Nodame Cantabile
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| Loved, loved, loved this episode. Absolutely LOVED it. Chiaki is freakin' amazing. AMMMAAZZINNNG. AHaha, that's what I love about shows like this. They make the characters look GOOD. Yay for Chiaki. Can't wait for episode 12 to come out. Such a great show. |
| yep this was a great episode, loved the concert, there was actually movement this time |
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| Oh yeah, I totally forgot to mention the animation. Well done. Sure, could have been better, but they even showed the clarinet TRILL. I played the Saxophone in HS, so their animation for the note trill was sweet. :) <a href="blah">test</a> |
| Chiaki is so hot! If only he was real! The anime is pretty accurate, I play the piano and most of the positions where his hands are ... are where they should be if he was actually playing that piece. That was some good work by the animators. I need to stop watching this otherwise when I get to ep 18 or so I'll be left hanging ... AARGH when's the next episode out? |
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| it just..... MOVED ME!!! it felt sooo good, amazing amazing!! im still on the 11 ep cause i just watched it, but it was just.... AMAZING!!! awesome!!! it moved my heart,and it felt soo good! this was one of my most favourites episodes ive ever seen!!! the concert was amazing and the end was cool!! ok going to watch the whole series! bye! :D |
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| i cried. it was so damn moving. i choked up during the performance, and then i was heartbroken when milhe told nodame in her dream she wasnt good enough. i know exactly how she feels.... to not be able to do as well as you want to. i cried >_> this show. is way. way. way. too good. its unreal. |
| I still prefer the Live-Action though. The pictures are all still, but the Rachmaninov is finished. |
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| Wow.... That was good :O The Rachmaninov was beautiful :) I really like this anime :D Nodame is the best character I've seen in ages... On to the next episode :D |
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| Chiaki is really good in piano!!! I love tis episode. the final was funny |
| The end of the episode was hilarious. This episode was just perfect beyond simple words.... |
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| Oh God, it was fantastic... The concert gave me goosebumps and made my heart race :D! |
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| This episode was amazing! For some many reasons, too. A+++++++++++++ |
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| I think I just died and was reborn. This episode was simply breathtaking. Actual movement in the animation, and the music reached your soul and took you into this dream world the whole time it was going on. All I could do was watch and listen, for that moment I didn't do or think about anything else. This was quite simply one of the best anime episodes I have ever seen. It alone is enough to guarantee Nodame Cantabile a place in my top five. I adored this episode. |
ToukaMar 9, 2009 4:28 AM
| woah!!!! that piano concerto was SO GOOD!!!! it sent chills down my spine.. seriously... woah... and i really hate that saiko girl! UGH! and nodame... hahaha.. |
| Rachmaninov's Piano concert Nº2. Oh my god, i was just so absorbed in Chiaki's performance that, actually, i think i even cried. It was so beautifull, gorgeus, fantastic, and even more than can't be put on words. The CGI scenes were just fantastic, i still can't believe that i was that absorbed by such song. To be exactly i was like that guy who fainted on tears. This was simply one of the bests anime episodes i've seen in my life. That doesn't change the fact that i still don't like Chiaki, but that flawless masterpiece was just incredible, impecable, oh god. |
| That was incredible, seriously. |
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| OMG What a Great Episode!!!!!!!! the animation was very accurate but what impressed me the most was the interpretation. I've heard a lot of Rachamaninov 2nd performances but this one was unique. I really wanna know the name of the real pianist. By the way, for those who don't know rachmaninov and liked the concerto, they showed only one movement in this anime. Rachmaninov 2nd concerto has other 2 movements that are just as beautiful as the first one. And you guys should also check the Rachmaninov 3rd concerto as well. Its gorgeous! it is considered to be the hardest piano concerto ever written. I'm learning the Rachmaninov 1st concerto, its not as hard as the 3rd but is harder than the 2nd one xD |
| Ah Nodame Cantabile is so cool =) And funny =) This episode was great |
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| Thank goodness! the animation was improve WTF Chiaki in bed haha Lol the letter was funny HAHAHAHAHAAH forcing Nodame to eat... |
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| Until now, I thought they were just being lazy to not animate movement while people are playing instruments... but maybe they were just saving it up to make this ep more special. Watching the hands move across the instruments was amazing. Loved it. |
