Encouragement of Climb

Synopsis

Aoi prefers indoor hobbies and is afraid of heights, but her childhood friend Hinata loves to show off her passion for mountain climbing. As young children they once watched the sunrise from the top of a mountain, and now they've decided to take up mountain climbing in hopes of seeing that sunrise again. They have cooking battles with mountaineering gear, climb small hills in their neighborhood, and meet new mountaineering friends as they learn the ropes of the hobby. When will they finally see that sunrise again?

First Air Date: 2013-01-03

Last Air Date: 2022-12-21

Number of Seasons: 4

Number of Episodes: 61

Networks: Tokyo MX, BS11

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Top Cast

Yuka Iguchi as Aoi Yukimura (voice)
Kana Asumi as Hinata Kuraue (voice)
Yoko Hikasa as Kaede Saitou (voice)
Yui Ogura as Kokona Aoba (voice)
Nao Toyama as Honoka Kurosaki (voice)
Emiri Iwai as Koharu (voice)
Seiro Ogino as Ken'ichi Kuraue (voice)
Kyoko Narumi as Mother (voice)
Yuko Gibu as Girl (voice)
Shinji Kawada as Shopkeeper (voice)

Seasons

Specials (2013) - (4 Episodes)

Season 1 (2013) - (12 Episodes)

Season 2 (2014) - (24 Episodes)

Season 3 (2018) - (13 Episodes)

Season 4: Next Summit (2022) - (12 Episodes)

Specials (2013)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: (Thirteenth Ascent) Wall Climbing Is Scary? (2013-05-24)

Aoi, Hinata and Kokona visit an indoor rock climbing gym. Aoi is scared, but they meet up with Kaede who explains the basics of bouldering. Will Aoi be able to push through her fears and make it to the goal?
Ep. 2: Encouragement of Bra? (2014-10-24)

Kaede has always worn sports bras, but it's time for a change! She heads to the store with the rest of the girls to try something new.
Ep. 3: Best 10! (2015-03-27)

A special show featuring the top ten scenes from the anime. The scenes are from familiar episodes, but with different viewpoints.
Ep. 4: A Present of Memories (2017-10-28)

Two part story where in the first half Kokona goes on a stroll and comes across various places that she had previously been to with her mother. And the story of the second half centers on a certain item that relates to the memories of Aoi and Hinata.