Maison Ikkoku

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Maison Ikkoku
めぞん一刻 (Maison Ikkoku)
Genre	comedy, drama, romance
Manga
Authored by	Rumiko Takahashi
Publisher	Shogakukan
Serialized in	Big Comic Spirits
Original run	1980 – 1987
No. of volumes	15
TV anime
Directed by	Kazuo Yamazaki
Studio	Studio DEEN
Network	Fuji Television
Original run	March 26, 1986 – March 2, 1988
No. of episodes	96

Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻, Mezon Ikkoku^?) is a manga by Rumiko Takahashi which ran in the manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1980 through 1987. Maison Ikkoku is a bitter-sweet comedic romance involving a group of madcap people who live in a boarding house in 80s Tokyo.

The story focuses primarily on the blossoming relationship between Yūsaku Godai—a poor student down on his luck—and Kyōko Otonashi, the young, recently-widowed boarding house manager. The manga has been translated into English and fifteen volumes spanning the series are available from Viz Communications.

The manga was adapted into a 96-episode TV anime series which ran on Fuji TV from March 26, 1986 to March 2, 1988. The anime included some story arcs not covered in the manga, and is notable for being the only one of Rumiko Takahashi's four long-running series wherein the television series ending corresponds to the manga ending. A Final Chapter movie, three OVAs (one original story and two summaries), and a music special were also produced.

The relationship between Godai and Kyōko was meant to be resolved a lot sooner, therefore, having later stories focus on the other tenants, but the former was more popular.[1]

A live action movie was also made by Toei in 1986, though it deviates strongly from the story in the manga and anime. A TV Drama will air in 2007 on TV Asahi starring Misaki Ito as Kyōko. A young man named Taiki Nakabayashi has won the role of Godai.

[edit] Characters

Names are in Western order, with the surname after the given name. All of the tenants' names involve a pun on the character's room number. With the exceptions of Mr. Yotsuya and Mrs. Ichinose, main characters tend to refer to and address each other informally with their given names; however Yūsaku, while usually referring to her by her given name, almost always addresses Kyōko with her job title of "manager." The anime seiyū, or voice actor, is listed directly after the name of the character.

[edit] Major characters

• Kyōko Otonashi (音無 響子 Otonashi Kyōko), voiced by Sumi Shimamoto. A beautiful young widow who takes on the task of managing a broken-down boarding house, Kyōko lives in the manager's room (with no room number). She is generally friendly and likable, but may easily become very rude and hostile when influenced by her parents. She soon develops affection for Yūsaku, and has a tendency to dote over him (the other tentants ridicule her for acting "like a good wife") and sometimes becomes "inexplicably" jealous around him (though she denies it is jealousy). However, it is hard for her to forget about her late husband Sōichirō (who died six months after the wedding), and her memories of her husband sometimes put her in a melancholy mood. Kyōko's love for him is sometimes reflected in a dialogue with her ugly dog, which bears the same name of her late husband.

• Yūsaku Godai (五代 裕作 Godai Yūsaku), voiced by Issei Futamata. Yūsaku begins as a poor ronin studying for his college entrance exams after failing in the past year. He eventually gets into a third-tier college (with Kyōko's help). Kind-hearted, handsome but foolish and indecisive, he is often 'played' by the other tenants of Ikkoku, who habitually take advantage of him, such as using his room as a communal gathering place for frequent drinking binges. He falls in love with Kyōko at first sight, but he lacks the courage to show her how he feels. Instead, he daydreams a lot and does numerous silly things. During the course of the series Yūsaku matures into an honorable man, who becomes worthy of Kyōko, just as his love for her grows from an infatuation to a lasting and devoted love. He lives in Room 5 (Go)

• Hanae Ichinose (一の瀬 花枝 Ichinose Hanae), voiced by Kazuyo Aoki. A short, middle-aged woman who is rarely seen sober. Her wage-slave husband seldom appears in the manga and is completely unknown to the other tenants until he gets temporarily laid off. She enjoys joining in with the other tenants to stir up trouble for Yūsaku and Kyōko, but she occasionally acts with good intentions for the two, especially Kyōko, whom she sees as a "younger sister" (willfully ignoring the difference in their ages, as the other tenants point out). However, even when she is acting with the best of intentions, her way of doing things often leave Yūsaku, Kyōko, or both in worse situations than if she hadn't gotten involved. Mrs. Ichinose is also an incurable gossip who relishes her room's proximity to the communal telephone. She lives with her husband and her son Kentaro in Room 1 (Ichi)

