The official accounts handling Yuri!!! on ICE recently tweeted that their upcoming movie, “Yuri!!! on Ice The Movie: Ice Adolescence,” is officially canceled. The post mentioned that their creative team and staff did everything they could to air the movie.
Unfortunately, despite their numerous discussions, it wasn’t enough.
The original series, Yuri on Ice, debuted in October 2016 and ended after 12 episodes.
Due to its popularity, the studio behind the anime, MAPPA, announced that it would release a movie in April 2017. It would serve as a sequel and continue to explore Viktor Nikiforov, one of the show’s main male protagonists. Consequently, Yuri on Ice fans were excited and had been anticipating the film’s release for almost a decade.
However, it seems that they won’t be getting Yuri on Ice The Movie: Ice Adolescence in this lifetime.
Why was Yuri!!! on Ice The Movie: Ice Adolescence canceled?
Many are speculating that it was MAPPA who canceled the movie, mainly due to the alarming amount of projects they had to deal with recently.
According to their official website, they are working on the following anime series:
- Zenshu
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Oblivion Battery
- Bucchigiri
A veteran animator’s story about MAPPA’s horrendous working conditions further supported this fact.
The man in question is Vincent Chansard. He previously worked on Boruto, RWBY, and One Piece. Recently, MAPPA studios hired him to work on Jujutsu Kaisen, Shibuya arc.
Overall, Yuri on Ice fans are disappointed that MAPPA canceled the Yuri on Ice movie. Some are complaining that the studio made them wait seven years for nothing.
Meanwhile, others are bringing up the fact that Yuri on Ice put MAPPA on the map of the anime industry. They feel as if the studio disrespected the anime.
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