Nodame Cantabile - Season 1

Nodame Cantabile - Season 1

Season 1

Network
DatesOct 16, 2006 - Dec 25, 2006

Episodes

Rhapsody of the weird pianist vs. the self-centered conductor
Season 1Episode 154 min

Rhapsody of the weird pianist vs. the self-centered conductor

Noda Megumi, AKA Nodame, is a sloppy third-year Piano student at Momogaoka School of Music who lives and plays with abandon. Meanwhile, Chiaki Shin'ichi, an aspiring conductor, is at the top of his game, and acts the part. He notices something special in the way she plays Beethoven's Pathetique.
Oct 16, 2006
An orchestra of failing freaks! The start of trouble!?
Season 1Episode 254 min

An orchestra of failing freaks! The start of trouble!?

Chiaki is desperate to transfer from Piano to Conducting, but infamous conductor Franz Stresemann refuses to let him. Meanwhile, Stresemann recruits a band of misfits and flunkers to create Orchestra S out of misfits and near-dropouts, including Chiaki and Nodame's new mutual friends, Mine Ryutaro and Okuyama Masumi.
Oct 23, 2006
The puny orchestra's in a pinch!! Can love rescue the poor?
Season 1Episode 354 min

The puny orchestra's in a pinch!! Can love rescue the poor?

Stresemann bails on Orchestra S, leaving Chiaki to conduct. The bassist, Saku Sakura, isn't coming to all the rehearsals -- but it might not be her fault.
Oct 30, 2006
A successful kiss!? The moving battle of a regular perfomance!!
Season 1Episode 454 min

A successful kiss!? The moving battle of a regular perfomance!!

Chiaki turns out to be impossible to please. Nodame's terrestrial alien army invades Chiaki's apartment in an unidentified heating object, in a desperate attempt to reprogram him in time for the regular concert.
Nov 6, 2006
Goodbye Maestro! The love battle of school festival orchestras!!
Season 1Episode 554 min

Goodbye Maestro! The love battle of school festival orchestras!!

Maestro Stresemann's rightful owners arrive in Japan to take him home, while Orchestra S and Orchestra A prepare for the school festival concerts.
Nov 13, 2006
Goodbye S Orchestra!! A tearful farewell ceremony and a two-piano performance of love!
Season 1Episode 654 min

Goodbye S Orchestra!! A tearful farewell ceremony and a two-piano performance of love!

Nodame is desperately practicing the Rach 2, for reasons unknown. Orchestra S, meanwhile, is about to disband, just as they learn that Chiaki and the orchestra have become famous.
Nov 20, 2006
The start of a new orchestra! A storm on the horizon for a romance passing by!?
Season 1Episode 754 min

The start of a new orchestra! A storm on the horizon for a romance passing by!?

Chiaki and Orchestra A concertmaster Miki Kiyora recruit elite students from all over Japan to start a new orchestra. Nodame gets assigned to a new teacher, leading to her becoming a zombie.
Nov 27, 2006
The first battle for a new orchestra! A romance that wavers in overcoming trauma
Season 1Episode 854 min

The first battle for a new orchestra! A romance that wavers in overcoming trauma

Nodame contemplates attempting to treat Chiaki's fear of airplanes, which could lead to her losing him to Europe. Meanwhile, her teacher nominates her for the Maradona Piano Competition.
Dec 4, 2006
Competition vs. studying abroad! Could the decision mean farewell!?
Season 1Episode 954 min

Competition vs. studying abroad! Could the decision mean farewell!?

Brainwashed by Nodame, Chiaki goes on a plane trip to Hokkaido. Nodame prepares desperately for her competition, which could open the door for her to study in Europe.
Dec 11, 2006
A competition of ups and downs! A final chapter of confession and tears!!
Season 1Episode 1054 min

A competition of ups and downs! A final chapter of confession and tears!!

Nodame loses herself at the Maradona competition, putting her Europe plan into doubt. Rising Star Orchestra, meanwhile, undergoes painful evolution.
Dec 18, 2006
Goodbye Nodame!! A tearful Christmas performance
Season 1Episode 1154 min

Goodbye Nodame!! A tearful Christmas performance

Defeated, Nodame runs home to her parents' place in the countryside. Chiaki goes after her.
Dec 25, 2006

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