Completed Anime
Maison Ikkoku

“Widowed manager Kyoko and tenant Godai navigate love amid eccentric residents at chaotic boarding house Maison Ikkoku.”

Maison Ikkoku

8.2
430 rank · 82,519 viewers · 1,910 favorites
Comedy Drama Romance Adult Cast Seinen
96 episodes · 25 min per ep min · Spring 1986 · Studio Deen · R+ - Mild Nudity
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Episodes · 96 96/96 aired
EP 01 ~2 ep / stripe EP 96

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Synopsis

Widowed manager Kyoko and tenant Godai navigate love amid eccentric residents at chaotic boarding house Maison Ikkoku.

In the town of Clock Hill, there is an old boarding house called Maison Ikkoku. While the residence itself is fairly normal, most of its occupants are not. Yuusaku Godai, its most quiet tenant, has finally reached his limit with his neighbors' constant disruptions and boisterous partying. Wanting a calmer place to call home so that he can study in peace, he prepares to move away. However, his plans to leave are suddenly interrupted when he meets the new boarding house manager, Kyoko Otonashi. Falling madly in love with her, he decides that the boarding house may not be such a bad place to live after all. Unfortunately for him, Kyoko has her own romantic troubles: she is a widow whose husband died six months into their marriage. And despite her blossoming feelings for Godai, Kyoko still cherishes her dearly departed husband, and she believes that no other man could possibly fill the void in her heart. But with Godai's persistence and some help of the other eccentric tenants, she may experience true love once again.

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8.8 /10

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94% recommend
Score distribution
median 9 mode 10 σ 1.66
1510
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σ 1.66 · some divergence

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5.2 pts

Recommenders 9.2 · others 4.0

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A Tv Production · Spring 1986

Studio Deen.
in association with

Kitty Films · Fuji TV

  • Format 96 × 25′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 40h 00m all episodes
  • Aired Mar 1986 – Mar 1988 Spring 1986
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R+ Mild Nudity
  • Ref. BS-1320 catalog

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