As a child, Aoi Yukimura adored mountains and was passionate about climbing. However, a playground accident has since left her afraid of heights, turning her toward indoor hobbies. Unfortunately, now a shy and timid first-year high school student, Aoi has become so absorbed in these pastimes that she can barely socialize with others, leaving her practically friendless. It is only when she runs into the lively Hinata Kuraue, an old friend from her climbing days, that things start to change.
Impulsive and high-spirited, Hinata insists on having Aoi join her in all sorts of climbing activities. Though reluctant at first, Aoi quickly finds that her time with Hinata brings back fond memories of their childhood and soon decides to start climbing again. As the return to her past hobby starts to bring her out of her shell, Aoi finds herself gaining close friends, taking on new challenges, and continuing to find her own encouragement to climb.
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ProfessorGinkgo
It’s very rare to find a great show among animated shorts. Many of them produce situational one-shots with the same characters in the same setting. While some of them do have a serial timeline, shorts often lack the details of storytelling. The short series Encouragement of Climb (Yama no Susume) counters these claims by creating situations chronologically with wonderful progression and development for its protagonists. Encouragement of Climb follows two high school girls and their adventures in hiking to mountain summits across Japan. Aoi, the scared and unsure of the two, learns to overcome her anxieties while being accompanied by Hinata, the tomboyish enthusiastic one whoappears to have some experience in hiking. With each episode, audiences learn a little tidbit on activities and ethics in camping and hiking as they watch the girls learn to hike together.
The visuals for this anime consist of more simple drawings with “watercolor” effects, faded coloring that’s not nearly as bright or vivid as most anime. I personally like this style because it does not distract the audience from appearances and fan service and forces them to focus mainly on the situation the characters are in. Visuals for animations and films like this one accompany the story rather than make it the main reason people watch it. I certainly love the characters this way for who they are, rather than how they look.
One thing I did enjoy about this series is the reality displayed when one goes on a hike in the mountains. Being somewhat of a hiker myself, I have learned that not all mountain trails are steep, scary, or even arduous, as Aoi originally thinks when it comes to climbing mountains or hills. In fact, their first trail blaze was on a neighboring hill that took them less than a day to reach the summit! The trials Aoi and Hinata face are not only literal in climbing mountains, but figurative in climbing our lives’ scariest moments. All progress in life is a hurdle that many of us face with fear and anxiety, as Aoi had done; but with the help of good friends and a little encouragement from within, we can climb our way to the top.
Encouragement of Climb is a beautiful short series, not only for its story and characters, but it also showed me that I can climb the “mountains” in my life.
renfire
Childish show? Yes. About cute girl doing cute things? Yes. At first, I thought this anime will just gonna waste my time. It is short, only 3 minutes per episode. That's why I think this anime can't be very good. How could it be good if it is only 3 minutes? Moreover the story is just about little girl playing around? But, seriously this anime is not like what I thought at first. Yama no Susume. A story of courage and friendship. As its title -Encouragement of Climb- say, this story is about a little kid (Aoi) who build up her courage in trying something newwith the help of her friends. This anime has strong nostalgic feeling, reminding me of my childhood. The moment when we still dream high and try to achieve it, even if it seems impossible. A nice anime that everyone can watch. Watching it together with someone else is also fine.
Story (7/10)
Simple, funny, and heartwarming. The story is about climbing mountain and trying something new mixed with some comedy. It shows daily activities with a lot of everyday conversation. The story bring up many kind of feeling (happy, worry, sad, embarrassed etc) mixed together. I like it when the characters is smiling. It bring happy feeling to the viewer. The story just flows with nothing big or special happened.
Art (10/10)
The way character drawn is cute. I love the design. Not only the characters, but also the view like mountain, sun, and sea is well drawn. I like the art in the ending song of each episode.
Sound (10/10)
ED song (Staccato Days) is pleasant to be heard. I have repeated it so many times and still not bored of it until I write this review. The background music is also nice and the voice actress fits the characters too.
Character (9/10)
Aoi's reserved, like to do things alone, and thinking too much personality and Hinata's cheerful and mature for her age personality make them a cute pair. There is a nice character development on Aoi despite the anime short duration. There is difference between Aoi in the beginning of the story and Aoi in the end. I did not really like the other two girl characters.
