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WTF people? That ending was perfect! I don't get what people wanted instead... Nodame and Chiaki were together, so what they didn't get married. And with everything that happened, Nodame is really just starting to move up to bigger stages.

Though, the ending still left some things open, I do hope that the Opera episode that's going to be animated in April gives us a slightly more solidified ending as to where Nodame and Chiaki go with their careers and relationship.

THIS.

It's like they packed several more episodes into one. SIGH. But it was good, but it was sad, but it was good, but it was sad...

I mean, Nodame really is an open-ended series and I usually like when things are left to your own imagination. In Nodame's case, I just wanted it to go as far as Nodame and Chiaki's first piano concerto together, and THEN the "and life goes on" montage! I'm disappointed to learn the manga ends this way as well. Overall Nodame is one of the best things out there, regardless. I mean, it's not like this was a really bad ending. It just leaves you wanting more... in a bad way.

I hope the author gets well soon and continues it with a second series or something, or a special manga volume. And obviously I'd like to see that animated too.

awww it finished
The ending was so-so
Now to wait for the ova

I don't know about you guys. I don't really think that their relationship is that open. It is, as another poster said, Josei. The author understands that things can be extremely meaningful even without an obvious bow on top of it that tells the viewer/reader "YES, HERE THEY ARE, THEY'RE TOGETHER IN THE END."

This is why Nodame Cantabile is the absolute best romance manga/anime. It approaches the subject of romance maturely and expects the viewer to be able to do the same. That's why Chiaki and Nodame can have such sweet moments at random instead of only at climaxes. Like their kiss under the kotatsu while studying music.

This last episode didn't feel like the "end" of the series, just made me want more, but to say that it was a bad ending, i would have to disagree.

was an announcement made that they were going to make an ova?

I have to say I am happy with the way Nodame ended, was expecting a grand concerto with Chiaki, but in the end, Chiaki realizing that being strict with her will only push her away, and the duet was made of win.

Also, the ending when Chaiki was talking about how music got people from different parts of the world fall for one another was enough to make the ending a great one.

9/10 overall as a series, was better than pari-hen, but season 1, which ended with a hug (man i still so remember) was the best season, and will remain in my all time top 10 for many years to come.

Off Topic: ARIA fans all over the thread lol. I started ARIA and have to say, the anime is made of cuteness and love. <3

Nodame Cantabile Finale OVA

I think that bluepig486 said it best. "i think a piece of me DIED just now".

I also can't help but agree with Susan and Centent about this last episode being a rushed excuse for a conclusion to what was an excellent use of angst and anticipation in the last few episodes to set up what could have been a extremely dramatic and impacting ending. This episode felt more like a preview for the next series. It better be! Basically what could have been a 10 rating for me just turned into a 7/10. I'm so disappointed or really happy if this episode means that they are going to create another series. I doubt all the new side stories this last episode just opened opened up can be adequately concluded in a couple OVA's. If this truly is the "Finale" then I might even think about rating this series down further. I haven't been this upset since the ending of "Death Note" sputtered out with a cop out ending. Honestly when I recommend this show to others, I'm going to add, don't watch the last episode, you'll thank me. All of these negative comments are of course pending on if there will be another series. Another series, Another Series, Another Series!!! Sorry I just have to be more redundant here. I'll just keep saying that and maybe everything will be ok.

On another note, why does MAL still have the Encore Opera-hen manga as still ongoing? Does it mean there could be another series? Another series? A shit I'm stuck in a loop.

Sad that's it's over :'(
Overall a AWESOME series :D

...seen better ways to end a series. they obviously needn't to break up -_-

I want MOREEEE!
T____T I'm going to miss them T^T

SIGH!!!
I don't know what to say... I was just shrugging at the end. It was so... dotdotdot.
I didn't even realize this was the ending at first, I thought there was going to be a 12th episode, lol.
The last few episodes were out of this world, and then this happened.
What happened to Chiaki's burning hot passion for marriage? Well he did hug her back but, is that suppose to be symbolic? I wanted at least an acknowledgment from Megumi and not a cliff hanger, sigh.
I'm more disappointed than anything.

I love this series but, this Finale, didn't feel much of a finale.

10/10 for series.
8.499999999...8/10 for this ending...or maybe a 7/10... no, 8/10 because my bias self loves this show too much to make me score any lower...

Sigh, nonetheless, I will miss this series.

This season is the best directed season of all three seasons, and yes better than even the first one. In spite of the first couple of rushed episodes and a somewhat unsatisfying ending, this season gets a 9/10. A piece of me was hurt real bad when I read "fin" at the end of the episode. Nothing to do, will just wait for the OVAs to supress my Nodame needs :/

It's hard to grasp with the fact that Nodame Cantabile has really ended :(. I still have the live-action movies to look forward to... hopefully they will give the series a more grand closure.

Overall, I enjoyed it much better than the 2nd season. 9/10.

I was hoping for this as well, but sadly they really did stick to the manga's ending.

Exactly!!


This series just left me hanging at the end. There should have been more closure. J.C. Staff knows that we won't be satisfied with this :/

I'll wait for the OVA and for more chapters of Opera-hen to be translated meanwhile I guess.

I don't know why some of you criticize this ending, it fits perfectly to the Nodame scenario and atmosphere, we get to know pretty much what we wanted about most of the characters, plus it conveys great meaning - especially the first half of the episode - and is centered on MUSIC, the main theme of the series (no, the relationship between Nodame and Chiaki is by no mean the central theme of this anime and if you want a great shoujo ending, last episode of Paris-Hen had it and was perfect in that regard). And to be perfectly objective, as a jousei slice-of-life series, the ending is far better than the best slice-of-life series ever made, Touch (Adachi never knew how to end his series), and also better than the best jousei series ever made, Honey & Clover, which was too irrationnal and abrupt (though one could argue that Nodame is at least as good as H&C and I would agree). I don't really know what you guys expected or why you expected that, but this episode was perfectly directed like the whole series, both funny and emotionally-packed, the music pieces were simply fantastic and the characters grew realistically well, even leaving room for a sequel if need be. It was close to perfection once again, nothing to add. 10/10 for this last episode, the third season and the whole series.

What? Have you seen the last episode? They were together in the end! And they'll continue their life together with music...


Whatever you want, you get... Nodame Cantabile Opera-hen :)
I hope that they'll make another animated series cover the Opera-hen too.


Because it's still ongoing. At the moment there are 5 chapters out of it. Another series? Maybe.. Cross fingers! :)

Not as good as i remember the first and second series being.

WHAT!? that can't really be the ending, because nothing really happened at the end...

Time to wait for the OVA's.