I haven't watched the anime, but I've read the manga.As for the portrayal of competitions, I remember when Nodame was in her first competition in Japan, she freaking learned Petrouchka in Like 18 hours before she played it!WHAAAAAT THE FREAKING HECK?!?! There is absolutely NO WAY that ANYONE can learn Petrouchka in less than a day! And the same thing goes for her freaking ears! How the heck can you play the WHOLE Rachmaninoff second piano concerto FASTER than full tempo after listening to it ONCE! Do you think you're cool or something?! This is a pianist, NOT a freaking super saiyan! Got that kid?! But other than that, I think it's pretty accurate.