50 Fun Facts About Yuri on Ice

In Yuri on Ice, what is the name of Victor's poodle, who resembles Yuri Katsuki's late dog?

Makkachin is a little bigger than the poodle Yuri Katsuki lost, a pet he had named Victor after his idol.

Which favourite dish does Yuri Katsuki think of to channel eros in his Yuri on Ice short program?

Katsudon is a bowl of rice topped with a fried pork cutlet and egg. Japanese students eat it the night before exams because katsu sounds like the verb for winning.

In Yuri on Ice, what does Victor Nikiforov see that sends him flying to Japan to coach Yuri Katsuki?

A viral skating video shows Yuri copying Victor's own routine. A friend's triplet daughters filmed it in secret and posted it online without permission.

At which event in Yuri on Ice does Victor kiss Yuri Katsuki on live television after a free skate?

Cup of China, in episode seven, ends with Yuri attempting his coach's signature jump when his stamina should be gone. The kiss that follows later won a Most Heartwarming Scene award.

What kind of business, named Yu-topia, does Yuri Katsuki's family run in Hasetsu in Yuri on Ice?

A hot springs resort called Yu-topia Akatsuki is the Katsuki family business, and Victor moves in there when he arrives to coach Yuri.

What does Yuri Katsuki buy for himself and Victor before the Grand Prix Final in Yuri on Ice?

A pair of rings is what Yuri buys, and Victor promptly calls them engagement rings and says the two will marry once Yuri wins.

Which nickname does Yuri Katsuki's sister give Yuri Plisetsky in Japan to tell the two Yuris apart?

Yurio came from Mari Katsuki, who thought the Russian teenager looked like a member of a boy band she likes.

Which city hosts the Grand Prix Final that closes Yuri on Ice, where both Yuris skate for gold?

Barcelona is where the skaters gather in episode ten, and where Yuri Plisetsky strikes up a friendship with a rival skater before the competition begins.

Which American cartoon showed a character searching for Yuri on Ice, a nod the anime later returned?

South Park slipped the series into Ike Broflovski's web searches, and the final episode answered with a flashback of a young skater dressed like Eric Cartman.

Yuri Katsuki's fictional hometown of Hasetsu in Yuri on Ice is based on which real Japanese city?

Karatsu, in Saga Prefecture, used the series to promote tourism, and fans from dozens of countries have travelled there on anime pilgrimages.

Which theme does Victor assign Yuri Plisetsky, who channels it by thinking of his grandfather?

Agape, the Greek idea of unconditional love, was picked because it was the opposite of what the fiery teenager was used to skating.

Which medal does Yuri Katsuki win at the Grand Prix Final in the closing episode of Yuri on Ice?

Silver goes to Yuri Katsuki even though his free skate breaks Victor's world record, because Yuri Plisetsky finishes ahead of him overall.

In Yuri on Ice, which country does Otabek Altin, who befriends Yuri Plisetsky, represent?

Kazakhstan adores Otabek Altin, who first came to respect Yuri Plisetsky at a training camp five years before the series begins.

Where does Yuri Katsuki finish at his first Grand Prix Final, the defeat that opens Yuri on Ice?

Sixth place, last among the six finalists, sends Yuri home to Japan after five years abroad, where he quietly steps away from competition.

Whom does Victor ask to coach Yuri Katsuki in Moscow when he flies home to his sick dog?

Yakov Feltsman is Victor's own former coach, a strict man who was furious when his star pupil left Russia to take a season off.

Which jump, Victor's signature move, does Yuri Katsuki add late in a free skate in Yuri on Ice?

Quadruple flip attempts late in a program are punishing because stamina is nearly gone, which is why Yuri's try stunned the crowd and moved Victor.

Which animals does Yuri Plisetsky adore in Yuri on Ice, down to the themed merchandise he collects?

Cats are his weakness, and his own pet's full name is Puma Tiger Scorpion.

To which Russian city does Yuri Katsuki move at the end of Yuri on Ice to keep training with Victor?

St. Petersburg becomes his new base because Victor decides to return to competition while still coaching him, so the two train together alongside Yuri Plisetsky.

Which Russian pastry does Yuri Plisetsky's grandfather fill with pork cutlet for him in Yuri on Ice?

Pirozhki stuffed with pork cutlet were his grandfather's answer to the cutlet bowls the boy had praised in Japan, and Yuri later shares them as a birthday gift.

Which animation studio, later known for Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man, produced Yuri on Ice?

MAPPA was set up by Madhouse co-founder Masao Maruyama, and the name is an acronym for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association.

Which former college roommate of Yuri Katsuki beats him to gold early in the Grand Prix series?

Phichit Chulanont of Thailand shared a rink with Yuri in America, where the two friends taught each other words in their native languages.

Which Canadian skater in Yuri on Ice is coached by his parents and takes bronze at the Final?

JJ Leroy recovers from a disastrous short program to reach the podium, and both of his parents were Olympic champions on the ice.

Which Swiss rival of Victor tells Yuri Katsuki in Yuri on Ice to let his coach compete again?

Chris Giacometti finished second behind Victor at the previous World Championships, and he is a famously slow starter who peaks in the free skate.

Which young Japanese skater idolises Yuri Katsuki in Yuri on Ice despite beating him at Nationals?

Kenjiro Minami comes from a family of doctors in Fukuoka, and Yuri snubs him at first until Victor scolds him for not supporting his juniors.

Yuri Plisetsky's teacher Lilia Baranovskaya was once a prima ballerina with which famous company?

