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The untitled chapters have been collected in 23 volumes. It was serialized by in the biweekly (aimed at younger adult women) manga magazine from 10 July 2001, to 10 October 2009. Main article:The Nodame Cantabile manga was written and illustrated. Was Permanent Conductor of the, and conducted the, which provided the music for both the live-action drama and the anime adaptations.Media Manga. Noda, currently a piano teacher in (the home-town of her fictional counterpart), composed the music and co-wrote (with Ninomiya) the lyrics for the 'Fart Song' Nodame plays in the first episode of the anime series, and visited Ninomiya upon the birth of her son.Ninomiya also based the character of James DePreist, the musical director of the fictional Roux-Marlet Orchestra in Paris, on a real-life counterpart with the same name.

Ninomiya consults with Noda about musical details, claiming to receive inspiration from her, and thanks Noda in the acknowledgments of every volume of Nodame Cantabile. This inspired her to start a comedy series about a sloppy music student. Ninomiya first learned about the real Noda when the latter, a music college student at the time, posted a photograph of her messy room on a website Ninomiya managed. In Europe, they encounter new friends and rivals, as well as keep in touch with their friends from Japan.Development Tomoko Ninomiya based the character of Megumi Noda on a real-life counterpart with the same name. Opportunities open up as both begin taking risks, stretching themselves far more than they ever thought possible.After graduation, Nodame succeeds in curing Chiaki from his phobias and they both move to Paris, where Nodame continues her piano studies at the while Chiaki starts a professional career as a conductor. Because of Chiaki, Nodame faces her fears and enters a piano competition. Because of Nodame, Chiaki gets the opportunity to lead a student orchestra and begins to have a broader appreciation of people's musical abilities.


Along the way, they meet some crazy people (like Masumi, Mine, and Stresemann) and make lasting friendships. Their relationship causes them both to develop and grow. Despite being very talented, Nodame prefers to play by ear rather than according to the musical score thus, she is regarded as sloppy and playful.When they meet by accident, Nodame quickly falls in love, but it takes much longer for Chiaki to even begin to appreciate Nodame's unusual qualities. In contrast, Megumi Noda, or 'Nodame', is a piano student at Momogaoka, notorious for messiness and eccentric behavior. Born into a musical family, he is talented in piano and violin and once lived abroad in the music capitals of the world as a young boy (namely Prague), but is trapped in Japan because of his childhood phobia of airplanes and the ocean. Further information:Shinichi Chiaki, an, perfectionist, is the top student at Momogaoka College of Music and has secret ambitions to become a conductor.
