Maison Ikkoku

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Ikkoku House
Japanese: めぞん一刻
English: Maison Ikkoku
French: Maison Ikkoku: Juliette Je t'aime
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 96
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 26, 1986 to Mar 2, 1988
Premiered: Spring 1986
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 19:30 (JST)
Producers: Kitty Films, Fuji TV
Licensors: VIZ Media
Studios: Studio Deen
Source: Manga
Genres: ComedyComedy, DramaDrama, RomanceRomance
Theme: Adult CastAdult Cast
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 25 min. per ep.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

Statistics

Score: 8.191 (scored by 1983119,831 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #3992
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2578
Members: 76,420
Favorites: 1,772

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Episodes: /96

Synopsis

In the town of Clock Hill, there is an old boarding house called Maison Ikkoku. While the residence itself is fairly normal, most of its occupants are not. Yuusaku Godai, its most quiet tenant, has finally reached his limit with his neighbors' constant disruptions and boisterous partying. Wanting a calmer place to call home so that he can study in peace, he prepares to move away.

However, his plans to leave are suddenly interrupted when he meets the new boarding house manager, Kyoko Otonashi. Falling madly in love with her, he decides that the boarding house may not be such a bad place to live after all. Unfortunately for him, Kyoko has her own romantic troubles: she is a widow whose husband died six months into their marriage. And despite her blossoming feelings for Godai, Kyoko still cherishes her dearly departed husband, and she believes that no other man could possibly fill the void in her heart. But with Godai's persistence and some help of the other eccentric tenants, she may experience true love once again.

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Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Yamazaki, Kazuo
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Annou, Takashi
Director
Yoshinaga, Naoyuki
Director
Shiba, Shigeharu
Sound Director


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Opening Theme

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1: "Kanashimi yo Konnichiwa" by Yuki Saito (eps 1-23,25-37)
2: "Alone Again (Naturally)" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (eps 24)
3: "Suki sa" by Anzen Chitai (eps 38-52)
4: "Sunny Shining Morning" by Kiyonori Matsuo (eps 53-76)
5: "Hidamari" by Kōzō Murashita (eps 77-96)
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Ending Theme

1: "Ashita Hareru ka" by Takao Kisugi (eps 1-14)
2: "Ci · ne · ma" by Picasso (eps 15-23,25-33)
3: "Get Down" by Gilbert O'Sullivan (eps 24)
4: "Fantasy" by Picasso (eps 34-52)
5: "Sayonara no Sobyō" by Picasso (eps 53-76)
6: "Begin the Night" by Picasso (eps 77-96)




Reviews

Dec 23, 2009
Rumiko Takahashi's Maison Ikkoku. Never have I seen anything as human as this. It was summer, a couple of years ago, when I stumbled upon an anime that seemed like it was an ancient artifact, a blast from the past. Because of how it looked (the quality's very worn-out), I almost dismissed it. Just like most of the people who do not give old anime a chance. I was fortunate enough because I decided to stick with the show for 96 episodes. After I watched it, I felt as though I just watched one of the best things that ever happened to anime.

The story revolves ...
Apr 3, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Don't see a ton of middling reviews here so I'll give my take but try to keep it short by listing my main issues with the show and elaborating on them.

The pacing: Sometime in the first few episodes Godai proclaims his love for Kyoko at the top of his lungs, but then the show treats these early episodes as if they had never happened, and the characters are unsure about each others' feelings for another 5 years. The characters will seemingly make progress, then the show will act as if the progress doesn't exist.

Character Consistency: The minor characters definitely experience personality change as the show ...
Mar 11, 2019
Maison Ikkoku: the single most maddening piece of media I have ever experienced.

Romcoms, and just romance anime in general, is a genre that is very near and dear to my heart. I’ve seen almost all of the big ones and probably enjoy them more than most of the anime community. So naturally I was interested in what some call the grandfather of anime romcoms, Maison Ikkoku. I gave it a shot, and oh boy did I come to regret that decision.

The premise is pretty simple. A beautiful widow, Kyoko, moves into, and starts working as the “manager”, in the apartment complex the main character, Godai, ...

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