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Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 8

Sorawo and Toriko take steps to explore the Otherside on a more permanent basis in Otherside Picnic, Volume 8. At the same time, they learn about the consequences…

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Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 6 (Manga)

Sorawo and Toriko find themselves in Okinawa in the sixth volume of Eita Mizuno’s manga adaptation of Otherside Picnic. They decide to head to a beach; preferably a…

Rory Muses

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Manga the Week of 12/20/23

SEAN: It's almost Christmas, so get your Noddy Holder screams ready. No debuts for Viz, but we do see Alice in Borderland 8, Insomniacs After School 4, Love's…

Manga Bookshelf

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Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 7 Guest Review by Sandy F.

In Otherside Picnic, Volume 7 of the manga we have the conclusion of ‘Resort Night at the Beach of the End’, ‘The Attack of the Ninja Cats’ and…

Okazu

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – November 25, 2023

Yuri Manga in English On the Yuricon Store, we have Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 7 and If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would…

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Review Index: 70-79/100

Heres the index for all reviews rated 70-79 out of 100. Arte - 79/100 Ascendance of a Bookworm - 79/100 Astra: Lost In Space - 79/100 The Case…

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It’s Spooky Season! – Day 29: Otherside Picnic

There are relatively few anime series that star adult characters, so when I find one I definitely take notice, even if the end product is somewhat uneven. Take…

Season 1 Episode 1 Anime Reviews

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Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 5 (Manga)

Another volume, another trip into the Otherside for Sorawo and Toriko. It’s a planned trip this time, and they are going there with one objective in mind: to…

Rory Muses

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Otherside Picnic, Volume 6, Guest Review by Sandy Ferguson

The cover of Otherside Picnic, Volume 6, manga, makes it clear we are about to enjoy the common trope of the “beach episode.” At least from the cover…

Okazu

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Otherside Picnic, Volume 8

Otherside Picnic, Volume 8 was a mind-blowing, fabulous “wow.” In this horror/scifi Yuri series by Iori Miyazawa, there have been two key mysteries; The true nature of the…

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Otherside Picnic, Vol. 8

By Iori Miyazawa and shirakaba. Released in Japan as “Urasekai Picnic” by Hayakawa Bunko JA. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Sean McCann. For the…

Manga Bookshelf

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Pick of the Week: Long Awaited Manga

MICHELLE: I don't know much about After We Gazed at the Starry Sky, but I am all for sweet BL, so I will give it my vote this…

Manga Bookshelf

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Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 5

Otherside Picnic, Volume 5 is significant turning point in the narrative. It is in this volume (equivalent to the beginning of Volume 2 of the Light Novel series),…

Okazu

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Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 4 (Manga)

Sorawo and Kozakura are on the search for Toriko in the fourth volume of Eita Mizuno’s manga adaptation of Otherside Picnic. This volume contains chapters eighteen to twenty-four.

Rory Muses

To Every You I’ve Loved Before & To Me, the One Who Loved You

By Yomoji Otono. Released in Japan as “Boku ga Aishita Subete no Kimi e” and “Kimi o Aishita Hitori no Boku e” by Hayakawa Bunko JA. Released in…

Manga Bookshelf

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Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 4, Guest Review by Sandy F

It’s Guest Review Wednesday and today we welcome back Sandy Ferguson with his enthusiastic continuing look at the Otherside Picnic manga series. Share your kind words in the…

Okazu

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Otherside Picnic (Volume 1) – Where Urban Legends Roam!

While exploring an abandoned building, Sorawo found a strange world on the other side of a door. After being attacked by something from an urban legend, Sorawo was…

The Otaku Author

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Firechick's Anime Reviews: Otherside Picnic

Rating : 71/100 I initially skipped over Otherside Picnic as it aired because Im not really into anything horror. Not because I hate it or anything, but I…

joyousmenma93

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Anime Like The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady

When she was a young child, Princess Anisphia recovered the memories of her previous life. Despite her having disappointingly no aptitude for magic, she uses

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Weekly Round-Up, 8-14 March 2023: Grown-Up PreCure, Shojo Beat, and Harassment in the Japanese Film Industry

AniFem Round-Up How Otherside Picnic masterfully uses horror to explore abuse and show healing queer love Toriko and Sorawo’s bond gives them the strength to heal from the…

Anime Feminist

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How Otherside Picnic masterfully uses horror to explore abuse and show healing queer love

Otherside Picnic makes a wonderful addition to the canon by centering queer love and examining how survivors of abusive relationships can heal from their pain and trauma in…

Anime Feminist

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Top 10 Anime of 2021

I know what you are thinking. Isn’t it 2023? Yes. I’ve had a bad habit recently of falling very far behind on anime. My first reason for delaying…

Daze3x's Blog

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Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 3

Jealousy is a really weird emotion – it’s being hurt and being hurtful at the same time. And jealousy can sneak up on us, especially as an adult.…

Okazu

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – January 28, 2023

Yuri Manga Otherside Picnic, Volume 3 is out now from Square Enix and up on the Yuricon Store. I’ll be finishing it up this weekend and reviewing it…

Okazu

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Animes I watched last year part 1

After I watched Birdie Wing, my desire to watch anime ignited once again and decided to watch alot of animes last year.

