Fans continue to mourn after production of “Yuri!!! on ICE Movie” is canceled. “I was prepared” and “disappointed” with no follow-up news due to release postponement.

It was announced on the official website on the 19th that production of the animated movie “Yuri!!! on ICE: ICE ADOLESCENCE” has been canceled. The film was scheduled to be released in 2019, but its release has been postponed, prompting a series of complaints from fans online.

This work is a story depicting the world of men’s figure skating, and in the TV anime broadcast in October 2016, Yuri Katsuki, a trained figure skating athlete who is on the brink of a cliff, appears in front of him and coaches him himself. Victor Nikiforov, a five-time World Championship winner, is depicted aiming for the gold medal at the Grand Prix Final.

It gained popularity as the world’s first full-fledged figure skating anime, and it was announced that a completely new movie version was in the works, but it was scheduled to be released in 2019. The release has been postponed due to “scaling up”.

Afterwards, illustrations for the 5th anniversary of the TV anime broadcast were released in 2022, but there were no updates regarding the theatrical version, and with no follow-up information, fans are worried about what happened to the theatrical version. My voice was rising.

Meanwhile, today, the 19th, it was officially announced that the production of the movie version has been canceled. Fans reacted to this with comments such as, “I was looking forward to it, but it’s a shame.” “Production has been canceled for such a popular work.” “Is this really sad? I’m so shocked that I feel like dying.” “It’s sincere to announce the production cancellation.” “To be honest, I was prepared for it, but it’s painful to hear it officially.”

■Full text of the production cancellation notice of “Yuri!!! on ICE Movie: ICE ADOLESCENCE”

Thank you very much for always supporting “Yuri!!! on ICE”.

We have decided to cancel the production of “Yuri!!! on ICE Movie: ICE ADOLESCENCE,” whose release was postponed.

We sincerely apologize for not being able to meet the expectations of everyone who has continued to support us over the years.

The entire production committee and staff worked together to create this work, and we have continued to have frequent discussions and adjustments in order to deliver it to everyone, but due to various circumstances, we have come to the decision that we have no choice but to abandon production. Ta.

We would like to sincerely apologize to everyone who has been looking forward to the release of this work.