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[othersidepix]

Otherside Picnic - Volume 4 (manga)

[oratokyosaigunda]

Urasekai Picnic series banner

[yuripoll]

YURI POLL ROUND 4

Note: Run Away With Me, Girl contains explicit sexual content and depictions of homophobia, abuse, and dubiously consensual sex acts (stealthing). Otherside Picnic contains horror elements as well as gore, body horror, gun violence, and loss of sanity; character backstories touch on themes of abuse, grooming, and cults. Reader discretion is advised.

[hatsumishinogu]

Otherside Picnic Vol.12

[parsleysagerosemarytimemachine]

Really good; glad there's a continuing manga edition for me to pick up, since I'm not getting around to the light novels, as much as I've heard good stuff about them. :) Also just really enjoy the weirdness they get wrapped up in.

[bloodraven55]

eita mizuno’s character sheet for toriko is really making me understand sorawo’s constant thirsting

[saccharinescorpion]

4 Things You Can Try Now That You’ve Read THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR

(technically 5 things)

Mabel - a podcast by Becca De La Rosa and Maybell Marten.

Anna Limón is a home help worker currently looking after the elderly Sally Martin. When Sally has a bizarre and frightening reaction to a box of letters Anna finds in her attic one day, Anna attempts to seek answers by contacting Sally’s only known living relative: Mabel Martin.

“A podcast about ghosts, family secrets, strange houses, and missed connections,” Mabel is a story that is difficult to describe, but one of the most important points is that the vast majority of it is an epistolary narrative between Anna and Mabel, just like how This Is How You Lose The Time War is an epistolary narrative between Red and Blue. It also has a very distinct writing style- dramatic, flowery, and a little bit intimidating. However, if you loved the writing style of TIHYLTTW, I personally think that Mabel is a perfect match for you.

And I’m not just saying that because Mabel is a story about two extremely overdramatic women who are somehow both frighteningly caustic yet almost adorably useless.

The Honey Month - a book by Amal El-Mohtar 

I certainly hope I don’t have to tell you this, but Amal El-Mohtar is one of the authors of This Is How You Lose The Time War, and The Honey Month is a short book she wrote several years ago.

The Honey Month is almost more of an experiment than a book- in its introduction, a friend of El-Mohtar explains how she sent her several small samples of honey, leading El-Mohtar to use the gift as in a unique way. For one February, every day she used a different vial of honey as inspiration for a small piece of writing.

The Honey Month contains 28 short pieces of writing, poetry, prose, and some things in between. It’s a small book full of things with big impact, and contains the lyrical yet meaty writing I enjoyed from El-Mohtar in TIHYLTTW.

Otherside Picnic (裏世界ピクニック) - A series of novels by Iori Miyazawa (illustrated by Shirakaba)

College sophomore Sorawo Kamikoshi longs to find an escape from other people, and in trying to find it discovers the Otherside, a strangely beautiful yet unfathomably dangerous parallel world inhabited by the-once-fictional creatures she knows from net lore. She also meets Toriko Nishina, another young woman with a knowledge of firearms and a desire to find her missing mentor. Together, these two girls explore the Otherside and find themselves changing little by little, both due to their adventures, but also due to their relationship with each other.

If you know me you probably aren’t surprised at this reccomendation. Otherside Picnic is a truly odd beast- it’s sci-fi, it’s horror, it’s comedy, it’s yuri. It’s about trauma, it’s about Japanese creepypasta, it’s about useless lesbians, and it’s about how the scariest thing of all is being vulnerable with another human being. I think fans of  This Is How You Lose The Time War  will enjoy it- Otherside Picnic’s writing style will likely feel almost spartan compared to TIHYLTTW, but in my opinion there’s a similar level of poetry in it. There’s also a similar level of women who are “badass” yet kind of messes. You’ve heard of “Enemies to Lovers,” get ready for “Accomplices to Lovers”!

