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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 1 - Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor
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    #1 - Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor

    S1:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 2 - Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!
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    #2 - Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!

    S1:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 3 - Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?
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    #3 - Orchestra of the Lesser: Can Love Trump Poverty?

    S1:E3

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 4 - Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!
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    #4 - Will They or Won't They? Battle of the Regular Concert!

    S1:E4

    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:Unknown
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  5. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 5 - Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love
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    #5 - Goodbye, Maestro! School Festival Battle of Love

    S1:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 6 - Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love
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    #6 - Goodbye, Orchestra S! A Tearful Disbanding and a Piano Duet of Love

    S1:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 7 - New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship
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    #7 - New Orchestra! Tensions in the Relationship

    S1:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 8 - Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love
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    #8 - Rising Star Orchestra's Concert! Fighting Old Traumas with Love

    S1:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 9 - Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision
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    #9 - Competition vs. Studying Abroad! A Relationship-Ending Decision

    S1:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 10 - Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession
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    #10 - Madness at the Competition! A Surprising Confession

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Nodame Cantabile Season 1 Episode 11 - Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert
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    #11 - Goodbye, Nodame! A Tearful Christmas Concert

    S1:E11

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Rhapsody of a Weirdo Pianist and a Snob Conductor" is the worst rated episode of "Nodame Cantabile". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/16/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Attack of the Creep Flunker Orchestra!".