Series synopsis
A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, also known as 変人のサラダボウル is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on TBS on April 5, 2024. It ended on June 21, 2024. It stars Makoto Furukawa, Hinaki Yano, Mao Ichimichi and You Taichi.
Sosuke Kaburaya is a detective struggling to make ends meet. While on a case, he happens upon Sara da Odin, a princess from another world who wields magical powers. Sara quickly adjusts to modern Japanese life as Livia de Udis, a knight from Sara’s kingdom, arrives to find her. Soon enough, both Sara and Livia’s positivity begins to rub off on Sōsuke and the neighborhood’s cast of characters.
Premise
Sosuke Kaburaya is a detective struggling to make ends meet. While on a case, he happens upon Sara da Odin, a princess from another world who wields magical powers. Sara quickly adjusts to modern Japanese life as Livia de Udis, a knight from Sara’s kingdom, arrives to find her. Soon enough, both Sara and Livia’s positivity begins to rub off on Sōsuke and the neighborhood’s cast of characters.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Makoto Furukawa as Kaburaya Sousuke (voice)
- Hinaki Yano as Sara da Odin (voice)
- Mao Ichimichi as Livia do Udis (voice)
- You Taichi as Priketsu (voice)
- Akane Fujita as Noa Minakami (voice)
- Manami Numakura as Brenda Aisaki (voice)
- Yuuki Takada as Yuna Naganawa (voice)
- Mizuki Mano as Haruka Neya (voice)
Supporting cast
- Yoji Ueda as Isao Kusanagi (voice)
- Shinnosuke Tachibana as Takeo (voice)
- Kohsuke Toriumi as Suzuki (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | April 5, 2024 | June 21, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Awaiting Kirin (From Another World) Sosuke is a hardworking private detective who's down on his luck, but he'll be working even harder after he catches an (un)lucky break—an otherworldly princess who falls from the sky and takes an interest in his occupation. |
April 5, 2024 |
| 2 |
Homeless Lady Knight / First Job Sara begins helping Sosuke with his detective work, and Livia is still making the best of life on the street while looking for her princess. It's just a shame that her best, well, isn't very good. |
April 12, 2024 |
| 3 |
The Homeless Gourmet Livia faces a desperate struggle concerning her diet. A certain organization also takes an interest in her. But surely they can't win her over with the promise of food and housing... can they? |
April 19, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2024 |
| Last aired | June 21, 2024 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |