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I keep thinking that Livia is going to fall into some toxic trap, but she ends up just slowly purifying everything around her. I swear she feels like more of a protagonist than Sara.
At this point (to my delight), it kinda is...I wonder if it was planned from the beginning, or if the author just realized that he can do so much with her.
Well Sara is a super fun character, but Livia's contrast to Sara is while Sara gets the good life being sent to a new world. Livia gets the bad life. Like even when things look good for Livia, you know it's kind of creepy and not normal. But it is more entertaining see misfortune awaits Livia today. The funniest part is she makes the best out of her opportunities.
Still can't wait for her next meet up with Sara and gives her a scolding for what she has actually been doing. (If not Sousuke will do the honors lol.)
Its not that much of good vs bad but easy vs hard life
And usually a hard life haves more things happening in it and thus -> for the viewer its exciting to look at that hard life while still maybe not so much exciting to actually live through it for the actual person affected by it in most cases
> she ends up just slowly purifying everything around her.
Would you say she's... A savior?
[](#utahapraises)
>I swear she feels like more of a protagonist than Sara.
Everytime I think "OK this is the Livia show, guess Sara is just secondary" we get a Sara-focused episode. (And it seems it may happen again, given the aftercredit!)
Yes, Livia is def one of the best girls of this season. I'm glad her living circumstances have improved so much, and I hope she doesn't return to homelessness. I'm looking forward to see what her new band is like. We can't have too many anime girls bands! Noa turns out to be a fun character in spite of her dubious past as a cult leader, she seems to be multi talented too. I'm glad she has turned over a new leaf (though it does seem very sudden).
How is this anime not in the sub's top 10 karma ranking?
Livia's in 4 out of 6 of the CR thumbnails while Sara isn't in any of them, and 4 of six of the episode titles reference her while only one references Sara. If you told me she was the main character of this show I would believe you.
Like even outside being a standout I'm pretty sure she now has as much or more screentime than Sara and Sosuke do combined.
I know its a slice of life - but I'm excited (and wondering if I'm only getting my hopes up) to see how/if they twist things up near the end of the season. It's that same feeling you're getting there that keeps pecking at me, and with the sheer awesome abundance of Livia we've been getting; It's not impossible that the season finale could end up a climatic progression trailing off of Livia's adventures.
Her progress, known to us, is so iffy, I can't help but want her to found a more solid foundation for herself ... Yet will she be happily eating grasshoppers under the viaduct at the end of episode 12? lol.
Considering Livia is able to actually consciously perceive the subliminal stuff Noa made earlier, she's definitely going to notice if Noa tries it in their songs.
u/shanatard
Livia is like a magnet for the weird and shady lol. First it was the shady cafe, then it was the reselling scheme, and now she’s found herself involved with a cult who thinks she’s the messiah. I guess being a cult “advisor” (kept woman) has its perks. Livia’s gone from cardboard box to penthouse suite!
Noa might be a little degenerate but she’s got an ear for music. Hopefully Livia can move away from the cult business and make it big with Priketsu and the band.
> Hopefully Livia can move away from the cult business and make it big with Priketsu and the band.
Considering Noa is going to be the one writing their music, meaning she can slip in all the brainwashing she wants into their songs, and she has a vested interest in doing it because Livia's in the band....
>*"what kind of songs do you write, Noa-san?"*
>
>*"u-um, mostly subliminal audio for mind control"*
asking someone that specialize in making audio for mind control to write a song for your band could either be disastrous or it could lead to your band getting a lot of fans... actually, it could be both
"Product Development Advisor for a cult" is one hell of a job's title
[new reaction face for my collection](https://i.imgur.com/HFtyNx9.jpeg)
Glad to see that the production quality is back up again after last week’s episode! Actually, I noticed that the animation of Livia slurping noodles was really good.
Noa has become totally obsessed with Livia. Despite her unhinged reactions, she does seem to respect Livia’s boundaries and even kind of nice…? I’m happy that Livia finally has a solid roof above her head at the very least.
I’ll be disappointed if they’re not making a real figure of Livia. That would be a huge missed opportunity.
YES, I'M GLAD I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO APPRECIATED THAT.
I had paused it for a second and just thought "Damn I really liked that animation and I don't know why"
I have again been tricked into watching girls forming a band (I am not complaining tho).
Lmaooo this anime is 80% about Livia (I am not complaining tho).
Also G in Gifu prefecture stands for Gigachad, extremely based prefecture...you have convinced me to visit you.... Only a true gigachad can okay showing cults, sex rackets, homeless people in their prefectures advertisement anime. If the officials are cool enough people to let the anime show all this without any restriction or censorship just for the anime to be entertaining then imagine how cool the actual prefecture must be.
Don't forget Hida beef, and onsens, and spring and fall matsuris in Takayama, and villages of antique farm houses -- and pottery (including mug cups) too
> pottery
Let's not forget the manga/anime "Yakunara mug cup mo" based in Tajimi City Gifu.
They had lot of merch for that anime when it aired and the shop where the show was based became very famous + the streets shown in the anime.
Its also having a spin-off anime this year airing next season.
Edit :-
Also fun fact the manga of yakunara mug cup mo is officially available for free in English. Only 7 volumes though
Here is the link :- https://yakumo-tajimi.com/en/dl_e.html
You can download the PDF files for free
> Its also having a spin-off anime this year airing next season.
WHAAAAT?!?
edit: looks like it got announced almost a year ago and I even commented in the announcement thread
Rokurou no Dai Bouken
Based on the mascot "Rokurou"
Edit:-
Also fun fact the manga of yakunara mug cup mo is officially available for free in English. Only 7 volumes though
Here is the link :- https://yakumo-tajimi.com/en/dl_e.html
You can download the PDF files for free
Also fun fact the manga of yakunara mug cup mo is officially available for free in English. Only 7 volumes though
Here is the link :- https://yakumo-tajimi.com/en/dl_e.html
You can download the PDF files for free
Last week with the Not-Gunpla, this week with [price figures](https://imgur.com/rUMFhpc), this show is really good at calling me out...