Sirius Writes

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Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 3 (Manga)

In this volume of Eita Mizuno’s Otherside Picnic manga adaptation, the February Station arc concludes… for now. Then Toriko pulls a vanishing act. This volume contains chapters eleven…

Rory Muses

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Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 2 (Manga)

Sorawo and Toriko return to the Otherside for the third time in the second volume of Eita Mizuno’s Otherside Picnic manga adaptation. Inadvertently, though… This volume contains chapter…

Rory Muses

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On Writing Yuri with a Death Wish

12 Days of Aniblogging 2022, Day 2 This is the second half of a larger essay. Click here for the first part. Iori Miyazawa is a madman. If you don’t…

Floating Catacombs

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On Reading Yuri with a Death Wish

12 Days of Aniblogging 2022, Day 1 This essay will discuss suicide. Existentialism is the study of why you shouldn’t kill yourself. This is a noble pursuit, because I’m never…

Floating Catacombs

News Update - Mon, 17 Oct 2022

The Picnic is a Lie. Ohoho yes, eat that old meme. Because Allen's pick of the week is a rather odd one. As he tells it, there are no…

THEM Anime Reviews

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Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 2 Guest Review by Sandy F

Welcome to another Guest Review Wednesday on Okazu! Today we welcome back Sandy F, for continuing coverage on the Otherside Picnic manga from Square Enix. Please give him…

Okazu

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Yuri Network News – (百合ネットワークニュース) – August 27, 2022

Yuri Manga Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 2 has hit English-language shelves (and hell yes, I read it right away, thank you…. ^_^)  I think the manga version is…

Okazu

My Favourite Anime of the Last Four Years 2019 - 2022 Part 1

  It's more than halfway through 2022 when I write this.  When I started this article, I really didn't think there were too many anime that ...

Tokyo Excess

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Anime Series Like Vampire in The Garden

After a great war, humankind has been pushed to the brink by vampires. Now they live in pockets that each find their own way to survive. In a…

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Otherside Picnic, Vol. 7

By Iori Miyazawa and shirakaba. Released in Japan as “Urasekai Picnic” by Hayakawa Bunko JA. Released in North America by J-Novel Club. Translated by Sean McCann. If Otherside…

Manga Bookshelf

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465th G-View: The Executioner and Her Way of Life

Here we have another action yuri anime adaptation similar to Otherside Picnic. Not in genre or concept but in that they are both action shows starring lesbians. Question…

The Yuri Empire

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Otherside Picnic, Volume 7

Otherside Picnic, Volume 7 is an excellent read on every level. In fact, please feel free to stop reading right here and just go read the 7th novel…

Okazu

Books: Otherside Picnic

By Shelley Pallis. Sorawo Kamikoshi is a loner, a twenty-year-old nerd studying cultural anthropology at a Saitama university, whose hobby is exploring spooky places. Nor are these randomly…

All the Anime

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Anime Series Like The Executioner and Her Way of Life

For years, the Lost Ones have come from the distant world of Japan to a fantasy land. Not even these Lost Ones know how or why they arrive…

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Seeking the Ineffable in Otherside Picnic

When I set out to write up Otherside Picnic’s first volume, I figured it’d be best to first investigate the story’s formal predecessors: the original novel Roadside Picnic…

Wrong Every Time

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Day 1 Doki Doki Days – Top 5 Anime Couples of 2021

Hello and welcome to Day 1 of Doki Doki Days! We’re so happy that you’re all here with us to enjoy the next seven days of anime and…

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Urasekai Picnic: Has My Seal of Approval

Urasekai Picnic is an anime from Lidenfilms & Felix Film. You may recall Liden from Arslan Senki and that dumb anime about cockroaches from Mars. It’s based off…

Anime Reviews

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Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 1 (Manga)

Originally a light novel series written by Iori Miyazawa, Otherside Picnic received both anime and manga adaptations. This post shall be focusing on the manga adaptation by Eita…

Rory Muses

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My Top 10 Manga of 2021

While 2021 was a challenging year in many respects, thanks to the ongoing COVID pandemic, it’s hard to claim that it wasn’t a great year for manga in…

Al's Manga Blog

375 – Manga Machinations Awards 2021

Please enjoy a present from Manga Machinations with this final episode for 2021! It’s time again for Darfox8, dakazu, Morgana, and Seamus to create unique awards to go…

Manga Machinations

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Otherside Picnic, Volume 6, Guest Review by Sandy F.

Welcome back to Guest Review Wednesday on Okazu. We’ve had 17 guest Reviews this year, 10 of them since September. Thank you so much to our Okazu Patrons…

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