When a classically trained young conductor meets a free-spirited pianist at music school, their romance and their music have a hard time harmonizing.
Cast: Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eita Nagayama
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Season 1
11 episodes
1. Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob ConductorNoda 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.TV-14CC1 h 0 minOct 16, 2006
2. Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!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.TV-14CC1 h 0 minOct 23, 2006
3. Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?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.TV-14CC1 h 0 minOct 30, 2006
4. Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!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.TV-14CC1 h 0 minNov 6, 2006
5. Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of LoveMaestro Stresemann's rightful owners arrive in Japan to take him home, while Orchestra S and Orchestra A prepare for the school festival concerts.TV-14CC1 h 0 minNov 13, 2006
6. Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of LoveNodame 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.TV-14CC1 h 0 minNov 20, 2006
7. New Orchestra! Tensions in the RelationshipChiaki 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.TV-14CC1 h 0 minNov 27, 2006
8. Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with LoveNodame 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.TV-14CC1 h 0 minDec 4, 2006
9. Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending DecisionBrainwashed 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.TV-14CC1 h 0 minDec 11, 2006
10. Madness at the Competition! A Surprising ConfessionNodame loses herself at the Maradona competition, putting her Europe plan into doubt. Rising Star Orchestra, meanwhile, undergoes painful evolution.TV-14CC1 h 0 minDec 18, 2006
11. Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas ConcertDefeated, Nodame runs home to her parents' place in the countryside. Chiaki goes after her.TV-14CC1 h 0 minDec 25, 2006
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When a classically trained young conductor meets a free-spirited pianist at music school, their romance and their music have a hard time harmonizing.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Masaki Tanimura, Taisuke Kawamura, Hideki Takeuchi
- Created by
- Tomoko Ninomiya
- Studio
- Fuji Television Network
