The latest work of the TV anime "Toward the Mountain", "Next Summit", is scheduled to be broadcast in 2022. In addition, Iwai Hidemiri will play a new role in Koharu, and the latest promotional video has also been released.
(C) Shiro / Earth Star Entertainment / Yamanosume Next Summit Production Committee
The original work of "Toward the Mountain" is a manga serialized by siro in the manga magazine Monthly Comic Earth Star. It tells the story of Aoi (CV: Yuka Inoguchi) and the outdoor-loving Takema Hyuga (CV: Asumi Kana) reunited as an opportunity to learn about the charm of the mountain, and enjoy the famous peaks with their accidental acquaintances. In terms of animation, the first season of the TV series was broadcast in 2013, the second season in 2014, the third season in 18, and the OVA in 17 years.
Koharu (CV: Hidemi Iwai) is the director of the Mountaineering Department of the school where Aoi attended. In the latest PV, many new hairstyles are used to depict Aoi's posture of a new challenge in the winter of the first year of high school, and red hair is the symbol of Koharu.