Nodame Cantabile
- Genre: award winning comedy romance slice of life
- Author: ninomiya tomoko
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- Year: Jul 10, 2001 to Aug 25, 2010
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- Status： Finished
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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)...
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Etou Kouzou
Supporting
A piano teacher also known as the "Harisen teacher", because he always carries one during his class which uses to punish his students for their mistakes. He was Chiakis teacher at the start of the story, until he was abandoned by him. One day he listened ...
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Ishikawa Rena
Supporting
Nodames friend studying at piano course. She played a pianica at festival with disguised S Orchestra....
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Katahira Hajime
Supporting
Katahira Hajime is a Japanese conductor who meets Chiaki during the Platini international conductors competition....
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Kuroki Yasunori
Supporting
Birthday: November 13A talented oboe player who falls for Nodame at first sight (oblivious to her true nature) and performs the inaugural solo of the R☆S orchestra. Because he tends to be phlegmatic and quiet, many members of the R☆S orchestra think of hi...
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Latoine Frank
Supporting
A French piano student who lives in the same apartment complex as Chiaki and Nodame. He befriended Nodame when they were taking the entrance exam to study in Paris. He is a fan of Japanese anime, his special favorites are the anime Shakugan no Shana and N...
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Li Yunlong
Supporting
A piano player who lives in the same apartment complex as Nodame and Chiaki do in Paris. He is Chinese and tends to become very sentimental, especially when homesickness is mentioned. He attends a different Conservatory than Nodame. In contrast to Chiaki ...
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Miki Kiyora
Supporting
A prodigious violinist Chiaki met at the Nina Lutz's seminar, she joins him to form the R-S Orchestra as his concert-mistress. She also becomes Mine's girlfriend....
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Mine Ryuutarou
Supporting
4th-year Violin student. His father owns a Chinese restaurant "Uraken" right next to the university. He is something of a prima donna whose violin technique is seen by himself to be deeply personal but by others to be simply sloppy. He sees Chiaki as a ri...
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Miyoshi Takehiko
Supporting
Shinichis maternal uncle and 2nd generation president of the Miyoshi corporation. Hes been taking care of Chiakis tuition and living expenses while at Momogaoka. But, in truth, hed prefer it if Chiaki succeeds him in his business....
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Miyoshi Toshihiko
Supporting
Toshihiko is Shin'ichi's cousin and used to idolise him when he was younger. He used to play the violin as well....
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Miyoshi Seiko
Supporting
Chiaki's mother, who retained custody of Chiaki after her divorce. She and Chiaki lived in Europe for several years during Chiaki's childhood, during Chiaki became Vieira's student, before they returned to Japan. She is frequently away from home on busine...
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Okuyama Masumi
Supporting
A claustrophobic 4th-year timpanist (percussion), who is an okama. He has the body of a male, but a mind of a female. He developed a crush on Chiaki. Since Nodame starts to hang out with Chiaki, he considers her as a rival and often bullies her and anyone...
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Osada Katsuhiro
Supporting
A painter who lives in the attic of the same apartment complex as Nodame and Chiaki....
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Saku Sakura
Supporting
A double bass player whose family was in trouble because despite her fathers business is about to bankrupt, however: he did not want to part with his collection of rare violins, until he got some "persuasion" from Chiaki. A student of very short height, S...
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Son Rui
Supporting
A well-known pianist in the world who is gradually making a comeback. Rui takes a liking to Chiaki soon after meeting him. Rui's appearance in Chiaki's life results in Nodame becoming jealous as well as insecure in her ability to perform on a level that w...
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Suzuki Moe
Supporting
A member of the Rising Star orchestra who eventually falls for Sagojou (Tomohito Kimura)....
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Viella Sebastiano
Supporting
World renowned conductor and Chiakis mentor. Stresemann is rather adverse towards Vieira and initially extended his dislike of the conductor to Chiaki. Vieira has considered Chiaki as his apprentice since the boy was twelve and is a surrogate father figur...
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Vishneva Tatiana
Supporting
An attractive Russian senior piano student who lives in the same apartment complex as Chiaki, Nodame, Franck, and Yunlong. Her piano playing is somewhat mediocre and she lacks confidence in her ability, which seems to be the reason behind her fixation on ...
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Von Stresemann Franz
Supporting
Stresemann is a highly-respected internationally famous conductor who comes to Momogaoka Music Academy as a guest instructor. In love with the Academys Director, he comes as a favor and immediately is pegged as an oddball lecher. Perverted, demanding, and...