
a review by Jaymp12

a review by Jaymp12
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
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.
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