• Kentarō Ichinose (一の瀬 賢太郎 Ichinose Kentarō), voiced by Chika Sakamoto. Kentarō begins the story as grade-school-aged brat, generally seen trying to get between his mother and her bottle. Initially, he is antagonistic towards Yūsaku, but events soon see him to look upon Yūsaku as an "alright guy." He is also very fond of Kyōko, especially because he sees her as the only sane person in the building other than himself. He develops a crush on Kyōko's niece Ikuko, reminding Yūsaku of himself (although Kentarō resents the comparison).

• Yotsuya (四谷), voiced by Shigeru Chiba. A mysterious man who finds enjoyment in mooching, voyeurism, and generally tormenting his next-door neighbor Yūsaku; he is famous for breaking a hole through the adjoining wall in order to be with "young Godai" (and to use Yūsaku's room to peep into Akemi's). He is usually seen dressed in a business suit, a yukata or similarly formal attire and tends to speak in a very formal manner (even while drinking and partying with Akemi and Mrs. Ichinose), but what life he may have outside of Maison Ikkoku is a complete mystery to everyone. Yotsuya claims to have a job (but is not above stealing Yūsaku's food) and comes and goes at odd and changing hours, keeping a schedule known only to himself. He torments Yūsaku directly and Kyōko indirectly, as it is her job to repair the damage done by him. He lives in Room 4 (Yon). His given name in unknown. He provided more than one given name, including Tamezo and Goro. His true name, like his profession, remains a mystery. Yotsuya, which means "four valleys", is the name of a district in Tokyo associated with a famous ghost story.

• Akemi Roppongi (六本木 朱美 Roppongi Akemi), voiced by Yūko Mita. A boozy bar hostess who is usually known to lounge around wearing skimpy lingerie while hanging around Ikkoku; Mrs. Ichinose occasionally complains when strangers are around, but generally the tenants have gotten used to her ways. She lives in Room 6 (Roku) and works a short distance away in a bar named Cha-Cha Maru, where the tenants gather to drink when not in Yūsaku's room. She is known to let some of the bar's male patrons buy her too many drinks, and often comes home from work drunk. Because she works the late-night shift at the Cha-Cha Maru, and because she spends the rest of the night drinking, she has a constant sleepy look on her face. She is generally aloof towards both Yūsaku and Kyōko, but she is not above joining Mr. Yotsuya in tormenting Yūsaku. Her surname (which means "six trees") is also the name of a famous red light district in Tokyo, Roppongi.

• Sōichirō. This name properly belongs to two characters, Sōichirō the dog (惣一郎さん, Sōichirō-san), and Sōichirō Otonashi (音無 惣一郎 Otonashi Sōichirō), Kyōko's late husband.
  • The dog, voiced by Shigeru Chiba. A large, white, "mangy" dog, found as a stray by Sōichirō Otonashi. He was originally named "Shiro" ("Whitey"), but he only responded to the name "Sōichirō" and so Kyōko insists on calling him "Sōichirō-san" in memory of her husband. Other than providing comic relief, he serves to remind both Kyōko and Yūsaku of the man he was named after, and serves as a foil to Shun Mitaka. Kentarō enjoys playing with him and considers him his pet.
  • The husband, voiced by Hideyuki Tanaka. Kyōko and Sōichirō met during high school when she was a student there and he was a temporary teacher. They eventually married, albeit with great opposition from Kyōko's family. Sōichirō died of an unspecified cause (accident is implied), leaving Kyōko a very young widow. As a running gag, his face is never shown in the series (usually to Yūsaku's frustration), always either in shadow or otherwise obscured in photographs. His family, especially his father, are still very close to Kyōko, who still holds on to the Otonashi family name.

