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The Best Episodes of Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1

Every episode of Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Yuri!!! on Ice Season 1!

Yuuri Katsuki carried all of Japan's hopes on his shoulders to win at the Gran Prix Finale ice skating competition, but suffered a crushing defeat....
Genres:AnimationComedyDrama
Network:tv asahi

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears" is the best rated episode of "Yuri!!! on Ice" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 622 votes. Directed by Jun Shishido and written by N/A, it aired on 10/6/2016. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia".

  • Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears
    7.8/10622 votes

    #1 - Easy as Pirozhki!! The Grand Prix Final of Tears

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/2016

    Katsuki Yuuri is at a crossroads after suffering a miserable defeat at the Grand Prix Finals. Uncertain whether to retire or to continue, Yuuri holes up in his family home. However, a chance circumstance causes him to catch the eye of five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov...

    Director: Jun Shishido

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia
    7.8/10593 votes

    #2 - Two Yuris?! Drama at Yu-topia

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2016

    Out of nowhere, five-time world champion Victor Nikiforov declares himself Yuuri's coach. When world junior champion Yuri Plisetsky follows Victor to Hasetsu so that he can bring Victor back to Russia, the chaos only deepens...

    Director: Takashi Igari

    Writer: N/A

  • I Am Eros, and Eros is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice
    8.2/10588 votes

    #3 - I Am Eros, and Eros is Me?! Face-Off! Hot Springs on Ice

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/20/2016

    The two Yuris are to face off in Hot Springs on Ice. where they will each debut a short program choreographed by Victor—one to Eros, and one to Agape. Victor claims he will do whatever the winner wants, but...

    Director: Akitsugu Hisagi

    Writer: N/A

  • Love Yourself...Achieved!! The Free Program
    7.7/10569 votes

    #4 - Love Yourself...Achieved!! The Free Program

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/2016

    The two Yuris begin to choreograph their free skate programs at their respective rinks. In Japan, Yuuri feels hesitant to pursue what it means to be uniquely him, but he begins to untangle his past by talking to Victor.

    Director: Nobuyoshi Arai

    Writer: N/A

  • Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship
    8.0/10555 votes

    #5 - Face Beet-Red!! It's the First Competition! The Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu Championship

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/3/2016

    It is time for Yuuri's first competition of the season, but Victor's the center of attention as his first competition as a coach. Already anxious, Yuri's nerves don't get a break when Minami Kenjirou, the skater who beat Yuri at last year's nationals, confronts him...

    Director: Yusuke Onoda

    Writer: N/A

  • China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program
    7.9/10552 votes

    #6 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Short Program

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2016

    The Cup of China, a Grand Prix Series event, is here! Realizing that he is the man who took Victor from the world, Yuuri gets worked up before his performance. Victor is concerned to see Yuuri this way for the first time...

    Director: Yasuhiro Geshi

    Writer: N/A

  • China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate
    8.6/10607 votes

    #7 - China's On! The Grand Prix Series Opening Event!! The Cup of China Free Skate

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2016

    Having finished the short program in first place—a first-time feat—Yuuri falters under the massive pressure. Can his fragile heart withstand Victor's roughshod intervention?

    Director: Hirokazu Yamada

    Writer: N/A

  • Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program
    7.8/10540 votes

    #8 - Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Short Program

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2016

    Yuuri is determined to show his love to all of Russia in the Rostelecom Cup, the final event of the Grand Prix Series. In contrast, Yurio feels bogged down by his ties to Moscow, and tries to shrug them off. Before them, however, rises JJ, a rising star from North America...

    Director: Matsuo Asami

    Writer: N/A

  • Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate
    8.0/10547 votes

    #9 - Yuri vs Yuri! The Horror!! Rostelecom Cup, Free Skate

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2016

    Katsuki Yuuri has already obtained "love." With Victor's fading warmth in his heart, Yuri goes out to the rink for his free skate that will determine whether he'll qualify for the Grand Prix Final. Yurio firms his own resolve after eating special pirozhki, the epitome of love in Moscow.

    Director: Takashi Kobayashi, Mihiro Yamaguchi, Kyohei Oyabu

    Writer: N/A

  • Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!
    8.3/10590 votes

    #10 - Gotta Supercharge it! Pre-Grand Prix Final Special!

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2016

    Barcelona is where the fated final battle will take place. Sightseeing during their free time, Victor is oblivious to Yuuri's resolve. Then, a chance remark reveals a nightmarish event at the banquet last year for Yuuri...

    Director: Kunihiro Mori, Kenji Takahashi

    Writer: N/A

  • Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Short Program
    8.1/10553 votes

    #11 - Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Short Program

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2016

    Now armed with the light of love on his finger along with Victor, Yuuri goes for the gold in the Grand Prix Final as the chosen six competitors clash in the short program.

    Director: Yasuhiro Geshi

    Writer: N/A

  • Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final  Free Skate
    8.4/10564 votes

    #12 - Gotta Super-Supercharge It!! Grand Prix Final Free Skate

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2016

    "Let's end this." Yuri's words trigger a debate that results in Yuri appearing at the free skate event in his worst condition ever. Can Yuri succeed in skating a program with the highest technical difficulty at their last event together to show the world the love he shares with Victor? What will each conclude once the program is over and it is time to decide their paths after the Grand Prix Final?

    Director: Nobuyoshi Arai, Sayo Yamamoto, Kaori Makita

    Writer: N/A