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  1. Hi everyone! I finally finished this special analysis of GIFT, which happened to become about three times as long as originally intended :space:

    It was so much fun to dig in the history books and find out about all the little details. Two little notes:

    • My inner math nerd just couldn't resist, so I created a 3D model of the arena setting and calculated the sizes of the screens :tumblr_inline_mqt4grU8ua1qz4rgp:
    • I stumbled across the connection between the show's first half and the Five Elements Theory in Taoism completely by coincidence. When I was learning the kanji for the weekdays in Japanese, my learning app noted that the kanji for Tuesday to Saturday are based on the Five Elements. Then I remembered the programs of the first half of GIFT and suddenly ... it clicked. When I later found out that Mansai Nomura drew the connection as well, I was over moon :studsmatta:

     

    I hope, you enjoy the article :tumblr_inline_ncmifaymmi1rpglid:

  2. I drop this news here too, I hope you like the remastered edition :cheer:

     

    Note: the illustrations are missing at the moment, because I have to wait for the response re copyright and licensing first. I hope, it will work :smiley-angelic001:

  3. Hi everyone! I have exciting news!

    I finally managed to set up a website where I will publish old and new analysis works about Yuzu's skating. It will probably take some time to transfer all my analysis threads from twitter to the new site, but I hope to be able to build it up bit by bit:

     

    Yuzuru Hanyu Legacy (wordpress.com)

     

    It's still a fetus website, but the index page should give you a rough idea what it will be like when completed. I hope you like it :space:

  4. 6 minutes ago, liv said:

     

    I agree.  I'm hoping, unlike the dogged British tabloids, the Japanese ones respect his privacy. So far he's kept it secret and hopefully they continue to be thwarted... unless he himself reveals more, which I doubt. He's never courted publicity other than with his skating persona. 

     

     

    According to a hint in the trailer, we may get to hear something in this upcoming TV show on NHK with Ogen-san.

    But my guess is that Yuzu may only talk about the marriage in general and what it feels like being married. If they kept it all secret until now, they very probably wish to keep it private in the future, too.

     

  5. 5 minutes ago, Hydroblade said:

    I hope we never find out anything about his partner tbh, i remember when Miyano Mamoru got married, his wife got death threats and when they announced they were expecting, people on the internet were wishing that she would miscarry. And this was just a voice actor, imagine someone as high profile as Yuzu...

     

    Yes, this is horrible beyond imagination. I pray that our fandom will be supportive and never cross the line in this regard.

  6. 2 minutes ago, liv said:

    people are good at figuring these things out. I remember people figured out Meghan Markle was dating Prince Harry just because they spotted her wearing the same bracelet in a picture, how random is that? Now I bet people will be searching for any clues they can find!!!

     

    Personally, I pray that they don't or at least keep respecting their privacy. Yuzu made unmistakably clear that he wants a clear cut between his public and private life. I fear that some will ignore it, but I hope that he has people around him who can protect his private space.

  7. 8 minutes ago, liv said:

    So, I've seen English translation announcement but did he already get married or is he going to get married... I've seen conflicting translations... doesn't really matter, just curious. 

     

     

     

    Anyways. Very big congrats to Yuzu and family! I'm so happy for them :grouphug::cheer:

  8. It's so funny to see how AERA and ELLE try to best each other in serving the no. 1 Yuzu photoshoot :space:

     

    Imagine the madness if Vogue, Cosmopolitan, GQ, Bazaar, An An, and other magazines join the battlefield as well ... :tumblr_inline_mqt4grU8ua1qz4rgp:

  9. 5 hours ago, TallyT said:

     

    I download them to save, but I like to go back and rewatch to youtube too, not just to bolster the numbers, just... because.

     

    I hope Requiem on his channel gets there soon, it is harder to watch but oh so beautiful.

     

    Agree. The main purpose is to enjoy the videos and especially Yuzu's great skating. The numbers are not really the goal, but rather a reflection of how popular and appealing Yuzu's skating is. Both old and new content alike.

