Encouragement of Climb

is a Japanese 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 8-Bit aired in Japan between January and March 2013 and was simulcasted by Crunchyroll. A second season aired from July 2014 to December 2014. An original video animation will be released in October 2017 and a third season will air in July 2018.

Plot
Aoi Yukimura and Hinata Kuraue are childhood friends. Aoi prefers staying indoors and is afraid of heights, whereas Hinata is outgoing and loves mountaineering. Both decide to climb a mountain to see a sunrise they saw together when they were younger. 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?

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