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Oct 23, 2008 2:42 AM

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Lol, D.

Another great episode, i will be in despair when this finishes... Then we'll have to wait for the 3rd season~

Also, lol at Nodame taking their desserts XD
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Oct 23, 2008 6:39 AM

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Talk about fun episode!

I loved the way Katahira conducted, haha! Simply loved it. It was so... entertaining and fun, exactly the way he seemed too. But Chiaki winning was simply wonderful, and it wouldn't be fair if he lost at all. I wonder if he's going to meet Vieira-sensei now.

I like how his relationship with Nodame is developing too. Conducting with the otaku baton? Simply awwww. This is why I love Nodame Cantabile.

I agree that it felt somewhat rushed though. Starting the concour and ending in the same episode? I'm disappointed they didn't show his last piece, as well. But oh well. At least yes, the D joke was priceless.
Oct 24, 2008 12:47 PM

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I feel so much disappointed with the 2nd season so far.. All the drama and touchy feelings of the 1st season are cut. I've neither watched dorama nor read manga but the 2nd season is really rushy.. it feels like an action: one did this, another did that, bla bla bla, D, bla bla bla... no more good music... I'm really... really upset it has become so "easy-listening"...

I'm fall for the ED though ^^
Oct 27, 2008 2:39 PM
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I think the dorama here did a better job. Chiaki conductiong the Concerto while crying, his face when they named him winner, it was so perfectly done and touching. But the anime really rushed here...

Anyway, the dorama was 2 episodes (each 2 hours long!!), and they covered the 1st in just 2 episodes, so my guess is that they're gonna put more emphasis on Nodame. I hope they will cover for this
Oct 28, 2008 5:40 PM

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I guess I see the reason now why this season is only 11 episodes. I can't believe they did all of the competition in one episode. Not that its a bad thing, just surprised. I'm now expecting this season to go pretty far into the manga.
Dec 2, 2008 1:35 PM

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8GaugeBrett said:
I am really enjoying the new direction that they have gone with the animation in this season. We no longer have those annoyingly long panning still shots during the conducting, instead we have constant fluid motion and it really does wonders for the overall presentation.

Also, watching Nodame being Nodame never gets old.


For my opinion those long pannings were cool. This new Style looks kind a silly.

New season is definetly getting better and better. I hope that Chiaki meets Viera-sensei soon :P.
Dec 6, 2008 9:07 AM

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woop said:
Fun episode. Although I'm not so sure if I like the otaku guy...

What? I thought he was really funny
Feb 18, 2009 3:25 PM

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Wow, it was surprising to see Chiaki make a mistake. I don't remember him doing one single thing wrong in the first season. I was overjoyed when he won as well, to the point of shouting "Woo! Go Chiaki! Yes!" I miss all the old characters, but I'm enjoying the second season so far. It's really nice to see movement in the performances as well.
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Mar 10, 2009 11:48 PM

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A nice and pleasant episode. D is the letter of the day.
Apr 13, 2009 3:56 AM

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I would have picked the purple.<3
I'm glad to see Chiaki finally having fun; I was glad to see him win.
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Apr 20, 2009 7:46 PM

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YAY!! CHIAKI WON!!!! hahaha.. and chiaki's so sweet!!!! saying that he wanted to make nodame happy too!!! yay!!! i love this show! hahaha

May 28, 2009 2:30 AM
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D!

Haha, Nodame's made of win!
Sep 1, 2009 7:18 PM

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Omg atlast the animation is great, the orchestra moves now with the help of 2d-3d animation.

Wtf they didn't play the last piece
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Dec 8, 2009 4:48 AM

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The CGI looked a bit dodgy, especially the conductor animation :/
But good episode anyway. I was surprised it was all done in one episode, guess this is why this season is so short.
Jan 2, 2010 7:08 AM
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aero said:
The CGI looked a bit dodgy, especially the conductor animation :/
But good episode anyway. I was surprised it was all done in one episode, guess this is why this season is so short.


My thoughts exactly on the CGI.

