SummaryDue to some accident, Chiaki Shinichi has to stay in Japan in pursuing his study in music while he is longing to go to Europe. One morning he woke up and realized that he's in someone else's room full of junks and garbage which is Nodame's. He walked away from the room. The next day he learned that he's going to have a duet piano assignment with that messy girl with messy room he just know. A supposedly famous conductor, Franz Streseman arrive at the academy. This is a manga-ish drama with hilarious comical effect.
Chiaki sitting in a corner of a room looks deeply dissapointed at the fact he's in Japan when he really long to go to Prague or Praha whatever. Once living in Europe and having a famous musician as his father Chiaki always got the chance to attend great performances in the world. He admired Viera-sensei, a famous conductor and eventually became his unofficial pupil at a young age. But when his parents divorced he went back to Japan with his mother leaving behind his favourite place and dream. Little do others know that due to some accidents, he can't go oversea and explain the reason while he still stays in Japan despite having great talents in music. In fact he's the top student in Momogaoka Music Academy and was admired by so many students. He took piano under Eto-sensei who is often called as Harisen-sensei because of his habit in bringing a paper fan (harisen) wherever he goes. Harisen-sensei is very strict and Chiaki eventually get tired of him and shout to him at a class. Harisen-sensei then drop his name for Maradona Piano competition and decided not to teach him anymore. Chiaki then learned that Hayakawa, a student from conducting division got the chance to study oversea. This made him down. He then heard someone playing piano sloppily but without mistakeThat night he went to drink with Saeko, his former beau who is the Madonna of the vocal division. Here then revealed that the reason why Chiaki can't go to oversea is because of his phobia to plane and ship because he once experienced emergency plane landing and was also once drown in the sea. Saeko called him weak and left him after saying she hate losers.
Nodame came back to her place singing 'poop poop poop, cat's poops' something like that (how gross. lol) she then saw Chiaki sleeping at the hallway. She immediately fall in love. Chiaki woke up listening to Nodame playing the piano among the many garbage in the room. He remembered it's the exact piece he heard at school before and was impressed until he knocked down a drink can and bunch of flies which has been living inside it flew out. Nodame looked at him and say that she remember already that he's Chiaki-senpai (senior). Upon hearing Nodame asked him whether he remembered what happen last night Chiaki run away from the room. Outside he was shocked to learn that Nodame is his neighbour. He then realized dust on his shirt and feel so grossed when there was also spiderweb on his shirt.
The next day at the academy nodame brought a belt claiming it was Chiaki's but he denied it and told her that she mistaken him for someone else. Chiaki then read that his instructor was changed from Eto-sensei to Tanioka-sensei. Tanioka-sensei also teach Nodame, upon seeing Nodame doing a fart-cheer demostration to Tanioka-sensei, he thought that he must be mistakenly coming to that room until Tanioka sensei assured him that he's in the right place. Chiaki was then asked to perform a piano duet with Nodame which he objected to as he didn't want to play with such a messy person who plays piano messily. Tanioka-sensei then advised him to take the assignment as a way to teach a kouhai(junior). Nodame played sloppily and Chiaki hit her hard in a comical effect. He then learned that nodame doesn't like looking at the score as she always play by ears.
One day Chiaki went out to his balcony to smoke. He then smelled something weird when he looked at the balcony next to him, it was full of mountains of junks. Then disgusting purple liquid flow to his balcony and swarm of ants surrounded it. He feel grossed and he quickly went to Nodame's room and rang the bell. Nodame open the door so quickly that it bangs hardly on Chiaki. Chiaki then forces her to clean her room full of garbages. There was a bowl ful of black thingy that Nodame claimed was cream stew of a year ago, there were also her meal that has grow mushroom all over it, also her underwear with mushroom growing etc to illustrate how messy and dirty Nodame is. After that, Chiaki cooked for her.
Tomorrow at school, Chiaki was jealous to know that Hayakawa will meet none other than viera sensei. At the same time a weird old man was walking around the academy and took picture of seemingly weird and untalented bunch.
Nodame met the old man after school and start making friend with him, he said he is Milch Holstein which translated to cow's milk. She brought him to chiaki's house. Upon knowing Milch's name he knew it's a fake one. Milch's expression changed from stupid-looking to serious when he saw picture of Chiaki and Viera. He brought Nodame to leave Chiaki's room when Chiaki said she'll stay so that he can teach her piano which Milch reply with 'I'll teach you much enjoyable thing in my hotel room'. He asid it got delicious sushi, fluffy bed and pillow. Chiaki then said that he also got fluffy bed and his arm as pillow. Nodame grab onto Chiaki and he kicked Milch out of his room. Knowing that Milch is a pervert old man, Chiaki gave him a brothel's business card that came in his postbox.
Next day, Chiaki heard Nodame playing messily and he went to her room when she hesitated to open the door. Chiaki came in and was shocked to learn that Nodame's room has revert into its original messy state in just a few days. He helped Nodame with the piece they'll play as duet. Nodame played and Chiaki seemed to hold his breath. 'Stinks!'. And Nodame then explained that she had just shampooed her hair three days ago and boast that she like to keep clean. Chiaki startled to listen to that stupid claim, drag her to wash and shampooed her hair and then helped her to dry it. He was wondering why did he do all this thing.
Now comes the day he's going to perform a duet with Nodame. Instead of calling her 'garbage girl' he was calling her 'Nodame for the first time. He told her that she can play it with her style and don't bother much with other thing. He believes that only someone as talented as him can adapt to Nodame's style of playing. After being told to play as she like, Nodame become herself and indulge into her own word, although playing messily Chiaki was actually impressed with her and he also enjoy the duet. It later turn out that the assignment is not just a lesson by him to his junior but also a lesson to himself to enjoy music.
Nodame looked at Chiaki's back under the sun and she told Chiaki that she feels something looking at him..'does this mean... falling in love?". she asked and try to kiss Chiaki which Chiaki avoided. He then said to her that such playing will not be allowed in a competition which Nodame replied that she never want to enter a competition. She just want to be a kindergarten's teacher. Chiaki found that to be amazing. He then decided to change course to take the conducting division.
He brought a letter of transfer the next day and then learned that a famous conductor who is on par with Viera-sensei is in the academy. He feels lucky because it's the right time that he decided to change course. The conductor is none other than Milch, the pervert old guy. He wanted to have his own orchestra of the student he choose. He mistakenly shows the teachers perverted photos he bought in Shibuya before showing them the real one. Eto sensei was shocked at the selection because it's comprised with the-so-not-good student of the academy or what they call as underachiever.
Upon looking that, Chiaki was kind of frustrated. 'This can never be. I can't change course'.
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I truly enjoy this episode for the comical effect it had. A good comedy episode filled with good classical music. I had my good share of laugh. The expression of the two main character fit the comical storyline so well. Milch's essence is also entertaining-- japanese words with western's essence. Eventhough he is portrayed by a japanese instead of foreign actor I can't help but love his portrayal as he's very funny and weird character to look at. And ooh-those messy long white hair.
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