Fans of Encouragement of Climb, aka Yama no Susume, will be pleased to note that the twelve episode series has gotten its home video release news in Japan set today. According to the official site, the series is set for a May 24th, 2013 release for all twelve episodes and a bonus thirteenth episode for 7,350 yen. The disc is being set up in a very good way where it can be viewed in “marathon mode” where you can watch it without the endings so it just plays as one extended full episode.
In addition to that, the series will have the music video fersion of the theme song, a booklet and a special postcard made by Shiro, the mangaka, The release is getting new cover artwork done by the series character designer, Yuusuke Matsuo.
Plot Concept:
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Aoi prefers indoor hobbies and is afraid of heights, but her childhood friend Hinata loves to show off her passion for mountain climbing. As young children they once watched the sunrise from the top of a mountain, and now they’ve decided to take up mountain climbing in hopes of seeing that sunrise again. They have cooking battles with mountaineering gear, climb small hills in their neighborhood, and meet new mountaineering friends as they learn the ropes of the hobby. When will they finally see that sunrise again?
[Source: JP & Asian Blu-ray, DVD and Streaming Industry News]
