Excellent alternative to romantic comedy movies on couples night.
After having read the manga, I bought this series as a Christmas gift for my husband who loves to cook. At first I was nervous. He's very picky about what he likes to watch and will give up on a story if it doesn't have enough like-able characters. But it turned out to be better than I had expected! The manga was charming and ambivalent, and I was hoping the anime would be the same, a series of vignettes about Italian restaurant life. The anime actually brought a lot of heart to the characters, expanding upon them greatly. The ending was particularly satisfying.
If you don't like drama, love food, enjoy beautiful artwork (if minimally animated), and enjoy heart-warming tales about love, family, and what it means to be "an adult," you'll like this. Put the cheesy romcom back on the shelf, grab a bottle of red, and put this baby into the DVD player. You're up for an awesome night.
A bet of Adult Women's art for the whole public in America
Ristorante Paradiso (RP) is a unique anime series because it comes from Josei manga, manga for adult women. This manga is the least known and its anime product even less so. This manga is normally very very dark, gloomy, focusing mostly in dysfunctional relationships and generally lacks humor. [Go to Wikipedia and see it for yourself by checking its josei list.] Adult women in Japan and elsewhere seem to focus unusually in reality. I seek reality-based anime and movies, thus I had to admire a josei anime one day and RP is the one. ("Honey & Clover" and "Paradise Kiss" were just OK). Note, the Amazon's Editorial Review shown above describes well the general story. I focused in the anime itself.
As a women-aimed product, the normally sex-averse American audience won't have to worry about the 3 b's: boobs, butts & bold curves. In our nation -and so many more- you can buy in regular stores gross violence and garbage like "Saw" as long as its sex content is minimum. Well, in...
Another fantastic anime without a dub
This anime got me really excited after seeing it featured in a RightStuff! catalog. I was eagerly anticipating a DVD release, but much to my dismay, we have no dub. I don't know when anime liscencing companies are going to get it. If you put it on DVD/Blu-Ray, put it on there dubbed.
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