Yuri!!! on Ice (ユーリ!!! on ICE?) is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The anime is produced by MAPPA, directed by Sayo Yamamoto and written by Mitsurō Kubo, with character designs by Tadashi Hiramatsu, music by Taro Umebayashi and Taku Matsushiba, and figure skating choreography by Kenji Miyamoto.[2] It first premiered on October 5, 2016.