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have a question abt the ending epsiode though... in the last episode, the part where Natsumi won the prize to go on the holiday with the brothers, was it part of Junzaburo's dream as well? if it was his dream, then the part tat Natsumi had to choose the train tickets between Jun and Yujiro did not ...

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does anybody have it?? I really love the theme for Jikou Keisatsu... I wish they'd make a second season and tie up the lub-lub relationship :x Jikou Keisatsu-Ame-CEYREN http://www.sendspace.com/file/p5sz67 I've read somewhere that a second season is in the works. Whether they'll be tying up any rel...

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flaming0duckie wrote: I sincerely hope so...the manga continues, so theoretically the drama should as well, right?

Actually, no. The story moved to Europe, in particular Paris, from this point on. It is probably too expensive for Fuji TV to do a dorama production in a foreign country.

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"Nodame Cantabile" did very well in the 2006 Dorama Academy Award, bagging the trophy in several categories: Best Dorama Best Actor 2. Tamaki Hiroshi (Nodame Cantabile) Best Actress Ueno Juri (Nodame Cantabile) Best Supporting Actor 2. Koide Keisuke (Nodame Cantabile) 3. Eita (Nodame Canta...

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agree. However, I do find it as a pity that I can't read JApanese (Only know very basic), else I will try and look for the Japanese version. I mean the book. I know Aya's diary, and later her mother's book, were both translated into Chinese. I've seen at least one instance in which someone translat...

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My vote goes to the movie too. On top of other things I think Takeuchi Yuko made a more convincing Mio than Mimura.

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Sadly, I think your causality chain is missing a link.... -NC got crazy-popular -Popularity invited crazy ***hole and ****head fans, who did nothing but troll and flame here. -Siantut leaves D-A in... disgust. More or less. I was pretty upset with all that bs too. That particular flamer was no fan ...

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h anw... i'm going to start reading the manga --does anyone know how many volumes there are? i'm so excited!!!! :O There are 16 to date. I think only 7 has been released in English but all 16 are available in Chinese (I mean licensed, not pirated). anw out of curiosity, i did some research and lear...

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ILoveKoyuki wrote:anyone kno the name of the song they play when Chiaki-senpai remembers the crash landing of the plane in episode one

That was"Dies Irae" from Verdi's "Messa da Requiem".

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I too love both the drama and the manga and now I love the anime as well! Episode one was released on 1/13/07 with English hard subs. I put up some screen caps on my blog along with links for the torrent files. There is an extra "[/url]" tag in your link, causing it to go off to neverland...

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.. When I got to know that Natsuo had sacrificed himself for Yuki's sake.. I think you have misunderstood. Natsuo died to save the kid, and I don't think it was intentional. He certainly did not sacrificed himself for Yuki because at that point in time no one would have known his heart was suitable...

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Sidenote, kaname seems pretty tall among the group. She's 170cm yea? :salut: Yeah, I noticed that right off, she seems to stand way above everyone else in the show. She's about 6" taller than the other cast members that I saw heights for. Actually Tajima Seiko (Matsuda Madoka), the student uni...

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HinataAoi wrote:I'm falling in love with this drama and I just started watching it like right now and it's only 20 minutes in ^.^
the guys are swesomely cute and the music is really good.... I want to watch more ...just wish it was subtitled.

It was. Just head over to S-Projects for English and Spanish subs.

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cantiara wrote: And Ueno Juri played Shohei's sister, I forgot her character's name. Shohei is the playboy one and Juri played his sister, the one with a crippled leg.

Her name was 'Kirishima Ayumi'.

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I've watched plenty of jdramas and I still don't get the whole school-teachers-students thing. I mean why is it the school's responsibility if something bad happens like a girl getting pregnant? Unless it's the teacher who got the student pregnant :crazy: The student's achievements/failures is ofte...

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ya wish they'll release CD of all the classical pieces. I was hoping for one from Kekkon also but til now no news about that..... If you mean classical pieces from "Nodame Cantabile", they already did. There as several CDs: 1. Nodame Cantabile Best 100 A box set of 8 CDs with the complete...

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I don't know what a title role means, but I've seen her quite a lot before Nodame and she plays various character. That's why I said Nodame is THE drama for Ueno Juri, like maybe Beach Boys for Takashi Sorimachi. 'Title role' means the artiste in question takes the lead role, and usually is the fir...

