Encouragement of Climb

Encouragement of Climb
First manga volume cover, featuring Aoi (right) and Hinata (left)
ヤマノススメ (Yama no Susume)
Genre	Slice of life,[1] Adventure (mountaineering)[2]
Manga
Written by	Shiro
Published by	Earth Star Entertainment
Magazine	Comic Earth Star
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	August 12, 2011 – present
Volumes	22
Anime television series
Encouragement of Climb (S1–3) Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit (S4)
Directed by	Yusuke Yamamoto
Written by	Yusuke Yamamoto (S1, S4) Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (S2, S3)
Music by	Flying-Pan (S1) (S2, S3) Yamazo
Studio	Eight Bit
Licensed by	Crunchyroll (S1–3) Sentai Filmworks (S4)
Original network	Tokyo MX, SUN-TV, AT-X, MBS, BS11
Original run	January 3, 2013 – December 21, 2022
Episodes	61 + 3 OVAs (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Encouragement of Climb: Omoide Present
Directed by	Yusuke Yamamoto
Written by	Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music by	Tom-H@ck Yamazo
Studio	Eight Bit
Released	October 28, 2017
Runtime	26 minutes
Anime and manga portal

Encouragement of Climb (ヤマノススメ, Yama no Susume, lit. 'Recommendation of Mountaineering') is a 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 Eight Bit aired in Japan between January and March 2013 and was simulcasted by Crunchyroll. A second season aired from July to December 2014. An original video animation was released in October 2017, and a third season aired from July to September 2018. A new anime television series titled Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit aired from October to December 2022.