We hear a lot of complaints from manga readers about Nodame Paris being butchered badly, and I for one tend not to give them much credence. But this time, Ascaloth backs complaints with line items which are pretty damning. Although it was pretty obvious that Nodame Paris was badly chopped up, but now I know the details. On the question of just how Elise and Oliver lured Chiyaki into the hotel room, I have no idea. I saw that a part was missing, but accepted the outcome.

BTW, when I saw 03, it slipped my mind completely that Li Yunlong was Chinese. Presumably Son Rui is Korean. CJK invasion in Paris!