Otherside Picnic

Otherside Picnic

From Manga in Your Ears by Taiiku Podcast

April 1, 2026

About this episode

Discussion of Iori Miyazawa's Otherside Picnic and its themes in the context of ongoing wars.

It is 1990 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2001 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2003 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. It is 2026 and we are engaged in a questionable war in the middle east. This episode, the fourth of Light Novels In Your Ears, we're talking about Iori Miyazawa's (with illustrations by shirakaba) Otherside Picnic published by J-Novel Club. Otherside Picnic credits: Translation: Sean McCann Editor: Krys Loh As always, you can find me on bsky @nidokorn, and my co-hosts Helen (@WanderinDreamr) and Apryll (@manjiorin) and the podcast on bsky at those places in the parenthesis. You can find both of their writing at The Organization of Anti-Social Geniuses, more of Helen’s writing at Narrative Investigations, and my writing at the Fandom Post and Awko Tako. Read Helen's review of Otherside Picnic over at The OASG. Join the unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the OSMCast discord. Or the second unofficial Taiiku Podcast discord, the Third Impact Anime discord. Both used with permission. Listen Show notes: No show notes. We just talk about Otherside Picnic. Next time is Ōoku…

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Hosts: Helen, Apryll

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Products: Otherside Picnic

Books & works: Otherside Picnic, Light Novels In Your Ears, Third Impact Anime

Places: the middle east

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