MAPPA’s silence on Yuri!!! on Ice movie has started to irk fans

MAPPA’s Yuri!!! on Ice was one of the most successful anime of 2016. Two years after its release, the anime announced a movie for the same that was slated to be released in 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the production was delayed to the point that the movie hasn’t been released even three years after its actual release window.

Yuri!!! on Ice fans believe that the movie has been canceled

Screenshot of a Tweet from a Yuri!!! on Ice fan (Image via Sportskeeda/Twitter)

When Twitter user @MrBlackOG asked people what the most successful lie in history is, one anime fan with the Twitter handle @goboee stated how Yuri!!! on Ice fans were still waiting for the release of Yuri!!! on Ice The Movie: Ice Adolescence.

The film was announced to be released back in 2020, which was later delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, even though three years have already passed since the previously declared release window, the anime is yet to announce a release date for the movie.

With every passing day, fans are becoming more certain that the film got scrapped long ago. Back in 2020, MAPPA wasn’t as popular as it is today. However, with time, the studio earned considerable recognition after producing a number of hit anime like Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Chainsaw Man. Thus, fans think it is likely that the studio may have shelved the movie after they acquired several other popular franchises.

We will never see that movie i fear!… 🥲

— BangtanAddict__🌸⁷_military wifey era (@YouarAMaze__) June 20, 2023

like it doesn't add up fr 😭 i swear the rumor of of the movie being permanently shelved is getting more and more believable with each passing day

— gobo𐙚 (@goboee) June 20, 2023

we been stuck on the same level for 7 years

— amber ♡ (@tanijrou) June 20, 2023

does mappa even remember yoi atp

— vii/aster/star ☆彡 (@mafukasers) June 21, 2023

I'm 99% sure they scrapped the whole thing. Yuri on ice was so successful too…. why did they never make a second season????

— venes⁷ 🍉 (@sakurajungoo) June 21, 2023

The original anime was released back in 2016, which means that it has been seven years since its release. Even now, the anime is yet to announce any additional details about the movie. Hence, fans are convinced that MAPPA may have already forgotten about Yuri!!! on Ice, and thus, they have lost all hope of ever watching the film.

That said, the anime was quite popular, and fans are certain it would have done wonders had a sequel season been released. This is precisely why many fans are baffled about MAPPA not producing one yet.

No, the long wait is good because the original series took so long to make. It means they're taking the same care with the animation.

— 📖 LiamQuane 🏳️‍🌈 (@spec_arc) June 20, 2023

Nevertheless, there were some fans who were still hopeful about the movie. As mentioned above, the movie’s website states that the film is still under production. The production team is apparently aiming to develop the film to a very high standard. However, for now, they are nowhere close to that stage.

Some anime enthusiasts also pointed out that had the film already been canceled, there would have been no need for MAPPA to put up a notice on the movie’s website. Hence, some fans were confident that Yuri!!! on Ice The Movie: Ice Adolescence would be released one day.

There is a good chance that MAPPA’s staff are currently busy with other anime like the sequel to Chainsaw Man and Jujutsu Kaisen season 2. Therefore, the studio might reallocate the staff to Yuri!! on Ice movie after other big anime projects are completed.