Nodame Cantabile Manga Reviews

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Oct 25, 2023 (PST) | Total Reviews: 43

The Best Classical-Music Manga

This josei title is near and dear to me, as it is the one that taught me to appreciate romance. I wasn't one to actively seek out romance stories, but I had to check it out because of its use of classical music as a central theme. Aside from the burgeoning romance of the main couple, the series depicts the struggles of starting a career in classical music and how it brings the protagonists together and tears them apart.

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Jun 29, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

鉄板のおもしろさ

The fun of teppan

久しぶりに読みましたが、抜群におもしろい。二宮先生のコミックは、やっぱり安定感がありますね。俺様気質の千秋先輩と天真爛漫なのだめ。道に迷いながら音楽を追求する二人の姿に、笑いながらも応援しながら読みました。しかし、よく出てくる「転調忘れるな！」というフレーズ。楽譜通りに演奏したら、転調忘れるなんてことないよな、とあれだけはちょっと納得できないかなあ。

I haven't read it in a long time, and it's extremely interesting. After all, Ninomiya-sensei's comics have a sense of stability. I'm not naive with Chiaki senpai, who has my temperament. I read it while laughing and cheering for the two as they lost their way and pursue music. However, it often comes up “Don't forget to modulate!” That's the phrase. If you play according to the score, you won't forget to modulate it, and that's probably a bit unconvincing.

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Jun 26, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

楽しい！

It's fun!

ドラマは見ており、原作は初めて読みました。登場人物のキャラが濃く面白いです。主人公の性格がぶっ飛んでるので、感情移入せずに物語として読めるので有り難いです。クラッシック音楽に詳しくなくても読めるし、出てきた曲を聴いてみるのも楽しいです。

I've been watching dramas, and I've read the original for the first time. The characters are strong and interesting. The main character's personality is out of the blue, so I'm thankful that I can read it as a story without empathy. You can read it even if you're not familiar with classical music, and it's fun to listen to songs that come out.

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Jun 15, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

全ての人々に読んで欲しい!

I want everyone to read it!

やはり漫画の【のだめカンタービレ】は神だ!ドラマ版の作品も上野樹里さんや玉木宏さんも凄く良かったけど、漫画は超えれない!原作はかなり細かく激しく繊細に描かれてあって、作品に深くのめり込める…ドラマ版では出せない空気感が、私をあの世界に連れて行ってくれる!ずっとレビューを書いたものだと思っていたが、忘れていたみたいだ…二ノ宮知子先生は永遠だ(｡˘ㅅ˘)✩⡱

After all, the comic “Nodame Cantabile” is a god! The drama version was also really good by Ueno Juri and Tamaki Hiroshi, but the comics couldn't be surpassed! The original story is drawn in quite detail, intensely, and delicately, and I can deeply immerse myself in the work... the atmosphere that cannot be shown in the drama version takes me to that world! I thought I had written a review for a long time, but it seems like I forgot... Ninomiya Tomoko sensei is forever (.) ✩

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Apr 12, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

いつ、何度読んでも

No matter when or how many times you read it

This review contains spoilers. 何度読み返したか…という紙の本を、引越しの際手放してしまい、こちらで再読。音の無い「漫画の中」に鳴り響く音楽。それを感じさせる表現力が凄い。(のだめ語？も何気に凄い)登場人物も全て面白い！細かい台詞も全部見逃せない。千秋のそばに居続けたい一心で「コンクール=評価される事」に挑むのだめ。苦手な教師、子供の頃の嫌な記憶。トラウマを抱えたまま奮闘するのだめに、心が震える。悪魔(ミルヒ)の手を取りオケと共演したのだめに、色んな意味でどきどきさせられた。失踪したのだめを見つけた千秋が流した一筋の涙に、見ている側も溢れました。ゴミの中で美しく響くソナタ。是非、原作をお勧めします。

This review contains spoilers. I let go of the paper book “How many times have I reread it...” when I moved, so I reread it here. Music echoing “in comics” without sound. The expressive power to make you feel that is amazing. (bad word? (That's amazing) The characters are all interesting too! Don't miss all the detailed lines. You can't take on the challenge of “competition = being evaluated” with all your heart if you want to stay close to Chiaki. Bad teacher, bad memories from when I was a kid. My heart trembles because I can't struggle while being traumatized. I was thrilled in many ways because they took the Devil (Milch)'s hand and performed with orchestra. The viewers were also filled with tears shed by Chiaki, who found no one who had disappeared. A sonata that sounds beautiful in the trash. I definitely recommend the original.