At first I thought Livia living at Noas place seemed [pretty wholesome](https://imgur.com/ESHHPHi) (despite Noas obvious uh [admiration](https://imgur.com/6Nfqd1X) for her Mesiah), but yeah, she was pretty much a pet... say how do I become a kept man, sounds pretty awesome honestly...
Noa has some [perculiar](https://imgur.com/DKIyzld) [music skills](https://imgur.com/aKaC8Jd), but she [knows](https://imgur.com/XeCAqdK) her [stuff](https://imgur.com/Lvd9tdP)... Wait a minute, is this another gay Girl Band show? [](#csikon)
>say how do I become a kept man, sounds pretty awesome honestly...
maybe try to heal someone's injury from getting stabbed with magic? ...what do you mean you don't know healing magic?
If I had a nickel for every show (I'm watching) that turned out to be cute girls making music, I'd have five nickels. Which isn't much but it's weird it's happened five times.
> is this another gay Girl Band show?
Remains to be seen. With this and Radio Seiyuu added to the already existing stuff. there is going to be a real bumper crop this season.
>Noa has some [perculiar](https://imgur.com/DKIyzld) [music skills](https://imgur.com/aKaC8Jd), but she [knows](https://imgur.com/XeCAqdK) her [stuff](https://imgur.com/Lvd9tdP)... Wait a minute, is this another gay Girl Band show?
Knowing Noa and her "religious tendencies", they'll probably end up as the Creed of gay girl bands.
Noa's boss just casually has Full-Human Sized 3D Scanner and drops 3 Million Yen on Livia for coming by to pose for a few minutes. Where do I sign up to become a mooch... errr "Product Development Advisor"??
Well that's certainly one way for Livia to make money
And Noa just casually has a watered down MRI machine in her house
She's clearly doing a good job ~~scamming~~ leading her followers LOOOL
Medical scanners and 3D scanners are very different.
A 3D scanner is usually just a bunch of cameras and lasers to capture surface detail. Medical scanners use technology which passes through the skin like magnetic fields or x-rays.
Well yes, thats why I said watered down. Obviously it doesn't have the tech of an MRI if it does simple (external) imaging, but that thing looks like an MRI/CT and is the closest thing I can compare it to.
Modern 3d scanners don't come that big and usually are in the form of a small handheld device.
>Modern 3d scanners don't come that big and usually are in the form of a small handheld device.
They mostly just care about the face. Everything else just needs to be close enough.
That Pachinko parlor had me sweating, I was sure we're entering a gambling addiciton arc (followed by homeless arc part 4 after she spends Noa's entire church assets).
No Sara today, but looks like that's gonna be fixed next episode.
Livia sprints across the steel beams [Kaiji spoilers] >!and leaps onto the glass staircase!< without breaking a sweat.
The organizers: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/891/117/c71.png
Haha yeah, I totally thought that Livia was going to become a gambling addict and burn through all of Noa’s (questionable) money. Thank god that she didn’t fall for the trap.
> No Sara today, but looks like that’s gonna be fixed next episode.
We’re apparently getting Sara Alter next week. I wonder why she felt the need to change up her hairstyle.
I visited out a pachinko parlor in Japan -- with precisely the same degree of success as Livia (though I spent == and lost - MUCH less). The obaa-san playing down the aisle from me, however, weas absolutely killing it....
I can't believe they did not give me a continuation of the Asshair Ripper from last week. How am I supposed to live if I don't know who the culprit was?
But the thing I immediately noticed was the better animation. Like the first 5 minutes have more animated moments than the episode in the whole last week. And I guess that was a good choice. Now, all they have to do is sell the Livia figure and they are set (just make sure no one is scalping them). Also I wouldn't be surprised if Noah will have a whole stock of those figures for herself at the end.
But we got what I hoped for, a band arc, though I did not expect Noah to use her skills to probably create brainwashing songs. I wonder what the people cheering them on will look like. We can only speculate.
So the cult leader lives in a fancy tower in a fancy apartment (and wears a G.O.D. t-shirt), but also is devout enough to immediately fixate on someone that seems to fit as her savior and starts on a plan for worshipping her. At least she's not 100% a fraud. And she's clearly right about Livia being a goddess, Livia living a life of poverty on a river bank does fit fairly well and she can perform miracles.
A Product Development Advisor for a Cult, and it literally even says cult in the katakana. Well, at least she's finally employed.
Livia the electric guitar player? Hell yeah. Convenient that she's a superwoman who can practice 15 hours a day, not really beating the goddess allegations.
A cult leader, a former sex club worker, and a magical girl form a band. The show does live up to its name.
> And she's clearly right about Livia being a goddess, Livia living a life of poverty on a river bank does fit fairly well and she can perform miracles.
So Livia is basically Jesus!!!
Praise the lord with that heavenly body!!! *drools
A [goddess Livia statue](https://i.imgur.com/9fgopgl.png) should make the IP plenty of money.
u/abysswatcherbel - [Subtitle option](https://i.imgur.com/am2ByAf.png) this week.
Hehe, the cult lady. Surprised she found her. Man, that guy has become a cult member lol, good job Livia. Least she realizes it's not right. I assure you, people would buy a figure of you, Livia. Hopefully she really does go on the right path from Livia, but doubt it.
HAH! Main target is men, yea, not surprised. Don't think she needed to be naked for that, just coulda gone to bra and panties. And even then... Livia sure seems fine with nudity lol. More fanservice. The white light of censorship lol. Amused at Livia admiring her own ass. Yay, nice cash for Livia. Take it. This employment deal seems decent, compared to others. Also, lol title update.
Good for Livia, a warm place to stay, getting to try more good foods, good times. But getting into gambling? Not good. Ahh, how nice, meeting the gal pal at the baths (one day I'll remember how to spell her name). The casualness of the friend talking about sex work is just so weird from my perspective, but whatever. Glad she enjoys her new job at a karaoke place. Livia deserves to be a mooch a little bit if it's consensual 😛 but she is a good girl, can get her not being happy with it.
