Yama no Susume Second Season (Encouragement of Climb Season 2)

Continuing their treks through the high peaks of Japan, the mountaineering girls are back for more! First-year high school student Aoi Yukimura, a shy girl with a fear of heights, and her wildly energetic friend Hinata Kuraue set out once again to conquer the perils of backyard camping trips, summer homework, and even a climb on the mountain of their dreams. Joined by middle school student Kokona Aoba and their knowledgeable upperclassman Kaede Saitou, the squad members are ready to take on whatever slopes and challenges they might face, no matter how steep.

Through their shared hobby of mountain climbing, they bond closer than ever and even make new friends on trails all over the country. Whether it is just a local hill or the tallest mountain around, nothing is too much for Aoi and the crew to handle. They will climb, stumble, and rise to even greater heights together!

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Yama no Susume Second Season adapts content from the 2nd to 6th volumes of siro's manga series of the same title (sometimes in alternate order), and includes anime exclusive content as well.

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Adaptation:	Yama no Susume
Prequel:	Yama no Susume: Kabe tte Kowakunai no?
Side story:	Yama no Susume Second Season Specials
Sequel:	Yama no Susume: Omoide Present

Hayamizu, Risa
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Nakajima, Yasuhiro

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Mukaitouge, Kazuki

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Yamamoto, Yuusuke

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Ishihama, Masashi

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Opening Theme

	1: "Natsu-iro Present (夏色プレゼント)" by Aoi (Yuka Iguchi), Hinata (Kana Asumi), Kaede (Yoko Hikasa), Kokona (Yui Ogura) (eps 1-15)
	2: "Mainichi Koharu Biyori (毎日コハルビヨリ)" by Aoi (Yuka Iguchi) and Hinata (Kana Asumi) (eps 16-22,24)

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	1: "Tinkling Smile" by Yui Ogura (eps 1-12)
	2: "Staccato Days (スタッカート・デイズ)" by Aoi (Yuka Iguchi) and Hinata (Kana Asumi) (eps 13-15)
	3: "Cocoiro Rainbow" by Kyoko Narumi (eps 16-24)

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Jan 11, 2022

Saucinator

Recommended

another straight 10s let me explain

This season focuses more on the character development of each characters, more on the drama but not foreshadowing the main concept of the whole story which is Mountain Climbing. they really take their time focusing on the scenes, the scenery and the culture which makes the story more interesting.

the art is the hero of this season, since they focus more on the Character development and the drama, they make sure that the scenery of mountains aren't left out of the story.

characters are utilized properly each getting their own episodes and scenes as they proceed to the day of the ...

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Oct 5, 2018

earl_of_sandvich

Recommended

"It looks terrifying at first, but it's not so bad if you take it a step at a time."

The show continues the "mountain climbing for noobs" theme of season 1, this time showing what obstacles and challenges new climbers might face through Aoi's experiences. Because not every climb goes according to plan (and can even go terribly wrong), it's important to see Aoi become discouraged and yet take up the walking stick again.

The episodes in season 2 are still shorts, but this time around they're 15 minutes rather than 3 to 5 minutes-- one season 2 episode has the story content of roughly 3 or ... 4 episodes of season 1. In season 2, the show felt more cohesive because the story wasn't abbreviated by credits. The non-credit visuals and storytelling haven't changed much over season 1 aside from the size of each episode, so I'll focus on the music.

The season premiere opened with a clip show of season 1 set to an abridged version of the new opening credits theme. This didn't stick in my head very well, as the music and visuals didn't mesh very well-- the music has a certain rhythm and feel to it, whereas the selected clips were originally produced with very different goals.

Then episode 2 rolled along, and... WHOA. The opening credits became a proper music video, almost like a Shaft production, like one of the Monogatari productions, but with music from K-On. It's this form of "Natsuiro Present" where Tom-H@ck's composition really comes alive, masterfully blending flat surfaces with familiar props like an MP3 player or smartphone apps in a colorful tour de force. Highly creative, very "busy" and yet, much more fun and inviting than overpowering. To a slightly lesser extent, the animation accompanying the second ending theme (reprised from season 1) is a terrific complement to the music.

I wasn't as keen on the first ending theme-- I love Yui Ogura's voice, and this song isn't bad, but her song in The Hentai Prince was a lot better if saccharine-sweet. OP2, "Mainichi Koharu-biyori", didn't grab me as strongly as OP1, and I suspect it was because while all 4 main cast members are prominently animated, only Aoi's and Hinata's voice actresses are singing. Singing isn't their strong point, even though they both have worked very hard on their voice training to this point. I'm not saying it's a bad song (Tom-H@ck wrote the tune, after all), it's just that OP1 sounds much fuller because Yoko Hikasa and Yui Ogura round out the high and low notes. I will say that introducing flower symbolism (even though just about every "cute girl" anime does it these days) is a great touch and needs to be reinforced elsewhere in the show, like the icons did for Hidamari Sketch.

ED2... It's all right. Since Tom-H@ck didn't write it, it's got a bit of a different feel, so it's another take on the "mountain hiking" theme.

I'm hoping that Nao Toyama is later included with the main 4 characters, but that's up to the manga artist.

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Mar 23, 2023

AguyinaRPG

Mixed Feelings

The second season of Yama no Susume is a very interesting study in the benefits of extra run-time per episode. Where Season 1 was extremely concise and drifted along to individual subjects, Season 2 still very much feels like the same show but with extended deviation into more introspection. In fact these episodes actually feel more like they are full-length, both to their advantage and detriment.

Outdoorsmanship is a very broad hobby and the focus on mountain climbing and its place within the lives of the small crew continues to be rather interesting. The show touches upon most aspects, though at its core it is about ... character growth and development among each other. In this way, the show is much more a Slice of Life than an Iyashikei as its label suggests. There is a melding of the two experiences, but it's the difference between Non Non Byori and Dagashi Kashi - both are about rustic life but the former puts more emphasis on character conflict with lasting consequences. Yama no Susume uses its mountain metaphor as a symbol for growth, and that it does rather effectively.

When it's leaning hard into its "free, youthful spirit", the show kind of loses its way a bit. With the expansion of plotlines came a lot of hit or miss mini-stories that didn't really seem to do much for the plot. Kokona's dedicated episode is cute and all, but I kind of wish we actually learned something new about her to have a dedicated focus. As it is, most of the interesting stuff continues to be driven solely by Aoi, which is more than enough to provide a satisfying arc. It's just a little disappointing that it couldn't rise beyond that, especially when the episodes felt full-length.

For those that hooked onto the first season for its wonderful background art, this season ups its game substantially and pulls in some great animation on top of that. Episode 17 features the talents of Ryouma Ebata going absolutely ham on a bouncy style, which I loved. Seeing places in Japan which I have personally only experienced through vlogs really made the whole series feel like a portrait of a particular time and place. That's rare for anime to do and is definitely worth commending, especially when it's all storyboarded so well. They make everything feel as vast as it is, which is difficult to do in 2D.

This season was still enjoyable, but dragged down by extra narrative weight that's a little cumbersome to carry. Perhaps my primary reason for putting a "mixed feelings" tag on this is due to the last episode, which like many anime I've seen provides a rather unnecessary epilogue that sort of sours the experience of catching up on anything.

My hope to future seasons is that they will take their extra runtime to more confidentially embrace their dramatic aspects and really allow the characters other than Aoi to go places.

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