recs: Blades of Furry

Blades of Furry
by Deya Muniz and Emily Erdos
(teen, 2020 - ongoing)

cole's blurb: "the furry 'yuri on ice' we wanted then and need more of now!"

figure skating but add gay furries, sports battles, and bloodlust - what's not to love with that? this webcomic really suck me in. in universe, there is a type of competitive skating called battle skating that mixes the elements and scoring of figure skating with the added feature of trying to knock down your opponent without drawing blood. the tournament adds great pacing to the forward moving plot to where while you are invest in the romance, you are still looking forward to seeing how the battles go among the different cast members going for gold.

the romance scenes are absolutely delicious. the two leads, Emile the deer and Radu the bat have a great chemistry and it is wonderful watching thier 'forbidden' realtionship grow as they try and navigate several different hurdles, both between themselves and with outside forces. i am patiently waiting for the next season and i neeeeed an animated adaptation asap!!