Encouragement of Climb

 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" has been announced.
Plot.
Aoi Yukimura is a quiet girl who prefers staying indoors and is afraid of heights. When she reunites with her childhood friend Hinata Kuraue, who is outgoing and loves mountaineering, they decide to climb a mountain together, in order to see a sunrise they saw together when they were younger. Along the way, they meet several other girls who are also interested in the outdoors, and begin a series of adventures on various mountains across Japan.
Media.
Manga.
"Yama no Susume" began as a manga series written and illustrated by Shiro and published in Earth Star Entertainment's "Comic Earth Star" magazine. The first chapter appeared in the September 2011 issue of the magazine, released on August 12, 2011. The series' chapters have been compiled in 19 volumes, published between June 12, 2012, and January 20, 2020.
Anime.
An anime television series, directed by Yusuke Yamamoto and produced by Eight Bit, aired in Japan on Tokyo MX between January 3 and March 21, 2013, and was simulcasted by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is by Yuka Iguchi and Kana Asumi. The series consisted of twelve five-minute episodes, with an additional OVA episode bundled with the Blu-ray Disc release of the series on May 14, 2013. A second season, consisting of 24 fifteen-minute episodes, began airing from July 9, 2014. The opening theme is by Iguchi, Asumi, Yōko Hikasa and Yui Ogura, "Mainichi Koharu Biyori" (毎日コハルビヨリ) by Iguchi, Asumi for episode sixteen onwards; whilst the ending themes are "Tinkling Smile" by Ogura for the first twelve episodes, "Staccato Days" for episodes thirteen to fifteen, and "Cocoiro Rainbow" by Kyoko Narumi for episode sixteen onwards. An original video animation, titled ", was released on January 26, 2018, following a screening in theaters and a limited release on October 28, 2017. A third anime season premiered on July 2, 2018 and ran for 13 episodes, concluding on September 24, 2018. 
On September 16, 2019, a new project was announced during an Autumn Festival in Japan. It was announced on March 18, 2021 that the new project would be a new anime television series titled . The staff and cast members are returning to reprise their roles.