This anime is very relaxing to watch. It's basically girls going camping in Autumn and a bit in Winter.

There is not much plot in this anime. No drama, no enemies to deal with, and no internal struggles, mostly. Much of it is glorified advertising to camp around Japan especially on places the anime covered. There's nothing wrong about that because it is executed excellently. Most of the anime is around Rin-Chan and Nadeshiko going camping. There's something about it that makes mundane tasks look fun. The pacing is fairly slow. In-line to similar anime in this genre. There some comedy here. This isn't Gintama or Konosuba levels of funny because it isn't meant to be funny most of the time. It also has the right amount of cuteness here.

The characters are good and stands out from each other Rin is the quiet, reserved type, Nadeshiko is the active one that eats a ton of food

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like much of her family

Aoi is the girl with a unique voice from the rest of the cast. And the nerdy one is Chiaki. Despite what Anilist and MAL says, Ena is not really a main character here, at least on the anime. The first two are the focus here perhaps to fit in a 12 episode season and maybe in Season 2 this will change (I know it's out just this year but I haven't gotten in to it yet). Near the end, Toba-Sensei,

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the alcoholic girl the camp with her sister

is included in the camp. She doesn't fit with the club members that well. It could just be a one-off thing or maybe I will warm up to her in Season 2. For me, my most favorite from the cast is Rin-Chan. Maybe it's because of her being an quiet, reserved type much like myself IRL.

The art and animation is supreme. It's not Makoto Shinkai awesome (Duh!) but it is still looks awesome to look at. Not everything is good though. Some episodes make use of a bit of 3DCG on the car or moped scenes. These stick out like a sore thumb. Perhaps with more talent, it won't be as noticeably bad. It doesn't detract from the experience too much since it is only used sparingly.

The music is good, I'm talking on almost all background music in all scenes. 95% are relaxing and comfy. The rest is either pulled from action or horror scenes.

Laid Back Camp is a very relaxing anime. Possibly the best SoL anime of 2018. Maybe not anime of the year because I haven't watched all of my planned anime for that year (includes Slime S1, Violet Evergarden, that show about Antarctica, and something about a pancreas.) though it could be at the very least a contender for that. Its excellent characters, music and art pulled up this anime significantly. While the plot barely exists intentionally, the pacing, writing are good too. If you like Slice of Life or just want to relax without worrying on any drama or conflict, this anime is for you.

Update: I'm gonna throw my thoughts on the dub here. It's weird. Pronunciation of some characters' names especially Nadeshiko felt off. Not sure if it's because I'm used to the Japanese pronunciation. Is it me or is the dialogue here a little shoddy. There are some points where I wonder "Does a high school student talk like this?". The dub is fine for what it is but there's certain areas that leave a bit to be desired.