Comments on: Ristorante Paradiso

By: Tesoro: Short Stories by Natsume Ono » Manga Worth Reading

Tesoro: Short Stories by Natsume Ono » Manga Worth Reading — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:41:07 +0000

[...] care for the work of Natsume Ono. I found her samurai series, House of Five Leaves, confusing and Ristorante Paradiso badly inconsistent, with too much telling, not showing. I also think her art style is too wispy and [...]

By: Natsume Ono MMF Archive « Manga Widget

Natsume Ono MMF Archive « Manga Widget — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 15:28:32 +0000

[...] Johana Draper-Carlson (Manga Worth Reading): Ristorante Paradiso Review [...]

By: Short Takes: Biomega, not simple, and 20th Century Boys

Short Takes: Biomega, not simple, and 20th Century Boys — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:57:59 +0000

[...] from the artwork. (Like, if someone is pretty. See Johanna Draper-Carlson’s review of Ristorante Paradiso for additional thoughts on the [...]

By: The Manga Critic » Blog Archive » Short Takes: Biomega, not simple, and 20th Century Boys

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:54:44 +0000

[...] that should be readily apparent from the artwork. Like, if someone is pretty. (I’m with Johanna Draper-Carlson on this aspect of Ono’s [...]

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:05:40 +0000

After Saikano’s first volume, I decided that the rest of the series wasn’t much for me. The callous way the male character treated the female character turned me off. Also, she was supposed to be some kind of killing machine, but the creators only showed that on a couple of pages, focusing most of the volume on the male character treating her like shit.

But I’m glad you liked it!

By: lovelyduckie

lovelyduckie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:17:14 +0000

I became fond of Saikano somehow. I wasn’t sure about how I felt about that series until I reached the end and reflected on what I had just read.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:18:51 +0000

It's listed as Signature now, though. It appears that they've retrofitted a number of titles into the label, such as Uzumaki and Sexy Voice and Robo. I agree, overall, it's a wonderful imprint, but some of the more violent titles, like Jormungand, don't work for me.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:22:03 +0000

Oops! Saikano was an Editor’s Choice, the precursor to Signature.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:26 +0000

What other Viz Signature volumes did you believe were missteps? Saikano didn’t do much for me. Overall it’s a great line.

By: Sexy Voice blogathon, Yokyoama webcomic, and bishi Jareth « MangaBlog

Sexy Voice blogathon, Yokyoama webcomic, and bishi Jareth « MangaBlog — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000

[...] Anime and Manga Blog) Shaenon Garrity on vol. 1 of Rin-ne (About.com) Johanna Draper Carlson on Ristorante Paradiso (Comics Worth Reading) Rob on vol. 1 of Rosario + Vampire (Panel Patter) Michelle Smith on vols. [...]