Iāve read a LOT of manga, books, fics, snd watched animeās, but let me tell you, I have never cried more for anything than Yuri on Ice
Itās just so emotional because thereās nothing as dramatic as a character dying, but itās so touching to see all those multitudes of characters vying for the same thing.
Like, Iām a die hard Yuuri fan with how his anxiety was shown to fuck him up, and was amazing regardless! Probably even because of it. BUT, I love Yuri too cuz I WILL NOT hate on characters for simply being ambitiousāI donāt tolerate Yuri hate. And even beyond that, there arenāt characters that act a bitch just for the love of the game. They ALWAYS have a drive, and theyāre only trying to win just like Yuri and Yuuri are.
Itās so beautiful to see all those characters with a touching story try their best against each other. Like, I canāt bring myself to even mildly dislike any of them for turning out better than Yuuri or Yurio, because all of them deserve to win ā¹ļø
I think this is one of the parts I love about YOI, itās amazing how the anime shows ALL of the characterās personal drive/struggle that leaks through their skating. Theyāre ALL properly developed to the point itās genuinely harder to dislike a character than it is to like them
