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Otabek Altin/Plot

### *Skate 1 - Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears*

Otabek is seen at the press conference with Victor and Chris after the Worlds, having gotten bronze.

### *Skate 8 - Yuuri vs Yuri The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program*

The MC announces that Otabek is currently in first place and that he is a confirmed qualifier of the Grand Prix Final. He had placed second in Skate America and then won the NHK.

### *Skate 10 - Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!*

Otabek is first seen at a hotel in Barcelona going for dinner alone. Jean-Jacques invites him to dine together, which he declines, and catches Yuri's eye in the hotel. Otabek smiles when Yuri questions him rudely, and leaves the hotel.

The next day, while Yuri is hiding from his fan club, Yuri Angels, in an alleyway, Otabek rescues Yuri on his motorbike, which the Yuri Angels snap pictures of. After escaping, the pair ends up at the top of the Park Güell municipal garden, where Otabek explains that he had met Yuri five years ago at Yakov's training camp, much to Yuri's surprise. Otabek shares a little of his childhood with Yuri, and asks Yuri to be friends, to which Yuri responds with a handshake. Later, Mari and Minako find the pair talking in a cafe. Yuuri and Victor invite them to dinner with Mari, Minako, Phichit and Chris.

Later on, Victor shows Otabek pictures of Yuuri at the previous GPF banquet. When Phichit congratulates Yuuri and Victor on their presumed marriage, Otabek is seen clapping at the announcement.

### *Skate 11 - Gotta Super-Supercharge it!! Grand Prix Final Short Program*

Before Otabek begins his short program, Yuri shouts his support from the audience. Otabek turns towards the sound and gives Yuri a thumbs up in response. During his performance, Sara notices that Otabek's skating is different from before, and Yuuri notes that Otabek's strength was his determination. As Otabek clears the rink, his determined expression is caught by JJ, who is later shown to be rattled by it.

### *Final Skate - Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge it!!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate*

   Otabek is the second-last to perform. During his entire skate, his monologue seems to be giving encouragement to someone to be free and live their life to the fullest. There is no specific person whom he addresses, but the scenes usually show Yuuri and Yuri when Otabek is silently speaking these lines. Otabek delivers a flawless performance and wishes luck to Yuri from the kiss and cry. Yuri hears this and gives a thumbs up in response. As Yuri finishes his free skate, Otabek is seen clapping happily for his friend.
Anastasis

***Anastasis*** is composed by Tarou Umebayashi. Emil Nekola performs to this song for his free skate in the Rostelecom Cup.

The piece is part of the soundtrack of a sci-fi movie also titled "*Anastasis*". The song is written to include a strong beat and techno-style notes, giving it a futuristic mood. It corresponds with Emil's theme for this season, which is "*Cyberpunk: I'm No Longer Human*."
Nobunari Oda

**Nobunari Oda** (Japanese: 織田 信成, *Oda Nobunari)* is a commentator featured in *Yuri!!! on Ice* for the Grand Prix Final short program in Episode 11.

In the English dub, he is replaced by an uncredited voice actor.

## Etymology

* The name **Nobunari** means "trust, believe" (信) (**nobu**) and "become" (成) (**nari**).
* Nobunari's surname **Oda** means "weave, weaving" (織) (**o**) and "field, rice paddy" (田) (**ta**/**da**).

## Trivia

* Oda is the fictional representation of a real life Japanese figure skater where the real-life Oda had personally requested to participate in the anime and voiced his own character.
* In Episode 10's preview for Episode 11, Oda's character seems very close to Victor Nikiforov and Yuuri Katsuki as he calls them by nicknames and comments on their matching rings.
	+ Yuri Plisetsky is also heard asking for a photo with Oda.
* In real life, Oda has become a popular TV personality in Japan following the end of his competitive career as a figure skater.
Kenjirou Minami/Plot

### *Skate 4 - Like Yourself... And Complete the Free Program!!*

Kenjirou is shown in a flashback when Yuuri recalls a past competition in which he had lost to the younger skater .

### *Skate 5 - Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship*

Kenjirou is first seen waiting to pick a number for his turn to perform along with three other skaters. He openly eyes Yuuri and said that he is happy to be able to watch Yuuri perform first. He draws the last performance spot among the skaters. Kenjirou continues fawning over Yuuri while doing warm-ups, to the point that his coach notices and asks him to focus. He becomes even more enthralled by Victor's action of putting lip balm on Yuuri's lips before the latter's short program.

Kenjirou's short program uses Lohengrin as the background music, but the performance itself has little screen time. The only notable jump in the program is his triple axel. After the performance, Kenjirou becomes upset when discovering that Yuuri did not watch it, as he had planned the program based on Yuuri's Lohengrin and reveals himself wearing a similar costume. Yuuri is horrified at this, stating that the program was from his dark past, which Kenjirou disagrees with wholeheartedly. He then challenges Yuuri as someone he looks up to and beat at the previous season, despite himself getting last place in the short program with a score of 62.83.

The day of their free program performance, Kenjirou smiles at Yuuri brightly, but the latter quickly averts his gaze, upsetting Kenjirou. However, before the start of his performance, Yuuri, at the last minute, cheers for him and Kenjirou immediately brightens up. He performs first among the skaters for his free program, skating with Minami's Boogie as his background music. He receives a score of 152.14 for his free skate and a total score of 214.97, a personal best. As Minami steps of the rink, Yuuri gives the younger skater a hard slap on the back as a sign of encouragement, which confuses Minami.

After the entire program, Kenjirou rushes over to Yuuri to gush over how well the latter's performance was. He also unabashedly begs Yuuri for an autograph. He is later seen at the podium along with Yuuri and Hikaru Fujiwara, having placed second.

### *Skate 10 - Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!*

Kenjirou is briefly seen towards the end of the episode at Yu-topia Katsuki, having formed a cheer squad with the Nishigori triplets to cheer for Yuuri during the Grand Prix Finals.

