Nodame Cantabile/YMMV

Ass Pull: The resolution of Rui's storyline in the anime. Trust me, you're better off knowing.
Crowning Moment of Heartwarming - So, so many, but the hug from the back at the end of the first anime and live action really takes the cake.
- Another notable moment is when Chiaki crawls into Nodame's room sincerely apologizing that he missed her recital...and Nodame accepts it as he drifts to sleep on her lap drunk.
Crowning Music of Awesome - Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" will never be the same again.
- Not to mention episode 11, the entire first half of which consists of Chiaki and the A orchestra playing the hell out of Rachmaninoff.
- Can we just give the whole series this and call it?
Dude, Not Funny - Chiaki frequently uses physical violence against Nodame, played for laughs in the manner of a Boke and Tsukkomi Routine. In the live-action version especially, however, it comes across as less slapstick and a bit more disturbing...
- Which is an interesting study in Double Standard since female tsunderes doing the exact same thing to male anime characters who act like Nodame for Rule of Funny are given a pass.
  - The Domestic Abuse trope had an entry about this, which dripped with misandry and Chiaki hate as well as Nodame Sue-fication. Phew, thank God it went away.
- In one of the Paris-Hen episodes, Nodame even admits to playing up the Boke and Tsukkomi Routine simply because Chiaki's such a perfect Straight Man. Chiaki, needless to say, is not amused by this revelation.
- And in another Paris-Hen episode, Nodame herself becomes extremely violent against Chiaki. Sure, it's played for drama, but did she really need to kick him in the head?
- He's not the only one who lays the smackdown on Nodame, however. Masami once hit her for touching his instruments, and in the same episode Saiko mistook a drunk Nodame for a pervert and gave her an epic bitchslap to the face. Both are Played for Laughs.
Ear Worm - "Allegro Cantabile". The Opening Theme is that awesome!