• Shun Mitaka (三鷹 瞬 Mitaka Shun), voiced by Akira Kamiya. Shun, in sharp contrast to Yūsaku, is wealthy, educated, and hails from an elite family. Mitaka works as a ladies' tennis coach more out of love for the sport than any need for financial support. He is young (though older than both Yūsaku and Kyōko), handsome, and his teeth have a trademark sparkle whenever he smiles. Kyōko begins to take tennis lessons from him early in the series, and Shun begins to court her. His biggest obstacle in the beginning is his morbid fear of dogs, which makes it difficult for him to be with Kyōko when Sōichirō is around. While very interested in and devoted to Kyōko, he is very popular with other women (such as Akemi: "Can I have him when you're done with him?") and has something of a reputation as a womanizer, a reputation not entirely undeserved (most of his more grievous actions have innocent explanations, but Shun has admitted to dating many women). However Kyōko's mother strongly approves of him as a potential future husband of Kyōko (to Yusaku's chagrin).
  • Shun recognizes Yūsaku as a rival for Kyōko's affection (and vice versa) and the two are usually antagonistic towards each other. Shun's actions towards Yūsaku are somewhere between magnanimous and condescending, depending on if Kyōko is around, and he is not above trying to position Kozue as a wedge between Yūsaku and Kyōko. But while Shun and Yūsaku are rivals, they both share moments where they bond over their mutual frustration over Kyōko's reluctance to fall in love with anyone.
  • Kyōko generally likes Shun and regards him as a suitor, but is apprehensive about his forwardness and occasionally feels pressured by him (Shun doesn't want to force a relationship with her, but will often "bend the rules"). It can be unclear whether Shun is interested more in Kyōko herself or more in "saving" Kyōko from what he sees as a degrading life as a widow in Maison Ikkoku, putting him in the stereotypical role of the "knight in shining armor." Although he is one of the characters who does not live in Ikkoku-kan, his name is representative of the number three.

• Kozue Nanao (七尾 こずえ Nanao Kozue), voiced by Miina Tominaga. Kozue is Yūsaku's steady date ("girlfriend" may be too strong a word, at least in Yūsaku's view) and generally serves as an obstacle for him in his pursuit of Kyōko. Cute, sweet, and a little scatter-brained, she's oblivious to the fact that she is more interested in Yūsaku than he is in her, and she doesn't recognize Kyōko (or later, Ibuki) as competition for his affection. Their relationship starts after Kozue finds Yūsaku with a spare movie ticket (originally intended for Kyōko, who had just started dating Shun) and she invites herself along, setting the general theme for their relationship. Yūsaku would like to come forward and break things off with Kozue, however he either cannot find the right opportunity to do so without hurting Kozue's feelings deeply (Yūsaku's view) or he is unwilling to "be a man" and stand up for himself (Kyōko's view). The situation becomes more complicated after Kozue introduces Yūsaku to her family (Yūsaku didn't know Kozue's plan until they had already arrived at her home), who approve of him and are all too willing to feed the perpetually starving college student.
  • Kyōko doesn't dislike Kozue and always responds to Kozue's genuine friendliness in kind, but Kozue's relationship with Yūsaku does trigger her jealousy (which she won't admit as such) and as a result he always takes pains to keep all mention of Kozue away from Kyōko. Yūsaku does find Kozue attractive, and admits to himself that he would have fallen for her if Kyōko weren't in the picture, but because of his feelings for Kyōko he strives to maintain some sort of distance from Kozue; his naivete (both feigned and genuine) keeps their relationship platonic.
  • Kozue's surname means "seven tails."

• Ibuki Yagami (八神 いぶき Yagami Ibuki), voiced by Yuriko Fuchizaki. As a part of his studies, Yūsaku was a student-teacher briefly in the high school Ibuki was attending (which was the same school Kyōko attended, where she met Sōichirō). Ibuki was at first unimpressed with "that mope" (1st edition of English manga) or "that dork" (2nd edition), ridiculing one of her classmates for her short-lived crush on Yūsaku. But Ibuki developed her own crush after misinterpreting him as a sort of tragic romantic hero. Even after she spends more time around Yūsaku (and possibly learns that her first impression was more accurate), her feelings for him persist even after his tenure at her school ends. Ibuki tends to hatch devious plots that put her together with Yūsaku, usually putting him into a compromising situation. Yūsaku wants nothing to do with her but she refuses to be denied.
  • Kyōko at first lets Ibuki play out what Kyōko sees as a simple schoolgirl crush, even acting on occasion to "protect Ibuki from Yūsaku," but eventually sides with him when it becomes clear that he is the one that needs protection. But Kyōko is continually frustrated with what she perceives as Yūsaku's unwillingness to stand up for himself, as with Kozue. Ibuki, on the other hand, initially sees Kyōko as a role model for getting married to her own high school teacher, but later comes to recognize "that widow" as a rival for Yūsaku's affections and often confronts her, even pushing Kyōko to admit that she loves Yūsaku, and calling her a coward when she won't. It can be difficult to determine whether Ibuki is more interested in Yūsaku himself or in what she perceives as the tragic romance of their (her) situation.
  • Ibuki's surname means "eight gods." She is voiced by Alexandra Carter in English translations.

