 "Yuri on Ice" was listed by "Looper" as one of the best anime of the 2010s.When reviewing the US Blu-Ray release of the series for "Anime News Network", Jacob Chapman commented on the criticism "Yuri on Ice" received when it won the Anime Awards.He wrote that some people argued the fans were drawn to the anime as a form of escapism following the political events of 2016 among other factors, but he responded to this saying that