Encouragement of Climb

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==

; : :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. ; : :A senior student in Aoi's high school who loves mountain climbing. She befriended Aoi when they met in an equipment store. ; : :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. ; : :Kaede's classmate during both middle school and high school. She often worries about Kaede's safety whenever she goes climbing. ; : :The president of the Mountaineering Club in Aoi's high school. Kaede and Yuuka's classmate. ; : :Aoi's classmate, and sometimes talks to Aoi because she cares about her isolation. ; : :One of Aoi's classmates. ; : :Aoi's classmate and has been in the same class since middle school, but has never been able to talk to her. ; : :Aoi's father. ; : :Aoi's mother. ; : :Hinata's father, an experienced mountain climber who took Aoi and Hinata to climb Mount Tanigawa when they were younger. ; : :Hinata's mother. ; : :Kokona's mother. ; : :Honoka's older brother. ; : :The manager of the cake shop "Susuki", where Aoi works part-time. ; : :An energetic college student who works part time at a cake shop alongside Aoi. ==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 27 volumes, published between June 2012, and March 2026. 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 ending theme is 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 by Iguchi, Asumi, Yōko Hikasa and Yui Ogura, 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, subtitled , was released on January 26, 2018, following a screening in theaters and a limited release on October 28, 2017. For the OVA, the ending theme is by Iguchi and Asumi. A third anime season premiered on July 2, 2018, and ran for 13 episodes, concluding on September 24, 2018. For the third season, the opening theme is by Iguchi, Asumi, Hikasa, and Ogura, while the ending theme is by Iguchi and Asumi. On September 16, 2019, a new project was announced during an Autumn Festival in Japan. On March 18, 2021, it was announced that the project would be a new anime television series, titled . It consisted of 12 full-length episodes, and the main staff and cast members reprised their roles from previous seasons. The series aired from October 5 to December 21, 2022. The opening theme is by Iguchi and Asumi, while the ending theme for the first 11 episodes is by Iguchi and Asumi, the ending theme for episodes 12 is "Staccato Days" by Iguchi and Asumi. ==See also==