(there’s also a manga adaptation by Eita Mizuno, as well as an anime adaptation directed by Takuya Sato)

The Handmaiden (아가씨) - a movie directed by Park Chan-wook (written by Park and Chung Seo-kyung, based on the novel Fingersmith by Sarah Waters)

In Japan-occupied Korea, the pickpocket Sook-hee is recruited by a con-man to aide him in his scam of a Japanese heiress, Lady Hideko. While the con-man poses as “Count Fujiwara” and woos Hideko, Sook-hee will play the part of her maid and subtly push the heiress towards him. But as time passes, Sook-hee begins to realize there are things occuring in the mansion that are even more sinister than her and the Count’s scheme, and there is much, much more to Hideko than meets the eye.

This is a list of recommendations for “people who have finished “This Is How You Lose The Time War,” but I try to recommend The Handmaiden to as many people as I possibly can. I’ve described it in the past as the cinematic equivalent of running a marathon: with a 144 minute runtime full of gorgeous direction and set design, dark machinations, twisted yet romantic writing, often troubling themes, and so, so many plot twists, it’s a movie that nearly feels like too much of a good thing. But for fans of TIHYLTTW, I’m sure what will intrigue you most is the relationship between the two main characters, one so complicated that “Enemies to Lovers” can’t hope to capture the roiling feelings of pity, guilt, hatred, desire, annoyance, sympathy, and everything in between. 

It’s also just really hot.

The Handmaiden is a movie that is best enjoyed going in knowing as little as possible. That said, it is also a story with dark and often upsetting themes that are absolutely crucial to its narrative. If you are concerned about that statement,  I reccomend looking at the movies’ entry on DoesTheDogDie, which I have looked at and found to be a pretty comprehesive list of content warnings that can be examined in a way that doesn’t spoil the twists of the story.

Fingersmith - a novel by Sarah Waters

I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I swear I’m going to get around to it!! I can’t technically recommend the book that inspired The Handmaiden since I haven’t read it yet, but I have at least one friend whose opinion I trust who sings its praises, so it’s good enough for me. Besides, if the recent popularity of This Is How You Lose The Time War has showed us anything, it’s that people constantly crave stories about complicated women, so it certainly can’t hurt, right?

[yuriskies]

"When I took Satsuki's hand..." Toriko rubbed her left hand as she spoke. "Her hand was cold...so very cold. It felt like there was no blood flowing through it. It wasn't like last time I saw her," Toriko said, seemingly bewildered by her own words. "To be honest, I was mad at first. But when it looked like you might be taken away, Sorawo, all of that went out the window. Just the thought that I might lose you too...It was maddening...I was s...scared.

As Toriko stuttered, I reached out and offered her my hand. "How about mine? Is it cold?"

(Otherside Picnic, ch 63, story by Iori Miyazawa, manga by Eita Mizuno. Self-colored)

[lgbtqmanga]

New Releases July 9, 2024

Delinquent Daddy and Tender Teacher (manga) vol. 4: Four-Leaf Clovers by Tama Mizuki

Hitsuji and Hatoyama are growing closer than ever. And while Hitsuji may not have been ready to take the leap into cohabitating, he’s determined to support Hatoyama and his son Hinata however he can. And boy, it looks like they’re gonna need it! With Hinata still struggling to form a connection with his new teacher, Samejima, and Hatoyama working himself to the bone to save up money for a bigger place, things are on the stressful side for this little family. It’s up to Hitsuji to lend a hand and find the courage to show Hatoyama just how much he cares for him!

Engage (manga) vol. 2 by Yuu Minaduki

Mei has decided to put a lid on his infatuation with Naru and build a new relationship as nephew and uncle. However, every time Naru speaks fondly of his memories of his older brother—Mei’s late father—he feels a disturbance in his heart. Meanwhile, Hayashida, the freelance writer who’s been snooping around Mei, finally reveals his true nature!