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Jan 22, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

ダメダメ主人公だけど

No, no, it's the main character

こういう癖ありなキャラクター本当にいいですね！めちゃくちゃ好きです！のだめちゃんとちあき先輩とのカップリング最高でした！良作です

I really like characters with this kind of habit! I love it so much! The coupling between Nodame-chan and Chiaki senpai was amazing! It's a good work

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Nov 30, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

のだめかわいい。

Nodame is cute.

天然天才少女に振り回される千秋先輩が可愛くて不憫！おこたを出すと千秋先輩の部屋を思い出します。笑楽しい話です♪

Chiaki senpai, who is swayed by a natural genius girl, is so cute and disgusting! When I take it out, it reminds me of Chiaki senpai's room. lol it's a fun story ♪

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Jul 24, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

天才。二宮先生の作品の面白さ

genius. The fun of Ninomiya-sensei's work

ドラマから好きになりましたが、原作は本当にいい！！ストーリーも緻密で、かつキャラクター一人一人が重なることなく個性的でコミカル！わかりやすく音楽の世界観が描かれていて。絵もストーリーも好きすぎて何度も読み返します。ファッションセンスも色褪せない！ヨーロッパ編になっても本当にストーリーが綿密に練られていて、いつ読んでも色褪せない素敵な漫画です。最近の若い作家さんはなかなか面白いストーリーに出会えないので、もっともっと作品を残してもらしたいです！久しぶりにドラマを見たらとても年代を感じてしまいましたが、漫画はそんなことなく、作者さんのセンスがとてもいいんだなぁ、とまた感心してしまいました。

I've loved it since the drama, but the original is really good!! The story is also detailed, and each character is unique and comical without overlapping! It depicts the world view of music in an easy-to-understand manner. I liked both the pictures and the story so much that I reread them over and over again. Your sense of fashion won't fade! The story is really detailed, even when it comes to the European edition, and it's a wonderful comic that won't fade no matter when you read it. It's hard for young writers to come across interesting stories these days, so I'd like them to leave more and more of their work! When I watched the drama after a long absence, I felt a great sense of age, but I was once again impressed by the fact that comics aren't like that, and that the author has such a good sense.

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May 13, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

分かっているとは思うが面白い‼️

I think I know, but it's interesting ‼️

実写化にもなりアニメ化にもなり…の本です。この漫画家さんのいつもの読んでいてワクワクドキドキする感じがめちゃくちゃするマンガです。本当に楽しい。しっかり取材もしていてそれぞれのキャラの心情とかが凄く丁寧に描かれている所もあり、ジーンときてしまう場面もあります。やっぱりこの漫画家さん好きだなぁ。と思う。

It's a book that's both a live-action adaptation and an animation... It's a manga that makes me feel so excited when I read this manga artist all the time. It's really fun. Thorough coverage has also been done, and there are places where the feelings of each character are depicted very carefully, and there are also scenes where I'm shocked by Gene. I love this manga artist after all. I think.

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Feb 26, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

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This review contains spoilers. ドラマから興味を持ちましたが、前半は千秋様カッコいい！という感じでしたが後半はのだめ無双であまり千秋様に目がいかなくなりけど最後結ばれてよかったなと思いました。

This review contains spoilers. I've been interested since the drama, but Chiaki was cool in the first half! It felt like that, but in the second half, I didn't have much eye for Chiaki due to Nodame Musou, but I thought it was nice to be tied at the end.

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Feb 13, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

どうしても気になることが⋯

No matter what, I'm worried about...

音大卒ということもあり興味をもって読みました。音楽抜きにしても普通に面白かったです。ただ1つ疑問が⋯。なんか弦と木管ばかりじゃないですか？名前のつくキャラで1人でも金管いたかしら？二ノ宮先生はあんまり金管はお好きじゃなかったのかなぁ。

I also graduated from music college, so I read it with interest. It was usually fun without the music. Just one question... Isn't it just strings and woodwinds? I wonder if even one person could play brass with a name on it? I wonder if Ninomiya sensei didn't really like brass.

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Jan 29, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

やっぱりおもしろい！

After all, it's interesting!

今読んでもおもしろい！演奏シーンの表現がすごい。音が聴こえないのに聴こえてくるような気がする。これからも音楽マンガと言えばこの作品があがるのではないでしょうか。いつまでも色褪せないですね。

It's interesting even if you read it now! The expression of the performance scene is amazing. I feel like I can hear the sound even though I can't hear it. I think this work will continue to rise when it comes to music comics. The color won't fade forever, will it?

