Ep. 3: Masumi challenges Nodame for Chiaki's attention with a Christmas Eve date contest.

Timpanist Masumi Okuyama, an admirer of Chiaki, is jealous of Nodame's relationship with him and begins tormenting her with pranks. Mine suggests a contest: who can get a date with Chiaki on Christmas Eve. Masumi attempts to impress Chiaki during orchestra practice but is thrown out for showing off. Nodame asks Chiaki out while he is distracted composing music, and he later denies saying yes. Nodame suggests in consolation that she, Masumi, and Mine play together. Meanwhile, Chiaki finally remembers having said yes to Nodame. Feeling honor-bound to at least give her a proper refusal, he finds her, Masumi, and Mine practicing a jazz arrangement of his music, based on Nodame's hearing it once. He joins their ensemble, and forces them to rehearse late on Christmas Eve. (Source: Wikipedia)
Episodios
- Ep. 1 · Shinichi Chiaki supera el miedo escénico y reconecta con sus sueños de dirección a través de la música con Nodame.
- Ep. 2 · Ryutaro Mine seeks Nodame as accompanist after Chiaki quits, leading to rigorous practice and a classical music commitment.
- Ep. 3 · Masumi challenges Nodame for Chiaki's attention with a Christmas Eve date contest.
- Ep. 4 · El maestro Franz von Stresemann visita la escuela de Chiaki y rechaza su solicitud para la especialización en dirección orquestal.
- Ep. 5 · Chiaki dirige la Orquesta S mientras Stresemann demuestra su superioridad
- Ep. 6 · Chiaki dirige la Orquesta S mientras Stresemann planea venganza contra la Orquesta A
- Ep. 7 · Chiaki recibe una solicitud de solo de piano de Stresseman para la orquesta A.