Let’s start at the beginning.

Yuri On Ice was my first, and by first I mean first sports anime (get your head out of the gutter). After finishing the first season, I immediately wanted more. But waiting months for the second season wasn’t going to fly. So I decided to pursue other sports related series that would fill the void in my aching otaku heart. So the hunt was on!

After literally 10 minutes of searching, I found them. From swimming to cheerleading, there is an anime for just about every sport. I’m at the point where I’m waiting for an anime about competitive trampolining.

But if you’re looking for a short Slice of Life anime like Yuri On Ice I would definitely recommend the series All Out! It’s a rugby anime that is absolutely full of intense game scenes, team bonding, hot characters as well as a few homo-erotic moments that Yuri on Ice is known for. All Out! definitely filled a large portion of the Yuri On Ice void. I would truly recommend watching while waiting for the second season of YOI.

All Out! as well as many other Slice of Life sports anime including Yuri On Ice can be found on Funimation.

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Yuri On Ice, the break out sports anime of 2016, has proudly topped domestic Blu-Ray sales in Japan. Meaning, that the anime has sold over 33,000 Blue-Ray units during its initial week on the market. Likewise, the DVD version of the hit anime has sold 13,000 units granting YOI the second place spot on the DVD trades spot list. This is NERDTASTIC! For the people who are waiting to hear whether or not there will be a season 2, this dang near confirms that there will be one.

In my opinion, the continuation of an anime is usually determined by 2 factors. One of them being whether or not there is enough material from the manga it is based on if applicable. The second being how well the first seasons sells domestically as well as internationally. So, according to these numbers a Yuri On Ice continuation is almost guaranteed. In fact, the co-creator of YOI has been keeping fans on edge by sprinkling the fandom with hints as to if and when she plans on completing the second season.

Mitsuro Kubo, the co-creator of YOI, has proudly stated that YES there WILL be as second season of the hit anime and she plans on completing it sometime this year. There has not been an official release date set, but the second season is happening! There has been speculation as to what the second season will cover. Some believe that we will be taken into Yuri’s past while others believe that we will be delving into his mental health issues being his overwhelming anxiety and binge eating. Yet, regardless of the main focus of the forthcoming season, I think that we can all agree on one thing. The second season will be satisfying! If you would like to binge watch season 1, you can catch it here.

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