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''Shinichi Chiaki'' is the top [[piano]] student at the Momogaoka College of Music and an excellent [[violin]]ist, but Chiaki doesn't care about playing these instruments as much as he dreams of someday being a [[Conducting|conductor]]. Chiaki, however, has several deeply rooted [[Fear of flying|fears about traveling]], and so finds himself "trapped" in Japan. Because he's trapped, Chiaki starts to question exactly how far he can possibly go in music, especially when he's passed over again and again for others he believes less worthy of musical scholarship and fame.
''Shinichi Chiaki'' is the top [[piano]] student at the Momogaoka College of Music and an excellent [[violin]]ist, but Chiaki doesn't care about playing these instruments as much as he dreams of someday being a [[Conducting|conductor]]. Chiaki, however, has several deeply rooted [[Fear of flying|fears about traveling]], and so finds himself "trapped" in Japan. Because he's trapped, Chiaki starts to question exactly how far he can possibly go in music, especially when he's passed over again and again for others he believes less worthy of musical scholarship and fame.


Recently dumped by his girlfriend for a "ham" looking fellow, passed over for a chance to go overseas, and removed from his star spot in the piano competition because he walked out on his piano instructor, Chiaki is at his limit. This is when he meets Nodame, or ''Megumi Noda''. Nodame is a free — and filthy — spirit who reminds Chiaki that music can be fun and what drew him to be a conductor in the first place. In learning how to deal with Nodame, Chiaki learns how to deal with others. Chiaki begins to realize what is possible for him, even within the country of Japan.
Recently dumped by his girlfriend for a "ham" looking fellow, passed over for a chance to go overseas, and removed from his star spot in the piano competition because he walked out on his piano instructor, Chiaki is at his limit. This is when he meets Nodame, or '''''Me'''gumi '''Noda'''''. Nodame is a free — and filthy — spirit who reminds Chiaki that music can be fun and what drew him to be a conductor in the first place. In learning how to deal with Nodame, Chiaki learns how to deal with others. Chiaki begins to realize what is possible for him, even within the country of Japan.


For Nodame, Chiaki is everything she isn't. Clean, neat, dedicated, studious and inherently arrogant about his accomplishments and capabilities, Chiaki constantly bullies her into being more serious about life. He sees potential in her and her abilities as a pianist that she doesn't care about. She loves Chiaki and wants to be with him. But, because she's serious about neither her piano studies nor her personal hygiene, Chiaki always denies her affections.
For Nodame, Chiaki is everything she isn't. Clean, neat, dedicated, studious and inherently arrogant about his accomplishments and capabilities, Chiaki constantly bullies her into being more serious about life. He sees potential in her and her abilities as a pianist that she doesn't care about. She loves Chiaki and wants to be with him. But, because she's serious about neither her piano studies nor her personal hygiene, Chiaki always denies her affections.

Revision as of 04:27, 4 November 2007

Nodame Cantabile
File:Nodame Cantabile 1 cover.jpg
GenreComedy, Slice of life, Romance
Manga
Written byTomoko Ninomiya
Published byJapan Kodansha
Anime
Directed byTakeuchi Hideki, Kawamura Yasuhiro
Anime
Directed byKenichi Kasai
StudioJ.C.Staff

Nodame Cantabile (のだめカンタービレ, Nodame Kantābire) is a manga by Tomoko Ninomiya. It received the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo and has been licenced in North America by Del Rey Manga. In Japan it already received two adaptations to TV, a live-action drama which aired in 2006 and an anime series which aired in 2007. A game based on the manga was announced for the Nintendo DS, for release in Spring 2007.

Plot

Shinichi Chiaki is the top piano student at the Momogaoka College of Music and an excellent violinist, but Chiaki doesn't care about playing these instruments as much as he dreams of someday being a conductor. Chiaki, however, has several deeply rooted fears about traveling, and so finds himself "trapped" in Japan. Because he's trapped, Chiaki starts to question exactly how far he can possibly go in music, especially when he's passed over again and again for others he believes less worthy of musical scholarship and fame.

Recently dumped by his girlfriend for a "ham" looking fellow, passed over for a chance to go overseas, and removed from his star spot in the piano competition because he walked out on his piano instructor, Chiaki is at his limit. This is when he meets Nodame, or Megumi Noda. Nodame is a free — and filthy — spirit who reminds Chiaki that music can be fun and what drew him to be a conductor in the first place. In learning how to deal with Nodame, Chiaki learns how to deal with others. Chiaki begins to realize what is possible for him, even within the country of Japan.

For Nodame, Chiaki is everything she isn't. Clean, neat, dedicated, studious and inherently arrogant about his accomplishments and capabilities, Chiaki constantly bullies her into being more serious about life. He sees potential in her and her abilities as a pianist that she doesn't care about. She loves Chiaki and wants to be with him. But, because she's serious about neither her piano studies nor her personal hygiene, Chiaki always denies her affections.

Drawn together in a turbulent relationship, Chiaki's perfectionism and Nodame's untamed nature end up complementing each other. As the story progresses, they mature as individuals, as musicians and as a couple.

