Yama no Susume 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 8-Bit aired
in Japan between January and March 2013 and was simulcasted by
Crunchyroll. A second season began airing in July 2014.
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?
