Encouragement of Climb

Encouragement of Climb (ヤマノススメ) 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. A new anime television series titled Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit aired from October to December 2022.

Plot

Aoi Yukimura is a quiet girl living in Hannō 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 sunrise, which 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 (雪村 あおい)
• [3]
• A high school girl who became afraid of heights after falling off a playground structure and breaking her leg. Thanks to Hinata's influence, she begins to take an interest in mountain climbing.
• Hinata Kuraue (倉上 ひなた)
• [3]
• A hyperactive girl who loves mountains. She was friends with Aoi in elementary school before reuniting with her in high school. She encourages Aoi to conquer her fear of heights and take up mountain climbing.
• Kaede Saitō (斎藤 楓)
• [4]
• A senior student in Aoi's high school who loves mountain climbing. She befriended Aoi when they met in an equipment store.
• Kokona Aoba (青羽 ここな)
• [3]
• A middle school student Aoi and Hinata met and befriended on a mountain trail.
• Honoka Kurosaki (黒崎 ほのか)
• [5]
• A young photographer who Aoi meets while climbing Mount Tanigawa. She is a middle school student who is one grade above Kokona, and goes to a local high school in Takasaki.
• Yuuka Sasahara (笹原 ゆうか)
• [5]
• Kaede's classmate during both middle school and high school. She often worries about Kaede's safety whenever she goes climbing.
• Koharu Senjuin (千手院 小春)
• The president of the Mountaineering Club in Aoi's high school. Kaede and Yuuka's classmate.
• Mio (みお)
• Aoi's classmate, and sometimes talks to Aoi because she cares about her isolation.
• Yuri (ゆり)
• One of Aoi's classmates.
• Kasumi Takenaka (竹中 かすみ)
• Aoi's classmate and has been in the same class since middle school, but has never been able to talk to her.
• Makoto Yukimura (雪村 誠)
• Aoi's father.
• Megumi Yukimura (雪村 恵)
• Aoi's mother.
• Ken'ichi Kuraue (倉上 健一)
• Hinata's father, an experienced mountain climber who took Aoi and Hinata to climb Mount Tanigawa when they were younger.
• Mai Kuraue (倉上 舞)
• Hinata's mother.
• Mai Aoba (青羽 麻衣)
• Kokona's mother.
• Taiki Kurosaki (黒崎 大樹)
• Honoka's older brother.
• Susuki (すすき)
• The manager of the cake shop "Susuki", where Aoi works part-time.
• Hikari Onozuka (小野塚 ひかり)
• [5]
• An energetic college student who works part time at a cake shop alongside Aoi.

Media

See also

• Can I Take Your Photo?, another manga series by the same author

External links

• Official anime website