Maison Ikkoku

Maison Ikkoku is a romantic comedy series created by Rumiko Takahashi. The story centers around the development of the relationship between Kyoko Otonashi and Yusaku Godai. Kyoko is a recent widow who moves into the apartment house Ikkoku-kan where she becomes the manager. Godai is a wanna-be student ("ronin") struggling with college entrance exams.

When they meet, it's love at first sight—for Godai anyway. Along the way, the other tentants, the mysterious Yotsuya, the seemingly alcoholic Ichinose, and the brash Akemi, watch and occasionally take part to make their lives more interesting. To complicate matters further, the wealthy tennis coach Shun Mitaka has his eye on Kyoko, while Godai is pursued by both Nanao Kozue and Ibuki Yagami. Covering a wide range of emotions from hysterically funny to painfully sad, Maison Ikkoku—all 96 episodes—is well worth seeing.

Rankings

#432 highest rated all time

Data

Format
TV
Episodes
96
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Sat Apr 26 1986
End Date
Sat Apr 02 1988
Season
SPRING 1986
Average Score
78%
Mean Score
78%
Popularity
23770
Favourites
881
Studios
Studio DEEN
Producers
Kitty Film
Source
MANGA
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life
Romaji
Maison Ikkoku
English
Maison Ikkoku
Native
めぞん一刻
Synonyms
Ikkoku House
Juliette je t'aime
Cara dolce Kyoko

Relations

SEQUEL
Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsu-hen
MOVIE · FINISHED
PREQUEL
Maison Ikkoku: Prelude - Meguru Haru no Sakura no you ni...
SPECIAL · FINISHED
SIDESTORY
Maison Ikkoku: Ikkoku-tou Nanpa Shimatsu ki
OVA · FINISHED
SOURCE
Maison Ikkoku
MANGA · FINISHED

Characters

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Yuusaku Godai
MAIN
Issei Futamata
JAPANESE
Shun Mitaka
MAIN
Akira Kamiya
JAPANESE
Hanae Ichinose
MAIN
Kazuyo Aoki
JAPANESE
Kyouko Otonashi
MAIN
Sumi Shimamoto
JAPANESE
Akemi Roppongi
MAIN
Yuuko Iguchi
JAPANESE
Yotsuya
MAIN
Shigeru Chiba
JAPANESE
Atsuko
SUPPORTING
Megumi Hayashibara
JAPANESE
Etsuko
SUPPORTING
Sanae Miyuki
JAPANESE
Kentarou Ichinose
SUPPORTING
Chika Sakamoto
JAPANESE
Kasumi
SUPPORTING
Kazue Komiya
JAPANESE

Staff

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Rumiko Takahashi
Original Creator
Kazunori Itou
Series Composition (eps 27-52)
Kazunori Itou
Script (eps 27, 29-32, 36, 39, 40, 42-44, 46, 50, 52)
Ikuko Itou
Key Animation (eps 51, 57)
Junki Takegami
Script (eps 4, 8, 13, 19, 22, 23)
Kunihiko Yuyama
Storyboard (eps 2, 8)
Kenji Kawai
Music (eps 27-96)
Akemi Takada
Character Design (eps 27-96)
Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Key Animation (eps 6, 11, 15, 19, 24, 27, 30, 34, 40, 47, 48, 53, 60, 66, 71, 80, 85, 90, 94, 96)
Iku Suzuki
Storyboard (eps 14, 18, 22, 28, 33, 38, 42, 46, 51, 55, 66, 81, 88, 92, 94)