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Episodes: 23
Genres: Comedy, drama, music, romance, shoujo, slice-of-life
Studio: J.C. Staff
OP: “Allegro Cantabile” by SUEMITSU & THE SUEMITH
ED: “Konna ni Chikaku de…” by CRYSTAL KAY
Official Site: http://www.nodame-anime.com/

Rating: 9.5/10

Impressions:

Now this is what I call a good anime. I guess I kinda knew I was going to blog this before watching it, even though I said I wouldn’t. At a glance, this is definitely the type of show I like, and already I’m liking it more than Asatte no Houkou. Nodame Cantabile is essentially a drama about music with the slice of life feel. Watching this though makes me really want to see the live action, as I find drama’s are usually played out better with real people. Comparing this with the other winter shows, it’s probably on par with Tokyo Majin, my other favourite for the season. Both of these shows so far have caught my attention more than any other spring show, which is really surprising. Because of this I wouldn’t really call this season a weak season. Summer and winter seasons have the least premiering anime, so this is already quite impressive. And if you like Honey and Clover, you will like this show too. The director is the same, as well as the art style and mood (all done by J.C. Staff, as expected). Oh and as for my reasons for blogging this apart from it being really good, I guess I needed another show of this genre to rant about, since Asatte no Houkou is about to finish (being subbed anyway).

Nodame Cantabile is about music. More specifically, it is about two young musicians; a girl who is aspiring to be a talented piano player, and a guy who wants to be a conductor. The guy, Chiaki, is an excellent pianist, though his real dream is to become a conductor. He is taught specially by the best piano teacher in the piano school he attends, but his arrogance gets him dropped and lowered to the class for failures. He is paired up with an air-headed girl called Noda (nicknamed Nodame), who is talented with the piano, though incredibly messy and uncoordinated with her playing (like hell I know what that means). It also just so happens that the two students live next to each other in the same apartment complex, which means their lives will be quite intertwined. Also, Nodame falls in love with Chiaki at the end of the episode. If you’re looking for some romance, comedy, music, slice-of-life, drama, and a nice shoujo style, look no further, you’ve found it in Nodame Cantabile! This series will be 23 episodes long, more than twice the length of the live action, though I’m not sure how long each episode the live action is.

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