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The third season of the Japanese animated television series Laid-Back Camp, based on the manga series of the same name by Afro, sees the Outdoor Activities Club continuing their adventures and camping in Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures following the group camping at Izu Peninsula, with Nadeshiko Kagamihara's chilhood friend Ayano Toki now joining them. Animated by Eight Bit, the season is directed by Shin Tosaka from a series composition by Masafumi Sugiura.
Production on a third season had begun and was confirmed in October 2022. The staff working on the season at the new animation studio was announced in July 2023, replacing the ones at C-Station who had previously worked on the first two seasons of the series. Yumiri Hanamori, Nao Tōyama, Sayuri Hara, Aki Toyosaki, Rie Takahashi, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Shizuka Itō, Marina Inoue, Risae Matsuda, and Akio Otsuka were set to reprise their roles from previous seasons. Additional staff were announced in October 2023.
The third season will broadcast in Japan on April 4, 2024.
Following the group camping at Izu Peninsula, Rin Shima and the Outdoor Activities Club continue their passion for camping. Rin is now joined with Nadeshiko Kagamihara's childhood friend Ayano Toki on a tour and camping around the Ōi River, with Nadeshiko traveling alone to meet up with them. Meanwhile, Chiaki Ōgaki, Aoi Inuyama, and Ena Saitō go for a camping trip in northern Yamanashi. [1]
In October 2022, the cast of Laid-Back Camp Movie revealed a third season for the Laid-Back Camp anime series during their stage greeting at the Marunouchi Piccadilly theater in Tokyo, [6] [7] with the franchise's official Twitter account confirming it to be already in production. [8] In July 2023, Shin Tosaka, Masafumi Sugiura, and Hisanori Hashimoto were revealed as the director, series composer, and character designer, respectively, of the season at Eight Bit; they replaced the staff who had worked on the previous seasons and the film at C-Station. [9] This was Hashimoto's debut in character designing. [9] As the new director for the series, Tosaka stated that he wanted to do "an honest and careful portrayal of the charm of the [manga]" in the season. The director acknowledged the difference of the new character designs from the previous seasons due to incorporating the "taste of the original manga". [2]
Additional staff working on the season were revealed in October 2023, including Miho Hasegawa as the color designer, Taketo Gonpei as the art director, and Katsuto Ogawa as the director of photography. The Japanese background art production company Creative Freaks was also revealed to be producing the background arts for the season. [10] Tomoyo Kurosawa, who voiced Ayano Toki in the season, confirmed in November 2023 that the dubbing was finished. [11]
According to Laid-Back Camp author Afro, the season would introduce his favorite "Death Road" story from the manga series, [12] which is the fifty-ninth chapter in the eleventh volume ("Hatanagi Attack!! Death Road from Hell" (畑薙アタック!!地獄のデスロード)). [13]
In July 2023, Yumiri Hanamori, Nao Tōyama, Sayuri Hara, Aki Toyosaki, and Rie Takahashi were set to reprise their respective roles from the previous seasons of Laid-Back Camp as Nadeshiko Kagamihara, Rin Shima, Chiaki Ōgaki, Aoi Inuyama, and Ena Saitō. [2] In September 2023, Kurosawa and Akio Otsuka were also set to return for their recurring roles as Ayano and the narrator. [3] Additional recurring cast were revealed in March 2024, namely Shizuka Itō as Minami Toba, Marina Inoue as Sakura Kagamihara, and Risae Matsuda as Akari Inuyama. [4] That month, Maria Sashide and Kokoa Amano joined the cast as Ema Mizunami and Mei Nakatsugawa, respectively. [5]
Akiyuki Tateyama was revealed to be composing the season in July 2023, after previously working on the first two seasons of Laid-Back Camp. [9] In September 2023, the Japanese music unit Kiminone and Asaka were revealed as the performers of the opening and ending theme songs for the season, respectively. [14] Eri Sasaki were also revealed to be producing the ending theme song. [15] In February 2024, the title of the opening and ending theme songs were revealed as "Laid-Back Journey" (レイドバックジャーニー, Reidobakku Jānī) and "So Precious", respectively. Their singles will be released in Japan on April 24, 2024. [16]
The teaser visual for the third season of Laid-Back Camp was unveiled in July 2023; [9] its other half was revealed alongside the release of a teaser trailer in September. [14] A character visual for Nadeshiko was released in October 2023, [17] followed by Rin and Ayano in November, [18] [19] Chiaki in December, [20] Aoi in January 2024, [21] and Ena with her pet dog Chikuwa in February. [22] In March 2024, the main visual and a new trailer featuring the theme songs for the season were released. [23]
Promotional partners for the season included the collectible card game Weiß Schwarz , which would release a trial deck and booster pack based on the season; [24] the outdoor goods brand Aozoragear, which would deploy a camper designed with illustration of Nadeshiko and Rin; [25] and the shokugan (food toy) company Heart, which would sell character-themed 3D magnets. [26]
The first three episodes of the third season of Laid-Back Camp premiered at Shinjuku Piccadilly theater in Shinjuku, Tokyo on February 24, 2024. [27] The season is set to be aired on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, Hokkaido TV, YBS, TV Niigata, and SBS in Japan on April 4, 2024. [4]
The third season of Laid-Back Camp is set to stream on Japanese streaming services d-anime Store and Abema on April 4, 2024, and will be followed by a sequential distribution on other services in Japan starting April 9. [4] Outside Japan, Crunchyroll is also set to stream the season on the same date. [28]
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