Nodame Cantabile
Nodame Cantabile

Nodame Cantabile

2007 3 Seasons 45 Episodes ⭐ 7.9 Animation Comedy Drama

Shinichi Chiaki is a first class musician whose dream is to play among the elites in Europe. Coming from a distinguished family, he is an infamous perfectionist; not only is he highly critical of himself, but of others as well. The only thing stopping Chiaki from leaving for Europe is his fear of flying. As a result, he's grounded in Japan. During his 4th year at Japan's top music university, Chiaki happens to meet Noda Megumi—or as she refers to herself, Nodame. On the surface, she seems to be an unkempt girl with no direction in life. However, when Chiaki hears Nodame play the piano for the first time, he is in awe at the kind of music she plays. To Chiaki's dismay, Nodame moves into the apartment next to his and finds out that she is head-over-heels in love with him.

Shinichi Chiaki is a first class musician whose dream is to play among the elites in Europe. Coming from a distinguished family, he is an infamous perfectionist; not only is he highly critical of himself, but of others as well. The only thing stopping Chiaki from leaving for Europe is his fear of flying. As a result, he's grounded in Japan. During his 4th year at Japan's top music university, Chiaki happens to meet Noda Megumi—or as she refers to herself, Nodame. On the surface, she seems to be an unkempt girl with no direction in life. However, when Chiaki hears Nodame play the piano for the first time, he is in awe at the kind of music she plays. To Chiaki's dismay, Nodame moves into the apartment next to his and finds out that she is head-over-heels in love with him.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Lesson 1

Shinichi Chiaki was almost giving up his dream of becoming a conductor, until he met Megumi Noda, also known as "Nodame"

EP 2

Lesson 2

Ryutaro Mine is a violinist who needed a piano player for his violin jury. But when he chooses Nodame as his partner, li

EP 3

Lesson 3: Queen of Percussion Instruments

An admirer of Chiaki, timpanist Masumi Okuyama becomes jealous of Nodame's relationship with him, and torments her with

EP 4

Lesson 4: Master Milch's Appearance

A foreigner visits Chiaki's school and becomes friends with Nodame. Chiaki refuses to let him into his house because of

EP 5

Lesson 5: Many Years of S Orchestra's Direction

With Stresemann knocked out cold, Nodame "convinces" Chiaki to be substitute conductor for the special orchestra. Chiaki

EP 6

Lesson 6: Secession

The S orchestra is to perform before the A orchestra at the upcoming concert. However, Stresemann takes "business" leave

EP 7

Lesson 7: Kazuo's Many Years

Chiaki is still having trouble getting the orchestra into shape, and everyone's confidence shatters under his harsh crit

EP 8

Lesson 8: Milch's Repatriation

Chiaki is asked to leave the S orchestra to play the piano solo of Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff as reques

EP 9

Lesson 9: Music Festival

Stresseman sends Chiaki, Nodame, Mine, and Masumi to a musical festival where each takes lessons from famous musicians i

EP 10

Lesson 10: The Notion That Where It Can Charm

The school festival is here and the S Orchestra is to perform without the aid of Chiaki, who is busy practicing with the

EP 11

Lesson 11: Piano

It is finally Stresemann, Chiaki, and the A Orchestra's turn to perform for the school's fall festival. They manage to c

EP 12

Lesson 12: Course

Chiaki and Nodame perform Rachmaninoff on two pianos and cause quite a stir attracting an audience including Saiko and E

EP 13

Lesson 13: Graduation

It's graduation time at the Momogaoka College of Music and its graduating students (including Chiaki and Masumi) put on

EP 14

Lesson 14: Past

Under rather bizarre circumstances, Nodame makes a visit to the home in which Chiaki grew up, meets his family, and even

EP 15

Lesson 15: Change

Chiaki's relatives are awaken by Chiaki and Nodame's playing. Both uncle and cousin agree that Chiaki should continue hi

EP 16

Lesson 16: Starting

The R-S Orchestra starts rehearsing for their first concert, while Nodame and her new teacher finally come to an agreeme

EP 17

Lesson 17: Wastefulness

Nodame finishes her last "Moja Moja" song and now must do her part in her deal with Etou sensei. Meanwhile, some members

EP 18

Lesson 18: Awakening

Finally the time comes for the R-S Orchestra's first concert.