I'll mention three things I like about Yama no Susume
- Beautiful little girls
- A lot of outdoor activities with nice view
- Courage to trying something new
PS : Feedback for the review is welcomed
teqkoi
This is one of the best and short anime series I have ever seen, since its three minutes in one episode and the story is really simple but really good. Kinda long review, which could help you decide watching this anime. Story (8): This story follows an introverted girl named Aoi and her childhood friend Hinata. Aoi is introverted and shy, when Hinata is an extrovert and loves mountaineering (going to mountains). They both decide to climb a mountain, to see a sunrise they saw together when they were younger. Episodes fit together into a continuous story, it wasn't very predictable but the story is very short and simple becauseeach episode is only 3 minutes long.
Art (9):
Art is very nice, pleasing, heart warming, cosy and all those feelings.
Very beautiful backgrounds, cute characters.
Sound (9):
Voice actors perfectly fit characters.
Background music fits current mood.
Opening/Closing songs were also likeable.'
Characters (9):
Everyone had their own stories, which is nice. They reacted normally, realistically. There was some supporting characters and they weren't really needed for the series, but it just made anime more alive and they helped the main character to realise some stuff.
Enjoyment (10):
With nice, short, simple story, beautiful art, cute characters, fitting sounds, I totally enjoyed this anime.
I think others will enjoy this anime aswell.
Overall - 9
Yuri-Crusader
Why do humans climbs mountains? Well people climb dangerous mountains simply because they can!! They see the mountain as a challenge,a challenge that cannot stand unanswered!!!! Can cute little girls also climbs mountains? Well let's find out , Welcome to my review of Yama no Susume!!! Years before this tale take place Aoi and her friend Hinata climbed a mountain together!! Holding hands and seeing the sun rise!!! Casting its piercing rays over the world and blessing it with its precious light!! While they are sharing the magical display from nature. My girls makes a vow and pledge to relive this moment again together!!! But lifeinevitably throws us curve balls. After a nasty fall which resulted in a broken arm, Aoi suffer from trauma and developed fear for heights, and social anxiety and avoidance to this kinds of situations,rather spending her time alone and with her safe books then ever again climbing another mountain .But one day Hinata see her lost friend and have not forgotten their past, She decide to rekindle their love and help Aoi traverse her biggest obstacle in life!! Her own fears and anxiety!!
A great story in a cute girl show is not important.Its rather all about the cute girls and how they chose to spend their time .The anime will give some hikers pointers and other relevant stuff .But mostly its about warm females spending precious time together. With some lewd occasion ofc .The animation looks great nice soft watercolours!! Easy for the eyes and very cute girls, and some stunning nature with breathtaking views!!!
The characters are kind gentle and heartwarming. Especially Hinata!!! Instead of being upset at Aoi for forgetting or blaming or trying to force her in to something. Hinata love her friend and wants to help Aoi get passed her fears!!! But mostly I think she missed her friend and wants her back!! Those two characters works great. Together their personality is a great mix and I love to observing their interactions!! Others will also later join in!! And together experience the magic nature and lolis have to offer!!
I like lolis and i love Yuri!!! So i have a damn good time watching this.The girls are flirting wildly with each other, and a lot of psychical contact strong friendship and pure warm Yuri love .And with no males other than support it suited my taste very nicely.My overall experience was very pleasurable! So,,Do you like cute girls doing cute things? Do you like lolis in lewd situations? Well luckily for you then you pervert!! This anime is more about loli climbing other lolis!! Rather then loli climbing mountains.And for that i strongly recommend this anime!!!
I dedicate this review to my lovely Hinata. Because her strong dedication to help her girlfriend and lifting her up with love and compassion!!!
attempt1
A fantastic short anime with great character development. Yama no Susume is about Aoi, a shy girl who is scared of heights, then a childhood friend Hinita forces her to start climbing, a friendship begins and Aoi gradually begins to have more confidence. Short anime series are known for not having a clear plot, but this surprising has one and has great continuity. The series focuses on Hinita and Aoi’s goal to climb a mountain, and the episodes flow and join each into each other seamlessly. Each episode is focused climbing in someway, whether they’re shopping for a new bag, or climbing up a hill. The character’sare fantastic. Aoi starts off shy and is socially awkward, but overtime as she goes outside her comfort zone by climbing mountains/hills and talking to people, she becomes more confident, and happier over time. It was really great seeing her gain more confidence during the series. Hinita and the other characters are also very likeable. Especially Hinata, who is very energetic and often encourages Aoi.
