Nodame Cantabile
Overview
A formally trained young conductor clashes with a spontaneous pianist when they cross paths at music school. As their connection deepens, their contrasting approaches to life and art create constant friction—both in their budding romance and in the music they try to make together.
Episodes
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1
Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor
Megumi Noda, known to everyone as Nodame, is a disorganized third-year piano student at Momogaoka School of Music. Her playing is wild and free, drive...
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2
Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!
Chiaki is frantic to switch from piano to conducting, but the legendary (and terrifying) Franz Stresemann flatly denies his request. In a bizarre twis...
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3
Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?
Stresemann suddenly abandons Orchestra S, forcing Chiaki to step up as conductor. Meanwhile, bassist Saku Sakura keeps missing rehearsals. At first, i...
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4
Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!
Chiaki proves utterly impossible to satisfy. In a last-ditch effort to rewire him before the regular concert, Nodame’s bizarre army of earthbound al...
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5
Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love
The true owners of Maestro Stresemann come to Japan to bring him back. Meanwhile, Orchestra S and Orchestra A gear up for their school festival perfor...
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6
Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love
Nodame throws herself into nonstop practice of Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto, though no one knows why. Meanwhile, Orchestra S teeters on the ...
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7
New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship
Chiaki and the orchestra welcome a new concertmaster, Miki Kiyora, who handpicks top-tier student musicians from across Japan to form an elite ensembl...
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8
Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love
Nodame weighs the risk of helping Chiaki overcome his fear of flying, knowing that success might mean watching him leave for Europe. As she wrestles w...
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9
Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision
Under Nodame’s spell, Chiaki finds himself reluctantly boarding a plane to Hokkaido, swept up in her whirlwind influence. Meanwhile, Nodame throws h...
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10
Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession
At the Maradona competition, Nodane loses her composure on stage, casting serious doubt over her dream of studying in Europe. Back in Japan, the Risin...
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11
Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert
After her crushing defeat, Nodame flees to her childhood home in the countryside, seeking comfort from her parents. Refusing to let her slip away, Chi...
