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*** ... Ever been around teenagers in RealLife? Quite a number of them are aggressive and self-centered for little to no reason, and may indeed mercilessly bully people who don't deserve it. Obvious there's plenty of perfectly nice teenager - as are most of the teens in the show - but the TeensAreMonsters trope exists in reality as well as in fiction.
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** As someone who normally ''hates'' this type of character... I actually like Yurio. There are little bits and details that hint that he's not a ''complete'' jerk, which probably accounts for at least some of his fanbase (for example, not turning Yuri down when the latter asked him to help with his jumps, even early in the series). Aside from that, his jerkish moments are often played for laughs, and it's made clear that the other characters are well aware of his asshole behavior - other series might instead play off such behavior as nothing, while Yurio is more often than not dismissed, berated, or trolled for it.
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** ...Couldn't it just be the fact that he's a 15-year-old kid who has probably never had friends his own age(or any friends for that matter) and has a bit of an ego?
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** ... Couldn't it just be the fact that he's a 15-year-old kid who has probably never had friends his own age(or any friends for that matter) and has a bit of an ego? ego?
*** Even then, it still doesn't explain why he could at least be aloof and not borderline ''abusive'' of a guy who didn't deserve it.
*** Even then, it still doesn't explain why he could at least be aloof and not borderline ''abusive'' of a guy who didn't deserve it.
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2) Figure skating is culturally a woman dominated sport, so attendance often goes to the women's events rather than the men's. Compare the audience of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaPBqCQ0c60 Evgenia Medvedeva's GPF performance]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08m9CebBBF4 Yuzuru Hanyu's]].
3) Which brings to Yurio's case, junior events are seen as the least popular session due to juniors having lower difficulty, lack experience, and less prestige than senior skaters. Compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElteOKxP5pI Jun Hwan's GPF]] again to Yuzuru which isn't a huge difference, but you can definitely see more empty spaces at the junior event.
3) Which brings to Yurio's case, junior events are seen as the least popular session due to juniors having lower difficulty, lack experience, and less prestige than senior skaters. Compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElteOKxP5pI Jun Hwan's GPF]] again to Yuzuru which isn't a huge difference, but you can definitely see more empty spaces at the junior event.
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***3) Which brings to Yurio's case, junior events are seen as the least popular session due to juniors having lower difficulty, lack experience, and less prestige than senior skaters. Compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElteOKxP5pI Jun Hwan's GPF]] again to Yuzuru which isn't a huge difference, but you can definitely see more empty spaces at the junior event.
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* It makes no sense for Yurio's first name to be Yuri. Why doesn't he have a more traditional Russian name instead?
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*** 1) Figure skating events such as the Grand Prix Final are multi-day events (with different groups performing certain days) and can be awfully expensive(with a 1 day pass costing upwards to $200). Because of this, many fans may only be able to attend one session and therefore are going to shell out for the session they want to see the most, which leads to:
2) Figure skating is culturally a woman dominated sport, so attendance often goes to the women's events rather than the men's. Compare the audience of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaPBqCQ0c60 Evgenia Medvedeva's GPF performance]] to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08m9CebBBF4 Yuzuru Hanyu's]].
3) Which brings to Yurio's case, junior events are seen as the least popular session due to juniors having lower difficulty, lack experience, and less prestige than senior skaters. Compare [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElteOKxP5pI Jun Hwan's GPF]] again to Yuzuru which isn't a huge difference, but you can definitely see more empty spaces at the junior event.
*It makes no sense for Yurio's first name to be Yuri. Why doesn't he have a more traditional Russian name instead?
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** ...Couldn't it just be the fact that he's a 15-year-old kid who has probably never had friends his own age(or any friends for that matter) and has a bit of an ego?
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***Apparently Yuri is named George. Neat...
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** Because the fact that "Yuri" is both a Japanese name and a Russian name is kind of a plot point. Also, a quick search can tell you that the Russian name "Yuri" is in fact a very old one; it may not be "traditional" and it can be spelled several different ways, but it's been used as far back as the eleventh century and it's essentially the Slavic version of the English name "George", which is a pretty widespread name.
