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->Voiced by: KazuyaNakai (JP), Dave Mallow (EN)

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->Voiced by: Shinji Ogawa (JP), Terrence Stone (EN)

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->Voiced by: Creator/YoshinoriFujita (JP), SteveStaley (EN)

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->Voiced by: MamikoNoto (JP), KarenStrassman (EN)

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->Voiced by: ToshiyukiMorikawa

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->Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa (JP), Terrence Stone (EN)

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->Voiced by: TomokoKawakami (JP), KarenStrassman (EN)

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->Voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita (JP), SteveStaley (EN)

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->Voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita Creator/YoshinoriFujita (JP), SteveStaley (EN)
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Nodame fits the \'Beware The Nice Ones\' trope after being nice throughout the entire series apart from points when she is pushed too far and she snaps at whoever is angering her.

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* BewareTheNiceOnes: She may be great with children, enjoys piano and willing to help random strangers she just met but if you go too far with her, especially insulting how committed she is to something will cause you to face her wrath and god help you if you do.
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* TenMinuteRetirement: Nodame seems to give up totally on the piano after [[spoiler:she messes up the piano competition]].
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* DomesticAbuser: He frequently uses physical violence against Nodame and it's PlayedForLaughs in the manner of a BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine. In the live-action version especially, however, it comes across as less slapstick and a bit more disturbing...
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* TrashOfTheTitans: Her apartment.
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* [[ThroughHisStomach Through Her Stomach]]: Nodame's crush on Chiaki could perhaps be largely attributed to Chiaki's outstanding cooking skills, which save her from eating instant ramen for dinner every day.

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* CosmeticCatastrophe: When she tries to make herself pretty for Chiaki, this happens.

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* DemotedToExtra: Compare his screentime in the first season of the anime to that of the seasons that followed.
* LovableSexManiac
* MentorArchetype



4th-year Violin student in Momogaoka. He is something of a primadonna whose violin technique is seen by himself to be deeply personal but by others to be simply sloppy. He sees Chiaki as a rival for attention.

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4th-year Violin violin student in Momogaoka. He is something of a primadonna whose violin technique is seen by himself to be deeply personal but by others to be simply sloppy. He sees Chiaki as a rival for attention.



* BelligerentSexualTension: [[spoiler:With Tanya.]]
* DoggedNiceGuy



* FunnyAfro
* StraightGay: Neither camp or over-the-top macho.




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An attractive Russian senior piano student who lives in the same apartment complex as Chiaki, Nodame, Franck, and Yunlong. Her piano playing is somewhat mediocre and she lacks confidence in her ability, which seems to be the reason behind her fixation on finding an affluent boyfriend in France.

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An attractive Russian senior piano student who lives in the same apartment complex as Chiaki, Nodame, Franck, Frank, and Yunlong. Her piano playing is somewhat mediocre and she lacks confidence in her ability, which seems to be the reason behind her fixation on finding an affluent boyfriend in France.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: [[spoiler:With Kuroki.]]
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Towards Nodame.
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->Voiced by: MamikoNoto (JP), Karen Strassman (EN)

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->Voiced by: TomokoKawakami (JP), Karen Strassman (EN)

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The conductor Chiaki chooses to replace him as conductor of the Rising Star Orchestra.

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The conductor Chiaki chooses to replace him as conductor of the Rising Star Orchestra.
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!Yunlong Li!Rui Son



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!Yukihisa Matsuda
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* ClingyJealousGirl



* {{Yandere}}: A relatively mild case. In the Paris Chapter, when Chiaki wanted to break up with her, she beat the crap out of him (on a bridge overlooking the Seine!) until he changed his mind.

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* {{Yandere}}: A relatively mild case. In the Paris Chapter, when Chiaki wanted to break up with her, she beat the crap out of him (on a bridge overlooking the Seine!) until he changed his mind.mind.

!Maestro Franz von Stresemann
->Voiced by: Shinji Ogawa (JP), Terrence Stone (EN)

An elderly, highly-respected internationally famous conductor who comes to Momogaoka Music Academy as a guest instructor.

