Heya Camp△

During an Outdoor Activities Club meeting, Nadeshiko Kagamihara, Aoi Inuyama, and Chiaki Oogaki debate what it means to be a real Yamanashi native. Somewhere along the line, Chiaki brings up the Yamanashi Kids' Stamp Rally, which Nadeshiko has never heard of. The rally encourages one to visit famous places in the prefecture and collect stamps; those who complete the rally will win a year's worth of Minobu steamed buns. Enticed by the humongous food prize, Nadeshiko is set on participating.

Follow the Outdoor Activities Club as they travel around the Yamanashi prefecture to collect stamps and explore what the region has to offer!

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Kagamihara, Nadeshiko Main

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Inuyama, Aoi Main

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Oogaki, Chiaki Main

Hara, Sayuri Japanese

Shima, Rin Supporting

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Saitou, Ena Supporting

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Toba, Minami Supporting

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Narrator Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Shima, Saki Supporting

Mizuhashi, Kaori Japanese

Toba, Ryouko Supporting

Kokuryu, Sachi Japanese

Oomachi Supporting

Kawamoto, Kunihiro Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Watase, Shouta Producer

Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Producer

Shimosato, Satoru Producer

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Jan 10, 2025

lycoping

Recommended

This won't need to be a long review.

Take Yuru Camp. Remove what little plot there was, add in a semi-plot designed for convenience, shorten the episodes to bite sized chunks, and you've got this anime.

If you liked Yuru Camp, you'll like this. If you didn't or were ambivalent like I was, well, you might like this better anyway, because it's shorter and bite sized. With a good dose of Yamanashi prefecture.

And they even managed to squeeze in a plot twist - which they did NOT manage to do in the actual Yuru Camp (at least the first season).

This is distilled Yuru Camp. ... There's no further description needed, because that will tell you everything you need to know.

7 from me, but the only reason I rated it this highly is because, unlike the actual Yuru Camp, it was bite sized.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 20, 2021

ktulu007

Recommended

Yuru Camp is a fantastic anime with a high degree of cuteness. Heya Camp is a sequel series from 2020. Except the episodes are only three and a half minutes long with about thirty seconds of that being the ending theme tune.

Story:

The basic narrative is that Aoi and Chiaki take Nadeshiko on a stamp rally to various locations in Yamanashi and various shenanigans ensue.

The narrative is basically designed like an episode of the first series I reviewed. It has a lot of endearing, enjoyable moments. It also features some good gags and a lot of cute moments. I also did enjoy the ... conclusion to the stamp rally. One issue I had is that having an ending theme tune when you only have three and a half minutes to work with is kind of a waste. And that's especially true when you're spending a seventh of the time on that theme. If they really wanted to make better use of their time, they should have used it for some cute visual sequences instead of just showing Aoi, Chiaki and Nadeshiko looking up at Fuji with some minor breeze effects.

Characters:

This anime has a great cast of characters with strong interactions and relationship dynamics. The one thing that may be disappointing to fans is that Rin, one of the most important characters from the first series, only has a minor guest appearance in this one. We also don't see much of Ena. We do get some nice sequences with Aoi, Chiaki and Nadeshiko though. As well as some insight into Aoi and Chiaki's friendship.

Art:

This anime has gorgeous nature sequences. C-Station does an excellent job with the backgrounds and on adorable dogs. There's a lot of attention to detail and the characters do also look nice. The only let down is that the visuals for the ending theme tune get boring very quickly.

Sound:

The actresses are really good. Hanamori Yumiri, Toyosaki Aki, Hara Sayuri & Touyama Nao all make their triumphant returns. The music is solid.

Ho-yay:

There isn't as much in this as there is in the series proper. And it's not just because the episodes are much shorter. A lot of it comes down to a simple fact. The bulk of the les-yay in the first series came from the dynamic betwixt Rin & Nadeshiko and in this they barely share any screen time. There's still a bit of les-yay when they do and there's some between Aoi and Chiaki. So, that's nice.

Areas of Improvement:

1. Use the ending theme tune wisely. Just add some visual gags or cute moments instead of having a barely animated image.

2. The episodes could have used a little extra time.

3. A little more les-yay would've been nice.

Final Thoughts:

Heya Camp is an enjoyable little series. Considering the time constraints, they couldn't have done a much better job with it. It's well worth watching and doesn't even take as long as two episodes of a normal length anime. I'll give it an 8/10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 14, 2020

jmorales2718

Mixed Feelings

Heya Camp is a nice little series. For the most part, it maintains the same fun, light, and, of course, cute tone as Yuru Camp. And for this reason I enjoyed this little mini-series. However, there was one thing missing that made it less enjoyable than Yuru Camp: Rin.

The relationship between Rin and Nadeshiko was the best part of the Yuru Camp season 1. Because Rin is not a member of the outdoor club, she only has a supporting role in this series.

If you, like me, enjoyed the Rin/Nadeshiko dynamic most in Yuru Camp S1, you may be a bit disappointed with this series. ... However, if you really like Aki and/or Aoi, then this probably won't be much of a problem for you and I expect you'll enjoy this just as much as the Yuru Camp S1.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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