Yama no Susume: Next Summit (Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit)

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Japanese: ヤマノススメ Next Summit

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 5, 2022 to Dec 21, 2022

Premiered: Fall 2022

Broadcast: Wednesdays at 00:30 (JST)

Producers: Earth Star Entertainment, Good Smile Company, King Records, Kadokawa, Culture Entertainment

Licensors: Sentai Filmworks

Studios: 8bit

Source: Manga

Genres: Adventure, Slice of Life

Themes: CGDCT, Iyashikei

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.66¹ (scored by 6,625 users)

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Ranked: #1329²

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Popularity: #4431

Members: 24,830

Favorites: 103

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7.66

Ranked #1329Popularity #4431Members 24,830

Episodes: /12

Synopsis

While reminiscing about her journey so far, Aoi Yukimura finds herself eager to go mountaineering once more. A likely opportunity arises when Koharu Senjuin invites Aoi to check out the Mountaineering Club after school. As the head of the club, Koharu speaks enthusiastically of the activities she and the other members partake in, especially as they strive to reach the top in various competitions.

Although impressed by the club's dedication to its goals, Aoi feels reluctant to join, preferring to learn and enjoy mountaineering at her own pace. Her experience during this brief visit, however, leaves her wondering why she climbs mountains in the first place. With the support of her friends, Aoi searches for the true motivation behind her hobby, all while continuing to train for the highly anticipated second trip to the summit of Mt. Fuji.

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Background

Yama no Susume: Next Summit was released on Blu-ray and DVD in three volumes from January 25, 2023 to March 24, 2023.

A special autumn festival event was held in Hanno City on October 2, 2022, featuring script reading, show discussions, and a preview screening of episode five. A video game based on the series is planned to be released on PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch.

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Adaptation:	Yama no Susume
Prequel:	Yama no Susume Third Season

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Characters & Voice Actors

Yukimura, Aoi

Main

Iguchi, Yuka
Japanese

Aoba, Kokona

Main

Ogura, Yui
Japanese

Kuraue, Hinata

Main

Asumi, Kana
Japanese

Saitou, Kaede

Main

Hikasa, Youko
Japanese

Kurosaki, Honoka

Supporting

Touyama, Nao
Japanese

Michael

Supporting

Onozuka, Hikari

Supporting

Gibu, Yuuko
Japanese

Jennifer

Supporting

Yuri

Supporting

Takao, Kanon
Japanese

Yukimura, Megumi

Supporting

Hisakawa, Aya
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Nakajima, Yasuhiro

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Awaji, Tooru

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Hirano, Takahiro

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Yamamoto, Yuusuke

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Opening Theme

"想いのち晴れ" by Aoi (Yuka Iguchi), Hinata (Kana Asumi) (eps 1-11)

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Ending Theme

	"扉を開けてベルを鳴らそう" by Aoi (Yuka Iguchi), Hinata (Kana Asumi) (eps 1-4, 6-8, 9-)
	"扉を開けてベルを鳴らそう" by Aoi (Yuka Iguchi) (eps 5)
	"扉を開けてベルを鳴らそう" by Hinata (Kana Asumi) (eps 9)
	"スタッカート・デイズ" by Aoi (Yuka Iguchi), Hinata (Kana Asumi) (eps 12)

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Jan 26, 2024

Sommernacht

Recommended

January 26, 2024.
I finished watching the anime “Yama no Susume” (Encouragement of Climb).
This anime is without a doubt the biggest milestone in the history of anime that I have watched and will continue to watch.
The fact that this anime purely exists is actually amazing with all that it entails.
When I started watching the series in August 2023, I couldn't have imagined what actually awaited me here.
I would never have been prepared for this trip that Yama no Susume took me on.

Yes, the anime definitely has its flaws, you shouldn't forget that.
It's not perfect, but it exists. This anime really exists and you can't take that ...

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Feb 15, 2023

BowlerConspiracy

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"We've made it this far, so let's go."

-- the following is a discussion on how time is discussed in the yama no susume series and a look at this season in particular. a spoiler or two lies within. reader discretion is advised. --

Time. Time passes whether we like it or not, a constant that consistently chugs away. Sometimes the clock seems to be moving in slow motion as we gaze at it longingly, and that gaze is repeated when we wish for more of it, a fun event draining it at a rapid pace. This change is only present in the eye of the beholder, ... one's perception.

Encouragement of Climb is all about the perception of time. Not only with how it moves, but with how we spend it and how it looks at different moments: past, present, and future.

The first season explored the idea of transitioning from alone time to group time. Aoi, now in high school, has been cooped up and spending every waking moment alone. She finds joy in solitude, happiness working on various crafts in the fortress of her own room. She gets pulled out of her comfort zone for the better, discovering newfound happiness through climbing and, more importantly, being in a group. The second season continued this transitional trend with focus on responsibilities and a growing social group: time to grow up. The third season took a look at the past, present, and future the most with the relationship between Aoi and Hinata being put to the magnifying glass. Those promises from the past, how much do they bound the present and without a longstanding promise, who's to say what lies in the future?

Season Four, Next Summit, is all about persistence, dedication, keeping it up, and acceptance. Who knows what comes next? Let's just keep walking, one foot after the other. Aoi has grown a lot. She spends time with a variety of people in varying situations, sharing her passion with others and learning about others'. She's able to speak up in a crowd, comfort her senior, be an upstanding employee, and, finally conquer Mount Fuji. Keep going, just keep going, and through pure will, good things will happen. It's all just a matter of patience, a matter of time.

Stellar animation, quality VAs, it's got all the works. I love shows like this that really dig deep into the activity - it puts you right there with the characters and it's motivating to get the viewer into the same mindset. In fact, the reason I didn't finish this day of was because I was out hiking this week on vacation!

It's very unfortunate that the first few episodes had to be purely recap with odd gaps (which made them completely obsolete and unhelpful), but given that every season prior had twelve minute episodes and this one doubled that length, I can't be too upset I guess. Another quality season overall!

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Jan 16, 2023

JanJohansen

Mixed Feelings

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I've set my rating to 7, but it would have been an 8, if it weren't for the first four episodes.

Reason is, I binged all four seasons and OVA's, so having the first four episodes of this season basically being mostly reruns/highlights from the previous seasons, this felt like they had either run out of money or story.

The rest is pretty good, though. If there's a fifth season, I hope to see the relationship between Konoka and Honoka develop further. There was a small hint about closer friendship in one of the episodes.

Then again, maybe this show has (literally) peaked now, as Aoi has reached ...

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