Nodame Cantabile
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| nice ending!!!!! aaakkk I can't believe Chiaki sama would be romantic like that. and lol noda's father took him as son-in-law already I can't wait what will happen with them in Paris! |
  ★━━─ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? |
| Finished this series in under 13 hours wow. I must say I am hooked and will head straight into the sequel now. Really great journey although I wished there was a bit more romance between the two main leads. But anyway this anime was fantastic, hilarious, and the music was beautiful. I don't know why it took me so long to start watching this. I'm so glad I finally did, and I do not regret it even though I'm losing so many hours of sleep it's worth it. Well off to the next season! |
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| Have watch this anime for the 5th times and it still as awesome when i first watch it.I would have never if i didn't watch the Live-action Japanese drama which is really a great one and faithful to the manga.Just watch the Korean version of Nodame and i enjoy it, wasn't better than the Japanese one but there are some scene about that wasn't in the Japanese one.Love Chiaki x Nodame <3 and all other characters in this anime.... |
| inb4 i give it a 10/10 again |
| such a good ending to the series! :) a very nice series, didn't expect to like it this much, especially since i'm not into classical music. 8/10 |
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| Great ending! Chiaki hugged Nodame! <3 i cri. T_T Good thing there's a sequel! :D |
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| aahh nodame..... 10/10. |
| Btw guys, don't forget to watch the ED, it has a fair amount of extra information in it. |
| A great finale to a great series! A superb conclusion, that backhug! |
| Sometimes memories can constrict your heart. But then the heart has a new encounter that sets it free. And now it can take flight. Shinichi-kun no bakaaaaaa :') |
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| This anime made my love for music and classical music stronger x99999999999 Probably more than Shigatsu since this is more music based. 10/10. Nodame is too cute. The ending was sooooooo SOOOOOO good. I almost got teary eyed. So nice. Loved it when he hugged her from behind. #LifeGoals. TO NODAME AND CHIAKI. TO FRANCE!!! 5/5 this episode for sure. 10/10 this series. |
| "No one knows what the future holds. That's why its potential is infinite.” - Okabe Rintarou "El Psy Congroo." Kirino Kyousake Picture  |
| Gyaboooo!!! Mukyaaaaa! |
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| This ending was super cute! Looking forward to the development of Chiaki's and Nodame's romantic life. |
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| This is still brilliant, after so many years! =D |
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| As beautiful as they come. Such a great feel good anime till the end. 10/10 for me. |
| Holy crap when that hug hit....yes there were tears damn it!!! O give it an 8/10 this final episode brought it up so much. |
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| Such a lovely little show. It boosted my love of classical music. The conertos and music played were absolutely amazing. Nodame was a little gem, some of the noises she would make made me laugh. The ending was very cute. Chiaki's hug, so sweet. I loved Mine, and curly hair. Really great anime~ |
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| What an amazing ending, totally bumped up my 8/10 to a 9/10. |
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| That embrace was really nice. |
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| Yeah, whatever. This anime was a chore. I mean, sometimes, you do your chore and you come out with something nice in the end. I just feel nothing. Nice music, but I couldn't connect to the characters. They had great development, but whatever it was that was supposed to be their charm came off as annoying to me. It was hard to sit around and watch characters I didn't like or care about. I couldn't get into their goals either. I understood everything and it was all fine, but for some reason I always came out of these episodes drained. The sense of life that there maybe was supposed to be just seemed so dull. I swear, it's like I spent twenty three episodes of people propping Chiaki up and asking him, "What are you even doing here?" I appreciate how everyone around him was supportive, or else this would have been harder to watch, but geez. I do think the slow and steady development was nice, but if you don't care about the character then it's a slow and steady agony. And then there was the humor which was pretty much just someone saying or doing something then people screaming at each other. Throw a slip-slap in there every now and then. I actually rooted for Nodame and Kuroki more than Nodame and Chiaki. I rooted for something based on misunderstanding-- something which consists of a man loving a woman who doesn't actually exist in the sense that Kuroki loved Nodame based on an idea of her which wasn't real. I'm not even sure how I became so disconnected with the actual main romance that far into the anime. And the thing is, I don't want things to move fast and accept that their relationship was gradual, but for some reason I think the way Chiaki interacted with Nodame just rubbed me the wrong way so much that I rejected it altogether. I need to sort out my thoughts. |
| What a great first season. Binged it in 3 days and it was amazing. That hug at the end was perfect. I really hope the next seasons focus on the romance more! I give the first season a 10/10. |
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| Very solid series. Like it a lot! 8/10. nice hug :D |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| I have NEVER been so happy to see one person hug another person |
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| What a beautiful final, from Nodames solo accompanied by her memories with Chiaki, over to the phone call which culminated with a hug and the credit scenes,everything was on point here. Nodame Cantabile delivered in every department, the comedy felt never dull and made good use of situations of quirks of the characters. Drama was well done and felt realistic. Music was top notch too. My only minor complaint is that, that I would have wished for a tiny bit more romance, but I guess the other seasons will cover up my crave for it. Brilliant show 9,5/10 |
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| I'd really like a series for this show in Paris to express Chiaki's and Nodame's relationship better and what better place than Paris!? The classical music was slowly growing on me, as I'm used to modern music, but you can really tell when the notes or rhythm was off in the anime. I'd watch a second season for sure! Oh and the last episode made me smile so damn much! |
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Iam_Jermaine said: Lucky for you, there's two more seasons XDI'd really like a series for this show in Paris to express Chiaki's and Nodame's relationship better and what better place than Paris!? The classical music was slowly growing on me, as I'm used to modern music, but you can really tell when the notes or rhythm was off in the anime. I'd watch a second season for sure! Oh and the last episode made me smile so damn much! |