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Really? From what I've seen in Orange Days and ENGINE, I had impression that her character has been a quiet, traditional girl. I guess she does everything? :lol Ms. Ueno is very versatile - from deliciously comical (Nodame) to frightfully uncaring (Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi). She was a convincin...

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I agree. She was damn funny in this one. Maybe this is THE drama for Ueno Juri. I wouldn't go that far, as it is the first time Ms. Ueno took the title role (apart from the 1-episode drama "Tsubasa no Oreta Tenshitachi"). It does seem that her spontaneity makes her particularly suited to ...

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Well here goes, I just watched the last ep ~ I Didn't think that the baby would still live =S !! and it seemed to me that it's health wasn't good, so I predicted that It would probably die. Another thing, I think this drama was supposed to be a kind of "Moral" for other young people or te...

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hey does anyone know if there is an extra nodame cantabile album? it might be me, but it seems that the first album i had (2 cds) seem to only feaature tracks for the first part of the series...it doesn't seem to have the songs in episode 10 in it...can anyone confirm? There are also the following:...

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Though there was something what bothers me... In the preview of the coming episode at the end of episode 10, they showed some scenes which I think were not included in the final episode. Does anyone also have such feeling? I do not know if I watched carefully last night, but I think there were not ...

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Anyone notice how young Nodame is the young Nobuta? Now that I think of it, both names are No-(Japanese word to describe something bad) What's next? Nobaka? Nodebu? :lol As far as I know 'no' in Japanese means (among other things) 'wild' or 'wilderness' when used in conjunction with other words. On...

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According to the official "Nodame Cantabile" website the final episode will be 15 minutes longer. Nodame's family will make an appearance and there is a hugging scene...

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gamebooy wrote: i'm sure there is. take a look at this

You are absolutely right - I stand corrected. Although I still can help you locate a link...

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alextsg wrote:o wow...does anybody have an mp3 for that song?

Link to Chopin's Fantaisie Impromtu.

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Yeah I agree, she is very beautiful. I can't remember what I have seen her in, though I swear it was something... Anybody have a clue? I will just go check the wiki... nope no help there. She's in quite a few dramas, although off my head I can only remember "Anego", "Oshii Kankei&quo...

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gamebooy wrote:i heard that there is a movie version for this drama. anyone knows where to download it?

Never heard of a movie for this drama. Maybe you have mixed this up with "Sekai no Chuushin, Ai wo Sakebu".

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megwon wrote:alextsg, the piano piece that youre referring to is Fantaisie Impromptu by Frederic Chopin. I'm not sure which key. But its an awesome piece. >>>

It was in C sharp minor, opus 66.

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Question 1: If hypnosis didn't work for Chiaki-sama before, then what made Nodame so special that it worked when she did it? It's only my interpretation of the author's intention so take it with a grain of salt. According to the manga, and even mentioned in the drama, Chiaki was very resistant to h...

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iQuE wrote:anooo... where can I get the English softsubs for this? Can't seem to find them..

They are in the subber's website. You'll need to register in order to download files, including the subs.

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anyway, I just saw a few vids clips of the Warau Mikaeru movie around you-tube and was wondering if anybody saw it? Was it any good? Can someone make a synopsis? 'cause I've no clue what this movie is about. All that I know is that Ueno Juri is staring in it. I haven't watched this movie yet so I c...

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Kozuekun wrote:I need help please link OST taiyou no uta dont forget all Pleaseeee....!!!!

I'm assuming you are referring to the drama version:

Taiyou no Uta OST
http://www.sendspace.com/file/hp5b1r

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JDorama forum member 'Tu_triky' posted this article from Mainichi - Noda Megumi is a real person!!

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auroragb wrote:I thought they
tied for second place?

I don't have the manga with me to check up so I may well be wrong. However I thought

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TIticamara wrote:Hai everybody, I was just wondering does Siantut has any intention to continue to hardsub this serie after what had happened to her? Thanks.

Why don't you go over to Her Website and ask her yourself? 'sinantut' has made it clear she won't be coming back to this forum.

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It's like she's the opposite, she just kinda handed Chiaki over to Nodame and I get the feeling she might be helping their relationship a little bit too... I wouldn't go so far but In episode 6 during the 'S-Oke Dis-banding Feast' Saiko put her shawl on Nodame after their little encounter in the la...

