Otherside Picnic Vol. 09

Otherside Picnic Vol. 09

In this sci-fi/fantasy survival thriller, the dangerous and deadly realm of the Otherside—where urban legends roam—calls to two women, both in search of something. As they set out to sate their curiosity and explore this other world, will the most earth-shattering thing they discover on the Otherside be their feelings for each other?

After successfully fighting off the Kotoribako box at DS Research, Sorawo and Toriko resume their exploration of the Otherside. Against an autumnal backdrop, the pair bring lunches and farm equipment along to their next foray into the unknown… But just as the two are slowly picking their way across an Otherside plain, the grotesque Yamanoke appears!

Then, after a younger student at Sorawo’s university comes to Toriko and Sorawo for advice, they begin to look into the strange affair of Kano Sannuki. However, Satsuki Uruma’s shadow lurks there as well…

Story Locale: Modern-day Japan

Series Overview: In this sci-fi/fantasy survival thriller, the dangerous and deadly realm of the Otherside—where urban legends roam—calls to two women, both in search of something. As they set out to sate their curiosity and explore this other world, will the most earth-shattering thing they discover on the Otherside be their feelings for each other?

Biographical Notes:

Iori Miyazawa is a Japanese science fiction author best known for the Otherside Picnic novel series.

Eita Mizuno is a veteran manga artist best known in the North American market for illustrating the Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning series. Mizuno was also involved in the Umineko When They Cry manga series as the artist for the Episode 7 Requiem of the Golden Witch arc.

Title Notes:

• ANIME ADAPTATION STREAMING NOW: The Otherside Picnic anime adaptation is streaming on Funimation now!
• NOVEL ALREADY OUT IN THE MARKET: The sci-fi novel series on which this manga is based is being released digitally by J-Novel Club. The seventh volume is out as of June 2022. The novels are also being published in print omnibus editions, the third of which published in June 2022.
• ISEKAI GIRLS’ LOVE: The market for yuri/girls’ love titles continues to grow with series like Citrus and Bloom Into You, but this series brings something new to girls’ love by mashing it up with the ever-popular isekai (other world) genre!
• AGE RATING: Older Teen – This material is suitable for readers ages 16+.

More details on Iori Miyazawa:

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More works by Iori Miyazawa

More details on Eita Mizuno:

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