English Title: Otherside Picnic
Japanese Title: 裏世界ピクニック — “Ura Sekai Picnic”
Author: Iori Miyazawa — 宮澤伊織
Illustrator: shirakaba
Translator: Sean McCann
Genre: Yuri, Sci-fi, Adventure
Original Run: February 2017 – ongoing
English Run: September 2019 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Hayakawa Shobo
English Publisher: J-Novel Club
Volumes in Japanese: 5 (In Progress)
Volumes in English: 4 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Kindle $7 – iBook $7 – Kobo $7
Note: Also available to read online through a J-Novel Club subscription. This series is currently digital-only.

• English Website — Japanese Website
• MAL Entry — Forum
• LNDB.info

Synopsis: Her first encounter with Toriko Nishina was on the Otherside after seeing “that thing” and nearly dying. Ever since that day, exhausted university student Sorawo Kamikoshi’s life changed. In this Otherworld, full of mystery, which exists alongside our own, dangerous beings like the Kunekune and Hasshaku-sama that are spoken of in real ghost stories appear. For research, for profit, and to find an important person, Toriko and Sorawo set foot into the abnormal. A tale of two girls’ bizarre exploration and survival, brought to you by an up-and-coming Sci-fi author!

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Volume 1
Amazon — iBook — Google Play — Kobo — Nook — Bookwalker
eBook Released September 23, 2019 — ASIN: B07VFBD4R3

Volume 2
Amazon — iBook — Google Play — Kobo — Nook — Bookwalker
eBook Released January 11, 2020 — ASIN: B07VFBD4R3

Volume 3
Amazon -- iBook -- Google Play — Kobo — Nook -- Bookwalker
eBook Releasing April 12, 2020 -- ASIN: B083XK2Z21

Omnibus 1 (contains volumes 1-2)
Amazon -- Barnes and Noble -- Book Depository -- Rightstuf -- BAM! -- Indigo
Paperback Released December 01, 2020 -- ISBN-13: 9781718360785

Volume 4
Amazon -- iBook -- Kobo -- Google Play -- Bookwalker
eBook Released December 27, 2020 -- ASIN: B08J42M6L6

Reviews of Otherside Picnic

• Justus R. Stone: Vol 1
• Manga Bookshelf: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3 — Vol 4
• English Light Novels: Vol 1 (Gee)
• Okazu: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3
• YuriMother: Vol 1 — Vol 2
• Gar Gar Stegosaurus: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3

Anime Adaptation

MAL Entry — Announced. In Production. Release Date TBA

Manga Adaptation

MAL Entry — 3 volumes — Published February 2018 – ongoing (English) Licensed by Square Enix Manga & Books. Published May 2021 – Ongoing.

If you liked Otherside Picnic, you might also want to try…

• Side-By-Side Dreamers — also written by Iori Miyazawa
• Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash — survival, adventure
• SCP Foundation: Iris of the Mirror World — supernatural

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