### *Skate 11 - Gotta Super-Supercharge it!! Grand Prix Final Short Program*

Kenjirou cheers Yuuri on during his short program in Hasetsu during the Grand Prix Final with the Katsuki family, Yuuko, Takeshi, and the triplets.

### *Skate 12 - Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge it!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate*

Kenjirou cheers Yuuri on during his free skate as well. He also watches Yuri's free skate, hesitant at first, but ending up amazed by the younger skater as well.
Katsudon

**Katsudon** (Japanese: カツ丼) is a Japanese dish consisting of a bowl of rice (Japanese: 丼 *donburi*) topped with a breaded pork cutlet (Japanese: 豚カツ *tonkatsu*), an egg omelette, vegetables, and other condiments. It is the favourite dish of Yuuri Katsuki. The English dub describes it as a "pork cutlet bowl".

Yuuri Katsuki is usually only allowed to eat the dish when he wins a tournament. However, after returning home after his first Figure Skating Grand Prix Final, he ate the dish often, causing him to gain weight.

Yuri Plisetsky often calls Yuuri Katsuki by the nickname Katsudon/Pork Cutlet Bowl.

## Appearances

Victor Nikiforov asks Yuuri for his favourite food in an attempt to get to know the latter better. In response, Yuuri's mother Hiroko serves Victor an extra-large portion of katsudon, saying the dish is their specialty. Victor greatly enjoys the dish, even going so far as to describe it as the "food that God eats". Yuri Plisetsky, who travels to Hasetsu in search of Victor, is also seen enjoying the dish. Yuuri wishes that he would win competitions so that he can eat katsudon together with Victor.

Yuuri defines "Eros" as losing the ability to make rational decisions. After realising that katsudon causes him to act that way, he uses the dish as his inspiration for his short program. Yuri Plisetsky laughs at the decision which causes Yuuri Katsuki to be embarrassed, but later on, Victor Nikiforov assures Yuuri Katsuki of this choice by telling Yuuri that he loves Katsudon a lot.

Yuri's grandfather Nikolai Plisetsky makes Pirozhki stuffed with ingredients of katsudon after Yuri mentions that he enjoys eating it. Yuri eats one, but gives the rest to Yuuri as an early birthday present to cheer Yuuri up.

## Quotes

* *"Is this the food that God eats?"* - Victor Nikiforov
* *"I'm a pork cutlet bowl fatale that enthralls men."* - Yuuri Katsuki

## Trivia

* The word katsudon might be seen as a play on Yuuri's surname, Katsuki (勝生). Katsu (勝つ) means "win", which may be a parallel to why Yuuri only gets to eat katsudon when he wins. Yuri Plisetsky's nickname of 'Katsudon' for Yuuri may be due to the same reason.
* The dish appears in the eyecatch of Episode 2.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 2
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 3
3. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 9
Georgi Popovich/Plot

### Skate 1 - Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears

Georgi has a cameo along with Mila Babicheva. Both are at the rink in Russia when Yuri yells at Yakov about Victor leaving the country.

### Skate 6 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program

Georgi is fourth to skate his short program among the named characters. His short program is "Carabosse" from "The Sleeping Beauty". It is a dramatic program, further accentuated by his theatric outfit and dark, prominent makeup. During the short program monologue, Georgi imagines himself as the evil witch Carabosse, casting a curse of eternal sleep on Sleeping Beauty, who, in this case, is his ex-girlfriend, Anya. During the program, he becomes emotional and begins to cry, causing Mila and her rinkmate to laugh, although they, along with Yuri, quickly become unsettled by how much he was into his performance. He places second for his short program with a score of 98.17.

### Skate 7 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Program

Georgi is second last to skate for the free skating portion of the Cup of China thanks to his placement after the short program. His free skate is "Tales of a Sleeping Prince." In this skate, he portrays the prince, ready to wake up the sleeping princess with a kiss. Anya stands up to leave partway through giving him a thumbs down, disturbing him and causing him to miss a jump right after, although he recovers. Georgi finishes fourth overall with a combined score of 252.44.

### Skate 9 - Yuuri vs Yuri The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate

Georgi watches Michele's free skate, saying that he can see lost love in his movements.

### Skate 10 - Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special

   Georgi is briefly shown sitting at a table in a restaurant with another woman, presumably a new love interest.
Nathalie Leroy

**Nathalie Leroy** (Japanese: ナタリー・ルロワ *Natarii Rurowa*) is the wife of Alain Leroy and the mother/coach of Jean-Jacques Leroy.

## Background

Nathalie and her husband are former Ice Dance Olympic champions.

## Appearance

Nathalie has medium-length red hair with short bangs in the front, olive eyes, and sharp eyebrows. She wears glasses with square, white frames.

## Relationships

### Alain Leroy

Alain is Nathalie's husband and former ice dancing partner who have similar mannerisms such as nodding at Jean-Jacques Leroy's performances  both of them are present at JJ's proposal to Isabella Yang, smiling in support .

### Jean-Jacques Leroy

JJ is Nathalie's oldest son whom she also coaches and he is very close to his mother. When JJ was young, he was excited to show his mother his skating abilities . Even when older, JJ is willing to show his weakness in front of his mother, crying and apologizing when he was under heavy pressure for the Barcelona GPF. Nathalie anxiously alerts JJ from rinkside when her son failed to notice the song had started for the free program, but still smiled at watching JJ perform, even when her son was not at his best .

## Etymology

* The name **Nathalie** means "Christmas Day/ Christmas" in French.
* Nathalie's surname **Leroy** is an old spelling of "le roi", which means "the king" in French.

## References

1. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 8
2. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 11
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 12
Hikaru Fujiwara

**Hikaru Fujiwara** (藤原 晃 *Fujiwara Hikaru*) is a figure skater featured in *Yuri!!! on Ice*.

## Appearance

Hikaru has shoulder-length layered brown hair that is curled at the ends and over his forehead on the left side, brown eyes and a narrow face.

