The WORST episodes of Nodame Cantabile (2007)

Every episode of Nodame Cantabile (2007) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Nodame Cantabile (2007)!

At a top music academy in Japan, Shinichi Chiaki's arrogance is matched only by his top-notch piano playing. But when Chiaki and the teacher get into a fight, he's demoted to the reject class. Chiaki is left to pursue his dream of being a conductor while surrounded by a bunch of loser musicians and one annoying girl, Noda, who has proclaimed herself Chiaki's girlfriend. It doesn't help that Noda, who insists on being called Nodame, lives right next door to him.

Last Updated: 8/17/2024Network: Fuji TVStatus: Ended
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Lesson 5: Orchestra Direction
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7.32
47 votes

#1 - Lesson 5: Orchestra Direction

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2007

With Stresemann knocked out cold, Nodame "convinces" Chiaki to be substitute conductor for the special orchestra. Chiaki agrees and finds out that the group he's conducting is out of synch. As the rehearsal falls apart, Stresemann takes over and demonstrates everything that Chiaki failed to do. Stresemann finally accepts Chiaki as his student but tells him to remain a piano major. The piece performed in the episode is Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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Lesson 10
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7.42
40 votes

#2 - Lesson 10

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2008

Nodame's first recital becomes a huge success, to the point of her receiving other proposals for job.

Directors: Chiaki Kon
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Lesson 1
star
7.51
37 votes

#3 - Lesson 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/2007

Shinichi Chiaki was almost giving up his dream of becoming a conductor, until he met Megumi Noda, also known as "Nodame". The pieces performed in the episode are Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns (brief), Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven (brief), Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13 "Adagio Cantabile" by Ludwig van Beethoven (brief) and 2-Piano Sonata in D Major, K.448/375a by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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Lesson 14: Past
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7.53
17 votes

#4 - Lesson 14: Past

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/27/2007

Under rather bizarre circumstances, Nodame makes a visit to the home in which Chiaki grew up, meets his family, and even makes dinner for them (onigiri and nabe). Since the passing of Chiaki's grandfather, tensions seem to have risen within the family, nearly to a breaking point. The pair end up staying over night, and when a nightmare wakes Chiaki, he retreats to his grandfather's audio room. Upon waking to the sound of the opera, Nodame finds Chiaki in the study, listening to records. Eager to play, she convinces him to accompany her on the violin while she plays the piano. There are no pieces performed in this episode; however, Chiaki listens to Matthäuspassion by Johann Sebastian Bach in his Grandfather's audio room.

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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Lesson 7
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7.58
12 votes

#5 - Lesson 7

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/26/2010

Chiaki helps Rui for their concerto. When Nodame found out, she feels betrayed, and uses that feeling to help her master a piece. Pieces featured: Paris Symphony by Mozart, Third Movement of Piano Sonata No. 31 by Beethoven

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Lesson 1
star
7.64
14 votes

#6 - Lesson 1

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/15/2010

Chiaki's popularity ahead of the Martlet Orchestra keeps increasing while Nodame gets depressed as she feels the distance between them growing and she decides to enter in a competition by herself, even without her teacher Auclair's approval. Pieces featured: Bach's Concert No. 1 in D minor, Romeo and Juliet's Overture-Fantasy by Tchaikovsky, Études Op. 10 No. 8 and Op.10 No. 12 by Chopin

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Lesson 2
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7.79
29 votes

#7 - Lesson 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2007

Ryutaro Mine is a violinist who needed a piano player for his violin jury. But when he chooses Nodame as his partner, little did he know his troubles were just beginning. The piece performed in the episode is Sonata No. 5 "Spring" for Violin and Piano, Op. 24 by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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Lesson 4: Master Milch's Appearance
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7.85
20 votes

#8 - Lesson 4: Master Milch's Appearance

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/2007

A foreigner visits Chiaki's school and becomes friends with Nodame. Chiaki refuses to let him into his house because of his perverted behavior. It turns out the foreigner is Maestro Franz von Stresemann and is attending the school as head of the conducting department. Chiaki, interested in changing his major to conducting, gets rejected by the new professor who is apparently at odds with Chiaki's former "teacher", Vieira. The piece performed in the episode is Fantaisie Impromptu, Op. 66 by Frédéric Chopin (brief).

