Here we have it, the OVA that ends the series on a hilarious note. Set after the finale, we see Nodame and Chiaki’s relationship in full eccentric glory. Just 12 minutes long it documents a fight between our favourite couple as well as Yuiko’s trip to Paris to visit Chiaki. It also shows a … Read more
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With this episode, I can actually feel the small shift toward the real end of Nodame Cantabile. I didn’t really feel it in the first episode because the viewer is thrown right back into the story and gets reacquainted with everyone while everyone keeps charging ahead with their lives. But this episode says to me that [...]
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Even though Nodame Cantabile doesn't crack my top 5, if I could marry a show, this would be the show I marry. Why? Because after each episode, I realize that for whatever nitpicky faults I completely adore the characters, their situations, the story and the music. It's not the sexiest show and it's not the cutest show, but it hits all the right notes. I get all zetsuboushta when I realize it's the last season. But enough of that! Let's focus on the good stuff!
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Summary: Shinichi enters the harsh and challenging Platini conducting competition and Nodame happens to be in the same town with Frank for an anime festival. He meets fellow competitors Katahira Hajime and Jean Donnadieu; the latter is proclaimed by harpy girlfriend Yuuko to be Vieira’s most promising student. Shinichi does well for the first preliminary round [...]
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The otakus go to a French Anime convention, Chiaki competes in the hardest conductor competition of his life, and we find out Nodame is D cup o.o? Rating: 8.5/10 Episode starts out with the french Otaku trying to seduce Nodame to an Anime convention… he even offers for her to stay over at his house. We find [...]
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Just as my choice of the first picture of the article might suggest, viewing Episode 2 of ~Paris Chapter~ has left me in an altogether foul mood. The chop-and-dice that J.C. Staff did in Episode 1 was understandable, given that the material it covered wasn’t that crucial to the overall storyline to begin with, but [...]
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Our favorite musical duo is back~ Compliments of blogger grapevine, I discovered this while reading Shin who discovered it while reading Setsukyie. Doesn't make it any less exciting, though. :D Nodame Cantabile's second season, set with Nodame and Chiaki in Paris, continues the adventure started by the first season. It's scheduled to air sometime in [...]
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 Continuing from where oOgA-sama left off :) I think this would be one of the best animes of 2007 ^^ This episode is about Mine Ryutaro, a violin player who loves rock. He also thinks he’s great and people can’t keep up with his “artistic” abilities. His violin exam is next week and no pianist is willing [...]
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I apologize for being late but I made the mistake in thinking I can do a full summary in just under 5 hours. How wrong that turned out to be. Even after 5 hours, I haven't covered half of the episode so I decided to re-write everything and just summarize the important parts of the story. Even then it still ends up being rather long. At any rate, I don't think I have the patience to write long-winded sentences like I used to. But then again two hours show is also a bit too much to be given a blow-by-blow treatment. I remember spending at least a few hours just to write those episodic review of the live-action series. Anyway, this one is actually a little bit all over the place but it still has that feel-good feel of the other episodes. The ending is a bit abrupt but it can't be helped since the manga is not completed yet. I'm actually surprised that the writers decided to squeeze in so many parts from the manga into a two 2 hours episode.
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Nodame Cantabile Volume 2 introduces two new cliche characters: the gay timpani player and the perverted master conductor. Did I write "cliche?" I meant weird.
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