## Etymology

* The name **Hikaru** means "brilliant, dazzling, light, bright" (晃).
* Hikaru's surname **Fujiwara** means "wisteria" (藤) (**fuji**) and "field, plain" (原) (**hara**/**wara**).
Emil Nekola

**Emil Nekola** (Japanese: エミル・ネコラ, *Emiru Nekora*)is a Czech figure skater featured in *Yuri!!! on Ice*.

## Appearance

Emil is a six-foot-tall young man with an athletic build. He has shaggy, dark blond hair, blue eyes, a mustache stubble, and a short beard.

### Short Program

During his short program, Emil wears a dark costume with a black vest, gray, puffy sleeves, and a black cravat.

### Free Skate

During his free skate, Emil wears a blue one-piece costume with silver, geometric decorations, and a wide blue belt.

## Personality

Emil is a kind, straightforward, honest, and true gentleman. He has a protege-like temperament, so he is easily ordered around, usually by Michele Crispino and he is also very sociable as he often asks Sara Crispino, and sometimes Michele, to go out for dinner or drinks with him.

He is the only one who returns Yuuri Katsuki's hug during Yuuri's brief hugging spree after the Rostelecom Cup free program.

## Background

Emil competed at the World Championship in Yoyogi during the previous season where he placed third at Skate Canada International in the current season.

## Skills

### Jumps

Emil has a great jumping ability and is the only skater other than Seung-gil Lee and Jean-Jacques Leroy to land a quad loop in competition. However, he tends to run out of stamina after pulling them off.

## Relationships

### Michele Crispino

Michele is rather wary of Emil trying to get together with Sara Crispino, but the two are good friends. Emil is the only other person besides Sara who refers to Michele as Mickey. They sit together in the audience during the Barcelona GPF. It's been confirmed that they have each other's contact information.

### Sara Crispino

Given Emil's friendship with the elder Crispino twin, he also gets along with Sara where he often tries to ask her to go out for dinner or drinks with him, but Michele always turns these offers down, in the belief he is protecting his sister from Emil.

## Programs

### Free-Anastasis

The track is the theme of a sci-fi film also called *Anastasis*.

## Etymology

* The name **Emil** means "Excellent" in Latin.

* Emil's surname **Nekola** means "not" (**ne**) and "instability" (**kola**) in Czech.

## Quotes

* *"Sara! Mickey! Let's go to Barcelona together!"*  (to Sara Crispino and Michele Crispino)

## Trivia

* Emil does extreme sports during the off season, which makes his coach nervous.

* Emil enjoys clubbing.

* Emil has made cameos in:
	+ Episode 1 (mentioned on tv)
	+ Episode 6 (pictured on the podium at Skate Canada along with Jean Jacques Leroy and Yuri Plisetsky)

* Emil's season's theme is described as being "Cyberpunk: I'm No Longer Human."

## References

1. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 12
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 YURI!!! on Life Official Guidebook
3. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 11
4. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Blu-ray Vol. 6 Booklet
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 *Yuri!!! on Ice* Episode 8
6. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Official Website Character Profiles
Music

The music in *Yuri!!! on Ice* is composed by Tarou Umebayashi and Taku Matsushiba, who are both from PIANO. The music is produced by Keisuke Tominaga, also from PIANO.

## Opening and Ending

* **Opening**: *History Maker*

* **Ending**: *You Only Live Once*

## List of Music (Listed by Character)

### Victor Nikiforov

* **Junior World Championships**: *The Lilac Fairy*
* **Free Skate**: *Aria: Stay Close to Me*
* **Exhibition Skate:** *Duet: Stay Close to Me*

### Yuuri Katsuki

* **Short Program**: *In Regards to Love: Eros*
* **Free Skate**: *Yuri on ICE*
* **Exhibition Skate:** *Duet: Stay Close to Me*

### Yuri Plisetsky

* **Junior Competition**: *Barcarolle in F# major Op. 60*
* **Short Program**: *In Regards to Love: Agape*
* **Free Skate**: *Piano Concerto in B-minor: Allegro Appasionato*
* **Exhibition Skate**: *Angel of the Fire Festival*
* **Exhibition Skate:** *Welcome to The Madness*

### Kenjirou Minami

* **Short Program:** *Lohengrin*
* **Free Skate**: *Minami's Boogie*

### Hikaru Fujiwara

* **Free Skate**: *Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 - 1st Movement: Allegro*

### Yuuto Omiki

* **Free Skate**: *Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 - III. Allegro molto vivace*

### Phichit Chulanont

* **Short Program**: *Shall We Skate?*
* **Free Skate**: *Terra Incognita*

### Guang Hong Ji

* **Short Program**: *La Parfum de Fleurs*
* **Free Skate**: *The Inferno*

### Georgi Popovich

* **Short Program**: *Carabosse*
* **Free Skate**: *A Tales of Sleeping Prince*

### Leo de la Iglesia

* **Short Program**: *Still Alive*
* **Free Skate**: *Ombra mai fu*

### Christophe Giacometti

* **Short Program**: *Intoxicated*
* **Free Skate**: *Rapsodie espagnole*

### Seung-gil Lee

* **Short Program**: *Almavivo*
* **Free Skate**: *Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte*

### Emil Nekola

* **Short Program**: *Pictures at the Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl's Legs*
* **Free Skate**: *Anastasis*

### Michele Crispino

* **Short Program**: *L'homme Armé*
* **Free Skate**: *Serenade for Two*

### Jean-Jacques Leroy

* **Short Program**: *Theme of King JJ*
* **Free Skate**: *Partizan Hope*

### Otabek Altin

* **Short Program**: *Samarkand Overture*
* **Free Skate**: *Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, 2. Movement "Advent" -Genesis edition*-
* **Exhibition Skate:** *Welcome to The Madness*

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* *Oh! SkaTra!!! Yuri!!! on ICE Original Skating COLLECTION*

* *'YuTra♨' Yuri!!! on ICE Soundtrack COLLECTION*
Cao Bin

**Cao Bin** (Japanese: チャオ・ビン, *Chao Bin*) is a Chinese figure skater mentioned in *Yuri!!! on Ice*.

## Background

   Cao Bin participated in the Sochi Grand Prix Final in Russia. He placed in fourth with a total score of 261.83, surpassing Michele Crispino and Yuuri Katsuki.

