Nodame Cantabile — Season 1, Episode 1: Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor

Episode synopsis

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.

About Nodame Cantabile

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

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!
• E3Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?
• E4Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!
• E5Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love
• E6Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love
• E7New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship
• E8Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love
• E9Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision
• E10Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession
• E11Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert