Henjin no Salad Bowl

Private detective Sousuke Kaburaya is simply trying to make ends meet when Sara da Odin, an imperial princess from another world, falls through a portal right on top of him. Unaware that she is an anomaly in a magicless world, Sara uses powerful spells in public, causing a commotion and forcing Sousuke to take her back home with him. With the help of the internet, manga, and modern Japanese conveniences, Sara grows accustomed to living in Japan and becomes Sousuke's assistant in the process.

Meanwhile, Livia de Udis, Sara's personal knight, also comes through the portal but lands at a different location. There, she meets a homeless man who readily accepts her unique background and odd tendencies. Despite her situation, Livia quickly adapts and settles into the homeless lifestyle, a far cry from the noble position she used to hold.

While Sara and Livia may be living different lives, their positive and ambitious attitudes leave a lasting impact on the people around them as they experience both the good and bad of Japan.

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da Odin, Sara Main

Yano, Hinaki Japanese

de Udis, Livia Main

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Kaburaya, Sousuke Main

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Minakami, Noa Supporting

Fujita, Akane Japanese

Aisaki, Brenda Supporting

Numakura, Manami Japanese

Takeo Supporting

Tachibana, Shinnosuke Japanese

Suzukiri, Akira Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Chikada, Youko Supporting

Tsukishiro, Mina Japanese

Neya, Haruka Supporting

Mano, Mizuki Japanese

Iino, Mahiro Supporting

Arakawa, Lemon Japanese

Oowada, Tomoyuki Producer

Nanbara, Mitsuhiro Producer

Ozawa, Fumihiro Producer

Fukui, Youhei Producer

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Jun 20, 2024

Marinate1016

Recommended

Hensara ended up being one of those diamond in the ruff shows that you check out because it has a good key visual and nice art style, and ends up being one of the best parts of your week. I went into this completely blind and thinking that the premise reminded me of Sasapii from last season. While it does have a lot of similarities with that show, reverse isekai, middle aged mc, etc., this is a much better story with some well written characters, comedy, wholesome dynamics and actually tackles some pretty realistic topics through a comedic lens. I will miss it.

The found family ... trope is one of my favourites in anime. In an age where so many people feel isolated and hopeless, the concept of finding someone that loves and accepts you for you, helps you grow as a person and depends on you is appealing. Often times that comes in the form of romantic anime premises, but what I love about Hensara is that it’s familial. Sosuke and Sara literally come from different worlds, but end up as the best daddy daughter detective pair you could ever want. Really enjoyed seeing their wholesome dynamic evolve over time. Sosuke has been used to being alone for the better part of his adult life. Having the responsibility of taking care of someone comes as a challenge, but a rewarding one. Sara teaches him as much as he teaches her and by the end of the series they almost feel like twins because of how close they’ve got.

There’s actually some really dark and messed up subjects covered in the series. As you’d imagine, private investigators get involved in some messy cases and we see everything from bullying, sexual harassment, extramarital affairs, cults, host clubs and even resale scalpers in this show. The show addresses a lot of these with a comedic angle which shouldn’t come as a surprise given it’s written by the Haganai author. If you’re like me and have a nice dark sense of humour you’ll really enjoy this one. Only complaint on that topic I have is that my fave character, Livia, was the butt of a lot of messed up stuff from homelessness to sexual harassment to being taken advantage of by scalpers. I just really felt bad for her at several points in the story and wish she would’ve got a better shake.

I really appreciate that this story focuses on how reverse characters deal with life on earth rather than going back and forth between worlds like some other shows. I think that takes away from some storytelling opportunities when you have to jump back and forth between mystical stuff and normal earth stuff. By keeping the story grounded and focused on earth, it allowed for the characters to grow more and forge their new identities in their new home.

Animation was pretty standard for a seasonal anime. Nothing crazy, but not horrible either. I’m a big fan of the character designs and art style, though!

Overall, I loved Hensara. It was one of my favourite new shows of the season, not quite top 10, but very much a big part of my week with some loveable characters and something I’ll miss.

Hensara gets 8 out of 10.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 21, 2024

Ky0nMe

Mixed Feelings

It didn't have the most interesting premise of the season but reverse isekais always have something going for them. This joke lasted perhaps 20 minutes told on screens because I feel like I saw Sara soooo little. Livia eats up all the time on screen and her jokes made me laugh for probably half an episode, and I'm so sorry but she's probably my least favorite character, so pitiful, so stupid ass, uninteresting. It's not a surprise that she got kicked out of the house immediately, and I would have appreciated it if it got her off the show, but instead they give you a ... side story for her and it's so AAAAAAAA NO, JUST- Ughhh
Definitely the worst thing about this anime is seeing Livia giving others grief and being a supporter of the lunatic of the sect.

On the other hand, Sara is charmingly funny and her dynamic with Sosuke is the best by far. The series has a comedy that I can classify as simple, the joke is there and if you laugh it's great, and it's usually genuinely funny but since it makes no effort to give grace to strength (EXCEPT IN LIVIA'S PLOTS) it can seem refined, You can tell that it is discreetly adult most of the time and in the others it's just Livia giving others grief.
Frankly, I was going to drop it a while ago but I had already gone too far, I didn't understand where the plot was going and I can't stand Livia, Seeing this was a suffering for a long time, if it kept me going for a while it was because these dynamics like "cute and wonderful girl with this slightly pathetic and ruined adult" which is always wonderful, thank you very much Japan for this food. But for a while you have this brotherly relationship that doesn't make you understand the direction, and then in the final chapter you have this 10-second micro-scene that implies a romantic interest, I still can't get the hang of it but that already makes up for all the life I lost watching this, wuhuu!, I hope for a second season without Livia or I'm going to shoot myself.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jul 7, 2024

Gabeux

Not Recommended

A good one for orphans of other reverse isekai like Kobayashi-san, but this one is very rough.
Unsure why the show decides to focus on the least interesting things every time, sometimes giving whole episodes to random uninteresting stuff. It had huge potential with Sara and Sousuke, and had some funny moments, but it all feels too sparse and shallow to be any good.

I kept wanting to see more of the main duo's adventures and shenanigans, but it was often too little and too quick. Pretty sure the idea was to have the anime show a bunch of "quirky stories/characters that are slightly connected", but none ... of them are interesting enough to carry that weight, and the show clearly hopes that Livia will carry it with her "hotness" (which the show tries too hard to market and force).

Overall, could have been great, many fun individual elements, but loses itself in trying to force too many concepts shallowly.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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