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Nodame Cantabile

2007 · 3 seasons · 23m per episode · Animation, Comedy, Drama

Shinichi Chiaki is a first class musician whose dream is to play among the elites in Europe. Coming from a distinguished family, he is an infamous perfectionist; not only is he highly critical of himself, but of others as well. The only thing stopping Chiaki from leaving for Europe is his fear of flying. As a result, he's grounded in Japan. During his 4th year at Japan's top music university, Chiaki happens to meet Noda Megumi—or as she refers to herself, Nodame. On the surface, she seems to be an unkempt girl with no direction in life. However, when Chiaki hears Nodame play the piano for the first time, he is in awe at the kind of music she plays. To Chiaki's dismay, Nodame moves into the apartment next to his and finds out that she is head-over-heels in love with him.

Seasons

• Season 1 — 23 episodes (January 12, 2007)
• Paris-hen — 11 episodes (October 10, 2008)
• Finale — 11 episodes (January 15, 2010)

Cast

• Tomokazu Seki as Shinichi Chiaki (voice)
• Ayako Kawasumi as Megumi Noda (voice)
• Sayaka Ohara as Son Rui (voice)
• Masaya Matsukaze as Yasunori Kuroki (voice)
• Tomoko Kawakami as Elise (voice)
• Shizuka Itoh as Tanya (voice)
• Erika Sudou as Anna (voice)
• Satomi Sato as Michelle (voice)
• Masashi Ebara as Sebastiano Vieira (voice)
• Showko Tsuda as Nina Lutz (voice)
• Satoshi Hino as Yun Long (voice)
• Hideki Nakanishi as Boyfriend (voice)

Details

First aired

January 12, 2007

Episodes

45

Genres

Animation, Comedy, Drama

Network

Fuji TV

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.9 / 10 from 41 votes