Characters

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Chiaki and Nodame as portrayed in the anime series...
Megumi Noda (野田 恵, Noda Megumi)
Also known as Nodame (のだめ), which is a portmanteau of her family name and the first mora of her given name. Twenty-one year old Noda is a free-spirited 2nd-year music student and a complete slob. Her cooking and and cleaning skills are atrocious to the point of having mushrooms growing on her clothes, however she is an incredibly talented pianist who primarily plays by ear, in a Cantabile style. In love with Chiaki, she follows him around constantly and leans on him to help her get through sticky situations. She sometimes compulsively needs to play the piano and has been known to neglect everything in order to do it. She also seems to enjoy childish manga and movies. She is constantly hungry, and is always fed by Chiaki. She also steals many lunches from her fellow friend, Maki.
Nodame's characer is based on a real-life counterpart with same name.[1]
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...and their Live action counterparts
Shinichi Chiaki (千秋 真一, Chiaki Shin'ichi)
Chiaki is twenty-two years old and a 3rd-year piano student at Momogaoka Music Academy. He is an accomplished pianist and violinist, but is also known to be a perfectionist and highly critical of himself and others. He seems to be rich, and is a fairly good cook. He seems to think that most "poor" people, (a.k.a Sakura Saku) are like the little match girl. While he dreams of studying abroad and becoming a famous conductor like his mentor, Sebastino Viera, he must overcome his fear of flying and the sea to do so. He quickly develops a sort of empathy with Nodame when he discovers her hidden potential to be a great pianist.
Ryutaro Mine (峰 龍太郎, Mine Ryūtarō)
3rd-year Violin student. His father owns a Chinese restaurant "Uraken" right next to the university. He is something of a prima donna whose violin technique is seen by himself to be deeply personal but by others to be simply sloppy. He sees Chiaki as a rival for attention and tries hard to compete with his "Princely" image of him. He likes Nodame for her free-spirited ways. He is the concertmaster of the S Orchestra conducted by Chiaki, and a violinist in the R-S Orchestra.

He is also the one who thought that performing like Jimi Hendrix, and adding a touch of 'rock' would give quality despite that it looks dumb in an original orchestra(as stated by Chiaki).

Masumi Okuyama (奥山 真澄, Okuyama Masumi)
A claustrophobic 4th-year timpanist (percussion), who is an okama. He has the body of a male, but a mind of a female. He developed a crush on Chiaki. Since Nodame starts to hang out with Chiaki, he considers her as a rival and often bullies her (and anyone else who dares to get close to Chiaki-sama). Despite his idiosyncrasies, he excels on his percussion skills, earning him the title of "Queen of Percussion." and a place in the S and R-S orchestras conducted by Chiaki.
Maestro Franz von Stresemann (フランツ・フォン・シュトレーゼマン, Furantsu Fon Shutorēzeman)
Stresemann is a highly-respected internationally famous conductor who comes to Momogaoka Music Academy as a guest instructor. In love with the Academy's Director, he comes as a favor and immediately is pegged as an oddball lech. Perverted, demanding, and not at all dignified, Stresemann seems to be opposite of what his reputation makes him. Stresemann, however, immediately takes to Nodame and Chiaki, and even accepts Chiaki as his (one and only) apprentice. His wild behavior constantly gets Chiaki in trouble, but he also teaches him how to feel and express music in a way that only he can.
Saiko Tagaya (多賀谷 彩子, Tagaya Saiko)
Chiaki's former girlfriend. A rich songstress student who suffers heartbreak throughout the story. Despite pretending that she no longer cares for Chiaki, Saiko's been in love with him all along. Later on, she realizes that Chiaki never truly cared for her- he loved her voice, and her voice alone.
Sakura Saku (佐久 桜, Saku Sakura)
A double bass player whose family was in trouble because despite her father's business is about to bankrupt, however: he did not want to part with his collection of rare violins, until he got some "persuasion" from Chiaki. A student of very short height, Sakura was mistaken as an elementary student, when she first came into the orchestra, and as her instrument is too much larger than herself, people usually do not see her when she is carrying it on her back, thinking it is moving by itself.
Kouzou Etoh (江藤 耕造, Etō Kōzō)
A piano teacher also known as the "Harisen teacher", because he always carries one during his class which uses to punish his students for their mistakes. He was Chiaki's teacher at the start of the story, until he was abandoned by him. One day he listened one of Nodame's performances and decided to become her teacher, even if refused by her.
Kiyora Miki (三木 清良, Miki Kiyora)
A prodigious violinist Chiaki met at the Nina Lutz's seminar, she joins him to form the R-S Orchestra as his concertmaster. She also becomes Mine's girlfriend.
In the live-action version, she was a student of Momogaoka and concertmaster of A Orchestra, where she became friends with Masumi.
Yasunori Kuroki (黒木 泰則, Kuroki Yasunori)
An oboe player who falls for Nodame at first sight (oblivious to her true nature) and performs the inaugural solo of the R-S orchestra.
Toru Kikuchi (菊池 亨, Kikuchi Tōru)
  • Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe
A womanizing Cello player and one of the founders of the R-S Orchestra along Chiaki, Miki, and Kuroki.
Li Yunlong
One of Nodame's friends that she meets in Paris. He is Chinese and tends to become very sentimental - especially when homesickness is mentioned.

Music

Live action

Opening theme
1st movement from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, played by the Nodame Orchestra, conducted by Toshiaki Umeda
Ending theme
Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, played by the Nodame Orchestra, conducted by Toshiaki Umeda

* The Nodame Orchestra consists of members specially selected for the live action drama, and receives professional support from the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.

Anime

Opening theme
"Allegro Cantabile Sound" by Suemitsu & The Suemith
Ending themes
  1. "Konna ni Chikaku de..." by Crystal Kay (episodes 1–12)
  2. "Sagittarius" by Suemitsu & the Nodame Orchestra (episodes 13–22)
  3. "Allegro Cantabile Sound" by Suemitsu & The Suemith (episode 23)

List of anime episodes

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References

  1. ^ "Will the real Noda Megumi please stand up?". Mainichi News. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 2007-06-02. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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