“Two girls explore a hidden, dangerous Otherworld to find a lost friend and uncover its mysteries.”
Otherside Picnic
裏世界ピクニック
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Synopsis
Two girls explore a hidden, dangerous Otherworld to find a lost friend and uncover its mysteries.
The "Otherworld" is a vast and dangerous realm hidden from the knowledge of the common folk. It is also home to many creatures that threaten any human who dare visit it. To witness its desolate yet oddly absorbing environment, one must search for portals that could reside anywhere, from secret elevators to shrine entrances. After a fateful encounter with a horrendous Otherworld denizen, Sorawo Kamikoshi ponders whether to keep going or give up in life. Meanwhile, Toriko Nishina scours the Otherworld in hopes of finding her friend Satsuki, who she believes is lost somewhere within the realm. When the two cross paths, friendship blossoms. In order to acquire as much information about this obscure dimension, the two travel back and forth from the real world to the other. Sorawo and Toriko's bodies are soon influenced by the Otherworld, preparing them for the many horrors to come as both of them try to fulfill their goals.
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What 43 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.87 · split reception
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.6
↓ 1.26
Running avg · Mar 2021 → Nov 2025
- 8 “Uraseki Picnic, or Otherside Picnic if you prefer, is overall a good anime if you can get past the terrible CGI scenes it has. Other than it, it has great voice acting, a killer soundtrack, and the...”
- 9 “the story is more of a love letter and spinoff of Strugatsky's book: Roadside Picnic and the stalker games that followed. with a strickingly similar envirnoment as in the book. instead of an...”
- 10 “One of the best anime i've seen with supernatural theme and highly linked to Japanese folklore The development of characters in highly noticeable if we compare the the beginning and end of the...”
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A Tv Production · Winter 2021
LIDENFILMS.Sony Pictures Entertainment · Square Enix
- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2021 – Mar 2021 Winter 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-16227 catalog
Produced by
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Producer
- Square Enix Producer
- Frontier Works Producer
- AT-X Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures Producer
- Amusement Media Academy Producer
- BS11 Producer
- Good Smile Film Producer
- Hayakawa Shobou Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor