Nodame Cantabile

[Sinestra]

episode 4 was so damn funny its not hard to figure out what Nodames weakness is. I mean if you have some good food she is putty in your hands. The new conductor is such a pervert its really amazes me. Whats even more amazing is that Nodome likes Chiaki so much and doesnt want him to go overseas that she might actually do the unthinkable, of i dont Chiaki would let that happen. Milch Holstein is a mystery i really want to know what makes him such a good conductor.

Ironically Nodame is thinking of kissing that ol dirty bastard to keep Chiaki in Japan not knowing that hes affraid of traveling.

Kudos to Chiaki for keeping Nodame out of Milch Holstein clutches. Of course it didnt turn out how Nodame has imagined. I still find it funny Nodame still refers to Chiaki as her boyfriend.

[aliensporebomb]

Hm. After watching Episodes 4 and 5 you can see they did their best to make
it seem like Stresemann had no redeeming qualities at all yet by the end of
episode 5 you can see there is apparently some method to his madness.

I still don't think things bode well though - he's up to something.

And another thing. Chiaki claims he has no interest in Nodame but
when she plays her piano he gets a wistful look on his face, he's
very impressed with her musical skills - he get downright protective
of her at times.

Thoughts on future shows:

Spoiler:

We still haven't seen any sign of what we saw a little of in episode 2 -
a showdown with Saiko and Nodame. We see that Saiko and Chiaki
have broken up right at the beginning of the show but still are friends.
They've danced around each other about getting back together but it
hasn't happened yet.

What's to stop her from going "let's stop playing around and get back
together?" if she feels Nodame is that kind of threat?

Chiaki says that he has no interest in Nodame but his actions contradict
his words. And his obvious pleasure at Nodame's jazz rearrangement of
his composition after one listening shows that if she keeps this up he'll
be around I'm pretty sure just to see what she does next. And we know
what proximity does sometimes when men and women with similar
interests spend time together. :-)

[dxgarten]

Episode 06 screencaps and summary

Spoiler:

The episodes seems rather fast this time around. It actually covers not only the Sakura part of the story but the part where Stresemann decides to leave the S Orchestra and lead A Orchestra instead.

[Shiroth]

Another chapter missing from the anime, i really don't understand why - they've already announced that the anime would last 23 episodes, so i thought they would need to add these chapters in.

Ah well, episode 05 was pretty good. Sakura was just as small in the anime, so that made my day seeing her cute lil' self in action. & yay for Mine's wonderful t-shirt logo, good to see that in color.

[tun]

Spoiler for my demand to C1 for episode 6:

You guys better do the right thing with the line that Nodame says at the end of the episode.

[Deathkillz]

ooh challange! ep6 ~

Spoiler:

methinks that even though Stresemann seems to have left the orchestra out of sheer jealousy but in reality he wants to challange and test chiaki's skills ~

sakura is qute cute imo and i just knew ive heard her voice somewhere before ~ quick check up shows to be Mamiko noto (yakumo!) ~ shes one of my fav VA ^__^

[Kaoru Chujo]

Spoiler for episode 6:

I thought Noto Kawaii was good as Sakura, too. But this was the first episode I have felt a bit disappointed in. Maybe it's because I have seen the dorama and none of the plot developments surprise me. I'm still very pleased with all the voice acting. All the main characters really make an impression. And the whole sequence of Chiaki, under Nodame's prodding, really helping out Sakura is just great. Like an object lesson in the people part of being a conductor -- and an illustration of Nodame's humanizing effect.

[Theowne]

Can't believe I missed this series until now. I recall coming across it earlier and being interested because it was about classical music students (perfect match for me), but I forgot about it. Seen up to episode 3, as a comedy I love it so far.

[edogawaconan]

anyone know the title of music nodame played in the beginning of episode 4?

[Mitomi]

Originally Posted by edogawaconan

anyone know the title of music nodame played in the beginning of episode 4?

I believe it's Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu, Op. 66.

[edogawaconan]

Originally Posted by Mitomi

I believe it's Chopin's Fantaisie Impromptu, Op. 66.

Thank you very much. I've been looking for a few months (first time heard it in a game, later in one episode of kamen rider series, and now in nodame )

[Joojoobees]

Just dropping in to say I am really enjoying this series. The funniest anime I have watched since Azumanga Daioh.

Those Gyabos sound great; I bet they rumble throughout the campus.

Nodame also has some incredible lines. One of my faves from the very first episode: "That's the first time I've been compared to a mammal."

[Jewelray]

I didn't think I would like anime Milch as much as his drama counterpart, since things don't get much funnier than a Japanese guy in a wig pretending to be a foreigner... but I actually really like Milch in the anime. It’s much more believable that he is actually a foreigner so things make more sense, I guess.

[Furudanuki]

I've always wanted to try my hand at making an animated avatar...


Demon mode Chiaki FTW!

[Srin Tuar]

Originally Posted by Jewelray

I didn't think I would like anime Milch as much as his drama counterpart, since things don't get much funnier than a Japanese guy in a wig pretending to be a foreigner... but I actually really like Milch in the anime. It’s much more believable that he is actually a foreigner so things make more sense, I guess.

The VA for miruhi seems to make a good effort of putting on a "foreign" accent in a way that does simply sound distorted and grating. I still havent heard a VA who can speak convincing english yet though...

[lolosamonkey]

I love this anime! It's so funny! need more!

[lommm]

I love you C1!!! i will not watch but rather inhale ep6 sub immediately following this post!!

Gyaappiiiiiii!!!

[aliensporebomb]

It's great, among many moments but:

Spoiler:

An honest to God "Uguu!" from our Heroine.

BRAVO!

So, does anyone have a translation for "Mukya!" or "Gyabo!" or are
they just exuberant untranslatable exclamations?

[EmptySoul]

They don't really mean anything, they're nodame's personal gibberish.

[SeijiSensei]

Am I the only one who was surprised Chiaki didn't express any interest in playing one of Sakura's father's violins? When else would he get the chance to play a Strad? Even if he were angry at the father, wouldn't part of him have wanted to at least touch those instruments, if not play them?

I guess Sakura and her mother didn't know about the secret room, either. Boy I bet his wife was pissed when she came home that day from her part-time job.

Thank you, C1.