“Widowed manager Kyoko and tenant Godai navigate love amid eccentric residents at chaotic boarding house Maison Ikkoku.”
Maison Ikkoku
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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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 65 sampled reviews
What 65 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.66 · some divergence
5.2 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 4.0
↑ 0.75
Running avg · Nov 2006 → Mar 2025
- 10 “This is the best romance anime ever made, one I’ve rewatched five times over fifteen years and still adore as much as the first viewing. Its 96-episode run allows deep character growth, and the...”
- 8 “you wouldn't enjoy it if youre the type that enjoys the "strong male & weak female" stereotype, because it is more focused on the pro/cons of love itself. and questioning yourself, will this happen...”
- 9 “No matter how annoying it was with a lot of misunderstanding tropes and stupid characters, the ending was worth it. All 80+ episodes are just set up to the final arc. The last few episodes are just...”
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- 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
Produced by
- Kitty Films Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor