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 quiet one. The Otherside h…
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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.
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…
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…
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…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 7 (Manga)
A girl comes to Sorawo with a rather unique problem in the seventh volume of Eita Mizuno’s manga adaptation of Otherside Picnic. One that she would rather avoid…
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…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 9 (Manga)
Sorawo and Toriko finally do it in this volume of the Otherside Picnic manga: they have a picnic in the Otherside! You’d think they’d do that somewhere a…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 13 (Manga)
Sorawo’s neighbour is a little off in the thirteenth volume of Eita Mizuno’s manga adaptation of Otherside Picnic. Kozakura also has a surprise for Sorawo and Toriko. This…
Thoughts on Otherside Picnic Volume 8 (Manga)
Toriko’s search for Satsuki continues in the eighth volume of Eita Mizuno’s Otherside Picnic manga adaptation, and a visit to the DS Research lab may just provide a…
Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 3
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Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 9
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…
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…
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),…
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…
Otherside Picnic, Vol. 6
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…
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…
Otherside Picnic, Volume 9
I have one real beef with Miyazawa Iori’s light novel Otherside Picnic, Volume 9. It was too short. I’m not joking or saying that like “Tee hee, it…
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…
Otherside Picnic, Volume 12
by Sandy Ferguson, Guest Reviewer Otherside Picnic manga, Volume 12 concludes “The Whisper Is At-Your-Own-Risk” then launches into “About That Rush” concluding with Kozakura’s rebuttal, “Flashback To That…
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,…
Otherside Picnic, Volume 11
by Sandy Ferguson, Guest Reviewer Having dealt with the mystery of Kanno Sanuki in Volume 10, Otherside Picnic, Volume 11 consists entirely of “The Whisper Is At-Your-Own-Risk”, and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Otherside Picnic, Volume 6, Guest Review by Sandy F.
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Otherside Picnic Episode 6 Discussion & Gallery
Thoughts about Otherside Picnic episode 6, as well as some neat pictures that you can use as wallpapers or add to your Pinterest or website.
Thoughts on Adachi and Shimamura Volume 6 (Manga)
Adachi finds herself facing a few days without Shimamura in the sixth volume of Moke Yuzuhara’s manga adaptation of Adachi and Shimamura. That’s because Shimamura is off visiting her…
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…
Otherside Picnic Manga, Volume 1, Guest Review by Sandy F.
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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…
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…
Otherside Picnic (Manga) Vol 1 Review
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Otherside Picnic (Episode 6) – The Meat Train
Sorawo and Toriko arrived at the makeshift military base on the Otherside. They were given a tent to sleep in, some food and water, and warned not to…
Otherside Picnic Anime
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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…
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…
Thoughts on Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Volume 6 (Manga)
The sixth volume of Sergei’s Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear manga has events mostly taking place in the capital. Despite wanting to try to keep a low profile, of…
Otherside Picnic Episode 6: Station February (Part 2)
The sixth episode of Otherside Picnic continues the adaptation of the third chapter of the light novel. Sorawo and Toriko arrive at Kisaragi Station in the Otherside.
Thoughts on Otaku Elf Volume 6
Things get eventful around the Takamimi Shrine as Elda and Koito find themselves having to look after a baby. This volume contains chapters seventy to eighty-seven, collected in…
Thoughts on Failed Princesses Volume 6
Emotions are running high in the sixth and final volume of Ajiichi’s Failed Princesses manga. Both Fujishiro and Kurokawa have some things to work through. This final volume…
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The national championships approach in the sixth volume of Nyoijizai’s Harukana Receive manga. Haruka and Kanata prepare for the upcoming competition, whilst Akari is making new friends. This…
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Christmas arrives in the sixth and final volume of Yuriko Hara’s Cocoon Entwined manga, as too does the conclusion of Youko’s story.This volume contains chapters thirty-seven to forty-t…
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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…
Yuri Light Novel: Otherside Picnic, Volume 2 (English)
In Volume 1, we are taken to the “other side” along with Internet legend-hunter Sorawo and Toriko, a woman looking for her missing friend. In Volume 2 of…
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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…
Otherside Picnic, Vol. 9
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. It’s been…
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…