Curry Noodles Are the Best Travel Companion

**"Curry Noodles Are the Best Travel Companion"** is the first episode of season two of *Yuru CampΔ*.

## Synopsis from the official anime site

*The end of the year when everyone is busy in December. Nadeshiko, Chiaki, and Aoi's involved in the Outdoor Activities Club and Ena worked part-time. And Rin, who is also working part-time, is planning a New Year's camp.*
### Plot

A flashback scene shows Rin receive some camping gear from her grandfather. Her father Wataru then takes her to Lake Motosu for her first camping experience. He heads off to the lodge, leaving her to fend for herself with the tent, campfire, and dinner. She can't get a campfire started and asks the caretaker for help. She tries cooking rice over the fire, but ruins the food and the pot. Rin's mother seems to have anticipated all this, and sent along a package of instant curry cup noodles.

In the present, Rin and her father plan Rin's next camping expedition which she will make over the New Year's holiday. Nadeshiko has a job delivering mail primarily by biking from place to place. She remembers riding her bike behind Ayano, before she moved to Yamanashi. She discusses with her Outdoor Activities Club friends what they are doing over the holiday, which upsets Chiaki who has to work. Rin heads out in the early morning on her trip. As she passes through Nanbu she encounters Nadeshiko, who wishes her well, and offers Rin a package of instant curry noodles.

### Inu Inu Inuko-san epilogue

Inuko explains the dog-related connections to her family (*inu*, イヌ, is the Japanese word for dog).

### Characters

* Rin Shima
* Saki Shima (Rin's mother)
* Wataru Shima (Rin's father)
* Nadeshiko Kagamihara
* Ena Saitō
* Chiaki Ōgaki
* Aoi Inuyama
* Ayano Toki (Nadeshiko's middle school friend)
* Lake Motosu Caretaker
* Liquor Store Manager
* Woman who gives Nadeshiko tea
* Post Office manager (郵便局員, *Yūbinkyoku-in*)
* Kids camping (子供たち, *Kodomo-tachi*)

## Adapted from

* December Work and Everyone's Days Off (Manga chapter 24)
* Inu Inu Inuko-san (Manga volume 1 extra strip)

## Media

### Images

In anime
After rice turns out badly, Rin makes ramen using the Captain Stag Low Folding TableAyano has a cameo on Nagisahashi Bridge in a flashback of Nadeshiko riding her bikeSaki sits at the kotatsuRin walks homeRin passes Takeda BookstoreRin arrives home
Real-life versions
Nagisahashi BridgeRin's walk home, alongside the Hanki RiverThe bookstore's location is a vacant lotThere's a flood-control hut where Rin's house is located
## Notes & Trivia

* In *Mount Fuji and Curry Noodles* (Season 1, Episode 1) Rin makes curry noodles for Nadeshiko. They are at Lake Motosu for that episode as well.

* The opening segment that flashbacks to Rin's first solo camp was the longest anime-exclusive segment of *Yuru CampΔ* to date at the time.

* Rin is camping at Kōan Campsite on Lake Motosu, northwest of Mount Fuji.
	+ Location on Google Maps
* The Nagisahashi Bridge is the model location of the bridge where Ayano has a cameo.
	+ Location on Google Maps

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *YuruCamp.jp* - Episodes【第1話】| TVアニメ「ゆるキャン△ SEASON２」公式サイト (旅のおともにカレーめん in Japanese; in English: [Episode 1] Travel Together Curry Noodles)
2. ↑ Yuru CampΔ official site page for Episode s2e1
3. ↑  *イヌ* - Dog
4. ↑ Seiyu: Tomohiro Tsuboi (坪井智浩)
5. ↑ Seiyu: Yurina Amami (天海 由梨奈) and Kozue Harashima (原島 梢)
6. ↑ Rin's walk, on Google Street View

## External Links

* *Google Street View*: Rin's house location