The Laid-Back Camp anime announced via its official website during an event that the anime is getting renewed for a third season, this time under a new studio!
The anime is being handled by Studio 8-Bit. The studio’s most recent anime works include the upcoming Synduality: Noir, and most notably Season 2 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc and its film adaptations.
The anime is being created by new staff as well, including Shin Tosaka as the director, Masafumi Sugiura on series composition, and Hisanori Hashimoto on character design. Thankfully for fans who remember Laid-Back Camp most for its soothing music, Akiyuki Tateyama is returning as its composer, and Takeshi Takadara is the sound director!
The third season of Laid-Back Camp is expected to arrive sometime in 2024.
▍About Laid-Back Camp
Laid-Back Camp is a slice-of-life camping series following the calm and reserved Rin Shima who often camps by herself, and her unlikely friend Nadeshiko Kagamihara, a larger-than-life and joyful girl! The series covers their daily lives and camping trips, along with several camping tips, exploring the joys of camping, and the struggles you may find along the way.
Laid-Back was included in the American Library Association’s list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens in 2019, and was also nominated for an Eisner award for the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category. Many outlets also included the first anime season as one of the best anime of the 2010s, including Polygon Crunchyroll, IGN, and even The Guardian.
The series has also been adapted into a mobile game!
▍Laid-Back Camp Anime Season 3 Staff
Original Work: Afro (あfろ)
Director: Shin Tosaka
Series Composition: Masafumi Sugiura
Character Designer: Hisanori Hashimoto
Composer: Akiyuki Tateyama
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
Animation Production: Studio 8-Bit
