Encouragement of Climb


Encouragement of Climb is a slice-of-life manga series written and illustrated by Shiro, which began serialization in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star magazine in 2011. An anime television series by Eight Bit aired in Japan between January and March 2013 and was simulcasted by Crunchyroll. A second season aired from July to December 2014. An original video animation was released in October 2017, and a third season aired from July to September 2018. On September 16, 2019, a new anime project was announced during an Autumn Festival in Japan.

Plot

Aoi Yukimura is a quiet girl who prefers staying indoors and is afraid of heights. When she reunites with her childhood friend Hinata Kuraue, who is outgoing and loves mountaineering, they decide to climb a mountain together, in order to see a sunrise they saw together when they were younger. Along the way, they meet several other girls who are also interested in the outdoors, and begin a series of adventures on various mountains across Japan.

Characters

;Aoi Yukimura
;Hinata Kuraue
;Kaede Saitō
;Kokona Aoba
;Honoka Kurosaki
;Yuuka Sasahara
;Ken'ichi Kuraue
;Hikari Onozuka
;Koharu Senjuin
;Megumi Yukimura
;Mai Aoba

Media

Manga

Yama no Susume began as a manga series written and illustrated by Shiro and published in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star magazine. The first chapter appeared in the September 2011 issue of the magazine, released on August 12, 2011. The series' chapters have been compiled in 18 volumes, published between June 12, 2012, and January 20, 2020.

Anime

An anime television series, directed by Yusuke Yamamoto and produced by Eight Bit, aired in Japan on Tokyo MX between January 3 and March 21, 2013, and was simulcasted by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Staccato Days" by Yuka Iguchi and Kana Asumi. The series consisted of twelve five-minute episodes, with an additional OVA episode bundled with the Blu-ray Disc release of the series on May 14, 2013. A second season, consisting of 24 fifteen-minute episodes, began airing from July 9, 2014. The opening theme is "Natsuiro Present" by Iguchi, Asumi, Yōko Hikasa and Yui Ogura, "Mainichi Koharu Biyori" by Iguchi, Asumi for episode sixteen onwards; whilst the ending themes are "Tinkling Smile" by Ogura for the first twelve episodes, "Staccato Days" for episodes thirteen to fifteen, and "Cocoiro Rainbow" by Kyoko Narumi for episode sixteen onwards. An original video animation, titled Yama no Susume: Omoide no Present, was released on January 26, 2018, following a screening in theaters and a limited release on October 28, 2017. A third anime season premiered on July 2, 2018 and ran for 13 episodes, concluding on September 24, 2018. On September 16, 2019, a new anime project was announced during an Autumn Festival in Japan.