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Encouragement of Climb

2013–2022 · 4 seasons

A gentle, soothing watch that makes everyday friendship and small outdoor adventures feel quietly uplifting.

Created by: Daisuke Hiramaki, Hajime Katoki
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Comedy
Starring: Yuka Iguchi, Kana Asumi, Yoko Hikasa

Overview: 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?

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Created by: Daisuke Hiramaki, Hajime Katoki
Genres: Animation, Action & adventure, Comedy
Starring: Yuka Iguchi, Kana Asumi, Yoko Hikasa

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
nature
found family
healing
Places: small town
countryside
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, action & adventure, comedy
Created by: Daisuke Hiramaki, Hajime Katoki, Ayako Kurata, Tsutomu Yabuki, Kohei Hatano, Kazuhisa Ono
Written by: Yusuke Yamamoto, China, Hajime Katoki, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
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Music: Tom-H@ck, yamazo
Cinematography: Hiroshi Satou
Length: 4 seasons, 61 episodes
Network: TOKYO MX, BS11
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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