Anyway, I'm definitely liking the Frank better than the guy introduced at the end of the first season (concertmaster). Also, D... full circle.
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Feb 7, 2010 8:46 PM

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That CGI was horrid
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Feb 25, 2010 6:26 AM

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d-D!?
Chiaki was hilarious this episode
Jun 19, 2010 8:42 PM

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Nice, quite funny. So now the jokes are of a sexual nature but that's okay with me.
Such junk...
Jul 9, 2010 9:16 AM

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Beautiful episode. Shame we couldn't see Chiaki conducting at the end...
Jul 13, 2010 8:05 PM

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aero said:
The CGI looked a bit dodgy, especially the conductor animation :/
It did look a bit odd, but it doesn't look bad at all and at least it's animated. All the still shots in the first season kind of bothered me.

Great episode. Very amusing and the music was nice. Too bad you didn't get to see Chiaki's last piece.
Jul 13, 2010 10:24 PM

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I take back what I said about the last episode, this season is back to the same level as the previous season. Of course the drama is better, I encourage everyone to watch it, but this is good to watch first. I watch the anime first and then the drama with my friend because I know the drama ruins the anime, but the anime doesn't ruin the drama.
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Jan 23, 2011 5:05 PM

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The CGI looks quite odd, but it’s better than the still shots the first season had. It adds up to the liveliness of certain pieces, especially with Katahira’s conducting.

It’s a shame they crammed all the competition on a sole episode, I wanted to watch the full performances, and of course, first and foremost, Chiaki’s. I was so happy when he won the first place~

The D-cup demon appears again!
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Feb 8, 2011 5:24 PM

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RyanMortos said:
So now the jokes are of a sexual nature


About time, too..

I liked the new animation style, finally we see the conductors actually conducting. Boo for not showing Chiaki's final concert, though. And I found Chiaki's ability to spot the bra size from that distance more impressive than the size itself :]

Liking the second season very much so far. I just finished watching the first, and this one feels slightly different, but not worse. New, fresh scenes and people, but I feel really at home with the main characters, so I'd say there was no drop in quality or enjoyment. Relationship development seems promising, too. 8) Hope this season stays that good.
Apr 21, 2011 11:25 AM

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That Yuko girl is so annoying and Nodame is hilarious as always.

Apr 27, 2011 9:33 AM
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that may have been my fav episode in the entire nodame series!

LOLed at gyapo girl being "horny"

i LOVE how nodame is the perfect balance to chiaki. that little childish piece on his baton was great!! really shows that they cant live and progress musically without each other!
Jun 30, 2011 3:31 PM

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Funky jumping short japanese conductor = WIN lol i liked that Kitamura

No last concert?!?! why?? :(

I like the new better music animation scenes now they seem more lively.

also...D!!! XD
Jul 26, 2011 9:49 AM

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I was a little disappointed that it skipped right over Chiaki conducting that last Tchaikovsky piece. It seems kind of an important thing to leave out.

But nevertheless, I love the original series and thus far I love the sequel. Gyabo~! ♥
Aug 5, 2012 4:33 PM

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Lots of people are surprise shes a D. Last season she was considered the "D-Cup Demon" for an episode briefly (some where in the written annotations).

But... D!
Aug 7, 2012 1:52 PM
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I like that there's a bigger focus on their relationship in this season.
D!
Aug 25, 2012 3:49 PM

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Another good episode, I lol'd @ the part where Nodame asked Chiaki what she should "wear".
Oct 23, 2012 12:55 PM

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Favorite episode so far, including the first season. That was such a funny episode, very enjoyable!