This is a very lighthearted and fun anime to watch, however it doesn’t take itself very seriously as it doesn’t explore the emotional challenges Aoi went through like the struggles of trying to be more social. I would definitely recommend watching this if you want to watch an anime that’s going to make you smile.
Constructive feedback for this review is appreciated :)
MalchikRepaid
This is an anime series that is extremely short, actually more like a mini-series that sets the whole relationship among characters. Slightly empty plot-wise, but it gives the viewers mostly a very warm feeling as they understand how the characters interact with each other in a generally productive way. It's very realistic of Japanese schoolgirls interacting with each other. But I have to say that the story is very straight-forward with no frills attached as the main purpose of the story came from a manga that introduces the hobby of mountaineering. You know, a huge chunk of what Japan is in a nutshell. Without explaining aboutthe whole storyline, it's very short and full of good vibrations. Well, the good vibrations in this case are the warm and positive friendship of being comrades.
I overall recommend this series very immensively for the purpose of watching the 2nd season, where the story spices things up. What spices the story is very sweet.
And one more thing about Yama no Susume (essentially Season 1). There is no opening theme song, but a closing theme song that has something that is colorfully applied and it is called staccato, a music term that denotes a note that is slightly shortened and slightly strengthened. I would recommend to feel the music as well and watch this series as it sets the whole dominant mood of the story, AKA their love for mountaineering.
Bernstein
A new chapter in the collection of "cute girls doing cute things" anime, Yama no Susume is a series of short episodes (which evolved into a longer second season) that does not deserve to have such a low score, 6.85 at the time of writing, being objectively a very good show that satisfies the target audience of slice of life and moe enthusiasts. Let's start addressing the elephant in the room: can this show be good with three-and-a-half-minutes-long episodes including ED? Yes, no doubt: it's a slice of life, it hasn't a dense complex plot which has to be carefully developed in order to be enjoyable;it's just 2 to 4 girls mountaineering, everything that has to be said for plot purposes fits perfectly in the short span of time that the anime is allowed to occupy, with plenty of room left for the enjoyment of the cuteness of the characters and of the beauty of the scenery (which is good enough for a scenery-centered anime although not great). If on the other hand you are wondering how a show about mountaineering can be cute, let me reassure you: all the characters are very sweet, and honestly in a world where loli/basket anime Ro-Kyu-Bu! exists anything can be moe (by the way Yama no Susume's Kokona and Ro-Kyu-Bu!'s Hina, who have the same role in their shows as the "loliest" girls, have also the same seiyuu).
Overall if you're interested in the genre the runtime should not discourage you: Yama no Susume is a very good choice, and if at the end you're feeling like you would have wanted more of this, well, go straight to the second season (it's as good as the first, and much longer!).
apollokino
Moe at the right point, the kawaiiness is just enough to melt your heart and hugs you just as a loving sugoi mother would. Everything is perfect: outstanding characters with realistic personalities, beautifull landscapes and wonderful stories with an enchanting yuri subplot with that weird irl alterego of Black Rock Shooter and the main character from Hidamari Sketch. Truly a masterpiece that everyone should see at least once in their lives. Wonderful.
JuneNephthys
Initially, I didn't expect much from the collection of hiking shorts, known as Encouragement of the Climb, or Yama no Susume. And following my expectations, the first season of the series is just average, I can't say that it's anything other than average, but I thought the second season was good. • Much like other moe shows like K-On, Yuru Yuri, or New Game! The second series are usually far superior, due to the fact the the studio seems to be more comfortable quirks, and the audience is more familiar with the girls’ cute quirksーso character and story exploration can take place. Encouragement of the Climbdoesn't betray its sister shows in that aspect.
• Along the same vein of Akari having an existential crisis at the end of the second season of Yuru Yuri, the second season of this series goes more into Aoi's fear of heights. The first season does touch on it, but since the shorts in the first season are far shorter (episodes in S1 are three minute segments, while the ante is ramped up to fifteen minute weeklies in S2), before, the show only had time to teach us about hiking.
• Moe shows about a protagonist overcoming a fear or personality flaw is a stereotype, but a stereotype that I often enjoy. I really enjoyed that Girls und Panzer took Miho's character a step further than the rest, by having her deal with PTSD and an overbearing, abusive family.
• I enjoyed the cute little vignettes that made you think that this collection of stories is sweeter than a diabetic pony. I can also say that Encouragement of the Climb got me really interested in hiking, which is spectacular since I rarely leave my house. The arc where the girls climbed Mt. Fuji, or Fuji-san as they call it, was particularly touching and well-written.
