Ristorante Paradiso

Ristorante Paradiso
Cover of the first manga volume
リストランテ・パラディーゾ
(Risutorante Paradīzo)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byNatsume Ono
Published byOhta Publishing
English publisher
MagazineManga Erotics F
Original runMay 2005March 2006
Volumes1
Manga
Gente: The People of Ristorante Paradiso
Written byNatsume Ono
Published byOhta Publishing
English publisher
  • NA: Viz Media
MagazineManga Erotics F
Original runSeptember 2006January 2009
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byMitsuko Kase
Written byShinichi Inotsume
Music byko-ko-ya
StudioDavid Production
Licensed by
Original networkFuji TV (Noise)
Original run April 8, 2009 June 24, 2009
Episodes11
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Ristorante Paradiso (Japanese: リストランテ・パラディーゾ, Hepburn: Risutorante Paradīzo), also known as Rispara (リスパラ, Risupara), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsume Ono, detailing the daily lives of the staff of a restaurant in Rome.[2] The first iteration of the series was serialized in Ohta Publishing's Manga Erotics F manga magazine between May 2005 and March 2006; it spanned one volume.[2][3] A continuation, Gente: The People of Ristorante Paradiso (GENTE~リストランテの人々~, Gente ~Ristorante no Hitobito~), was serialized in the same magazine from September 2006 to January 2009.[2][4] An anime adaptation, produced by David Production, aired on Fuji TV's late night Noise programming block from April to June 2009.[2][3][5][6][7] The anime was also officially streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll.[8] Both manga series, Ristorante Paradiso and Gente, have been licensed by Viz Media for an English-language release in North America.[9]

  1. ^ "The Official Website for Ristorante Paradiso". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Loo, Egan (November 19, 2008). "Natsume Ono's Ristorante Paradiso Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  3. ^ a b リストランテ・パラディーゾ. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ^ GENTE ~リストランテの人々~. Kotobank (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Loo, Egan (March 25, 2009). "Ristorante Paradiso Slice-of-Life Anime's Promos Posted". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  6. ^ "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. February 20, 2009. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  7. ^ "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. March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  8. ^ "Ristorante Paradiso - Watch on Crunchyroll". Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  9. ^ "Viz Media Adds 5 Manga Series".