"Yuri!!! On Ice" Season 2 should happen and one reason for it is the people's fondness for the lead character Yuri Katsuki. The reason for his popularity is due to the realistic portrayal of the character and his romantic relationship to Victor Nikiforov.
According to a report from Celebeat, the popularity of the anime centers on its lead character Yuri, which the creator patterned after real-life figure skaters Yuzuru Hanyu and Tatsuki Machida. Hanyu looks more like Yuri and has the same body figure. The figure skater also idolizes a Russian figure skater named Evgeni Plushenko, which is similar to that of Yuri idolizing Victor.
As for Machida, his personality and experience as a figure skater inspired the character Yuri as well. The report said that Machida suffered from low self-esteem after suffering a major defeat in his first big ice figure skating tournament, which is similar to what Yuri experienced.
Machida, though, didn't quit and worked hard to slowly climb back up to achieve his dreams. But similar to Yuri as well in the ending of "Yuri!!! On Ice" Season 1, Machida also came up short in winning the gold.
The report said that another reason for the people's fondness for Yuri is his relationship with Victor and how he tries to fight it off. ComicBook reported that Yuri and Victor are actually one of the iconic couples in the anime world.
The series was able to show how the two men became inseparable after starting off as complete strangers. The report said that this kind of balance is not common in sports anime.
The "grounded portrayal of a healthy LGBTQ relationship" has also caught the attention of people who have watched the series. And as Celebeat puts it, the realistic problems that Yuri faced from his career and his love life has made him endearing to the people and made the anime series popular, which is why "Yuri!!! On Ice" Season 2 deserves to happen. Check out Yuri and Victor's best moments in season 1.
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