Nodame running through the streets of Paris all happy and on cloud nine is such a fun scene. Too bad Auclair has to crush her dreams so badly. This episode is, I think, the best of Finale so far because everything comes together and flows in a really satisfying way; I kind of like Tanya, and [...]
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For an episode that focused mostly on Tanya and Yun-Long, I thought this episode was great. Of all the 2nd and 3rd season episodes, I thought this got as close to the first season "feel" as any.
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Summary: Shinichi remembers his father not coming home for Christmas. Kuroki arrives in Paris from Germany and soon stumbles onto Nodame. They return to the apartment just in time to catch Shinichi leaving for his next assignment in the Netherlands. But he returns on Christmas eve to find Nodame missing; she’s busy being an arse (with [...] Related posts:Nodame Cantabile Paris 01Nodame Cantabile Paris 03Nodame Cantabile Paris 04
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The question of Chiaki’s apparently absent father is something that has not been touched on in very much detail in the first season of Nodame Cantabile, and it is only in the Paris Arc that this particular thread of the guy’s character development really starts getting fleshed out in greater detail. This is but the [...]
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Kuroki finally makes his appearance! He also finally gets to see it for himself how hentai Nodame can be!! :PNodame has never been my favorite character in Nodame Cantabile (but I don't hate her). I have always find her a wee bit irritating and this episode reaffirms it. But she's nonetheless entertaining with her weird antics, Mukyas and Gyabos! :DEpisode 5Christmas is coming and Chiaki is thinking about his past. When he was young, his father promised to return home for Christmas but in the end, he did not fulfill the promise.Kuroki is attending the same Conservatoire as Nodame but has never bumped into her until today.Nodame brings Kuroki back and they bump into Chiaki who is leaving for Holland for a performance. Nodame clings on to Chiaki and refuses to let him go. Chiaki seems to be embarrassed to be seen by Kuroki and tries to 'escape' quickly.In Nodame's room, Kuroki accidentally sees some of Nodame's personal 'Sexy Chiaki's pictures' collection. (of course it's taken without Chiaki's knowledge ^^)And Kuroki finally realizes what Nodame is really like.. (haha..)Nodame asks Kuroki to help out in a Church play. Their role is to play a Donkey.One is supposed to be at the front (showing the head) and the other at the back. Nodame volunteers to be at the front. Kuroki thinks that Nodame is trying to protect him so he decides that he should be at the front.However, it seems like Nodame really wants to be at the front.She even brings out her Mongoose cosplaying experience as a reason why she should be at the front. (I think the Mongoose is overused in the Paris Hen =/)In the middle of the play, after Jesus-sama is born, Nodame tries to steal attention by shouting 'Ometedou Gozaimasu' (Congratulations) and swaying the donkey's body from side to side. (really unexpected.. haha..)That brings laughter to the Church and the kids love her.After the Church play, Nodame bumps into Chiaki on a bridge. At the bridge, Chiaki tells her about his insecure feelings and says that he wants it quit.Nodame responds by...kicking Chiaki on the back! (w00t.. Kungfu kick!! :P)She also strangles him.. almost suffocating him.Chiaki, who feels like he is dying of suffocation, says 'Let's start over again'.Nodame is obviously agreeable.This episode ends with Chiaki, spending Christmas with Nodame, listening to Nodame's piano (:
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Nodame's featured instrument for Volume 5 is the cello. Or is it the string bass? Either way, she needs to make a weirder face while playing it.
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Rating: 9.2/10 Impressions: Chiaki gets owned by Streseman, and it’s only natural as Chiaki definitely has no idea how to lead an orchestra, or any type of mass crowd. He needs to make the performers want to do well for him, not just because they were scolded. However, this is all in the good nature of showing [...]
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After Nodame knocks out Stresemann Chiaki ends up taking charge of the orchestra. Chiaki is, of course, a complete bastard, and makes a massive cock-up of the whole thing, but Stresemann takes him on anyway since he is interesting. Seriously, how does Chiaki even expect to be any good at something like conducting when he’s [...]
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I seem to not have a good enough opening to pull viewers into my post, so right now whoever comes in, sits down, and listens to what I have say are to be given a free cookie; you can eat it while drinking some Milch: Nodame Cantabile 5.
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Chiaki makes his first attempt at conducting, but it ends up disastrous; various members of the orchestra make numerous mistakes (and continue to make them after Chiaki points them out), and a couple people even try to pull a prank. After Chiaki drops his baton and stops out of frustration, Stresemann steps in to conduct [...]
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