An Encouragement of Love

Season 1

2023 · 8 episodes · 2h 40m in all · 6.3/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Episode 1

   22 Nov 2023 · 20 min · 6.0/10

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

2. 2

   2. Episode 2

   29 Nov 2023 · 20 min · 6.0/10

   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.

3. 3

   3. Episode 3

   6 Dec 2023 · 20 min · 6.0/10

   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.

4. 4

   4. Episode 4

   13 Dec 2023 · 20 min · 6.0/10

   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.

5. 5

   5. Episode 5

   20 Dec 2023 · 20 min · 7.0/10

   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.

6. 6

   6. Episode 6

   27 Dec 2023 · 20 min · 6.0/10

   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.

7. 7

   7. Episode 7

   10 Jan 2024 · 20 min · 6.0/10

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

8. 8

   8. Episode 8

   17 Jan 2024 · 20 min · 7.0/10

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