Otherside Picnic (裏世界ピクニック, Ura Sekai Pikunikku?) is the anime adaptation of the yuri sci-fi novel series written by Iori Miyazawa and is premiered on January 4, 2021. The anime adaptation will be directed by Takuya Satō, who is also working on the series composition at LIDENFILMS and FelixFilm.[1] Yumiri Hanamori will voice Sorawo Kamikoshi and Ai Kayano will voice Toriko Nishina.
Summary[]
Sorawo has been exploring the strange dream-like world she calls the Otherside ever since she stumbled upon it during her days as an urban explorer, but her most recent trip has gotten her into serious trouble. That's when she meets Toriko, a strange young woman searching the Otherside for her missing friend. Toriko helps Sorawo out of her predicament, and Sorawo falls into helping Toriko in her mission. But each journey into the Otherside brings strange new dangers and skills, and Sorawo isn't sure that the search is worth it.[2]
Announcement[]
Otherside Picnic Title Card
On March 5, 2020, Shonen Gangan, a manga imprint of Square Enix Holdings, announced that Iori Miyazawa’s science fiction Yuri series, Otherside Picnic (裏世界ピクニック, Ura Sekai Pikunikku?) would be adapted into a TV anime.
Early February, Shonen Gangan hinted at a possible anime adaptation on Twitter. Additionally, in December, a short PV was released to promote the fourth volume of the light novel.[3]
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Otherside Picnic 2nd PV
On September 12, 2020, Otherside Picnic's official twitter[4] announced the anime is set to broadcast in January 2021, along with additional staff and also released a second PV which latest cuts from the anime production.
The anime will be produced at Liden Films and Felix Film. The series will be directed by Takuya Satō (Kase-san and Morning Glories, Fragtime, St'eins;Gate) and will star Yumiri Hanamori as Sorawo and Ai Kayano as Toriko.
Staff[]
- Original: Iori Miyazawa (Published by Hayakawa Bunko JA/ Hayakawa Publishing)
- Character Draft: shirakaba
- Director / Series Composition: Takuya Satō
- Character Design / Animation Director: Ayumi Nishihata
- Creature Design: Kazutaka Ema
- Effects Animation Director: Toru Yoshida (AnimeR)
- Art Director: Hiroki Matsumoto (Atelier Platz)
- Color Design: You Iwaida (Assez Finaud Fabric.)
- Director of Photography: Takeshi Kuchiba (Assez Finaud Fabric.)
- 3D Director: Yuya Shiraishi (FelixFilm)
- Editing: Masahiro Gotou (REAL-T)
- Music: Tsuyoshi Watanabe
- Animation Production: LINDENFILMS x Felix Films
Voice cast[]
Japanese[]
- Yumiri Hanamori as Sorawo Kamikoshi
- Ai Kayano as Toriko Nishina
- Rina Hidaka as Kozakura
- Miyu Tomita as Akari Seto
- Takuma Terashima as Seiji Abarato
English[]
- Madeleine Morris as Sorawo Kamikoshi
- Emily Neves as Toriko Nishina
- Sarah Wiedenheft as Kozakura
- Amanda Lee as Akari Seto
- Chris Wehkamp as Seiji Abarato
Music[]
| Opening Theme | Ending Theme |
|---|---|
| "Minikui Ikimono" (醜い生き物, Minikui Ikimono?. lit. "Ugly Creatures") performed by CHiCO with HoneyWorks | "You & Me" (ユー & ミー, Yū & Mī?) performed by Miki Sato |
| Episode 12 Ending Theme | Original Soundtrack |
| "Machi wo Nukete" (街を抜けて, Machi wo Nukete?. lit. "Through the City") performed by rionos | "Otherside Picnic Original Soundtrack" (裏世界ピクニック・オリジナルサウンドトラック, Ura Sekai Pikunikku Orijinaru Saundotorakku?) composed by Takeshi Watanabe |
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of Episodes
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kunekune Hunting Kunekune Hantingu (くねくねハンティング) |
Tomoei Makino | Takuya Satō | January 4, 2021 |
