Nodame Cantabile

bmwracer wrote:
Then cordons and crowd control might be warranted. :sweat:

It'll be quite the extravaganza. I'll be wearing the Mongoose outfit, btw. It'll look like a giant version of Nodame.

phlargo wrote:

While a laptop may be "just fine", I think the official "Nodame Elite Club" method is to rent out a movie theatre and a host of Japanese Nodame Cosplayers.

Watching Nodame pout on IMAX...now that's what I'm talking about! I'm a few episodes in and all I have to say is not watching Nodame Cantabile makes Baby Jesus cry!

Kijinnmaru wrote:Watching Nodame pout on IMAX...

That would be overwhelming.... :bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

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The last pic is out of place. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:The last pic is out of place. :beaten:

Haha, well I threw it in there for the Asami fans out there, since this thread is dominated by shots of Juri-chan :sweat:

deseipher wrote:Haha, well I threw it in there for the Asami fans out there, since this thread is dominated by shots of Juri-chan :sweat:

You're so diplomatic. :victory:

deseipher wrote:

Haha, well I threw it in there for the Asami fans out there, since this thread is dominated by shots of Juri-chan :sweat:

Woot! Go Asami!

Though the one of Juri sleeping is so adorable.

phlargo wrote:Though the one of Juri sleeping is so adorable.

And makes for one hell of a wallpaper. :bonk:

bmwracer wrote:
D-Addicts.

Of course. :say_yes:

Two two-hour lessons... Four hours of Nodame goodness...! :victory:

Woah, longer than I thought.

phlargo wrote:

While a laptop may be "just fine", I think the official "Nodame Elite Club" method is to rent out a movie theatre and a host of Japanese Nodame Cosplayers.

Wow, that would be tons of fun if it were really possible! :metaldevil:

Keps wrote:Woah, longer than I thought.

Well worth it, IMO. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
Well worth it, IMO. :victory:

Yeah, really.. I'm usually not a more is better kinda guy and maybe the SP isn't as good as the best parts of the series.. but who cares! It's Nodame! :bonk:

phlargo wrote:It's Nodame! :bonk:

And that's more than enough... She could sell me rotten tomatoes. :beaten:

I'm halfway through, and between this and the Ueno Juri thread, I've noticed that the series doesn't get credit for a few things that we might take for granted. As slapstick "living-anime" as it is, there is a seamless transition to a more dramatic, heartfelt tone midway, but without losing the silliness. A lot of more expensive dramas, like Emo-gumi, utterly failed at that. They also lay down and move the plot very well. Not to mention the skill of the actors. Any of the major characters could easily have crossed the line into massively annoying, making this show unwatcheable. Instead, the more you watch the more you care and want to follow.

Is it obvious that I'm loving this show? :victory:

Kijinnmaru wrote:I'm halfway through, and between this and the Ueno Juri thread, I've noticed that the series doesn't get credit for a few things that we might take for granted. As slapstick "living-anime" as it is, there is a seamless transition to a more dramatic, heartfelt tone midway, but without losing the silliness.

The topic was brought up at various times... Starting with Episode 5 and the romantic, yet melancholy Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor...

A lot of more expensive dramas, like Emo-gumi, utterly failed at that. They also lay down and move the plot very well. Not to mention the skill of the actors. Any of the major characters could easily have crossed the line into massively annoying, making this show unwatcheable. Instead, the more you watch the more you care and want to follow.

Good observation... There are some nameless few who never see that in this drama... :sweat:

Is it obvious that I'm loving this show? :victory:

Quite obvious from your detailed analyses... :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
The topic was brought up at various times... Starting with Episode 5 and the romantic, yet melancholy Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor...

:doh: I should have paid more attention. Gomen, gomen. I just felt it needed to be said on how well they did the transition, and how they still kept the original feel of the show. That balance is very difficult to pull off. It's easy for people to write off the series as too silly at a glance, but watching it you find slapstick, drama, and character development all seamlessly woven together....with a girl getting hit in the head with a saucepan and screaming Gyabo! :hehe:

Kijinnmaru wrote: :doh: I should have paid more attention. Gomen, gomen. I just felt it needed to be said on how well they did the transition, and how they still kept the original feel of the show. That balance is very difficult to pull off. It's easy for people to write off the series as too silly at a glance, but watching it you find slapstick, drama, and character development all seamlessly woven together....

The entire drama is executed extremely well... And the music selections are so incredibly perfect, you'd think they were written for the drama itself... :thumbsup:

with a girl getting hit in the head with a saucepan and screaming Gyabo! :hehe:

LOL, that's a great scene... And in an instant she springs back up and starts talking as if it never happened. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:LOL, that's a great scene... And in an instant she springs back up and starts talking as if it never happened. :hehe:

To wit: :hehe:

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bmwracer wrote:
To wit: :hehe:

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Ohh.. I wanna rescue her! :mad:

phlargo wrote:Ohh.. I wanna rescue her! :mad:

But she recovers faster than you can say, "Gyabo!!"

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