It is unknown if he participated in the Grand Prix Series in the current season.
Hiroko Katsuki

**Hiroko Katsuki** (Japanese: 勝生 寛子 *Katsuki Hiroko*) is the wife of Toshiya Katsuki and the mother of Mari Katsuki and Yuuri Katsuki.

## Background

Together with Toshiya Katsuki, Hiroko runs Yu-topia Katsuki, the last remaining hot springs resort in Hasetsu.

## Appearance

Hiroko is a short middle-aged woman with a heavier figure. She has short brown hair and bangs she keeps combed to the right side of her face. She wears square wire framed glasses.

She is always seen wearing Japanese clothes with a red top and pants and a blue hanten over it.

## Personality

Hiroko is a warm and friendly woman who rarely ever seems troubled about anything, and she is very supportive of Yuuri Katsuki, greeting him enthusiastically when he comes home for the first time in five years.

## Relationships

### Yuuri Katsuki

Her youngest child and only son. She is incredibly supportive of Yuuri and his skating career, understanding when he needs time to be alone but also seeing when he gets caught up in his own thoughts. At the same time, she appears aware of letting Yuuri work through things on his own or with Victor's help.

### Toshiya Katsuki

Hiroko is Toshiya's wife who run Yu-topia Katsuki together. They are often in each other's company as they run the hot spring together and when watching Yuuri's competitions.

### Mari Katsuki

Mari is Hiroko's oldest child and only daughter who helps her at Yu-topia. While they are not often shown together, they appear to have a good relationship.

### Minako Okukawa

Hiroko and Minako get along well and have known each other since they were students. Hiroko is the younger of the two. The two of them are on a first-name basis with each other, and Hiroko uses the honorific "-senpai" when addressing Minako.

## Quotes

* "*He didn't make the cut. Thanks to that, he can finally come home!"*(about Yuuri Katsuki)

* "*That boy isn't used to being in first place.*" (about Yuuri)

## Etymology

* The name **Hiroko** means "tolerant, generous" (寛) (**hiro**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).

* Hiroko's surname **Katsuki** means "victory" (勝) (**katsu**) and "living, life" (生) (**ki**).

## References

1. ↑ Yuri!!! on Ice Blu-ray Vol. 2 Booklet
2. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice Episode 1*
3. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice Episode 6*
Lohengrin

***Lohengrin*** was composed by Richard Wagner. Kenjirou Minami performed to this for his short program in the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship. Lohengrin is not an original song in *Oh! SkaTra!!!*.

Kenjirou only mentions having performed to this song, while the section of the Lohengrin opera performed by Kenjirou is not stated.

## Trivia

* Yuuri Katsuki had also performed to this piece before, though it was not stated when. The program became the inspiration for Kenjirou to use this piece as well, who also replicated Yuuri's outfit.
Hasetsu

**Hasetsu** (Japanese: 長谷津, *Hasetsu*) is the hometown of Yuuri Katsuki. Hasetsu is a fictional location in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, based on the real-life city of Karatsu. It is one of the settings of the series.

It was previously famous for its hot springs, but more and more of them kept going out of business until Yu-Topia Katsuki, the hot spring run by Yuuri's parents, was the only one remaining. Hasetsu is also known for Hasetsu Castle, a supposed "ninja residence".

Hasetsu's mascots are a squid and a sea urchin.

## Locations

* Yu-Topia Katsuki
* Ice Castle
* Hasetsu Castle
* Minako's Dance Studio
* Kachu Snack Bar
* Hasetsu Seaside

## References

1. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Blu-ray Vol. 1 Booklet

## Gallery

Hasetsu CastleIce Castle.Hasetsu's marketplaceYu-topia KatsukiHasetsu at nightHasetsu's riverBeach in HasetsuHasetsu bridgeBirds in Hasetsu
Ketty Abelashvili

**Ketty Abelashvili** (Japanese: ケッチ・アベラシュヴィリ, *Kecchi Aberashuviri*) is the in-series composer of *Yuri on ICE* and a friend of Yuuri's and Phichit's.

## Background

Ketty is a conservatory music student. She met Yuuri and Phichit while the two were studying in Detroit. Ketty has helped compose music for Yuuri in the past, and also composes a piece for him for his free skate.

## Appearance

While Ketty's face has not been shown, Ketty has shoulder-length dark curly hair and tan skin. Her fingernails are painted red.

## Personality

Not much is shown of Ketty's personality, but she was kind enough to write Yuuri's free skate music for him twice, and let Yuuri keep the piece he did not use. Ketty bears no ill-feelings towards Yuuri for not having used the first piece.

## Relationships

### Yuuri Katsuki

Yuuri and Ketty are friends from Yuuri's time studying in Detroit. Yuuri asked Ketty to help him compose a demo for his free skate revolving around his life as a skater, but he ended up not using it. Ketty let Yuuri keep the demo as a memory. Later on, Yuuri was able to get back in contact with Ketty and request her to compose another song, which Ketty does. Yuuri eventually choreographs a free skate to the song, and names the piece "*Yuri on ICE**".*

### Phichit Chulanont

Phichit and Ketty are friends from Yuuri's time studying in Detroit. Upon Yuuri's request, Phichit was able to contact Ketty via the help of other connections, whom Yuuri had lost contact with.

## Trivia

* Ketty might hail from the nation of Georgia. The surname Abelashvili comes from the Kakheti region of Georgia. Her first name may be a diminutive for "Ketevan" which is Georgian for "Katherine".
La Parfum de Fleurs

***La Parfum de Fleurs*** is composed by Taku Matsushiba, who conducts Ensemble FOVE. Guang Hong Ji skates to this piece for his short program in the Cup of China.

