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Shin Tosaka returns to direct at FuRyu Pictures, which takes over animation production from 8-Bit. Pierre Sugiura is again in charge of series scripts, Ryuta Ura is the new character designer, and Akiyuki Tateyama and Takeshi Takadera return as composer and sound director.","whyItMatters":"The staff turnover is the substance here: FuRyu Pictures replaces 8-Bit and Ryuta Ura takes over character design, so the fourth season changes studios while keeping its director, script writer, composer and core cast.","webCardHtml":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe opening theme is Asaka\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Brand New.\u0026#34; (also romanized as \u0026#34;Burannyu.\u0026#34;), with lyrics, composition and arrangement by Maoto Kuge.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ending theme is Eri Sasaki\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Happa no Tegami\u0026#34; (Leaves\u0026#39; Letter), with lyrics by Sasaki and composition and arrangement by Sasaki and Hiro Nakamura.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe series theme is Kiminone\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Tonari ni Ireba,\u0026#34; with lyrics by Tsumugishachi and composition and arrangement by Maoto Kuge.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEma Mizunami is voiced by Maria Sashide (credited as Mari Shito in the Japanese staff listing), and Mei Nakatsugawa by Aina Amamiya (Kokoa Amano), both of whom joined in Season 3.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trailer follows the Outdoor Activities Club as the members advance a grade and plan how to recruit new students. Then it shifts to the high school lives of Ema and Mei, before closing on camping and food scenes. The story has Mei, who is interested in road bikes, joining Aoi on a 70-kilometer one-way ride to a dam lake in northern Yamanashi where Chiaki waits; Ema, a drawing hobbyist, goes on a Gunma trip with Nadeshiko and Ena along the Abt Road, while Rin keeps solo camping in Chichibu.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKoichi Motomura handles food design, Masaki Inada prop design, and Masatoshi Muto art direction with Studio Jack. Sota Machiguchi is animation producer. Outside the season itself, a Laid-Back Camp Jamboree runs November 7 and 8 at Nagisaen in Hamamatsu, and the Season 3 Blu-ray BOX arrives December 16 with a newly drawn three-sided box by Afro and a ticket application for a Laid-Back Camp Music Festival 2027 (tentative), set for June 26, 2027 at Showa Kogyo Nijiiro Hall in Kasukabe.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"FuRyu Pictures takes over animation from 8-Bit on Laid-Back Camp Season 4, while Shin Tosaka returns to direct. A studio swap this deep into a series is where visual continuity gets decided.","twitterPost":"Laid-Back Camp Season 4 changes studios: FuRyu Pictures replaces 8-Bit, with Shin Tosaka still directing and a new character designer in Ryuta Ura.","threadsPost":"Laid-Back Camp Season 4 moves from 8-Bit to FuRyu Pictures. Shin Tosaka still directs and the cast returns, but Ryuta Ura is the new character designer, so the look of the show is being rebuilt by a different team.","newsletterBlurb":"Laid-Back Camp Season 4 has a main trailer, a main visual with eight characters, and an April 2027 premiere date. FuRyu Pictures is animating the season with Susumu Tosaka still directing, while Asaka, Eri Sasaki and Kiminone return on theme songs.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-06/laid-back-camp-season-4-trailer-unveils-april-2027-debut/.243588\",\"title\":\"Laid-Back Camp Season 4's Trailer Unveils April 2027 Debut\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2611062g\",\"title\":\"Laid-Back Camp Season 4 Set to Air in April 2027! 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