Bolshoi Ballet fame makes Lilia a demanding teacher. Her ex-husband, the boy's coach, recruits her, and she houses Yuri in her own home.

Which ballet teacher in Yuri on Ice, once a world-travelling dancer, still trains Yuri Katsuki?

Minako Okukawa was a famous dancer who taught around the world, and with her studio short of pupils she also runs a small bar called Kachu.

The Nishigori triplets in Yuri on Ice are named after skating jumps: Axel, Lutz and which other?

Loop is the triplet with a ponytail and a pink outfit, while her sisters wear pigtails with purple and a bun with light blue.

In which American city did Yuri Katsuki train under Celestino Cialdini before returning to Japan?

Detroit was Yuri's training base abroad, and he ended his contract with Celestino after his Grand Prix Final defeat before heading home.

What does a drunk Yuri Katsuki perform at a banquet, in a scene professionals praised as accurate?

A pole dance closes episode ten, in a flashback that also reveals Yuri had drunkenly begged Victor to become his coach at the previous season's banquet.

What does Victor's poodle choke on in Yuri on Ice, forcing him to fly back to Japan mid-competition?

Buns lodged in the dog's throat leave him in critical condition. Yuri, who could not be there when his own pet died, urges Victor to go home.

Which Dean Fujioka song opens Yuri on Ice and was later played at a real Grand Prix Final?

History Maker rang out at the opening ceremony of the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya the season after the anime aired, and it reached the Billboard Japan Hot 100.

Which streaming service's first Anime Awards gave Yuri on Ice a clean sweep of its nominations?

Crunchyroll saw the series win all seven of its categories, Anime of the Year among them, a sweep that led some users to claim the fan vote had been rigged.

Which Yuri on Ice side story follows Yuri Plisetsky and Otabek Altin after the Grand Prix Final?

Welcome to the Madness was a bonus with the final Blu-ray volume: a manga drawn by the series co-creator plus a short animation of an exhibition skate.

A flashback costume worn by a young Victor in Yuri on Ice pays homage to which American skater?

Johnny Weir, who faced homophobic remarks throughout his career, loved the series so much that he broke his own rule of one episode a day.

Yuri on Ice's co-creator admits Victor's standing in skating closely mirrors which real Russian Olympic champion's?

Evgeni Plushenko was the comparison she expected fans to draw, so the team made sure Victor did not look like him. The four-time Olympic medallist later welcomed the series.

Yuri on Ice was Japan's top-selling TV anime of 2017 on disc, second overall only to which hit film?

Your Name was the only anime to outsell it that year, and every one of the show's six disc volumes went to number one on Oricon's animation chart.

What had Victor promised Yuri Plisetsky for winning the Junior World Championships, then forgotten?

To choreograph a program for his senior debut was the pledge, and Victor's lapse is why the furious teenager follows him all the way to Japan.

Which country does Leo de la Iglesia, known in Yuri on Ice for his love of music, skate for?

United States colours are worn by Leo, a Mexican-American who devises his own routines, which gives them an originality crowds enjoy.

The Grand Prix series that Yuri Katsuki enters is run in real life by which governing body?

International Skating Union rules spread skaters across six qualifying events, and only the top six in each discipline reach the Final.

Yuri on Ice's Victor was modelled on John Cameron Mitchell, the original star of which rock musical?

Hedwig and the Angry Inch was playing with Mitchell in the lead when the series co-creator saw it, just as she was deciding how Victor should look.

Which retired Swiss champion voices himself in the Yuri on Ice finale, commentating in French?

Stéphane Lambiel, a two-time world champion famed for his spins, kept to his native French for the cameo even in the Japanese broadcast.

Which Japanese skater, who claims descent from a famous warlord, voices himself in Yuri on Ice?

Nobunari Oda introduces himself as a direct descendant of the Sengoku-era warlord Oda Nobunaga, and he joins the booth for the Grand Prix Final short program.

Which director of Michiko & Hatchin and a Lupin the Third spin-off directed and wrote Yuri on Ice?

Sayo Yamamoto started out at Madhouse, where she made her directing debut at 25, and she is credited among the directors of the final episode.

Which manga artist, creator of Moteki, co-created Yuri on Ice and wrote its original scripts?

Mitsurou Kubo is a pen name, and besides the scripts she supplied the original concept and the first character designs.

Which ex-skater designed the skating routines in Yuri on Ice and recorded the blade sounds himself?

Kenji Miyamoto, twice a national champion as an ice dancer, skated each sequence for the microphones because broadcast music normally drowns out real blades.

Which voice actor both sings the Yuri on Ice ending theme and plays Russian skater Georgi Popovich?

Wataru Hatano took the ending theme to number 11 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, far higher than the opening song climbed.

Which voice actor, also Tomura Shigaraki in My Hero Academia, plays Yuri Plisetsky in Japanese?

Koki Uchiyama also voices Roxas in the Kingdom Hearts games, and he recorded the disc commentary for episode three alongside the series writer.

A Thai skater's music in Yuri on Ice nods to which musical, whose films are banned in Thailand?

The King and I is echoed in the show's fictional film The King and the Skater, and both the 1956 and 1999 film versions of the musical are banned in Thailand.

Which actor, also Kyo Sohma in Fruits Basket, voices Victor in the English dub of Yuri on Ice?

Jerry Jewell also voices Russia in Hetalia, and the English dub began streaming less than three weeks after the Japanese premiere.

Yuri Katsuki's hometown of Hasetsu in Yuri on Ice lies on which of Japan's four main islands?

Kyushu is where he returns after five years abroad, and his first competition back is a regional championship that takes in the island.