Summary

Sara's original world is a parallel universe to Earth with magic, a unique twist on the isekai genre. The blockbuster reveal in episode #4 was perfectly timed in a focused detective moment. The creative approach to connecting both worlds adds depth to the series, despite not taking place as early as fans might have wanted.

Warning: The following contains spoilers for A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics #4!! reverse isekai series on Crunchyroll titled An eccentric salad bowl just dropped a massive bomb seemingly out of nowhere that completely redefines how most entries in the overall isekai genre explore the concept of “primordial worlds.” Of course, A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics expertly foreshadowed what was to come, but it happened both during the least popular of the series' two main story lines and even after the popular third episode. – in the last few minutes of the fourth episode, too.

It seems like the original world that princess Sara Da Odin and female knight Livia Do Udis came from was is actually Earth from a parallel universe, where a slight difference in history has created two very different modes of existence, one of which involves magic.

This shocking development is also presented in a way that doesn't feel forced since the anime focuses on detective work. The final minutes of episode 4 introduce the private detective from the normal world that Sara is living with, Sosuke Kaburaya, listing all the clues from previous episodes that prove his theory that her world is Earth like Sherlock Holmes, making it impossible for Sara to do so. denied his findings. Then, Sosuke's deduction skills help viewers understand and appreciate all the careful groundwork that writer Yomi Hirasaka and illustrator Kantoku went through in the original novel. to prepare for the big reveal.

A salad bowl of weirdos dropped the bomb in an interesting moment

The heroine gives an interesting explanation just like the anime's title

From the perspective of the genre as a whole, this blockbuster is actually quite innovative, if only because many isekai almost always completely ignore the source world, and if they don't, it's rare that they go to such trouble to hint at about the relationship between the two. their. Furthermore, this could very well be the first case in the genre where the world was originally part of a parallel universe that mirrored Earth. From the perspective of the series itself, anime viewers were certainly shocked when the bombshell happened in Sara's specific story.

Even more ironically, episode #4's case before its reveal deviated from the overall silliness of the previous seasons to revolve around a very tense and dramatic case, meaning the bomb wasn't even necessary to justify her story line simply because of how effective it is. .

For now, the most interesting of the two is undoubtedly the trials and tribulations of Sara's female knight Livia, for capturing the brutal difference between reverse isekai and regular isekai. The only thing Sara's story offers is an interesting homage to Detective Conan and humorous ways. in which she would use her magic to help Sosuke in cases, many of which were vulgar or light-hearted. Even more ironically, episode #4's case before the bombing deviated from the overall silliness of the previous seasons to revolve around a very intense and dramatic case, meaning the case was even a blockbuster. there's no need to justify her story line just because of how effective it is. .

Bombshell couldn't have happened sooner – despite what fans might have wished

The new reverse Isekai is surprisingly groundbreaking in the twist of episode #3

Even more ironic, there really was no other way for A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics to present this blockbuster earlier so that viewers could be more invested in Sara's story arc from the beginning. Episode #4's case is the second overall, and although it contains the best example of the truth foreshadowing both worlds, it wouldn't make much sense for it to be introduced in the case. her first project, as it made more sense from a story. the idea of ​​starting small before growing into something much larger.

Additionally, some fans may wonder why the incident didn't happen in the popular third episode, where unexpected plot twists occur in new seasonal anime. Also, ironically, that might have worked if the series hadn't devoted episode #3 to Livia's unique struggles, but at that point in the anime, Livia's story was definitely the strongest , so moving Sara's bomb in episode 3 would eliminate what happened. is likely still the best aspect of the series for many viewers. Either way, at least everyone can agree that the truth about both worlds in A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics is an innovation for reverse isekai and the genre as a whole – although fans did want to learn about the connection between both worlds a little earlier.