The production committee of the film Yuri on Ice The Movie: Ice Adolescence (stylized YURI!!! on ICE the movie: ICE ADOLESCENCE) announced that the film was officially canceled in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter). The declaration reads:
YURI on ICE the movie: ICE AOLSCENCE cancellation announcementThank you so much for always supporting “Yuri!!! on the ice.” Regarding the postponement of the release of “YURI!!! on ICE the movie: ICE ADOLSCENCE”, we have come to the unfortunate decision to cancel production of the film. We deeply apologize for not being able to meet the expectations of everyone who has waited and continued to support us throughout the years. The production committee and staff were in continuous discussion to produce and make the film, but due to various circumstances, we had to make the difficult decision to stop production. We sincerely apologize to everyone who has been looking forward to its launch and thank you once again for your continued support.
Yuri!!! about ICE PROJECTMAPPA LLC
Officially announced in 2017, production on Yuri on Ice has been stalled for years, leaving fans holding out hope and sporadic updates that one day the film will definitely be released. published. While it's unclear why the film was canceled, MAPPA CEO Manabu Otsuka previously shared that despite its huge success, it made them relatively little money. This is because they have low equity in anime production and therefore its profits are low. Otsuka added that learning from this experience led to later decisions such as self-funding Chainsaw Man and Otherworldly Campfire Cooking with My Ridiculous Skills and entering event management, as seen in the MAPPA Phase.
Yuri on Ice is an original anime series created by Mitsuro Kubo and Sayo Yamamoto, who is also the director of the series. MAPPA animated the 12-episode series and OVA. Crunchyroll streams Yury on Ice, describing it:Yuri Katsuki carried the hopes of all of Japan on his shoulders in the Figure Skating Grand Prix, but suffered a crushing defeat in the finals. He returned to his hometown in Kyushu and holed up in his family's house, half wanting to continue skating, half wanting to retire. That's when the five-time consecutive world champion, Victor Nikiforov, suddenly appeared with his teammate, Yury Plisetsky, a young skater who began to surpass his seniors. And so the two Yuuri and the Russian champion Viktor began competing in a Grand Prix the likes of which the world had never seen!
Source: Yuri on Ice PR via X (formerly Twitter)© Yuri!!! on the ICE Production Committee