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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Marinate1016
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 familytrope 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.
CaptainKenshiro
Henjin no Salad Bowl is simply and essentially Hinamatsuri at home. This time the premise is not about esper girls but rather an actual fantasy reverse isekai where they fall on our world, and one of them over the male protagonist. Despite the characters using magic, at least the powers have some level of limits and follow some kind of scientific logic, that might be complete bs but it is nice that the author tried to give it a reasoning and keep some sense of groundness regarding the abilities. From there, the main girl follows the same path as Hina from Hinamatsuri, as she adjusts to thenew world, lives with the male co-protagonist, kind of forms a father-daughter relationship with him, goes to school and makes some friends, and also starts working alongside him. What isn’t good about her is that her backdrop is like a chuuni fanfic parallel universe version of Japanese history.
Meanwhile her bodyguard becomes homeless and gets herself into shady jobs, so she is like a combination of Anzu and Hitomi, though nowhere near as good.
Those are the reasons why I enjoyed the show, yet at the same time why I don’t consider it worth watching and why I think it’s better to stick to that other series.
First of all, the visuals aren’t that good. There’s nothing straight up bad about them, besides perhaps the CGI, but everything else is quite basic. The artwork, though always solid, is very simple, the character designs are extremely basic and simple, easy to mix with most anime out there, the backgrounds are nice but not that memorable, the motions are just ok, the special effects are overall good, but there’s that occasional crappy CGI.
The audio is fine but nothing special as well, ok voice acting, ok sound effects, ok music, I liked both the opening and ending, feeling like somewhat upbeat jrock songs yet not going for something cute or funny to listen to as I expected.
There are a lot more topics in here, as the protagonists help a girl with her bullying and then the girl befriends her, there are cases of infidelities, and plenty of lawyers and detectives besides the main character that are quite corrupt, while he is kind of a moral figure for the princess. Also, the bodyguard of the female protagonist starts as homeless yet ends up working in a night club, reselling merchandise, joining and abandoning a religious cult, being the model for perverted figurines, becoming a gambling addict, and forming a band that disbands almost as it starts.
Yet nothing of all of that lasts for long to be considered to be looked into enough, let alone properly. Yes, the series is a comedy, but so was Hinamatsuri, but that show knew how to mix absurd comical situations and some serious topics and moments. Instead, this show feels overstuffed with topics that could lead to some interesting theme exploration and character arcs, yet everything is presented in a superficial way and just for laughs, and nothing has enough time on screen before moving to something else.
Partially responsible for that is the narrative of the series, which is strange, as it is composed of several mini stories with their own continuity and showing all the different characters, as if the source material was a 4-koma manga, and yet it is not, it is a light novel. Thus narratively nothing gets enough linear focus before moving to something else.
The pacing is fast, as you could have guessed based on what I just wrote, yet it is perhaps too fast, not only for how things change from one to another, but also because at the middle point of the anime, it feels like the characters reached the point where nothing else is left to do with them.
Which can be associated with how simple the characters are. Unlike Hina, the princess here is so good at everything instantly that she has nothing to learn or accomplish, she learns fast, finds solutions to everything fast, befriends people fast, and becomes the daughter of the male co-protagonist midway, through a relationship that was always funny and wholesome, with no conflict or anything like that.
The other woman is kind of the opposite, as she is very good regarding any physical activity, but is also quite dumb, easy to fool, and constantly messes up, so in her case she learns nothing and does not move forward in any way, but for the opposite reasons as the female protagonist.
There are a lot more secondary characters, all of which are quirky. From a woman that is sexually into huge buildings, a lawyer that looks like a little girl for some reason, a female detective that is an expert at braking up couples, both of them that like the protagonist, and unknowingly try to help each other to win his heart, only to fail miserably. Also the bullied girl that befriends the princess becomes sort of a detective that helps bullied people on her own. There’s a writer, a singer and escort, and the cult leader, which after being helped by the bodyguard they become recurring characters with their own quirks, but not much else.
The humour suffers from being partially referential, and not like in a parody way, and is not subtle in the least, it directly tells you what is referencing. Other than that, it is mostly about absurd situations, sometimes ecchi humour both with nudity and sexual situations or innuendos, which I did enjoy but at times found too much sexualizing of a certain character at some point, and at times a bit of dark humour, so if you like that combination, you might enjoy this.
