WARNING: HERE THERE BE SPOILERS DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THE MOVIE. Its almost been two years since I finished Yuru Camp S2 and now I finally got around to the movie. Having that much time since then I was worried I wouldnt be able to get back into it... Oh how wrong I was. Watching this right after Fall 22 and more specifically DIY made this an even greater experience with their similar philosophy when building the campground and I cant wait to get into it. Really funny how immediately I was reminded of why I fell in love with the more mature take on a kirara manga this show was with them literally being fully grown adults from frame one. I had an inkling of that from the KVs but that still really took me by surprise for them to literally be adults now lmao. 700https://pbs.tw.com/media/FlccfvacAYEMVS?format=jpgname=4096x4096 I know its not really that impressive in the grand scheme of things but still... Kind of a weird feeling in a Kirara adaptation to see these characters that we were introduced to as high schoolers now fullygrown adults. New Game exists obviously but thats not rly the same thing with Aoba starting as an adult. The closest thing weve got to this was in Koias with the senpais but even then we never got much focus on their life beyond high school since we were focusing on MiraAos story. Here we immediately see Shimarin dealing with an OL environment with rejections to her proposals that she has to take like an adult. But still its kirara so they still keep it light and breezy with cute shimarin faceshttps://i.ur.com/KoJl245.jpg and its not like she has to completely ignore those feelings of frustration. Its just its immediately made clear that her conclusions from the experience is a much more mature constructive one than wed expect from a kirara characterto know its not the end of the world and to move on. Yuru Camp was always the most mature kirara manga in order to keep up with its chill vibes but thats even more the case now. Nadeshiko also shows her experience in her job with her knowledge of the equipment and ability to tell what they need just from their few comments alone even knowing exactly what their shop does and doesnt sell before sending them to another store. That desire to help the customer in any way she can even if it means not being able to squeeze every cent of money out of them... and the boss was completely fine with that. sasuga kirara tho only bc she believed the good service would bring them back to buy more lol but still. Nadeshiko being able to make others fall in love with camping already felt like second naturehttps://twitter.com/hoshiiZoras/status/1379665924496617478 to her but now shes making it into a job that she genuinely enjoys... So mature that it really feels like Shirobako in the best of ways but its still filled with fluffy optimistic leaning on idealistic again kiraraisms that makes all these aspects of life feel that much more approachable less soulcrushing. As they said in the intro even though a lots changed and they have way more adult responsibilities thats inturn opening up so many more opportunities for their camping adventureswith Nadeshikos desire to get a driving license and Rin wanting to go camping overseas now seeming like a real possibility as adults. Man... all this adult talk... I really love what this movies doing but... maybe this is because of my life situation rn but it feels a bit underwhelming. And thats probably by design. Watching this right after Bocchi is quite an Experience bc that show has all these Big passionate Emotions that the characters pour every fiber of their being into because thats what being a moody teenager is all about. But adults... they dont have the energy for those Big Emotions anymore after their responsibilities saps all that energy from their bodies. Anyways enough of that depressing talk this moment... 300https://i.ur.com/VbKbnHH.jpg 300https://i.ur.com/0MJ3aOQ.jpg ITS LITERALLY JUST DIY LMAO. And the DIY comparisons are actually pretty interesting... Because in DIY they were only able to build a treehouse and even then they struggled a bit. Here theyre building a whole fucking campground and thats only possible because theyre getting the help approval of the local government and companies which comes with its own whole set of caveats. In DIY they were free to build whatever they wanted which made for such a liberating experience that celebrated the freedom of creativity and ambition but that freedom ended up having its own caveats for Serufu who ended up struggling to find her own role when she was all on her own. But here while the scope of things theyre able to do are so much larger thanks to the help of others which btw is an extension of what I talked about herehttps://twitter.com/hoshiiZoras/status/1374966136719073282. seeing things come full circle like this it rly is such a great reminder of why i love this show but on the flipside they also had all these restrictions not only with their budget and what was feasible but with the desires and needs of other companies like when the archaeologists discovered the artifacts and their need to use the campgrounds space throwing a wrench in their plans. That hit a bit harder than it did for highschool Rin this time because theyve been investing so much time and energy into this but the conclusion is fundamentally the same as it was back then: that some sacrifice of what you specifically want is necessary when working with others and the sooner you accept that like a mature adult the more time youll have to think of how a compromise can make the end result something you can still be happy with and in some ways even better than you expected. In DIY Serufus ideas were a bit too extravagant to be feasible but it was through the help of Takumin the others that she was able to see the potential in those ideas and apply them in a practical way. It was through the others help that she found her own role. It wasnt quite to Serufus vision but was still something that Serufus immediately grateful for for her to feel useful and like shes actually participating even if she isnt the best at handiwork. And I feel like seeing the very same resourcefulness accepting of others help replicated here really helped me to appreciate both this movie and DIY that much more. https://files.catbox.moe/n9ptpm.mp4 Just like Serufus friends instead of only fighting for their own ideas theyre thinking of ways to integrate their own and the others ideas in a feasible productive way that benefits everyone. The end result is different than theyd hoped for but that doesnt mean its worse for it. Thats what Rin discovered when introducing Nadeshiko to camping all those years ago and seeing that same conclusion exhibited here just on a larger scale and more maturely really made it feel like such a solid movie that celebrates the spirit of Yuru Camp. Im always expecting a laidback time with this show only to be blown away by how much there is to talk about and how dense the character writing is and Im so glad to say thats still the case with this movie even two years after watching the show and having a flimsy memory of it. Yep... this is still a favorite of all time for me... 128557128557128591 Cant wait for season 3...