With this trailer, the official website of the anime series adaptation of the novel A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics (Henjin in the Salad Bowl) by Yomi Hirasaka It is Kantoku announced that the premiere will take place on April 4, 2024 (effectively the 5th at 01:28). In the video we can hear the opening theme “Gifu-ni-ted” by Wanuka and the ending theme is “Konban no Kenka” (Tonight’s Fight) by Meiyo Densetsu.
The animation is from the studios Synergy SP It is Studio Cometthe direction is Masafumi Sato (Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist, Denki-Gai, Saint October), the argument is Kenichi Yamashita (The tale of outcasts, Actually, I Am…, Hensuki, MF Ghost) and the character design is by Kazuhiro Fukuchi.
In the cast we have:
- Makoto Furukawa like Sosuke.
- Hinaki Yano like Sarah.
- HAND like Livia.
- You Taichi like Priketsu.
- Akane Fujita as Noa Minakami.
- Manami Numakura as Brenda Aisaki.
- Yuuki Takada as Yuna Naganawa.
- Mizuki Mano as Haruka Neya.
A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics (Henjin no Salad Bowl) began publication in October 2021 by Hirasaka (Haganai, A Sister’s All You Need) and Kantoku (Sasaki and Peeps, The “Hentai” Prince and the Stony Cat).
A manga adaptation by Kōtarō Yamada (Sword Art Online: Project Alicization) began publishing in September 2022.
Synopsis for A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics (Henjin no Salad Bowl)
The story unfolds around Sōsuke Kaburaya, a poor detective who, while following someone one day, meets Sara Da Odin, a princess from another world with magical powers. They gradually begin to live together, and Sara is able to familiarize herself with modern Japan in the blink of an eye. A knight from Sara’s world named Livia Do Udis also comes to this world and lives the life of a homeless person, but she unexpectedly finds herself enjoying her new life. The story follows Sōsuke, these two strong-willed and positive women from another world, as well as other eccentric characters such as a brutal lawyer, a religious leader, and a divorce agent.