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 6,599 users)

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Ranked: #1345²

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Popularity: #4430

Members: 24,800

Favorites: 103

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7.66

Ranked #1345Popularity #4430Members 24,800

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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Dec 20, 2022

halfaspider

Recommended

There are lots of "hidden gem" anime that everyone knows about and are often... unpolished, but Yama no Susume is a real one. It seems nothing short of miraculous how many incredibly talented animators, artists, and directors were pulled from across the industry to make this series and it shows as just about every other frame looks like something you'd hang above your living room fireplace (if you have one of those for some reason). Between this and an entirely loveable cast who you can't help but root for as they interact and grow, Yama no Susume stands among the best in the Iyashikei/CGDCT genre.

Next ... Summit seems likely to be the final entry to the series and starts off with 4 recap episodes. Aside from a scene at the start of each one, they don't contain new content if you have recently seen the previous 3 seasons. If it has been a while, they are very well-done and worth a watch.

As a show about cute girls climbing mountains, you'd be correct to assume you'll see some metaphors relating the mountains to life and slopes to character growth, etc. Presented mostly from the perspective of a reluctant and grounded protagonist, Yukimura Aoi, Yama no Susume strikes a perfect balance for the people who eat that shit up and the people worried its going to get too cheesy. Aoi herself, initially only begrudgingly admits the appeal of mountain climbing and starts making such connections as she is coerced into the activity by her long-time (temporarily forgotten) friend Hinata. However, the handful of moments where Aoi does realize her own growth as a person (often in the form of a mountain climbing metaphor) are surprisingly emotional and even hard-hitting at times.

While the pretty art/animation and nice life metaphors are great, the strongest suit of the series is likely the characters and their dynamics. To put it simply, they are just a ton of fun. As the main characters, Aoi and Hinata in particular show a range of interactions from genuine fights to encouragements and exchanges which feel borderline romantic. Each facet of their relationship presented to the viewer, though, is believable, entertaining, and consistent with their respective characters. Over 4 seasons of new members being carefully added and providing their own unique flavor to the group and creating new dynamics, the end result is a solid cast of well-developed characters with plenty of novel interactions to keep the viewer entertained for the course of the show.

It is impossible not to make a mountain pun here so I'll just say it: Next Summit is the peak of the whole series. With emotional climaxes to our characters' growth, the most stunning cinematography yet, and a real big mountain, it is hard to think of this season as anything else and there isn't much better than seeing a series come together like this in the (probable?) last stretch. Beyond happy that this show exists, and I highly recommend you check it out!

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Dec 21, 2022

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EnK-Onragement of Climb

Encouragement of Climb is back and this time with full length 24 minute episodes for it’s final(?) season. Although I actually preferred the previous seasons 12 minute length episodes, there was an appropriate amount of story and content this time around (expect for the first 4 episodes which were recaps of the previous seasons with some added scenes) so I suppose it was justifiable.

If you’ve never watched Encouragement of Climb before, it’s another cute moé blobs doing cute things ala mountain climbing edition. Aoi has climbed mountains literally and metaphorically in order to overcome her introverted ways and social anxiety in order ...

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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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