A sixth new character visual has been revealed for Laid-Back Camp season three, spotlighting Ena Saitou and her dog Chikuwa. The anime’s third season is set to premiere in Japan in April 2024.
The third season is produced by a different animation production studio than the previous seasons and has some staff changes. Shin Tosaka (Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars) is directing the anime series, with Masafumi Sugiura (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby co-series composer) as series screenwriter, Naofumi Hashimoto (Ryman’s Club sub-character designer) as character designer, Gakuto Gonbei (Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead) as art director, Hiyori’s Miho Hasegawa (Helck) as color designer, Chiptune’s Katsuhito Ogawa (Alice Gear Aegis: Expansion) as compositing director, and Akiyuki Tateyama returning as music composer. Eight Bit is in charge of the animation production for season three.
Meanwhile, the main voice cast includes:
- • Yumiri Hanamori as Nadeshiko Kagamihara
- • Nao Touyama as Rin Shima
- • Sayuri Hara as Chiaki Ogaki
- • Aki Toyosaki as Aoi Inuyama
- • Rie Takahashi as Ena Saito
- • Tomoyo Kurosawa as Ayano Toki
- • Akio Ootsuka as the Narrator
Laid-Back Camp anime’s first two seasons premiered in 2018 and 2021, with Crunchyroll steaming the series outside of Japan. A spin-off short anime series titled Room Camp premiered in 2020. An anime film with adult versions of the cast was released in Japan in July 2022.
Afro’s original manga series was first serialized in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Forward in July 2015, but moved to the COMIC FUZ app in 2019. Fifteen tankoubon volumes have been released as of November 2023.
Yen Press releases the manga in English and describes the synopsis as:
Rin enjoys camping by the lakeshore, Mt. Fuji in view. Nadeshiko rides her bike to see Mt. Fuji, too. As the two eat cup noodles together, what scenery will they behold? This series will make readers fall in love with camping!
