Watching Nodame Cantabile was just not simply watching but it was about having an experience as well. See I have 0 experience with musical studies, so I can't relate with the situation of the characters, but still after watching Nodame Cantabile I felt like I was experiencing the struggle of being an musical student, not just a musical student but also an average student. The show gets very well the feel of the academical experience, this meaning things like the time that you have to manage so you can focus on studies and the sacrifices that you have to make, or other things like love/romance which is another aspect that the show gets really freakin' well.
The show is really calm and kinda episodic in a way, although the story progress every episode, which brings the slice of life feel that suits very well the nature of an anime like this.
The characters is probably one of the many things that makes this show so enjoyable, Noda Megumi is probably one of my favorite characters ever, and in a nut shell all characters are highly likable and really relatable being in their interactions with each others or the choices that they make in life as the story keeps progressing, which helps the show have a realistic feel to it.
The Soundtrack is really amazing as you might aspect from an anime like this. Being when characters are performing on stage with an orchestra or solo, or just having a normal conversation.
Overall I highly recommend Nodame Cantabile (All the three seasons) if you want to watch a really good slice of life show with awesome character development and romance.
