Maison Ikkoku
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Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻 Mezon Ikkoku?) is a manga by Rumiko Takahashi which ran in the manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1980 through 1987. Maison Ikkoku is a bitter-sweet comedic romance involving a group of madcap people who live in a boarding house in 80s Tokyo. The story focuses primarily on the blossoming relationship between Yusaku Godai—a poor student down on his luck—and Kyoko Otonashi, the young, recently-widowed boarding house manager. The manga has been translated into English and fifteen volumes spanning the series are available from Viz Communications. The manga was adapted into a 96-episode TV anime series which ran on Fuji TV from March 26, 1986 to March 2, 1988. The anime included some story arcs not covered in the manga, and is notable for being the only one of Rumiko Takahashi's four long-running series wherein the television series ending corresponds to the manga ending. A Final Chapter movie, three OVAs (one original story and two summaries), and a music special were also produced. The relationship between Godai and Kyoko was meant to be resolved a lot sooner, therefore, having later stories focus on the other tenants, but the former was more popular.[1] A live action movie was also made by Toei in 1986, though it deviates strongly from the story in the manga and anime. A short TV Drama aired in May 2007 on TV Asahi starring Misaki Ito as Kyoko and Taiki Nakabayashi as Godai.
CharactersAll of the tenants' names involve a pun on the character's room number. With the exception of Mr. Yotsuya, main characters tend to refer to and address each other informally with their given names; however Yusaku, while usually referring to her by her given name, almost always addresses Kyoko with her job title of "manager." Anime LicenseMaison Ikkoku licenced in North America by VIZ Media in 1994, and was put on 2-episode VHS dub releases, but Viz dropped the English dub after 36 episodes. The remaining sub-only VHS releases went on until volume 32, without finishing off the series. In 2002, the series was given a second chance, and re-established the English dub with a partial new voice cast, released in its entirety on DVD. MediaAnime staff
Anime theme songsAll of the opening and ending theme songs are contained in the Maison Ikkoku CD Single Memorial File box set, and on various other singles and soundtracks. Opening Themes
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