So in the end, I think this could have been as decent as Hinamatsuri if it was less stuffed with characters and topics, or knew how to narratively handle them better and with some sense of actual character progression, and it also needed some substance and more serious moments. But it didn’t do it so it stands as a meh alternative to it, which is nonetheless enjoyable in its own right and I’m glad I bumped into it casually, when I almost missed it completely.
Zeno_Artaxerxes
Hidden gem of an anime. A reverse isekai slice of life of a princess that lives with a good natured man and another slice of life of her attendant trying to find her place in that world, both being top tier stories in their own right. Wholesome anime overall. Really made me feel the episodes go by too fast. We have a variety of cast of characters that influence each other's actions, and even though some of them might not have had too much screen time to differentiate themselfes more from the stereotype they represent, it is still a good salad bowl of eccentrics that youare almost never sure where they'll go next in terms of plot.
The story is interesting, especially because you have like 2 plots following. First is the new found family of the princess and the good guy that is a detective. While he is a detective, the anime isn't focusing only/that much on that, it also focuses on them bonding as like a father daughter relation and on how the princess adapts to the new life she is in, for which she's doing a damn good job. Wholesome stuff all together. Really refreshing and good vibes. The other plot line is the attendant that followed her and her trying to find a place in the world she's in and the numerous stuff she encounters and gets herself into because she is naive and all. Both plots could have been made into an anime of their own tbh. But I fully enjoyed this mix.
Story: 9 -- Wholesome, random story from time to time, but it works out because of the different characters and how they complement each other. Maybe sometimes it kinda goes a bit too fast...
Art: 9 -- Really like the art and direction, perfect for this kind of anime.
Music: 9 -- Loved both the OP and the ED. Songs that I will listen to from now on.
Characters: 9 -- Truly a salad bowl of eccentrics.
Enjoyment: 10 -- Time flew by. Would sometimes get surprised by the ending cuz I thought there was still some more time... so yea, sign of a good anime.
Overall: 9
Right now it has 7.30 from 22.876 votes Ranked #2748 Popularity #3008 Members 56,496 as of 01/09/2024.
Highly recommend this anime to people that want to watch some father daughter bonding and a girl getting herself into different types of weird situations. Watch if you want something chill, kinda unique in terms of direction, wholesome stuff overall which will make you smile. Hidden gem of an anime, I'm telling ya. From the looks of it, there surely should be a second season coming.
KANLen09
A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics - Yomi Hirasaka going 3-for-3 with his work-to-anime adaptations? Man, that's a purely coincidental straight streak of lady luck, if I ever saw one. I like Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai a.k.a Haganai: I Don't Have Many Friends when the genre was fresh back in Fall 2011 (which spawned a franchise), but I love Imouto sae Ireba Ii. a.k.a A Sister's All You Need even more, being an anime seasonal sophomore back in Fall 2017. And 6.5 years later, we get yet ANOTHER Yomi Hirasaka work together, this time with illustrator Kantoku, with ImoSae being one (which inspired novelist Buncololi's Sasakito Pii-chan a.k.a Sasaki and Peeps) and this season's Henjin no Salad Bowl a.k.a A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, which is just the better executed version of Sasaki to Pii-chan, bar none. Man, does this author know NOT to miss writing great stories.
By now, you would've already caught on that this show is the not-so-bastardised child of Hataraku Maou-sama! and Hinamatsuri, and let's face it, it really does have similar feels to both shows in its presentation and premise, with characters coming from another world to Japan, and learning how to live quirky-but-ordinary lives apart from whence they came from. This is the scenario for Sara Da Odin, a 13-year-old princess, and her loyal retainer knight, Livia Do Udis, whom both face insurrection from a coup d'etat rebellion, and have to escape death. A secret portal that allows both girls to escape from Earth is their freedom, but that isn't the end as they both get separated from entering at different intervals. Sara, having to fend for herself, is found by 29-year-old private detective Sosuke Kaburaya, the son of a very accomplished father who's a well-known veteran private detective, who operates an agency in Gifu Prefecture (where Yomi Hirasaka himself is from). Her having been taken in to assist with his work in exchange for living rent-free with him, while Livia becomes a homeless person while in search for her, taking odd and eccentric jobs just to make a living until she is found.
