Join us on October 6, 2022 at 2:30 AM JST (the exact time Yuri!!! on Ice's first episode aired six years ago) for an international hashtag; #MappaWhereisYOI
As dedicated fans of the series, which became at the time the third best selling anime of the twenty-first century, we have been waiting for news on the continuation of the franchise for years. As reboot upon reboot, second season upon second season, and new IP upon new IP is announced by Avex and Mappa, Yuri!!! on Ice, a cultural phenomenon at the time it aired, is left behind.
We want answers. We want to know why this series, which was explosively popular; which touched millions; skating fans, lgbtq+ fans, and so many others, has been ignored for so long. We want to know what's going on, both for the fans, and the team and creators behind the series who put so much love and care into it, and who talked many times about how much they wanted to continue it.
As of April 2022, it has been five years since the film was announced. We have only gotten a brief teaser which was released online almost two years after it aired in Japan. As of late 2018, merchandise and promotion for the series almost completely halted. Other IPs that catered toward similar audiences, continue to be promoted for years after their conclusion. Yuri on Ice gets radio silence. It's hard to overestimate the popularity of YOI when it came out, the cultural moment it created internationally, but according to Mappa and Avex, it is acceptable to just leave those dedicated fans in the dark.
We want to see the continued creations of Sayo Yamamoto and Mitsurou Kubo in this universe, but if for some reason, that's not possible, we also want to know that.
On October 6, 2022, starting at 2:30 AM JST, the time in which YOI aired its first episode six years ago, please use #MAPPAWHEREISYOI on twitter to share your thoughts on what the series means to you, why a continuation and/or answers are important to you or whatever else (safe for work and appropriate for all ages) you may have to say.
We want to get this hashtag trending internationally. We know companies like Mappa and Avex pay attention to social media trends. Help us let them know that we're still here.
Please retweet and share this thread far and wide; ig, tiktok, tumblr, etc. The more participants, the more they'll see how many of us are frustrated by years of radio silence.
Yuri!!! on Ice was born to make history, but that doesn't mean we want to let it remain in the past.
Here is a link for time zone conversion, so you know when the hashtag will start in your time. Please pay CLOSE ATTENTION to the timezone conversions! For example, Wednesday 10/6 at 2:30 AM JST is going to be the afternoon of 10/5 in the continental United States. In order to get this trending, it's important we all do it on the same day.
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