| Don't get me wrong i really like this anime, but i still don't understand why this specific anime became so popular. The reasons i can come up with are mostly about the Yaoi bait but that's that. But seriously the opening of this show have over 4.5 million views on youtube! That's insane for sport anime, and that being a skating anime. Yea so that's something i have been pondering about |
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| because it's gay. |
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GangsterCat said: because it's gay. My initial thought |
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| I think probably because of the music and the awesome skating routines, combined with the dynamic between Victor and Yuuri. This show just makes me happy, so probably why I've been watching it on repeat ever since it started airing xD |
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| Sports animes in general are popular. Haikyuu!! is one of most popular animes of the season as well so being sport anime likely got some viewers. Ice-skating too, it's pretty popular sport due to how pretty it is. Then YOI reminds bit of Free! with exception that it has actual gay romance and it's not just implied and up to headcanon. |
| As a shonen ai fan: This is the best shonen ai to come out ever. It actually has a healthy relationship not filled with drama that comes from the relationship and centers around making both characters stronger. Bringing the weaker to the stronger's level. From someone who has seen a lot of sports anime: He actually has a desirable coach. A knowledgeable coach. Someone who can actually make him excel. It doesn't take place in school. It features adults but there is a teen rival The rival has a reason to be his rival. They don't just fight the rival... they actually compete how you kinda would. They actually practice. The hero has faults that makes sense in the sport he is competing in. They don't make it stupid. PEOPLE FALL DOWN IN SKATING DID YOU KNOW THIS? haha. Also people mess up in sports. People get hurt. |
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| indeed the opening is an awesome song but Yuri on Ice is a nice sport anime (except the yaoi/queerbait part) also female fans go crazy about the Yaoi stuff etc. and it doesnt have a flaw in my opinion the sound is good it has excitement and the animation isgood, the characters are likeable (too much queerbait/yaoi tho) and the story is good for a sports anime |
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LouM said: indeed the opening is an awesome song but Yuri on Ice is a nice sport anime (except the yaoi/queerbait part) also female fans go crazy about the Yaoi stuff etc. and it doesnt have a flaw in my opinion the sound is good it has excitement and the animation isgood, the characters are likeable (too much queerbait/yaoi tho) and the story is good for a sports anime excuse you. it is not queerbait if it happens. |
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Jonouchi-Katsuya said: well its how you percieve it, i take it as queerbait and act that it was a hug not a kiss, you take it as yaoi and think and take it as a kiss and not a hug, inthat case everyone is happyLouM said: indeed the opening is an awesome song but Yuri on Ice is a nice sport anime (except the yaoi/queerbait part) also female fans go crazy about the Yaoi stuff etc. and it doesnt have a flaw in my opinion the sound is good it has excitement and the animation isgood, the characters are likeable (too much queerbait/yaoi tho) and the story is good for a sports anime excuse you. it is not queerbait if it happens. |
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LouM said: well its how you percieve it, i take it as queerbait and act that it was a hug not a kiss, you take it as yaoi and think and take it as a kiss and not a hug, inthat case everyone is happy If they have to say "we are boyfriends now" for you to get it... :/ I really don't know what to say. For it to be queerbaiting, there needs to be a straight counterbalance saying THIS IS ALL STRAIGHT GUYS. Like if Yuri or Victor magically had a girlfriend during all these shenanigans. Like even Yuri's childhood lady friend is married. |
Energetic-NovaNov 27, 2016 1:16 PM
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Demikuzunoha said: Jonouchi-Katsuya said: If they have to say "we are boyfriends now" for you to get it... :/ I really don't know what to say. People deny it because it's gay. If one of them had been a girl, no one would have doubted the kiss or that they are in a relationship. Yeah... and nobody would be calling it fanservice either... :/ It is so annoying. The only things that are fanservice to me are Victor's puppy cuddling, and that weird crap that happened with the cat ears in episode 8. But honestly, I am cool with puppy cuddling. very cute. |
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| Outside of the stupid fanservice it tells a very good story with likable characters and is for the most part well animated. |
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| It's funny, lighthearted, has lots of likable characters, and a good soundtrack. Lot's of people might be in it for shipping reasons, but I think it's just easily enjoyable all around. Not really heavy on drama and some skaters (like JJ, Chris, and Georgi) are so over the top it's hilarious. The skating animation might not be the best at times, but ice skating itself is beautiful to watch. Getting to see lots of different characters with unique performances is really interesting. |
| Probably because people had such low expectations of it...so when it actually started airing and people saw that it had awesome music, animation, a ton of likeable characters as well as actually taking the ice skating part seriously, the whole thing just blew up. I'm not dissing Free or anything here (bc I kinda liked it), but how many people thought this was gonna be ice-skating Free?? Because that's what I thought. More anime about cute boys doing cute things and bromancing their way through life. But nah, Yuri on Ice had the guts to go further than that and give us guys who are definitely more than bros...and it's not shallow in exection either! |
