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. Last time I talked about the fact that the narrative voice in this series is Sorawo’s, and how that makes the character of Toriko more intriguing. After this book, I’ll go even further and say that the narrative of Sorawo is vital to what makes Otherside Picnic so good, and that it’s even better because it can’t be trusted. In the first story in this book, Sorawo worries that she and Toriko are becoming desensitized to horror, but quickly shoves that off to the side, which is a shame, as yes, she absolutely is. More to the point, the horrific urban legends that she...
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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. After starting…
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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. The second…
Otherside Picnic, Vol. 5
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. This may…
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Otherside Picnic, Volume 4
At the end of Volume 3 our protagonists, Sorawo and Toriko have managed to free themselves from the clutches of an Otherside cult centered around the figure of…
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Lock and load. Sorawo is a loner of a college student whose curiosity gets the better of her when she stumbles into a parallel realm while engaging in…
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Otherside Picnic (Manga) Vol 1 Review
Eita Miyazawa’s Otherside Picnic manga is an adaptation of a series of sci-fi/adventure novels that were written by Iori Miyazawa. I haven’t read these books, or seen the…
Otherside Picnic Vol. 2 LN Review
I am sure it wasn’t the intent, but the subtitle to this volume conjures images of the stuff of Douglas Adams rather than of horror.
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Otherside Picnic Episode 4: Mirror Nightmare
Looks like our heroines had a bit of a falling out this episode.
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Otherside Picnic Episode 4 Discussion & Gallery
Thoughts about Otherside Picnic episode 4, as well as some neat pictures that you can use as wallpapers or add to your Pinterest or website.
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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.
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Otherside Picnic Anime
Miyazawa Iori has rather quickly entered the landscape of Yuri creators in recent years. With a lead story in the Yuri issue of SF Magazine in 2019, followed…
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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…
Otherside Picnic, Volume10
by Sandy Ferguson, Guest Reviewer Otherside Picnic, Volume 10 includes the satisfying conclusion of ‘Sannuki and the Karate Kid’, the beginning of ‘The Whisper Is At-Your-Own-Risk’ and the…
Otherside Picnic, Volume 3
In Volume 1 we met mystery hunter Sorawo, who nearly died while visiting an “other” world that had access points in our own and Toriko, the beautiful blonde…
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Anime Review: Otherside Picnic
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Otherside Picnic (Season One)
A strange world exists behind ours. It’s home to weird creatures that seem to be the source of most urban legends. While searching this foreign landscape, Sorawo met…
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Rory’s Reviews: Otherside Picnic
Otherside Picnic is a twelve episode anime adaptation of the yuri science fiction novel series written by Iori Miyazawa. It was directed and written by Takuya Sato, though…
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Otherside Picnic, Volume 5
Otherside Picnic, Volume 5 begins in the middle of a story and for the rest of the book, that is pretty much where we stay. A scenario occurs,…
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Sorao’s journey into the Otherside wasn’t meant to end this way. She lies in a puddle on the ground, unable to move, as the translucent, red-eyed wiggle-waggle (don’t…
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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, 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…
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Otherside Picnic GN 1
Otherside Picnic creates a creepy world that gives a sense of vast, unexplored space and dangers lurking just below your line of sight.
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Yuri! And it's sci-fi! And they're adults! I KNOW!
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Otherside Picnic Episode 1: The Otherside Wiggle
What better way to kick off the Winter 2021 season than with the most anticipated show around these parts? As always with Light Novel or Manga adaptations covered…
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Otherside Picnic Episode 6: DoomChooChooMoo
When we last left our heroines they were unexpectedly warped to Otherside and in big trouble but were saved by a platoon of soldiers and taken to their…
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Otherside Picnic – 09 – Grease Monkey
While on the train to Kozakura’s Toriko notices Sorawo’s hair has gotten longer since they met, and how she thinks it’s cute. Sorawo’s obviously chuffed, but seeing “K…
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Otherside Picnic Episode 9 – Toothache
More than halfway through Otherside Picnic and we get a beach episode? Well that was unexpected. It had some ups and downs!
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Recently, to much excitement, the cover for the ninth novel of Otherside Picnic was revealed. What I noticed was how it was a neat reminder of the importance…
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We hardly knew you, crazy conspiracy dude. Impressions: I don't know whether the writer or the director should be more embarrassed about this episode. So much of…
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Anime Series Like Otherside Picnic
After accidentally entering, Sorao finds herself in the desolate, and as she discovers, dangerous Otherworld. As she ponders whether to just die or not, she is saved by…
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438th G-View: Otherside Picnic
An anime based on a story about two young women going on crazy adventures to a hostile other dimension full of unspeakable danger and scares all while slowly…
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Otherside Picnic Volume 1 Review
Sorawo should have never gone through that mysterious doorway she came across one day but here she’s in, in another reality and she’s not alone. Toriko, another Tokyo…
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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.…
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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…
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Otherside Picnic Episode 7 – Holiday!
More than halfway through Otherside Picnic and we get a beach episode? Well that was unexpected. It had some ups and downs!
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Otherside Picnic Episode 11 – Kakandara
More than halfway through Otherside Picnic and we get a beach episode? Well that was unexpected. It had some ups and downs!
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Otherside Picnic Episode 8: Nyanja
That was interesting.
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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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Otherside Picnic – 05 – Pale Horse
After treating Kozakura to well over $100 worth of dinner as an apology for her unwanted excursion to the Otherside, Toriko and Sorao complete their making-up by ordering…
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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),…
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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…
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Otherside Picnic – 08 – Ninja Cat Attack
One day while having lunch Sorao is approached by freshman Seto Akari, who has heard from the grapevine that Sorao has “the sixth sense” and specializes in supernatural…
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You twits realize you're invading their home and immediately opening fire, right? Impressions: Last Dungeon began with sooooo much screaming and went from there into another one…
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Otherside Picnic Episode 11 Discussion & Gallery
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Thoughts on Otherside Picnic: Omnibus 1
Otherside Picnic is a yuri science fiction novel series written by Iori Miyazawa and illustrated by shirakaba. The first omnibus contains volumes one and two: “Their Strange Exploration…