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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Lesson 5
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7.91
11 votes

#9 - Lesson 5

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/12/2010

Tanya and Yu Long have poor performances at the competitions they took part, and thus they will be forced to return to their respective countries after graduation. While trying to cheer Tanya up, Kuroki ends up making a surprising proposal to her. Meanwhile, Nodame hears a piece of music that draws her attention. She hopes to play it along Chiaki someday, unaware that it's the same piece that will be featured at Chiaki and Rui's concert.

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Lesson 2
star
7.92
12 votes

#10 - Lesson 2

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/22/2010

Chiaki decides to move to another apartment much to Nodame's despair and Rui tries her best to convince Auclair to have lessons with her, but he seems to be more much more interested in teaching Nodame instead. After hearing Nodame's smooth playing, she also starts to doubt herself. Pieces featured: Sonata K157 in C Major by Scarlatti, Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 in Eb Major by Chopin

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Lesson 3
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7.93
14 votes

#11 - Lesson 3

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2008

Nodame and Chiaki meet Stresseman in Paris. Chiaki starts to travel the world attending concerts with Stresseman after being forced to sign a contract with his manager, while Nodame has her first class with an acquaintance of hers at the conservatoire.

Directors: Chiaki Kon
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Lesson 3: Queen of Percussion Instruments
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8.00
23 votes

#12 - Lesson 3: Queen of Percussion Instruments

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/26/2007

An admirer of Chiaki, timpanist Masumi Okuyama becomes jealous of Nodame's relationship with him, and torments her with pranks. To sort out their rivalry, they compete to see who can snag a date with Chiaki on Christmas Eve. The piece performed in the episode is a jazz arrangement of Chiaki's composition arranged by Nodame, Mine, and Masumi.

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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Lesson 8
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8.10
10 votes

#13 - Lesson 8

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/5/2010

After Chiaki and Rui's concerto, Nodame and Chiaki spend the night together and she proposes to him in the following morning, just to be rejected by him. However, Chiaki starts to wonder about how serious she was at that time, and Stresseman pays a visit to her. Pieces featured: Piano Concerto in G major by Maurice Ravel and Third Movement of Piano Sonata No. 31 by Beethoven

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Lesson 4
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8.13
16 votes

#14 - Lesson 4

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2008

Chiaki rehearses for his debut concert in Paris, and finds that Nodame is troubled as she is not doing fine at the conservatoire. While he tries to cheer her up, their relationship ends up moving a little forward.

Directors: Chiaki Kon
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Lesson 4
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8.15
13 votes

#15 - Lesson 4

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/5/2010

Tanya starts to feel jealousy when Kuroki is asked to take care of a young japanese girl who is trying to enter the conservatoire. While trying to get closer to him, she starts to wonder about her own future as she is near her graduation.

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Lesson 3
star
8.17
12 votes

#16 - Lesson 3

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/29/2010

Thanks to Chiaki's encouragement, Rui decides to keep playing and a special concert featuring both is arranged. Stresseman is seriously depressed over the death of a friend of his and Chiaki, on the way to attend one of Nodame's recitals, have a surprising reunion with Sebastiano Vieira and he decides to accompany him instead. Pieces featured: Italian Concerto, BWV 971 by Bach, Op. 19 No. 1 "Sweet Remembrance" from Songs without Words by Felix Mendelssohn, Polonaise Fantasie by Frédéric Chopin, Légende No. 1: St François d'Assise by Franz Liszt

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The Last Lesson
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8.23
13 votes

#17 - The Last Lesson

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/26/2010

Back in Paris, Nodame spends her days quietly playing for children while her friends wonder if she will ever resume her studies or her career. Determined to put Nodame back on track, Chiaki asks her to play with him-- the same piece they played together when they first met. This episode also tells us what has happened to some of the characters they met in Paris. Piece Featured: Sonata for Two Pianos in D major by Mozart.