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Jonouchi-Katsuya said: LouM said: well its how you percieve it, i take it as queerbait and act that it was a hug not a kiss, you take it as yaoi and think and take it as a kiss and not a hug, inthat case everyone is happy If they have to say "we are boyfriends now" for you to get it... :/ I really don't know what to say. For it to be queerbaiting, there needs to be a straight counterbalance saying THIS IS ALL STRAIGHT GUYS. Like if Yuri or Victor magically had a girlfriend during all these shenanigans. Like even Yuri's childhood lady friend is married. People just seem to want to way more prove on same sex relationships and attraction than opposite genders one :/ I guess it could be bit blamed on shows that actually have baiting, but guys end up with girls in the end or go "no homo" or heteronormativy is shown some other way. YOI doesn't seem like that at all though. |
| Because there is not much really yaoi anime out there, so fujoshis jump at everything that even slightly reminds of shounen-ai. And this... thing is far, far beyond just undertones, it's almost full-fledged yaoi. And fujoshis are known to be the worst possible fans ever, exceeding even narutards and other shounenkids by a great margin. So no wonder they creating such a hype. |
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lizebutnotrize said: kitsune0 said: Fujos of Japan are the people who buy the 60$ blu-rays and merchandising to keep the industry running.Because there is not much really yaoi anime out there, so fujoshis jump at everything that even slightly reminds of shounen-ai. And this... thing is far, far beyond just undertones, it's almost full-fledged yaoi. And fujoshis are known to be the worst possible fans ever, exceeding even narutards and other shounenkids by a great margin. So no wonder they creating such a hype. Not to burst your bubble, but a MALL-poll with an okay sample of 222 people, showed that only 29% of the viewers are fujo/fudanshi. 24% of the viewers is LGBT+ and likes the healthy non-fetishized representation (in reality probably a little lower %) and 37% of the viewership is neutral towards same sex romance in anime (in reality probably a little higher %). I also wanted to add that sports anime that so happens to have a gay couple =/= yaoi or BL or shounen-ai anime. Claiming it's full fledged yaoi is an insult to the creators whose purpose has been to avoid such gross labels. Also, personally, the people who are in denial about their relationship tend to be way louder and more annoying and more offensive than fujos. But that's just how I view it. This is it. That's what I wanted to say. I have too many friends that aren't fujoshis but still watch and enjoy the anime. It's unique, it develops a healthy gay relationship and builds good character developpement, the art is stunning, and the music is flawless. Also @ everyone who thinks they didn't kiss : they DID. confirmed by the writers themself. Why are you trying to badly to prove that they're not in love ? I'm not trying to sound like and hysterical fangirl, but I'm stating the truth. Yuri On Ice broke the stereyotipes and made a gay couple cannon, is this what's bothering you? They're building a healthy, cute relationship out there but you're trying to convince yourselfs that there's no gay, cannon couple outside the shounen-ai/yaoi doors. That's an immature way of thinking. |
TyrelNov 28, 2016 4:54 PM
| Because it's quite well done queerbait that intentionally gives the (fujoshi) audience hope it might turn into something 'canonical' at one point. That's the whole 'magic' behind this show. Just look at the episode 7 thread and the reactions. For some it was like the second coming of Christ. |
Helenus said: aBecause it's quite well done queerbait that intentionally gives the (fujoshi) audience hope it might turn into something 'canonical' at one point. That's the whole 'magic' behind this show. Just look at the episode 7 thread and the reactions. For some it was like the second coming of Christ. I got down on my knees and thanked our lord and savoir Haruhi for the blessings on that special day. I watched the episode 3 times that day alone. I have seen it at least 6 times and the dubbed episode hasn't even come out. And YES I do watch the dub episodes. I did go nuts. And no. It is not "hope" at this point to me. They actually did give me everything. I know this is a canon thing. And I am very happy. I am so used to being duped and frauded in these series where I can just ship characters that seem close... you know? I am so used to nothing actually happening. And this time stuff does happen... and it is building naturally and the drama doesn't come from with in the relationship... and the couple is becoming stronger and better every episode. It is really amazing. It took me until Episode 5 to really think "are they really going to?" Like yeah Episode 4 gave me a lot of bait and I thought it was just going to stay bait but... I think episode 5 just... I was like no way would they give me more meat like that right after and then... episode 7... it is just every episode the intimacy just builds. It is so nice. It is nice NOT to be baited and strung along for ONCE in my time watching one of these. |
