Line #16 Manga/RistoranteParadiso


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3	''Ristorante Paradiso'' is a josei manga by Natsume Ono (''Manga/NotSimple'', ''Manga/HouseOfFiveLeaves'') that ran from 2005 to 2006. The continuation, ''Gente ~The People of Ristorante Paradiso~'', started shortly after and ran from 2006 to 2009. It also spawned a 11-episode anime series that combined plots from both the first series and ''Gente''.
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5	The story is about Nicoletta, a 21-year-old woman who comes to Rome to confront her mother, Olga, about her parental abandonment. Olga doesn't want her husband, Lorenzo, to know that she has a daughter and was divorced, so she keeps Nicoletta quiet by supplying her with an apartment and a job at Lorenzo's restaurant, Casetta dell'Orso.
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7	During her time at the restaurant, Nicoletta meets and falls in love with Claudio, the head waiter. While she isn't sure about her feelings at first, she eventually decides to go for it. Claudio, on the other hand, is divorced and doesn't know when to let go. The other complication is that Claudio is twice Nicoletta's age.
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9	Both the manga and the anime have been licensed by Creator/VizMedia, with the anime being streamed on Website/{{Crunchyroll}}.
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12	!!This series provides examples of:
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14	* AdaptationExpansion
15	* TheApprentice: Nicoletta to Furio and Teo. Originally, Teo was Vanna's apprentice until she left.
16	* BetaCouple: Olga and Lorenzo.
17	* BigEater: Gigi.
18	* {{Fetish}}: Olga has a fetish for older man with reading glasses so all the restaurant's employees match with this description.
19	* FoodPorn: It does take place in a restaurant after all.
20	* GlassesAreSexy: Olga has a thing for guys in glasses and only hires waiters who wear them, though she doesn't mind if they are PurelyAestheticGlasses.
21	* GratuitousItalian: There is an attempt to include Italian expressions and Italian text in the anime but if you really speak Italian, [[HilariousInHindsight you will be surprised]], specially with the written text.
22	* GrumpyOldMan: Luciano, mostly towards Nicoletta.
23	* HappilyMarried: Olga and Lorenzo, Vito and Marina.
24	* HollywoodHeartAttack: [[spoiler: Gigi's father.]]
25	* {{Josei}}
26	* LoveAtFirstSight: Nicoletta for Claudio and Vito for Marina.
27	* MayDecemberRomance: Vito and Marina; [[spoiler: Teo and Vanna; and Nicoletta and Claudio.]]
28	* MotorcycleOnTheCoastRoad
29	* MrFanservice: In canon, the male staff is a good part of the reason why so many women in Rome love the restaurant.
30	* ParentalAbandonment: Olga left Nicoletta with her grandmother when she was five, since Lorenzo didn't want to marry a woman who was divorced or had children.
31	* SecretKeeper: Claudio is the first to learn that Olga is really Nicoletta’s mother. Gigi finds out himself, but only because he makes a guess based off the way the two smile. They both keep this knowledge a secret from everyone else.
32	* SharpDressedMan: Every. Male. Character.
33	* ShipperOnDeck: By the end, EVERYONE ships [[spoiler:[[OneTruePairing Nicoletta/Claudio]]]].
34	* SilverFox: Most of the men in the main cast are middle-aged or older and they still retain their good looks.

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