My Dearest Patrolman (manga) vol. 1 by Niyama

When a young patrolman gets assigned to a small town, he runs into an old acquaintance, and a casual comment from the older man leads to a fluttering heart and renewed feelings. Seiji Tajima runs a convenience store in a small town, and thanks to his easygoing attitude toward much of life, he’s still single. Tall, muscular patrolman Shin Nakamoto is a frequent visitor to Seiji’s rather desolate shop, and although the two met ten years earlier, they only recently reconnected after Shin was assigned to the police box nearby. Despite the years apart, they start interacting like nothing has changed—that is, until Seiji offhandedly remarks that maybe he should try his luck with men, unwittingly restoking the flame Shin has held for him for years!

Otherside Picnic: (novel) Omnibus vol. 4 by Iori Miyazawa and shirakaba

Contains the Complete Volumes 7-8 Satsuki Uruma—a young woman of considerable importance to Toriko who disappeared while studying the Otherside. She has menaced Toriko and Sorawo many times as an apparition, but now, she makes her boldest move yet towards the latter. In an act of desperation, Sorawo resolves to use everything she knows about the occult to finally “exorcize” her. Enlisting the help of not just Toriko, but Kozakura, DS Research, and even former cult leader and high schooler Runa Urumi, Sorawo leads the charge on a funeral operation. But once that’s behind them, there’s something else Sorawo must face; a genuine confession of love from Toriko, with only one week to respond. Through a series of conversations with herself and those around her, Sorawo begins to reinterpret their relationship… Sorawo and Toriko’s bizarre tale of exploration and survival is coming to a climax!

Otherside Picnic (manga) vol. 10 by Iori Miyazawa, Eita Mizuno, and Shirakaba

As Toriko and Sorawo face off against a bizarre entity in the form of what appears to be an old woman, this Kano Sannuki may be one of their trickiest challenges yet! Can Sorawo come up with a plan to disarm this strange foe? Meanwhile, the specter of Satsuki Uruma continues to stalk the two girls! And when the name “Lunaurumi” begins to pop up online, it signals the start of the biggest threat they’ve ever had to face!

Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu Special Editon (novel) volume 5 by Meng Xi Shi

contains the Standard Edition contents, but includes bonus merchandise shrink-wrapped to the book: a set of five postcards, a double-sided bookmark, two folded mini posters, and a sticker sheet.

In the tumultuous Central Plains, power and prestige are fleeting, and today’s friend is tomorrow’s foe—and Shen Qiao is in the eye of the storm. Following a daring rescue in the midst of a coup that marks the end of a dynasty, the mild-mannered Daoist has no time to rest as rumors of a power struggle call him home to Xuandu Mountain. But before he even reaches his destination, another whisper upon the wind cuts into Shen Qiao’s heart: Yan Wushi, not yet fully recovered from his damaged demonic core, has challenged Hulugu of the Göktürks to a battle from which only one will survive. Shen Qiao will need to call upon his martial arts and wits to survive the calamity that surrounds him, but when the dust settles, will what he holds dear still remain? FINAL VOLUME

[yurimother]

Otherside Picnic Manga Volume 3 Released in English

On Tuesday, Square Enix Manga released the third volume in Eita Mizuno's manga adaptation of Otherside Picnic (Urasekai Picnic) in English. The manga is based on the light novel of the same name by Iori Miyazawa.

Otherside Picnic is a Yuri science fiction thriller series that follows two young women, Sorawo and Toriko, who venture into a strange world known as the "Otherside." There, they encounter many dangerous creatures from Japanese internet folklore and urban legends as they work to unravel the secrets of the other world.

The publisher describes the manga:

The hunt for Satsuki continues, but Sorawo begins to have second thoughts in the face of Toriko's heedless urgency, leading to a heated argument... And when Sorawo loses her way in the space between reality and the Otherside, only to run into another mysterious entity—the Time-space Man—she discovers that Toriko's crossed to the Otherside without her! Unable to locate Toriko, Sorawo must put her feelings about Satsuki aside and enlist Kozakura in the search for her missing friend...

Otherside Picnic began serialization in Shounen Gangan in 2018. Square Enix publishes nine volumes of the manga in Japanese. The manga is based on Iori Miyazawa's novel series of the same name. The novels are illustrated by Shirakaba and published in English by J-Novel Club.