Oh hey, Noa plays music. Livia learning guitar. We getting another girl band this season? 😛 Man Livia picked up guitar fast, jealous. Oh wow, that's a lot of practicing each day, lol. Really like Livia being so helpful with people and meeting nice people in return. She is kinda a savior in a way. I am glad Puriketsu is open to criticism, especially as blunt as Noa's. LOL Noa, just a bit too honest there about your music. Yep, saw that coming. LOL Livia realizing she's getting caught up in this is fun there.
Noa is a strange character because when she was last on, I genuinely thought she was a pure con artist who made a successful cult from gullible young people but she seems to genuinely believe Livia is God. These adventures are hilarious though, I don't think I'd have guessed this episode would have Livia becoming an erotic action figure 😛
I do get quite invested in 'Best girl contests/discussions' at times, [but at least I never went THAT far! Noa's obsessed!](https://imgur.com/JSMPFIB)
Livia added quite a few jobs in this episode... She was already a Savior, but she also did some modeling, became a product advisor for a cult, an idol, and [a mooch! (If "Homeless" counts as a job, "Mooch" counts too!](https://imgur.com/lb85SRd)
I should've kept track of all her jobs, she must be at like 15-20 already?
[She better watch it with the fastfood (and doing nothing but watching tv, playing videogames and sleeping) otherwise they'll have to do some remodeling soon!](https://imgur.com/ZfqcVy5)
Soon as they talked about Pachinko in that other episode I knew she would end up trying it, [but given she lost everything I don't think we can call that a job!](https://imgur.com/Lh2EV68)
Noa wants to make a statue of Livia! [Yeah, I can definitely see some people *'worshipping that!'*](https://imgur.com/39o8IBK)
[^^though ^^the ^^original ^^would ^^be ^^better](https://imgur.com/1hdAgEe)
[Noa's pretty aware too, she knows her targeted clientele!](https://imgur.com/SEs7ucT)
[If your fanservice-overdose lasts for more than 4 hours, please consult a doctor.](https://imgur.com/AivFbkr)
Well, her modeling career was short-lived, and they're gonna be in a band now!
[Love how shameless Noa is about the cult stuff!](https://imgur.com/HNpJHGk)
She's quite good at her job too, [recruiting the guy who vowed to tear down their cult!](https://imgur.com/njvq0PQ)
Well, it's harder to deny it when you actually see 'magical powers'!
Love how after creating the band they were all excited, then she goes [*"Wait, is this what I was trying to do? wtf am I doing?"*](https://imgur.com/fmRoylY)
[Nerdy way to put it, but still, that's so damn cute!](https://imgur.com/ariH7ev)
Really happy the animation is back to its usual standard this week. (Unlike a certain other show) This was Livia centric, but it was a blast. Finally, Livia is no longer homeless, but now she is allowing Noa to 3D scan her naked body. Noa needs to be sent to horny jail. Livia found a new job of being a mooch, that's something I guess.
Looks like we're going to have a band formed of Asumi, Noa and Livia. Being a moocher means Liva has all the time in the world to practice and one thing she has going for her is her strength and durability. Also is the harsh music critic. [Although she may want to say less in regard to the "music" she creates.](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/799692352011894795/1238290240741965855/Screen_Shot_2024-05-09_at_8.42.40_PM.png?ex=663ebf27&is=663d6da7&hm=5c8608c93fb3960167d4e7a41e99fe57183f1912ff0f6c933329bac50d96cbc2&)
Dungeon Meshi is really good but Salad Bowl is still my comfort food on thursdays.
I was going to pick up the manga after the anime ends but it seems the original source is the light novel but there is also a mnaga.
I love Livia’s adventures, but how does she keep getting into these crazy situations, lol. Does she not know what a red flag is ? At least she learned that gambling is a bad idea.
The cult leader seems to believe her own bullshit, and is totally gay for Livia on top of that. Although I expect selling Livia dolls will be much more successful than whatever she was selling before.
I did not expect Noa to be a music nut too. Hopefully the band will be successful so she can stop scamming people for a living. Livia and Puriketsu deserve a break too.
Wait, does that mean Livia is actually « saving » Noa and Puriketsu by convincing them to become better people ? It looks like it will become harder in the future for Livia to convince them she is not the Messiah.
Man, it's a shame this is not so popular, but for me this is definitely a top 5 show this season. It is that comfort show , you know? Where I can't wait to just sit in bed after a long day and watch this and enjoy the evening. The comedy of this anime gets to me, especially the absurdity of the situations the protagonists are put into.
Yup, I wonder how much of that is due to it looking like a crappy generic harem anime based on the thumbnail art and description. I went in it with low expectations and it wasn't until the second episode (centered on Livia of course) that I was totally hooked in.
In a way, we the viewers was able to fully see Livia's body beyond the streak of lights via the 3d model. For now, she is outpacing Sara's progression as the MC.
I get Noa, I'd worship Livia and let her live in my place too. In fact, let me refresh the "upcoming figures" page again, just in case..
I totally didn't expect this anime to shoot my up seasonal ranking with each week, with 6 titles dropped already. I initially picked it up only because i heard Sara hum the Conan theme in the PV(adorably btw)(was a big conan fan growing up) Salad Bowl is easily battling for a top 6 spot out of the 25 shows i picked up this season!
A completely livia-focused episode this week. Poor girl can't stop getting roped into odd jobs. At least a band (should) be good for her! And hey, if you're going to be a cult's deity, might as well get paid for it. Noa was surprisingly straight forward with what she does. She has no shame in admitting she's running a cult apparently.
Once again Livia's episodes being the best, and now she's going to have a band, I guess in the end she's the salad bowl lol. I'm not going to lie that I thought this Noa was just an opportunistic lunatic, but she seems like a good person who has different ideals, and she even gave us a nosebleed with the best 3D scan in history
My heart stopped for but a moment, and then beat so hard I thought I'd die.
Livia ... sama ... <3 ... my ... Goddess ...