If you don't know, let me enlighten you on the "Salad Bowl" part of its title: It (or as they call it in Canada: a cultural mosaic or tossed salad) is a metaphor for the way an intercultural society can integrate different cultures while maintaining their separate identities, contrasting with a melting pot, which emphasises the combination of the parts into a single whole. In the model, different cultures are brought together — like salad ingredients — but do not form together into a single homogeneous culture; each culture keeps its own distinct qualities. This idea proposes a society of many individual cultures a.k.a multiculturalism, since the latter suggests that ethnic groups may be unable to preserve their heritage.
As the title suggests, this is truly a Salad Bowl of Eccentrics when it comes to the wide range of its character cast: a magic user, a knight, a detective with the typical work and brewing romance from within, plus other more eccentric people that help make this the serious-and-not-so-serious "story" that it uses to entice people in its plot elements. Because, let's face it, this show is a bundle of comedy and fun that knows not to take itself seriously, but still delivers as if there's overarching narratives on the go in its cryptic chaos and absurdity that has no end to itself. Like ImoSae's character cast, it's ingenious of Yomi Hirasaka to leverage on that and refine it in this series, making each and every character unique with individual eccentric quirks and personalities so that it doesn't come off as bland, but memorable. The series comes off as being naturally unpredictable, which gives it the charm that it has, but you'd think that it does throw you a fair few curveballs at times. For example, in the sense of Sosuke's private detective duties, with Sara being thrown in the lynch, there's some infotainment to be had...and the entertainment thereafter is pure nonchalant hilarity in the execution of its comedy. Not every joke hits, but when it does, it's truly golden.
Studio Comet's in-house director Masafumi Sato may not be the best when it comes to directorialship, to the point that I would say that the closest comparison would be Fall 2014's Denki-gai no Honya-san, but he gets the job done. Of course, said novelist, being the series composer to accurately get as much of his own source material onto the small screen as possible (as he did for both Haganai and ImoSae), it adds a lot of creative touch when authors get a hand on their work adapted into the anime medium. And as far as co-productions go, I'll admit that Studio Comet and SynergySP are a fit for being a quirky studio collab effort, which ironically enough, adds to the eccentricities of the anime in general.
The best part is the music. Holy wowsers, am I taken in for a big surprise. Wanuka's OP song "Gif-ni-Ted" (a play on "gifted") is not only musically great, but it's visually fantastic, and, dare I say, outstanding when it comes to unadulterated creativity. The flawless blend of the song's tones alongside real-world backgrounds and traditional 2D animation just sings and flows seamlessly in colour and vibrancy...just like a Salad Bowl. On the other hand, Meiyo Densetsu's ED may not be as fancy, but it's just as peppy and catchy (when you actually speed the song faster) as the OP in terms of its flavour. Truly the undisputed OP of the season in my eyes and ears, without a doubt.
At the end of the day, the anime does its work elevating the source material, and is truly a fun and enjoyable moniker of the salad bowl term: you'll never know what you'll get, but somehow, it works. And even though this might be the last time that we'll get to see more of Yomi Hirasaka's works adapted into anime, I'm truly glad that it ended on a bang with Henjin no Salad Bowl, because this Salad Bowl of Eccentrics is one worth giving a taste of the finer comedies of life in all sorts of flavours, not just imaginable, but also tasty and fulfilling as well. And for that, it deserves outstanding praise when all is said and done.
Thank you, Yomi Hirasaka, for creating a legacy (ouch *cough* Haganai *cough* that's an outlier) of diverse material that touches the hearts of many, and if ImoSae isn't enough to trigger my sophomore memories of what it means to experience some REALLY great anime, Salad Bowl is an extra addition to the main course that is both a bundle of weird joy and a blast of fun, and this appetiser is one I'll forever remember in time to come.
Time to whip out a Salad Bowl to eat some great Eccentric comedy!
honolulu66
This anime has an undeservedly low rating. It has many facets, and I guess the problem is that it is not what it looks like at first glance. At first you expect reverse isekai with magic and stuff, but in fact it's much more just a very funny comedy with a lot of ridiculous situations and unusual characters. The story is quite unique, and quite offbeat, which adds to the charade. Each minor character has their own place, interesting story, and character. I think it's the rare case where a seemingly bland anime should be given a chance. The art doesn't stand out as anything unusual or super cool,but it's done qualitatively and well.
Ky0nMe
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 aside 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.
