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Yuuri Katsuki: The Top Japanese Skater

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Given how YOI started with Yuuri’s failure at the Grand Prix Final, it was almost too easy to discount the fact that Yuuri’s a professional skater - the top skater in Japan actually.

But there are all these clues in the background, even throughout the first episode, that Yuuri is an unreliable narrator when it comes to assessment of his own skills. 

Just look at all the trophies that his family has proudly displayed in the common dining area!!!

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In fact, he has so many, that there are even more trophies in storage in his room!

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The series uses anchoring to introduce Yuuri as a subpar skater, to set the stage for the narrative of him getting stronger. But Yuuri has always been a damn fine skater and he has the trophies to prove it.

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Adding here, if you take a look at this screenshot of JSF website at episode 1…

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And compare it to JSF website IRL…

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You’ll know how big of a deal Yuuri is as Japanese skater… I mean, he’s the only JSF-Certified Men’s Top Figure Skater in YoI universe!! Morooka isn’t exaggerating when he calls Yuuri as Japan’s Ace.

(Anw, that’s Yuzuru Hanyu and Satoko Miyahara in the rl JSF website, they just secured their place in this year’s Grand Prix Final :’3 )

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Seeing some real JJ hate and it’s pissing me off

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For starters, the whole ice kiss thing - kissing the ice is a perfectly normal thing in figure skating. This isn’t about him being in love with himself - it’s sort of an emotional thing - a kiss goodbye, a thank you to the ice - as cheesy as that may sound - or just that they felt they performed well.

Canadian ice dancer Scott Moir - and you’ll remember JJ’s parents are supposed to be famous ice dancers - did the same in Sochi.

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More infamous yet, is Canadian figure skater David Pelletier’s kiss on the ice during the 2002 Olympics where he and partner Jamie Sale were at the centre of a judging scandal that originally cost them gold. Interesting to note: Sale and Pelletier had a son named Jesse Joe Pelletier. French-Canadian dad, figure skating parents and JJ initials? Coincidence?

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And then there’s the whole “he’s so cocky and arrogant and I’ll like him as soon as he shows he’s not a terrible person.” According to the wikia, he does a lot of charity work in the off-season, as any good Canadian athlete would. How is charity work not a good thing?

Then there’s this:

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Crossing yourself is a Catholic thing. He’s religious. I highly doubt one can say the creators made him a hypocritical religious person, so I think it’s safe to say that he holds those kinds of values.

Is he a cocky, arrogant bastard? Absolutely. But over-confidence does not make one a bad person. I’m a huge fan of Dearka in Gundam SEED, and I don’t see people complaining about his arrogance. Besides, saying things like “I’m the only one that can pull this off” could entirely be a mental tactic.

Source: flashing-blades except for the crossing thing but seriously why the hate calm ssssshhhh
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Kubo : Right now, I’m getting more replies from overseas than I’ve ever had in my life, where did this all come from…..? Thank you so much! I’ve told Director Yamamoto everyone’s feelings, too! The director and the everybody on the staff are having it much tougher than I am, so please cheer us on until the end….!

Hiramatsu (anime character designer, chief animation supervisor) : It looks like ‘Yuri on Ice’ has been fortunate enough to be received with happiness by everyone, now that’s worth whipping up this old body for (^_^;)

LOOK AT THESE LOVELY PEOPLE.

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