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AN ORCHESTRAL ORDEAL

Chiaki is beyond ecstatic. Maestro Stresemann has decided to conduct the A orchestra and has asked Chiaki to join him. But who will lead the S orchestra? Drastic measures mean a hilarious concert, and a festival to remember. From the student body to the faculty, the whole school is abuzz with anticipation. Nodame is playing a piano concerto, Chiaki is also tickling the ivories (and honored to be lead by the Great Master), and the S orchestra is just thrilled to be part of the program. Of course the real excitement begins the night before the musical event. . . .

Plus, there’s a special story about Chiaki’s first meeting with Sebastiano Viera. You won’t want to miss it!

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

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Tomoko Ninomiya

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НИНОМИЯ Томоко
二之宫知子
โทโมโกะ นิโนมิยะ (Thai Profile)

Tomoko NINOMIYA (Japanese name: 二宮 知子) is a Japanese manga artist. In 1989, she made her debut with London Doubt Boys. She is best known for her series Nodame Cantabile, which received the 2004 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga. Nodame Cantabile has been adapted for television as both live-action drama series and 3 anime seasons.

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8 reviews
January 15, 2020

The scene that S orchestra plays by a school festival is novel, and it is cool! I think that you can enjoy it even if you don't know classical music.
Rakhmaninov of Chiaki is the already best! I want you to look even at animation and the drama. I am impressed!
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303 reviews34 followers
September 26, 2021
Great volume!

There's quite a shift in both Chiaki and Nodame's characters in this volume with regards to their passion for music. I really love this volume, because a lot of characters on this manga made progress as individuals. I find it hilarious how people who don't know Chiaki and Nodame personally think they're actually dating and living together. Their relationship is so weird in the best way! We also get a chapter of Chiaki's childhood, something that was skipped in the anime.
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367 reviews7 followers
May 27, 2017
En este tomo se presenta la Orquesta S, con una puesta en escena de sus integrantes disfrazados (Nodame es una mangosta xD), y también Chiaki toca junto a Stresemann un concierto para piano de Rachmaninov para la Orquesta A. Ambos conciertos son presentados en el contexto del festival del conservatorio.
También Chiaki obtiene mayor notoriedad al aparecer destacado en una revista, por lo que su ex novia Saiko intenta recuperarlo.
Es un tomo entretenido donde se presentan, aparte de estas dos obras, también la ópera "Cosi fan Tutte" en la que participa Saiko.
En el final, como capítulo extra, veremos el pasado en el que Chiaki era niño y se hizo discípulo de Sebastiano Vieira.
5 reviews1 follower
July 19, 2018
Finally, The S orchestra had a opportunity to hold a performance in the school festival, and it impressed a large audience, but Chiaki was not there. He had another performance with Stresemann there. It also impressed a large audience, and Chiaki became famous because of that performance. I feel sad even though I like this manga. I know they practiced it together, but they couldn’t have a performance together and couldn’t be famous as the S orchestra.
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78 reviews8 followers
January 21, 2020
El ingenio de la orquesta S en su presentación.
El sentir de Nodame después del concierto de Chiaki.
La historia de Chiaki con el maestro Viera.
A veces una historia no necesita de grandes palabras, basta con que te haga sentir vivo.
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2,502 reviews30 followers
November 6, 2015
The S Orchestra concert was so powerful, I just had to watch that scene in the dorama, and it was totally worth it. Rhapsody in Blue... WOW! So touching. So sugoi... I NEED to give this dorama another chance...

Also incredible when Chiaki played the piano with Nodame. And this part I did not even have to watch it on "live"; in the manga alone was a WOW moment again. The passion they both pour in every single note they play. Genius.
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577 reviews3 followers
June 28, 2021
(Aviso: lectura hecha en ejemplar en español, publicado en México. La presente nota se modificará cuando se dé de alta en GR la edición correspondiente).
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363 reviews
December 27, 2025
odio los mangas de música es como bro alguien me puede venir a cantar al oído esque no escucho lo que estáis tocando
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March 7, 2013
This review is for the series as a (almost) whole, reviewing after reading books 1-10.

It took me quite some time to really get into this series. Books 2-4 were okay. They kept me entertained and curious enough to keep going, but I don't think it was really until book 5 that I really got invested in the series and Nodame and Shinichi.

I'm not a fan of classical music so some of the lingo and storylines went over my head, but I got the gist of most stuff. Shinichi finds himself stuck with Nodame no matter how mean he is to her. He tries to make her aware that he wants nothing to do with her, but when something goes wrong he is always there. When she leaves their apartment complex mysteriously for a long period of time he must know what happened and if she's okay. And Nodame loves him despite everything. Even though she's a little nutty and extremely childlike she does her best to take care of him, ultimately giving him the greatest gift she could give him and he doesn't even know it.

Unfortunately, the library only has the first 10 books so I'm on the hunt for books 11-16 which is proving to be harder than I thought. I did also find that Crackle has the anime series available to watch!
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466 reviews64 followers
October 5, 2007
i watch, dorama version :

Nodame - Noda Megumi is a girl who like playing piano since she is a little girl, but weirdy she can't read a music score ?? She play it with Cantabile Style - when she hear another people playing piano, she can remembered it and played it. She is a little like stupid girl who cannot cook and really lazy to clean her apartement where she live.

One day when she meet with Chiaki-sama - the son of a famous pianist who have a dream becoming a famous conductor. But too bad his fear of flying make his dream must wait. she teaches Chiaki something that he has forgotten for a long time that is to enjoy the music we play / hear no matter when and where.

Originaly review by AnnChan ^^
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September 5, 2011
This is why I fell in love with The Rach 2. And while it was hard to "hear" the music as I read it, the anime only beautified even more. And I'm talking about the first movement, not the popular Adagio Sostenuto. But going back to the manga, it really brings the music to life in another artistic way.
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682 reviews13 followers
May 26, 2015
This volume brings us to the school festival, where all sorts of hilarity ensues! I'm always impressed with how Tomoko-san is able to bring the music alive through the pages! Astounding!

There is also a special story at the end which gives some background to Chiaki and his childhood - a nice little extra!

I'm looking forward to reading the next volume!
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989 reviews44 followers
December 21, 2015
One of my favourite volumes that I've read so far... Chiaki's finally been recognized, and the special story about him is touching and super funny!
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January 2, 2015
The Rachmaninoff scene is pretty intense.
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