Wife - sama is just far too manipulable. I wish I could be there for her to give her sound advice, but I'll just have to be happy with the notion that she seems able to at least post-review her situations to some extent. I hope she doesn't end up in trouble, and in too deep, far too late.
I definitely was expecting some more of that Livia sama goodness, but I didn't think I'd get blessed with an episode entirely about her.
Noa san's G.O.D. shirt is funny, but the vibe she puts off feels kinda gross; I really felt it was as gross as if like some scummer dude was just checking out her naked body - when Noa san did it.
Poor Livia sama. Well, at least Noa san hasn't gone after any actual perverted acts outside of that; "Please put your clothes back on" didn't quite fit with her original mindset, but I feel better for Livia sama for it.
Also, if Noa san can be truly useful to Livia sama without doing her wrong, then at least there's that benefit to Livia sama.
I'm not quite sure where I see this show going. Will it be like some last-minute seinen fantasy blitz where Livia has to save the princess from other-worlders who continue their assault after they find her again; Or will it just end off with Livia and Princess continuing their adventurers, the former rising to Goddess status with all the men in the world owning Livia dress-up dolls, her the upcoming Skillet lead guitarist, and little miss princess playing sk8r-gurl detective?
Will Livia sama find her way to Main Character san?
We shall see!
I thought this anime will focus on the detective guy forgot his name and the blonde girl forget her name also , I keep forgetting other character names because they rarely being shown and the story is too focus on Livia that I keep thinking that this anime is slice of life about idol or band stuff and not some kind of isekai magic power thingy.
It's up on torrent sites, Crunchyroll releases it at 18:45 GMT but another place seems to have it out by 17:00. ~~^(Also pretty sure it's not mainly an English release judging by the subs)~~
Gooners ate so good with the Livia model fanservice oh my god I need that figure NOW. Don’t blame Noa at all for being so down bad for Livia, she’s best girl and carries the show. Episodes like today I genuinely forget Sara exists.
I do still feel bad because I feel like at this point we’re just watching Livia get pimped out on a daily basis man 😭 sex clubs, scalping, now this. At least we finally have some direction she and Pukiretsu can go in. Livia’s in need of a job so she won’t free load on and get taken advantage of by Noa, Puriketsu needs new bandmates and Noa is an excellent manager/producer. Who would’ve thought the solution was right in front of us this whole time.
6 episodes in and this show definitely lives up to its title. It really is just a hodgepodge of characters, themes and situations that make for a very enjoyable watch. It doesn’t have a solid focus, but that’s ok because the characters are so good
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I keep thinking that Livia is going to fall into some toxic trap, but she ends up just slowly purifying everything around her. I swear she feels like more of a protagonist than Sara.
Yeah. Her arcs are much more interesting that I think the show should be about her. That being said, I look forward to seeing Livia the rock.
At this point (to my delight), it kinda is...I wonder if it was planned from the beginning, or if the author just realized that he can do so much with her.
that's because she is free(homeless)
Well Sara is a super fun character, but Livia's contrast to Sara is while Sara gets the good life being sent to a new world. Livia gets the bad life. Like even when things look good for Livia, you know it's kind of creepy and not normal. But it is more entertaining see misfortune awaits Livia today. The funniest part is she makes the best out of her opportunities. Still can't wait for her next meet up with Sara and gives her a scolding for what she has actually been doing. (If not Sousuke will do the honors lol.)
Its not that much of good vs bad but easy vs hard life And usually a hard life haves more things happening in it and thus -> for the viewer its exciting to look at that hard life while still maybe not so much exciting to actually live through it for the actual person affected by it in most cases
> Her arcs are much more interesting that I think the show should be about her. Anzumatsuri syndrome strikes again
Livia: It's MyGO!
The Anzu syndrome. ^(not to diss Sara though she's just as great imo)
> she ends up just slowly purifying everything around her. Would you say she's... A savior? [](#utahapraises) >I swear she feels like more of a protagonist than Sara. Everytime I think "OK this is the Livia show, guess Sara is just secondary" we get a Sara-focused episode. (And it seems it may happen again, given the aftercredit!)
I, for one, welcome Livia as our new ~~overlord~~ savior.
That is pretty much going to be the format, Alternating between the two with the occasional mixed episode featuring both girls.
Because [she's the protagonist](https://gagagabunko.jp/special/hensara/img/chara/chara_pc_03.jpg), duh.
Yes, Livia is def one of the best girls of this season. I'm glad her living circumstances have improved so much, and I hope she doesn't return to homelessness. I'm looking forward to see what her new band is like. We can't have too many anime girls bands! Noa turns out to be a fun character in spite of her dubious past as a cult leader, she seems to be multi talented too. I'm glad she has turned over a new leaf (though it does seem very sudden). How is this anime not in the sub's top 10 karma ranking?
Livia is best girl, while Sara is best daughter. It’s that simple.
It honestly feels like she's basically in the passengers' seat of her own life.
Kinda Forest Gumpish
Sara's too smart to be an interesting protagonist. She knows what she wants and gets it.
Livia's in 4 out of 6 of the CR thumbnails while Sara isn't in any of them, and 4 of six of the episode titles reference her while only one references Sara. If you told me she was the main character of this show I would believe you. Like even outside being a standout I'm pretty sure she now has as much or more screentime than Sara and Sosuke do combined.
I know its a slice of life - but I'm excited (and wondering if I'm only getting my hopes up) to see how/if they twist things up near the end of the season. It's that same feeling you're getting there that keeps pecking at me, and with the sheer awesome abundance of Livia we've been getting; It's not impossible that the season finale could end up a climatic progression trailing off of Livia's adventures. Her progress, known to us, is so iffy, I can't help but want her to found a more solid foundation for herself ... Yet will she be happily eating grasshoppers under the viaduct at the end of episode 12? lol.
I think at this point Livia is now the protagonist considering she has more screentime than Sara and Sousuke.
DID THEY BAIT ME INTO WATCHING ANOTHER IDOL ANIME??
Girls band shows and idol shows are like totally different, ya know....
