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Laid-Back Camp Movie Posts Early Summer 2022 Opening, New Teaser Visual
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The official website for the anime of Laid-Back Camp Movie) on Saturday. The visual shows the five young women — all a little older now — standing before a wide open field. In the distance amid the other mountains looms Japan's iconic Mount Fuji.
Afro said that the staff checked back with the manga creator at nearly every step of the production from the earliest script draft and designs. The creator noted that the characters are a little bit older as well as the personal anticipation at seeing what even Afro has not seen yet. Director Yoshiaki Kyougoku thanked the fans for their which made this film happen, and joked about once again going location-scouting and eating delicious camp food while making anime.
The television anime's five main cast are reprising their roles, and the staff returning from the television anime include:
- Director: Yoshiaki Kyougoku
- Script: Mutsumi Ito
- Character Design: Mutsumi Sasaki
- Production: DeNA Contents Planning Department
- Animation Production: C-Station
Shochiku is distributing the film.
The anime adapts Afro's "slow outdoor manga" which follows two young women. Rin likes to go camping by herself along the lakes that provide a scenic view of Mt. Fuji. Nadeshiko loves to take cycling trips by herself to places where she can see Mt. Fuji. After they meet, Rin and Nadeshiko take camping trips, eat cup ramen together, and enjoy the scenery.
The first anime announced the movie in an October 2018 event.
Afro launched the manga in releasing the manga in English in March 2018.
Update: Fixed information about second season. Thanks, Picky33.
Sources: Laid-Back Camp anime's website, Comic Natalie
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