GT3_gamer
All Hail, Sara-sama! All Hail, Livia-sama! My goodness, I can't believe I missed this when it was airing, this is literally my kind of shit. OH, MY GOD. It is so good. I want to start with praises because it's been a while since I watched any anime by the studio that produced my top one favorite, Cross Game. This is one of, if not the best, unique SOL anime ever. The coherence of story from one POV to another and then chained that story together is so freaking incredible. I think I might want to take inspiration from this story for my own novel. It's just thatgood.
Anyway, let's start this review with animation. I might be biased, but this is top tier. Again, my number 1 favorite anime is animated by this studio, so that's the main reason why I'm kind of biased towards this specific studio. But also, the animation from the OP is what makes this anime so unique. It's been a while since I've seen a blend of 2D animation with a real-world background, and it's quite a very stunning look.
Story. I have briefly talked about it in the intro, but essentially, this series has 3 POVs. One from the MC detective, Sousuke, the blond princess, Sara, and her subordinate/escort, Livia. What happens in the detective scene from Sousuke's POV could be attached to the homeless story from Livia's POV, or a story from Sara's POV in her school has some connection to the detective scene in Sousuke's POV. Like, how could I not love this? It's literally the best kind of storytelling. I so wish this anime get 2nd season because it deserved it. Plus, the ending kind of hinted that maybe, just maybe, there will be a second season.
Edit: I even forgot to mention this since it's really just icing on top of the whole thing. This anime is a reverse isekai; Sara and Livia are from another world and come to another alternate time of earth. It is worth mentioning because people like me are not really keen on the aspect of isekai, but welcoming some are that unique from others like this one.
OST. I love the opening and ending songs, especially the opening, but the ending takes it when I read the lyrics. From those lyrics, I finally understood the meaning of the title. When I first saw the opening, I thought there was going to be a salad or something along those lines involved. But nope! Essentially, this is just a metaphor for lives. In salad, there are lots of combinations that really great together, and salad has different variations, same as lives! In our lives, there are always stories to it, and it can always intertwine with others like your big families, friends, or even people outside your circle, and when you mix them, it will become a complete story of your life full of happy and sad moments.
Sorry... I got too emotional right there. Let's get back to the review.
Characters. I don't particularly want to talk about this because there is no development or anything, moreover, it's just how lives within these three's circle. I don't mind it, though. Just like Cross Game, this kind of story just flows by, and it's fun just seeing people interacting with each other, and then those interactions connect the story all together.
And finally, VA. Oh boy, I don't really have a lot to say on this one because they are insanely good, and it's enjoyable to hear them passionately voice act the characters. Sara and Priketsu/Asumi in particular- these two have some of my favorite voice lines.
Overall, I 100% recommend this anime to anyone who loves the SOL genre. No, it's a much watch even. I give this a 9.8/10.
Tonystark4-Otaku
Henjin no Salad Bowl: The Wholesome Chaos You Didn’t Know You Needed Every now and then, an anime comes along that throws all logic out the window, wraps it in a tortilla of absurdity, and serves it with a side of genuine heart. *Henjin no Salad Bowl* (translated loosely to *Salad Bowl of Eccentrics*) is exactly that dish—confusing at first bite, but oddly comforting once you chew on it a little. It’s like watching a sitcom where aliens, detectives, and medieval princesses cohabitate under one roof and somehow, it all makes perfect sense by the third episode. Or doesn’t. But you’ll love it anyway. ### The IllogicallyFunny Setup
From the get-go, *Henjin no Salad Bowl* lets you know it’s not interested in reality. You’ve got an ex-cop-turned-down-on-his-luck detective who ends up living with a literal otherworldly princess. Add to that a cast of characters who all seem like they were drafted from entirely different genres—isekai meets slice-of-life meets detective drama—and yet, the resulting narrative doesn’t collapse under its own ridiculous weight. In fact, it thrives on it.
The humor is the kind that creeps up on you. It's not always laugh-out-loud funny, but it's the kind that makes you pause and think, "*Wait, did that really just happen?*"—and then you laugh anyway. A particularly bizarre interrogation scene may be followed by a wholesome dinner table conversation where everyone is arguing over miso soup. It's this constant whiplash of tone that makes *Henjin no Salad Bowl* both baffling and endlessly charming.
