Maison Ikkoku 1986
★ 7.6/10 · 34 votes AnimationComedyRomance 4 seasons · 96 eps Ended
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What is Maison Ikkoku?
Maison Ikkoku is a Japanese television series that premiered in 1986. The show is set in a run-down apartment house called Maison Ikkoku, where a young ronin, Godai, lives among other residents.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1986
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 96
- Runtime
- 26 minutes
- First aired
- Mar 26, 1986
- Last aired
- Mar 2, 1988
- Original language
- JA
- Origin
- JP
- Networks
- Fuji TV
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Romance
- Updated
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Maison Ikkoku is a Japanese television series that premiered in 1986. The show is set in a run-down apartment house called Maison Ikkoku, where a young ronin, Godai, lives among other residents. Among the other residents are the nosy Ichinose, the sexy Akemi Roppongi, and the mysterious Yotsuya. The others are given to having wild parties which makes it difficult for Godai to study. Into this mayhem comes the recently widowed Kyoko as the new live-in manager. The series follows Godai's life at Maison Ikkoku, where he develops a relationship with Kyoko, despite all sorts of romantic hurdles. The show is based on Rumiko Takahashi's manga series of the same name, which was serialized in Big Comic Spirits from November 1980 to April 1987. The television anime adaptation consists of episodes that originally aired weekly on Fuji TV from March 26, 1986, to March 2, 1988.
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Maison Ikkoku (TV Series 1986-1988) - IMDb
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Maison Ikkoku (1986-1988) - Full Cast and Crew - Moviefone
Maison Ikkoku - Wikipedia
List of _Maison Ikkoku_ episodes — Grokipedia
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“A failed student falls for his apartment's new manager amid chaotic neighbors.”
Reasons to watch
- Heartwarming character development
- Relatable everyday struggles
- Charming romantic tension
Keep in mind
- Slow pacing may test some viewers' patience
- Limited external conflict
Watch it if you enjoy gentle romantic comedies about ordinary life.
Suitable for general audiences with mild romantic themes.
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Cast
Issei Futamata
Yusaku Godai (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Kyoko Otonashi (voice)
Kazuyo Aoki
Hanae Ichinose (voice)
Minoru Yada
Mr. Ichinose (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
Kentaro Ichinose (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Nozomi Nikaido (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Shun Mitaka (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Yotsuya / Soichiro (voice)
Yuko Mita
Akemi Roppongi (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Kozue Nanao (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Ibuki Yagami (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Asuna Kujo (voice)
Episode guide
Season 1 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Sorry To Keep You Waiting! I'm Kyoko Otonashi! Mar 26, 1986
- E2 Love is in the Air? Which one Does Kyoko Love Best? Apr 2, 1986
- E3 Hearts on Fire in the Dark! All Alone with Kyoko Apr 9, 1986
- E4 Kyoko's Heart Goes Pitty-Pat! Godai is put to the Test Apr 16, 1986
