Well, like its predecessor Michiko e Hatchin, Ristorante Paradiso sure has been put into a very strange time-slot: it’s gotten two hiatuses already and its first episode aired as a set of two. I really wonder what’s going on at the time-slot when this show isn’t broadcast, and where people get the time to broadcast [...]
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One of the bigger questions of the spring season was how Ristorante Paradiso would turn out. Frequent readers of The Null Set have, most likely, realized that one of my favorite genres of anime is the slice-of-life show. Tell me Hal Film Makers or Brains Base is doing a new slice-of-life show and you can [...]
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Episode 3 of Ristorante Paradiso, “Paradiso”, begins with Claudio listening to a woman saying that it was fun the previous night. She is also wondering when the man will take off his ring, accusing him that he still has feelings for his wife. The woman wasn’t talking to Claudio, though, but her words [...]
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The first thing that comes to mind when I see Nicoletta is the song “Maneater”, but that doesn’t really fit since she’s not setting out to use Claudio.   Maybe “Jizz in My Pants” is more fitting.  That expression tells me she’s bordering somewhere between love-sick puppy and blossoming yandere. Damn girl, don’t you have anything else [...]
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Minnie: Hello everybody! This is my first time blogging Ristorante Paradiso because Marissa has gracefully hand over this anime to me in exchange for Natsuno Arashi. I’m glad because I prefer this anime over Natsuno Arashi any day. Ristorante Paradiso is what I call a dark horse this season because none of the other anime [...]
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The question in my mind: Why is a show about old men, food and some romance so darn good? There are some shows out there that are great, and you know why they are great. FLCL is great because it has an insane level of energy and craziness that makes your heart pounding for more. On [...]
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Short Synopsis: Nicoletta tells Claudio about her mother. Episode Rating: 8/10 (Good) I’m really not sure what’s up with this show’s tendency to spoil the biggest plot twists of every next episode but for some strange reason it works pretty well. Since this is a series that’s much more about the characters, rather than these fancy plot [...]
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I finally finished viewing all the new shows for this season that looked interesting, and I’m glad to report that they all seem decent or better overall.  There’s also a bunch of OVAs like Spice and Wolf that’ll be premiering at some point, so things look good.  Three series that stood out to me were [...]
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Nicoletta is now a regular visitor to the restaurant staff meals by the start of episode 2 of Ristorante Paradiso, “Ring”. It is also pretty much set in stone by now that Nicoletta is supposed to be the daughter of a friend of Olga’s, which makes it that much harder for Nicoletta to reveal [...]
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At the beginning of episode 1 of Ristorante Paradiso, “Nicoletta”, the namesake for the episode arrives in Rome. Nicoletta is looking for the restaurant “casetta dell’orso”, hoping to talk with the owner. Once she finds the restaurant, she’s told that the owner is not in yet but should shortly arrive, so she’s willing [...]
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Click pictures to enlarge them. Spoilers ahead so please be cautious. Ha! ... and here I was, thinking that preview for the second episode was just another "fantasy" that Nicoletta had. Coming to Italy without proper plan is one thing, but to bring Cla..글 전체보기
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While many a blogger has written about the better-known shows this season, not much has been blogged about Ristorante Paradiso, a show that gets lumped with Ouran, Bartender, and Antique Bakery to name a few. I love the first two, don’t care about the third, but Ristorante Paradiso is rather special. While Ristorante Paradiso takes a [...]
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I usually like to review four anime at a time so I was one short this time. I was considering reviewing the latest episode of Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged series but decided against it on the basis that screenshots would be hard to take. My Rating System Explained! A = If you watch anything this season, watch this B [...]
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FAIL-O-METER Quite a bit here.  The fail here is about the size of a truck. Shit, it really is shoujo!  And hardcore “old guys with glasses fetish” shoujo! Still, I know one person who’d like this for sure (excuse the lack of a better picture with correctly colored eyes): I was looking forward to something of a slice-of-life show [...]
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Yeah, yeah. I know that there are only shows this time but I’m too lazy and impatient to wait for the final one. I’ll edit it in as soon as it arrives Ristorante Paradiso Short Synopsis: Our lead character visits a restaurant managed by lots of bishies Chance of me Blogging: 100% (Obviously, since I’m already blogging it) This [...]
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Short Synopsis: Nicoletta finds herself a job at the restaurant. Episode Rating: 7,5/10 (Good) Okay, so my first impressions on this show are going to follow as soon as Eden of the East airs. It’s a bit of a strange choice to start blogging, but before I explain why, let me first hijack this post to write [...]
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Summary: 21-year-old Nicoletta is in Rome to visit the popular restaurant that's owned by her mother Olga's husband.
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Marissa: Finally, I am blogging an anime that is actually on my blogging list~~~~~!!!!! Ristorante Paradiso SOUNDS interesting, even though it’s NOT the usual type of anime I blog to be honest………… STILL, I am excited to say it releases NOT ONE but TWO episodes!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES~~~~~~!!! For now, I will blog the first episode first [...]
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It's like Ouran but creepy because everyone is in their mid 40's or something. Forgive me lack of relevant screencaps - you probably know by now that I'm only in it for the food (unlike all the patrons of the restaurant). The restaurant staff is all male, and they all wear glasses because the owner's wife is big into that sort of thing. Apparently, the glasses fetish is pretty widespread, since
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  Only creepier and without any of the wit. New Season Disclaimer: I prefer to give every show a chance. You never know when your dream-eating insect wielding Mai HiME knockoff will turn out to be a psychological romantic thriller, or the strange moeblob show will be full of wit and urine jokes. However, my preferences [...]
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