Critics and fans celebrate Otherside Picnic for its world-building, science fiction elements, use of horror and isekai themes, and characters. A television anime adaptation of the series aired in early 2021. Takuya Satou directed it at Liden Films and Felix Film.

Eita Mizuno is known for her 1999 mystery drama series Spiral: The Bonds of Reasoning (Spiral - Suiri no Kizuna), published in English by Yen Press, and her manga adaptation of Otherside Picnic. Iori Miyazawa is a celebrated Yuri science fiction author known for his novels Side-by-Side Dreamers, published in English by J-Novel Club, and Otherside Picnic. He has also written stories for SF Magazine.

You can check out Otherside Picnic (Manga) Volume 3 today in English digitally and in paperback: https://amzn.to/3vnf0gs

Reading official releases helps support creators and publishers. YuriMother makes a small affiliate commission from sales to help fund future coverage.

[mcalhenwrites]

Book rec list

Keeping this short and sweet, since tumblr hates when I make long posts. It's best to look up blurbs and reviews and see what works for you!

His Grandfather's Watch (N.R. Walker) - M/M romance The Singing Hills Cycle series: The Empress of Salt and Fortune, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, Into the Riverlands (Nghi Vo) - Fantasy The Never Tilting World series: The Never Tilting World, The Ever Cruel Kingdom (Rin Chupeco) - Fantasy, Romance Sacrifice (Rin Chupeco) - Horror, Romance The Monster of Elendhaven (Jennifer Giesbrecht) - Horror A Saga of Light and Dark: Of Earth and Sky, Of Storm and Ash (T.J. Chamberlain) - Fantasy Iron Widow (Xiran Jay Zhao) - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical The Magic Fish (Trung Le Nguyen) - Coming of Age, Fairy Tales Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas) - Supernatural, Romance Nabari No Ou (Yuhki Kamatani) - Fantasy, Shonen Shimanami Tasogare (Yuhki Kamatani) - Slice of Life Shonen Note (Yuhki Kamatani) - Seinen Brontide (T.D. Cloud) - Fantasy, Romance *note: I've only read the first book, but this is in a series! Warchild series: Warchild, Burndrive, Cagebird (Karin Lowachee) - Science Fiction *warning for CSA The Book of Tea series: A Magic Steeped in Poison, A Venom Dark and Sweet (Judy I. Lin) - Historical Fantasy In Deeper Waters (F.T. Lukens) - Fantasy, Romance Falling in Love with Hominids (Nalo Hopkinson) - Short Stories (Listen. The one with the BDSM boyfriends with the fire-breathing pet chickens.) Before We Disappear (Shaun David Hutchinson) - Historical, Romance Otherside Picnic (Iori Miyazawa) - Horror/Urban Legend, Yuri *note: there's also a manga, drawn by Eita Mizuno I'll stop here, but I'm sure I missed a ton of books... I thought about adding some of the BDSM romance ones, but I feel like that's more specific to my tastes than for anyone I know... Edit: Also, if you are so inclined... you can read my books? :)

[othersidepix]

Otherside Picnic - Volume 4 (manga)

[onewholivesinloops]

I can’t believe I only just realized the artist for the Otherside Picnic manga is Eita Mizuno. I love her work on the manga adaptation of Umineko episode 7

[yuripoll]

YURIPOLL FINALE

Note: Bloom into You contains some suggestive scenes and mild depictions of homophobia. Otherside Picnic contains horror elements as well as gore, body horror, gun violence, and loss of sanity; character backstories touch on themes of abuse, grooming, and cults. Reader discretion is advised.

[hatsumishinogu]

Otherside Picnic Vol.10

[ljaesch]

Manga UP! Global Adds Two Manga to Its Service

Square Enix’s Manga UP! Global has added Kei Nomiya’s manga adaptation of Minoru Natsu’s The Black Witch Runs Her Own Boarding House in Another World and Eita Mizuno’s manga adaptation of Iori Miyazawa’s Otherside Picnic novel on Monday in English. The Black Witch Runs Her Own Boarding House in Another World is described as: “There was still so much I wanted to do…” A young woman dies in a fire…