, also known as ''Heya Camp'', is a Japanese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series written and illustrated by Afro and a short spin-off of ''
Laid-Back Camp
, also known in Japan as ''Yuru Camp'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Afro. Set in and around Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the series chronicles the adventures of Rin Shima, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, and their friend ...
''. It has been serialized by
Houbunsha
is a Japanese publishing company founded on July 10, 1950. It is based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
Magazines published by Houbunsha
*''Weekly Manga Times''
*''Hana Oto''
*'' Comic Fuz''
Manga Time magazines
*''Manga Time''
*''Manga Time Original''
* ...
on Kirara Base since April 9, 2016, and on their manga service Comic Fuz since March 12, 2019. The manga was later adapted into an
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series written by Mutsumi Ito and directed by
Masato Jinbo, which was aired in Japan from January 6 to March 23, 2020. Selected chapters of the manga were later adapted into
live action
Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ga ...
, which was shown at the end of every episode of the second season of the
live-action version of ''Laid-Back Camp''.
Premise
The manga series, according to Afro, is an "extra edition" of ''
Laid-Back Camp
, also known in Japan as ''Yuru Camp'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Afro. Set in and around Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the series chronicles the adventures of Rin Shima, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, and their friend ...
'' that focuses on having a chat in the club room.
The anime series follows
Nadeshiko Kagamihara
, also known in Japan as ''Yuru Camp'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Afro. Set in and around Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the series chronicles the adventures of Rin Shima, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, and their friend ...
killing time inside the room of the Outdoor Activities Club, a club in Motosu High School, when
Chiaki Ōgaki and
Aoi Inuyama
, also known in Japan as ''Yuru Camp'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Afro. Set in and around Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the series chronicles the adventures of Rin Shima, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, and their friend ...
announce their plan to go on a trip and drag her on a journey across
Yamanashi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Yamanashi Prefecture has a population of 817,192 (1 January 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,465 km2 (1,724 sq mi). Yamanashi Prefecture borders Saitama Prefecture to the no ...
.
Media
Manga
Houbunsha
is a Japanese publishing company founded on July 10, 1950. It is based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
Magazines published by Houbunsha
*''Weekly Manga Times''
*''Hana Oto''
*'' Comic Fuz''
Manga Time magazines
*''Manga Time''
*''Manga Time Original''
* ...
began serializing ''Room Camp'' in Japan on Kirara Base, the official section of the publisher on the website ''
Niconico Seiga'', on April 9, 2016. The publisher's manga service Comic Fuz announced in February 2019 the addition of the manga along with ''
Laid-Back Camp
, also known in Japan as ''Yuru Camp'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Afro. Set in and around Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the series chronicles the adventures of Rin Shima, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, and their friend ...
'' in their catalog, while its serialization on Kirara Base continues. The manga was added on March 12, 2019.
Comic Fuz announced in November 2019 the creation of a separate section for the manga to address the difficulty of the readers when reading it and ''Laid-Back Camp'' on the same section. , a total of 134 chapters (called ) have been serialized on Comic Fuz.
Anime
![Heya Camp logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Heya_Camp_logo.png)
In July 2018, producer Shōichi Hotta approached animation producer Ryoji Maru with a project that includes the
second season of ''Laid-Back Camp'', a short anime, and a
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
. In October 2018, the short anime series was announced. In April 2019,
Masato Jinbo was announced as the director, Mutsumi Ito as the series composition writer, Mutsumi Sasaki as the character designer and chief animation director, and ''
Laid-Back Camp
, also known in Japan as ''Yuru Camp'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Afro. Set in and around Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the series chronicles the adventures of Rin Shima, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, and their friend ...
'' (2018) director Yoshiaki Kyogoku as the supervisor of the series at
C-Station
is a Japanese animation studio established in 2009 as an extension of Bee Train Production and chaired by Ryoji Maru, a former producer and production manager for Bee Train.
In 2012, C-Station split from Bee Train and in 2013, it was announced t ...
, with
DeNA
Dena (in Luri and fa, ) is the name for a sub-range within the Zagros Mountains, Iran. Mount Dena, with length and average width, is situated on the boundary of the Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Provin ...
producing it.
The series revolves around the idea of a "stamp rally".
Ito ensured that viewers would feel as satisfied as they would after viewing an episode of ''Kuishinbo! Mansai'', a weekly Japanese cooking mini-program.
The staff did location scouting to feature them in the series.
Akiyuki Tateyama composed the series through
film scoring
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...
,
while
Asaka performed the ending
theme music
Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...
"The Sunshower" composed by
Eri Sasaki
is a Japanese musician from Fukuoka Prefecture who is signed to 5pb. Records and Sony Music Publishing. She made her music debut in 2015 with the release of her first single "Ring of Fortune", which is used as the opening theme to the anime tele ...
.
Asaka felt that the theme music gave an "after-school" feeling and described it as a "kind of song that goes well with sunsets".
The series began airing in Japan on
AT-X,
Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...
, and
BS11 on January 6, 2020, and on
YBS on January 12.
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and tel ...
and
Ani-One also streamed the series on its premiere.
In November 2022, the series became available to view on
Amazon Prime Video
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in Japan.
FuRyu
FuRyu Corporation (フリュー株式会社) is a Japanese entertainment company based in Shibuya, Tokyo. Their businesses include publishing and development of video games, mobile games, photo-booths, figures and multimedia content.
History
In ...
released the series on
Blu-ray
The Blu-ray Disc (BD), often known simply as Blu-ray, is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released on June 20, 2006 worldwide. It is designed to supersede the DVD format, and capable of sto ...
and
DVD
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in Japan on May 27, 2020. They include a special episode titled "Sauna, Food, and a Three-Wheeler", directed by Kyogoku from a script written by ''Laid-Back Camp'' series composition head Jin Tanaka. It was first streamed on
YouTube
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for one day on April 29, 2020, and was added on Crunchyroll on March 4, 2021, and on Ani-One on April 17.
Episode list
Live action
In March 2021, a
live-action
Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ga ...
adaptation of the manga series was announced to be aired along with the second season of the
live-action version of ''Laid-Back Camp''.
Notes
References
External links
''Room Camp''at Kirara Base by
Houbunsha
is a Japanese publishing company founded on July 10, 1950. It is based in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.
Magazines published by Houbunsha
*''Weekly Manga Times''
*''Hana Oto''
*'' Comic Fuz''
Manga Time magazines
*''Manga Time''
*''Manga Time Original''
* ...
''Room Camp''at Comic Fuz
Official anime website
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2020 Japanese television series debuts
2020 Japanese television series endings
Anime series based on manga
C-Station
Camping in anime and manga
Houbunsha manga
Japanese webcomics
Seinen manga