Nodame Cantabile
When a classically trained young conductor meets a free-spirited pianist at music school, their romance and their music have a hard time harmonizing.
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1.Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor
16-10-20061hNoda Megumi, AKA Nodame, is a sloppy third-year Piano student at Momogaoka School of Music who lives and plays with abandon. Meanwhile, Chiaki Shin'ichi, an aspiring conductor, is...
2.Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!
23-10-20061hChiaki is desperate to transfer from Piano to Conducting, but infamous conductor Franz Stresemann refuses to let him. Meanwhile, Stresemann recruits a band of misfits and flunkers...
3.Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?
30-10-20061hStresemann bails on Orchestra S, leaving Chiaki to conduct. The bassist, Saku Sakura, isn't coming to all the rehearsals -- but it might not be her fault.
4.Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!
06-11-20061hChiaki turns out to be impossible to please. Nodame's terrestrial alien army invades Chiaki's apartment in an unidentified heating object, in a desperate attempt to reprogram him i...
5.Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love
13-11-20061hMaestro Stresemann's rightful owners arrive in Japan to take him home, while Orchestra S and Orchestra A prepare for the school festival concerts.
6.Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love
20-11-20061hNodame is desperately practicing the Rach 2, for reasons unknown. Orchestra S, meanwhile, is about to disband, just as they learn that Chiaki and the orchestra have become famous.
7.New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship
27-11-20061hChiaki and Orchestra A concertmaster Miki Kiyora recruit elite students from all over Japan to start a new orchestra. Nodame gets assigned to a new teacher, leading to her becoming...
8.Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love
04-12-20061hNodame contemplates attempting to treat Chiaki's fear of airplanes, which could lead to her losing him to Europe. Meanwhile, her teacher nominates her for the Maradona Piano Compet...
9.Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision
11-12-20061hBrainwashed by Nodame, Chiaki goes on a plane trip to Hokkaido. Nodame prepares desperately for her competition, which could open the door for her to study in Europe.
10.Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession
18-12-20061hNodame loses herself at the Maradona competition, putting her Europe plan into doubt. Rising Star Orchestra, meanwhile, undergoes painful evolution.
11.Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert
25-12-20061hDefeated, Nodame runs home to her parents' place in the countryside. Chiaki goes after her.
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