An Encouragement of Love (2023)

Episode 1 - Episode 1

November 22, 2023 • 20 minutes

Brilliant student Keisuke Otori attends an academy with a strict policy against romance. One day, he meets a high school girl named Hanako Takada.


Episode 2 - Episode 2

November 29, 2023 • 20 minutes

Otori's date with Hanako doesn’t go as well as he planned. Meanwhile, the school disciplinary committee attempts to catch Otori breaking the rules.


Episode 3 - Episode 3

December 6, 2023 • 20 minutes

Otori attends a grueling study camp at his school, but he can't get Hanako out of his mind. He notices that his classmate Shishimaru seems anxious.


Episode 4 - Episode 4

December 13, 2023 • 20 minutes

Otori asks Hanako about the boy he saw her with and learns a devastating truth. Later, he receives a remarkably terrible grade on his midterm exam.


Episode 5 - Episode 5

December 20, 2023 • 20 minutes

In the struggle over Hanako, Kujirai challenges Otori to a judo match. Otori's friends beg Toramatsu — whose family runs a dojo — to train him.


Episode 6 - Episode 6

December 27, 2023 • 20 minutes

After the principal orders a crackdown on romantic thought, a band of freedom-minded students rises up in revolt and brings Otori back to its base.


Episode 7 - Episode 7

January 10, 2024 • 20 minutes

Having arrived at Kaimei Academy, Hanako has some harsh words for Otori. Later, at a general student meeting, Otori makes a surprising statement.


Episode 8 - Episode 8

January 17, 2024 • 20 minutes

After his name is erased from Kaimei Academy's records, a despondent Otori has an unexpected encounter. The school prepares for its cultural festival.