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のだめカンタービレ

Nodame Cantabile

Shinichi Chiaki is a first class musician whose dream is to play among the elites in Europe. Coming from a distinguished family, he is an infamous perfectionist; not only is he highly critical of himself, but of others as well. The only thing stopping Chiaki from leaving for Europe is his fear of flying. As a result, he's grounded in Japan. During his 4th year at Japan's top music university, Chiaki happens to meet Noda Megumi; or as she refers to herself, Nodame. On the surface, she seems to be an unkempt girl with no direction in life. However, when Chiaki hears Nodame play the piano for the first time, he is in awe at the kind of music she plays. To Chiaki's dismay, Nodame moves into the apartment next to his and finds out that she is head over heels in love with him. Nodame Cantabile tells the story of Chiaki and Nodame, as they not only learn to deal with each other, but learn lessons from one another as they strive for the top of the musical world. (Source: MAL Rewrite)

Names

Originalのだめカンタービレ (japanese)
RomajiNodame Cantabile
English
Chinese交响情人梦 (simplified · via bangumi)

Facts

FormatTV series · 23 ep · 22 min · 8h total
Aired2007-01-12 → 2007-06-15 (Winter 2007)
StatusFINISHED
StudioJ.C.STAFF
SourceManga
OriginJapan (Anime)
DemographicJosei
GenresComedyDramaMusicRomanceSlice of Life
ThemesPrimarily Adult CastJoseiClassical MusicCollegeMale ProtagonistHeterosexualFemale ProtagonistBand

Reception

Community score8.05 / 10
Bayesian score8.01 / 10
Composite64.9
On lists59,010
Favourited1,099 (1.9%)
Completion81.6%
Drop rate4.8%
In backlog51.6%
Score spread σ1.38

Score distribution

15823239041355470695372,91885,51194,503102,054

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonWinter 2007S2 of 41
Year2007A9 of 234
DemographicJoseiA12 of 113
StudioJ.C.STAFFA19 of 277
GenreMusicA28 of 428
EraLate 2000sA48 of 1,149
LengthTwo-courB116 of 699
Season (all years)WinterA127 of 1,557
GenreRomanceA145 of 1,687
GenreSlice of LifeB163 of 1,578
GenreComedyA215 of 3,488
GenreDramaB313 of 1,917
Source materialMangaB340 of 3,025
FormatTV seriesB370 of 3,322
OriginJapanA526 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorKenichi Kasai, Shichirou Kobayashi, Yoshio Ookouchi, Jin Aketagawa
Series compositionTomoko Konparu
Character designHidekazu Shimamura
MusicSuguru Matsutani
Original creatorTomoko Ninomiya

Franchise — のだめカンタービレ

B
のだめカンタービレ 巴里編
Nodame Cantabile: Paris-hen
2008TV series60.9
D
のだめカンタービレ「のだめと千秋の海物語」
Nodame Cantabile: Nodame to Chiaki no Umi Monogatari
2008OVA (home video)48.4
C
のだめカンタービレ OVA
Nodame Cantabile OVA
2009OVA (home video)49.6
A
のだめカンタービレ フィナーレ
Nodame Cantabile Finale
2010TV series63.2
B
のだめカンタービレ フィナーレ
Nodame Cantabile Finale Special
2010Special55.2
C
のだめカンタービレ OVA 2
Nodame Cantabile OVA 2
2010OVA (home video)51.3
チャンネル5.5
Channel 5.5 3rd Season
2014ONA (net original)

Related

RelationYearTitle
sequel2008Nodame Cantabile: Paris-hen
side story2008Nodame Cantabile: Nodame to Chiaki no Umi Monogatari
other2014Channel 5.5 3rd Season

AniList id 1698 · MAL id 1698 · Bangumi 443 · record updated 2026-08-27