- E5 Kyoko's Climbing the Walls! Godai's Headed For the Hills Apr 23, 1986
- E6 Shocking Springtime! Kyoko's Secret Apr 30, 1986
- E7 Godai's Agony! The One Kyoko Loves May 7, 1986
- E8 Godai's Unspeakable Declaration! If You're Going to Do It,Do It! May 14, 1986
- E9 The Mysterious Tennis Coach is the Rival of Love May 21, 1986
- E10 Love Panic on the Beach! May 28, 1986
- E11 Kentaro's First Love! What Age Got to Do,with It? Jun 4, 1986
- E12 One Entangled Evening! I Thought You Said You Loved Me!? Jun 11, 1986
- E13 Godai the Gigolo...? Are You Going to Get That, or Shall I? Jun 18, 1986
- E14 Way to Go, Godai! The First Date with Kyoko Jun 25, 1986
- E15 The Play's the Thing, Not the Playing Around! The Show Must Go On! Jul 2, 1986
- E16 Sympathy Scramble. If I Should Stumble. Jul 9, 1986
- E17 The Story of Kyoko's First Love On Rainy Days Like These Jul 16, 1986
- E18 Kyoko's Gift ! "What , You Mean it's For Me?" Jul 23, 1986
- E19 Godai and Kyoko ! An Evening for Two Means Double the Trouble Jul 30, 1986
- E20 Kyoko's Ticking Time bomb ! Godai's Extended Absence Aug 6, 1986
- E21 Godai's Panic! The Cat Who Came to Ikkoku. Aug 13, 1986
- E22 Godai Gets a shock! Kyoko Calls It Quits Aug 20, 1986
- E23 Kyoko's Brush with Danger! Mother's Nefarious Plot Aug 27, 1986
- E24 Godai in Confusion! Kozue's First Kiss Sep 3, 1986
- E25 In this Corner: Godai vs. Mitaka! The Clash of the Proposals Sep 10, 1986
- E26 Godai's Out of It! Kyoko's on the Rampage Sep 17, 1986
Season 2 · 26 episodes
- E1 Soichiro Gone!? Yakitori Memories Sep 24, 1986
- E2 Even Kyoko's Surprised! "I'm Kentaro's Father." Oct 1, 1986
- E3 Fall Festival Foul - Up ! All Swell That Ends In A Well Oct 8, 1986
- E4 What!? Kyoko Married!? Godai's Tearful Goodbye Oct 15, 1986
- E5 Scandal at Ikkoku! Godai's...SHACKING UP!? Oct 22, 1986
- E6 The Incredible , Unforgettable Egg! Yotsuya's Dangerous Gift Oct 29, 1986
- E7 The Case of the Shocking Diary My Husband Had a Sweetheart! Nov 5, 1986
- E8 Overpowered by Love! The Grandma Yukari Gold Tooth Gauntlet! Nov 12, 1986
- E9 The Great Date Race! Kyoko and Godai Have Left the Building Nov 19, 1986
- E10 A Kiss Is Just A Kiss... But a Woman's Love is Priceless Nov 26, 1986
- E11 Crazy Costume Contest! Kyoko's Amazing Transformation Dec 3, 1986
- E12 Godai's Dumped!? Kozue Falls For Coach Mitaka!? Dec 10, 1986
- E13 Love Takes Guts! Godai's Part Time Job Ploy! Dec 17, 1986
- E14 A Bittersweet Favor! Budding Christmas Love!? Dec 24, 1986
- E15 Kyoko's Hot Spring Heart Stopper: Peeping Wars at the Outdoor Baths! Jan 7, 1987
- E16 Godai Breaks His Leg! Chance for Love at the Hospital! Jan 14, 1987
- E17 Love Speaks! Godai and Mitaka Duke it Out at the Hospital! Jan 21, 1987
- E18 Kentaro Freaks Out! Yotsuya's Frightening True Identity Jan 28, 1987
- E19 A Shocking Revelation: Kyoko Declares Her Love to Godai?! Feb 4, 1987
- E20 Race for Kyoko! Skating Rink is Love's Battleground Feb 11, 1987
- E21 Kyoko Loses it! Drunk and Crazy! Feb 18, 1987
- E22 Godai's Confession! I Want You to Know How I Feel!! Feb 25, 1987
- E23 Mitaka Trains! Lover Boy. Can't be Afraid of Dogs! Mar 4, 1987
- E24 Kyoko in Love at First Sight?! A Strange Man Moves into Maison Ikkoku Mar 11, 1987
- E25 Even Yotsuya's Shocked! The Day Maison Ikkoku Disappears Mar 18, 1987
- E26 Forgive me Soichiro! Kyoko's Tearful Decision to Remarry Mar 25, 1987
Season 3 · 24 episodes
- E1 High-School Girl Power! A War Against Kyoko's Love Apr 8, 1987
