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(Two episodes watched): Early on, as Gen describes his personal philosophy, I was wondering if this would be a show with only one significant character who talks to himself over the course of twelve episodes or so. And then Gen happens upon Shizubu, who has fallen into a stream and gotten her pants wet and taken them off to dry them on Gen's campfire. And of course we get the endlessly hilarious situation where they trip and fall in a suggestive position. She gets the idea that what she needs is for Gen to teach her 'Solo Camping for Two', and is extremely insistent. But even at the end of the episode it didn't seem to me that she had gotten to know Gen well enough to trust him as her Solo Camping sempai. Her one virtue is that she's a good cook, but that didn't seem anywhere near enough to convince Gen to agree to teach her, since it would demolish the pleasure he gets from camping by himself. This show wasn't completely vapid, with touches like “Solo Camping means you can't blame anybody but yourself, but you get to have all the fun to yourself, too”. We learn a fair amount about how to camp successfully. As weak as the premise is, I am sort of curious where things will go for these two. I enjoyed episode two; in fact, I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. Gen and Shizubu go on their second camping trip, and we learn a lot about camping but I didn't feel that this was an infomercial rather than a serious anime. The two argue a good deal but that enhances their personalities. Shizubu experiences her first thought regarding whether she might be becoming romantically attracted to Gen; he would still rather she go away. She comes up with a set of rules for Solo Camping by Two which might make her presence tolerable to Gen; sort of like Solo Camping by One-and-a-Half. That, and her excellent cooking. Last updated Friday, July 25 2025. Created Thursday, July 17 2025. | ||||||||
