A review by saintlyhowl
Otherside Picnic: Their Strange Exploration Files by Iori Miyazawa

3.0

the plot was superrrre f*cking cool and i loved the action/sci-fi/lore aspect of this, it was really interesting learning about it and also seeing sorawo and toriko fight them and stuff. i think the connection between fear and the otherworld was also so damn cool and it made me feel smart when i understood it even tho it was the most basic explanation ever but wtv. i LOVED sorawo, she is honestly such a mood. the only down sides was 1) the writing style (a personal preference) which wasn’t exactly my cup of tea but i enjoyed it nonetheless and 2) sorawo and toriko’s “relationship” and how i wish sorawo had a more solid reason for venturing to the otherworld a lot. idk if i’ll continue the books or just watch the anime but it was definitely a very cool concept. it’s more so plot focused than character focused, which i’m hoping we’ll see more of the characters and learn more about them in the other volumes.