"Nodame kantâbire" (2007) TV series 2007-

Director:

Kenichi Kasai

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

11 January 2007 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Music | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Shoujo | Music School | Anime | Based On Manga | Pianist

Cast

Yoshinori Fujita	...	Masumi Okuyama (8 episodes, 2007)
Shinji Kawada	...	Ryutaro Mine (8 episodes, 2007)
Sanae Kobayashi	...	Kiyora Miki (8 episodes, 2007)
Hitomi Nabatame	...	Saiko Tagaya (8 episodes, 2007)
Kazuya Nakai	...	Kouzou Etoh (8 episodes, 2007)
Mamiko Noto	...	Sakura Saku (8 episodes, 2007)
Shinji Ogawa	...	Franz von Stresemann (8 episodes, 2007)
Massaya Matsuzake Ono	...	Yasunori Kuroki (8 episodes, 2007)
Junichi Suwabe	...	Toru Kikuchi (8 episodes, 2007)

Series Directed by
Kenichi Kasai		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Tomoko Ninomiya		(23 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Mitsuhiro Matsuo	....	assistant producer (23 episodes, 2007)

Series Original Music by
Suguru Matsutani		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Kenichi Kasai	....	storyboard artist (1 episode, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jérôme Robin	....	electrician (2 episodes, 2007)

Series Animation Department
Yukako Tsukushi	....	animation director (1 episode, 2007)

Series Other crew
Bob Buchholz	....	english language director (16 episodes, 2007)
Tomoko Konparu	....	series composition (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Nodame Cantabile Seisaku Iinkai

Distributors

• Fuji Television Network (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Kansai Telecasting Corporation (2007) (Japan) (TV)

Runtime:

Japan:25 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG

Company:

Nodame Cantabile Seisaku Iinkai

Excellent musical anime

At first I was skeptical about this one. A series featuring classical music students? I went with it simply out of boredom. Boy, was I glad I did.

The characters and humor is excellent. I was laughing out loud in pretty much every episode. The setting is refreshing and you can follow the story without actually knowing anything about music. The story is about a young and unknown musical genius wanting to become a conductor but having given up on his dream until he meets Nodame, an outcast at his conservatory, who completely messes his life and sets him on the right path. It seems cheesy, but the comedy moments are very much hilarious and the story is put together in a very refreshing way.

I'll be honest and go ahead and admit I'd never heard of the sonatas and concerts featured in the series. I think classical music gained one more fan as of today.

In conclusion, a very optimistic anime series and definitely a must-watch.

Animation quality: 8.5 Music: 10 Storyline/Characters: 9.5