPA is the studio behind the show and they announced a Yuri On Ice movie would happen before the next series. MAPPA have kept details about the movie, dubbed Ice Adolescence, and season 2 quiet so far, but it appears the movie will be a prequel following the early skating career of Victor.
A teaser poster for the movie shows Victor walking with his poodle Makkachin, and teaser footage from Ice Adolescence reportedly showed him ice skating at the Olympics in France. MAPPA is still hard at work on the project, so exact details have yet to be confirmed.
When Will Yuri On Ice: Ice Adolescence Release?
The release date for the Yuri On Ice movie is sometime in 2019, though again, MAPPA has yet to confirm the exact date. With a lack of updates on the movie’s progress, the best guess is it will arrive sometime in Fall 2019.
Does Yuri On Ice: Ice Adolescence Have A Trailer?
A teaser trailer for the Yuri On Ice movie is available, but it’s basically just the teaser poster with Victor Nikiforov walking his dog. Some fans have been frustrated with the lack of concrete information on both the movie and the second season of the anime show, but if early reports of how great footage from Yuri On Ice: Ice Adolescence is true, it will have been worth the almost three-year wait.