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** Most likely he' not superstitious, but possibly he figures since Yuri is Japanese and it's a Russian superstition, it only effect Russians. Victor says the next episode he's gonna buy Yuri a suit for his birthday, and I wouldn't think he wants to wish Yuri bad luck, so perhaps he has the same logic? It slips my mind whether Yuri ever wore a suit again, but I doubt he'd let Yuri off without buying at least one new suit.
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** Most likely he' not superstitious, but possibly he figures since Yuri is Japanese and it's a Russian superstition, it only effect Russians. Victor says the next episode he's gonna buy Yuri a suit for his birthday, and I wouldn't think he wants to wish Yuri bad luck, so perhaps he has the same logic? It slips my mind whether Yuri ever wore a suit again, but I doubt he'd let Yuri off without buying at art least one new suit.suit.
**Yurio is not the kind of person who gives gifts out of the goodness of his heart. At least, he doesn't want people to think he is. He was really excited by Yuri's performance and wanted to congratulate him, but Yurio still has his Ice Tiger image to keep up. Yuri's upcoming birthday was a convenient excuse for Yurio to be nice without being too nice.
**Yurio is not the kind of person who gives gifts out of the goodness of his heart. At least, he doesn't want people to think he is. He was really excited by Yuri's performance and wanted to congratulate him, but Yurio still has his Ice Tiger image to keep up. Yuri's upcoming birthday was a convenient excuse for Yurio to be nice without being too nice.
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** Most likely he' not superstitious, but possibly he figures since Yuri is Japanese and it's a Russian superstition, it only effect Russians. Victor says the next episode he's gonna buy Yuri a suit for his birthday, and I wouldn't think he wants to wish Yuri bad luck, so perhaps he has the same logic? It slips my mind whether Yuri ever wore a suit again, but I doubt he'd let Yuri off without buying at least one new suit.
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* Why does the stadium where Yurio skated as a Junior [the scene where Victor promises to choreograph for Yurio] look awfully empty? We see judges, and hear a cheering crowd when Yurio pulled out a quad, but Victor is clearly shown to be standing in front of an empty section of the rink when Yakov is yelling at Yurio in the kiss-and-cry.
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* Yurio gives Yuri the bag of katsudon pirozhki, saying "It's almost your birthday, right?" However, it is a Russian superstition that if you give someone birthday wishes before the actual day of their birthday, they will have bad luck. The creators of the show are clearly aware of this- in episode 10, when Yuri is walking with Viktor in Barcelona, he mentions that Viktor's birthday is coming and asks what he'd like as a gift. Viktor responds by saying "In Russia, we don't celebrate before the actual birthday." So I'm wondering what this means. Was Yurio trying to give Yuri bad luck on purpose? Is he just not superstitious? Is this just an inconsistency that went unnoticed?
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*** It was definitely for plot. Had it not been for those extra 5 points, and if Yuri's score was at least 5 points higher (since his actual score should not have been so low), Yuri would have won no matter what.
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** Anxiety alone won't explain it all because it was a decision he based after contemplating for several months, it wasn't a sudden impulsive action. The scope of his decision is also massive, for an adult completely changing the direction of their career is serious business. This [[http://vocaotome.tumblr.com/post/158294075009/ meta]] here actually has a pretty complex explanation that combines both of your answers, and in my opinion it makes sense for him to have reached that decision due to a combination of several factors instead of it being some weird shounen-manga style hasty move.
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** Not to mention that Yuuri suffers from anxiety. The thing about anxiety is that it can wreak havoc with your mind-set and it isn't always logical. Just because you know something in your head doesn't mean it won't spiral and drag you down. This troper has a friend with severe anxiety and one time said friend locked his keys in his car by accident and became a wreck. He was at my place, and my family has AAA so we were able to call and they AAA came out and opened his car door with out a scratch and at no cost. But even while he ''knew'' he was somewhere safe with no where else he had to be and that AAA was coming to open the car, it didn't change the fact that I had to talk him down from panicking a couple of times. He even commented how frustrating it.
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** It's a common practice in Zen Buddhism. The stick is called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisaku keisaku]], and it's used to hit people around the shoulders while they're meditating in order to maintain concentration.
