Review of the light novel Otherside Picnic Volume 1 by Iori Miyazawa
Review is of the official English release from J-Novel Club
📔LIGHT NOVEL INFORMATION
TITLE: Otherside Picnic
JAPANESE TITLE: 裏世界ピクニック “Urasekai Picnic”
AUTHOR: Iori Miyazawa
ILLUSTRATOR: shirakaba
PUBLISHER (English): J-Novel Club
TRANSLATOR: Sean Mccann
RELEASE DATE (English): September 23, 2019
PURCHASE (Amazon.com): https://amzn.to/2py3a4Q
PURCHASE (iBooks): https://apple.co/34bBzWR
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!
PUBLISHER (Japan): Hayakawa Bunko JA (Hayakawa Shobo)
RELEASE DATE (Japan): February 23, 2017
VOLUMES RELEASED (Japan to Date): 4 (newest volume releases December 2019)
ANIME SERIES: None
MANGA: Yes. Not licensed for English release