Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Ristorante Paradiso Ep. 01 - A Bizarre Soap Opera



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 the restaurant is packed every night with older women. Unlike the inevitable comparison Ouran, it's not amusing at all. No wit. No jokes. Everyone is dead serious, and the men bear with their strange patrons with more resign than enthusiasm. Why the owner would let his wife populate the restaurant with men to fill her fantasies is beyond me. Especially since she's a lying [bleep] who pretends her own daughter isn't even her own in order to convince her current husband that she's never been married before. Not like her daughter has it all together either, falling for a married waiter over the course of a couple days. Strange indeed. I don't like shows like this at all, but the food is lovely, so I'll continue to cap it.

--Ou-bento

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