Yuri! On Ice 5 Ways Victor & Yuri Are Perfect For Each Other (& 5 Ways

Yuri on Ice (Japanese: ユーリ!!! on ICE; stylized as Yuri!!! on ICE) is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto with original scripts by Mitsurō Kubo under the chief episode direction of Jun Shishido.. Victor Nikiforov takes on the role of coach, guiding Yuri's comeback journey. (Image via MAPPA) Yuri on Ice is a sports anime that goes far beyond competitive figure skating, blending emotional storytelling, character growth, and a widely celebrated romantic narrative.

Victor Nikiforov (Russian: Виктор Никифоров; Japanese: ヴィクトル・ニキフォロフ, Vikutoru Nikiforofu) is the deuteragonist of Yuri!!! on Ice. He is a figure skating genius and living legend from Russia whom Yuuri Katsuki has idolized ever since he was a child before he decided to become his coach after Victor saw the viral video of Yuuri skating his winning routine.. I think in many ways this saves the relationship from having a dubious power imbalance: Victor doesn't know how much of a fanboy Yuri really is, and he kind of fancies him, so outside of coaching, he approaches Yuri as an equal, which forces Yuri to treat him as an equal rather than an idol in return.