A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics | |
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変人のサラダボウル (Henjin no Sarada Bōru) | |
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Genre | Comedy, isekai[1] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Yomi Hirasaka |
Illustrated by | Kantoku |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Imprint | Gagaga Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | October 19, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 6 |
Manga | |
Henjin no Salad Bowl @comic | |
Written by | Yomi Hirasaka |
Illustrated by | Kōtarō Yamada |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Seinen[2] |
Original run | September 27, 2022 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Masafumi Satō |
Written by |
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Music by |
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Studio | |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | TBS, BS11, AT-X, CBC. GYT |
Original run | April 5, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 1 |
A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics (Japanese: 変人のサラダボウル, Hepburn: Henjin no Sarada Bōru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka and illustrated by Kantoku. The story takes place in Gifu, where Hirasaka comes from.[3] It began publication in October 2021 under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko imprint. As of February 2024, six volumes have been released. A manga adaptation illustrated by Kōtarō Yamada has been serialized in Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website since September 2022, with its chapters collected into three tankōbon volumes as of November 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by SynergySP and Studio Comet premiered in April 2024.
Written by Yomi Hirasaka and illustrated by Kantoku, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics began its publication on October 19, 2021, under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko imprint.[7] As of February 2024, six volumes have been released.[8]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | October 19, 2021[9] | 978-4-09-453038-4 |
2 | February 18, 2022[10] | 978-4-09-453052-0 |
3 | June 17, 2022[11] | 978-4-09-453073-5 |
4 | December 20, 2022[12] | 978-4-09-453099-5 |
5 | July 19, 2023[13] | 978-4-09-453136-7 |
6 | February 19, 2024[8] | 978-4-09-453166-4 |
A manga adaptation illustrated by Kōtarō Yamada began serialization on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website on September 27, 2022.[14] It also began serialization in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X magazine on November 17 of the same year.[15] The first tankōbon volume was released on February 10, 2023.[16] As of November 2023, three volumes have been released.[17]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | February 10, 2023[18] | 978-4-09-851640-7 |
2 | June 12, 2023[19] | 978-4-09-852094-7 |
3 | November 10, 2023[17] | 978-4-09-853011-3 |
4 | April 12, 2024[20] | 978-4-09-853199-8 |
An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 6, 2023.[1][21] It will be produced by SynergySP and Studio Comet and directed by Masafumi Satō, with scripts written by Yomi Hirasaka and Kenichi Yamashita, characters designed by Kazuhiro Fukuchi, and music composed by Misaki Umase, Tsugumi Tanaka, and Hanae Nakamura.[22][5] The series premiered on April 5, 2024, on TBS and other networks.[4][a] The opening theme song is "Gifu-ni-ted" (ギフにテッド), performed by Wanuka, while the ending theme song is "Konban no Kenka" (今晩の喧嘩, "Tonight's Fight"), performed by Meiyo Densetsu.[6] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[23]
No. | Title [24][b] | Directed by [c] | Written by [c] | Storyboarded by [c] | Original air date [26][a] |
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1 | "Awaiting Kirin from Another World" Transliteration: "Kirin ga Kuru (Isekai Kara)" (Japanese: 麒麟がくる(異世界から)) | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 5, 2024 |
In the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics ranked 22nd in the bunkobon category, and 11th in the new work category.[27][28]