The official website for the new TV anime Henjin no Salad Bowl (A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics) has released a teaser trailer which confirms the anime’s main cast and its April 2024 premiere date. The series will air on TBS, CBC TV and BS11.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye1R9FKq0FE]

The anime will star:

  • Furukawa Makoto as Sousuke Kaburaya
  • Yano Hinaki as Sara Da Odin
  • M.A.O as Livia Do Udis

Sato Masafumi (Drug Store in Another World – The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist, Denki-Gai Saint October) directs the anime at Synergy SP and Studio Comet.

Henjin no Salad Bowl Anime Key Visual

The anime is based on the light novels written by Hirasaka Yomi (Boku wa Tomodachi ga SukunaiImouto Sae Ireba Ii) and illustrated by Kantoku (Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko, Sasaki and P-chan as well as Imouto Sae Ireba Ii). The Henjin no Salad Bowl novel series was first published in October 2021, and its fifth volume shipped in July 2023.

Henjin no Salad Bowl cover for volume 1 of the light novels

While tailing someone one day, Sousuke Kaburaya, a poor detective, meets Sara Da Odin, a princess from another world with magical powers. They gradually start living together, and Sara can quickly familiarize herself with modern-day Japan. A female knight from Sara’s world named Livia Do Udis also comes to this world and lives the life of a homeless person, but she finds herself unexpectedly enjoying her new life. The story follows Sousuke, two strong-willed and vivacious women from another world, and eccentric characters such as a brutish lawyer, a religious leader, and a divorce agent.