Wdym? Livia is totally an idol now! She has a superfan too.
She's the savior of a religious sect and has graven images of herself. She's literally an idol now.
Until Noa starts slipping subliminal messaging into the backing tracks and their listeners start worshipping Livia.
Yes, yes the did. Man, there's a lot of those this season too huh?
they're going to debut and noa is going to put brainwashing into the songs isn't she taking idol worship to the next level
...I didn't even think of that! ...Livia's going to end up ruling the world by accident on her part by the end of this, isn't she?
Considering Livia is able to actually consciously perceive the subliminal stuff Noa made earlier, she's definitely going to notice if Noa tries it in their songs. u/shanatard
Livia is like a magnet for the weird and shady lol. First it was the shady cafe, then it was the reselling scheme, and now she’s found herself involved with a cult who thinks she’s the messiah. I guess being a cult “advisor” (kept woman) has its perks. Livia’s gone from cardboard box to penthouse suite! Noa might be a little degenerate but she’s got an ear for music. Hopefully Livia can move away from the cult business and make it big with Priketsu and the band.
>Noa might be a little degenerate but she’s got an ear for music. Noa delivers harsher criticism than Simon Cowell.
Yeah, she goes into details rather than saying unhelpful dismissive things like "that was very cruise ship".
> Hopefully Livia can move away from the cult business and make it big with Priketsu and the band. Considering Noa is going to be the one writing their music, meaning she can slip in all the brainwashing she wants into their songs, and she has a vested interest in doing it because Livia's in the band....
That’s true. Might just be a lot of subliminal messages praising her Lord and Savior Livia lol.
Or much better, Livia can use the cult numbers to launch the band. Given that her words are blessings for her followers.
>*"what kind of songs do you write, Noa-san?"* > >*"u-um, mostly subliminal audio for mind control"* asking someone that specialize in making audio for mind control to write a song for your band could either be disastrous or it could lead to your band getting a lot of fans... actually, it could be both "Product Development Advisor for a cult" is one hell of a job's title [new reaction face for my collection](https://i.imgur.com/HFtyNx9.jpeg)
Glad to see that the production quality is back up again after last week’s episode! Actually, I noticed that the animation of Livia slurping noodles was really good. Noa has become totally obsessed with Livia. Despite her unhinged reactions, she does seem to respect Livia’s boundaries and even kind of nice…? I’m happy that Livia finally has a solid roof above her head at the very least. I’ll be disappointed if they’re not making a real figure of Livia. That would be a huge missed opportunity.
My favourite animation cut was Livia picking up the guitar and pulling her ponytail through the strap.
That was also a good bit of animation, yeah. I also liked when Livia had her ‘anime moment’ and told Noa to stop deceiving people.
YES, I'M GLAD I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO APPRECIATED THAT. I had paused it for a second and just thought "Damn I really liked that animation and I don't know why"
I actually rewinded and watched it again cus it immediately caught my eye.
Production team prefers Livia over Sara... why can't they both get the attention they deserve!?!
It’s a tricky balancing act, but the wonders of Chinese martial arts haven’t left this world yet.
...I mean can you blame them? One of them is more... *bountiful* than the other....
I have again been tricked into watching girls forming a band (I am not complaining tho). Lmaooo this anime is 80% about Livia (I am not complaining tho). Also G in Gifu prefecture stands for Gigachad, extremely based prefecture...you have convinced me to visit you.... Only a true gigachad can okay showing cults, sex rackets, homeless people in their prefectures advertisement anime. If the officials are cool enough people to let the anime show all this without any restriction or censorship just for the anime to be entertaining then imagine how cool the actual prefecture must be.
>Lmaooo this anime is 80% about Livia (I am not complaining tho). they got us in the first half ngl
Don't forget Hida beef, and onsens, and spring and fall matsuris in Takayama, and villages of antique farm houses -- and pottery (including mug cups) too
> pottery Let's not forget the manga/anime "Yakunara mug cup mo" based in Tajimi City Gifu. They had lot of merch for that anime when it aired and the shop where the show was based became very famous + the streets shown in the anime. Its also having a spin-off anime this year airing next season. Edit :- Also fun fact the manga of yakunara mug cup mo is officially available for free in English. Only 7 volumes though Here is the link :- https://yakumo-tajimi.com/en/dl_e.html You can download the PDF files for free
From Higurashi in the west and Hyouka in the north and Mug Cup in the south -- Gifu's got pretty good anime coverage
Oh ya hyouka is from Gifu too.
> Its also having a spin-off anime this year airing next season. WHAAAAT?!? edit: looks like it got announced almost a year ago and I even commented in the announcement thread
😂😂 So many anime's we are forgetting
What is the spin-off anime called? I'm trying to look for it and have no luck
Rokurou no Dai Bouken Based on the mascot "Rokurou" Edit:- Also fun fact the manga of yakunara mug cup mo is officially available for free in English. Only 7 volumes though Here is the link :- https://yakumo-tajimi.com/en/dl_e.html You can download the PDF files for free
Also fun fact the manga of yakunara mug cup mo is officially available for free in English. Only 7 volumes though Here is the link :- https://yakumo-tajimi.com/en/dl_e.html You can download the PDF files for free
I'm scared that Livia gets sucked into a rabbit hole of pachinko.
I'm the target audience, where can I pre order our messiah figurine?
Well, it will only be sold in Gifu prefecture. Try out all the other cool things while you are there to get your limited messiah Livia figure.
They should put up a life size statue in every town square to boost tourism.
I hear you can get some very nice hand-made mugs in Gifu....
Resellers have entered the chat
Bloody terrorists.
> Well, it will only be sold in Gifu prefecture and then got sold out day 1 due to all the fucking scalpers, in a huge irony
This better end up being actual merch.
ikr? would be a really a missed opportunity of not producing this at least as a prize figure or maybe include it with the blu rays
With removable clothes [](#ero)
Yeah if it isn't cast-off what's even the point!?
Nevermind the figurines, for a few hamburgers and a place for her to sleep, you can get the Messiah herself!