### Surprisingly Wholesome Vibes
What sets this anime apart isn’t just its nonsensical premise, but the way it manages to be heartwarming in between the chaos. These characters may be strangers thrown together by plot contrivance, but they start to feel like a found family. There’s a kind of warmth in how they navigate their differences, support each other, and—occasionally—beat up a local thug using questionable fantasy magic and improvised tools.
It’s in the quiet moments that *Henjin no Salad Bowl* really shines. A shared breakfast. A surprise birthday gift. The growing trust between characters who technically shouldn’t even exist in the same dimension. Somehow, amidst the absurdity, the anime manages to pull on your heartstrings without making a big show of it.
### That Opening Theme? *Chef’s Kiss.*
Let’s talk about the opening theme—because wow. There are anime OPs that are catchy, and then there are OPs that become your serotonin boost for the day. *Henjin no Salad Bowl*’s opening is the latter. It hits you with an upbeat rhythm that feels like it was brewed in a lab specifically to make your brain release dopamine. The visuals are chaotic in the best way—flashes of character quirks, dancing vegetables (yes, really), and just enough foreshadowing to make you go “huh?” by episode five.
What makes the OP *humanly* fantastic, though, is how emotionally synced it feels to the show. It’s not just a good song. It’s a tone-setter. It says: “Welcome to this bizarre little mess. It might not make sense, but we promise you’ll feel something.” And you do. Even if that feeling is just “why am I crying over a character whose main hobby is chasing pigeons with a medieval sword?”
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### Final Verdict: 8.5/10 Salad Bowls of Joyful Madness
If you’re looking for tight plotlines and grounded realism, *Henjin no Salad Bowl* is probably not your salad. But if you love anime that embraces its own weirdness with open arms—and sprinkles in a surprising amount of heart along the way—this show is your comfort food. It’s illogical. It’s funny. It’s weirdly wholesome. And by the end, you might just find yourself emotionally invested in a mismatched bunch of weirdos who somehow become something more.
So, pour yourself a cup of tea, let go of expectations, and dive into this delightful mess. Trust me—your heart (and your funny bone) will thank you.
ATP_Synthase
This one is a hilarious reverse-Isekai. I haven't really watched a lot of reverse-Isekai (the only one I know is probably just Kobayashi's Dragon), so I might be biased, but I really liked this one. I love their gags, which include lots of degenerate, otaku, and chronically-online terms. The chemistry between the characters fits really nicely. I really like characters with Sara's otaku personality (to name a few: Toshinou Kyouko, Suou Yuki, Kousaka Kirino). The way they incorporated the city of Gifu was also really nice. I'm sure if I had been to Gifu, I'd be more fond of the anime (unlike Jashin-chan S3—it was amess).
Anyway, the anime focuses on two different stories since two people got reverse-Isekaied, so it doesn’t get old. Both are equally hilarious. Honestly, it deserves a Season 2.
kchakrak
A really weird comedy anime that lives up to the 'eccentric' in its name. This made me think of Azumanga Diaoh and Lucky Star a little, as well as a few other shows to a lesser extent. It's recommended if you like comedy, especially if you like weird comedy. The characters are all extremely odd. From an assistant that's in love with a building to Sara, who's effortless charm seems to win everyone over. Even the cult leader is kinda adorable (if problematic). These are all characters with quirk and depth, the whole anime is built around them and that is to its strength. Tbh Saraalone might be enough to keep you interested, she's a fantastic character with really fun stories and skits.
As far as plot goes, as alluded to there isn't one. Really. None. Not that I could work out. The description gives you all sorts of grand notions but make no mistake, this is just pure comedy. I can't even argue there's character growth on display here. I didn't mind as the humor kept me engaged but this is probably a killer for some.
Now to get to the one massive issue this show has. Livia. She's eternally optimistic and a great character, but she's clearly the one character the creator hates and wants to put through the wringer. She's homeless, abandoned, sexually abused and conned, among other things. All in the name of comedy. This is something anime likes to do occasionally, randomly pick a female character to kick repeatedly, but I hate it. It's not funny, it's pathetic. Pretty every scene is a different way she's played as a gullible moron who has it coming.
Watching this kinda makes me want to watch Lucky Star or Azumanga Diaoh again honestly. While fun the issue with Livia and it's overall varied quality leave me with a mixed impression. Outside of a few standout characters and funny skits it's not great. It feels different to many cookie-cutter anime made today and maybe that's enough.
