Laid-Back Camp (TV series)

Laid-Back Camp
Title card seen in the first season
Kanjiゆるキャン△
Revised HepburnYurukyan
GenreDrama
Based onLaid-Back Camp
by Afro
Screenplay byAyako Kitagawa
Directed by
  • Takashi Ninomiya
  • Mamoru Koshino
  • Kyōhei Tamazawa
Starring
  • Haruka Fukuhara
  • Yūno Ōhara
  • Momoko Tanabe
  • Yumena Yanai
  • Sara Shida
  • Yurina Yanagi
  • Kaho Tsuchimura
Opening theme
  • "Without Blinking" by H△G (season 1)
  • "Hello Youth" by Longman (season 2)
Ending theme
  • "Replay" by Longman (season 1)
  • "Please Don't Forget" by Sarasa Kadowaki (season 2)
ComposerDai Odagiri
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes24
Production
Producers
  • Shinya Fujino
  • Kiichi Kumagai
  • Tatsuya Iwakura
  • Tomohiro Goda
CinematographyShinji Suzuki
EditorNorihisa Yamada
Running time24 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 10, 2020 (2020-01-10) –
June 18, 2021 (2021-06-18)
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Laid-Back Camp (Japanese: ゆるキャン△, Hepburn: Yurukyan) is a Japanese drama television series based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Afro. Produced by TV Tokyo, SDP, and Headquarters, the series is directed by Takashi Ninomiya, Mamoru Koshino, and Kyōhei Tamazawa from a script written by Ayako Kitagawa. It follows Rin Shima encountering Nadeshiko Kagamihara for the first time while camping at Lake Motosu.

The series stars Haruka Fukuhara, Yūno Ōhara, Momoko Tanabe, Yumena Yanai, Sara Shida, Yurina Yanagi, and Kaho Tsuchimura as Rin Shima, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, Chiaki Ōgaki, Aoi Inuyama, Ena Saitō, Sakura Kagamihara, and Minami Toba, respectively. A live-action adaptation of the manga series for television was announced in November 2019 and was given a second season renewal in November 2020.

The series premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Aichi on January 10, 2020, and concluded on June 18, 2021, with 24 episodes broadcast over two seasons. Ahead of the premiere of the second season is a special program for the series, which was aired on March 29, 2021.