Otherside Picnic

Author: Iori Miyazawa
Publisher: Otherside Picnic (Light Novel)
ISBN: 9781718360785
Category : Japan
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Contains the complete volumes 1-2!Sorawo Kamikoshi's first encounter with Toriko Nishina was on the Otherside, after seeing something otherwordly and nearly dying.Ever since that day, Sorawo's life as an exhausted university student changed forever. In the Otherside, a place where internet urban legends become real, dangerous beings like the Kunekune and Hasshaku-sama appear--despite only being spoken of in ghost stories on the internet. Toriko and Sorawo set foot into this abnormal world for research, for profit--and to find a missing person that is near and dear to someone's heart.A tale of two girls' bizarre exploration and survival, brought to you by an up-and-coming Sci-fi author!

Otherside Picnic: Volume 1

Author: Iori Miyazawa
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718359985
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191

Book Description
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!

Otherside Picnic: Volume 5

Author: Iori Miyazawa
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718360061
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

Book Description
Having succeeded in their goal of spending a night on the Otherside, Sorawo and Toriko can now take their expeditions deeper. The two spend their days surrounded by the supernatural, going back and forth between their normal and abnormal daily lives. A chaotic love hotel girls' party in Shinjuku vanishes from Sorawo's memory. Toriko's university life and inner thoughts become clear. A mysterious lady lives in a mansion in the other world. As they search for clues as to the whereabouts of the missing man, Abarato, Hasshaku-sama appears before the pair once again. Otherside Picnic is back for its 5th volume!

Otherside Picnic: Volume 3

Author: Iori Miyazawa
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718360029
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185

Book Description
Autumn has arrived. Having narrowly avoided the curse of the Kotoribako, Sorawo and Toriko are back to exploring the other world. With boxed lunches in tow, the two take their agricultural vehicle for a leisurely drive across grassy terrain, deal with the problems caused by Sorawo’s kouhai at university, and hang out at cognitive scientist Kozakura’s house. Naturally, bizarre entities and Satsuki Uruma’s shadow are watching their every move. And just what is Urumiluna, the greatest threat they’ve ever encountered? Don’t miss the third volume of the girls’ tale of survival, where feelings they can’t show each other collide!

Otherside Picnic: Volume 4

Author: Iori Miyazawa
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718360045
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
Winter is coming. Having been attacked by a group that worshiped Satsuki Uruma, Sorawo and Toriko head to the cult's former base—the Farm in the Mountains. The other world is still chock full of all kinds of dangerous mysteries, but the allure of exploring the unknown is ever present. Sorawo prepares for more adventures with Toriko, but the most terrifying of threats is silently closing in on them. Not to mention the fact that it seems there's something Toriko needs to tell Sorawo... There's no turning back now—a whirlwind of bizarre exploration and survival is upon them!

Otherside Picnic 01 (Manga)

Author: Miyazawa, Iori
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 164609106X
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In this sci-fi/fantasy survival thriller, the dangerous and deadly realm of the Otherside--where urban legends, cryptids, and folkloric legends roam--calls to two women, both in search of something. As they set out to sate their curiosity and explore this other world, will the most earth-shattering thing they discover on the Otherside be their feelings for each other? While on the trail of alleged paranormal activity, amateur urban explorer, depressed college student, and all-around loner Sorawo discovers a door to a curious destination--the Otherside. There, she has a near-miss with a creature both repulsive and mesmerizing...but before she can fall prey to the strange beast, the beautiful Toriko comes to her rescue! What horrors await the pair as they continue to explore this parallel world and its bizarre and dangerous denizens?!

The Celestial Omnibus

Author: E. M. Forster
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1775456323
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126

Book Description
Fans of fantasy and science fiction will delight in this collection of imaginative tales from influential British author E. M. Forster. Though best known for his nuanced look at class distinctions in English society in acclaimed novels such as Howards End, Forster's prodigious imagination is on full display in these fascinating fantasy and science fiction tales.

Otherside Picnic: Volume 2

Author: Iori Miyazawa
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718360002
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210

Book Description
Summer has arrived, and university students Sorawo Kamikoshi and Toriko Nishina’s connection deepens as they explore the alternate world known as the Otherside. There's a rescue operation for the U.S. forces trapped at Kisaragi Station, a night at the Beach of the End on the other side of a resort in Okinawa, a karate-using kouhai who is under attack by ninja cats… And will the mystery of Toriko's missing friend, Satsuki Uruma, finally unravel? The unknown and bizarre clash with complex relationships in this popular survival series.

Total Oblivion, More Or Less

Author: Alan DeNiro
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 0553592548
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
When Minnesota is invaded by warriors from the ancient world, sixteen-year-old Macy and her family head down the Mississippi by boat to escape from the encroaching madness.

Planetes Omnibus Volume 2

Author: Makoto Yukimura
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616559225
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 528

Book Description
Mankind has established a base on the Moon and manned missions to Mars, and now prepares to travel further into space than ever before. Fulfilling his lifelong dream of space exploration, young Hachimaki makes the cut for the Von Braun Jupiter mission, forcing him to confront his own limitations beyond the farthest frontier. Back home, his compatriots Fee, Yuri, and Tanabe stare down the United States military, refusing to abandon their mission clearing space debris in the face of a war that threatens to set off the Kessler syndrome, trapping Earth forever behind a wall of deadly space debris! Often cited as a gateway title into the world of manga, Planetes is a modern classic, and Dark Horse Manga is proud to present the series' concluding omnibus volume, produced from the original files and including all the color pages and bonus stories! "My favorite sci-fi comics series of all time."-Writer Alex de Campi (Smoke/Ashes, Archie vs. Predator)