Comments on: Nodame Cantabile Rewatch and my introduction to Japanese Live Action http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/09/21/nodame-cantabile-rewatch-and-my-introduction-to-japanese-live-action/ Thoughts, insight, and analysis from a starry-eyed fan seeking enlightenment Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:34:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: ghostlightning http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/09/21/nodame-cantabile-rewatch-and-my-introduction-to-japanese-live-action/comment-page-1/#comment-4278 ghostlightning Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:59:37 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2470#comment-4278 I couldn't enjoy the anime because I saw this first. I love this show OH GOD I love this show. Because of my relentless, repeated viewings of this show and the specials, I can easily identify whenever the 4h movement of Beethoven's 7th Symphony would appropriately score a battle in <i>Legend of the Galactic Heroes</i>, or how the 2nd movement of Beethoven's 8th piano sonata would score a (melo)dramatic moment in the same... I went to Cecil Licad's concert where she played Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2. It was every bit as stunning as I thought it would be after watching and listening to Chiaki play it with the A Oke again and again and again and again. This show changed my musical taste forever and I can't thank you enough for making me remember love. I couldn’t enjoy the anime because I saw this first. I love this show OH GOD I love this show. Because of my relentless, repeated viewings of this show and the specials, I can easily identify whenever the 4h movement of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony would appropriately score a battle in Legend of the Galactic Heroes, or how the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s 8th piano sonata would score a (melo)dramatic moment in the same…

I went to Cecil Licad’s concert where she played Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2. It was every bit as stunning as I thought it would be after watching and listening to Chiaki play it with the A Oke again and again and again and again.

This show changed my musical taste forever and I can’t thank you enough for making me remember love.

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]]> By: moritheil http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/09/21/nodame-cantabile-rewatch-and-my-introduction-to-japanese-live-action/comment-page-1/#comment-4199 moritheil Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:09:07 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2470#comment-4199 I'm actually working at it from a slightly different angle of attack. This pleases me; like proverbial blind men, we'll each take one corner of the giant elephant that is Nodame, and sexually harass our way into enlightenment. I’m actually working at it from a slightly different angle of attack. This pleases me; like proverbial blind men, we’ll each take one corner of the giant elephant that is Nodame, and sexually harass our way into enlightenment.

]]> By: Ryan A http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/09/21/nodame-cantabile-rewatch-and-my-introduction-to-japanese-live-action/comment-page-1/#comment-4194 Ryan A Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:38:07 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2470#comment-4194 Twas mah first Nodame experience, and it was grand. Another notch for 2006 <3 <em>The plane should tell you enough about the show’s quality of special effects</em> lol, yes. Many dramas are made of cheesy things as such, but at least the acting goes well for this one (sometimes dramas can have some cheesy acting also, but I guess they're getting better... haven't watched anything recent O.o). It's pretty nice that you started this around the same time it originally aired 3 years ago :) Though I love some Nodame live-action in the Winter time. Keep going! I'm feeling compelled to do the same. Twas mah first Nodame experience, and it was grand. Another notch for 2006 <3

The plane should tell you enough about the show’s quality of special effects

lol, yes. Many dramas are made of cheesy things as such, but at least the acting goes well for this one (sometimes dramas can have some cheesy acting also, but I guess they’re getting better… haven’t watched anything recent O.o).

It’s pretty nice that you started this around the same time it originally aired 3 years ago :) Though I love some Nodame live-action in the Winter time.

Keep going! I’m feeling compelled to do the same.

]]> By: RP http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/2009/09/21/nodame-cantabile-rewatch-and-my-introduction-to-japanese-live-action/comment-page-1/#comment-4193 RP Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:42:37 +0000 http://blog.ephemeraleternity.com/?p=2470#comment-4193 It took me a few episodes to really warm up to the live action version, mostly because it took me that long to realize that I should watch it like I was watching a live-action version of an anime, and not your normal sitcom. I thought the most striking thing, initially, was how over the top everything is, especially all of Chiaki's angry expressions. At first, I just chalked it up to the typical asian comedy overacting. But then I realized that they were trying emulate the wacky facial reactions from the anime (or so I think). I thought the casting for Nodame was great. Mine, Masumi, and of course, Stresseman too (lol'd at the accent everytime). I thought Chiaki looked the part, but it took me about half the season before I liked his performance, because I think the early episodes made him seem more angrier than I thought he was in the anime. Plus, until he finally cracks a smile during the S-orchestra episode, most of the time he didn't look at the other actors or at the camera while he was speaking. I'm guessing that was to show how annoyed he was with everyone, but it just pissed me off. But eventually he won me over. I did like the actors performing the instruments, but they were so out of sync in the earlier episodes, I think I preferred the panning images in the anime. But to their credit, they did improve as the season went along. And I guess they got a real orchestra for the Paris special, because that was fantastic. Overall, nitpicks aside, it was a real fun ride. I think I still prefer the anime, but I have nothing but kudos for the live version for giving off the same vibe that the anime did. Whoops, sorry. TL;DR: I need more GYABOS! or MUKYAAS! in my life =D It took me a few episodes to really warm up to the live action version, mostly because it took me that long to realize that I should watch it like I was watching a live-action version of an anime, and not your normal sitcom. I thought the most striking thing, initially, was how over the top everything is, especially all of Chiaki’s angry expressions. At first, I just chalked it up to the typical asian comedy overacting. But then I realized that they were trying emulate the wacky facial reactions from the anime (or so I think).

I thought the casting for Nodame was great. Mine, Masumi, and of course, Stresseman too (lol’d at the accent everytime). I thought Chiaki looked the part, but it took me about half the season before I liked his performance, because I think the early episodes made him seem more angrier than I thought he was in the anime. Plus, until he finally cracks a smile during the S-orchestra episode, most of the time he didn’t look at the other actors or at the camera while he was speaking. I’m guessing that was to show how annoyed he was with everyone, but it just pissed me off. But eventually he won me over.

I did like the actors performing the instruments, but they were so out of sync in the earlier episodes, I think I preferred the panning images in the anime. But to their credit, they did improve as the season went along. And I guess they got a real orchestra for the Paris special, because that was fantastic.

Overall, nitpicks aside, it was a real fun ride. I think I still prefer the anime, but I have nothing but kudos for the live version for giving off the same vibe that the anime did.

Whoops, sorry. TL;DR: I need more GYABOS! or MUKYAAS! in my life =D

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