3 Season
45 Episode
Nodame Cantabile - Season 1 Episode 3 Lesson 3: Queen of Percussion Instruments
An admirer of Chiaki, timpanist Masumi Okuyama becomes jealous of Nodame's relationship with him, and torments her with pranks. To sort out their rivalry, they compete to see who can snag a date with Chiaki on Christmas Eve. The piece performed in the episode is a jazz arrangement of Chiaki's composition arranged by Nodame, Mine, and Masumi.
- Year: 2010
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Animation, Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Fuji TV
- Keyword: paris, france, europe, musician, classical music, slapstick comedy, romantic comedy, romance, slice of life, coming of age, based on manga, university, school life, orchestra conductor, anime, prodigy, josei, music
- Director:
- Cast: Tomokazu Seki, Ayako Kawasumi, Sayaka Ohara, Masaya Matsukaze, Tomoko Kawakami, Shizuka Itoh