Two and a half hours filled with a game corner, a new spin-off reading play, and much more! There was also an announcement of the production of the theater version of the movie "Yuri! Report from the evening session of "Yuri! on STAGE" Night Session Report

On Saturday, April 29, 2017, the TV anime "Yuri! on ICE" culminated with the special event "Yuri! on STAGE" was held. On stage at the Maihama Amphitheater, where the event was held, were a total of 12 cast members and Mitsuro Kubo, a manga artist known for his works such as "Moteki," who was in charge of drafts, names (script drafts), and character drafts. The event was filled with talk, games, live recording, and reading, and at the end, it was announced that a completely new movie version would be produced. The audience was engulfed in a whirlpool of excitement.



The event was held twice, once in the afternoon and once in the evening. In addition, over 50,000 fans from all over Japan enjoyed the event together in front of 180 screens in 136 theaters at live viewing venues nationwide. Here is a report on the nighttime event, which was a riotous success.

The cast members went wild and had a great time! Talk & Quiz

The evening session started at 7:00 p.m. with the opening theme song "History Maker" playing in the hall, with Toshiyuki Toyonaga, who played the main character Yuri Katsusei, leading the cast, Junichi Suwabe, Koki Uchiyama, Kenji Nojima, Satoshi Hino, Wataru Hatano, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yutaro Honjou, Kensho Ono, and Ayumi Murase. Kensho Ono, Ayumu Murase, Shunichi Toki, and Jun Fukuyama. The excitement in the audience began to rise early. Mr. Suwabe, holding a stuffed animal of McCutcheon, posed in an outfit that was inspired by Victor's 18-scale figure, and the tension was high from the start. Kubo-san, who appeared later in the show, said, "The roller coaster that is Yuri! on STAGE, please enjoy the roller coaster ride and don't get swept off your feet until the end.

The first corner was "Like Yourself... Popovic's Karabosu Room," with MC Wataru Hatano, who of course played the role of Giorgi Popovic, and Kubo-san, who played the role of Giorgi Popovic, leading the audience in a group discussion. He and Mr. Kubo divided the characters into groups and talked about their favorite scenes chosen by each cast member, including some valuable behind-the-scenes stories.

First, Honjo, Murase, Toki, and Yasumoto appeared as the "just plain cute team. They all talked about how cute Kenjiro Minami, Leo, and Gwang Hong were, and lastly, Mr. Yasumoto, who plays Christophe, was chosen for this group because of his "cute buttocks. When I mentioned that I felt Chris's buttocks were a focus of his work in the film, Mr. Kubo readily agreed, saying, "Well, yes. When Mr. Yasumoto made the shocking admission that he started the drawing by first determining the position of the buttocks, he responded, "Then I will polish the buttocks to a shine," to the delight of the audience.

The next group was "I'm just going my own way! My pace! Team", consisting of Ms. Suwabe, Mr. Ono, and Mr. Hino. The three, who were too fast-paced from the start, took their seats and immediately showed their favorite scene. Ono-san, who plays Pichit Chulanon, chose "the scene where he saw Yuri and Viktor wearing matching rings and suddenly said, "Congratulations on your marriage! When asked why, he replied, "I was just trying to get a good look at that line. When asked why, he replied honestly, "I thought it was very Pichitto-kun to say that line so genuinely. He also commented that when he saw the line, he thought it would definitely be a hit, so he put a lot of effort into the scene, which drew laughter from the audience.

The last group was the "Doki Doki Gap! The last group was the "Gap team" consisting of Ms. Toyonaga, Mr. Uchiyama, Ms. Nojima, and Mr. Fukuyama. The audience cheered when they saw Yuri's rare smile in the scene "Yuri gives Yuri a pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice with piroshki. Uchiyama commented on this scene, "It is a scene that makes me feel relieved, as if I took a break. It is a scene that makes me want to see more and more scenes like that in the tense atmosphere of the match in the second half of the show.

The next corner was "Cho-cho-cho-cho-gambaranba! Katsudon Piroshki Contest! World Question!" The cast members answered questions A, B, C, and D. The cast members were divided into four teams (A, B, C, and D) to answer a quiz, with the winning team receiving a "katsudon piroshki" as a prize. The quiz question was to guess which scene in the film was read out in Russian. As expected, the Russian language was not easy to understand, and the participants were unable to answer the question, so a hint was given. Then, a surprise VTR from Mamoru Miyano, who plays Jean-Jacques Leroy, appeared on the stage and told the audience that a certain word in the dialogue was "grandfather. The audience sang along with the music.

The audience immediately knew the answer to the question, but they did not want to give the correct answer, and for some reason, they started a big joke. The uncontrollable outburst continued, and time ran out with no correct answers. In the end, Team C won the competition by the decision of Mr. Kubo, who was completely exhausted from laughing.

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