Yuzuru Hanyu is My Emergency Contact - The FanyuFanme Podcast

It’s a “zenbu” (all) Sendai episode to premiere Season Four (Quad) of “Yuzuru Hanyu is My Emergency Contact” - The FanyuFanme Podcast! As Fanyus reserve hotels, purchase airfare, book Shinkansen tickets and buy hand warmers to take to Ice Rink Sendai, it seemed the perfect time to do an entire episode about the city every Fanyu considers home. It’s a new season, and there’s no better place to star...

FanyuFanme is walking into the orange abyss to end another season, but first, it’s Echoes, Echoes and もっと (more) Echoes in this Special Episode of The FanyuFanme Podcast - dedicated to another brilliant Ice Story…created by Yuzu. BLOG POST FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Created by Yuzu (at 1:50) https://fanyufanme.com/created-by-yuzu/ TRANSLATIONS: atode [後で] - later onegaishimasu [お願いします] -...

It’s been much longer than a 35 minute intermission, but FanyuFanme is back with a brand new episode! Whether it’s by stocking up on the last remaining Sekkisei Miyabi products, entering countless ticket lotteries (really, countless) or practicing curious ways to hold a slice of pizza, we’re all trying to Reach (and support) Yuzu.  BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Yuzu Wakes Up to Yuzu News To...

FaOI 2024 AND 2023 get their time in the spotlight during this episode dedicated to the best parts of Fantasy on Ice - the parts when we get to see YUZU ON ICE. So IF you still can’t stop thinking about “IF” - this is the episode for you!  BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Gacha Yuzu (at 1:44) https://fanyufanme.com/gacha-yuzu/ Applauding for Yuzu in the Dark (at 10:34) https://fanyufanme.com/a...

Season Three of “Yuzuru Hanyu is My Emergency Contact” - The FanyuFanme Podcast has finally finished loading!  With so much happening since the Season 2 Finale in November of 2023, FanyuFanme needed something extra special for the first episode of Season 3. There was no choice but to go to Yokohama and see Yuzu. It’s the RE_turn of The FanyuFanme Podcast, and there’s a seat in the sixth row - save...

FanyuFanme’s favorite person (obviously Yuzu) has added another volume to the Yuzu Encyclopedia of Already Known Knowledge and proven once again why he is still and consistently will be her favorite. It’s the Season Two Finale - so bring plenty of gyoza! BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Yuzu Still Loves Gyoza (at 2:15) https://fanyufanme.com/yuzus-yuzuness/ The Answer is Still Gyoza (at 14:30)...

It's the RE_Anniversary of Yuzuru Hanyu is My Emergency Contact - The FanyuFanme Podcast! ありがとうございました for Fanyu-ing with me for two years! If you're a fan(YU) of two-time Olympic gold medalist figure skater, Yuzuru Hanyu, and are looking for an unapologetic love gush on his superiority to any other human, this podcast is for YU. Now streaming (for two years and beyond...) on Spo...

Join FanyuFanme in the bowl of blue marbles as we stay closer to Yuzu than ever before. It’s an episode of complex feelings, but it’s still only about one thing: love (and RE_LOVE) for Yuzu. BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Can I Still Love Yuzu? (at 2:37) https://fanyufanme.com/love-yuzu/ This Blue Marble (at 19:14) https://fanyufanme.com/this-blue-marble/ TRANSLATIONS: imabokugairuyo [今僕が...

FanyuFanme goes cover to cover with Yuzu and Elle Japan as she tries to “unpack” all the feelings - some unexpected - that came with Supermodel Era Yuzu’s history making magazine cover. She’ll then zip everything shut in her favorite champagne colored carry-on with a 早く [Hayaku] Fanyu segment that tries to “cover” recent Yuzu events. So pull up a suitcase, and have a seat! BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON...

Think four minutes of Yuzu isn’t enough for an entire podcast? Yuzu said, “Hand me a vest and hold my Dr. Pepper.” It’s an entire episode dedicated to Stars on Ice 2023 (aka Yuzu’s Four Minute Ice Show) where he singularly cast his spell on us…body and soul. BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Yuzu’s Four Minute Ice Show. (at 2:09) https://fanyufanme.com/yuzus-four-minute-ice-show/ TRANSLATIONS:...

With her heart still at the Tokyo Dome, FanyuFanme attempts to cobble together something coherent as she continues to stare into the prism of Yuzu’s emotions…and her own about GIFT. BLOG POST FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Genius. Genius. Handsome Frickin Genius. (at 2:05) https://fanyufanme.com/genius/ TRANSLATIONS: hayaku [早く] - quickly yokatta [よかった] - thank goodness utsukushii [美しい] - beau...

“And once it finally happens, you’ll never be the same.” It’s a Special Episode of The FanyuFanme Podcast as FanyuFanme relives the 2019 Autumn Classic - the first time she saw Yuzu. In Person. Then, make sure to stay in the FanyuFanme Arena for a very special announcement…and no, it isn’t a ticket lottery. BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: I. Am. Going. To. SEE. Yuzu.  (at 2:06) https://f...

FanyuFanme can’t think of a better way to kick off another amazing year as a Fanyu than with “Wild Yuzu.” Before moving on to GIFT, let’s show Prologue もう少しの愛 [a little more love] as we bask in Yuzu’s unforgettable SEIMEI of all SEIMEIs. Then, try to keep up with the latest Yuzu events in yet another edition of "早く[Hayaku] Fanyu!" - the segment which, thanks to Yuzu’s productivity level, a...

