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Otherside Picnic: Omnibus 1 (Light Novel)

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Contains the complete volumes 1-2! Sorawo Kamikoshi's first encounter with Toriko Nishina was on the Otherside, a mysterious place where internet urban legends become real and dangerous entities roam. After a near-death experience, Sorawo's life as a tired university student is transformed. Together, the two girls explore this abnormal world, confronting creatures like the Kunekune and Hasshaku-sama, while conducting research, seeking profit, and searching for a missing person close to someone's heart.
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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

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Contains the complete volumes 1-2!

Sorawo Kamikoshi's first encounter with Toriko Nishina was on the Otherside, after seeing something otherworldly 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 appearβ€”despite only being spoken of in ghost stories on the internet. Toriko and Sorawo set foot into this abnormal world for research, for profitβ€”and to find a missing person that is near and dear to someone's heart.

Otherside Picnic: Omnibus 1 (Light Novel) is a tale of two girls' bizarre exploration and survival, brought to you by an up-and-coming Sci-fi author!

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781718360785

Publisher: J-Novel Club

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 January 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: J-Novel Club

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 480

About the Author

Iori Miyazawa is the author of Otherside Picnic. shirakaba is the illustrator of Otherside Picnic.

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