So how about “Yuru Can△”?
Speaking of “Yuru Can△”, its charm is that its commentary about camping is “tough”(*).
Why was [Yuru Can△] a huge success? Verification summary
（The other attractions are explained on the above page, so I won’t go into them here.）
It chooses realistic equipment that is available to high school students at market prices in real places and describes the fun of camping for both experienced and novice campers.
At the same time, there is a focus on the human relationships that come with camping. Let’s go camping this weekend! and invite your friends to join you, or start working part-time to buy some tent gear! What is depicted in the film is the kind of activity that people often do in real life.
Because these aspects are so realistic, I think they can be more appealing to the camera when you’re working with live action.
The atmosphere of the camp and the vastness of nature, the delicate expressions of the characters in the camp, and the texture of the “camp food”. In fact, these can be considered as a major success factor of the drama “Yuru Can△” because it can be enhanced by using live action footage!
Expectations’ due to popularity
Popularity gained and popularity not lost
Let’s check the popularity of the anime version of “Yurukan△”.
Dwango’s “niconico” has conducted a survey of the “Internet users’ serious choices! In the “Anime General Election 2018 Annual Awards,” it ranks as high as #4!
It’s been 2 years since the show first aired, but the popularity of the show continues to grow.
For example, at the time of writing, there are 190 items available on the official “Yuru Can△” website!
(See :https://yurucamp.jp/goods)
The oldest of the products listed here were released in October 2018, and if you add up the items released in the six months since the airing ended in March 2018, and the event exclusives, etc., that’s a lot of merchandise…!
The fact that they can continue to roll out that many goodies on a regular basis is because there are buyers, and in short, it’s a sign that their popularity hasn’t diminished at all!
As mentioned above, the premise is that the large number of fans and the prevailing popularity will work in favor of a successful live-action drama in terms of buzz and name recognition!
What if the drama “Yuru Can△ Do” fails?
If “not failing” is a prerequisite for success, let’s examine the case where the drama “Yuru Can△” fails.
Forcing in expressions that are only possible because of anime and manga
For example, there are scenes with anthropomorphic voices drawn in anime and manga. Making a pine cone say “backscattered” or a moped say “backscattered” has the effect of giving a glimpse of a character’s face in the two-dimensional world. On the other hand, I don’t think there’s much point in using that kind of performance in a live action film. On the other hand, I don’t think there is much point in using live action because there is no need to create a sense of discomfort with reality when real people are creating a realistic worldview through the play. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with this kind of discomfort as long as you can make it look natural.
Summary
As I mentioned above, if they don’t do anything unnecessary and capture the atmosphere that only flesh and blood nature can create, there’s a good chance that the live-action version will be a success, considering the theme and subject matter. Let’s make sure we all get excited about the further development of “Yuru Can△”!
