Original Anime 'Yuri!!! on Ice' Announced

Avex Pictures has announced an original anime titled Yuri!!! on Ice at AnimeJapan 2016. An official website was opened on Tuesday.

Figure skating is a central theme of the series. The project, which has been planned for four years, is created by mangaka Mitsurou Kubo and director Sayo Yamamoto. According to Kubo, the two visited Barcelona, Russia, and Beijing for location hunts. Kubo has also created 900 pages of draft scripts in manga format.

Staff
Director, Series Composition: Sayo Yamamoto (Michiko to Hatchin)
Original Character Design: Mitsurou Kubo (Again!!)
Character Design: Tadashi Hiramatsu (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu)
Music: Tarou Umebayashi, Taku Matsushiba
Music Producer: Keisuke Tominaga (Zankyou no Terror)
Figure Skating Choreography: Kenji Miyamoto
Studio: MAPPA

Cast
Yuuri Katsuki: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Durarara!!)
Viktor Nikiforov: Junichi Suwabe (Fate/stay night)
Yuri Plisetsky: Kouki Uchiyama (Amagi Brilliant Park)

Official site: http://www.yurionice.com/

Teaser PV


Source: Mantan Web

Yuri!!! on Ice on MAL