Few spoilers ahead as a warning!
I hold Yuru Camp△ in a very special place in my hart, how much time I spent to chill in my comfort zone and how much it made me appreciate the CGDCT genre. It's only natural being enthusiastic when a couple of seasons and a movie have been announced over the years. While all the seasons stick to the camping formula, the movie goes a little further and expands other more serious aspects such as our main cast going through adulthood and spending most of their time participating their jobs in different places in Japan. It's a different and a little unique take for a slice of life movie that will just maybe disappoint someone out there who just wanted two hours of pure relaxing camping. The stressful moments at work were an interesting way to show how our group of camping heroes can handle their problems solely, needless to say officer Shima moments were handled the best, kind of expected knowing she was declared as leader of the group thanks to her godlike camping skills (also Shima remains as adorable as she always has been even as officer). We also got Aoi Inuyama working as a school teacher and Nadeshiko being a member of a shopping store, they didn't spend enough time on those aspects so I can't say it was well executed. For every growth development except Shima it was just alright.

But the movie it's not all about that, in fact one important occurrence that will eventually be the main story-line is when the group finally reunites again after many years and decided to construct a campsite in an abandoned area of Yamanashi, planning how it should be separately structured (for adults, kids and pets), and helping each other to complete their project in time... it was a hard/ruff ride but none of the less they made it happily to the end, celebrating with the classic view of the scenery.
Obviously what makes the movie stand out is what made the previous seasons very enjoyable for everybody: it's the very definition of a comfy experience. Many of the elements that were praised before in the series are present here, not for its entirety but I'd say a fair big part of it: the food looks delicious and when it's lunch time it's always ASMR... really makes you want to eat a lot; music choices for the scenery and background views are on point, making the spectator being interested in the Japanese countryside; smart, relatable, adorable, outstanning characters; and most importantly... bunch of cute little puppies!
While the film might not fully represents what made the first two seasons so special, mainly because of the stressful adult life our group is destined to move forward, I think it still remains a solid entry in the series. I can consider as a good finale although we still got a third season coming up soon that will go back on the roots of characters not being fully growth and will probably have more relaxing time on their hand. Anyway for any Yuru Camp△ fanatic like me... you should give it shot, it would be sure worth your time, as always if you're not in a good mood and wanna have a reason to be happy then this will be a gift from heaven. Can't wait for season 3! I'm curious to know how good of an event could have been if I've watch the movie on theaters, if only I could live on Japan... that sure would have been the best experience.
