Synopsis
Entering summer vacation, Morina Nanase applied for a part-time job at an Italian restaurant named Trattoria Festa that she happened to pass by when walking home from school. There she met the son of the owner, Maro Kitahara, a little boy gifted in cooking who helped at the restaurant after school. What other kinds of people will Morina met there?
Comment
Don’t expect to see realistic depiction of workplace life here (there’s a grade schooler working in the resto), nor detailed instructions for cooking (the instruction for the featured dish is sung as the ending song). Having a length of mere four minutes, adorable characters, and exquisitely drawn cuisine, this anime serves more to delight the eyes and warm the heart. A light, fluffy show perfect for relaxing after a tiring day.
Facts and Figures
| Alternative title | Piacevole: My Italian Cooking |
| Source material | Manga by Atsuko Watanabe aka Nab_At |
| Cast | Hiromi Igarashi as Sara Teiri Sayaka Senbongi as Morina Nanase Taku Yashiro as Ei Oreki Youhei Azakami as Kirihide Konno Yoko Hikasa as Ruri Fujiki Yuuki Yonai as Maro Kitahara |
| Director | Hiroaki Sakurai (GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class, Jewelpet Happiness, Di Gi Charat) |
| Series composition | Hiroaki Sakurai (Jewelpet Happiness) |
| Character design | Atsuko Watanabe (GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class, Nekogami Yaoyorozu, Hanayamata) |
| Ending theme | “Honjitsu no Tobikiri Buono” oleh Honjitsu no Chef |
| Studio | ZERO-G |
| Official website | http://piace-anime.com/ |
| @piace_anime | |
| Broadcast date | January 11, 2017 (1330 GMT, 2030 WIT, 2230 JST) |
Screenshots and Trailer
The Indonesian Anime Times | by Halimun Muhammad
