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The Best Episodes of Nodame Cantabile Season 1

Every episode of Nodame Cantabile Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Nodame Cantabile Season 1!

Megumi Noda, or "Nodame" is a piano student at Momogaoka College of Music. An extremely talented pianist who wants to be a preschool teacher, she...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:Fuji TV

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor" is the best rated episode of "Nodame Cantabile" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/16/2006. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!".

  • Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor
    8.2/1024 votes

    #1 - Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2006

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!
    7.8/1018 votes

    #2 - Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2006

    Chiaki is desperate to transfer from Piano to Conducting, but infamous conductor Franz Stresemann refuses to let him. Meanwhile, Stresemann recruits a band of misfits and flunkers to create Orchestra S out of misfits and near-dropouts, including Chiaki and Nodame's new mutual friends, Mine Ryutaro and Okuyama Masumi.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?
    7.6/1020 votes

    #3 - Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2006

    Stresemann bails on Orchestra S, leaving Chiaki to conduct. The bassist, Saku Sakura, isn't coming to all the rehearsals -- but it might not be her fault.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!
    8.2/1020 votes

    #4 - Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2006

    Chiaki turns out to be impossible to please. Nodame's terrestrial alien army invades Chiaki's apartment in an unidentified heating object, in a desperate attempt to reprogram him in time for the regular concert.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love
    7.8/1018 votes

    #5 - Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2006

    Maestro Stresemann's rightful owners arrive in Japan to take him home, while Orchestra S and Orchestra A prepare for the school festival concerts.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love
    8.1/1017 votes

    #6 - Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2006

    Nodame is desperately practicing the Rach 2, for reasons unknown. Orchestra S, meanwhile, is about to disband, just as they learn that Chiaki and the orchestra have become famous.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship
    7.6/1016 votes

    #7 - New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2006

    Chiaki and Orchestra A concertmaster Miki Kiyora recruit elite students from all over Japan to start a new orchestra. Nodame gets assigned to a new teacher, leading to her becoming a zombie.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love
    7.9/1016 votes

    #8 - Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2006

    Nodame contemplates attempting to treat Chiaki's fear of airplanes, which could lead to her losing him to Europe. Meanwhile, her teacher nominates her for the Maradona Piano Competition.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision
    8.0/1018 votes

    #9 - Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/2006

    Brainwashed by Nodame, Chiaki goes on a plane trip to Hokkaido. Nodame prepares desperately for her competition, which could open the door for her to study in Europe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession
    8.3/1019 votes

    #10 - Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/2006

    Nodame loses herself at the Maradona competition, putting her Europe plan into doubt. Rising Star Orchestra, meanwhile, undergoes painful evolution.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert
    8.7/1025 votes

    #11 - Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/25/2006

    Defeated, Nodame runs home to her parents' place in the countryside. Chiaki goes after her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A