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Lesson 11: Piano
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8.30
20 votes

#18 - Lesson 11: Piano

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/23/2007

It is finally Stresemann, Chiaki, and the A Orchestra's turn to perform for the school's fall festival. They manage to captivate the audience with their Rachmaninoff performance. Chiaki and Stresemann go their separate ways as Stresemann returned to Europe the next day. Nodame becomes desperate to perform in an orchestra like Chiaki and is left with a message and present from Stresemann. Saiko, still thinking about Chiaki, comes by for a visit. Nodame also comes by after practicing Rachmaninoff for days without bathing and hardly any food. The piece performed in this episode is Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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Lesson 6
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8.45
11 votes

#19 - Lesson 6

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/19/2010

Nodame finds that Chiaki has hidden from her the connection between the piece and his concert with Rui and she can't hide from him her dissatisfaction for not telling her sooner. After looking at how much difficult pieces Nodame is studying with her teacher, Chiaki cancels an important trip to Italy just to lend a hand to her.

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Lesson 10: The Notion That 'Where it can Charm'
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8.61
44 votes

#20 - Lesson 10: The Notion That 'Where it can Charm'

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/16/2007

The school festival is here and the S Orchestra is to perform without the aid of Chiaki, who is busy practicing with the A Orchestra with their performance. Chiaki discovers what was missing from his playing courtesy of the S Orchestra, but Stresemann tells him to disregard it for their upcoming performance after insisting on it throughout all his practices. The pieces performed in this episode are Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (brief) and Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin (pianica version).

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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Lesson 7
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8.67
69 votes

#21 - Lesson 7

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2008

The Marlet Orchestra is short on staff, and Chiaki asks Nodame to take a part on it. However, Nodame's dreams of having her first performance along Chiaki are crushed when Rui is forced to assume her place due to a misunderstanding.

Directors: Chiaki Kon
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Lesson 20: World
star
8.67
42 votes

#22 - Lesson 20: World

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 6/8/2007

Nodame advances through the preliminaries of the Maradona piano competition, while the R-S Orcherstra's fame increases, drawing more and more attention. The pieces performed in this episode are Piano Sonata D845 by Schubert, Prelude and fugue no.16 (only the fugue) WTK book 2 by Bach, Etude Op. 10, No. 4 by Chopin, Transcendental Etude No. 5 "Feux Follets" by Liszt and L'Isle Joyeuse by Debussy.

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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Lesson 10
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8.70
10 votes

#23 - Lesson 10

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/19/2010

Nodame's concerto with Stresseman becomes a huge success worldwide. However, she loses the will to keep playing and disappears for a while. Meanwhile, Chiaki finally comes at terms with his feelings for her.

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Lesson 9
star
8.73
11 votes

#24 - Lesson 9

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/12/2010

Nodame has been absent from school and Chiaki starts looking desperately for her, just to find that she was rehearsing for a concerto with Stresseman in London. Pieces featured: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 by Chopin

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Lesson 12: Course
star
8.80
45 votes

#25 - Lesson 12: Course

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/13/2007

Chiaki and Nodame perform Rachmaninoff on two pianos and cause quite a stir attracting an audience including Saiko and Etou-sensei. Later Chiaki meets with the writers from Classic Life magazine and they try to investigate why Chiaki is still in Japan when he could be going abroad. Nodame goes around bringing candy to various 4th year students in the S Orchestra as they reflect on their experience playing under Chiaki and on their future as graduation looms around the corner. The piece performed in the episode is Piano Concerto No. 2 (for 2 pianos 4 hands) by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Directors: Kenichi Kasai
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