EP 19

Lesson 19: Flight

After the concert, Nodame uses hypnotism to cure Chiaki's fear of flying. The pieces performed in this episode are Symph

EP 20

Lesson 20: World

Nodame advances through the preliminaries of the Maradona piano competition, while the R-S Orcherstra's fame increases,

EP 21

Lesson 21: Accident

Nodame makes it to the final round, but an untimely fever from practicing too much sets her back as it now becomes a rac

EP 22

Lesson 22: End

Nodame is in deep trouble as her train of thought is robbed at an unfortunate moment. She leaves the competition hall di

EP 23

Lesson 23: Future

Chiaki conducts his last piece with the Rising Star Orchestra and contemplates how he even got there in the first place.

EP 1

Lesson 1

Chiaki and Nodame arrive at Paris to hone their musical skills. While he who had lived in France before easily adapts hi

EP 2

Lesson 2

Chiaki takes part in his first competition as a conductor. But he ends up having to face strong contestants like Jean Do

EP 3

Lesson 3

Nodame and Chiaki meet Stresseman in Paris. Chiaki starts to travel the world attending concerts with Stresseman after b

EP 4

Lesson 4

Chiaki rehearses for his debut concert in Paris, and finds that Nodame is troubled as she is not doing fine at the conse

EP 5

Lesson 5

Kuroki was having trouble to adapt himself to life at Paris until he meets Nodame at the conservatoire. Meanwhile, Chiak

EP 6

Lesson 6

Chiaki is appointed as the official conductor of a famous orchestra which is facing serious dificulties, and Son Rui, a

EP 7

Lesson 7

The Marlet Orchestra is short on staff, and Chiaki asks Nodame to take a part on it. However, Nodame's dreams of having

EP 8

Lesson 8

Disappointed with his first performance, Chiaki starts scouting for new musicians and invites Kuroki for an audition. Me

EP 9

Lesson 9

Nodame travels to Saint-Malo with Chiaki, Tanya and Kuroki for her very first recital. However, her companions are worri

EP 10

Lesson 10

Nodame's first recital becomes a huge success, to the point of her receiving other proposals for job.

EP 11

Lesson 11

Auditions are held for the Marlet Orchestra, with Paul and Kuroki being among the new members. After intense rehearsal,

EP 1

Leçon 1

Chiaki's popularity ahead of the Martlet Orchestra keeps increasing while Nodame gets depressed as she feels the distanc

EP 2

Leçon 2

Chiaki decides to move to another apartment much to Nodame's despair and Rui tries her best to convince Auclair to have

EP 3

Leçon 3

Thanks to Chiaki's encouragement, Rui decides to keep playing and a special concert featuring both is arranged. Stressem

EP 4

Leçon 4

Tanya starts to feel jealousy when Kuroki is asked to take care of a young japanese girl who is trying to enter the cons

EP 5

Leçon 5

Tanya and Yu Long have poor performances at the competitions they took part, and thus they will be forced to return to t

EP 6

Leçon 6

Nodame finds that Chiaki has hidden from her the connection between the piece and his concert with Rui and she can't hid

EP 7

Leçon 7

Chiaki helps Rui for their concerto. When Nodame found out, she feels betrayed, and uses that feeling to help her master

EP 8

Leçon 8

After Chiaki and Rui's concerto, Nodame and Chiaki spend the night together and she proposes to him in the following mor

EP 9

Leçon 9

Nodame has been absent from school and Chiaki starts looking desperately for her, just to find that she was rehearsing f

EP 10

Leçon 10

Nodame's concerto with Stresseman becomes a huge success worldwide. However, she loses the will to keep playing and disa

EP 11

La Dernière Leçon

Back in Paris, Nodame spends her days quietly playing for children while her friends wonder if she will ever resume her

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