Laid-Back Camp, Vol. 12

ゆるキャン△ / Laid-Back Camp #12

by Afro

Nadeshiko and Rin just had one amazing camping journey along the Ooi River, but the rest of the Outdoor Exploration Club weren’t idly twiddling their thumbs! Eager to have a trip of their own, Chiaki, Inuko, and Ena set their sights on northern Yamanashi. But the best-laid (-back) plans often go awry—can they make it to their desired destinations? Whatever the situation, they’re going to enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes along the way!

Genres: Manga, Slice Of Life, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Humor, Young Adult, Realistic Fiction

178 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2021

Reviews

[kutingtin]

giving this episode 5stars for the number of camping foods that just kept goin- pizza, toasted nuts cheese and chips wd beer, yakitori wd soju, tomato yakisoba, oyakonomiyaki, minestrone.. the Mizugaki camping was a food trip! 😋⛺️🏕️🔥⛰️

[Eressea]

幾乎整集都在做夢回
差點翻桌...

[Keri]

Wait 8 months, finish in a day. ;_;

[Yoshiro]

Beztroski kemping #12 rozpoczyna się od krótkiego, ale dość intensywnego (przynajmniej dla bohaterek) wstępu, w którym dziewczyny wraz z nauczycielką wybierają się na dystrybucję darmowego drewna. Jak dają coś za darmo to się korzysta, jest to prawda objawiona obowiązująca w każdym zakątku świata. Do pełni szczęścia przygotowania stosownego opału na przyszłość, potrzebna jest odrobina ciężkiej pracy. W ruch pójdą więc piły i siekiery, na szczęście obędzie się bez ran i strat w ludziach. Wesołe „rąbanie” staje się również doskonałym wstępem do właściwej treści tomiku, czyli kolejnej wyprawy. Tym razem przybiera ona jednak dość intrygującą formę.

Cała wyprawa ukazana jest tutaj w formie retrospekcji przeszłości. Dziewczyny z Kółka pod Chmurką wspominają swój wyjazd na kemping na górę Mizugaki. Ważną częścią całej opowieści jest Nadeshiko, która często łamie czwartą ścianę i staje się komentatorem ukazanych wydarzeń. Wspomnienia (szczególnie te dobre) często nie zawsze dokładnie odzwierciedlają rzeczywistość. Dla czytelnika oznacza to tylko jedno – pokaźną dawkę dobrego humoru. Obok niego jak zawsze w tytule znalazły się ciekawe informacje „turystyczne”, odrobina emocji, spora porcja świetnej kempingowej rozrywki i oczywiście masa pysznego jedzonka.

Mamy więc tutaj do czynienia z jeszcze większą dawką sprawdzonej treści znanej z wcześniejszych tomów. Prostota opowieści wymieszana z humorem i obyczajowymi wątkami, jak na razie sprawdza się doskonale i niepotrzebne są tutaj daleko idące zmiany.

https://popkulturowykociolek.pl/recen...

[Becky B]

The OEC has finally gotten their hands on some of that free firewood they've heard about. While they chop it up and set it in storage to dry, Chiaki, Inuko, and Ena share about the camping adventure they went on while Rin and Nadeshiko were in the Ooi River region. With a little creative liberties, they retell their trip to northern Yamanashi.

I like the new twist of having the girls relate their trip in flashback and adding silly fictional elements. It was a fun read. The artwork has moments of stunning brilliance. The cooking sections made me hungry. And it is always a relaxing time spent with the OEC.

Notes on content: I don't remember any swearing. No sexual content. No violence. Their teacher supervisor is quickly chugging alcohol after they get camp set up (the girls pity/roll their eyes at her...she isn't painted in a good light).

[Alicia]

Wood is an important element of camping, especially winter camping so when there's a giveaway of firewood, the girls are going to make sure they get some but they need the help of one of their teachers and a mini truck to get it back for them to use.

Then it's on to another adventure, this time with a pup in tow. Of course there's plenty of food to enjoy and a tight timeline to make sure they indulge in an onsen and still get to their destination as the cherry blossoms are about to bloom soon.

[Danielle Booey]

I loved volume 12 of Laid-Back Camp. The perfect mix of cozy cooking and recipes. Plus the flashback camping trip that the rest of the group went on when Nadesiko and Rin were camping in volume 11 was kinda hilarious.

Looking forward to volume 13. I wonder if the OEC will actually get new members this year? I’d hate for the group dynamic to change but Aki-Chan would probably enjoy making the new kids chip wood for days haha.

[Niijishima]

The creative narrative makes this volume really special. Aki, Aoi and Ena are going camping but the camping trip is presented as a flashback where the girls are changing some scenes in a very entertaining way. This is on of the funniest camp in this series so far. And we all need a Nadeshiko reaction cam.

[The Book Dragon]

Nadeshiko is back from her camping trip on the Ooi River and finds out that Ena, Aki, Inuko, and Toba-sensei went on their own camping trip. This camping trip is told to Nadeshiko (with some wobbly flashbacks) as the OEC prepares firewood.

The Vice Principal is so cool.

[Dita]

I'm sorry but this one is boring, overall an okay read.
Loveee all the camp grub's recipes, still adore those cute girls and their friendship, but the half true half fake story is kinda felt too much, not a fun time for me.

[Kim]

I still love the characters, but the "fake" story that filled most of this volume didn't do anything for me.

[Vi]

One of my favorite volumes yet!

[Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin]

3.5 Stars.

I love the manga and characters but I didn’t love this one so much. It’s all good though. Lol

Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

[SadyG]

cozy

[Megan]

I wasn't as big a fan of the flashback chapters but this was still fun.

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Doggo

Laid-Back Camp Review

5/5 stars

This will be a spoiler free review. Onto the review!

This is a super cozy and chill manga about camping. These high school students have a little camping club at school, and then they eventually start to grow their camping club, while also saving up to buy better gear and go on longer trips.

As with this mangaka’s other newer series, I have no clue how to tell these characters apart, because it’s not in color. The defining feature of a character will be pink hair, but aside from the cover, the manga is in black and white. At least two of them have motorcycles that are quite distinct. So that’s a plus.

If you like camping or are interested in learning what you would need to know in order to go camping, I think you would like this manga. Also, this manga will likely make you hungry. They cook a lot of really tasty looking food over the fire (or bunsen burner) while camping.

There really is no overarching plot. It’s just everyone trying to decide where to go camping and then once they get there, cooking really delicious looking food. I often made the mistake of reading this at the library when I had an evening shift and would be getting home late and I was very hungry afterwards. Don’t do that. Read this after you’ve eaten so it doesn’t make you drool over the food.

Have a nice day/night everyone!