In the past, most depictions of homosexuality in anime could only really be found in the yaoi or “boy’s love” genre.
Yuri!!! On Ice was regarded as groundbreaking for it’s depiction of a gay couple in anime.
The anime was of the sports genre, focusing on figure skating but this isn’t what made it such a popular show.
Yuri!!! on Ice (ユーリ!!! on ICE) was an anime that originally aired in 2016.