Mayuka said: Iam_Jermaine said: Lucky for you, there's two more seasons XDI'd really like a series for this show in Paris to express Chiaki's and Nodame's relationship better and what better place than Paris!? The classical music was slowly growing on me, as I'm used to modern music, but you can really tell when the notes or rhythm was off in the anime. I'd watch a second season for sure! Oh and the last episode made me smile so damn much! Yes! I just found out. |
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| This was my first time rewatching the anime. Blown away. I mean, this is my fifth time with the story as I've read the manga three times. It's interesting - every time I watch or read this beautiful series, I gain something new. It was really amazing, seeing Chiaki and Noda grow in different paces this season. You can see Chiaki developing to become an aspiring conductor and finally find his resolve to go abroad to expand his horizons. Then, you see Noda who goes two steps up, but falls three because of past trauma but in the end, he helps her decide on what to do. I love that parallel because she was the one who really gave him the extra push for every decision he's made. I love how much she loves him. She's a messy girl but the care and thought she puts into him is incredible. She helped him get over the airplane trauma and she plays music for him, to give colour to his world. He doesn't know why she has so much control over him and I find that so amusing. It's a really interesting romance dynamic shown in this series as it looks like he's irritated by her but through small things, you can tell - he actually is in love with her, bad. Something that amazes me about this anime is that each episode is paced very well. The flow is superb, how I never get bored of anything or get burned out watching this - which I normally do get the burn out feeling from 99% of anime. It's always a different tale in Nodame Cantabile and it's connected but each episode is a breath of fresh air. It's realistic, it's like watching real life instead of some anime where each episode is like "beginning - middle - end" and follows a archiatical format that ends up boring me. Watching this series, they all feel so natural and it's so down to earth. Even though our protagonists are prodigies in the world of music, they're still humans with many flaws and I enjoy watching them grow. Same score as before. I leave this with a 10, nothing less. I'm excited to keep rewatching the latter two seasons which were my favourite part about this series aka the travelling aspect. This will be fun. |
good-time said: This is still brilliant, after so many years! =D Yep! I wrote this almost three years ago, and watched this more than 10 years ago for the first time. Nothing changed. =D I am sick right now, but this anime, with its warmth helped me to feel much better! |
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| That last scene got me bad T-T |
| Wow, that hug was out of fucking nowhere, for almost entire series Chiaki shows very little compassion or empathy towards Nodame, now I'm supposed to believe he wants her by his side? Suuuuure. The best part of this episode was Noda finally being able to play happily, and the comedic shots during ending song. They moved the story more within these ~3 minutes, than within the last couple of episodes, lol. Soundtrack was fantastic, including the classical pieces they used, of course. The comedy was often on point (shame it was almost non-existing in the second part of this season...), and watching Chiaki grow as a person, and even more, as conductor, was quite interesting. Okay, but let's be honest, this season has NO real romance. At the very best, one girl in love with MC, but that's it. I'm guessing following seasons change their status quo, but I don't think it should be included in the tags of this entry, it's just confusing :x Overall I'd say it's a good series, but I personally enjoyed it much less, than I hoped I would. The relations between characters, especially main ones, weren't that fun to watch - Nodame was often just pathetic, ignoring others just to get into Chiaki's pants, and I felt that Chiaki didn't care for her, only for her music. Which on its own is perfectly fine, I just don't buy the supposed "connection" between them. 7/10 |
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| I'll get the bad things out of the way first. In the end, Stresemann remained one of my least favorite characters in the show, but I'd expect to see him again in a later season so there's still an opportunity for redemption. Sadly, the show suffered visually from the overuse of still-shots and panning of those frames. Thankfully, you don't need impressive visuals to appreciate music, but it definitely hurt engagement-wise. I wasn't a huge fan of how Chiaki got over his flying phobia, but I guess it wasn't really important as it served more as a character moment for both him and Nodame. Lastly, I wish there was a little bit more focus/depth to the rest of the cast apart from the Chiaki and Nodame. With that out of the way, I do want to make it clear I genuinely did enjoy the show for the most part. I usually don't bother typing out my complaints or criticisms unless it's a show I care about. I went in to the show completely blind and was pleasantly surprised at how lighthearted it was. Maybe it's because I used to play the piano and viola myself, but watching the show brought back a lot of memories and made me want to watch more. The two other main points I want to give praise to the show is definitely the comedy and how realistic (most of) the characters were. Watching college kids actually act their age felt like a nice change of pace from the many shows where characters act 10+/- what their ages really are. Of course that isn't to say there were tons of "anime", over-the-top moments as well, but they fit the tone of the show just fine. I'll close of by saying I do still have a number of nitpicks with the show. Many others I didn't mention above. That being said, the show was undoubtedly fun to watch and a pleasant experience overall. |
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| I thought he would hug her but then again this was Chiaki we were talking about He actually hugged her!! |
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you! |
| Gosh this was so good // I loved everything about this From the music to the plot ~ That hug was so surprising and heart-clenching And man.. Chiaki's Rachmaninoff performance still rings in my head Also, Nodame's unique way of playing the piano <3 |
| Wholesome moment activate. I absolutely loved the music the development and even the comedy. |
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| What a good ending to a amazing series. 10/10 |
| I don't think this anime needs sequels, maybe a few OVAs but nothing more, it ended perfectly. Well, i'm going to watch them for the comedy and curiosity. Gold comedy, realistic characters and really good pacing. The animation is pretty good for an anime from 2007 even the use of CGI was minimal. 9/10 for the anime. |
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