06: Yuri on Ice (with Marissa/glamatcha)

Self-proclaimed “giant weeb” and talented cosplayer Marissa (@glamatcha) joins me as we mutually wonder when Yuri on Ice will return from the war. From scouring Chinatown for “dirty” VHS tapes to teaching herself hiragana so she could read manga, Marissa tells tales of the days back when the only formative anime source a lot of us had was Toonami.

The world cried out for a realistic portrayal of mental health, and Mitsurou Kubo said… here you go. Yuri on Ice tells the story of a high functioning depressive figure skater who falls in love with an anxiety-riddled self saboteur, who is also a figure skater. It ran for only 12 episodes, and is widely considered to be the dark horse of the season, surprising everyone with its explosive success. Marissa and I discuss the rare concept of an original anime (not based on a manga/light novel/etc), what actually happened at the Cup of China (and why it matters), and the shared trauma of surviving the Yuri on Ice Kinokuniya pop-up event.

marissa's twitter: @glamatcha

my twitter: @allyspock

show twitter: https://twitter.com/itsallfinepod