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Rating: 9.5/10

Impressions:

Ahh…so now it seems J.C. Staff is fluctuating a bit on the animation quality, with a few disproportionately drawn faces. Other than that, the quality is still pretty high, and the few badly drawn frames are really nothing to worry about. This episode isn’t as funny as the last either, but the plot moves along much quicker, covering a nice amount of its story. Also, another important character is introduced, Streseman! Though it gets me thinking that maybe he IS a fraud…as unlikely as it seems. Perhaps Milche, or whatever his ‘fake’ name is, is actually his real name? Lol that’s a thought!

I am very disappointed at Streseman though. Perhaps this is how he is meant to look according to the manga, but the live action version features him with some funky silver hair all over the place, which really supports his perverseness. He also has a better gaijin accent, which makes his character a lot more believable. Not to mention it supports the image of some random foreigner who had come to Japan for the sex, as he probably couldn’t get any from where he came from. Oh well, that doesn’t matter, but I think he looks pretty much the same as the photo of Streseman…which he shouldn’t.

So the direction of this show is finally showing. Of course we knew that Chiaki’s goal is to be a conductor, but his path to success was completely unknown to those unfamiliar with Nodame Cantabile, like me. But now of course, with the introduction of Streseman, it seems Chiaki will be relying on his teachings to better himself at conducting. The obstacles to cross will probably be with getting along with Streseman, and Chiaki will probably take the roll of conducting his own orchestra, or an existing one soon. I can already visualise the various common comedic scenes that come from trying to organise large events…

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