The piece is composed mainly of a melody played by strings, and accompaniment arpeggios and waltz-style chords. It is in D minor. The piece is resemblant of those written during the Romantic period of music and is written in 3/4 time. It has a slow tempo and a dream-like mood.

## Trivia

* The grammatically accurate name of this piece is *Le Parfum des Fleurs*.
Episode 5

***Skate 5 -** **Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship** (第5滑走: 顔まっ赤！！初戦だョ！中四国九州選手権大会, Dai go Kassō: Kao maaaka!! Shosen da! chū Shikoku Kyūshū Senshuken taikai)* is the fifth episode of *Yuri!!! on Ice*.

## Summary

In order to be able to make it into Grand Prix series, Yuuri's first priority is to win the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship. Yuuri is reminded of his past failures and becomes anxious but is able to pull off a decent short program. Later on, he encounters the young competitor Minami Kenjirou who had won last year's nationals but still looked up to Yuuri. Yuuri initially does not return the support that Minami shows for him, but after Victor confronts him, Yuuri begins to open up and show support for the younger skater. Despite hitting his head (or to be more specific, smashing his face into the side boards of the rink with the speed of a triple axel and getting a bloody nose) while performing the free program, Yuuri is able to place first overall. Later in a press conference, Yuuri chooses "Love" as his theme for the Grand Prix series.

## Plot

The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship begin with a drawing that determines the order that the skaters will perform their short program in. To his dismay, Yuuri draws first, yet again, and Minami draws fourth.

While Yuuri skates, he becomes nervous as the audience's response to him is only lukewarm. After he finishes performing Eros, scoring a personal best of 94.36, Victor tells him that he was too preoccupied with perfecting his jumps in the second half of the program, which caused his performance to become sloppy. Victor scolds Yuuri and advises him to lower the difficulty of the jumps in the free skate so he can perfect his presentation instead of focusing too much on his jumps.

After the conclusion of the short programs, Minami reveals to Yuuri that his short program costume was based off one of Yuuri's old costumes. Yuuri becomes embarrassed and remarks that it was a costume from his 'dark past.' Hearing this, Minami becomes upset and tells Yuuri not to make fun of him admiring and trying to catch up to Yuuri.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

Yuuri Katsuki

Kenjirou Minami

Fujiwara Hikaru

Yuuto Omiki

Victor Nikiforov

Minako Okukawa

Takeshi Nishigori

Hisashi Morooka

Yuri Plisetsky

Mila Babicheva

Yuuko Nishigori

Toshiya Katsuki

Hiroko Katsuki

Axel, Lutz, and Loop Nishigori

Mari Katsuki

Phichit Chulanont

Celestino Cialdini

Yakov Feltsman

## Trivia

* When Victor hugs Yuuri at the rink, the Makkachin tissue box can visibly be seen blinking.
MAPPA Showcase 10th Anniversary

The **MAPPA Showcase 10th Anniversary** was an exhibition celebrating ten years of animation by studio MAPPA, creators of the 2016 *Yuri!!! on Ice* anime. The event showcased the studio's works from 2012 to the present, organizing them by the emotional and interpersonal themes in their stories.

## Venue

The seven-week-long showcase ran in the Tokyo Anime Center in DNP Plaza, Shibuya, from September to November 2021. Tickets were 1,500 yen apiece and, due to the then-ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, were claimed through a phone application rather than purchased in-person. Ticketholders were given a postcard of their choice featuring the main character of one of MAPPA's 31 series; one of the options was Yuuri Katsuki. At the showcase entrance was a timeline of the studio's works from 2012 to 2021, and at the exit was a pop-up shop exclusively for attendees, with a second, slightly smaller pop-up shop open to the public outside of the exhibit.

## Zone 1: Encounter

The exhibit's introductory zone was dedicated to first meetings and showcased seven series: *Banana Fish*, *Kids on the Slope*, *Zombie Land Saga*, *Granblue Fantasy*, *Punch Line*, and *Listeners*. After the first zone was a space where the the opening themes of the 31 series played; the visuals for all openings played simultaneously across three walls while the audio looped among the TV-length songs.

## Zone 2: Slice of Life

The second zone showed scenes dedicated to the daily lives of characters from five different series: *In This Corner of the World*, *Jujutsu Kaisen*, *Dorohedoro*, *Uchitama?!*, and *The Ideten Dieties Know Only Peace*.

## Zone 3: Breakdown and Sorrow

The third zone highlighted the animation process of emotional breakdowns from four series: *Zombie Land Saga: Revenge*, *In This Corner of the World*, *Attack on Titan: The Final Season*, and *To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts*.

## Zone 4: Confrontation and Anger

Zone four showcased scenes of rage and battle from *Dororo* and *Jujutsu Kaisen*.

## Zone 5: Inspiration and Unite

Zone five, "Inspiration and Unite" *[sic]* was dedicated to scenes of unity and encouragement from eleven of studio MAPPA's animated series, including *Yuri!!! on Ice*.

## Zone 6: Hope and Happiness

The sixth zone showcased scenes of joy, hope, and excitement from *Yuri!!! on Ice* and seven other series.

## Zone 7: Gratitude

The final zone was a message of thanks from studio MAPPA. A wall covered in images of the protagonists of each of their works illustrated their gratitude for a decade of support. Next to this wall were photospots for *Zombie Land Saga: Revenge* and *Attack on Titan: The Final Season*. At the end of the exhibit were sketches by animators with messages of congratulations and gratitude and four theatrical posters for upcoming works, including *Chainsaw Man*.

## Gallery

Promotional poster*Yuri!!! on Ice* clear file featuring Yuuri Katsuki*Yuri!!! on Ice* can badge featuring Yuuri KatsukiClear file and sticker set from Anime Japan 2018, available for sale in the event's shop spacePoster from the original 2019 MAPPA Showcase, available for sale in the event's shop space
Minako's Dance Studio

**Minako's Dance Studio** is located in Hasetsu, Japan. Minako Okukawa teaches ballet classes here. When Yuuri was younger, he spent more time in the dance studio learning ballet than at home.