!Ryutaro Mine
->Voiced by: ShinjiKawada (JP), GrantGeorge (EN)

4th-year Violin student in Momogaoka. He is something of a primadonna whose violin technique is seen by himself to be deeply personal but by others to be simply sloppy. He sees Chiaki as a rival for attention.

!Yasunori Kuroki
->Voiced by: MasayaMatsukaze (JP), Joe Cappelletti (EN)

A talented oboe player who falls for Nodame at first sight. Because he tends to be phlegmatic and quiet.

!Kiyora Miki
->Voiced by: SanaeKobayashi (JP), ColleenOShaughnessey (EN)

A prodigious violinist Chiaki met at the Nina Lutz's seminar.

!Masumi Okuyama
->Voiced by: Yoshinori Fujita (JP), SteveStaley (EN)

A 4th-year timpanist (percussion) and an okama. He developed a crush on Chiaki and always admired him from afar.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's claustrophobic.

!Saiko Tagaya
->Voiced by: HitomiNabatame (JP), CindyRobinson (EN)

Chiaki's ex-girlfriend. Coming from a wealthy family, she majors in singing (more specifically opera). She is the "belle" of the school due to her looks and voice.

!Sakura Saku
->Voiced by: MamikoNoto (JP), Karen Strassman (EN)

A double bass player in Chiaki's S orchestra, whose family was in financial trouble because her father's business was about to go bankrupt.

* AlliterativeName
* OlderThanSheLooks

!Kouzo Etoh
->Voiced by: KazuyaNakai (JP), Dave Mallow (EN)

A piano teacher also known as the "harisen teacher" (Paper Fan-sensei). He was Chiaki's teacher at the start of the story, but after Chiaki blew up at him for scoffing at his dream of being a conductor, Etoh threw Chiaki out of his class.

* PaperFanOfDoom: He always carries one during his class which uses to punish his students for their mistakes.

!Hajime Tanioka
->Voiced by: Mitsuru Ogata (JP), Robert Buchholz (EN)

A piano teacher at Momogaoka, said to specialize in "drop-out" students.

!Toru Kikuchi
->Voiced by: JunichiSuwabe (JP), Peter Doyle (EN)

A womanizing cellist and one of the founders of the Rising Star Orchestra.

!Frank Latoine
->Voiced by: ShintaroAsanuma

A French piano student who lives in the same apartment complex as Chiaki and Nodame.

!Tatiana "Tanya" Vishneva
->Voiced by: ShizukaIto

An attractive Russian senior piano student who lives in the same apartment complex as Chiaki, Nodame, Franck, and Yunlong. Her piano playing is somewhat mediocre and she lacks confidence in her ability, which seems to be the reason behind her fixation on finding an affluent boyfriend in France.

!Yunlong Li
->Voiced by: SatoshiHino

A Chinese piano player who lives in the same apartment complex as Nodame and Chiaki do in Paris.

!Yunlong Li
->Voiced by: SayakaOhara

A world-famous Chinese pianist who is making a gradual comeback.

!Jean Donnadieu
->Voiced by: ToshiyukiMorikawa

Another of Vieira's students, who also works in Paris and considers himself a rival to Chiaki.

!Charles Auclair
->Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa (JP), Terrence Stone (EN)

An esteemed and well-known professor of piano at the Conservatory where Nodame studies.

!Elise
->Voiced by: TomokoKawakami (JP), Karen Strassman (EN)

Stresemann's hard-nosed agent and business manager.

!Sebastiano Vieira
->Voiced by: MasashiEbara (JP), SteveKramer (EN)

A world renowned conductor and Chiaki's mentor.

!Seiko Miyoshi
->Voiced by: KotonoMitsuishi (JP), CindyRobinson (EN)

Chiaki's mother, who retained custody of Chiaki after her divorce with Chiaki's father.

* HotMom

!Masayuki Chiaki
->Voiced by: KenyuuHoriuchi

Chiaki's father and a famous pianist. He left Chiaki's mother when Chiaki was still a young boy.

