Yuru Camp is a typical every day life type of anime. What is it about? It's about a group of girls that go camping, and sometimes some of them go solo camping. And that's pretty much it.
Admittedly it doesn't have the most interesting of ideas, but it somehow makes it work. I fell in love with Rin and the rest of the girls, seeing them interact and their friendship become stronger was just really rewarding to see.
I'm an introvert in real life, so I'm always worried how anime will protray introverted characters, but in my opinion at least Rin is one of my favorite introverted characters out there. She wasn't made fun of, she wasn't hated on, no one thought she was strange for wanting time alone.
She's not socially awkward, she's not painfully shy. She's just more quiet than most, and that is how I personally am in real life.
So of course I was drawn to Rin immediately. Rin is the main character. As I said before she's a introvert, someone that likes being alone, but who doesn't mind the company occasionally, and I like that.
Nadeshiko is a hyper active girl that loves to eat. Normally hyperactive characters can be hit or miss for me, but I really enjoyed Nadeshiko's character a lot. She actually reminded me of a friend I had in high school, who like Nadeshiko was just very happy go lucky/hyperactive. Which was nice to see.
I also really enjoyed how Rin and Nadeshiko's interactions became more valuable as the series continued. While Rin was okay with Nadeshiko camping with her, it was almost as though she wasn't quite sure how to act around her, in the sense that she looked at Nadeshiko oddly.
But as the series continued you could tell that they were becoming close friends. For instance Rin smiling whenever Nadeshiko did something, or Nadeshiko being so happy to see Rin.
Next is Aoi, a quiet, soft spoken girl who likes to joke around occasionally.
And finally Chiaki: A very loud and out going girl who isn't afraid to go after things that she wants.
There are other characters of course, but those are the main four characters. I really wish that Aoi and Chiaki had gotten more screen time, especially involving Rin, but their interactions were a lot of fun as well.
I'm not an outdoor person, I personally hate the cold, but this series actually made me want to go camping.
I adored the characters, the characters interactions were a lot of fun to watch. I felt so comfy and had a big smile the majority of the time I watched it.
The series had a normal length time in episodes, but it felt like just 5-10 minutes had passed instead of the 22+ minutes. Not saying that's how you'll feel of course , that's just how I personally felt with the series.
If you are a slice of life fan, than you will likely enjoy this series, if you aren't a slice of life fan and are wanting to try slice of life series, maybe try something else first? And then work your way here? If you're just starting out in the slice of life genre this might be too slice of life for you, but maybe not, the only one who will really know is you.