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Anyway, I just saw ep 09, ciffhanger ~desu :cry: Can anyone tell briefly what will happen to Nodame after this competition? According to the manga: Nodame lost and went home (her hometown, not the apartment). Chiaki came looking for her and met her family. Of course the drama may change the origina...

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Yeah you are right. What uh.. is the actual difference? Was there a live performance of the pieces in the show or something? Or was it only the 'performances' in the show that are on it? I can't really tell. Either way I like it a lot. As I also love the show itself. The "Orchestra du Nodame L...

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Special music collection from "Nodame Cantabile":

Nodame Cantabile Character Selection – Nodame
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vpcazl

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Soundtrack from "Nodame Cantabile":

Nodame Cantabile OST
SendSpace link
MediaFire link

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The piece performed by Nodame at the end of episode 09 was absolutely spectacular. I think whoever actually played that tune must be extremely good at the piano. I cant stop listening to that track on the OST :P You must be listening to "Orchestra du Nodame Live", because the OST does not...

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not to get off subject or anything, but by any chance does anyone have the song to this drama? The song is called Sailor Fuku to Kikanjuu by Masami Nagasawa. i <3 this song but cant find it anywhere thanks. Sailor Fuku to Kikanjuu-Yume No Tochuu-Hoshi Izumi (Nagasawa Masami) http://www.sendspace.co...

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However, the story slows down dramatically after they went to Europe. So, not enough material for them to do an adaptation in time to catch the buzz. I can imagine a special of their oversea adventures, but an entire series is impractical. You are right of course. The plot after book 9 has become m...

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sema608 wrote:PS-- Does anyone have the subtitles to BistroMap that I can read? I'm searching, but I can't find any.

The subber of the drama, 'siantut', will be subbing this episode of Bistro SMAP soon. You can find updates on the status from her website: www.s-projects.org

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I think that a Special is pretty certain, given the popularity of this show. However, there might not be enough material in the manga to have a second season. the SP will almost certainly about Europe... The author of the manga, Ninomiya Tomoko, has released book 16 and doesn't seem to have set a l...

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FireStallion wrote: I am sorry to give this drama a thumbs down.

Your're not the only one - why do you think there are only 7 episodes...

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splease tell me where I can find it with subs. Also, do you know how long this show will be running? Thanks for giving me the heads up about the subs. :-) Torrents for the episodes can be found in D-Addicts: http://www.d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?search=nodame&type=&sub=View+all&so...

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Damn.... I've watched all the subbed Nodame, and watched the first 7 episodes of Last Chirstmas (which is so good that at times I want to beat up the writer... :cussing: ) Rathing interesting way to express your appreciation... I totally missed the fact that both Chiaki and Naoya were played by the...

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Ooooh, I'd love to watch Bistro SMAP when it's available! I am completely hooked on Nodame (although I really have to finish watching Brother Beat too). What other extra variety shows has Nodame Cantabile showed up in? In the autumn special of "Waratte Iitomo" show: http://www.d-addicts.c...

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James_yka wrote:Hope there would be Raw or subbed available...

I'm sure someone will put up a torrent link for this, and 'siantut' of S-Projects has said she'll sub it.

http://www.s-projects.org/index.php

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nakanokimi wrote:So is the doctor, whose name I'm not sure of, in a simpler role.

That would be Takahata Atsuko.

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Correct me if I'm mistaken... but I believe that Eto-sensei is played by the only actor I could bear to see on screen in Densha Otoko. Toyohara Kosuke indeed appeared as Sakurai Kazuya in "Densha Otoko". Whether he is the only actor worth watching in that drama is a matter of personal pre...

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I am still quite pissed off with the reporter. I haven't hated a character so much in so long. He just totally rubs me the wrong way. All money and no heart even though he's making life tough for so many people. But I guess that's to be expected from such a person. Hate him all you like but he was ...

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cereza wrote:a quick question
am i allowed to post download links in here?

I don't speak for the moderators but I've seen links in various threads already, so I suppose it is ok for you to post a link.

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hmm, I think Ueno Juri played piano since she was in elementary or something. She played the piano from kindergarten up until she went to middle school (I guess at the age of 12). She certainly looks convincing. She has all the movements and swaying down. When musicians get really into it their who...

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I was wondering if part of the idea of this show is to encourage Japanese to have more babies, which will be necessary if their population is not to shrink quickly over the next few decades. I think the producer wants to serve two purposes with this drama - to alert teenagers the danger of unchecke...