[edit] Minor characters

• Mr. Ichinose (一の瀬氏 Ichinose-shi), voiced by Minoru Yada. Hanae Ichinose's husband. He only appears occasionally in the series. He is a hard-working salaryman.

• Nozomu Nikaidō (二階堂 望 Nikaidō Nozomu), voiced by Ryou Horikawa. Originally intending to move into an upscale establishment called "Rikkoku-kan" ("Rikkoku" in Viz' translation), a typographical error on the lease papers brings him to Maison Ikkoku relatively late into the story as an accidental tenant. He led a relatively sheltered life before entering the story, and he moved into Maison Ikkoku as he started college against the wishes of his protective mother. Nozomu initially strikes Kyōko as a very well-mannered boy, while most other tenants see him as a "sheltered mama's boy." Aside from his long-running vendetta against Yotsuya (Nozomu retaliates to Yotsuya's invasions, in contrast to Yūsaku), he is known for being incredibly dense ("I don't get it") and is totally oblivious to the situation between Yūsaku, Kyōko, and their respective love triangles. He moves into the long-empty apartment 2.
  • Nozomu only appears in the manga and the movie. His lines are largely given to Yotsuya or Kentarō in the TV series.

• Asuna Kujō (九条明日菜; Kujō Asuna), voiced by Hiromi Tsuru. A classically demure Japanese maiden from a wealthy family (Kujō family implied), Asuna is pretty, kind-hearted, shy around people and innocent to a fault. Her family and Shun's uncle has arranged a traditional Japanese marriage between she and Shun (against Shun's wishes). In contrast to Shun, Asuna is a dog lover and she is initially attracted to Shun (approving of their engagement) because her many dogs seem to approve of him. Shun would like to end their arranged engagement, but often finds himself unable to, either because of his fear of her dogs or his fear of hurting her feelings (mirroring the situation between Yūsaku and Kozue). Asuna is initially unaware of Shun's feelings for Kyōko, but she is not above pursuing Shun, albeit in her own fashion. Her surname Kujō means "Ninth Avenue" in Kyoto, as well as being a homophone for Cujo, Stephen King's infamous demon dog.

• Ikuko Otonashi (音無 郁子 Otonashi Ikuko), voiced by Mayumi Sho. Kyōko's young niece from her marriage to Sōichirō. On a visit to Maison Ikkoku, Ikuko meets Yūsaku and quickly becomes fond of him. Ikuko insists that Yūsaku becomes her tutor as she approaches entry into high school, though it seems she's more interested in goofing off with him rather than actually studying. Kyōko initially tries to dissuade Ikuko and later tends to hover when the two are together, hoping to keep Yūsaku from corrupting Ikuko with his lazy habits, but it is more often Ikuko who steers conversation away from her studies and more towards gossip. Tutoring Ikuko becomes Yūsaku's first steady source of income as well as his first major attempt to demonstrate his maturity and reliability to Kyōko.

• Owner ("Master") of Cha-Cha Maru (茶々丸 の マスター Cha-Cha Maru no Masutā), voiced by Norio Wakamoto. Akemi's boss (no name is given other than "Master"). Initially an incidental character when the tenants of Maison Ikkoku go someplace other than Yūsaku's room to drink, he is often seen complaining when the tenants are trashing the furniture, scaring away other patrons, or specifically when Akemi seems to be taking her own drinks rather than serving them to others. Later, the owner occasionally acts as the voice of reason, all too often being the only sober person in the room when something important happens, whether the other characters are either drunk on alcohol (Akemi, Mrs. Ichinose, Yotsuya), their own strong emotions (Kyōko and Yūsaku), or a mixture of the two. He tolerates Akemi's obvious incompetence as a waitress because his feelings for her are more than just that of a boss to an employee. At the end of the series, he tells Akemi that he has just gotten divorced and proposed to her, thus finally making an honest woman out of Akemi.