## Appearances

### Skate 2 - Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia!

When Victor goes to look for Yuuri, he is told that one of the potential locations he could be was Minako's dance studio.

### Skate 3 - I am Eros, and Eros is Me!? Face Off! Hot Springs on Ice

Yuuri goes to Minako the night before the competition for a ballet lesson in the hope of perfecting his Eros by moving in a more feminine way.

## Trivia

* The words on the window of the studio say "*奥川ミナコ バレエスタジオ*" (okukawa minako bareesutajio), which translates to "Okukawa Minako Ballet Studio".
Leo de la Iglesia/Plot

### *Skate 6 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program*

He is first seen winning gold for Skate America, with Otabek and Guang Hong also on the podium. In China, he looks for Guang Hong to go eat hot pot with Phichit and the others, though he's mildly terrified at the sight of drunk Victor stripping in the end. At the competition day, he fanboys with Guang Hong and Phichit at Christophe and Victor. He goes fifth in the skating order for the short program at the Cup of China, skating to Still Alive. Leo's program is self-choreographed, and while none of the jumps are quads, he still manages to score high because of his PCS. He ends up in third place after the short program, after Yuuri and Christophe.

### *Skate 7 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Program*

Prior to his performance, he is excited because he placed third in the short program and first in Skate America, and therefore is the closest to qualifying for the Grand Prix. However, he does not perform well in the free skate and ends up placing last. He is disappointed with the results and promises his coach that he will try harder for the U.S. Nationals.

### *Skate 10 - Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!*

Leo is briefly seen towards the end of the episode, calling Guang Hong to ask him if he was able to get through to the livestream of the Grand Prix Finals.
Competitions

## The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship

### Episode(s):

Episode 5: Face-Beet Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship

### Competitors

* Yuuri Katsuki
* Kenjirou Minami
* Hikaru Fujiwara
* Yuuto Omiki

### Highlights

Yuuri Katsuki beat his previous personal best by over 10 points in the short program. If it had been an ISU sanctioned competition, his score would have been among the top ten highest in the world. He also beat his overall score in the Sochi GP Final by over 20 points.

## First Event: Skate America

### Competitors

* Leo de la Iglesia (1st)
* Otabek Altin (2nd)
* Guang Hong Ji (3rd)
* Phichit Chulanont (4th)

## Second Event: Skate Canada

### Competitors

* Jean-Jacques Leroy (1st)
* Yuri Plisetsky (2nd)
* Emil Nekola (3rd)

## Third Event: Cup of China

### Episode(s):

* Episode 6: China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program
* Episode 7: China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate

### Competitors

* Yuuri Katsuki
* Phichit Chulanont
* Guang Hong Ji
* Georgi Popovich
* Leo de la Iglesia
* Christophe Giacometti

### Highlights

Yuuri beats his personal best by about 10 points in the short program and ends up in the lead. Since he's not used to being the one to beat, his nerves are especially bad going into the free skate. Phichit won his first gold.

## Fourth Event - NHK Trophy

### Competitors

* Otabek Altin (1st)
* Seung-gil Lee (2nd)
* Michele Crispino (3rd)

## Fifth Event - Trophée de France

### Competitors

* Christophe Giacometti (1st)
* Georgi Popovich (3rd)

## Sixth Event - Rostelecom Cup

### Episode(s):

* Episode 8: Yuuri vs Yuri The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program
* Episode 9: Yuuri vs Yuri The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate

### Competitors

* Yuuri Katsuki
* Yuri Plisetsky
* Jean-Jacques Leroy
* Seung-gil Lee
* Emil Nekola
* Michele Crispino

### Highlights

The top six will be qualified for the Grand Prix Final. Michele surpassed his personal best by 20 points. Christophe Giacometti, Otabek Altin, Phichit Chulanont, Jean-Jacques Leroy, Yuri Plisetsky, and Yuuri Katsuki are advancing to the Grand Prix Final. Yuuri and Michele were tied for overall points, but Yuuri was able to advance because he placed 2nd in the Cup of China.

## Barcelona Grand Prix

### Episode(s):

* Episode 11: Gotta Super-Supercharge it!! Grand Prix Final SP
* Episode 12: Gotta Super-Super-Supercharge it!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate

### Competitors

* Yuuri Katsuki
* Yuri Plisetsky
* Otabek Altin
* Jean-Jacques Leroy
* Phichit Chulanont
* Christophe Giacometti

### Highlights

This is Yuri's first Grand Prix Final and Yuuri's second. Yuri's short program score surpasses Victor's short program score to set a new world record. Yuuri's free skate score surpasses Victor's free skate score to set a new world record.

## Super Score

### Description

A culmination of every skater's highest short program and free skate score and how they compare to the other skaters.

A Current world record for the Short Program. B Current world record for the Free Skate.
Duet: Stammi vicino, non te ne andare

### Artist

松司馬拓 (Matsushiba Taku) 指揮 Ensemble FOVE (Tenor: 工藤和真, *Kudō Kazuma*, 松原凛子 *Matsubara Rinko*)

### Type

Exhibition Skate

***Duetto《Stammi vicino, non te ne andare》***(*デュエット《離れずにそばにいて》*) is the duet version of "*Aria: Stammi vicino, non te ne andare*" ("*Stay Close to Me*"), composed by Taku Matsushiba, who conducts Ensemble FOVE. The piece features tenor Kazuma Kudou, and soprano Rinko Matsubara.

Yuuri Katsuki performs to this song for his exhibition skate, and is later joined on the ice by Victor Nikiforov, after which they perform a couple's skate to the conclusion of the song.

## Lyrics

* Italian
* Kanji
* Romaji
* English Translation

[Tenor]

Sento una voce che piange lontano

Anche tu, sei stato forse abbandonato?

