A double bass player faced family troubles as her father's business teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. Despite the dire financial situation, he was reluctant to part with his rare violin collection until Chiaki intervened with some persuasion. Sakura, a student of very short stature, was initially mistaken for an elementary school student when she joined the orchestra. Due to her instrument being significantly larger than herself, people often failed to notice her when she carried it on her back, leading them to believe the instrument was moving on its own.
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Characters
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Chiaki Shinichi
Main
Birthdate: February 17th, 1981Zodiac sign: AquariusHeight: 181cmBlood type: OChiaki is twenty-one years old and a 3rd-year piano student at Momogaoka Music Academy at the start of the series. He is an accomplished pianist and violinist, but is also known ...
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Noda Megumi
Main
Birthdate: September 10th, 1981Zodiac sign: VirgoHeight: 162 cmBlood type: BAlso known as Nodame, which is a portmanteau of her family name and the first mora of her given name. Noda is, at the start of the series, a twenty-year-old free-spirited second-y...
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Auclair Charles
Supporting
An esteemed and well-known professor of piano at the Conservatory where Nodame studies. During Nodames piano competition in Japan, he is one of the judges and is captivated by her performance, but soon detects her immaturity in attitude towards music, ref...
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Beaudry Lucas
Supporting
Very young student (10 years old in the beginning) in Nodames school in Paris. His goal is to be a conductor.In OVA 2, he became 15 years old and is in love with Chiakis cousin, Yuiko....
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Chiaki Masayuki
Supporting
Chiakis father and a famous pianist. He left Chiakis mother when Chiaki was still a young boy. Chiaki claims to hate him but Nodame feels that it is Chiakis dream to perform with his father. ...
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Donnadieu Jean
Supporting
Another of Vieiras students, who also works in Paris and considers himself a rival to Chiaki. He has a very affectionate and devoted girlfriend named Yuko, whom Jean regards as his "Goddess of Victory".(Source: Wikipedia)...
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Dubois Paul
Supporting
A bassoon player who attends the same conservatoire as Nodame and Kuroki and forms a trio with them....
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Elise
Supporting
Elise is Stresemanns hard-nosed agent and business manager. Aided by her bodyguard Oliver she kidnapped Chiaki in volume 11 and forced him to sign with her agency too.(Source: Wikipedia)...