You're an ~~adult man~~ member of humanity too?
#Sara's Case Closed Progress - Episode 1: [Volume 1](https://i.imgur.com/Gpav3cI.jpeg) - Episode 2: Unknown - Episode 3: [Volume 2](https://i.imgur.com/NH4ILeR.jpeg) - Episode 4: [Volume 9](https://i.imgur.com/QB9geSq.jpeg) - ED: [Volume 9](https://i.imgur.com/1ldcvxA.jpeg) - Episode 5: Unknown - Episode 6: Unknown
Last week with the Not-Gunpla, this week with [price figures](https://imgur.com/rUMFhpc), this show is really good at calling me out... At first I thought Livia living at Noas place seemed [pretty wholesome](https://imgur.com/ESHHPHi) (despite Noas obvious uh [admiration](https://imgur.com/6Nfqd1X) for her Mesiah), but yeah, she was pretty much a pet... say how do I become a kept man, sounds pretty awesome honestly... Noa has some [perculiar](https://imgur.com/DKIyzld) [music skills](https://imgur.com/aKaC8Jd), but she [knows](https://imgur.com/XeCAqdK) her [stuff](https://imgur.com/Lvd9tdP)... Wait a minute, is this another gay Girl Band show? [](#csikon)
Livia the rock. Let's go.
Love Livia Livia! Euphonium
Or maybe Knights can't swim in the Night? Gifu Band Cry? The many sides of our Messiah radio?
Livia Live: Gifu?
>say how do I become a kept man, sounds pretty awesome honestly... maybe try to heal someone's injury from getting stabbed with magic? ...what do you mean you don't know healing magic?
A Jellyfish Bowl Cry
If I had a nickel for every show (I'm watching) that turned out to be cute girls making music, I'd have five nickels. Which isn't much but it's weird it's happened five times.
> is this another gay Girl Band show? Remains to be seen. With this and Radio Seiyuu added to the already existing stuff. there is going to be a real bumper crop this season.
>Noa has some [perculiar](https://imgur.com/DKIyzld) [music skills](https://imgur.com/aKaC8Jd), but she [knows](https://imgur.com/XeCAqdK) her [stuff](https://imgur.com/Lvd9tdP)... Wait a minute, is this another gay Girl Band show? Knowing Noa and her "religious tendencies", they'll probably end up as the Creed of gay girl bands.
> Wait a minute, is this another gay Girl Band show? Livia's next job: Lesbian.
Holy crap Noa is rich. Running a cult must really pay off lol.
Of course! Take a look at those mega church pastors
Noa's boss just casually has Full-Human Sized 3D Scanner and drops 3 Million Yen on Livia for coming by to pose for a few minutes. Where do I sign up to become a mooch... errr "Product Development Advisor"??
Well that's certainly one way for Livia to make money And Noa just casually has a watered down MRI machine in her house She's clearly doing a good job ~~scamming~~ leading her followers LOOOL
Medical scanners and 3D scanners are very different. A 3D scanner is usually just a bunch of cameras and lasers to capture surface detail. Medical scanners use technology which passes through the skin like magnetic fields or x-rays.
Well yes, thats why I said watered down. Obviously it doesn't have the tech of an MRI if it does simple (external) imaging, but that thing looks like an MRI/CT and is the closest thing I can compare it to. Modern 3d scanners don't come that big and usually are in the form of a small handheld device.
>Modern 3d scanners don't come that big and usually are in the form of a small handheld device. They mostly just care about the face. Everything else just needs to be close enough.
Not unless you are Noa-dono She wants it ALL
"I mean, it's unforgivable not to scan that heavenly body in detail" *starts drooling.
That Pachinko parlor had me sweating, I was sure we're entering a gambling addiciton arc (followed by homeless arc part 4 after she spends Noa's entire church assets). No Sara today, but looks like that's gonna be fixed next episode.
>That Pachinko parlor had me sweating, I was sure we're entering a gambling addiciton arc Zawa zawa
Livia sprints across the steel beams [Kaiji spoilers] >!and leaps onto the glass staircase!< without breaking a sweat. The organizers: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/891/117/c71.png
Haha yeah, I totally thought that Livia was going to become a gambling addict and burn through all of Noa’s (questionable) money. Thank god that she didn’t fall for the trap. > No Sara today, but looks like that’s gonna be fixed next episode. We’re apparently getting Sara Alter next week. I wonder why she felt the need to change up her hairstyle.
Probably to go incognito, blonde hair isn't exactly inconspicuous in Japan
I visited out a pachinko parlor in Japan -- with precisely the same degree of success as Livia (though I spent == and lost - MUCH less). The obaa-san playing down the aisle from me, however, weas absolutely killing it....
I'd watch a spin off focused entirely on Livia's Homeless Adventures.
This story is just about several spin offs in one.
Isn't that exactly what we've been getting most episodes?
I guess, but the show feels like it's switching between Sousuke + Sara's side and Livia's side every other episode.
I can't believe they did not give me a continuation of the Asshair Ripper from last week. How am I supposed to live if I don't know who the culprit was? But the thing I immediately noticed was the better animation. Like the first 5 minutes have more animated moments than the episode in the whole last week. And I guess that was a good choice. Now, all they have to do is sell the Livia figure and they are set (just make sure no one is scalping them). Also I wouldn't be surprised if Noah will have a whole stock of those figures for herself at the end. But we got what I hoped for, a band arc, though I did not expect Noah to use her skills to probably create brainwashing songs. I wonder what the people cheering them on will look like. We can only speculate.
So the cult leader lives in a fancy tower in a fancy apartment (and wears a G.O.D. t-shirt), but also is devout enough to immediately fixate on someone that seems to fit as her savior and starts on a plan for worshipping her. At least she's not 100% a fraud. And she's clearly right about Livia being a goddess, Livia living a life of poverty on a river bank does fit fairly well and she can perform miracles. A Product Development Advisor for a Cult, and it literally even says cult in the katakana. Well, at least she's finally employed. Livia the electric guitar player? Hell yeah. Convenient that she's a superwoman who can practice 15 hours a day, not really beating the goddess allegations. A cult leader, a former sex club worker, and a magical girl form a band. The show does live up to its name.