Orsù finisca presto questo calice di vino

e inizio a prepararmi

Adesso fa’ silenzio

[Tenor & Soprano]

Stammi vicino, non te ne andare

Ho paura di perderti

[Tenor] Le tue mani, [Soprano] le tue gambe,

[Tenor] Le mie mani, [Soprano] le mie gambe,

[Tenor & Soprano]

e i battiti del cuore

si fondono tra loro

[Soprano]

Partiamo insieme

[Tenor]

Ora sono pronto

[Tenor]

遠くで泣いている声がする

お前も誰かに必要とされなかったのか？

このワインを飲み干したら

準備を始めよう

今は静かにしてくれ

[Tenor & Soprano]

離れずにそばにいて

あなたを失うほど怖いものはない

[Tenor] あなたの手が [Soprano] 足が

[Tenor] わたしの手が [Soprano] 足が

[Tenor & Soprano]

鼓動が

混じり合う

[Soprano]

ともに旅立とう

[Tenor]

準備は出来る

[Tenor]

Tōku de naite iru koe ga suru

Omae mo dareka ni hitsuyō to sa renakatta no ka?

Kono wain o nomihoshitara

Junbi o hajimeyou

Ima wa shizukani shite kure

[Tenor & Soprano]

Hanarezu ni soba ni ite

Anata o ushinau hodo kowai mono wanai

[Tenor] Anata no te ga [Soprano] ashi ga

[Tenor] Watashi no te ga [Soprano] ashi ga

[Tenor & Soprano]

Kodō ga

Majiri au

[Soprano]

Tomoni tabidatou

[Tenor]

Junbi wa dekiru

[Tenor]

I hear a voice weeping in the distance

Have you maybe been abandoned as well?

Come now, I'll quickly finish this glass of wine

I’ll start to get ready

Be quiet now

[Tenor & Soprano]

Stay close to me, don’t go away

I’m afraid of losing you

[Tenor] Your hands, [Soprano] your legs,

[Tenor] My hands, [Soprano] my legs,

[Tenor & Soprano]

And our heartbeats

Are blending together

[Soprano]

Let's leave together

[Tenor]

I'm ready now

## Trivia

* This couple's skate is called a "similar pair" because the pair consists of the same gender.
* (More trivia regarding this song can be found on the Aria's page)
Kachu Snack Bar

**Kachu Snack Bar** (Japanese: スナック花中, *Sunakku Kachu)*is the snack bar operated by Minako Okukawa. It is located in the fictional town of Hasetsu in Kyushu, Japan.

## Plot

### Skate 2 - Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia!

After Yuuri Katsuki runs away from Yu-topia Katsuki following the arrival of Yuri Plisetsky, Victor Nikiforov visits the snack bar in order to find Yuuri. There, he is told by Minako that Yuuri tends to practice alone when he is anxious, and that he has unlimited access to Ice Castle whenever it is unbooked.
Min-so Park

**Min-so Park** (Korean: 박민소; Japanese: パク・ミンソ, *Paku Minso*) is Seung-gil Lee's coach, although she and her student don't seem very close.

## Appearance

Min-so is a middle-aged woman with shoulder-length black hair that ends in curls, dark-brown eyes and thin eyebrows.

## Relationships

### Seung-gil Lee

Min-so is single-minded with Seung-gil, insisting that all of Seung-gil's effort should work towards the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. She is pleased when Seung-gil performs well for the Rostelecom Cup short program, and outwardly shows her disappointment when the skater fails to perform up to standard for the free skate. She does not show much emotional support towards Seung-gil. Seung-gil is often seen beside Min-so, but he shows almost no emotional closeness with his coach.

## Quotes

* *Seung-gil, are you listening to me? Everything you do is for PyeongChang!*(to Seung-gil Lee)
Anya

**Anya** (Russian: Аня; Japanese: アンャ, *Anya*) is a figure skater and the ex-girlfriend of Georgi Popovich who is his inspiration for skating as he uses their break-up as stimuli for his Grand Prix programs.

## Appearance

Anya has wavy chest-length dark-brown hair that has bangs usually hanging on the left or right side, brown eyes with long eyelashes, faint freckles and she is always seen with red lips.

## Relationships

### Georgi Popovich

Georgi is Anya's ex-boyfriend who left him for another man that left him bitter and desperate to get her back.

She does not appear to care for his current feelings.

## Etymology

**Anya** is the short form of **Anna**.

* The name **Anya** means "Gracious, Merciful" in Russian, which is ironic considering how Anya remains heartless (**displaying a complete lack of feeling or consideration**) towards Georgi Popovich even after she dumped him.
	+ **Gracious** means **courteous, kind, and pleasant**.
	+ **Merciful** means **showing or exercising mercy** (**Similar**: forgiving, compassionate, gracious, lenient, clement, pitying, forbearing, humane, mild, softhearted, tenderhearted, kind/kindly, sympathetic, patient, humanitarian, liberal, easygoing, permissive, tolerant, indulgent, generous, magnanimous, beneficent, benign/benignant, benevolent, show mercy to/have mercy on/have pity on, spare, pardon, forgive, let off, be lenient on/to deal - leniently with).
In Regards to Love: Agape

***In Regards to Love ～Agape～*** (*愛について～Agape～*)is composed by Tarou Umebayashi and sung by Ryuutarou Sugiyama. Yuri Plisetsky performs to this piece for his short program, which is chosen for him and choreographed by Victor Nikiforov.

## Description

The song has a main subject parallel to that of *In Regards to Love: Eros*; however, both songs have opposing themes. It is sung in Latin by a male soprano, and mainly consists of orchestral instruments. The song is written in B minor.

The word agape comes from one of the four Greek words for "love." Agape represents unconditional love, and as such, the song is of a slower tempo than its opposing theme, Eros. The song maintains an ethereal and gentle feel throughout, but is also melancholy.

## Lyrics

* Latin
* Kanji
* Romaji
* English Translation

Sic mea vita est temporaria,

cupit ardenter caritatem aeternam

Credam, dabo, sperabo,

honorabo, laborabo, gratias agam!