* DisappearedDad

!Yukihisa Matsuda
->Voiced by: Hiroki Touchi

The conductor Chiaki chooses to replace him as conductor of the Rising Star Orchestra.

!Yukihisa Matsuda
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* VerbalTic - Nodame often uses nonsense exclamations like "Gyabo!" and "Mukya!"

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* VerbalTic - Nodame often uses nonsense exclamations like "Gyabo!" and "Mukya!"
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* BrilliantButLazy
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* AllWorkVsAllPlay: All Work to Nodame's All Play.


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* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Savvy Guy to Nodame's Energetic Girl.


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* AllWorkVsAllPlay: All Play to Chiaki's All Work.


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* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Energetic Girl to Chiaki's Savvy Guy.

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* OppositesAttract: With Chiaki.

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* OppositesAttract: With Chiaki.Chiaki.
* SelfProclaimedLoveInterest: She actually declares herself Chiaki's wife.
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->Voiced by: AyakoKawasumi (JP), Kate Davis (EN)

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* AdultChild


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* FriendToAllChildren: Nodame has a very easy time making friends with children.


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* OneOfTheKids


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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Okuyama does so.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Chiaki may seem to be an aloof and arrogant {{Jerkass}}, but his utter love of music is only matched by the admiration he feels for those who can create and appreciate it.
* MessyHair
* OppositesAttract: With Nodame.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Even when she ''is'', Chiaki still treats Nodame this way.
* StraightMan
* SupremeChef
* [[TallDarkAndHandsome Tall, Dark, Handsome]] [[TallDarkAndSnarky and Snarky]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Towards Nodame.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Nodame.



A free-spirited second-year music student. She is depicted as a complete slob: her cooking and cleaning skills are atrocious to the point of having mushrooms growing on her clothes and poisoning anyone who dares to eat her food (yet she's never been poisoned). However, she is an incredibly talented pianist who primarily plays by ear, in a cantabile style. She is in love with Chiaki and she follows him around constantly, claiming to be his "wife", and leans on him to help her get through sticky situations.

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A free-spirited second-year music student. She is depicted as a complete slob: her cooking and cleaning skills are atrocious to the point of having mushrooms growing on her clothes and poisoning anyone who dares to eat her food (yet she's never been poisoned). However, she is an incredibly talented pianist who primarily plays by ear, in a cantabile style. She is in love with Chiaki and she follows him around constantly, claiming to be his "wife", and leans on him to help her get through sticky situations.situations.
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* AdultChild
* CloudCuckooLander
* CovertPervert
* CuteClumsyGirl
* DoggedNiceGirl
* GeniusDitz: She can even learn French just by listening to it.
* HiddenBuxom: Nodame usually wears extremely loose fitting shirts and sweaters. That's why it comes as a surprise to Chiaki that she's actually quite well endowed.
* InSeriesNickname: Nodame
* ManicPixieDreamGirl
* OppositesAttract: With Chiaki.
* StalkerWithACrush
* WillTheyOrWontThey: With Chiaki.
* {{Yandere}}: A relatively mild case. In the Paris Chapter, when Chiaki wanted to break up with her, she beat the crap out of him (on a bridge overlooking the Seine!) until he changed his mind.
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!Megumi "Nodame" Noda

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An accomplished pianist and violinist, but is also known to be a perfectionist when it comes to music and is highly critical of himself and others. As he opens up to others (with much prodding from Nodame), he becomes more caring of his friends and readily lends a hand to his friends should they need help. In university, he was extremely popular among the female students due to his good looks and musical ability.

!Megumi "Nodame" NodaNoda
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A free-spirited second-year music student. She is depicted as a complete slob: her cooking and cleaning skills are atrocious to the point of having mushrooms growing on her clothes and poisoning anyone who dares to eat her food (yet she's never been poisoned). However, she is an incredibly talented pianist who primarily plays by ear, in a cantabile style. She is in love with Chiaki and she follows him around constantly, claiming to be his "wife", and leans on him to help her get through sticky situations.
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!Shinichi Chiaki

!Megumi "Nodame" Noda

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