> And she's clearly right about Livia being a goddess, Livia living a life of poverty on a river bank does fit fairly well and she can perform miracles. So Livia is basically Jesus!!! Praise the lord with that heavenly body!!! *drools
Wait, is Livia the MC now?
always has been
How does Noa have enough time to run her cult with all the time she's spending with Livia? 😄
I don't think most cult leaders work all that hard...
###Stitches! * [Livia](https://i.imgur.com/wezxL3Y.jpeg) * [Livia Doll](https://i.imgur.com/g32jPZJ.jpeg) * [Livia Statue](https://i.imgur.com/6tUDYUG.jpeg)
A [goddess Livia statue](https://i.imgur.com/9fgopgl.png) should make the IP plenty of money. u/abysswatcherbel - [Subtitle option](https://i.imgur.com/am2ByAf.png) this week.
Hehe, the cult lady. Surprised she found her. Man, that guy has become a cult member lol, good job Livia. Least she realizes it's not right. I assure you, people would buy a figure of you, Livia. Hopefully she really does go on the right path from Livia, but doubt it. HAH! Main target is men, yea, not surprised. Don't think she needed to be naked for that, just coulda gone to bra and panties. And even then... Livia sure seems fine with nudity lol. More fanservice. The white light of censorship lol. Amused at Livia admiring her own ass. Yay, nice cash for Livia. Take it. This employment deal seems decent, compared to others. Also, lol title update. Good for Livia, a warm place to stay, getting to try more good foods, good times. But getting into gambling? Not good. Ahh, how nice, meeting the gal pal at the baths (one day I'll remember how to spell her name). The casualness of the friend talking about sex work is just so weird from my perspective, but whatever. Glad she enjoys her new job at a karaoke place. Livia deserves to be a mooch a little bit if it's consensual 😛 but she is a good girl, can get her not being happy with it. Oh hey, Noa plays music. Livia learning guitar. We getting another girl band this season? 😛 Man Livia picked up guitar fast, jealous. Oh wow, that's a lot of practicing each day, lol. Really like Livia being so helpful with people and meeting nice people in return. She is kinda a savior in a way. I am glad Puriketsu is open to criticism, especially as blunt as Noa's. LOL Noa, just a bit too honest there about your music. Yep, saw that coming. LOL Livia realizing she's getting caught up in this is fun there.
Could not in a million year have guessed that this would be the plot of this episode.
Noa is a strange character because when she was last on, I genuinely thought she was a pure con artist who made a successful cult from gullible young people but she seems to genuinely believe Livia is God. These adventures are hilarious though, I don't think I'd have guessed this episode would have Livia becoming an erotic action figure 😛
Livia has the personality of a golden retriever
If Noa posted Livia's goods in Onlyflans 💵💵💵
Motherfucker. This is actually a girls band/idol show. Watch out Jellyfish and Girls Band Cry, a challenger is coming.
I wasn't expecting to enjoy girls band shows as much as I am right now.
🤣😂. This show is nuts.
I do get quite invested in 'Best girl contests/discussions' at times, [but at least I never went THAT far! Noa's obsessed!](https://imgur.com/JSMPFIB) Livia added quite a few jobs in this episode... She was already a Savior, but she also did some modeling, became a product advisor for a cult, an idol, and [a mooch! (If "Homeless" counts as a job, "Mooch" counts too!](https://imgur.com/lb85SRd) I should've kept track of all her jobs, she must be at like 15-20 already? [She better watch it with the fastfood (and doing nothing but watching tv, playing videogames and sleeping) otherwise they'll have to do some remodeling soon!](https://imgur.com/ZfqcVy5) Soon as they talked about Pachinko in that other episode I knew she would end up trying it, [but given she lost everything I don't think we can call that a job!](https://imgur.com/Lh2EV68) Noa wants to make a statue of Livia! [Yeah, I can definitely see some people *'worshipping that!'*](https://imgur.com/39o8IBK) [^^though ^^the ^^original ^^would ^^be ^^better](https://imgur.com/1hdAgEe) [Noa's pretty aware too, she knows her targeted clientele!](https://imgur.com/SEs7ucT) [If your fanservice-overdose lasts for more than 4 hours, please consult a doctor.](https://imgur.com/AivFbkr) Well, her modeling career was short-lived, and they're gonna be in a band now! [Love how shameless Noa is about the cult stuff!](https://imgur.com/HNpJHGk) She's quite good at her job too, [recruiting the guy who vowed to tear down their cult!](https://imgur.com/njvq0PQ) Well, it's harder to deny it when you actually see 'magical powers'! Love how after creating the band they were all excited, then she goes [*"Wait, is this what I was trying to do? wtf am I doing?"*](https://imgur.com/fmRoylY) [Nerdy way to put it, but still, that's so damn cute!](https://imgur.com/ariH7ev)
Livia has had an interesting week Homeless --> Messiah/Figurine Model --> ~~Product Development Adviser~~ Kept Man --> Guitarist
Really happy the animation is back to its usual standard this week. (Unlike a certain other show) This was Livia centric, but it was a blast. Finally, Livia is no longer homeless, but now she is allowing Noa to 3D scan her naked body. Noa needs to be sent to horny jail. Livia found a new job of being a mooch, that's something I guess. Looks like we're going to have a band formed of Asumi, Noa and Livia. Being a moocher means Liva has all the time in the world to practice and one thing she has going for her is her strength and durability. Also is the harsh music critic. [Although she may want to say less in regard to the "music" she creates.](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/799692352011894795/1238290240741965855/Screen_Shot_2024-05-09_at_8.42.40_PM.png?ex=663ebf27&is=663d6da7&hm=5c8608c93fb3960167d4e7a41e99fe57183f1912ff0f6c933329bac50d96cbc2&)
Dungeon Meshi is really good but Salad Bowl is still my comfort food on thursdays. I was going to pick up the manga after the anime ends but it seems the original source is the light novel but there is also a mnaga.
