Otherside Picnic
A yuri sci-fi series about exploring a dangerous alternate world.
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College student Sorawo Kamikoshi discovers a door to the Otherside, a world of monsters from internet creepypasta and urban legends.[1] She is rescued by Toriko Nishina, and together they return to the Otherside for artifacts and payments from a researcher named Kozakura.[1] The series combines yuri, science fiction, and psychological horror, focusing on a relationship built on crime and survival rather than romantic slice-of-life.[2]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Adventure
- science fiction
- yuri
Facts from the source article.
Making and release
Iori Miyazawa is the author of the Otherside Picnic light novel series, with shirakaba providing the illustrations.[3] Eita Mizuno's manga adaptation was first announced in November 2017, and it started its serial run in February 2018 in Monthly Shōnen Gangan.[4] An English dub was announced on November 14, 2021, and premiered the following day; the series later moved to Crunchyroll.[5]
What the cited sources add
Constance Sarantos of CBR wrote that the series breaks yuri genre molds by avoiding common stereotypes and creating a unique narrative.[6] Hannah Alton of CBR argued the series stands apart from typical isekai because the protagonists can move freely between worlds and face monsters that require direct eye contact to kill.[7] Jordan Ramée of GameSpot praised the anime for featuring adult protagonists, a rarity in most anime.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Otherside Picnic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Saabedra, "New TV Ads For Otherside Picnic Feature Opening Theme", Crunchyroll News, December 29, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Alton, "Otherside Picnic Is Not Your Typical Isekai", CBR, January 14, 2021. facts only, no text reused. cbr.com
- Wikipedia, "Otherside Picnic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hodgkins, "J-Novel Club Announces Licenses of 7 New Light Novels, 3 New Manga (Updated)", Anime News Network, July 6, 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Otherside Picnic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pineda, "Spiral Manga Artist Eita Mizuno Launches Otherside Picnic Manga", Anime News Network, November 11, 2017; Pineda, "Spiral Artist's Otherside Picnic Manga Launches on February 10", Anime News Network, January 13, 2018 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Otherside Picnic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Friedman, "Sci-Fi Mystery Otherside Picnic Comes to Funimation This January From Steins;Gate Director", Funimation, December 12, 2020; Friedman, "Otherside Picnic English Dub Announced, Cast and Crew Revealed", Funimation, November 14, 2021; "UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (5/31)", Crunchyroll News, March 1, 2022; KSM Anime, "🎉Lizenznews🎉 Wir konnten uns die Lizenz zum kommenden Anime @OthersidePicnic sichern. Das Beste? Ab dem 11.01. zeigen wir die Serie bei @aniverseYAC im Simulcast. Wir starten mit einer Dopp en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Otherside Picnic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sarantos, "How Otherside Picnic Breaks the Yuri Genre Mold", CBR, January 9, 2021 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Otherside Picnic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Alton, "Otherside Picnic Is Not Your Typical Isekai", CBR, January 14, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Otherside Picnic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Peralta, "Where Are All the College Anime?", CBR, January 16, 2021; Farris, "Otherside Picnic -- Episode 4 [Review]", Anime News Network, January 16, 2021; Ramée, "Our 7 Favorite Winter 2021 Anime So Far", GameSpot, January 30, 2021 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Otherside Picnic (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Otherside Picnic (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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