An Encouragement of Love (2023)
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.
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Episode 1 - Episode 1
Release Date: 2023-11-22Brilliant student Keisuke Otori attends an academy with a strict policy against romance. One day, he meets a high school girl named Hanako Takada.
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Episode 2 - Episode 2
Release Date: 2023-11-29Otori's date with Hanako doesn’t go as well as he planned. Meanwhile, the school disciplinary committee attempts to catch Otori breaking the rules.
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Episode 3 - Episode 3
Release Date: 2023-12-06Otori 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.
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Episode 4 - Episode 4
Release Date: 2023-12-13Otori 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.
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Episode 5 - Episode 5
Release Date: 2023-12-20In the struggle over Hanako, Kujirai challenges Otori to a judo match. Otori's friends beg Toramatsu — whose family runs a dojo — to train him.
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Episode 6 - Episode 6
Release Date: 2023-12-27After 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.
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Episode 7 - Episode 7
Release Date: 2024-01-10Having arrived at Kaimei Academy, Hanako has some harsh words for Otori. Later, at a general student meeting, Otori makes a surprising statement.
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Episode 8 - Episode 8
Release Date: 2024-01-17After his name is erased from Kaimei Academy's records, a despondent Otori has an unexpected encounter. The school prepares for its cultural festival.