By the power of old age and treachery, I will defeat the young ones!! I was pretty disappointed with the manga's ending and so, despite retroblogging the first season and Paris-hen, held off on episode blogging for Finale. I did watch it though to see if the anime would change my mind about the manga's conclusion. [...] Related posts:Nodame Cantabile 19-22 Nodame Cantabile Paris 10 Nodame Cantabile Paris 09
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And so ends Nodame Cantabile. Despite the talk before the season of Nodame’s ending being unsatisfactory, I found the comment of reader Rikku in my ep4 post to be accurate: The second half of the episode (which comprises the events of the final chapter) is not exactly exciting in comparison to the climax of the [...]
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And so it ends. Saying goodbye to Nodame feels like saying goodbye to an old friend. It's a little hard to let go. Especially since there's plenty more good times that could be had. But still, though it wasn't the grand finale that I might've wished for, I thought it was a fitting end to the show.
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S-Orchestra ftw.
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Nodame Cantabile Finale 10 I’m not usually one to get excited about anime references in other anime - but God Warrior Nodame firing lazorz is epic lulz you guys.
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Potentially underrated part of this episode — that big plate of french fries sitting on the table while Chiaki and Stresemann drink wine. So random! I assume Stresemann ordered them, but still, that’s hilarious. I don’t drink much alcohol, so I’d probably be diving into the fries like the Philistine that I am. :p This episode [...]
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Now that she has debuted, Nodame must contend with the reactions of those around her. Amusingly, while word spreads quickly through Paris, Japan, and even to Egypt, her own family is at first oblivious to Nodame’s overnight rise to stardom. Nodame doesn’t seem to be taking her success as well as some expected, and ends [...]
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After the epic highs of the last episode, I wondered how this episode would pick up. And while it felt a lot more schizophrenic, and even a bit frustrating, it was still powerful stuff.
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This is, hands down, my favorite episode in all three seasons of Nodame Cantabile. It’s episodes like these that remind me — exactly when I need them to do so — why I watch anime. Absolutely stunning from start to finish. I’d launch into an analysis of where Chiaki and Nodame stand in their relationship if [...]
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If the last episode was one of the best episodes of Nodame Cantabile, this one just upped the ante. My stomach was in knots, my breath taken away and I had shivers listening to Nodame perform – equally in awe and hoping that Stresemann could hold the beautiful disaster together.
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I’m not watching Nodame Cantabile: Finale anymore! Well yes, it’s because I’ve finished the manga already. Spoiler Alert! (For those who are still watching Finale and haven’t read the manga) Honestly, I’m not contented with what happened. Things shouldn’t have been like this… Of course I’m not the author. No use whining now. It’s just that I [...]
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Have to agree with my Nodame-watching pals: This episode is not only the best to air in this particular series, but also one of the most memorable to air in any of Nodame’s three seasons. Great, great episode. Is it a coincidence that the quality of Nodame Cantabile Finale has shot toward the heavens now that [...]
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Wow, well this was a topsy, turvy episode of Nodame Cantabile. Some great moments and a totally head scratching ending.
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She is bebe-chan no more!
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This is a weird episode for me, because I am not sure I can properly gauge Nodame’s mood throughout the episode. In the first part of the episode, Nodame is intense and focused, completely set on moving forward with her music, and it seems as if her hard work pays off when Auclair gives her an [...]
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Man, I should've saved my "Bebe-chan grows up" subtitle for this week. Another good Nodame x Chiaki-centric episode.
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brb squealing like a fangirl Definitely the most satisfying episode of the series so far — it’s one of the few since Nodame’s first season ended where I believe that in terms of tone an execution it could fit fairly seamlessly into the first season. Probably not a coincidence that it also focuses almost exclusively on [...]
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I'm late posting this because a.) I was saving the world in Mass Effect 2 (much better than ME1) and b.) I've been thinking for the last couple days about what exactly to say. To put it succinctly, it was a great episode.
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Screaming fortissimo
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Somehow, it hadn’t crossed my radar that Nodame Cantabile had returned to the airwaves with a new season, probably because I’ve been caring less about ongoing anime altogether.  Of course, I’ve picked it up again, though I’ve only had the time for one episode so far.  At first glance, it appears to carry on the beloved Nodame [...]
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