Ristorante Paradiso
| Ristorante Paradiso | |
 Cover of the first volume of Ristorante Paradiso |
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| リストランテ・パラディーゾ (Risutorante Paradīzo) |
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| Genre | Slice of life, Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Natsume Ono |
| Published by | Ohta Publishing |
| Magazine | Manga Erotics F |
| Original run | May 2005 – March 2006 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Gente ~Ristorante no Hitobito~ | |
| Written by | Natsume Ono |
| Published by | Ohta Publishing |
| Magazine | Manga Erotics F |
| Original run | September 2006 – 2009 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| TV anime | |
| Directed by | Mitsuko Kase |
| Studio | David Production |
| Network | Fuji TV (Noise) |
| Original run | April 8, 2009 – June 2009 |
| Episodes | 11 |
Ristorante Paradiso (リストランテ・パラディーゾ Risutorante Paradīzo), also known as Rispara (リスパラ Risupara), is a manga series by Natsume Ono, detailing the daily lives of the staff of a Rome restaurant.[1] The first iteration of the series was serialized in Ōtashuppan's Manga Erotics F manga magazine between May 2005 and March 2006; it spanned one volume.[1] A continuation, Gente ~Ristorante no Hitobito~, is currently being serialized in the same magazine, with three volumes published.[1] An anime adaptation, produced by David Production, aired on Fuji TV's late night Noise programming block from April 5, 2009,[1][2][2][3][4] the anime was also officially streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll.[5] Both manga, Ristorante Paradiso and Gente, have been licensed by Viz Media for an English North American release.[6]
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[edit] Plot
Ristorante Paradiso follows the protagonist, Nicoletta, as she comes to Rome from the Italian countryside and becomes an apprentice in Casetta dell'Orso, a restaurant owned by her mother Olga's new husband, Lorenzo, and meets its colorful staff.[1]
[edit] Characters
- Nicoletta (ニコレッタ Nikoretta)
- Voiced by: Fumiko Orikasa
- The protagonist of the series. 21 years old, Nicoletta is an energetic girl whose parents divorced when she was young and was as a result raised by her grandparents. Upon graduating from cooking school, she began working as an apprentice at the Casetta dell'Orso restaurant and is its only female staff. She has a crush on Claudio.
- Santo Claudio Paradiso (サント・クラウディオ・パラディーゾ Santo Kuraudio Paradīzo)
- Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi
- The head waiter of Casetta dell'Orso. He and his first wife Gabriella separated a few years ago.
- Luciano de Luca (ルチアーノ・デ・ルーカ Ruchiāno de Rūka)
- Voiced by: Mitsutaka Tachikawa
- A waiter at Casetta dell'Orso. Surprisingly shy at times, his wife passed away and he is currently single. He has a grandson.
- Vito (ヴィート Vīto)
- Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda
- A waiter at Casetta dell'Orso. A very jovial person.
- Gian Luigi Orsini (Gigi) (ジジ Jiji)
- Voiced by: Shigeo Kiyama
- A sommelier. A taciturn person, he is Lorenzo's half brother and cousin. He is currently single.
- Furio (フリオ Furio)
- Voiced by: Kazuhiko Nishimatsu
- A chef. A friendly person. He is a devoted husband to his wife, Angela.
- Teo (テオ)
- Voiced by: Yōji Ueda
- A chef. Youngest member of the restaurant staff, he is a talented pasty chef.
- Olga (オルガ Oruga)
- Voiced by: Haruhi Terada
- Nicoletta's mother.
- Gabriella (ガブリエッラ Gaburierra)
- Voiced by: Misa Watanabe
- Claudio's ex-wife.
- Lorenzo Orsini (ロレンツォ Rorentso)
- Voiced by: Kenji Nomura
- Olga's current husband and owner of Casetta dell'Orso.
- Vanna (ヴァンナ)
- Voiced by: Yoko Sōmi
- A former chef of Casetta dell'Orso.
[edit] TV anime
The Ristorante Paradiso anime adaptation aired on Fuji TV's late night Noise programming block from April 5, 2009.[1][2][3][4] Produced by david production, being the studio's first TV anime production, the series is slated for 11 episodes.
[edit] Staff
- Director: Mitsuko Kase
- Art director: Yasufumi Soejima
- Series composition: Shin'ichi Inotsume
- Script: Shin'ichi Inotsume, Megumi Sasano
- Character design: Itsuko Takeda
- 3DCGI: Masato Taira, Takendo Kobayashi
- Art settings: Junko Shimizu
- Color designs: Keiko Kai, Hitomi Ikeda
- Director of photography: Eiji Ueda
- Sound director: Toshiki Kameyama
- Music: ko-ko-ya
- Editing: Kengo Shigemura
- Animation production: david production
- Production: Rispara Production Committee (Fuji Television, Shochiku, Movic, Yomiko Advertising, Sony PLC, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners)
[edit] Theme songs
- Opening theme
- "Marigold" (マリーゴールド Marīgōrudo)
- Lyrics: Tomoko Nagashima, composition and arrangement: Kazuma Fujimoto, performance: orange pekoe
- Ending theme
- "Suteki na Kajitsu" (ステキな果実, literally "Lovely Fruit")
- Lyrics: Yūho Iwasato, composition: Lisa Komine, arrangement: Rie Hamada, performance: Lisa Komine
- Theme song
- "Palette" (パレット Paretto) (episode 3 only)
- Lyrics: Natsumi Kiyoura, composition: Shun Yoshida, arrangement: ko-ko-ya, performance: Natsumi Kiyoura
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Natsume Ono's Ristorante Paradiso Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 2008-11-19. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-19/natsume-ono-ristorante-paradiso-gets-tv-anime. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ a b c "Ristorante Paradiso Slice-of-Life Anime's Promos Posted". Anime News Network. 2009-03-25. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-25/ristorante-paradiso-slice-of-life-anime-promos-posted. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ a b "リストランテ・パラディーゾ：老眼鏡紳士ズラリ「枯れ専」注目作 フジ「ＮＯＩＳＥ」でアニメ化". Mainichi Shimbun. 2009-02-20. http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/anime/archive/news/2009/02/20090220mog00m200069000c.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ a b "優木まおみ：「紳士萌え～！」“枯れ専”ぶり語る アニメ「リストランテ・パラディーゾ」試写". Mainichi Shimbun. 2009-03-30. http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/archive/news/2009/03/30/20090330mog00m200028000c.html. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ http://www.crunchyroll.com/library/Ristorante_Paradiso
- ^ http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/15958.html
[edit] External links
- Official anime website (Japanese)
- Anime review at ANN
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