     

    However, I make a bold claim this time and say that by August 2025, there will be at least three videos with +50M views. There is a strong feeling in my fingers that this first pro year was just the introduction to the real madness that is yet to come ...

    :space:

  10. 47 minutes ago, TallyT said:

     

    Thank you Henni for everything you do!

     

    You're welcome. I hope to be able to post here more again :grouphug:

     

    Today, I updated my stats list of Yuzu's +1M videos on YouTube. It's sad that a total of 8 videos has been deleted or turned private since last year, but on the upside we have seven newcomers in the list! Mostly thanks to Yuzu's own channel and Nippon TV. It's also lovely to see that older videos are still watched and rewatched by so many people. Some videos literally doubled in view numbers since 2021.

     

     

  11. Hi everyone!

    I just want to take the opportunity to thank the whole Planet Hanyu team and fellow fanyus for keeping this wonderful forum alive :grouphug:

    It's especially times like these when social media platforms are going wild and their future is uncertain ... to have a save place to return to ... to have a home where you can find your moots ... to have a room where we can all share our love and support for Yuzu together. I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart :10742289:

    Also very big thanks to @fenraven for the new banner! The design is absolutely gorgeous :2thumbsup:

     

     

    Exciting news: Yuzu's LMEY video on the German ARD Sportschau is about to hit 4.5 million views! I am really happy that we managed to bring it back every year. Currently, it seems to be the only figure skating video on the channel that is still publicly accessible.

     

     

  12. !! BREAKING !!

     

    Apparently, GIFT seems to be available in all partnering Disney+ regions!

    I already have confirmation from Canada, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Finland, Romania, and the Netherlands! MENA seems to be included as well!

     

    In Latin America it's distributed via Star+ and in some countries/regions of East Asia, it's streamed via Disney+ Hotstar.

  13. 20 hours ago, Perelandra said:

    France and Italy had confirmation very early, UK it is advertised in the TV guide Radio Times, digital version and pretty sure Spain has had confirmation now. There will be several other countries in Euro zone who have also received confirmations as well. Hope that helps and that you will be able to join in. Maybe someone else has more up to date details.

     

    @Henni147 posted an informative map on twt and then here on PH a few days ago, that will be helpful to you

     

    I updated the map today. I missed to color UK in dark blue and Venezuela seems to have confirmed GIFT too, but the rest should be there:

     

     

    For fellows from Germany: I contacted the info chat of Disney+ DE today.

    They do not have an official release date for GIFT yet, but accrding to the chat "a big event like this will be announced in their newsletter first".

     

    This basically confirms that Disney+ DE has GIFT in their schedule of planned programs already, there is just no official release date yet.

  14. 2 hours ago, TallyT said:

    Wow, that is closer than I expected (yes, I voted). I do think that the demand for GIFT, both in the original stream and the way fans have been on twitter begging their own Disney+ offices to confirm, has shown just how big the international fandom is.

     

    What is especially exciting:

    I scrolled through Yuzu's official twitter account, and many of his posts have between 10K and 15K likes. So these 10K people who have left a vote in this poll so far, may cover roughly the same group of people who regularly interact with Yuzu's twitter posts. It's not far-fetched to say that about 50% of Yuzu's current interactions on twitter may indeed be with overseas fanyus.

     

    Given the fact that twitter has been quite a mess the last days, I'm really stunned that 10K people have left a vote in less than 24h. Never expected this many.

  15. Hi everyone! I share this little poll here, too. The main motivation was to find out how many fanyus are active on twitter and how powerful that SM platform is to promote Yuzu's projects. But since it turned out like a really fun head-to-head race between J-fanyus and overseas fanyus, I'm very curious now how this will unfold ... :space:

     

     

  16. Hi everyone!

     

    I am creating a world map with all countries that officially announced to distribute GIFT on Disney+ (without VPN). It will be later added to the GIFT section of Yuzu's English Wikipedia series :cheer:

     

    For this project, I may need everyone's help to keep track of all participating countries, unless they publish a full list on the official website of GIFT (or another source like the Olympic Channel) one day.