• Overall, if you want to watch something adorable, emotionally moving, and something that will encourage you to break your shut-in habits, then you would probably love the hell out this series! If you don't like moe, then don't, but it’s a very fun and encapsulating experience for a series of short episodes: seriously the times range is from 3-13 minutes. I give the first season a 5/10, the second season a 7/10, and the third season a 5/10.
Zedlin
"You can't do it because you think you can't. For almost anything, if you try, it'll usually work out." It's refreshing to find a fresh short anime akin to Yama no Susume. There isn't a lot like them, ones with a continuous story, an enjoyable growing cast of characters, and most importantly of all is a joy to watch. In 3 minutes Yama no Susume captures the essence of a normal 20+ minute episode without losing any quality. It doesn't feel like a shorts anime is what I'm trying to articulate, the pace is what you'd expect from a typical CGDCT anime. For that alone, Iadmire this series even more cause it's not easy to have that feel down perfectly by the first episode.
We follow Aoi Yukimura who is naturally shy and is a novice when it comes to climbing. When she stumbles into Hinata Kuraue an exuberant ball of energy, she reignites Aoi's encouragement to climb. (pun intended) Aoi hesitantly is pushed into the whole mountain climbing thing unable to really say no because of her innate shyness, but throughout the short series we see her find happiness from climbing, and how much fun it is to be with Hinata and the others she befriends as a result.
"I hadn't looked at the sky for a long time, but when you take an interest you start to be able to see something, and it leads you to something else."
Without being reintroduced to mountain climbing by Hinata, Aoi wouldn't have took an interest of climbing once more, and would have missed the opportunity to make friends with Kaede and Kokona. I'm impressed with the sheer amount of great lessons in this short series, and seeing something like climbing a mountain from a casual perspective is fascinating. Anime like Yuru Camp take a similar approach on camping and there are some parallels but as a whole Yama no Susume strikes a different chord.
I can easily see why Yama no Susume has garnered multiple sequels which all in all take the series from a 3 minute short anime into a full blown 24 minute regular series! It's a treat seeing the growth of Aoi from the perspective of mountain climbing and can't wait to see how far it progresses, what mountain will they climb next?
MeowMiiPlays
All you need to know is that if you are going through a dark time and all you need is some sweet wholesome warmth to get you by, this is the soothing show of pure innocence comfort and joy I would 100% recommend. It's simple, scenic and charming like being in nature with friends when you were a kid The characters are kind, The animation is calming and pretty as it is mostly set in beautiful scenery, Overall I'd say it is pretty unique and original in it's setting and tone. It's not as over the top as a lot of anime styles but it isthat exact same simplicity that makes it so wholesome and calming. capturing that certain glow of the appreciation one may feel when they're making new friends who take you on an adventure finally to be enraptured by the beautiful, simple yet expansive joy of nature.
Panda_Roll
Encouragement of Climb consists of 12 episodes each clocking in at 3 minutes. Usually anime shorts like this consists of little sketches that are either comedic or fan service-y in nature. It's very rare that a show can contain the storyline within that amount of time and still be a proper one with arcs, character development and plot. It also highlights the beauty of the locations mentioned (mt Takao specifically) and pays attentions to the details of both the climbers and the trail. I can't believe this also counts as a point but it allows children to be just that, children. They look like kids,act like kids AND they don't suddenly flash their panties or get over sexualized when they're KIDS. I feel like 99% of all recent animes can learn from this.
Medic_chan
It's ultra-moe propaganda for casual mountain climbing and camping. All things I am definitely into. And it's divided into 3 minute concentrated shots. And I mean concentrated, every shot, line, moe noise, and character are perfectly distilled to their most moe in an effort to get people going to easy to climb tourist mountains. Every syllable of the 15 second 7-line ED is dripping with moe. The only complaint I had with this show was that it's adorable and good-natured atmosphere baited me into watching the last 4 episodes in front of my roommate. Half of the last episode is in a shower room with a lotof nudity.
It really came out of left field, but I kept watching it thinking it would be over after a few pans and he's probably too engrossed in Skyrim to notice. Well I was wrong on at least one count.
Sad-Frog
You are in a school and want to pass it peacefully by doing stuffs you want to do. People usually keep their distance from you as you are not good at socializing. Is this the story of your school life? No there will always be a person in your life who gonna break the barrier and drag you out from your illusion-normal day-unsocial life. Set on a high school Aoi is your "Unsocial" main character who prefers indoor hobbies but her childhood friend [whom she forgot already] came out from no where and pursue her to mountain climbing as they once did when they werechild. And thus there mountain climbing story starts.
