Nodame Cantabile: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 turns out to be his neighbour and she falls 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.

Series details

• Title: Nodame Cantabile
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime, Music
• Premiere date: 2007-01-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2010-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6940
• IMDb ID: tt0928099
• TVDB ID: 80005

Cast and credited roles

• Ayako Kawasumi — Megumi "Nodame" Noda
• Tomokazu Seki — Shinichi Chiaki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-01-11; final listed air date 2007-06-28; episode order: 23.
• Season 2: premiered 2008-10-10; final listed air date 2008-12-19; episode order: 11.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-01-15; final listed air date 2010-03-26; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Nodame Cantabile on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.