YOI Season 2: Yurio-centric
Well Kubo-sensei more or less confirmed a season 2 by saying she was working on a sequel but I feel her saying it was a sequel is more important than saying “the next season” because I feeland hope that the next season is going to be about Yurio and probably Otabek too entirely because:
There’s literally no other reason to keep similar names and their “rivalry” isn’t based off names
Viktuuri’s cute and it isn’t the main premise of the anime but does contribute significantly to its plot, but dragging it too far into the second season will make the ship boring after a whileWe’ve had quite a lot of Yurio’s back story so far (like his grandfather, about his parents, how he’s the main provider for his family)But we still don’t know enough about this angry kittenThere was no point introducing Otabek as a new friendpotential lover towards the end of the season and making them have such meaningful conversationsThere was literally no need to have that interaction unless they were planning on strengthening that bond in the coming seasonTwo episodes are not enough to show a newrelationfriendship bloom into anything, especially not since, for these next two episodes and probably the next season too, they’re both going to be rivalsWe didn’t have as many insights into Viktor’s life but he obviously ended up becoming a very important part of Yuuri’s world, and I feel Otabek speaking even that little bit about how he moved from place to place is going to play an important role in his character later onAs noncombustiblehowell mentioned in their post, Yurio and Otabek’s steady relationship from just friends to being very close to each other, be it platonically or romantically, would be the perfect foil to Viktuuri, whose relationship was comparatively very fast-paced and whirlwindOtabek and Yuri literally went on a date? You cannot tell me the producers aren’t planning to go somewhere with this pairYURIO NEEDS MORE LOVE AND APPRECIATION