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Monday, 16 June 2008 |
 | | ▪ | RELEASED BY: | | DEL REY | | | ▪ | AUTHOR / ART: | | TOMOKO NINOMIYA | | | ▪ | FORMAT: | | JAPANESE / B&W | | | ▪ | PAGES: | | 201 | | | ▪ | RATING: | | OT | | | ▪ | RELEASE DATE: | | 05/06/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEW DATE: | | 06/16/2008 | | | ▪ | REVIEWED BY: | | MARGARET VEIRA |
Christmas is in the air as Chiaki travels back to Paris from Holland. A nice, quiet evening with Nodame is what he wants, but not what he gets. He comes home to an empty house and his own thoughts. Meanwhile, Nodame and Kuroki are called upon to help in a children’s Christmas pageant.
After Christmas is over, more hard work for both Chiaki and Nodame begins. Nodame has to learn all the parts for her homework plus work on her exam pieces, so her nightmare continues. Her assistant professor is as bad as her principal professor. Chiaki has found out that he is now a resident conductor for a local orchestra, which ends up being a position complicated by internal politics and loss of musicians. It also might not bring in much money. Stresemann’s agent, Elize, put him up for the position, knowing full well what problems the orchestra was having.
To put another wrench in the works, Rui comes to Paris. She tries to put a claim on Chiaki, which makes Nodame very nervous. Rui apparently ruined Nodame’s self-confidence last time they met.
Music and musical references are abundant in this volume, adding color to the soap opera-like story about musicians and their complicated lives. The references are explained excellently at the end of the manga.
IN SUMMARY:
Music abounds, but it hits sour notes for both Nodame and Chiaki. |
