The first five episodes of the Yuri!!! on ICE TV anime series will be screened as part of Crunchyroll monthly Anime Nights theatrical event to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
The screening will be released in select theaters for one day only on October 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM local time in the U.S. and Canada. Tickets are now available for purchase in several theaters across both countries.
Yuri!!! on ICE aired for a total of 12 episodes during the Fall 2016 anime season from October 2016 to December 2016. An OVA was also released in May 2017.
The anime series was directed by Sayo Yamamoto (Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine and SEX: Prologue director), who also handled the story composition. Other staff included manga artist Mitsuro Kubo as draft writer and original character designer and Jun Shishido (Attack on Titan Final Season) as chief episode director. MAPPA was in charge of the animation production.
The anime’s voice cast was headlined by Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Yuri Katsuki, Junichi Suwabe as Victor Nikiforov, and Koki Uchiyama as Yuri Plisetsky.
An anime film titled Yuri!!! on ICE the movie: Ice Adolescence was announced in April 2017, but was revealed to have been cancelled in April 2024.
Crunchyroll is streaming Yuri!!! on ICE and describes the synopsis as:
Big dreams, a shared passion—on the ice, they call it love. After suffering a humiliating loss at the Grand Prix Final, Japan’s number one skater, Yuri Katsuki, is ready to hang up his skates for good. But when his idol and five-time champion Victor Nikiforov offers to be his coach, Yuri’s put on a trek for gold and to discover the true meaning of victory! Together, they’ll face skaters from around the world.
Crunchyroll Anime Nights is also planning a screening of the Dive in Wonderland anime film this coming November.
Source: Press release