It wasnt like they went out to explore Mt.Fuji or some big shot mountains as they are high school students they started it small with the neighbor hood mountains.
Also the anime shows what you require as a mountain climber. As they the prepares themselves with back packs and necessary things to climb mountain,as the anime progresses they specially Aoi came through people who are like them [Aoi Hinata] Thus Aoi's new "mountain climbing" high school life starts with her friends.
The anime was good with back ground music and good graphics. After watching anime like "Non Non Biyori" I had high expectation on this one too and it lived upto my expectation.
Bit by bit the anime became educative [in mountain climbing way] and also soothing along with enjoyable though it was only 3 minutes long.
moe_sama
With anime the likes of Non Non Biyori and Yuru Camp exploding in popularity for their focus on nature and the beauty of exploring your friendship outdoors; I find it disappointing that more of these viewers haven't taken the time to watch the few seasons there are of Yama no Susume. The premise of Yama no Susume is simple, two childhood friends reunite and rediscover their love for mountain climbing/hiking. The story generally focuses on character relationships and how their friendships are growing, but never shoves this in your face. Each episode has a short run time and makes for an easy watch when you needa pick-me-up after a busy day. I find it to be so enjoyable it's hard not to watch it all at once.
While the art and budget is not that of the adaptations I compared it to, I find that there is still something special visually Yama no Susume offers in its often restrained color palette.
minimiau
Recently Japan likes to make animes of 3 to 5 minutes per episode. This is an example of this. There isnt any bad to make that short anime, becouse I consider if you can, you can tell a story in a short time. Here we dont have any ecchi, action ore something like other animes. The anime inly focus in a girl with a fear and how her friend helps with that. The only know about the main character more than the other 3. Some episodes the characters go into a mountain and others we see that buying things (and for this makes the anime boring),so I put a 7 and in characters 8.
Talking about music is saying nothing. You can ignored the music, but the ending song is cute.. A 5 for that.
I am getting sick about see a lot of animes with moe characters, and seems that this season has a lot of animes with a LOT of moe, this is one of this anime, so if you dont like moe, dont watch it, but if you lke or dont hate moe, you can ignore this point. About the scene is really good. Too much forest , so we have a lot of good scenes
SO in enjoyment I really like the anime, you can watch it if you are bored or tired to make homework. . this anime is so easy to watch becouse is a 3 minutes and the story is easy to follow.
Saucinator
I rarely review an anime a solid 10 but tadaah! a solid 10 The hardest thing on making a short duration anime is the time management, How can you fin a good scene in a short amount of time and this anime hit the home run. The story/concept of the anime is all about hiking. I'm not a hiker myself but if you are ever interested for a new hobby you can watch this. The scenes are really calm and relaxing as it should be, every episodes tackles an important lessons when it comes to hiking and I like it. it is really hard to find a goodshort anime especially when its a slice of life. And When I fist watch this, I was surprised that this is only 3-4 mins long.
despite being a short video the 3 mins anime turns into a 20 mins masterpiece that we can all learn and enjoy.
savage_
I want to start off this review by saying , you wouldn't think it's possible to have as "complex" of character development in 12 three minute episodes. But it is , and its heart melting to say the least . The stories about 2 high school girls , one outgoing and boarder line obnoxious and the other shy and reserved and terribly afraid of heights . The rest of the story is the development those two girls go through in their journey to climb mountains together as they once did as younger children . The art is BREATHTAKING !! Every nature scene looked just likeI were climbing through the mountains myself . By the end both girls have drastically changed from who they were introduced as in the beginning , and only for the better . Enjoyment overall was an easy 10 to give . I found myself smiling the entire series , each episode start to finish .
yui_sato
I adore this show so much. This show is perfect in a sense of showing not only information about the various mountains they climb but also the developing relationships between the girls. They did a really good job with showing the process of a young girl re-learning what she used to love but became afraid of. Often times most shows based on the outdoors often dont show the little moments between trips or the build up before the trips. honestly i hope to see more shows like this, peaceful and bunch of friends doing what they love. I also loved seeing the roomsof the girls, the oldest had gear proudly shown on her walls, hinata had gear shown throughout the house because of her father. This show is just great overall and a great way to show the love of hiking
