I’ve watched the anime 5 times by now and I didn’t pick up the same vibes that other viewers have here. The manga was much better towards the end in terms of showing Chiaki’s feelings but I think because the anime cut out his father they couldn’t include that particular scene. Either way i don’t think there was a massive difference: their relationship was strange but I could still tell Chiaki loved Nodame.
I’ve watched the anime 5 times by now and I didn’t pick up the same vibes that other viewers have here. The manga was much better towards the end in terms of showing Chiaki’s feelings but I think because the anime cut out his father they couldn’t include that particular scene. Either way i don’t think there was a massive difference: their relationship was strange but I could still tell Chiaki loved Nodame.