Anime 41392 Urasekai Picnic

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Japanese: 裏世界ピクニック

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 4, 2021 to Mar 22, 2021

Premiered: Winter 2021

Broadcast: Mondays at 23:30 (JST)

Producers: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Square Enix, Frontier Works, AT-X, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Amusement Media Academy, BS11, Good Smile Film, Hayakawa Shobou

Licensors: Funimation

Studios: LIDENFILMS, Felix Film

Source: Novel

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Suspense

Themes: Isekai, Survival

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

Statistics

Score: 6.63¹ (scored by 38,959 users)

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Ranked: #5944²

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Popularity: #1791

Members: 117,972

Favorites: 537

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Ranked #5944Popularity #1791Members 117,972

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Synopsis

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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Characters & Voice Actors

Kamikoshi, Sorawo

Main

Hanamori, Yumiri
Japanese

Nishina, Toriko

Main

Kayano, Ai
Japanese

Kozakura

Supporting

Hidaka, Rina
Japanese

Seto, Akari

Supporting

Tomita, Miyu
Japanese

Uruma, Satsuki

Supporting

Barker, Ray

Supporting

Ichikawa, Natsumi

Supporting

Shimabukuro, Miyuri
Japanese

Abarato

Supporting

Terashima, Takuma
Japanese

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Opening Theme

"Minikui Ikimono (醜い生き物)" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks

Ending Theme

	"You & Me" by Miki Satou (佐藤ミキ)
	2: "Machi wo Nukete (街を抜けて)" by rionos (eps 12)

Reviews

Dec 1, 2022

whatsosticky

Recommended

This was probably the best fantastical show I have ever seen. It's worth noting that I have not watched a ton, but of all the ones I have seen, this is the best. The concept is very unique and it has heart, whether it's with others that are fighting together or with just the protagonists. It moved along nicely and the world building was fantastic.

The portrayal of all of the weird things there are is done so well. The visuals are great but a big round of applause for who scored the music to go along with it. It set the perfect mood for each ...

May 8, 2023

The_Namer

Mixed Feelings

The whole time I was watching this series, one thought kept rattling through my head, "I really miss Manglobe." The rich atmosphere and meticulous design that Manglobe brought to Ergo Proxy and Witch Hunter Robin would have been a perfect match for Otherside Picnic, but sadly that studio doesn't exist any more.

While I haven't read the source material, the Otherside Picnic anime feels like a competent adaptation. The problem is that some stories demand something other than off-the-peg anime aesthetics. I'm aware that the novels and manga used the same character designs, but they just don't fit the story. The animators do manage to pull ...

Aug 10, 2021

Justykanna

Not Recommended

Every now and then, I'm okay trying something a little different and weirder than what I'm used to watching. Otherside Picnic... should not have been the one to try.

Story: Our story in Otherside Picnic starts out with us seeing Sorawo in the middle of nowhere when another character, Toriko, finds her. They escape seemingly dangerous situations and return home with some supernatural items over the course of the first few episodes that they want to sell off for cash. Soon after, we learn that Sorawo stumbled upon this place by chance where as Toriko is looking for a friend of hers, Satsuki. ... This is essentially the basis of the story and isn't the worst setup in the world.

This place that the girls were in is then dubbed "Otherside" and it seems to be a world entirely separate from the real world - think Digital World from Digimon. In fact, the girls seem to be able to access the Otherside at will, simply by finding a gate location.. Over the course of the series, they go back and forth between worlds with some minor conversations in between. One curious decision is the use of guns: Why do the guns scare these seemingly dangerous supernatural beings as much as they do? They're literally using pistols, for the most part. A large bulk of these beings are spiritual and apparently, the firearms do away with them. Why? What's the point of your monster designs at that point? It goes off way too easily.

The story is incredibly shallow. Everything I have described is basically how deep it gets with the odd curveball thrown in there. The whole series seemed to set you up as to say "Yes, we're going back to this world to find Satsuki", but that doesn't explain a) How they'll find her, b) How they know she's there and c) Why Sorawo is there through all this. That last point kind of gets touched upon at the end but there really isn't anything answered and the base of the story is left completely unsolved by the time the ending rolls around.

Everything in between left much to be desired as well. There was very little in the way of meaningful conversations and we weren't really given an idea of how these girls get a hold of their seemingly infinite supply of guns. They're clearly not meant to have them in Japan... so where? How do they know the meaning of the Otherside? How do they how to access it? I simply don't understand where this series was going because it didn't have a real goal and the characters never really solve anything. (2/10)

Characters: The characters don't fare much better. Sorawo has some okay qualities in that she goes through with what she wants to do, but then gets cold feet when it's time to act. But she really doesn't do enough that kept my attention. Toriko is a little more exuberant and I find it pretty funny that she knows how to wield a gun when her background is of Canadian roots (where guns aren't allowed to the general public...). They just form a really strange main cast. Oddly enough, this is also labeled Shoujo-Ai, when there's very little chemistry or romance as well. It plays out almost as if two friends are trying to do something.

The side characters don't fair better in that no one really lasts longer than a couple episodes. Kozakura spends all day complaining to whatever the girls come to her with and apart from being an okay hand-to-hand fighter, Akari isn't really interesting either. The characters top to bottom just don't interest me at all and I'm sure the story isn't helping their case. (2/10)

Art: The supernatural designs were okay, but aside that, the art direction was decently consistent. Some of the Otherside being's were shockingly static though and it looks really poor. The transitions from the real world to the Otherside were passable, but again, didn't do much to the story. Early on, Sorawo gains the ability to see "glitches", which basically just unmask supernatural beings and the vision they gave during these sequences were also okay. It looks fine in general, but nothing really wowed me. (6/10)

Sound: The OST choice is... interesting. It was looking to be really spooky and play out like a supernatural show, but the art certainly didn't inspire any amount of fear, despite what our characters see. There wasn't anything terribly threatening and these inconsistencies can't be overlooked. The Japanese VAs were fine for what they were, as were the OP and EDs. (6/10)

Overall Enjoyment: I really don't get what they were trying to accomplish here. The story is full of holes, the cast were boring and the art and sound were simply passable. I got halfway through, didn't enjoy it, and figured I'd finish it for the sake of finishing it. No, it wasn't worth it. (3/10)

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