Really? Wow that's like so different from the anime, BTW I haven't read the manga yet but I rewatched the anime recently and I got this sudden urge to read the manga lol
I would say it's very subtle, but very important.
For example, when Chiaki was asking "who's this Yun Long guy?", in the anime it was more like he was just curious because he never heard him before. But in the manga, it was shown that he was actually having a negative feeling (like insecurity, or jealousy). It was also shown that Nodame often just got along with guys he didn't know, which may explain his concern.
The most major difference to me is [contains spoiler below]
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In the manga, Chiaki also said that he in the end realized that the relationship with Nodame was more important than his music career. This was during the time when Nodame was missing. He even ignored his father's sudden appearance despite his hate toward his father. This was omitted from the anime.
I see, that was interesting. I really do need to read the manga after all, thank you for taking your time to explain that
I started with the anime, and somehow it left quite an uneasy feeling after finishing the 3 seasons of it. I felt like both Nodame and Shinichi were very selfish in their relationship it was barely a healthy one. They rarely talked nor met, their communication was really bad.
however, I'm really glad I read the manga, it removed the uneasiness. In the manga, it was shown that their relationship is actually healthy, like, both Shinichi and Nodame really treated each other as their lover. And somehow Shinichi, which was colder in the anime, is actually more doting than Nodame in their relationship. Lol