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| One of the reasons that Nodame Cantabile has a really dear spot in my heart is that it took real risks with its presentation and was incredibly brave for it. Imagine, a whole episode of anime is about 24 minutes long, which includes the opening and ending songs @ 1.5 min. each. So 21 minutes of story and plot each night. Knowing this, they air EIGHT SOLID MINUTES of Rachmaninoff without editing. The end result is beautiful, and I love them for it. |
vucubcaquix said: One of the reasons that Nodame Cantabile has a really dear spot in my heart is that it took real risks with its presentation and was incredibly brave for it. Imagine, a whole episode of anime is about 24 minutes long, which includes the opening and ending songs @ 1.5 min. each. So 21 minutes of story and plot each night. Knowing this, they air EIGHT SOLID MINUTES of Rachmaninoff without editing. The end result is beautiful, and I love them for it. I'm very glad to see someone else point out the same remarkable element of this episode. It amuses me that in a thread that was opened almost three years ago, the point I wanted to make was finally made just before my post. This show has hooked me. My only previous exposure to Rachmaninoff was in the movie, The Seven Year Itch. The music in this episode and throughout the series so far, has been wonderful. As also mentioned above, I'm glad that the animation of the playing was so well done in this episode. |
| Great episode, the concert was amazing, and the end was hilarious. I love how they animate the instruments, I don't play anything but it all looks so real |
| This was one hell of an amazing episode!! The concert was just stunning, really really beautiful. and the second part was just amazing cus it was so cute and funny, especially with nodame at the end, i love those two together :) |
| Beautifully played Rachmaninov. Simply unique. And the very last scene - hilarious. |
Faust721 said: yep this was a great episode, loved the concert, there was actually movement this time epic episode and yeah a bit of movement |
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| Nice! I'm not sure I heard Rachmaninov piece before but it had some really sweet parts. Some of the anime caused me to laugh though like the guy crying a river & Nodame still in the mongoose suit. I wonder if I tripled my piano practice if I'd get this good in a year or two, lol. Freaking-A I want a pet Nodame. |
| Such junk... |
| Best performance yet. It's so much more interesting to watch when they actually show movements and not just still pictures. Chiaki pwned on the piano. Second half of the episode was hilarious too. |
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| AMAZINGGGGGGGGG. The Concerto was absolute love. And then the Saiko/Chiaki/Nodame thing. I felt so so bad for Saiko, it seems like she cares about Chiaki. Chiaki and Nodame would make such a cute couple, though :| |
| Great episode and the fact that JC Staff was ballsy enough to show 8 straight minutes is pretty damn awesome. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Wow. I was completely blown away. I think those 8 minutes of incredible concert were the most exceptional 8 minutes I’ve ever spent in my life. Everything was top-notch; animation, music, impact. Definitely, one of the best episodes I’ve seen. There’s nothing more to say. |
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| What a godlike episode. I know 8 minutes is a long time for an anime to haev a "concert" but it felt so short because it was really good. The ending of this episode was hilarious too. |
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| Well i guess i was right Chiaki really did an amazing job and the concert was a complete success it was so beautiful and i liked the fact that they CG all of it and not just Chiaki really feels better than past performances. LOL half-dead Nodame pwned Saiko ^^ |
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| I freaking love this show! That all I've got to say. |
| Haha loved the ending! I was wondering why this episode felt so short, and then I realized that's because the performance literally took half the episode. xD |
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| I really am loving this anime. At the beginning I was unsure but now I see its brilliance. Hope things get even better from here. |
| "When life gives you lemons, make orange juice, then sit back and watch the world wonder how you did it." |
| I don't play music... but I really really really loved the performance... :) |
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| WOW!!! Chiaki was amazing. This was probably one of the best episodes in anime i have ever seen. This reminded me of David Helfgott in the movies "Shine". The guy was like a god of piano. And the end of the episode was really hilarious. |
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| The orchestra sounded just awesome. I'm sorry that I'm not into classical music so that I could appreciate it more. But it seems that Chiaki and Stresserman do work well together (at least when one of them is sober!) Really good episode and I hope that it does get better from here. |
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