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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- The great thing about Maison Ikkoku is that, after all the drama, it ends in a way that should leave everyone happy and satisfied. I know the anime doesn't end as good because of Kyoko's lines being cut resulting in her never verbally expressing her love for Godai, but not even that mattered too much when you'd have to be a complete idiot not to realize how much she loves him, after all of her jealous tantrums. Godai's grandmother looked out for him throughout the story, in her own way, and it made me a little teary-eyed when she gave Kyoko her wedding ring and thanked her for taking him as her husband; allowing her to rest easy... before resuming insulting him to his face. Time to go and finish the anime, watch the extras, and then re-read the final three volumes of the manga, I guess... it's almost depressing I've finished it so soon; me having gone on TWO 30ish episode marathons. No matter how much Kyoko's actions around Mitaka anger and frustrate me, detracting from the experience, I'll never be able to hate the series. It's a true classic, and one of the few stories that can make me truly emotional. |
| Granma Godai is just such a great character. She's really the only one who always believes in Godai and does all she can to help him help himself. Her giving Kyoko her ring is a truly poignant moment. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Just when I was starting to really enjoy the episode... the three most obnoxious characters crashed the party. Augh. I'm pretty sure I understood very well how Godai felt at the moment! Anyway, this was a great episode with Godai's grandmother. Not sure if I can forgive how annoying she was in earlier episodes, but at least she had a few nice moments in this episode. She did, after all, kind of have her own way of looking after Godai throughout the series, as AironicallyHuman said. |
| oh my god! the pay-off at last! best romance manga/anime of all time! had already read the manga, so i knew the ending, but it was still beautiful the see the engagement - it really felt special after waiting for 94 episodes, but the ride was great! it's been a long time since i really broke up emotionally like that while watching anime and i almost don't want to watch the last episode, because: no more left................. |
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Marzan said: agree! obaasan was always one of my very favorite characters - the tough but tiny obaasan is one of my favorite recurring characters in japanese anime/manga..........Granma Godai is just such a great character. She's really the only one who always believes in Godai and does all she can to help him help himself. Her giving Kyoko her ring is a truly poignant moment. |
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octal9 said: Marzan said: agree! obaasan was always one of my very favorite characters - the tough but tiny obaasan is one of my favorite recurring characters in japanese anime/manga..........Granma Godai is just such a great character. She's really the only one who always believes in Godai and does all she can to help him help himself. Her giving Kyoko her ring is a truly poignant moment. Yes obaasan really played an important role in this roller-coaster anime, another great ep, I'm glad she didn't really die, she has quite the sense of humor lol. Happy to see how well everyone accepted Kyoko. One more ep! Hopefully they give us one hell of a wedding! |
| El Psy Congroo まだまだだね!!! |
| Interesting that Kyoko signed Mitaka's tennis racquet using the name Otonashi instead of either her maiden name or Godai's name. |
| El Psy Congroo まだまだだね!!! |
| Granma godai is awesome. a very chilling grandma I say |
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| Another pleasant episode, there haven't been any misunderstandings. |
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| If Granny Godai had die right there, it would have been the saddest episode, but it was just a prank lol ( but still kind of mean since Godai got riled up). The moment Granny gave Godai money for the wedding and her wedding ring to Kyoko was really beautiful. They've been through so much, I'm glad Godai and Kyoko can finally get married! :) |
| Gradma is MVP of this show. :) |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| yep, obaasan best character |
| Damn troll Granny, don't try to give me a heart attack. She's still besto and her little act had me laughing at the end. Yet another beautiful episode and only one left. Dunno if I should look forward to it or rather be sad instead. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Even though Godai has a lot of bad luck, he sure is lucky as hell to have such a great grandma and a future wife |
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| Grandma is such a great character, her generosity is warming. What an amazing show, I'm sad that there is only one episode left. |
| Ah, my heart. The streak of stellar episodes continues. |
| "Life is too bitter, so coffee, at least should be sweet..." - Hikigaya Hachiman (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatte Iru) |
| Wholesome episode. Grandma is such a troll but at least she's a nice person... I liked how the end of the episode reflected Mitaka and Asuna's interaction in his childhood room. Btw how is it common for Japanese to have weddings at churches... are they even Christian. Only one episode left and I keep forgetting what I was gonna say. It’s been a long journey and I'm quite emotional. |
0451Jun 6, 2021 12:05 AM
| Godai's mother looks way too much like Kyoko's. It's disturbing how widespread Christianity became in Japan. Seems like every other person in this show has a stereo with big speakers. Godai's friend, Mitaka, Godai as a kid, others I'm forgetting... |
EzekielJan 10, 2022 10:09 AM
Ezekiel said: The history of Christianity in Japan is quite old. I'm surprised that there aren't more Christians in Japan. Instead, they took traditions that were originally Christian like marrying in a church and celebrating Christmas, took out the religious aspect of them and essentially gave their own spin on them.Godai's mother looks way too much like Kyoko's. It's disturbing how widespread Christianity became in Japan. Seems like every other person in this show has a stereo with big speakers. Godai's friend, Mitaka, Godai as a kid, others I'm forgetting... I think radio/speaker sets were very common in that era. For the sole purpose of playing music. Things like VHS players and other entertainment stations were either very expensive or didn't exist yet. These characters were too old to get into home consoles. They were probably more into arcades or gambling machines like pachinko at that point in time. |
0451Jun 22, 2022 5:51 AM
| The ending is near... Kyoko and Godai travel to Godai's hometown so as to meet his parents and seek the acceptance of the soon-to-be new member of the family. With the obvious acceptance of Godai's family, a ring in her hand, and a prosperous future awaiting, the episode gives a happy feeling of resolution to the show, even though we are yet to finish it. I'm so glad to have watched so far, let's see what the next episode has in store. 1 episode remaining |
| Can't believe it's already over, well one more left to go ;-; |
| Grandma giving her own wedding ring to Kyoko san and bowing so, so deeply was humbling, old people just don't do that, Kyoko san had no choice but to accept. This shows how important it was for both of them. Godai san didn't hit any poles, to come think of it, he hasn't been day dreaming in a long time. I agree with Raitei's comment, go watch Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsu-hen/Final Chapter OVA now, then the final normal episode. |
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