Minako Okukawa is a former ballerina who currently teaches ballet at her studio in Hasetsu and the ballet teacher of Yuuri Katsuki.

Minako is an energetic and outgoing person, often striking ballet poses whenever she gets enthusiastic about something. She insists on manners, discipline, and body management, though she also enjoys alcohol, which contradicts her emphasis on manners and causes her to be quite brash and loud. She tries to keep Yuuri Katsuki motivated as a skater because the number of youth in Hasetsu is declining, putting her job as a ballet teacher in peril.

She is a big fan of figure skating and constantly expresses her attraction towards the male skaters while drunk, especially to Victor. She is also a big fan of Christophe Giacometti's, cheering for him when he performs and becoming flustered when noticed by him.

(Source: Yuri!!! On Ice Wikia)

Yuri Katsuki makes his way to the Grand Prix ice skating competition as Japan’s top representative with his eyes on the prize. However, instead of celebrating, Yuri walks away defeated and ready to retire for good. But a run-in with champion Viktor Nikiforov and rising star Yuri Plisetsky ignites a new fire within him. With the two of them close by his side, Yuri will take to the ice once more.<br><br>

(Source: Funimation)

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An American voice actress and theatre actress, working mainly in the commercial and dubbing industries. She has also served as ADR director, line producer, and script writer for several anime titles for Funimation.

She gave birth to her first son, Rhodes Vandelo Carroll, on September 4, 2014.

A side story manga was published as a bonus item included with the final Blu-Ray volume of the anime series, and follows Yuri Plisetsky and Otabek Altin the night after the Grand Prix Final.