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...I've been told I look much younger for my age. So everywhere I went with my big stomach, I worried that people might look at me strangely like they did at Miki in episode 7 at the "maternity class". But I was surprised, that nobody did so... The Japanese are rather good at not trying t...

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chocolate_boy wrote:Is something wrong with me????

Just because you do not feel the same towards this drama as most other people certainly does not mean there is anything wrong with you.

People deal with strong feelings in different ways. If your way suites you, it is nobody else's business.

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mikomi wrote: Apparently, Kiss is a josei (young women) magazine.

Sodesu! One lives and learn...

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martina_SMO wrote: Well, no, it's a josei manga aimed at an audience of women ^_^ It's published on the same magazine of Kimi wa pet

I thought "Nodame Cantabile" was published in 'Kiss' magazine. Isn't this magazine aimed at teenagers?

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Words cannot describe how incredible 4 and 5 were.... those two episodes alone make the first 3 look like putrid garbage in comparison... damn. Looks like Nodame's room left you with a psychological scar. :lol Moving on from the drooling-fanaticism, there is one "problem" I have with the ...

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vietxgod wrote:where do u get the softsub for this series?? please tell me........ k thanx

The subber has her own website: http://www.s-projects.org/index.php

You'll need to register before downloading.

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The only thing I do not like is the actor who plays Miki's father. I have seen him in "Hotaru no Haka" today, and I jut dislike him. He looks like frog and his acting is terrible... You don't have to like him but I doubted if you are qualified to pass judgment on his acting abilities. Nam...

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"cantabile" is a style that music is played in whereas "kantabire" is...I don't know :blink is it just a transliteration? Oh yea, it IS a transliteration. Why won't they use "cantabile" which is an actual word. :goggle: Obviously someone at ANZ didn't do their homework...

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filya wrote:Hello everyone.

I am curious, did anyone notice that a girl from street gang is Yanagizawa Mayuna? Is there some plotline or just coincedence?

If I remember correctly she was explicitly shown in the footage. I think this was part of the plot, leading to some sub-plot in future episodes.

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With regards to this increasing heated discussion between 'groink' and 'unkei', I'd like to get a word in at the risk of drawing fire from the both of you. It seems to me both of you are making statements based on your own experiences and assumptions. Since neither of you have any solid figures to s...

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Now Oguri Shin, in my opinion, got it down very well. Remember - he is not playing the humble Shinichi who has been forced to realize how much he likes Ran, but the rather prideful, boasting, 17 year old teenage boy with a handful of solved cases under his belt. He has been ignoring Ran for weeks b...

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Kurokawa Tomoka was blamed for the mediocre ratings of this live action special when it was aired. After watching the subbed version I feel the need to say a few words in her defense. It was never easy to convert a popular anime/manga into a successful live action, "Nodame Cantabile" is re...

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Although I do love the soundtrack of this series, and the original concept introduced in episode 1, I'm disappointed that Nodame isn't receiving more screen time. The drama is named after her, but the way the episodes are going, she's more like a supporting actress than the main character. Much of ...

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That's very interesting. But I wonder how they're gonna compress 10+ volumes of Nodame manga into 11 episodes of Nodame live-action episodes. o.o I hope they don't leave out the exciting parts. Maybe I'll read the manga after watching. ^ Oh this only covers 10 volumes? are they going to make the se...

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That last scene didn't strike me as particularly romantic. It felt more like Chiaki was letting a puppy lick his face. A man can grow pretty fond of a smart little puppy if it can do a lot of tricks, but this doesn't mean he's falling in love. Bear in mind this is a shoujou manga. It's original int...

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Hideaki_Ito wrote:It's "Baka, kore wa orei dakara na" which means "Silly, that's just for gratitude" or "due to gratitude" or "because of gratitude". Something like that.

You're right - it was "...orei dakara na., not "...ore sama...". My mistake.

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I believe he said something along the lines of "orei dakara," i.e., "I owed you one anyways" (because he got inspiration when he saw Nodame feverishly playing the piano and realized that all the members in the S orchestra had their own individual styles and in this sense were ju...

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I've only started watching this show. It seems nice so far, but there is one thing that I find confusing. Isn't Hiroki Narimiya's character the father of the little boy? Why does the boy call him "Takkun"? Yuji was following his mum's example. It's probably also a subtle hint that Yuji is...

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