Yuzuru Hanyu Ice Story GIFT at Tokyo Dome

Gift is primarily a showcase of Yuzuru Hanyu's outstanding skating programmes. The innovation comes with the concepts of story telling through the medium of beautiful narrative prose, animated sequences, collaboration with top performance artists, musicians and lighting effects / projection mapping and of course all presented by Hanyu himself. Each of the stories is exquisitely wrought. Combining all of these performance elements gives the viewer of Gift a distinct and unique perspective and experience, with the spectator fully involved and very emotionally invested in the performance. The entire event is a magical experience from the genius mind of Yuzuru Hanyu, performer, creative talent, producer, director. All accolades and praises are fully deserved.

GIFT is an ice show like no other. The content is delivered as a unified story where ice skating, live music (Tokyo Philharmonic and GIFT special band), visual effects and dance are combined to present a deep introspection on the theme of aloneness and pursuing dreams. GIFT is a fully immersive experience where the viewer can interpret the meaning of the images, narration, and ice skating programs from different viewpoints. Hanyu is the solo skater performing with the technical quality and expressiveness that has characterized his career. In GIFT (where he is also the producer), Hanyu creates a new genre of sports as performing arts.

To those who don't understand why Yuzuru is THE BEST figure skater, go watch GIFT. Who else, professional or amatour, can put on 12 performances with such high quality in two and a half hours? If that's not enough, listen to his story told with 100% honesty.

To those who are already a Yuzu fan, this would be a chance for you to fall in love with him again. He is still in his prime, with 4 programs and a 6 minute practice - he can still do Rondo with perfection, with every jump landing so beautifully and that redemption 4s. This is the sweetest revenge in the world!

To those who are curious as to what Yuzu has done, he doesn't only perform, he has single-handedly planned and produced the show, and has had a moving, soul-touching story told, and has shown the world what he went through - his vulnerability, his weakness, his struggle, his fight, his redemption, and his trust in the light, in the fans who really care, who take time to help him to heal.

This is a legendary ice show; none comes close and none will. Yuzuru Hanyu is a genius and wherever he puts his heart in, he succeeds. He is an phenonmenal athlete who is exceptionally smart. With his brain, his bravery, his great execution, I can't even start to predict what a world he will lead us into in the future! GIFT is only a start!!!! Love from China!

GIFT exceeded the boundary of an ice show, the combination of sports and art have redefined what ice show could be. The mesmerising visual effect and projection mapping on ice were stunning and perfectly done. The sound effects are amazing too, there's no delay and you can literally hear every musical instrument during the show. Above all, Yuzuru Hanyu's figure skating is out of the world. He always deliver, his figure skating brought audience to the world only he can reach, he upgraded what figure skating could be, precise execution of difficult elements & dancing on ice. You could watch this show tirelessly for more than 5 times and still discover new things. The story was connected with narrations and figure skating, he performed with figure skating, bringing a world view and never bore you for a single second. What a wonderful show, what a wonderful performance. GIFT is probably one of the greatest creation you could ever imagined, until the next self-produced solo dome show, I believe no one but Hanyu Yuzuru could surpass Hanyu Yuzuru.

I have never watched any ice shows before I meet Yuzuru Hanyu. I watched his other ice shows before I watched this. This one is different. Truly a genre of it's own. I didn't expect this from an ice show. It's not only an ice show. It's a story about human journey. It is his journey. But, probably almost every person feels what he tells in the monologue. It's just we respond differently. His monologue really captures me inside his story.

The orchestra, the lighting, the rink, they all are very beautiful. They are even better from his previous ice shows. But, Yuzuru still be able to make himself as the center of attention. His stamina, incredible. His skating, it's not supposed to be mention anymore how beautiful it is.