"Failure is the mother of success!" LOL
Mar 7, 2013 6:08 AM

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'Failure is the mother of success. Look at me!'
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May 3, 2013 4:03 AM

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Chiaki should drink wine more often, he is more honest when drunk.
May 16, 2013 10:06 PM

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A hug, some romantic progress.
You all better have appreciated the improvement in animation this season.
The orchestra conductors are animated this episode unlike last season where it was almost all still frames.
May 26, 2013 4:40 AM

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Great conducting! :) and i like how they animated the conducting and instrument playing. great episode
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Jun 15, 2013 10:03 AM

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yeah, Chiaki wins the competition agains viera's student. good played, congrats for him.

a romantic scene here, where nodame hug chiaki and he accept that!. Kawaai desu :)
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Jun 19, 2013 2:37 PM

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D70 :3

Damn good going Nodame, great pick and well by that you made him win first place! Great job Nodame, you're really cute :3 But what I did notice is that it currently is more around Chiaki than Nodame now, hmm perhaps some new development here finally?
Jun 26, 2013 11:59 PM

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8GaugeBrett said:
I am really enjoying the new direction that they have gone with the animation in this season. We no longer have those annoyingly long panning still shots during the conducting, instead we have constant fluid motion and it really does wonders for the overall presentation.

Also, watching Nodame being Nodame never gets old.


This.. The orchestra is already in fully animated..
Also, D!!! XD
Sep 6, 2013 4:59 AM

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He messed up, too bad... She said, the dessert was ordered for them, lol Nodame xD He wanted to show her a good time! He is trusting her! Good for Chiaki, he got the piece he wanted.

"D" xD xD xD

He won, thanks to D, D rocks! xD I wish, we could see the performance though :/ The hug
Feb 22, 2014 4:54 AM

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The otaku train!!!!! This anime makes me laugh so hard!! XDDD

I felt really bad for Chiaki but that's why I like this anime so much!!! It's just so realistic!!! Can't help falling in love with it!!!!

Phahaha, the way Chiaki takes Nodame as his drinking buddy is just too funny! :D Poor girl!!!

"A really dark, insidious one then, just like Senpai!!!!" - Nodame <------made my day!!! :DDD

They both like to drink, don't they?!!! Too bad they never get to be drunk at the same time!!! =__=''' That hug was adorable!!!! x'333333 MORE PLEASE~~~
Mar 30, 2014 10:26 AM

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Yay! Good job Chiaki! :D
I hope he see Viella soon, I'm sure it will be an emotive encounter, even for our tsundere Chiaki :P

I would have loved to hear a bit of that Tchaikovsky though... Too bad, time to head to youtube!

That hug at the end was cute :3
But damnit Chiaki, just stop being a tsundere and kiss her already! xD

In the end he really used the anime lucky charm she gave him :)

That other guy, Jean was pretty cool. And that other japanese was so fucking awesome with his way of directing his orchestra! :D

If I'm not wrong, the glasses lady at the end is Stresemann secretary, right? Also, from the preview, it look like Stresemann will be back to harass Nodame even more, hell yeah ;)

Anyway, that was a great episode. I fucking love Nodame Cantabile and classical music, that's what I learned from this anime.
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Apr 18, 2014 7:02 AM

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When Chiaki won, I thought it was just him imagining it but he really did it. It's the power of D!
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Jul 28, 2014 1:08 AM

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Katahira's conducting style was so energetic.
Jean seems like a nice character too but he should really lose that chick who always brags about him.

I really wanted to hear Chiaki conduct his last piece.

About the way this season handles the conducting and instrument animations...I personally like the panning and stills they did in the first season. It made you focus less on the screen and on the music. The stills and panning were drawn in a way that you could imagine the motions and energy in your head.
Sep 11, 2014 5:34 PM

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Congrats Chiaki :) Hope we see Milch appear soon, he was pretty funny in S1.
Nov 14, 2014 11:08 AM

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Gyaboo! It's a D! :0

Lol, loved this episode! Although I would've wanted to hear Chiaki's performance T^T

Wonder if he'll meet Viera-sensei next episode? Gotta watch NOW! :D
Dec 2, 2014 10:37 AM

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dammit i wanted to see the concerto.
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Oct 22, 2015 8:01 AM

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So it's a D70... hahahaha
Dec 10, 2015 5:30 AM
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Fuck yeah, Chiaki!!
They both want the D :3
Dec 27, 2015 7:51 PM

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Chiaki is totally a boobs guy.
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