| 02 | Hasshaku-sama Survival Hasshaku-sama Sabaibaru (八尺様 サバイバル) |
Koji Aritomi | Takuya Satō | January 11, 2021 |
| 03 | Giant Village Kyotō no Mura (巨頭の村) |
Yuta Takamura | Iori Miyazawa | January 18, 2021 |
| 04 | Time, Space, and Old Man Jikan, Kūkan, Ossan (時間、空間、おっさん) |
Michitaka Shiraishi | Koji Shuki, Tomoe Makino | January 25, 2021 |
| 05 | Station February Sutēshon Feburarī (ステーション・フェブラリー) |
Takanori Yano | Toshizō Nemoto | February 1, 2021 |
| 06 | Meat Train Mīto Torein (ミート・トレイン) |
Takeshi Tomita | Toshizō Nemoto | February 8, 2021 |
| 07 | Resort Night at the Beach of the End Hate no Hamabe no Rizōto Naito (果ての浜辺のリゾートナイト) |
Kana Kawana | Yasunori Ide | February 15, 2021 |
| 08 | Attack of the Ninja Cats Neko no Ninja ni Osowareru (猫の忍者に襲われる ) |
Tomoe Makino | Takayo Ikami | February 22, 2021 |
| 09 | Sannuki-san and Karateka-san Sannuki-san to Karateka-san (サンヌキさんとカラテカさん) |
Michita Shiraishi | Takayo Ikami | March 1, 2021 |
| 10 | How to Go to Yakiniku by Elevator Erebētā de Yakiniku ni Iku Hōhō (エレベーターで焼肉に行く方法) |
Koji Aritomi | Iori Miyazawa | March 8, 2021 |
| 11 | The Operation to Rescue the U.S. Forces at Kisaragi Station Kisaragi-eki Beigun Kyūshutsu Sakusen きさらぎ駅米軍救出作戦 |
Yuta Takamura | Toshizo Nemoto | March 15, 2021 |
| 12 | Sorawo and Toriko Sorawo to Toriko ソラヲとトリコ |
Tomoe Makino | Yoriko Tomita, Takuya Satō | March 22, 2021 |
Blu-Ray Release/s[]
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Promotional Material[]
Newtype Magazine[]
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Videos[]
Trailers[]
Tokubetsu Activity Report[]
Trivia/s[]
- On Episode 1, when Sorawo and Toriko are on the way to the building in Jinbouchou, a sign on a book store says 早川書房 which translates to Hayakawashobō (Hayakawa Publishing), a well-known SF publishing company that published the Otherside Picnic Series.
- On Episode 3, on the bookstore near the elevator entrance where Sorawo and Toriko frequently meets, an image of the Volume 4 Cover Art can be seen in posted on the wall.
- Real life locations that were featured and advertised in the anime includes the bookstore Shonsen Grande (Episode 3)[5] and cafe pause (Episode 4)[6].
- They hired military advisors in order to properly portray the Marine Corps for the adaptation of Station February in the anime.[7]
- Episode 3 and Episode 10 are both anime originals, with screenplay written by Iori Miyazawa himself.
- Despite the anime not following the chronological per File order of the original novels, some of the episodes are aired during interesting dates such as, Episode 5 (titled 'Station February') was aired on the 1st of February; The adaptation of File 6: Resort Night at the Beach of the End aired in Episode 7, following the trope of anime beach episodes; and Episode 8 (titled 'Attack of the Ninja Cats') was aired on February 22, which is 'National Cat Day' in Japan, as the date resembles the words "nyan nyan nyan" (meow meow meow), and also 'Ninja Day' celebrated in some places in Japan.
External Links[]
- Otherside Picnic Official Website
- Otherside Picnic Official Twitter
- Iori Miyazawa Official Twitter
- Otherside Picnic on Ani-One Youtube Channel
- Otherside Picnic on AnimeLab
- Otherside Picnic on Funimation
- Otherside Picnic on Wakanim
References[]
- ↑ Yuri Sci-Fi Novel Series, Otherside Picnic Announces TV Anime, Crunchyroll
- ↑ Otherside Picnic (TV) Anime News Network
- ↑ Yuri Horror Series ‘Otherside Picnic’ TV Anime Announced The Holy Mother of Yuri
- ↑ Otherside Picnic official twitter announcement @OthersidePicnic
- ↑ @shosengnd
- ↑ @walkeri
- ↑ @col_AYABE