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** It has a lot to do with UnreliableNarrator and PoorCommunicationKills. Because Victor says, in his own words, that he will coach Yuuri so that he will get gold at the Grand Prix Final, Yuuri assumes that Victor will only coach him until then. And early in the series, he is still trying to build confidence, so while he is motivated to strive for the GPF, he still thinks that time with Victor is limited. Plus he knows at his age, his body could be seeking retirement soon. And yes, his confidence and self-assertiveness does grow. But something Yuuri doesn't foresee happening is falling in love with Victor! So that complicates his worries that Victor would still want to return to the ice, and that he is holding him back from his passion. And he believes it is not possible for Victor to compete AND coach Yuuri at the same time, even though he wants to keep that coach-and-athlete relationship as much as Victor, as evident in the airport reunion and during his FS in episode 12. So basically towards the end, he wants to end the professional relationship so that Victor can be free to focus on his comeback; and he will retire because no one else can be as good of a coach to him as Victor has been. That, and/or if Yuuri ends up with another coach, it's possible he and Victor will not be together during the season, and that's not an option because as WordofGod said, they cannot bear to be separated. A painful conflict just because he has the case of IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
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** It has a lot to do with UnreliableNarrator and PoorCommunicationKills. Because Victor says, in his own words, that he will coach Yuuri so that he will get gold at the Grand Prix Final, Yuuri assumes that Victor will only coach him until then. And early in the series, he is still trying to build confidence, so while he is motivated to strive for the GPF, he still thinks that time with Victor is limited. Plus he knows at his age, his body could be seeking retirement soon. And yes, his confidence and self-assertiveness does grow. But something Yuuri doesn't foresee happening is falling in love with Victor! So that complicates his worries that Victor would still want to return to the ice, and that he is holding him back from his passion. And he believes it is not possible for Victor to compete AND coach Yuuri at the same time, even though he wants to keep that coach-and-athlete relationship as much as Victor, as evident in the airport reunion and during his FS in episode 12. So basically towards the end, he wants to end the professional relationship so that Victor can be free to focus on his comeback; and he will retire because no one else can be as good of a coach to him as Victor has been. That, and/or if Yuuri ends up with another coach, it's possible he and Victor will not be together during the season, and that's not an option because as WordofGod WordOfGod said, they cannot bear to be separated. A painful conflict just because he has the case of IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy.
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** Given that he's been acting in an overprotective manner towards Sara for years, it's not like he can easily get over it in one night, but I'm definitely sure that he'll get better little by little, given that he really thought hard about it during the Rostelecom Cup.
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* Why was Yurio getting hit with a stick at the temple? My ssister and I guessed that it's some sort of punishment since he must have mouthed off to the wrong people or something...
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* What's the point of Serenade for Two and his whole IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy speech if Mickey showed up in Barcelona to keep the hyenas away from Sara?
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** He was apparently trying for a dude-y hard pat on the back as support/congratulations.
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*Why did Yuri hit Minami (or Minako, I can never remember. The guy who admires Yuri.) on the back in Episode 5? That actually seems kind of mean of him.
