Ayato Matsuda
Director
An Encouragement of Love (2023)
Season 1
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.
Released Nov. 22, 2023
Episode 20 min
None+
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Watch Providers: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Network: TBS
S1E1 - Episode 1
Brilliant student Keisuke Otori attends an academy with a strict policy against romance. One day, he meets a high school girl named Hanako Takada.
Nov. 22, 2023, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
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.
Nov. 29, 2023, midnight
S1E3 - Episode 3
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.
Dec. 6, 2023, midnight
S1E4 - Episode 4
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.
Dec. 13, 2023, midnight
S1E5 - Episode 5
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.
Dec. 20, 2023, midnight
S1E6 - Episode 6
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.
Dec. 27, 2023, midnight
S1E7 - Episode 7
Having arrived at Kaimei Academy, Hanako has some harsh words for Otori. Later, at a general student meeting, Otori makes a surprising statement.
Jan. 10, 2024, midnight
S1E8 - Episode 8
After his name is erased from Kaimei Academy's records, a despondent Otori has an unexpected encounter. The school prepares for its cultural festival.
Jan. 17, 2024, midnight
Network: TBS
Episode Runtime: 20 min.
Season Runtime: 160 min.
Released: Nov. 22, 2023
Last Air Date: Jan. 17, 2024, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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