The top student at a prestigious prep school risks it all when he falls in love and boldly breaks the institution's strict "no relationships" rule.
An Encouragement of Love (Season 1)
Episode 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 2023-11-22
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: 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)
Air date: 2023-11-29
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: 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)
Air date: 2023-12-06
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: 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)
Air date: 2023-12-13
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: 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)
Air date: 2023-12-20
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: 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)
Air date: 2023-12-27
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: 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)
Air date: 2024-01-10
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: 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)
Air date: 2024-01-17
Runtime: 20 min
Overview: After his name is erased from Kaimei Academy's records, a despondent Otori has an unexpected encounter. The school prepares for its cultural festival.
