So I'm seeing a lot of Yuri on Ice posts here, is the show shounen-ai or just huge fanserv...

At first we thought it was just fanservice, but in my opinion, Victor and Yuri's relationship is too deep to just be 'fanservice'. Plus, the hints are very strong and I'm pretty sure it might in fact be shonen-ai... I definitely suggest that you watch it

I agree with kmt132, it's not tagged as Shounen-Ai but it's heavily hinted by the character's actions (Victor's and Yuuri's, obviously). So I'd go as far as to say it's canon.

I think it's still fanservice. Yes, it is so HEAVILY IMPLIED THAT IT'S PRETTY MUCH CANON AT THIS POINT ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ ~~ But I wouldn't go as far to call it shounen ai. There's no real dates or kisses (so far). But because of all the shounen ai watchers loving it, they might change it idk :P

LMAO after watching episode 7.... well... it's technically still implied at this point.. "technically"...

I wouldn't really call it 'fanservice". And, as kmt132 and Nekuchan, pointed out, it's implied to be shounen ai. However, I think the lack of the tag sort of highlights that the possible shounen ai bits aren't the main focus of this anime. I'd say it's an anime about figure skating and the redemption and continued growth of a young competitive male figure skater with the added bonus of watching two men develop a meaningful, complex, natural, possibly romantic relationship. The figure skating scenes are beautiful and well animated and the anime treats the development of male-male romantic relationships and feelings as something natural; not something that needs to be expressly mentioned or a spotlight shined on it because it's two men. It also avoids a lot of the tropes we usually see in yaoi and shounen ai. I highly recommend it.

Sorry, you asked specific questions, but I wrote a freaking review. (￣∇￣") But really, though, I suggest giving it a shot. After the last episode, I can't stop smiling! ε=ε=(ノ≧∇≦)ノ

Surprisingly it's neither! It's a sports anime where character development just happens to include a complex, warm, human relationship between two men. Unlike most yaoi and shounen-ai, when there's a confession... it's no big deal, it's just an evolution of the relationship. There's (imo) a kiss.... but it's less romantic than one of the mc attempting a special kind of jump during competition in a routine. It's a story of an interesting bond and the things that drive / inspire both individuals. Despite not being a romance anime it's probably the most romantic anime I've seen in a really long time?!

It's true that there's no label, dates or kissing; however, it's NOT romance. The main focus is on Yuri's growth as a skater, and his relationship with Victor is more of a side story. It's not a 'pure' shonen-ai, but it contains shonen-ai elements as in you can tell that their relationship isn't merely platonic.

True this

No worries, this was exactly what I needed: details about the anime's flow. Thank you very much! It really is interesting.

oh. In that case I'm glad I could help! (●'◡'●)ﾉ