Maison Ikkoku

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Japanese: めぞん一刻

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 15

Chapters: 162

Status: Finished

Published: Oct 14, 1980 to Apr 6, 1987

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life, Seinen

Authors: Takahashi, Rumiko (Story & Art)

Serialization: Big Comic Spirits

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Score: 8.24¹ (scored by 3147 users)

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Ranked: #447²

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Popularity: #1047

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MangaBig Comic SpiritsTakahashi, Rumiko (Story & Art)

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The boarding house Maison Ikkoku is home to a strange medley of weird characters, including the young student Yuusaku and the beautiful (and widowed) manager, Kyouko. We follow the efforts of Yuusaku to win Kyouko's affections, with interference from the rest of the tenants.

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Maison Ikkoku was published in English by VIZ Media from October 24, 2003 to February 14, 2006. It was published in Spanish by Glénat España from May 2004 to January 2013.

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Otonashi, Kyoko

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Godai, Yuusaku

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Yotsuya

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Roppongi, Akemi

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Ichinose, Hanae

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Ichinose, Kentarou

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Mitaka, Shun

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Souichirou

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Nanao, Kozue

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Godai, Yukari

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Mar 24, 2010

162 of 162 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

Archaeon (All reviews)

136 people found this review helpful

"What we've got here is... failure to communicate." - Cool Hand Luke

Misunderstandings are brought about by a failure to convey what one truly wants to say. In many cases the problems caused are nothing more than trivialities, but in certain situations a misunderstanding can have damaging consequences. Relationships can end, families can turn against each other, friends can become enemies, misunderstandings can even spark wars.

Maison Ikkoku is probably one of the most well known and influential romantic comedies in the history of manga and anime. Created in 1980 by the reknowned Takahashi Rumiko, the manga was serialised in "Big Comic Spirits" for its entire read more

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Mar 13, 2009

162 of 162 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

AironicallyHuman (All reviews)

36 people found this review helpful

Maison Ikkoku: the famous, much loved romantic comedy (rom-com) that began its serialisation waaaay back in 1980. Its success resulted in a flood of manga being created about a college loser falling madly in love and, after many comical hardships, EVENTUALLY getting the girl of his dreams.

The story is about a group of individuals living at a boarding house that is - of course - called Maison Ikkoku ('MI' from this point onwards). Kyoko Otonashi, a 22-year-old widow still trying to come to terms with the death of her husband, moves in as the manager in an attempt to take her mind off her problems. read more

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Jan 23, 2015

162 of 162 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

Noto0803 (All reviews)

9 people found this review helpful

Maison Ikkoku, Where the love blooms

Maison ikkoku is the perfect sample of the Romance Comedy that actually have Romance and Comedy, Unlike these days Romance Comedy which full of filler story and such, Maison Ikkoku is not that kind of manga. A full guarantee of Happiness , Misunderstanding , Comedy and Romance all the way in this Manga.

Reading Maison Ikkoku was a great experience. For you that looking for straight drama in the early chapter, well i guess you will disappointed because the "real" drama starts at chapter 100. although you might found some little drama before chapter 100, but other than that its just straight romance comedy but more to comedy.

The Story, Some "no good" boy is started to living at Maison Ikokku and found himself in love with the manager, which is a widow. then he tried many ways to convey but he was bothered by the absurd behaviors of the other tenants. if we looked at the story, it is quite appealing because how the boy tried to convey his feeling but many of them ended badly (and funny). This Manga Includes "real comedy" that actually make you laugh your heart contents, unlike some manga that "Comedy" but pervy comedy (for example peeking girls skirt, a voyeurism and et cetera).

The art, Rumiko Takahashi always did a good job making manga. Even though it is an "old manga", still it has many potential on the art like manga these days. The character designs are appealing, well for 1980's manga which many of kids these generation overlooked this because it is "old and unattractive". well if i might say things, i think Rumiko Takahashi always has some standards that never fade even time changes.

Character, well like other Rumiko Takahashi manga, such as InuYasha. They always have some appeals when they were fighting. Many misunderstanding in this manga, well some of them is a foolish misunderstanding that will laughable and some of them is a serious misunderstanding that make you sit a while and think. The main heroine in this tends to be jumping to conclusion, Super Mega Jealous all the time which it's the attractive part of her that make the main character, no even me to fall for her over and over again.

Many happiness, jealousy, misunderstanding and romance that brought by Maison Ikkoku to the readers. This manga full of laughter, jealousy and of course Romance. the Enjoyment, well it is very enjoyable for me as the fans of Romance manga, but in my opinion some of readers will found this is interesting because the comedy and the romance.

TL;DR : This is A good romance comedy manga, i recommended this !

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Oct 12, 2010

162 of 162 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

burntlettuce (All reviews)

4 people found this review helpful

Maison Ikkoku will have you both crying and laughing, both angry and at ease, and both content but wanting more. Takahashi Rumiko has set up the prefect formula in making a successful romantic comedy.

A lot of people will complain on how the series drags in the middle, and this is probably true. This series could have been about 100 chapters shorter and still had been as good. But at the same time this series could have been 100 chapters longer and still been as good. This is the charm of Rumiko. You might get angry at the countless number of misunderstandings that happen for no reason, but by the end of the chapter you will feel incredibly satisfied. She is able to make everything in this manga serve a purpose, and when looking back at that, it's truly astounding. And to her credit, the length of this series was prefect. It made the ending of this manga powerful. And I will be damned if this isn't the best conclusion to a romantic story that I have ever come across. Honestly the end is definitely the past part of this series, no doubt in that, but it would not have been nearly as powerful if she did not put the effort into her characters and making you actually care for them as she did.

Which brings me next to the next part, the characters. People love to fly off about how bad the characters are because of their indecisiveness. But the thing they fail to see, is that these are the characters. There is development, and it's powerful. But one of Rumiko's powers is her power over characterization. She lays out who these characters are and that's it. There is no seemingly huge event that changes them, it's just little things that add to growth. But at the end of the day these characters are who they are, and that is people. Never before have I read something to where each character was so believable as themselves. Kyoko is just a widow who is deafly afraid of being alone, and Godai is just an average guy who lacks self confidence. That's it, these are who they are. And at the end, even when they finally come to accept it, it's still who they are. And that's what makes them so powerful. The story is their struggle to accept their faults and try to move on, and at the end they do accept them. But at the same time those faults are still with them, because at the end of the day that is who they are.And Rumiko does a great job of getting this off to the reader, letting us know that these are people just like everyone else.

If there was one thing that could take away from this otherwise wonderful manga it would be the art style. Don't get me wrong the characters and character expressions are done really well. In fact the character expressions are done so flawless that they actually manage to add another layer to the emotional depth of this manga. But the background images of this manga are just really poor. The sky a lot of the time is this really weird dark smudge that just takes away from the experience. In fact I had to laugh at one point, Kyoko was walking outside and said "What a beautiful day" but because of the way the sky was drawn it looked like it was about to storm. The art isn't a major set-back, and it can be dealt with. In fact you will be looking at the characters expressions so much that you won't notice a lot. But there are times when it will come out and strike the reader and it was enough for me to count this as a flaw against a seemingly flawless read.

Overall Maison Ikkoku is a great read. One of the best things I have ever come across. This manga is a roller-coaster of emotions. It will have you reaching for the tissues, your neighbors will yell at you for laughing too loudly, and events will transpire that will leave you speechless. All of it leading up to one of the most powerful endings ever. So if you are searching for a very above average romantic comedy then please look no further. Maison Ikkoku will take you on a journey of which you will never forget.

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