[New Word Award of the Year] 5 "Chill-out" animations that will make you feel relieved in December

Special Feature / Column December 17, 2021 (Friday) 19:00
[New Word Award of the Year] 5 “Chill-out” animations that will make you feel relieved in December
In “New Words of the Year 2021” sponsored by Sanseido, which publishes many dictionaries, the word “chill” was selected for the grand prize by suppressing “Maritozzo” and “OO Gacha”. It is derived from “chill-out” in the music field, and has meanings such as “looks relaxed” and “calms down and feels good”.
In this news, editorial staff G, who just learned the word “chill”, will introduce 5 “chill” animations that will make you feel relieved in the busy December.
The story of healing and growth spun on the water planet “ARIA” series

“ARIA The BENEDIZIONE” poster
(C) 2021 Kozue Amano / Mag Garden ARIA Company

A popular series in which the TV series was produced until the third period based on the manga by Kozue Amano. The final chapter “ARIA The BENEDIZIONE” is open to the public from December 3rd.
The main character is a girl called “Undine” who guides tourists by rowing a gondola on the stage of the water planet Aqua. Along with the beautiful scenery, the story of the growth of the girls is drawn. Music with a lot of mood is also attractive, and it is a series that you can enjoy a relaxing travel feeling while being healed.
“Yurucamp △” series with a moderate sense of distance for the character

“Yurucamp △” Phase 1 Key Visual
(C) Afro / Houbunsha / Outdoor Activity Committee

A popular series that is said to be one of the sparks of the camp boom. The meticulous location scouting by the production staff carefully depicts the joy of traveling and camping, and the depiction of camping meals is inevitable to make you hungry when you see it at midnight. Nadeshikora’s main characters respect each other’s values, and the sense of distance is also attractive, so you can enjoy it with a relaxed feeling from beginning to end without making it squeaky for the play.
With the release of the long-awaited “Movie Laid-Back Camp △” in early summer next year, the first period of TV animation will be rebroadcast on TOKYO MX etc. from January 2010. If you haven’t seen it yet, please take a look.
▽ Related interview
“Yurucamp △” Yumiri Hanamori & Nao Toyama felt “Camping Love” and recommended “Camping Rice”
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“Yurucamp △ SEASON 2” Yumiri Hanamori & Nao Toyama
https://anime.eiga.com/news/112626/A popular series that is said to be one of the sparks of the camp boom. The meticulous location scouting by the production staff carefully depicts the joy of traveling and camping, and the depiction of camping meals is inevitable to make you hungry when you see it at midnight. Nadeshikora’s main characters respect each other’s values, and the sense of distance is also attractive, so you can enjoy it with a relaxed feeling from beginning to end without making it squeaky for the play.
▽ Related interview
“Yurucamp △” Yumiri Hanamori & Nao Toyama felt “Camping Love” and recommended “Camping Rice”
“Nothing happens” Daily life of female college students and elementary school students “An angel has come down to me!”

TV animation “An angel has come down to me!” Key visual
(C) Nanatsu Mukunoki / Ichijinsha / Wataten Production Committee

It’s one of the most interesting gems, even though nothing dramatic happens so much that it makes me want to say that it is one of the goals of the video studio that specializes in everyday animation. A shy female college student, Miyako Hoshino, who has a hobby of making cosplay clothes, is drawn happily as she plays with her sister Hinata, her sister’s friend’s flower, and a half-high-flying love “angelic elementary school student”. increase.
As with all of the works introduced here, it is impossible to show a story that seems to be nothing at first glance in a laid-back mood without the skill of the production staff. .. I have high expectations for the new work “An angel has come down to me! Precious Friends” that will be released in theaters in 2022.
Two people’s dystopian fantasy “Girls’ Last Tour”

(C) Tsukumizu / Shinchosha / “Girls’ Last Tour” Production Committee

The main characters are only two girls played by Inori Minase and Yurika Kubo. A heartwarming taste of a half-tracked Kettenkrat traveling through the ruined world of human society. There is a slight sense of despair in the dystopian world, and you can enjoy a fresh world of works that mixes everyday things such as bathing.
At the time of broadcasting, I was impressed by the fact that the TV series would do such elaborate things such as the episode (5 episodes) in which the sound of rain gradually changed to music. It is a work that I still occasionally touch and look back on.
The addictive surreal gag and music are attractive “Kill Me Baby”

“Kill Me Baby Super” jacket image
(C) Kazuho / Houbunsha / Kill Me Baby Production Committee
The genre is gag anime, but I personally thought it was perfect for chill-out anime, so I mentioned it last. Based on Mr. Kazuho’s manga serialized in “Manga Time Kirara Carat”, it was made into a TV animation in 2012 by his JCSTAFF production, and a pop-up shop for new goods will be set up even this year, nine years after the broadcast. It seems that there are many strong fans.
The violence and surreal life of the main character, the blonde blue-eyed hitman Sonya, and the ninja hitman Agiri, are depicted at a unique tempo. There is an impact that will not leave. It’s a gag thing, so you may like or dislike it, but it’s an anime like dried squid that becomes a habit anyway when you enter the acupoint.
In addition, the “Non Non Biyori” series, the distribution animation “Mr. Emiya’s Today’s Rice”, and the live-action drama “Saint Young Men” can be said to be chill animations. If you have an anime that you think is chill, please attach the hashtag “#chill anime” and tweet it.