Reviews

I am not really sure why I decided to watch this anime all the way to the end. I think I was getting really bored with the isekai and action anime that focuses on young protagonists surrounded by waifu material. I wanted to watch an anime with a protagonist who is already lost in adulthood and not sure what to do with him/herself for his/her remaining life span. Nicoletta fits this description almost perfectly. The slow pace of the anime allowed me to enjoy Nicoletta's insights into the lives of her fellow staff employees and her understanding of how they get by with their years through life. She uses these insights to help herself have a better understanding of what directions she should take with her own life and let her frustration with her mother (that consumed most of her mind) go. I particularly enjoyed how Nicoletta's time working in the restaurant allowed her to appreciate the little things that her fellow employees find make their lives feel enjoyable. As the things she begins to appreciate occupy most of her time, she begins to have less time feeling frustrated with her mother. I also like how her fellow staff are all older men who she can turn to for guidance instead of being the same age as her and sharing her dilemmas. This makes her efforts to fit in with the staff feel more endearing since she is going past her comfort zone in working with people she barely knows or understands while keeping a secret of her ties with her mother. No one is going to break the ice for her, she has to figure it out herself. One of the problems I have with the anime is that their is little to no foreshadowing for the subplots of the other characters. The subplots feel like they just happen to progress the story. For instance Teo isn't revealed to be frustrated with Nicoletta's lack of skills until the very end of the anime while Nicoletta's dilemma on her crush for Claudio is focused on the majority of the anime. I will give the anime credit for Nicoletta trying to see getting together with Claudio as her way of trying to find happiness for herself, but I wish the anime focused more on how she can bring herself happiness by finding a passion in her new career or in a new hobby. I also don't like how the anime makes romance seem more valuable then making personal connections between people. I don't think that just because you see a male and female character together with more screen time than any other pairings means that they should be together romantically. It just doesn't feel authentic that way. Overall this anime was a nice break from the fast mainstream anime and I recommend it for anyone who is getting sick of the isekai genre and just wants to see a story of people coming together and bringing the best out of one another in a fictional place tucked away somewhere in Rome.

P.S.

Gigi's best boy.