The Encouragement of Climb anime series is definitely an anime one can watch to relax. Not only this, but it is also an anime that can leave its audience with warm and fuzzy feelings as they watch these girls take on the challenge of exploring and taking on new adventures with friends. In the end, one cannot help but root for these characters. It has previously released 3 seasons. The first season came out on January 3rd, 2013, followed by the next season a year later, on July 9th. The third season which came out in 2018, was released after an OVA in 2017.
The Encouragement of Climb anime series, also known as Yama no Susume, is inspired by a manga of the same name written and illustrated by Shiro. It is a part of the adventure, slice-of-life as well a comedy genre and has CGDCT as its central theme. It first came out in 2011 and so far has released up to 19 volumes. The Encouragement of Climb series will be getting its fourth anime season which is called “Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit,” very soon.
Encouragement of Climb Synopsis
The anime begins with the introduction of a girl named Aoi Yukimura. In the past, Aoi fell off a playground structure and as a result, broke her leg. Since then, she has been afraid of heights. Moreover, Aoi is an introvert who prefers to stay at home than go on adventures that could cause injuries. Things change for Aoi when she is reunited with her childhood friend Hinata Kuraue.
Hinata appears to be different from Aoi and is much more adventurous. She manages to persuade Aoi into going on a trek with her. since she wished to see the sunset they once saw as kids together once again. Besides this, mountaineering has always been a great treat to the adventurous Hinata, and her dauntlessness eventually rubs off on Aoi. Thus, as the story progresses, we see Aoi’s love for mountaineering grow as she comes across many other friends who share the same hobby like her.
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Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit Anime Announcement
The official website of the Encouragement of Climb anime series has recently announced that the next season, which is Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit, will premiere this Autumn. This means that it will come out in the month of October 2022 and will be a part of the Fall season anime releases.
Besides this, on the 5th of September 2021, the Encouragement of Climb cast released a PV of the upcoming anime.
Characters, Cast and Crew
Most of the cast will remain the same. Like the previous seasons, Eight Bit studio will be handling the production of the anime. The anime That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and IS: Infinite Stratos were some of the projects the studio previously worked on. Not only this, but once again, Yamamoto Yusuke and Matsuo Yuusuke will be directing and designing the characters, respectively. Yamamoto Yusuke has previously worked on projects like Gintama and Welcome to the N.H.K. Some of Matsuo Yuusuke’s previous works include The iDOLM@STER and Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon.
Voice Acting Cast
The main character Aoi Yukimura will be voiced by Yuka Iguchi. Yuka Iguchi has previously worked as a voice actor for the characters Ushikai Musume from Goblin Slayer and Araragi Tsukihi from the Monogatari series. Hinata Kuraue will be voiced by Kana Asumi, who is famous for voicing the character Nagisa Momoe from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magika. The remaining main characters, Kaede Saito and Kokona Aoba, will be voiced by Hikasa Youko and Yui Ogura, respectively. Hikasa Youko has voiced the character Utahime Iori from Jujutsu Kaisen. While Yui Ogura has previously voiced the character Onna Shinkan from Goblin Slayer. The voice actor Emiri Iwai will voice the character Senjuin Koharu. Lastly, the character Honoka Kurosaki will be voiced by Nao Touyama.
Where to watch the Encouragement of Climb Series?
You can watch the Encouragement of Climb series on the streaming platform Crunchyroll. Original Networks like Tokyo MX, SUN-TV, and AT-X will be airing the upcoming season of Encouragement of Climb.
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