Shinichi Chiaki, is the top student at Momogaoka College of Music. He longs to be a conductor and as a boy lived in the music capitals of the world. As with many Japanese, he is trapped in Japan (due in his case, to a fear of airplanes and the ocean).
Megumi Noda, or “Nodame”, is a piano student at Momogaoka. She is messy and eccentric, and easily prefers playing by ear, rather according to a score.
At the academy, they meet by accident and Nodame quickly falls for Chiaki, but Chiaki takes much longer to appreciate Nodame. Their relationship causes them to develop and grow. Along the way, they encounter characters such as Masumi, Mine, and Stresemann, and make lasting friendships.
Because of Nodame, Chiaki gets the opportunity to lead a student orchestra and begins to have a broader appreciation of people’s musical abilities. Because of Chiaki, Nodame faces her fears and enters a piano competition.
After graduation, Nodame succeeds in curing Chiaki from his phobias and they both move to Paris where, Nodame continues her piano studies at the Conservatoire de Paris while Chiaki starts a professional career as a conductor.
WACOCA: People, Life, Style.