Nodame Cantabile
Season 1
TV-14
Two musicians united in talent, divided by nature - the upper-class perfectionist Chiaki and the sloppy middle-classer Nodame - fall in love.
Where to Watch Season 1
11 Episodes
- Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor
E1Rhapsody 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. - Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!
E2Attack 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. - Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!
E4Will 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. - Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love
E6Goodbye, 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. - Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love
E8Rising 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.
