Seasons & episodes
1 season · 11 episodes
Episode 01
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 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.
Episode 02
Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!
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.
Episode 03
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 all the rehearsals -- but it might not be her fault.
Episode 04
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 apartment in an unidentified heating object, in a desperate attempt to reprogram him in time for the regular concert.
Episode 05
Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love
Maestro Stresemann's rightful owners arrive in Japan to take him home, while Orchestra S and Orchestra A prepare for the school festival concerts.
Episode 06
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 disband, just as they learn that Chiaki and the orchestra have become famous.
Episode 07
New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship
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.
Episode 08
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 to Europe. Meanwhile, her teacher nominates her for the Maradona Piano Competition.
Episode 09
Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision
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.
Episode 10
Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession
Nodame loses herself at the Maradona competition, putting her Europe plan into doubt. Rising Star Orchestra, meanwhile, undergoes painful evolution.
Episode 11
Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert
Defeated, Nodame runs home to her parents' place in the countryside. Chiaki goes after her.
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