Nodame Cantabile – Ninomiya Tomoko – _Images

Nodame Cantabile was a manga created and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was published in KISS on July 10, 2001 and ended on October 10, 2009. Nodame Cantabile: Opera Chapter is the sequel which was published on KISS in 2010. The anime adaptation was animated by J.C. Staff, character design by Shuichi Shimamura, directed by Kenichi Kasai and produced by Fuji TV an. The first season broadcasted from January 11th, 2007 to June 28th, 2007. The second season, Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter, was broadcasted from October 8th, 2008 to December 18th, 2008 with Chiaki Kon as the director. The final season, Nodame Cantabile: Finale, aired on January 2010.

Nodame Cantabile Plot:

Chiaki is the top piano student of the Momogaoka Music Academy who wishes to become a conductor. He wishes to learn from the best conductors but is stuck in Japan because of his phobia of the ocean and airplanes which he developed as a child. He accidently meets Nodame, a piano virtuoso who likes to add her own touch into the piano pieces she plays which are beautiful in their own right but are messy by a classical musician’s standards. Nodame is quick to express her infatuation over Chiaki but Chiaki doesn’t feel the same way. Chiaki then discovers that he is neighbors with Nodame and, upon seeing her incredibly messy room, goes on a mission to clean her room. Chiaki involuntarily takes care of Nodame and eventually develops some feelings for her. Chiaki then switches classes to become a conductor and Nodame becomes the student of Chiaki’s former piano teacher. Chiaki and Nodame hone their musical skill where one struggles to become a great musician and the other, a stubborn but gifted musician. This is their journey together.

Nodame Cantabile Characters:

Noda Megumi – Noda Megumi is a simple girl with the exceptional gift of being able to play anything by ear but the piece gets mixed up in her head when she adds her own accents and moods which both fascinate and aggravate the perfectionist, Chiaki.

Shinichi Chiaki – A perfectionist and the top pianist of the Momogaoka Music Academy. He shortly quits to become a conductor and wishes to learn from the best conductors all over the world but cannot because of his fear of airplanes and the ocean.

Ryuutarou Mine – Ryutaro Mine is a violinist who failed his previous violin test because of his sloppy playing and modern approach to the violin.

Franz Von Stresemann – Is a famous German conductor who visits Momogaoka Music Academy as a guest instructor and conductor. As valiant as his goal might be, his goal was to meet the woman he loved who is the Music Academy’s Director. As respected and skilled as he may be, he’s actually a pervert and very childish.

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source: Zerochan; written by Bootan

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