• Mr. & Ritsuko Chigusa (響子の父 Kyōko-no-Chichi, literally "Kyōko's dad"; 千草律子 Chigusa Ritsuko), voiced by Kosei Tomita (father) and Minori Matsushima (Ritsuko). Kyōko's parents. Initially against Kyōko's marriage to Sōichirō, they (especially her mother, Ritsuko) wish to see their daughter continue her life, preferably remarrying. Ritsuko is quite taken with Shun and sees him as a suitible husband for her daughter, while Kyōko's father sees the handsome Shun as a potential womanizer who will only break his "little girl's" heart. Neither of them seem to notice Yūsaku's existence (their inability to remember his name is used as a running gag), let alone the bond both he and Kyōko share, and their obsession with Shun only frustrates Yūsaku. Both Ritsuko and Kyōko tend to address Mr. Chigusa as "Daddy" or "Father."

• Sakamoto (坂本), voiced by Toshio Furukawa. Yūsaku's friend and drinking buddy (usually at Sakamoto's insistence) from school. Sakamoto has his own woman troubles, though in contrast to Yūsaku his difficulty is finding the right one. Sakamoto occasionally offers Yūsaku a roof to live under when situations temporarily force him out of Maison Ikkoku, and even has a word or two of insight on love for Yūsaku, but more often than not the nights the two spend drinking together (often to lament that Sakamoto got dumped again) get Yūsaku in trouble with Kyōko for one reason or another.

• Yukari Godai (五代 ゆかり Godai Yukari), voiced by Hisako Kyouda. Yūsaku's grandmother. She usually lives with Yūsaku's parents out in the country in the Godai family restaurant, but she occasionally comes to visit her favorite grandson in Tokyo (though Yūsaku would rather she didn't). Akemi, Mrs. Ichinose and Yotsuya love when she visits as she always joins them in their drinking, however "Grandma" Godai does not torment Yūsaku in quite the same way. She truly cares for her grandson, recognizes his situation with Kyōko, and her schemes are ultimately constructive for the two of them (and, in contrast to Mrs. Ichinose, she's far more successful at it).

• Zenzaburō Mitsukoshi (三越善三郎 Mitsukoshi Zenzaburō), voiced by Katsunosuke Hori. An original character for the anime (does not appear in the manga).

• Sōichirō's father (音無 老人 Otonashi Rōjin, literally "the elder Otonashi"), voiced by Ryūji Saikachi. The owner of Maison Ikkoku, and Kyōko's former father-in-law.

• Sayako Kurogi (黒木小夜子 Kurogi Sayako), voiced by Saeko Shimazu (TV) and Yoshiko Sakakibara (movie). One of Yūsaku's college classmates, Sayako recruits him to join the schools puppet theater club. Sayako becomes more important later in the series when she helps Yūsaka get a part-time job at the pre-school she works at, setting him towards his final career goal. Sayako eventually marries the former president of the puppet theater club, who she was apparently involved with for a long time before hand, although it is never mentioned until she becomes engaged.

• Haruka Godai The daughter of Yūsaku and Kyōko. Seen at the very end of the series when they have returned from the hospital and Kyōko shows Haruka Maison Ikkoku, the place "where Mommy and Daddy first met."

• Moe and Mei Mitaka The twin daughters of Shun and Asuna. They are seen at the very end of the series. In the manga they are shown having just grown in their first teeth, which sparkle just like their father's. In the anime they are gathered with their parents for a family photo.

• McEnroe (マッケンロー Makkenrō). Shun's Pomeranian, which he bought to help himself get over his fear of dogs. His name refers to tennis legend John McEnroe.

• Salad (サラダ Sarada). Asuna's Pomeranian, one of her many pet dogs. Salad later gave birth to a litter of puppies after being impregnated by McEnroe. A misunderstanding takes place, prompting Shun to propose to Asuna.

