Rámen daisuki Koizumi-san

There are many anime series that revolve around food consumption, and almost every season, there is a new one. However, you do not see that many anime series concentrate exclusively on one type of food anymore. I was reminded of Dagashi Kashi (whose second season is also just ending with half the number of minutes per episode). The main female protagonist was also literally obsessed with her chosen food, introducing different variations and telling us new facts all the time. In DK's case, she is passionate about sweets and snacks. Anyway, for my taste the anime series about Ms. Koizumi's love of ramen noodles is too flat, repetitive, and lacks any wider perspective or development. Ms. Koizumi is cold and she only likes ramen noodles. She simply does not care about anything else. She has a stalker who has an unhealthy obsession with Ms. Koizumi (which is supposed to be the set-up for some amusing situations) and does not care about anything else except for ramen noodles because that is all Ms. Koizumi cares about. There are a few other characters; however, they are utterly forgettable. In other words, you only get what the title of the anime series promises and nothing else. There is no progression, no closure, and it all happens at a full twenty-four minutes per episode. It, therefore, starts to get a bit boring by the middle of the episode because you can predict the ending of most events almost immediately. It is a good idea to watch an episode before a meal (lunch or dinner), as it could help you work up your appetite. However, I found this show had no other purpose and the only person I would recommend this anime series to with some enthusiasm would be a ramen noodles fanatic like Ms. Koizumi. If only they existed. It is not a terrible anime; it is undoubtedly a watchable affair (after all, I got to the very end of the first season). However, somehow, I think that if the episodes were half as long, as was the case in the second season of the Dagashi Kashi as mentioned earlier, it would have probably been more efficient, and maybe I would not have got so bored so often...3.5/10. (22.03.2018)