“Chiaki's rising career strains Nodame; both pursue music amid rivals' crises and fading mentors.”
Nodame Cantabile Finale
のだめカンタービレ フィナーレ
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Synopsis
Chiaki's rising career strains Nodame; both pursue music amid rivals' crises and fading mentors.
Shinichi Chiaki is quickly making a name for himself as the principal conductor of the revitalized Roux-Marlet Orchestra, and Megumi "Nodame" Noda has made leaps and bounds as a pianist at the Conservatoire de Paris. However, tensions mount between the two as Nodame feels left behind by Chiaki's growing success and his close friendship with legendary piano prodigy Rui Son. Disregarding her teacher Professor Charles Auclair's advice, Nodame enters another piano competition in an attempt to jumpstart her own performance career. Meanwhile, those around Chiaki and Nodame are at their own crossroads. Rui begins to doubt herself after hearing Nodame's playing and being denied tutelage from Auclair; Maestro Franz von Stresemann faces the reality of his mortality; pianists Yunlong Li and Tatiana Vishneva feverishly prepare for a competition, while the latter also struggles with her growing feelings for oboist and fellow student Yasunori Kuroki. As Chiaki, Nodame, and their friends continue on their respective journeys, they must not only strive to stay true to themselves, but also remember where it all started.
What people say
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Derived from 15 sampled reviews
What 15 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.14 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 1.60
Running avg · Mar 2010 → Jul 2022
- 9 “The finale maintains the series' excellence through masterful music selection that evokes powerful nostalgia and delivers an adagio cantabile quality, floating beautifully through emotional twists...”
- 8 “Nodame Cantabile remains an amazing, mature powerhouse romance that music and romance lovers should not miss. The finale, however, is botched by rushed pacing that left me staring at the screen in...”
- 7 “The season remains enjoyable with decent plot points and notable growth for Nodame, yet the core romance stagnates because Chiaki’s intentions stay muddy and he keeps distancing himself despite...”
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- Format 11 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 02m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2010 – Mar 2010 Winter 2010
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4271 catalog
Produced by
- Dentsu Producer
- Genco Producer
- SKY Perfect Well Think Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- Asmik Ace Producer
- Sony Music Entertainment Producer