Musical and Comedy

Nodame Cantabile

A muscial anime, involves piano, violin, flute, and others. Chiaki Shinichi is the son of a famous pianist. He attends a top music college in Japan. He have great talents in music, enough for him to be arrogant and popular among the girls. Shinichi studies piano as his majors, however, piano isn't what he got only. And he dreams to be a conductor and study under Vieira Sensei.

Shinichi stays besides a annoying girl who studies piano at the same school. She is Noda Megumi, others address her as Nodame. She is horrible at house keeping, that's includes herself. She could wore a same dress and not bathing for days. She lives in a trash house which had irritated Shinichi. He just went to her apartment and clean it all the mess. It is hilarious just watching him clearing those things up. Shinichi found himself getting more troubles after doing this. Nodame proclaimed to be his girlfriend and goes to his apartment and begged for food. Shinichi cooks good food despite his looks and character. He found that Nodame had great talents for piano but she's playing trash out of it. The story starts as Shinichi wants to groom Nodame.

Completed: 23 episodes

Nodame Cantabile: Paris-Hen

A second season, to the Paris! Finally, both of them flies together aboard to study. After the secret of Shinichi was discovered by Nodame and solved by her. More weird stuffs from Nodame and more beautiful music from both of them. Shinichi decided to participate in a conducting competition before he wants to find Vieira Sensei. Afterall, he just want to be known by the others first. And Nodame as an otaku [anime mania], watching her beloved anime in Paris and forced by Shinichi to learn french. Just because she ordered dozens of snails from the french menu, which had irritated Shinichi again and again. Nodame is further studying her piano with the support of a judge who calls Nodame Bebe-chan [i don't understand too], when she went for a competition just for the prize [2 millions yens]. However, she plays real well in the competition, despite being a money face. hahaha :)

Ongoing: episode 3 [released on late Oct 08]

4.8 popcorns of out 5!!!

Both seasons are available at http://www.crunchyroll.com/