listen, i know the first one wasn’t originally meant to be vitya. i know.
but….. kubo did repost the picture and mentioned that looking at it now, it does make her think of young vitya….. and now she’s drawn this new gorgeous official art where vitya is wearing the same exact coat and the setting seems pretty damn similar?? however, the feeling of the picture is completely different. the first one has a very melancholic and lonely feel, while the other feels nice and warm even though they’re both set in the middle of winter. just look at vitya’s face! look at that smile! he’s so happy?? and he has every reason to be happy: yuuri is right there next to him holding onto his arm and yurio is with them and vitya isn’t alone anymore and he’s found his passion for skating again!
but what gets to me the most is the fact that the new official art is titled “winter fantasy”! i’d say it sounds like exactly the kind of thing young vitya might be dreaming of in the first picture and boy does that thought make me happy and hurt me all at once
something i think about a lot: victor nikiforov at the exhibition skate right before he comes out on the ice hiding under a large coat at the door for his moment to skate on the ice with yuuri so he can hear everyone freak the fuck out (but also maybe not hiding very well because he loves watching his husband skate his routine, so he’s like, peeking over the boards from underneath a comically large overcoat and has been approached by several members of security who all think he is maybe a lost child)
Latest announcement: The YOI x Mizuno gear are now available for preorder on the Mizuno website, ending on January 14, 2018! This is what we’ve been waiting for!
If you order over a certain amount, you’ll receive the clear files above with the new artwork and also the Yuuri poster from Hasetsu! Order over ¥32,400 and get all three!
MIZUNO posted this official art of Yuuri wearing Japan’s Olympic uniforms! And look at that ring, front and center. ( x )
(I don’t know about you but this legit made me tear up.)
「ミズノ×ユーリ」のイラストで久々に原画から描きました。山本監督のラフから描き上げるため、久保さんの絵を改めて見直して、ユーリの描線を引っ張り出しました。『さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう』の繊細な線とは真逆の強弱をつけた生っぽい線。脳みそがピリピリする感覚も久々で楽しかった。( x )
According to Hiramatsu-san he drew these images, based on a rough sketch by Sayo and some Yuuri pieces from Kubo. He mentions how different drawing this was compared to the other project he’s working on, Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou.
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