“Kaoru inherits ramen shop, joins guardian angel Menma in global "Food King Wars" every 4 years.”
Genshiken 2: Menma Special
ラーメン天使プリティメンマ
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Synopsis
Kaoru inherits ramen shop, joins guardian angel Menma in global "Food King Wars" every 4 years.
The plot revolves around Kaoru Torigara, only son of a ramen shop owner, who is going to renovate his inherited ramen shop. He discovers that his shop has a guardian angel named Pretty Menma. Pretty Menma tells Kaoru that his dead father's intention is making him succeed in the "Food King Wars", a battle of restaurants around the world that is held every 4 years. Kaoru and Menma must help each other to go through the struggles of the "Food King Wars". (Source: Wikipedia)
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Running avg · Aug 2014 → Jan 2021
- 1 “This isn't even an anime - just static frames sliding left and right with occasional shaking, completely lacking any real animation. The experience was so miserable that my grandmother's funeral...”
- 1 “The audio quality and art are technically decent though entirely unremarkable. However, this anime fails spectacularly as an adaptation from its radio drama origins, consisting mainly of still...”
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A Special Production
Arms.- Format 1 × 20′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 20m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2008 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-5169 catalog
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- Media Blasters Licensor