An Encouragement of Love - Season 1
1 - Episode 1
Air Date: November 22, 2023
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 - Episode 2
Air Date: November 29, 2023
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 - Episode 3
Air Date: December 6, 2023
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 - Episode 4
Air Date: December 13, 2023
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 - Episode 5
Air Date: December 20, 2023
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 - Episode 6
Air Date: December 27, 2023
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 - Episode 7
Air Date: January 10, 2024
Having arrived at Kaimei Academy, Hanako has some harsh words for Otori. Later, at a general student meeting, Otori makes a surprising statement.
8 - Episode 8
Air Date: January 17, 2024
After his name is erased from Kaimei Academy's records, a despondent Otori has an unexpected encounter. The school prepares for its cultural festival.