Continue to work my way through season one of Nodame Cantabile (up to episode 22). I have to say I am loving this. Certainly after so many shows centered around middle/high schoolers this really is a refreshing change for a show about folks in education. And whilst I imagine its nothing like reality this glimpse into classical musicians and their school day lives has been really cool. Especially all the stuff around the Rising Stars Orchestra.
And of course I simply find Nodame-chan adorable. She has a texture that not many of the other characters have, especially Chiaki, who is a prodigy master of instruments, great student conductor, beloved by all the female students, etc, etc. A god among men really.
And the music of course is simply great.
Though I still don't really understand how the musicians read a conductors intent from the baton and how that interacts with a piece of written music that they are following and have repeatedly practiced.