Encouragement of Climb

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Encouragement of Climb

Cover of the first manga volume featuring main characters Aoi (right) and Hinata (left).
ヤマノススメ
(Yama no Susume)
Genre Slice of life
Manga
Written by Shiro
Published by Earth Star Entertainment
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Comic Earth Star
Original run August 12, 2011 – ongoing
Volumes 5
Anime television series
Encouragement of Climb Season 1
Directed by Yusuke Yamamoto
Studio 8-Bit
Licensed by
Network Tokyo MX, SUN-TV, AT-X
Original run January 3, 2013 – March 21, 2013
Episodes 12
Original video animation
Directed by Yusuke Yamamoto
Studio 8-Bit
Released May 24, 2013
Anime television series
Encouragement of Climb Season 2
Studio 8-Bit
Original run April 2014 – scheduled
Episodes TBA

Encouragement of Climb (ヤマノススメ Yama no Susume, lit. "Recommendation of Mountaineering") is a manga series serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star from 2011. It has been adapted into an anime television series, which aired in Japan between January and March 2013 and was simulcasted by Crunchyroll. A second season is scheduled to premiere in April 2014.

Plot

Aoi and Hinata are childhood friends. Aoi prefers staying indoors and is afraid of heights, whereas Hinata is outgoing and loves mountaineering. They both decide to climb a mountain, in order to see a sunrise they saw together when they were younger.

Characters

Aoi Yukimura (雪村 あおい Yukimura Aoi)
Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi
A high school girl who became afraid of heights after breaking her leg from falling off a playground structure. Thanks to Hinata's influence, however, she soon starts to take an interest in mountain climbing.
Hinata Kuraue (倉上 ひなた Kuraue Hinata)
Voiced by: Kana Asumi
A hyperactive girl who loves mountains. She was friends with Aoi in elementary school before reuniting with her in high school. She has a bad habit of dragging Aoi along with whatever takes her fancy.
Kaede Saitō (斉藤 楓 Saitō Kaede)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa
A girl in Aoi's class who loves mountain climbing, making friends with Aoi after they meet in an equipment store.
Kokona Aoba (青羽 ここな Aoba Kokona)
Voiced by: Yui Ogura
A middle school student Aoi and Hinata met and befriended while on a mountain trail.
Hinata's father (ひなたの父 Hinata no Chichi)
Voiced by: Seirō Ogino

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.[1] Since then, the series' chapters have been compiled in 5 volumes, published between June 12, 2012,[2] and October 12, 2013.[3]

Anime

See also: List of Encouragement of Climb episodes

An anime television series, directed by Yusuke Yamamoto and produced by 8-Bit aired in Japan on Tokyo MX between January 3 and March 21, 2013, and was simulcasted by Crunchyroll.[4][5] The series ran for a total of 12 5-minute episodes. The opening theme is "Staccato Days" (スタッカート・デイズ) by Yuka Iguchi and Kana Asumi. A 13th, unaired episode came bundled with the Blu-ray Disc release of the series on May 14, 2013.[6] A second season has been announced and will begin airing in April 2014.[7] The second season will have 15-minute episodes, which will run for half a year.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "月刊コミックアーススター 2011年 09月号 [雑誌]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved December 4, 2013. 
  2. ↑ "ヤマノススメ(1) (アース・スターコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved December 4, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "ヤマノススメ(5) (アース・スターコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 16, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Crunchyroll to Stream Encouragement of Climb, Mangirl". Anime News Network. December 27, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Crunchyroll to Stream "Encouragement of Climb" and "Mangirl" Anime". Crunchyroll. December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Encouragement of Climb's Unaired Episode Previewed in Video". Anime News Network. May 10, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Second "Encouragement of Climb" Anime Planned". Crunchyroll. October 26, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Yama no Susume Mountain-Climbing Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. December 2, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013. 

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