- E2 Bare-Faced Attack! Operation Seduction Apr 15, 1987
- E3 Pajama-Girl Charges In! Maison Ikkoku in a Love Panic! Apr 22, 1987
- E4 Yagami is Determined: I Won't Give Up My First Love Apr 29, 1987
- E5 The Princess Cometh! Mitaka is Her Prince Charming May 6, 1987
- E6 Godai or Mitaka? A Woman's Heart is on the Line May 13, 1987
- E7 Be Still, My Beating Heart! Asuna Kujo's Very First Time May 20, 1987
- E8 Caught in the Act! Kyoko and Mitaka, Hot and Heavy! May 27, 1987
- E9 Chase After Me, Godai. Kyoko's Lone Trip Jun 10, 1987
- E10 Alright! In the Bath with Kyoko! Just the Two in an Open Bath Jun 17, 1987
- E11 Yagami's Back by the Time She's Forgotten Jun 24, 1987
- E12 Godai on the Edge! The Sweet Trap of a High School Girl Jul 1, 1987
- E13 Yagami's scream! Yotsuya's Dangerous tutoring! Jul 8, 1987
- E14 Yagami's challenge! I musn't lose against the widow! Jul 15, 1987
- E15 Even Yagami is confused! Grandma Yukari returns with golden teeth!! Jul 22, 1987
- E16 Grandma Yukari's Fighting Spirit. Hot Baseball Match! Jul 29, 1987
- E17 Underwater battle. Suspicious kiss mark on Godai Aug 5, 1987
- E18 Goodbye Grandma! Ueno station is party panic Aug 12, 1987
- E19 A Midsummer night's dream. Godai already found a job? Aug 19, 1987
- E20 Child is born? Godai's life of joy and cry! Aug 26, 1987
- E21 Ikkoku-kan hostage crisis. Yagami's big nuisance! Sep 2, 1987
- E22 Change in employment front. Godai's last come back. Sep 9, 1987
- E23 Love all the way. Yagami and Asuna never give up. Sep 16, 1987
- E24 I'll wait. Kyoko's sudden announcement Sep 23, 1987
Season 4 · 20 episodes
- E1 Bravo Godai! The Pride of a Man Oct 14, 1987
- E2 It's a secret! Godai's work diary Oct 21, 1987
- E3 I'm sorry Kyoko-san. Guilt trip homemade lunch Oct 28, 1987
- E4 Godai in Panic! Yagami the Bunny Girl!! Nov 4, 1987
- E5 Devotion of love. Asuna never gives up after all Nov 11, 1987
- E6 Perfect dad! Godai-kun's child care story Nov 18, 1987
- E7 Yokohama chaser. Kyoko-san's going away?! Nov 25, 1987
- E8 1000% suspicion. Kyoko's scandal night Dec 2, 1987
- E9 This is the Critical point! Godai and Mitaka's duel of fate! Dec 9, 1987
- E10 Shocking one night! Asuna's Salad day. Dec 16, 1987
- E11 Asuna's pregnant? Mitaka's surprise marriage announcement!! Dec 23, 1987
- E12 Love again?! Taste of a kiss that Kozue left! Jan 6, 1988
- E13 Unrequited love! Godai and Kyoko, it's over today? Jan 13, 1988
- E14 Kyoko-san quitting! Ikkoku-kan's memory far away? Jan 20, 1988
- E15 Kyoko in shock! Akemi and Godai's unexpected relation! Jan 27, 1988
- E16 Kozue-chan's wedding! Godai's love is forever?! Feb 3, 1988
- E17 Sight of spring? The two's hearts are in warm feeling!! Feb 10, 1988
- E18 Alright! Godai-kun's courageous proposal! Feb 17, 1988
- E19 Ah, Excitement! Grandma's love embosomed in the ring Feb 24, 1988
- E20 As long as this love lasts! Ikkoku-kan is forever...!! Mar 2, 1988
Frequently asked questions
Is this based on a manga?
Yes, it's adapted from a popular manga series by Rumiko Takahashi.
How many episodes are there?
The series consists of multiple episodes following the residents' daily lives.
Does Godai eventually confess his feelings?
The series follows their developing relationship over time through various situations.
Are there any supernatural elements?
No, it's a grounded slice-of-life series focusing on human relationships.
Is it dubbed or subtitled?
It has been released in various formats including both dubbed and subtitled versions.