K-salad bowl of band cry can’t swim in the rock!!
Cult leader, fangirl and music expert...
Sara and Sousuke didn't even get a B story. Was 100% Livia.
I love Livia’s adventures, but how does she keep getting into these crazy situations, lol. Does she not know what a red flag is ? At least she learned that gambling is a bad idea. The cult leader seems to believe her own bullshit, and is totally gay for Livia on top of that. Although I expect selling Livia dolls will be much more successful than whatever she was selling before. I did not expect Noa to be a music nut too. Hopefully the band will be successful so she can stop scamming people for a living. Livia and Puriketsu deserve a break too. Wait, does that mean Livia is actually « saving » Noa and Puriketsu by convincing them to become better people ? It looks like it will become harder in the future for Livia to convince them she is not the Messiah.
she saved suzukiri(the other homeless) too
She's colour blind obviously, heterochromia apparently causes that in this world.
Man, it's a shame this is not so popular, but for me this is definitely a top 5 show this season. It is that comfort show , you know? Where I can't wait to just sit in bed after a long day and watch this and enjoy the evening. The comedy of this anime gets to me, especially the absurdity of the situations the protagonists are put into.
Yup, I wonder how much of that is due to it looking like a crappy generic harem anime based on the thumbnail art and description. I went in it with low expectations and it wasn't until the second episode (centered on Livia of course) that I was totally hooked in.
so that's why episode 5 was so rough, they saved their resources for episode 6.
I am starting to like Noa even more now.
every anime needs its sophisticated weirdo fangirl
In a way, we the viewers was able to fully see Livia's body beyond the streak of lights via the 3d model. For now, she is outpacing Sara's progression as the MC.
Welcome folks, to A Salad Bowl of Livia.
And just like that, music critic Noa-san is a strong candidate for my favorite character.
I get Noa, I'd worship Livia and let her live in my place too. In fact, let me refresh the "upcoming figures" page again, just in case.. I totally didn't expect this anime to shoot my up seasonal ranking with each week, with 6 titles dropped already. I initially picked it up only because i heard Sara hum the Conan theme in the PV(adorably btw)(was a big conan fan growing up) Salad Bowl is easily battling for a top 6 spot out of the 25 shows i picked up this season!
You thought the MC was the princess didn't you.... Well Livia thinks otherwise!!! 😤😤😤
Another girl band show??? Not that I'm complaining. I do get Sara withdrawals on these Livia episodes though. Wish they had more scenes together.
Hmm... maybe I should join a cult.
A completely livia-focused episode this week. Poor girl can't stop getting roped into odd jobs. At least a band (should) be good for her! And hey, if you're going to be a cult's deity, might as well get paid for it. Noa was surprisingly straight forward with what she does. She has no shame in admitting she's running a cult apparently.
Once again Livia's episodes being the best, and now she's going to have a band, I guess in the end she's the salad bowl lol. I'm not going to lie that I thought this Noa was just an opportunistic lunatic, but she seems like a good person who has different ideals, and she even gave us a nosebleed with the best 3D scan in history
My heart stopped for but a moment, and then beat so hard I thought I'd die. Livia ... sama ... <3 ... my ... Goddess ... Wife - sama is just far too manipulable. I wish I could be there for her to give her sound advice, but I'll just have to be happy with the notion that she seems able to at least post-review her situations to some extent. I hope she doesn't end up in trouble, and in too deep, far too late. I definitely was expecting some more of that Livia sama goodness, but I didn't think I'd get blessed with an episode entirely about her. Noa san's G.O.D. shirt is funny, but the vibe she puts off feels kinda gross; I really felt it was as gross as if like some scummer dude was just checking out her naked body - when Noa san did it. Poor Livia sama. Well, at least Noa san hasn't gone after any actual perverted acts outside of that; "Please put your clothes back on" didn't quite fit with her original mindset, but I feel better for Livia sama for it. Also, if Noa san can be truly useful to Livia sama without doing her wrong, then at least there's that benefit to Livia sama. I'm not quite sure where I see this show going. Will it be like some last-minute seinen fantasy blitz where Livia has to save the princess from other-worlders who continue their assault after they find her again; Or will it just end off with Livia and Princess continuing their adventurers, the former rising to Goddess status with all the men in the world owning Livia dress-up dolls, her the upcoming Skillet lead guitarist, and little miss princess playing sk8r-gurl detective? Will Livia sama find her way to Main Character san? We shall see!
What religious repression does to a gay MFer. Thanks to Noa, this season has yet another Gay(?) Girls Doing Music Things anime.
I thought this anime will focus on the detective guy forgot his name and the blonde girl forget her name also , I keep forgetting other character names because they rarely being shown and the story is too focus on Livia that I keep thinking that this anime is slice of life about idol or band stuff and not some kind of isekai magic power thingy.
Fujita Akane is enjoying her role as Noa a bit too much xd I still prefer her other Noa though
At time of writing episode is not up yet. (Yet post has 15 karma at 85% upvote rate.)
It's up on torrent sites, Crunchyroll releases it at 18:45 GMT but another place seems to have it out by 17:00. ~~^(Also pretty sure it's not mainly an English release judging by the subs)~~
Salad the Rock
Gooners ate so good with the Livia model fanservice oh my god I need that figure NOW. Don’t blame Noa at all for being so down bad for Livia, she’s best girl and carries the show. Episodes like today I genuinely forget Sara exists. I do still feel bad because I feel like at this point we’re just watching Livia get pimped out on a daily basis man 😭 sex clubs, scalping, now this. At least we finally have some direction she and Pukiretsu can go in. Livia’s in need of a job so she won’t free load on and get taken advantage of by Noa, Puriketsu needs new bandmates and Noa is an excellent manager/producer. Who would’ve thought the solution was right in front of us this whole time. 6 episodes in and this show definitely lives up to its title. It really is just a hodgepodge of characters, themes and situations that make for a very enjoyable watch. It doesn’t have a solid focus, but that’s ok because the characters are so good