Nodame Cantabile 125

For all you classical music lovers out there, enjoy.

page 1

panel) I wonder if I'll make it in time to present you the flower while its still fresh...

page 2

b1) Nodame's absent?
b2) yeah, she just called and said that she's going to be absent due to sickness.
b3) She's sick?
b4) 'I don't know what it is, but its nothing serious'... Oh please.
between panels) The 1st time we see professor Duma.
b5) Since she's not here, we're moving your lesson up.
b6) Now hurry and get to it.
b7) Nodame..

page 3

b1) Nodame's sick?
b2) Really? I didn't know -small print- I haven't seen her lately
b3) Nodame wont pick up her phone.
b3/5) She didn't come to class yesterday either.
b4) She must have caught something bad!!
b5) But she contaced the school right?
b6) Everything should be fine.
b7) We'll check up on her when we go home.
b8) What'll you do if she's passed out right now!?
b9) Not like I can do something.

page 4

b1) Nodame's not here.
b2) Huh? really?
b3) Probably...
b3/5) There's no response, and it doesn't seem like she's here at all.
b4) Did you try asking the old man?
b5) Nodame?
b6) No, I haven't seen her.
b7) Isn't she just cutting!?
panel) she went off to play.
b8) There's only one place that she'll go anyway.

page 5

b1) Nodame?
b2) She's not here.
b3) Do you know that I"m in Italy!
b4) You mean she's not with you?
b5) Then do you know where she went?
b6) She's been absent for the past 3 days.
b7) Huh!?
b8) 3 days?
panel) You mean since then?
b9) That's strange, you didn't here anything from her?

page 6

b1) Hello,
b1/5) This is Megumi Noda,
b2) please leave a message at the beep.
panel) again?

page 7

b1) You're going to do this piece?
trans note- if u can't tell by looking, it's chopin

page 8

b1) This is a well known piece that all pianists want to play.
b2) Is that so?
b3) But that girl,
b4) isn't this her first time playing this?
b5) Do you think she can do it in a week?
b6) If she's a pro she will.
b7) A professional?
b8) Isn't she a middle schooler?

page 9

b1) The 3rd movement.
b2) Now she's sight reading.
b3) She's really good.
b4) But I'm pretty sure...
b5) that we've seen her before right?
b6) Not sure...
b7) Where was it?

page 10

b1) Nodame?
b2) No, she hasn't come here.
b3) Wait, she's in Japan now?
b4) No, that's not what I meant, have you heard from her?
b5) I don't know where she is right now.
b6) Nodame's missing!?
b7) No way!
b8) What? An affair?
b9) Its nothing that serious...
b10) What did you say happened to Nodame-chan?
b11) Chiaki-kun, did you guys have a fight?
b12) Enough!

page 11

b1) Megumi?
b2) She didn't call us for mother's or father's day,
b3) did something happen to her?
b4) No,
b5) I was just calling to thank you for sending us the Nori*.
*-seaweed
b6) Also, the Konbu* and rice were very good.
*-kelp
b7) Thanks! -small print- chiaki-kun
b8) What? That's Chiaki-kun on the phone!?
b9) Let me talk to him.
b10) How are you doing,
b11) my son?
panel) Kyaa... Come home for your vacation this year.

page 12

b1) Chiaki-sama!!
-finally its not "Nodame?" to start a page
b2) How comes you didn't contact me earlier!?
b3) I'm chat buddies with Nodame!!
b4) Huh?
b4/5) I didn't know that.
b5) Then did she tell you anything?
b6) Yeah, although its from 2 weeks ago...
b7) Which would you like to hear about?
b8) There was the discussion on the family restaurants menu fair.
b9) Also about our favorite idioms.
b10) Also, from this years "Ass-Reading"* luck with love section, how well you'll get along with your boyfriend from looking at his ass.
*note- as in palm reading, but with...
b11) Enough...

page 13

box1) No one knows.
box2) She's not going to school, she's not at home, and she's not answering her phone.
panel) Where are you and what are you doing Nodame?
b1) This time...
b2) It looks like he's done for.
b3) Chiaki.
b4) Huh?
b5) After I was told to give Chiaki the Choral instructions...
b6) But I changed my mind.
b7) I'll hold onto them.

page 14

panel) Chopin Piano Concerto No.1 in e minor.

page 15

top of panel) In the year 1830,
bottom of panel) Following the success of his performances of his own piano concertos's in his hometown of Warsaw, Chopin went into Eastern Europe for the sake of his professional career.
b1) Afflicted by nostalgia, disappointed in his
b2) hopes of giving concerts and publishing,
b3) matured and acquired spiritual depth.
b4) From a romantic... poet... he grew into an inspired national bard who intuited the past.
bottom of panel) This is taken from a letter to Chopin from his best friend.

page 16

box) The moon...

page 17

b1) So,
b2) What do you think of this piece Nodame-chan?
b3) A past love...
b4) Thoughts of a night with that person...
b5) It's fun, yet painful...
b6) The times of not knowing fear...
b7) yeah.
b8) I had that too,
b8/5) times like that.

page 18

b1) Compared to his later pieces that I've been playing recently,
b2) its a little different...
b3) Nodame-chan,
b4) What's the name of your professor?
b5) Professor Charles Eclair.

page 19

b1) Really...
b2) She called again about being absent.
b3) Yes... she wont be coming next week either.
b4) Even though its nothing serious, she's missing another week?
panel- hmmm
b5) She's been taking all her tests right!?
b6) Now that the tests are almost over and she can start her competition preparations!
b7) Why is she doing this now of all times?
b8) "Why"? probably because of that...
b9) But you know...
b10) If that's the case,

page 20

b1) Why isn't she coming here?
cd case) G-cup of love
b2) Since that day
between panels) private jet.
b3) We will be landing soon,
b4) Pilot, one more song!
b5) please put down the mic and fasten your seatbelt.

page 21

b1) Fly long enough for one more song.

page 22

box) London, England

page 23

b1) Nice to see you again!
b2) I'm really happy to get to work with you all again, I'll be 73 years old soon.
b3) Still single.
panel) laugher and applause
b4) Today we're doing a piano concerto.
b5) I'll introduce you to the soloist.

page 24

b1) I found her 3years ago in Japan.
b2) Megumi Noda.
b3) She's still unknown,
b4) but I plan to light this fuse.
b5) Will you guys also explode with her.

page 25

b1) Is she one of the maestro's escorts?
b2) Isn't she just in middle school?
b3) A prodigy?
b4) We went through the trouble of changing the program for this.
b5) It'll be bad if she sucks.
b6) Well, when she plays, we'll know.

page 29

b1) Milch,

page 30

b1) I want to make a big splash at the beginning.
b2) Can you have the orchestra do the same please.
b3) But before the solo, a little more tension...
b4) Can you maintain that tension please.
b5) After hearing the orchestra play, I changed my mind.
b6) I know its different from when I ran it through with you, but is that okay?
b7) Sure, sure.
b8) Only answer once...