     

    These are the countries that we already have! It might be actually even more. We got official confirmation from "D+ Latin America" and "D+ Hotstar", but there are contradictory information about the participating countries.

     

    ur0.svg

     

    Note: I'm using Wikipedia's new .svg blank map and the so-called Inkscape software, which has the big advantage that the map can be later expanded by other Wiki users.

  17. 3 hours ago, EisElle said:

    I think compared to previous years FaOI increadsed even more its pro skaters representance and there are fewer competing (and one of them is Nobu LOL)..I mean Yuzu aside, other years there were some younger skaters, while now e.g.Sota is among the youngest?

     

    Last year, Yuzu and Jason were the two youngest men on the B-tour (Kobe & Shizuoka).

     

    But honestly, I don't mind at all. It's nice to have a touring ice show with mostly adult, mature skaters.

    It's such a contrast program to DOI and some others that mostly feel like a chaotic high school gathering.

  18. 10 hours ago, Yuzurella said:
    @Henni147 I think Yuzu follows you with his private account. :tumblr_inline_mqt4grU8ua1qz4rgp:

    Or has he actually hired you? :think:

    Keep up the great ideas! :tumblr_inline_n18qrbDQJn1qid2nw:

     

    As far as I am informed, Yuzuru Hanyu has not hired Henni147.

    But I agree that it's likely that he is scrolling through my posts. And this is so spooky :13877886:

     

    On the other hand, there is no bigger motivation to continue with my weekly updates in the #Challenge4Yuzu thread :10636614:

  19. 36 minutes ago, YuzuJay said:

     

     

     

     

     

    Does this mean, there is a chance that Yuzu and Miho will perform together in Makuhari and Rifu?

     

    As a big fan of 'Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood', I would be so excited about a collab :tumblr_inline_n18qr5lPWB1qid2nw:

    Miho is the second FaOI guest artist after Mai Kuraki whom I knew before the show.

     

     

    Note: to everyone who celebrates: I wish you a happy Pentecost weekend and also a great first FaOI stop in Makuhari! :cheer:

  20. 2 hours ago, fuzz_ball_21 said:

    Yuzu has just released a new Youtube video for members.  He did a beautiful 4Lo+3A seq.  I don't think he's ever done this combo before.

     

    Oh...and it has english subtitles!!

     

    I remember that one 4T+3A attempt in the gala finale of the 2015 World Team Trophy, but that should be it. It's incredible that he is still able to do that difficult jump sequence.

  21. Happy birthday to our Planet! :cheer:

     

    Thank you so much everyone for creating and curating this wonderful forum all these years :thanks:

    I haven't been that active recently, but it's always a place of comfort to return to and so refreshing to read all the supportive posts for Yuzu.

    Thank you so much everyone! :tumblr_inline_n18qr7hmfk1qid2nw:

  22. 20 hours ago, nekodearu said:

    @Henni147 Thank you for all your information and analysis. I greatly appreciate your insights and envy the knowledge that allows you to break down Yuzu's skating in such detail and understand its compexity thoroughly. It is also extremely satisfying to have such precise tools to demonstrate why he is superior and that it is not entirely subjective or dependent on individual taste, as some would claim, as most of the factors you point out are measurable.

     

    Yes, exactly. There are different AI tools already that can measure a skater's or dancer's precision regarding timing, tempo, pitch etc. This is not subjective in evaluation at all. In fact, the more precise your technical translation of the music is, the harder it is to exchange the piece. Each music piece or arrangement has its unique "fingerprint" that requires an equally unique choreography. You cannot just do whatever you want as a skater or dancer. The music determines what you can and what you are allowed to do.

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