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** It has a lot to do with UnreliableNarrator and PoorCommunicationKills. Because Victor says, in his own words, that he will coach Yuuri so that he will get gold at the Grand Prix Final, Yuuri assumes that Victor will only coach him until then. And early in the series, he is still trying to build confidence, so while he is motivated to strive for the GPF, he still thinks that time with Victor is limited. Plus he knows at his age, his body could be seeking retirement soon. And yes, his confidence and self-assertiveness does grow. But something Yuuri doesn't foresee happening is falling in love with Victor! So that complicates his worries that Victor would still want to return to the ice, and that he is holding him back from his passion. And he believes it is not possible for Victor to compete AND coach Yuuri at the same time, even though he wants to keep that coach-and-athlete relationship as much as Victor, as evident in the airport reunion and during his FS in episode 12. So basically towards the end, he wants to end the professional relationship so that Victor can be free to focus on his comeback; and he will retire because no one else can be as good of a coach to him as Victor has been. A painful conflict just because he has the case of IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
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** It has a lot to do with UnreliableNarrator and PoorCommunicationKills. Because Victor says, in his own words, that he will coach Yuuri so that he will get gold at the Grand Prix Final, Yuuri assumes that Victor will only coach him until then. And early in the series, he is still trying to build confidence, so while he is motivated to strive for the GPF, he still thinks that time with Victor is limited. Plus he knows at his age, his body could be seeking retirement soon. And yes, his confidence and self-assertiveness does grow. But something Yuuri doesn't foresee happening is falling in love with Victor! So that complicates his worries that Victor would still want to return to the ice, and that he is holding him back from his passion. And he believes it is not possible for Victor to compete AND coach Yuuri at the same time, even though he wants to keep that coach-and-athlete relationship as much as Victor, as evident in the airport reunion and during his FS in episode 12. So basically towards the end, he wants to end the professional relationship so that Victor can be free to focus on his comeback; and he will retire because no one else can be as good of a coach to him as Victor has been. That, and/or if Yuuri ends up with another coach, it's possible he and Victor will not be together during the season, and that's not an option because as WordofGod said, they cannot bear to be separated. A painful conflict just because he has the case of IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
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**It has a lot to do with UnreliableNarrator and PoorCommunicationKills. Because Victor says, in his own words, that he will coach Yuuri so that he will get gold at the Grand Prix Final, Yuuri assumes that Victor will only coach him until then. And early in the series, he is still trying to build confidence, so while he is motivated to strive for the GPF, he still thinks that time with Victor is limited. Plus he knows at his age, his body could be seeking retirement soon. And yes, his confidence and self-assertiveness does grow. But something Yuuri doesn't foresee happening is falling in love with Victor! So that complicates his worries that Victor would still want to return to the ice, and that he is holding him back from his passion. And he believes it is not possible for Victor to compete AND coach Yuuri at the same time, even though he wants to keep that coach-and-athlete relationship as much as Victor, as evident in the airport reunion and during his FS in episode 12. So basically towards the end, he wants to end the professional relationship so that Victor can be free to focus on his comeback; and he will retire because no one else can be as good of a coach to him as Victor has been. A painful conflict just because he has the case of IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
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* Why does Yuuri decide to retire in the first place? Even in the first episode where he's feeling depressed, he was trying to gain back his love for skating and claiming that he [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ice.JPG definitely wants to skate on the same ice as Victor again]]. But in episode 2 where he actually manages to win the onsen on ice battle, he drops [[http://i.imgur.com/qGiOU1w.jpg this bomb]] about this season being his last and keeps mentioning it in his monologue throughout the series without explaining his reasoning further. Many fans have attributed his decision to his anxiety and low self-esteem, but that alone doesn't seem to be enough reason, especially after he gains more confidence over the course of the series. His monologue in the final episode suggest that he plans to retire so that Victor is free to return to competitive skating, but this troper fails to understand why the two things are mutually exclusive (the other characters seem to hold the same assumption, Russian Yuri's [[http://i.imgur.com/6CZSvR0.jpg reaction]] at the news of Victor's return being an example). Yuuri [[http://i.imgur.com/fcvpQ23.jpg straight]] [[http://i.imgur.com/jKN446d.jpg out]] admits that he wants to continue but will retire anyway so that he won't [[http://i.imgur.com/owDIN8P.jpg hold]] [[http://i.imgur.com/GQFgpO9.jpg Victor back]], and I'm just sitting here wondering why Yuuri working with another coach is absolutely not an option.
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** Yakov was annoyed at the idea of Victor "playing coach", so he probably assumed that Victor was pursuing coaching for selfish reasons. However, Victor is the type who enjoys surprising people and making his own routines. Although Yakov was his coach in name, he probably held little control over Victor. After all, Victor was probably skilled enough to not have to listen to Yakov's coaching to win anymore. Yakov probably would be irritated that Victor would quit while he was still on top, but at that point, he probably would also understand that Victor is an unpredictable, uncontrollable person. Still, Yakov knows that Victor is a completely inexperienced coach, so Yakov is probably fine with letting Victor change his career path for a year and then come back to skating with new inspiration gained and lessons learned. If that is how Victor can improve as both a skater and a person, then Yakov would have no reason to be concerned when all is said and done. Meanwhile, Yurio is a completely different person to coach because he is still young, both in age and skill. He actually needs to listen to his coach to improve.