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kitsune0 said: Because there is not much really yaoi anime out there, so fujoshis jump at everything that even slightly reminds of shounen-ai. And this... thing is far, far beyond just undertones, it's almost full-fledged yaoi. And fujoshis are known to be the worst possible fans ever, exceeding even narutards and other shounenkids by a great margin. So no wonder they creating such a hype. Fujoshis aren't the ones who bitch and moan every time something that doesn't pander to their exact interests isn't made. The most annoying fans of anime are the heterosexual manbabies who whine and whine because the "fujos are ruining anime." All I can say is cry more. Helenus said: Because it's quite well done queerbait that intentionally gives the (fujoshi) audience hope it might turn into something 'canonical' at one point. That's the whole 'magic' behind this show. Just look at the episode 7 thread and the reactions. For some it was like the second coming of Christ. The creator already confirmed it. This wouldn't even be a discussion if the two people in question were M/F. Characters have done so much LESS together in an anime and still people rant and rave about how they're together, but when it comes to M/M pairings in particular people are so intent on shoving their heads into the sand and refuse to see what's slapping them in the face. This happened with No. 6, where the two mains even fucking kissed, and this happened in Evangelion where two dudes even made out with each other. It's been discussed to hell and back and there's more evidence the creator is showing a gay relationship than not. Mod Edit: Removed baiting |
TyrelNov 29, 2016 5:09 PM
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| Because It's MAPPA Fujoshis Shitty Sports polygamy. MAL users. This why it's popular. Don't worry this will get on below top 100 where it belongs. |
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| I am eagerly looking forward to every episode. And to the fandom reactions even more so. P.S.: The so called 'confirmation' of the director is far from definite. A 'fictio' at best. P.P.S.: The purpose of this thread was to collect reasons for this shows popularity. And I did nothing more than name them. A well done, artistic looking fujobait/queerbait show. Did I ever say queerbait is bad? God, NO! Bring in the queerbait! |
TyrelNov 29, 2016 5:09 PM
kitsune0 said: Because there is not much really yaoi anime out there, so fujoshis jump at everything that even slightly reminds of shounen-ai. And this... thing is far, far beyond just undertones, it's almost full-fledged yaoi. And fujoshis are known to be the worst possible fans ever, exceeding even narutards and other shounenkids by a great margin. So no wonder they creating such a hype. abystoma2 said: Fujoshi overrating everything that has gay vibes. Preach that gospel |
Jonouchi-Katsuya said: As a shonen ai fan: This is the best shonen ai to come out ever. It actually has a healthy relationship not filled with drama that comes from the relationship and centers around making both characters stronger. Bringing the weaker to the stronger's level. From someone who has seen a lot of sports anime: He actually has a desirable coach. A knowledgeable coach. Someone who can actually make him excel. It doesn't take place in school. It features adults but there is a teen rival The rival has a reason to be his rival. They don't just fight the rival... they actually compete how you kinda would. They actually practice. The hero has faults that makes sense in the sport he is competing in. They don't make it stupid. PEOPLE FALL DOWN IN SKATING DID YOU KNOW THIS? haha. Also people mess up in sports. People get hurt. I think that pretty much summarizes it. This series has like a "reality" approach in the sense that it feels like it could happen in real life. Nothing is perfect but it isn't hell either. People have flaws and they grow with time and experience. |
| Well I watch it because of Ice Skating and Sports and I love the opening I think the reason it became popular is -it's new -has decent animation and music -the characters are interesting and ofcourse... GangsterCat said: because it's gay. |
QueenSapphireNov 30, 2016 11:03 PM
| It's not because it's just sports. All Out and the other four sports Anime this season are not as popular. Ice skating is quite easy to get into. You can watch it without knowledge of the sport but like the art. I am an example. I literally don't understand how they score the skaters but it's fun to watch. The art and music are outstanding. It's enticing. The voice actors are doing a great job. I mean, come on, Toshiyuki fucking Toyonaga. King of voice acting and singing. Also, yes, because they're not high school kids. |
| Because; -its original -has a well written story and characters, -good music, - beautiful animation (even if the quality drops a lot at some points) -nice character designs - shows queer romance with respect (and is not yaoi/shounen ai) - undermines some gender roles - is a good sports show (makes you cheer on the characters, shows stuff like contusions etc etc) I think it would be rather weird if it wouldnt be popular. Its def. the best anime o the season for me. If somebody doesnt watch such a good well rounded show only because two guys fall in love with each other, like if thats the only reason then I hope they miss out more good stuff because of their homophobia ^^ |
| It's the first Anime to cover figure skating, that's why. Characters are well-designed and it's drawn beautifully. I can't say the same for the characters personality because they'll all generic characters written by a female writer. It's geared toward female viewers and I can assure you that a majority of the views and fans are mostly females. Rayzer said: Because It's MAPPA Fujoshis Shitty Sports polygamy. MAL users. This why it's popular. Don't worry this will get on below top 100 where it belongs. THIS. I totally fucking agree. I said it before and I'll say it a fucking million times. Take away the figure skating element of this series and it's just an ordinary shoujo/josei series oozing with fanservice for mindless fujoshis. |
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| @Yaoi-Senpai, I didn't say about MAPPA's popularity. I just meant it is a very good studio. They just picked up poor sources to animate that's why they aren't that popular. Have you watch Shingeki no Bahamut or GARO: Honoo no Kokuin? EDIT: Yeah you didn't watched it. Because you only watch anime gay pron.<--- just a joke. |
| Haters always gonna hate. |
| @Yaoi-Senpai It's has poor sales because it was both set on Medieval Times. (Europe) I'm mentioning it because it's damn underrated. It was good and yet not popular. |
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