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Obsessions Include: Literary Fiction, Figure Skating, Improv Comedy, Figure Skating Anime, Ending Slavery, Magicians Bisexual ~ She/Her ~ INTJ
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Today, we laid a hero to rest.

As some of you may know, the Dark Horse Zine team of moderators and contributors are composed of many people who had been fans of Kazakhstan’s Denis Ten long before we got to meet the character of Otabek Altin in Yuri On Ice, while others got to know and admire Denis because Otabek introduced him to them.

Whichever you are, as long as Denis has touched your life in any way at all, we are one with you during this time and wish to invite you to continue to commemorate his legacy and celebrate the rich, wonderful life he had led. 

Denis’s love for skating and his country, his courage to embrace new challenges and determination to live his life to the fullest, and his dedication to uplifting and enabling others to make their own dreams a reality — all this and so much more had made him a truly remarkable person and an incredible inspiration.

We are confident that many who have also known or followed him feel the same way. And if you’ve only begun learning about him these past few days, we welcome you to know more about him by watching his performances, reading his words, and engaging with those who had loved him.  

He may be physically gone from this earth, but he truly shall live on in our hearts forever.

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Katsudon - Yuri!!! on Ice

You might not want to be a pork cutlet, but with this recipe you can totally eat a pork cutlet!  And, really, what could be more desirable than a steaming bowl of rice, breaded pork cutlet, onions, and egg. Funnily enough, katsu and the word for victory are pronounced the same in Japanese (カツ and 勝つ, respectively), so athletes will often eat some katsudon before or after they compete. So, in honor if Yuri Katsuki’s birthday, make some tasty katsudon!
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Ingredients:
  • 3 cups cooked rice ( following this recipe if you can.  Feel free to make it ahead of time and heat it up before plating, but I’ll let you know when to start cooking the rice if you want to make everything all at once)
  • 2 boneless pork chops (and a meat mallet)
  • Salt and pepper
  • Flour for dusting
  • 1 egg, beaten, for breading
  • 1 cup panko
  • ½  cup dashi stock (you can use chicken or vegetable stock if you can’t get a hold of some dashi or dashi powder)
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 2 Tbsp. mirin
  • 2 tsp. sugar
  • 1 small onion, sliced thin
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup peas (alternatively, you can top it with scallions/green onions, thinly sliced nori, sesame seeds, whole snowpeas, and any combination of any of these)

Instructions:

  1. Begin heating up some oil in a deep pan on the stove.  About ½” of oil should do.  Alternatively, if you have a deep fryer and feel comfortable using it, go ahead a use that for the pork katsu.
  2. Use a meat mallet to pound the pork to about ¼” thick.
  3. Season the pork chops with salt and pepper, and dust them with the flour.
  4. Dip the pork into the first beaten egg, then coat them with panko crumbs.
  5. Once the oil is hot (get some water on your hand and flick it into the oil from a safe distance above, if it sizzles and pops, the oil is ready), place the breaded pork into the oil.  Fry them until golden brown on each side.  Once they’re cooked, remove them from the oil, and set them aside on a plate with some paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
  6. If you haven’t already made your rice, start cooking it now, using this recipe.
  7. Add the stock, soy sauce, mirin and sugar to a pan (one big enough to hold both pork chops) and bring it to a simmer.  Add in the onions and cover the pan with a lid.
  8. Once the onions are translucent, slice the pork katsu, and carefully (as to keep the slices together, treating them as if it were still a whole cutlet) add it on top of the onions.
  9. Beat the remaining two eggs and pour them on top of the pork katsu.  Cover the pan with the lid.
  10. Begin portioning the rice into two bowls.
  11. Once the eggs are done (still kind of jiggly and slimy looking, but definitely not liquid anymore.  If you’re squeamish about eggs, feel free to cook it a bit longer, but be careful not to allow the egg to become dry and fluffy), pick up the pan and slide/pour the sauce, onions, katsu, and egg onto the rice in the bowl.
  12. Top with peas or your choice of garnish.
  13. Reward yourself with this delicious meal. (But only after you win the skating competition, of course.)
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“I skate for people who support me. I look at the fans and skaters in Kazakhstan and I want to bring inspiration to them.”
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We love you Denis Ten. We won't forget you, your contribution to the sport, or the inspiration you gave to the world - not just skaters, but artists, writers, creators. Rest easy.

Be extra gentle right now with me and each other. The fandoms (figure skating and anime) are grieving.

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RIP Denis Ten: Sochi Bronze Medalist, First Figure Skating Olympian from Kazakhstan, and inspiration for Yuri!!! On ICE character, Otabek Altin, passes away.

Earlier today, men’s figure skater Denis Ten was found stabbed to death by two others in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Source 1 | Source 2 | Source 3

Denis Ten was a huge part of the Yuri!!! On ICE Community. He loved the character Otabek Altin, who was directly inspired by him, and his beloved signature Teddy.

He was always a positive energy, both on and off the ice. His Twitter was endlessly filled with love and support for the series, as well as his inspired character, Otabek. His performances were ever beautiful, and Denis will be remembered as a true powerhouse performer and competitor. We can only hope that justice is properly served to those responsible for his death.

Rest well, Denis Ten. The YOI and figure skating fandoms love you.

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gone-with-the-drama asked:

Hi, I am a girl from Kazakhstan. Today 19th August our figure skater Denis Ten died after being stabbed by car thieves. Otabek Altyn was created as anime Denis (even the Teddy bear thing is the same). Can you please let everyone who loves YOI and Otabek know that the real life Hero of Kazakhstan died at his 25 because some stupid ass idiots were caught by him robbing his car😩😭😭😭

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kawaiilo-ren answered:
O crap, I’ve made a mistake 19th July. Sorry😞😭

I just saw the news a bit ago when I woke up this morning and I’ve been in a complete state of shock since. I keep hoping this isn’t real but I know it is, and this is absolutely heartbreaking that someone who was such a bright, wonderful, and inspirational figure to so many was taken over something so senseless. 

My heart bleeds for him, his family, his country and everyone in the community who was touched or inspired by him in any way today.  I’m really still processing what happened, I wish I had better words but he was such an inspirational, bright, creative talent and he is going to be so profoundly missed ;; I hope everyone is doing okay today and please reach out to anyone you need to

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Thank you so much @kawaiilo-ren ❤️❤️❤️ because of Denis I was inspired and motivated to ice skate🐻❤️ I will restart my trainings on ice once again