Nodame Cantabile

[thtl]

Geezer wrote:

Okay, I'll fess up. I'm forever "conducting" when I listen to music alone.

I do that too, and in a restrained way when I am listening to music in public transport. My wife noticed that a while ago and thought I was having a spasm.

[xyz]

bmwracer wrote:

How can you say that I'm homophobic when I'm pointing out that the drama misrepresents gays en toto as being flaming, horny, and queer?

You're reacting sensitively toward a certain subject matter. You do see him as flaming, horny and queer (implying the excessiveness of the nature) and you single him out from the rest. There has to be something under the surface. (That's my conspiracy theory.)

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My entire point is that why couldn't they represent gays as just people and not freaks?

There are a good number of (let me not say freaks but use) eccentric characters with a variety of colorful personalities. But again you chose to see Masumi as the only "freak." There's something about that.

[ScrappedShinigami]

I love Masumi he was one of my favourite characters I thought he was fantastic XD

For a long time, even before I watched this show, and more often when I was little I would/will conduct when a classical song comes on... it's involuntary I swear (I don't look quite as dashing as Chiaki when I conduct. He's the prettiest darned conducter I ever did see )
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[krim]

thtl wrote:

According to interviews of the cast members in the Fuji TV web site for this drama, none of them performed any of the music in the show. In fact only Ms. Ueno played the piano as a child and know something about it. All of them went through a lot of training mimicking hand and finger movements of the various instruments they 'played'.

It certainly seemed that way. If you watch closely in the early S-Oke scenes, you can see that Mine is on the downstroke of the bow when everyone else is on the upstroke. Though in the later eps, they're much more in sync. If you watch REALLY closely in the final ep, when the camera is way back, Masumi isn't Masumi.

as far as Chiaki, i'd he's about 1/2 second ahead of the orchestra in the final scene, but im no expert in the baton movements.

[thtl]

krim wrote:

as far as Chiaki, i'd he's about 1/2 second ahead of the orchestra in the final scene, but im no expert in the baton movements.

Actually I thought that's normal - the orchestra follows the instructions of the conductor.

[bmwracer]

thtl wrote:

All of them went through a lot of training mimicking hand and finger movements of the various instruments they 'played'.

As I suspected.

They all did a fine job.

As did the editor.

[krim]

thtl wrote:

Actually I thought that's normal - the orchestra follows the instructions of the conductor.

at the concerts i've been to, the gap between the conductors movements and the orchestra isn't that pronounced.

maybe im just being nit picky like Beemer.

I do have to say that Kiyora did a great job on her strokes.

[bmwracer]

krim wrote:

maybe im just being nit picky like Beemer.

Yeah, let's blow that all out of proportion as well.

[krim]

bmwracer wrote:

Yeah, let's blow that all out of proportion as well.

Well, i wasn't going to, but since you insist.

[MissMonika]

Geezer wrote:

Okay, I'll fess up. I'm forever "conducting" when I listen to music alone.

Omgosh, me too!! It's really embarassing when my brother or any other family member comes into my room without knocking.
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[bmwracer]

MissMonika wrote:

Omgosh, me too!! It's really embarassing when my brother or any other family member comes into my room without knocking.

Even more so if you're wearing a 'fro and polyester clothes, ne?

[thtl]

The Nintendo DS "Nodame Cantabile" game is now listed on Amazon (JP) for pre-ordering. However shipment outside of Japan is not allowed...

[thtl]

OST for the anime is also up for pre-ordering.

[MissMonika]

bmwracer wrote:

Even more so if you're wearing a 'fro and polyester clothes, ne?

LOL. Sorry, retro is not really my thing. Scary 70's fashion should be reserved for Halloween and costume parties.
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[thtl]

Apparently there is to be an Official Fanbook for the anime.

[bmwracer]

MissMonika wrote:

Scary 70's fashion should be reserved for Halloween and costume parties.

We should do that when us SoCal J-drama people get together next time.

[bmwracer]

thtl wrote:

Apparently there is to be an Official Fanbook for the anime.

For the anime only?

Boo.

[MissMonika]

bmwracer wrote:

We should do that when us SoCal J-drama people get together next time.

LOL! You can organize that party. I'll be expecting to see a fro on you.
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[bmwracer]

MissMonika wrote:

LOL! You can organize that party. I'll be expecting to see a fro on you.

Not a chance.

[meiataka]

i recently saw the two primary actors of this drama in Bistro Smap!
Both the characters seemed the same as they do in the drama!