Maison Ikkoku

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Maison Ikkoku is a romantic comedy made in Japan by Rumiko Takahashi and is a touching love story revolving around the lives of the hapless student Yusaku Godai, the beautiful manager of his apartment Kyoko Otonashi, and the crazed tenants of Ikkoku-kan.

Originally created as a manga, Maison Ikkoku was made into a ninety-six episode long television series that ran from 1986 to 1988, and it was recently voted as the favorite television series in the rec.arts.anime poll. Currently, Viz Video has picked up the license for Maison Ikkoku and in April 1996, will start releasing the series commerically.

From the Anime Pocket Guide:

Maison Ikkoku (FILM, OAV, TV)  
Genre: Romantic Comedy

Cast:
  Yusaku Godai ........................ Issei Futamata
  Kyoko Otonashi ...................... Sumi Shimamoto
  Hanae Ichinose ......................... Kazuyo Aoki
  Yotsuya .............................. Shigeru Chiba
  Akemi Roppongi .......................... Yuhko Mita
  Yagami Ibuki ...................... Yuriko Fuchizaki
  Sayoko Kuroki ........................ Saeko Shimazu
  Asuna Kujo ............................ Hiromi Tsuru
  Shun Mitaka ........................... Akira Kamiya
  Kozue Nanao .......................... Mina Tominaga
  Yousuke Nanao ................... Megumi Hayashibara
  Sakamoto ........................... Toshio Furukawa
  Sayuko Kuroki (MI movie) ........ Yoshiko Sakakibara

Anime Pocket Guide Description: Godai is a ronin (i.e. someone who's failed university entrance exams) living in room #5 of a run down apartment house called Maison Ikkoku. Among the other residents are the nosy Ichinose (room #1), the sexy Akemi Roppongi (#6), and the mysterious Yotsuya (#4). 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. Godai falls for her, but doesn't have the nerve to tell her. The show follows their developing relationship amid the crazy goings on at Maison Ikkoku. A romantic comedy by Rumiko Takahashi. Anime Pocket Guide Rating: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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