Et denique aperiens fores occultas,

nobis grandis et clara, nosque curabit

nobis grandis et clara, nosque curabit

magna magna, caritas

magna magna, caritas

Ah! Ah! Audio vocem tuam!

Adest mi libertas!

Mea vita amabit,

caritatis pacem, caritatis pacem,

Hanc felicitatem aeternam esse oro.

この生は、激情にかられ、瞬きのごとく束の間のこと

願わくば永遠の愛を

信じる、捧げる、求める、

崇める、努め、感謝します

ついには隠された扉は開かれ

大いなる御心が現れて

清明な癒やしをもたらす

大いなる、大いなる神の愛が

ああ、あなたの声が聞こえる

私はついに自由を手にしたのだ

この生は、この愛がもたらす平安

この幸せが永遠につづくようにと、私は祈る

Kono sei wa, gekijō ni karare, mabataki nogotoku tsukanoma no koto

Negawakuba eien no ai o

Shinjiru, sasageru, motomeru,

Agameru, tsutome, kanshashimasu

Tsuini wa kakusa reta tobira wa aka re

ōinaru okokoro ga arawarete

Seimeina iyashi o motarasu

ōinaru, ōinaru kami no ai ga

Aa, anata no koe ga kikoeru

Watashi wa tsuini jiyū o te ni shita noda

Kono sei wa, kono ai ga motarasu heian

Kono shiawase ga eien ni tsudzuku yō ni to, watashi wa inoru

Since my life is temporary,

it desires, ardently, eternal *agape*

I will believe; I will give; I will hope;

I will honor; I will toil; I will give thanks!

And finally, opening concealed doors,

powerful and gleaming, it will care for us,

powerful and gleaming, it will care for us:

the great, grand, *agape*

the great, grand, *agape*

Ah! Ah! I hear your voice!

It is here! My freedom!

My life will love

the peace of *agape*, the peace of *agape*

This happiness, I pray, is eternal.

## Trivia

* The dubbed version of the anime refers to this song as *On Love: Agape*.
Kanako Odagaki

**Kanako Odagaki** (Japanese: 小田垣 香奈子, *Odagaki Kanako*) is the figuring skating coach of Kenjirou Minami where she trains at the Hakata Skate Club with him.

## Appearance

Kanako has brown hair that she wears in a braid around her head with side-swept bangs styled to the left and brown eyes.

## Personality

Kanako acts motherly towards Kenjirou Minami and she is shown to be rather indulgent of his enthusiasm.

## Relationships

### Kenjirou Minami

Kanako is Kenjirou's coach whom he is rather respectful towards to, although the two have a relatively casual relationship.

## Etymology

* The name **Kanako** means "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (**ka**), "apple tree" (奈) (**na**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
* Kanako's surname **Odagaki** means "big, great" (小) (**o**), "field, rice paddy" (田) (**ta**/**da**) and "fence" (垣) (**kaki**/**gaki**).

## Trivia

* Kanako is a tribute to the real life skater Kanako Odagaki, who helped by going through Kenji Miyamoto's choreography for the animators' reference videos .

## References

1. ↑ *Yuri!!! on Ice* Blu-ray Vol. 2 Booklet
Mari Katsuki/Plot

### Skate 1 - Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears

Mari makes her first appearance when her brother Yuuri pays his respects to his deceased dog Vicchan at the household shrine. She welcomes him home, asking Yuuri what he plans to do now that he has graduated college and if he is going to continue skating or not. She says she is willing to support him if he does, though Yuuri says he hasn't decided yet. Mari leaves the subject at that and invites Yuuri to go have a soak in the hot springs.

### Skate 2 - Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia!

Mari asks about all the luggage Victor has left in the hallway at Yu-topia, and later is shocked when a huge number of reporters and guests rush to the resort when they hear that Victor is currently staying there.

Later on, after Yuri Plisetsky arrives at Yu-topia, she becomes more than a little star-struck when she sees him due to his resemblance to her idol, Takao, from a boy band she follows. When Hiroko tells her that his name is also Yuri, like her brother, she says that's too confusing and she declares that Yuri's nickname will be "Yurio". Yuri isn't pleased with his new nickname, but from that point on, it sticks.

### Skate 4 - Like Yourself... And Complete the Free Program!!

Mari and the rest of the Katsuki family, along with Victor, Minako and the Nishigori family, congratulate Yuuri for being assigned to the Grand Prix series. Axel, Lutz and Loop offer to explain how the Grand Prix series works to Mari and her parents, since they are unfamiliar with the figure skating world. Mari later gets excited when they mention that Yuri will be competing in the Rostelecom Cup.

### Skate 6 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program

Mari is seen briefly at the beginning of the episode with her parents, the Nishigori family and Minako, seeing off Yuuri and Victor before they leave for China.

### Skate 7 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate

Mari is seen with her parents and the Nishigori family at Yu-topia as they watch the free program section of the China Cup on television.

### Skate 8 - Yuuri vs Yuri The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program

At the end of all the short programs, she calls Yuuri from the vet to tell him that Makkachin has gotten some buns stuck in his throat and that they don't know if he will make it.

### Skate 10 - Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!

   In Barcelona, Mari and Minako are walking around when they spot Yuri and Otabek together in a cafe. Excited, they begin to chatter to each other, but stop when they are approached by Yuuri and Victor. They request to have dinner with all the skaters participating in the Final, and they get their wish (excluding JJ). In the end, they leave the restaurant with the others when Jean-Jacques arrives with Isabella.

### Skate 11 - Gotta Super-Supercharge it! Grand Prix Final Short Program

She and Minako are shown before each of the skaters' performances (excluding JJ's) hold up flags and cheering them on.
Carabosse

***Carabosse*** is from "*The Sleeping Beauty*." It was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Georgi Popovich performs to this piece for his short program in the Cup of China.

***Carabosse*** is not an original song in *Oh! SkaTra!!!*

## Trivia

* Carabosse comes from the same ballet as The Lilac Fairy, the piece to which Victor Nikiforov skated for the Junior World Championships.