Storyline

When a classically trained young conductor meets a free-spirited pianist at music school, their romance and their music have a hard time harmonizing.

First Aired

2006-10-16
Last Aired

2006-12-25
Creator

Tomoko Ninomiya
Genre

Drama, Comedy
Seasons

1
Episodes

11
Status

Ended
Language

日本語
Network

Fuji TV

Keywords:

conductor orchestra musician classical music friendship romance based on manga pianist orchestra conductor music school college life

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Season 1

1. Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor

Noda Megumi, AKA Nodame, is a sloppy third-year Piano student at Momogaoka School of Music who lives a...More

Noda 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.Less

60mins 2006-10-16

2. Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!

Chiaki is desperate to transfer from Piano to Conducting, but infamous conductor Franz Stresemann refu...More

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.Less

60mins 2006-10-23

3. Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?

Stresemann bails on Orchestra S, leaving Chiaki to conduct. The bassist, Saku Sakura, isn't coming to ...More

Stresemann bails on Orchestra S, leaving Chiaki to conduct. The bassist, Saku Sakura, isn't coming to all the rehearsals -- but it might not be her fault.Less

60mins 2006-10-30

4. Will 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 apartmen...More

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.Less

60mins 2006-11-06

5. Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love

Maestro Stresemann's rightful owners arrive in Japan to take him home, while Orchestra S and Orchestra...More

Maestro Stresemann's rightful owners arrive in Japan to take him home, while Orchestra S and Orchestra A prepare for the school festival concerts.Less

60mins 2006-11-13

6. Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love

Nodame is desperately practicing the Rach 2, for reasons unknown. Orchestra S, meanwhile, is about to ...More

Nodame 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.Less

60mins 2006-11-20

7. New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship

Chiaki and Orchestra A concertmaster Miki Kiyora recruit elite students from all over Japan to start a...More

Chiaki and Orchestra A concertmaster Miki Kiyora recruit elite students from all over Japan to start a new orchestra. Nodame gets assigned to a new teacher, leading to her becoming a zombie.Less

60mins 2006-11-27

8. Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love

Nodame contemplates attempting to treat Chiaki's fear of airplanes, which could lead to her losing him...More

Nodame 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.Less

60mins 2006-12-04

9. Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision

Brainwashed by Nodame, Chiaki goes on a plane trip to Hokkaido. Nodame prepares desperately for her co...More

Brainwashed by Nodame, Chiaki goes on a plane trip to Hokkaido. Nodame prepares desperately for her competition, which could open the door for her to study in Europe.Less

60mins 2006-12-11

10. Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession

Nodame loses herself at the Maradona competition, putting her Europe plan into doubt. Rising Star Orch...More

Nodame loses herself at the Maradona competition, putting her Europe plan into doubt. Rising Star Orchestra, meanwhile, undergoes painful evolution.Less