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Jan 08, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

個性が強烈

Strong personality

This review contains spoilers. かわいくて個性が強い音楽がテーマの漫画はあまり読んだことがないので新鮮でしたもっと早く読めばよかったです

This review contains spoilers. I haven't read many comics with cute and unique music themes, so it was fresh and I wish I had read them sooner

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Oct 11, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

音を楽しむ漫画

A comic where you can enjoy sound

聴こえはしないのですが・・・それでも、昔？（初校・2001年）はCDをかけて読んでいたり今でも、自分の中の音楽漫画の筆頭作品です。

I can't hear it... but still, a long time ago? (First School, 2001) was read on a CD, and even now, it is my first musical comic.

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Aug 09, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

面白い

interesting

のだめカンタービレは先輩との関係性の変化が気になって読んだ記憶があります面白くて笑ったドラマもとてもよかった

I remember reading Nodame Cantabile because I was concerned about changes in relationships with my seniors, and the drama that made me laugh was also very good

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Jul 30, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

笑える

funnier

This review contains spoilers. 読み始めたのが、夜遅くで、笑いを誘うシーンに笑いたいのを必死に堪えながら読みました。のだめが、もしも実際に近くに居たら、鬱陶しいだろうなぁと思いながら、千秋先輩は大変だなと同情しました。個人的な感想ですが、一巻が1番笑えるシーンが多かったです。

This review contains spoilers. I started reading it late at night, and I read it while desperately enduring the laughing scenes. While thinking that it would be depressing if Nodame were actually nearby, I sympathized with Chiaki senpai for how difficult it was. As for my personal impression, the first volume had the most laughable scenes.

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Apr 28, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

何回も読んだ

I read it many times

This review contains spoilers. 登場人物癖があるので好き嫌いあるかもしれませんが、私は気になりませんでした。千秋とのだめが恋愛関係になってからも千秋先輩を蔑ろにして音楽の方を優先させるのだめとかも、音楽の天才だから仕方ないよなぁそんなふうに思わされました。千秋先輩も最初はのだめを恋愛目線で全くみていなかったのですがどんどん変化していく過程が好きです。

This review contains spoilers. The characters have their own habits, so there may be likes and dislikes, but that didn't bother me. It made me think that even after Dame and Chiaki had a romantic relationship, they might disdain Chiaki senpai and prioritize music, and that it can't be helped because they are musical geniuses. At first, Chiaki senpai didn't look at Nodame from a romantic perspective at all, but I like the process of steady changes.

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Feb 16, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

今さらですが面白い!

Even more so now, but it's fun!

ドラマ版を見て、全くハマっていませんでした。出演者と世代が違っていたからかもしれないし、私が忙しい時期だったのかもしれません。ふと、読んでみたら、めっちゃ面白い!のだめ、いくらなんでも社会人としてひどすぎ、もう声を出して笑ってしまった。そこからは他のキャラクターも交えて面白い!

I watched the drama version and wasn't at all addicted to it. Maybe it was because the performers and generations were different, or maybe it was a busy time for me. Suddenly, when I read it, it was really interesting! No, no matter what, I was so terrible as a member of society that I already laughed out loud. From there on, it's fun to include other characters too!

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Feb 03, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

良いに決まってる

It's decided to be good

今さらだけど、そりゃあ、良いに決まってるマンガです。ドラマから入り、ドラマにハマりました。でも原作ももちろん良いです。ただの恋愛マンガではなく、ただの成長物語でもない、そしてただのギャグマンガでもありません。

More on that, well, it's definitely a good manga. I started with dramas and became addicted to dramas. But of course the original story is good too. It's not just a romance manga, it's not just a coming-of-age story, and it's not just a gag manga.

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Oct 06, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

のだめ最高‼

Nodame is awesome ‼

This review contains spoilers. 天才だけど、大きな欠陥もあるのだめ。まさにモーツアルトみたいな女の子だった。下品なところもあるけど、天与の才能で上りつめるのはみていて楽しい❗女の子が好きな男の子も才能があるけど、神経質でなかなか進展しないなと思いなんとか円満に終わってホッとしました。?

This review contains spoilers. He's a genius, but he doesn't have any major flaws. She was a girl just like Mozart. It's vulgar, but it's fun to watch Tenyo's talents rise ❗ Boys who like girls also have talents, but I'm relieved that they somehow ended successfully because they were nervous and didn't progress easily.?

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