"Henjin's Salad Bowl," an anime based on the light novel and comic book adaptation by Yomi Hirasaka, will begin airing in April 2024. As the title suggests, it features a host of unconventional eccentrics, blending fantasy from another world with the chaos of modern society! The characters are also fantastically designed and feature a host of compelling characters. Here, we've ranked the most popular characters, based on our own personal opinions!
Popular Character Ranking #1: Sara Da Odin
A 13-year-old princess of the Ofim Empire, boasting a history spanning over four hundred years. After the fall of the imperial capital to a rebellion, she becomes a princess of a ruined country. While fleeing her pursuers, she jumps into a hole leading to another world and is transported to Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, as a last resort. There, she meets detective Sosuke Kaburaya by chance, who protects her and threatens to take her into his detective agency. A resident of a fantasy world, she is an incredible wizard, capable of super-powerful offensive magic and dangerous memory-erasing magic that can turn people into wrecks. She's also incredibly intelligent and uncoordinated.
No Cultural Gap
Despite being a resident of another world, she has easily adapted to the information society and culture of manga, anime, and smartphones, leading a fulfilling life. Despite being from another world, she has become adept at parody material and internet memes. She seems to be particularly fond of Conan, a detective character, and perhaps because the comic book version is serialized in "Sunday Webry," even the parodies don't contain any hidden characters. She's got a cute appearance! She's a comedic character who masters parodies and internet memes! Her expressive reactions are seriously adorable! And that's why she's number one!
Popular Character Ranking #2: Livia de Oudis
A loyal female knight who serves Sarah da Odin, Princess of the Ofim Empire. She buys time for Sarah to escape from her pursuers, and after cutting them down, she follows Sarah, drenched in blood, to Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture. Despite struggling with her lack of common sense, she is rescued by the homeless Suzuki and becomes homeless herself. Her lack of common sense in modern Japan often leads to her clumsy behavior, but her impressive physique and positive personality allow her to live a fulfilling life as a homeless person. After reuniting with Sarah, she is hired by a detective agency, but her striking appearance makes her unsuited for the job, so she volunteers to return to homelessness.
A Female Knight Exposed to the Chaos of Modern Japan
With no knowledge of modern Japan, this beautiful female knight finds herself living as a homeless person. Her ignorance is exploited, leading to various social chaos, including a sex club hostess (almost unsuccessful), a cult religion, a sauna, and scalpers. Her story is so captivating that it seems she could have been the star of an entire film (and in fact, it was even made into a light novel). A beautiful, incredibly strong, naive, and clumsy female knight. He's ranked second thanks to his performance as the other main character.
Popular Character Ranking #3: Sosuke Kaburaya
The protagonist of this work. He's a 29-year-old single, unsuccessful private detective living in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture. His unattractive appearance makes him unremarkable, but being inconspicuous is an advantage for a detective, making him an exceptionally skilled man. He originally worked for a major detective agency, but left it to go independent after discovering that the agency was not averse to shady practices. He set out to become a righteous detective and opened his own practice, but reality was harsh and he continued to live a life of poverty. One day, a girl from a fantasy world falls from the sky, and he ends up protecting her.
The Main Character's Charming Unremarkable Side
While he may seem like an unremarkable protagonist in many ways, he actually shows his true talent at key moments. While maintaining his position as an "ordinary person at the mercy of an incredibly unique character," he also plays an active role behind the scenes and has many highlights. He solves cases with a 13-year-old girl and eats Hida beef with her, perfectly fitting his role as both a partner and a protector. That's why he's ranked third.
Popular Character Ranking #4: Brenda Aisaki
Head of the Aisaki Law Firm, located in a luxury apartment. Though she looks like a child, she's actually older than Sosuke Kaburaya at 34. While she's often mentioned as a Conan character, it seems she wasn't shrunk by some mysterious drug. She often hires Sosuke for work, and seems to have a soft spot for him. However, as a lawyer, she's a highly unscrupulous lawyer who doesn't particularly care about the process of obtaining information.
Candidate for a Heroine?
Sarah, who could be considered the heroine of this work, is 13 years old, and her relationship with Sosuke is more of a partner and guardian. She's a female character who has feelings for Sosuke and is legally involved, so the possibility of her becoming the heroine cannot be ruled out. Although she's a corrupt lawyer, she also has a rather girly side, which is why she's ranked fourth. Incidentally, the author's previous work featured a similar character, Ohno Ashley. Is it a star system or something?
Popular Character Ranking #5: Minakami Nozomi
Born as the second daughter of the founder of the religious organization "Branch of Golden Flower," which has a large following mainly in Gifu Prefecture, Minakami Nozomi was trained to become a cult leader, and at the age of 17, she became the representative of the cult's sub-organization, "World's Branch Hill Hill Clan." Possessing great charisma at a young age, she steadily gathered followers and energetically raised funds to eventually replace her parents. However, the moment she witnessed Livia's genuine miracles, she became fascinated with her and began to praise her as a savior.
A Beautiful Girl in a Comedy Role
This comedic character, the cult leader and money-grubbing expert, symbolizes the chaotic nature of this work. When she first appears, she's a shady cult leader and beautiful girl, but the moment she witnesses Livia's miracle, she transforms into a character obsessed with Livia. She's ranked 5th, symbolizing the lack of beautiful girls with meaningful titles in this work.
[Weird's Salad Bowl] Popular Character Ranking Summary
Today, we've compiled a ranking of the most popular characters in Weird's Salad Bowl! This is the latest work by the author of "Haganai" and "If I Have a Little Sister, All I Need." It features many chaotic and fascinating characters, just like those works, so we're excited to see it become an anime! If you're interested, please check it out!
