Nodame Cantabile (GN 1)

Release date: 2005-04-15
Suggested retail price: $10.99
Age rating: 16+

SKU: DRNC-01
ISBN-10: 0345481720 0345481720
ISBN-13: 9780345481726 9780345481726

Description:
Winner of the Kodansha Manga of the Year Award!

The son of a famous pianist, music student Shinichi Chiaki has always wanted to study abroad and become a conductor like his mentor. However, his fear of planes and water make it impossible for him to follow his dream. As he watches other young students achieve what he has always wanted, Shinichi ponders whether he should quit music altogether.

Then, one day he meets a fellow music student named Megumi Noda, also known as Nodame. This oddball girl cannot cook, clean, or even read her own score, but she can play the piano in incomparable Cantabile style. And she teaches Chiaki some thing that he has forgotten: to enjoy his music no matter where he is.

Story and art by Tomoko Ninomiya.

(added on 2004-11-02, modified on 2004-11-02)

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