Phichit Chulanont
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| Name: | Phichit Chulanont (Thai: พิชิต จุฬานนท์; Japanese: ピチット・チュラノン, Pichitto Churanon) |
| Occupation: | Professional Figure Skater |
| Relationships: | Yuri Katsuki (best friend) |
| Fandom: | Yuri on Ice |
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Phichit Chulanont is a supporting character in the anime Yuri on Ice.
Canon
Phichit is shown to be cheerful and easy-going, but working hard to make a mark on the figure skating world for his country. His skating programs aim to introduce the world to Thai media and culture, and he dreams of creating an ice show in his native city of Bangkok. Like many characters in the anime he is rumoured to be based on a real-life figure skater: Michael Christian Martinez.
Yuri Katsuki says that Phichit is his best friend in the skating world. The two trained together under the same coach in Detroit prior to Yuri moving back to Japan, but continue to stay in touch throughout the events of the series.
In-universe, he appears to be associated with hamsters - he keeps several as pets during his stay in Detroit, and fans throw plush hamsters onto the ice after his performances. He is very active on social media, often posting selfies and photos of other skaters.
Common Pairings
In a 2022 post, phantomstatistician outlined the most common ships for Phichit based on a sample of 1,970 works on Ao3.[1] Seung-gil Lee came in first place, followed by Christophe Giacometti.
Less commonly, he can be seen in an OT3 with Leo de la Iglesia and Guang-Hong Ji.
In pre-canon works, he is sometimes portrayed as having had a one-sided crush on Yuri.
Fanon and Common Tropes in Fanworks
Phichit is often written as the supportive best friend in Viktuuri works and a good friend overall, though that often relegates him to supporting character status.
Example Fanworks
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Fanfic
- Full Circle, Archived version by seventhstar -- character study fic in which Yuuri visits Phichit and his family
- (i'm) the boy you'd die for, Archived version by jenmishe -- social media fic in which Phichit features prominently
- see you next level, Archived version by verity -- short post-canon fic in which Phichit visits Victor and Yuuri in St. Petersburg.
Fanart
- Phichit! by ]https://skeepskeleton-art.tumblr.com sheepskeleton-art]
Vids
Zines
Archives and Communities
Links and Resources
- Phichit Chulanont at Yuri on Ice wikia
References
- ^ Phantom Statistician (May 23, 2022). "Phichit's Fanfiction (Ao3) Shipping Chart 2016-Present". Archived from the original on 2023-06-18.