[edit] Manga

[edit] Anime staff

• Producer: Hidenori Taga
• Planning: Tadashi Oka (Fuji TV, ep.1-76), Shigekazu Ochiai (Kitty Films)
• Chief Director: Kazuo Yamazaki (ep.1-26), Takashi Annō (ep.27-52), Naoyuki Yoshinaga (ep.53-96)
• Assistant Director: Naoyuki Yoshinaga (ep.49-52)
• Series Organization: Tokio Tsuchiya (ep.1-26), Kazunori Itō (ep.27-52), Hideo Takayashiki (ep.53-96)
• Music: Takuo Sugiyama (ep.1-26, 38-96), Kenji Kawai (ep.27-96)
• Color Coordinator: Michiyo Yasuda (ep.27-52)
• Character Designer: Yūji Moriyama (ep.1-26), Akemi Takada (ep.27-96)
• Art Director: Chitose Asakura
• Director of Photography: Tsugio Ozawa
• Sound Director: Shigeharu Shiba
• Animation Directors: Masaaki Kanan, Keiko Hattori, Ryūnosuke Otonashi, Tsukasa Dokite, Atsuko Nakajima, Kiichi Takaoka, Hiroshi Ogawa, Keizō Shimizu, Junji Suzuki
• Executive Producers: Yōko Matsushita (Kitty Film), Makoto Kubo (Studio DEEN), Yūko Katō (Fuji TV, ep.1-76), Yoshinobu Nakao and Kenichi Kawano (Fuji TV, ep.77-96)
• Animation Production: Studio DEEN
• Produced by Kitty Film and Fuji TV