The time has finally come to talk about PROLOGUE. Teleport with FanyuFanme to be with Yuzu in Yokohama before it’s time to join him (and hopefully his red glove) in Hachinohe. Then, speed through the latest Yuzu events in another edition of "早く[Hayaku] Fanyu!" as FanyuFanme regrets ever setting that 30 second topic limit... BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Portal to Yuzu. (at 1:32) https://f...

The FanyuFanme Podcast is BACK for Season 2!  It's the "Yuzu Ketchup" episode...where FanyuFanme finally talks about all the things she remained quiet about...until now. BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: I can’t keep up with Yuzu. (at 3:50) https://fanyufanme.com/i-cant-keep-up-with-yuzu/ TRANSLATIONS: tadaima [ただいま] - I’m back konnichiwa [こんにちは] - Hello. Hanyu Yuzuru desu. [羽生...

Pop Quiz: What’s the fastest way to bring FanyuFanme out of a hiatus? Five words: Yuzu created a YouTube Channel. FanyuFanme has SO much to say in this mid-hiatus bonus episode that she almost chose to say nothing at all. But Yuzu gave her no choice. So charge your iPods, sanitize the bench and come sit with FanyuFanme at her favorite place: Beside Yuzu. BLOG POST FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: The new...

Join FanyuFanme in the Press Conference Kiss & Cry to appreciate Yuzu’s monumental July 19th Free (from the ISU) Program and look forward to everything that Professional Athlete Yuzu has in store for our Fanyu Future. BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Yuzu’s eyes heal our hearts…in six seconds. (at 2:40) https://fanyufanme.com/yuzus-eyes-heal-our-hearts-in-six-seconds/ Even Yuzu didn’t cry....

It’s time to pull the curtains shut on Fantasy on Ice 2022, but not before Yuzu says (or doesn’t say) what he wants to say to us. Join FanyuFanme in the last row of the “What’s Next Yuzu” Arena, as we patiently wait for what will happen…to happen. BLOG POST FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Yuzu is trying to tell us something. (at 1:23) https://fanyufanme.com/yuzu-is-trying-to-tell-us-something/ TRANSLATI...

Is it possible to create an entire podcast episode about only 59 seconds of Yuzu? FanyuFanme thinks so! It’s the Special Fantasy on Ice Kobe episode of The FanyuFanme Podcast, where we’ll explain to Kobe that not sharing Yuzu is never an option - A, B or C. BLOG POST FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Kobe kidnapped Yuzu. (at 1:33) https://fanyufanme.com/kobe-kidnapped-yuzu/ TRANSLATIONS: yatto [やっと] -...

You don’t technically “win” ice shows. But YUZU does…and so do we. And WE won’t change the rules to make sure he doesn’t win them in the future. *ahem* It’s a Special Fantasy on Ice Nagoya episode of The FanyuFanme Podcast. We’ll scream “きゃー!” when Yuzu masterfully spins his blazer OFF and then again when he (not quite as masterfully), puts it back ON as we anxiously await rejoining him - and a...

Hang on to your bracelets, Fantasy on Ice season is here! It’s a Special Fantasy on Ice Makuhari episode of The FanyuFanme Podcast where we’ll bask in all that Yuzu “showered” on us and never cut away the focus from Yuzu, Yuzu, Yuzu. BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Yuzu is starting fires with water. (at 1:58 ) https://fanyufanme.com/yuzu-is-starting-fires-with-water/ TRANSLATIONS: arigatougoz...

This month is the two year anniversary of Yuzu’s epic Skate Forward video, so FanyuFanme is looking back to May of 2020. The world was reeling. The Fanyus were reeling. And then, to save our sanity, Yuzu arrived to skate for us…while wearing shoes indoors. Each Bonus Episode in the “There’s a Global Pandemic…” series focuses on a key Yuzu event that has happened since the cancellation of Worlds 20...

Count your household’s gold medals and listen as FanyuFanme taps into the Fanyus’ active imaginations by admiring the most perfect canvas for embellishment…Yuzu. BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: Yesterday was my birthday. (at 1:15) https://fanyufanme.com/yesterday-was-my-birthday/ June Cleaver didn’t need a photo of Yuzu. (at 9:37) https://fanyufanme.com/june-cleaver-didnt-need-a-photo-of-yuzu...

Spend time with FanyuFanme waiting for the “Yuzu Resurfacing” by looking back at another time we Fanyus were working through our multiple phases of Missing Yuzu…and why FanyuFanme thinks it might be time to call Animal Control to report our missing GOAT. BLOG POSTS FEATURED ON THIS EPISODE: It’s official. Canada hates me. (at 1:42) https://fanyufanme.com/its-official-canada-hates-me/ Good news. Ca...

FanyuFanme gets a little snarkier than usual while looking back at the 2020 ISU awards…where it looked like the ISU was going to give an award to anyone but Yuzu. Each Bonus Episode in the “There’s a Global Pandemic…” series focuses on a key Yuzu event that has happened since the cancellation of Worlds 2020, and features one of the blog posts from the Bonus Blog Series of the same name, including:...