Since the classical music is yucky, I rejected Nodame Cantabile when it first aired and only turned around when I was made to watch it. Transientem provides an opposing example.

Despite being a very good series, this integration is one aspect that is lacking. Certainly there is no shortage of hysteria concerning the performance of music, but the kind of impact it has on the story is purely psychological which… is to be expected. As for the music itself, the story takes a temporary backseat when it appears. People play it, some grown adults get all sparkly, some even have their lives forever altered, the music stops, and the story resumes.

I just realized today that I was half-expecting moving pictures to make classical music cool. I forgot to account for the fact that somewhere along the line, there’s supposed to be a continuing plot.

The phenomena of various people being attracted to varying - and often superficial - attributes of a series is well known. I watched Stratos 4 for the airplanes.

BTW, another classical-y inclined, Theowne, was quite positive about Nodame and its musical component. Go figure.