[edit] Anime theme songs

[edit] Anime

• 96 regular episodes
  • Season 1
    • Episode 1: Sorry to Keep You Waiting! I'm Kyoko Otonashi!; First aired: 3/26/1986
    • Episode 2: Love is in the Air? Which One Does Kyoko Love Best?; First aired: 4/2/1986
    • Episode 3: Hearts on Fire in the Dark! All Alone with Kyoko; First aired: 4/9/1986
    • Episode 4: Kyoko's Heart Goes Pitty-Pat! Godai is put to the Test; First aired: 4/16/1986
    • Episode 5: Kyoko's Climbing the Walls! Godai's Headed for the Hills; First aired: 4/23/1986
    • Episode 6: Shocking Springtime! Kyoko's Secret; First aired: 4/30/1986
    • Episode 7: Godai's Agony! The One Kyoko Loves; First aired: 5/7/1986
    • Episode 8: Godai's Unspeakable Declaration! If You're Going to Do It, Do It!; First aired: 5/14/1986
    • Episode 9: The Mysterious Tennis Coach is the Rival of Love; First aired: 5/21/1986
    • Episode 10: Love Panic on the Beach!; First aired: 5/28/1986
    • Episode 11: Kentaro's First Love! What's Age Got to Do with It?; First aired: 6/4/1986
    • Episode 12: One Entangled Evening! I Thought You Said You Loved Me!?; First aired: 6/11/1986
    • Episode 13: Godai the Gigolo...? Are You Going to Get That, or Shall I?; First aired: 6/18/1986
    • Episode 14: Way to Go Godai! The First Date with Kyoko; First aired: 6/25/1986
    • Episode 15: The Play's the Thing, Not the Playing Around! The Show Must Go On; First aired: 7/2/1986
    • Episode 16: Sympathy Scramble. If I Should Stumble.; First aired: 7/9/1986
    • Episode 17: The Story of Kyoko's First Love on Rainy Days Like These; First aired: 7/16/1986
    • Episode 18: Kyoko's Gift! "What, You Mean it's for Me?"; First aired: 7/23/1986
    • Episode 19: Godai and Kyoko! An Evening for Two Means Double the Trouble; First aired: 7/30/1986
    • Episode 20: Kyoko's Ticking Time Bomb! Godai's Extended Absence; First aired: 8/6/1986
    • Episode 21: Godai's Panic! The Cat Who Came to Ikkoku.; First aired: 8/13/1986
    • Episode 22: Godai Gets a Shock! Kyoko Calls it Quits; First aired: 8/20/1986
    • Episode 23: Kyoko's Brush with Danger! Mother's Nefarious Plot; First aired: 8/27/1986
    • Episode 24: Godai in Confusion! Kozue's First Kiss; First aired: 9/3/1986
    • Episode 25: In This Corner: Godai vs. Mitaka! The Clash of the Proposals; First aired: 9/17/1986
    • Episode 26: Godai's Out of It! Kyoko's on the Rampage; First aired: 9/17/1986
  • Season 2
    • Episode 27: Soichiro Gone!? Yakitori Memories; First aired: 9/24/1986
    • Episode 28: Even Kyoko's Surprised! "I'm Kentaro's Father"; First aired: 10/1/1986
    • Episode 29: Fall Festival Foul-Up! All Swell That Ends In a Well; First aired: 10/8/1986
    • Episode 30: What!? Kyoko Married!? Godai's Tearful Goodbye; First aired: 10/15/1986
    • Episode 31: Scandal at Ikkoku! Godai's... Shacking Up!?; First aired: 10/22/1986
    • Episode 32: The incredible, Unforgettable Egg! Yotsuya's Dangerous Gift; First aired: 10/29/1986
    • Episode 33: The Case of the Shocking Diary My Husband Had a Sweetheart!; First aired: 11/5/1986
    • Episode 34: Overpowered by Love! The Grandma Yukari Gold Tooth Gauntlet!; First aired: 11/12/1986
    • Episode 35: The Great Date Race! Kyoko and Godai Have Left the Building; First aired: 11/19/1986
    • Episode 36: A Kiss Is Just a Kiss... But a Woman's Love is Priceless; First aired: 11/26/1986
    • Episode 37: Crazy Costume Contest! Kyoko's Amazing Transformation; First aired: 12/3/1986
    • Episode 38: Godai's Dumped!? Kozue Falls for Coach Mitaka!?; First aired: 12/10/1986
    • Episode 39: Love Takes Guts! Godai's Part Time Job Ploy!; First aired: 12/17/1986
    • Episode 40: A Bittersweet Favor! Budding Christmas Love!?; First aired: 12/24/1986
    • Episode 41: Kyoko's Hot Spring Heart Stopper: Peeping Wars at the Outdoor Baths!; First aired: 1/7/1987
    • Episode 42: Godai Breaks His Leg! Chance for Love at the Hospital!; First aired: 1/14/1987
    • Episode 43: Love Speaks! Godai and Mitaka Duke it Out at the Hospital!; First aired: 1/21/1987
    • Episode 44: Kentaro Freaks Out! Yotsuya's Frightening True Identity; First aired: 1/28/1987
    • Episode 45: A Shocking Revelation: Kyoko Declares Her Love to Godai?!; First aired: 2/4/1987
    • Episode 46: Race for Kyoko! Skating Rink is Love's Battleground; First aired: 2/11/1987
    • Episode 47: Kyoko Loses It! Drunk and Crazy!; First aired: 2/18/1987
    • Episode 48: Godai's Confession! I Want You to Know How I Feel!!; First aired: 2/25/1987
    • Episode 49: Mitaka Trains! Lover Boy. Can't be Afraid of Dogs!; First aired: 3/4/1987
    • Episode 50: Kyoko in Love at First Sight?! A Strange Man Moves into Maison Ikkoku; First aired: 3/11/1987
    • Episode 51: Even Yotsuya's Shocked! The Day Maison Ikkoku Disappears; First aired: 3/18/1987
    • Episode 52: Forgive Me Soichiro! Kyoko's Tearful Decision to Remarry; First aired: 3/25/1987
  • Season 3
    • Episode 53: High-School Girl Power! A War Against Kyoko's Love; First aired: 4/8/1987
    • Episode 54: Bare-Faced Attack! Operation Seduction; First aired: 4/15/1987
    • Episode 55: Pajama-Girl Charges In! Maison Ikkoku in a Love Panic!; First aired: 4/22/1987
    • Episode 56: Yagami is Determined: I won't Give Up My First Love; First aired: 4/29/1987
    • Episode 57: The Princess Cometh! Mitaka is Her Prince Charming; First aired: 5/6/1987
    • Episode 58: Godai or Mitaka? A Woman's Heart is on the Line; First aired: 5/13/1987
    • Episode 59: Be Still, My Beating Heart! Asuna Kujo's Very First Time; First aired: 5/20/1987
    • Episode 60: Caught in the Act! Kyoko and Mitaka, Hot and Heavy!; First aired: 5/27/1987
    • Episode 61: Chase After Me, Godai. Kyoko's Lone Trip; First aired: 6/10/1987
    • Episode 62: Alright! In the Bath with Kyoko! Just the Two in an Open Bath; First aired: 6/17/1987
    • Episode 63: Yagami's Back by the Time She's Forgotten; First aired: 6/24/1987
    • Episode 64: Godai on the Edge! The Sweet Trap of a High School Girl; First aired: 7/1/1987
    • Episode 65: Yagami's Scream! Yotsuya's Dangerous Tutoring!; First aired: 7/8/1987
    • Episode 66: Yagami's Challenge! I Musn't Lose Against the Widow!; First aired: 7/15/1987
    • Episode 67: Even Yagami is Confused! Grandma Yukari Returns With Golden Teeth!!; First aired: 7/22/1987
    • Episode 68: Grandma Yukari's Fighting Spirit. Hot Baseball Match!; First aired: 7/29/1987
    • Episode 69: Underwater Battle. Suspicious Kiss Mark on Godai; First aired: 8/5/1987
    • Episode 70: Goodbye Grandma! Ueno Station is Party Panic; First aired: 8/12/1987
    • Episode 71: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Godau Already Found a Job?; First aired: 8/19/1987
    • Episode 72: Child is Born? Godai's Life of Joy and Cry!; First aired: 8/26/1987
    • Episode 73: Ikkoku-kan Hostage Crisis. Yagami's Big Nuisance!; First aired: 9/2/1987
    • Episode 74: Change in Employment Front. Godai's Last Come Back.; First aired: 9/9/1987
    • Episode 75: Love All the Way. Yagami and Asuna Never Give Up.; First aired: 9/16/1987
    • Episode 76: I'll Wait. Kyoko's Sudden Announcement; First aired: 9/23/1987
  • Season 4
    • Episode 77: Bravo Godai! The Pride of a Man; First aired: 10/14/1987
    • Episode 78: It's a Secret! Godau's Work Diary; First aired: 10/21/1987
    • Episode 79: I'm Sorry Kyoko-san. Guilt Trip Homemade Lunch; First aired: 10/28/1987
    • Episode 80: Godau in Panic! Yagami the Bunny Girl!!; First aired: 11/4/1987
    • Episode 81: Cevotion of Love. Asuna Never Gives Up After All; First aired: 11/11/1987
    • Episode 82: Perfect Dad! Godai-kun's Child Care Story; First aired: 11/18/1987
    • Episode 83: Yokohama Chaser. Kyoko-san's Going Away?!; First aired: 11/25/1987
    • Episode 84: 10005 Suspicion. Kyoko's Scandal Night; First aired: 12/2/1987
    • Episode 85: This is the Critical Point! Godau and Mitaka's Duel of Fate!; First aired: 12/9/1987
    • Episode 86: Shocking One Night! Asuna's Salad Day.; First aired: 12/16/1987
    • Episode 87: Asuna's Pregnant? Mitaka's Surprise Marriage Announcement; First aired: 12/23/1987
    • Episode 88: Love Again?! Taste of a Kiss that Kozue Left!; First aired: 1/6/1988
    • Episode 89: Unrequited Love! Godai and Kyoko, It's Over Today?; First aired: 1/13/1988
    • Episode 90: Kyoko-san Quitting! Ikkoku-kan's Memory Far Away?; First aired: 1/20/1988
    • Episode 91: Kyoko in Shock! Akemi and Godai's Unexpected Relation!; First aired: 1/27/1988
    • Episode 92: Kozue-chan's Wedding! Godai's Love is Forever?!; First aired: 2/3/1988
    • Episode 93: Sight of Spring? The Two's Hearts are in Warm Feeling!!; First aired: 2/10/1988
    • Episode 94: Alright! Godai-kun's Courageous Proposal!; First aired: 2/17/1988
    • Episode 95: Ah, Excitement! Grandma's Love Embosomed in the Ring; First aired: 2/24/1988
    • Episode 96: As Long as this Love Lasts! Ikkoku-kan is Forever...!!; First aired: 3/3/1988
• Shipwrecked on Ikkoku Island OVA
• Through the Passing Seasons OVA (series summary)
• When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring OVA (prelude summary)
• Final Movie

[edit] Live action movie

[edit] Games

• Maison Ikkoku: Omoide no Photograph (1986, adventure game, Microcabin, released for PC-9801 and PC Engine)
• Maison Ikkoku: Omoide no Photograph (1988, adventure game, Bothtec, released for Famicom)
• Maison Ikkoku Kanketsuhen: Sayonara, Soshite...... (1988, adventure game, Microcabin, released for PC-9801 and MSX2)

[edit] External links

• Maison Ikkoku Manga Product Page at Viz.com
• AniDB page on this anime
• AnimeNfo.Com page on this anime
• (Japanese)Maison Ikkoku Database
• Maison Ikkoku manga review at Mangareviewer.com
• Maison Ikkoku fan site
• Yusaku Godai's Life at Maison Ikkoku
• Fan Appreciation Site of Kyoko Otonashi Character
• Maison Ikkoku Anime Inn
• Rumiko No Sekai's Maison Ikkoku section(French website).
• TV.com Episode Guide