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Lasted Updated: 4/6/99 
NOTE: The following guide contains 1-4 sentences brief
teaser/summary for each episode of the anime series. ULTRA
SPOILER WARNING!!! Enjoy!
Season One:
1: Sorry to keep you waiting, I'm Otonashi Kyoko.
Kyoko moved into Ikkoku-kan as the new
manager and meets Godai and the Looney Gang. For Godai, it was
love at first site and this is where the story began.
2: Love spark flies around. Who does Kyoko love?
Godai found out that Kyoko lovds
Souichiro. After bribing Kentaro, he found out that Souichiro was
no other than her pet dog.
3: Hearts thumping! Alone in the dark with Kyoko!
During a blackout, Godai
and Kyoko went to the attic and found an archive of lost loves that took
place when the past tenants of Ikkoku-kan went to fight the war.
4: Kyoko's worried?! Godai in the middle of juken!
As Godai started to retake the
college entrance exam, Kyoko became worried about this welfare and offered
him words of encouragement.
5: Kyoko worried! Godai runs away?
Kyoko met Godai's grandma who came
to see whether Godai passed his college entrance exam, however as the results
were posted Godai was no where to be found. Godai later found out
that he had made into a 3rd-rated private college.
6: Spring is shocking! Kyoko's secret revealed.
The tenants found out that
the landlord of Ikkoku-kan was really Kyoko's father (in law), however
as Godai, Kyoko, and the landlord visited a grave site, Kyoko's secret
was revealed. Souichiro was Kyoko's late husband who died 1/2 year
after their marriage of unknown causes and Kyoko was now a widow who wouldn't
let go.
7: Tormented Godai! The man Kyoko who loves.
Godai, not knowing what kind of
man Souichiro really was, began to day-dream and have nightmares about
Souichiro.
8: Godai must not shout! The time to do it is now!
Drunk and crazy Godai proclaimed
his love for Kyoko. Thinking that he nude danced in front
of Kyoko instead, he retracted his proclaimation the next day and hurted
Kyoko, who believed that his proclaimation was genuine.
9: The mysterious tennis coach is the rival of love!
Depressed Kyoko sought out
a tennis club for comfort and meets Mitaka, the shiny-teethed woman-killing
tennis couch.
10: Panic at the beach. The rival doesn't like dogs.
On a warm summer day,
the whole gang went to the beach. Godai discovers that due to a childhood
"accident," Mitaka has a extreme fear of dogs.
11: Kentaro's first love. In love, age difference is nothing!
Ikkuko, Kyoko's
niece, pays a visit to Ikkoku-kan. Godai and Kyoko discovers that
Kentaro has a crush on her. Kentaro later found out that Ikkuko already
had a boyfriend.
12: Love scramble! I thought you said you loved me...
As Godai went out on
a "date" with Kozue, a woman who worked at the same part-time job as he
did, he met Kyoko and Mitaka who were also on a date. Kyoko, being
the "possessive" woman that she was, became enraged and attempts to get
back at Godai by prolonging her date with Mitaka.
13: Popular Godai, watch out for pink calls!
After joining
the campus puppet club, Godai began to get calls (mostly prank) from the
girls of the club. Because the only phone in Ikkoku-kan was in Kyoko's
room, she became extremely jealous and annoyed. Kyoko decides to install
a "pink" public phone outside her room from which Godai eventually explained
the annoying calls and made up with Kyoko.
14: Alright Godai! The first date with Kyoko!
After getting
a paycheck from tutoring, Godai asked Kyoko out to a semi-formal resturant
called Me Mezon. Kyoko mistook the place as Ma Mezon,
a ramen shop, and waited for Godai there. Not knowing where each
other was, Godai and Kyoko frantically ran all over town in the rain searching
for each other.
15: Dangerous puppet play for two! Can't stand it anymore!
Godai invites
Kyoko to the campus fair and his puppet club. Because the princess
puppet Godai made looked so much like Kyoko, the club officers decided
to let Godai and Kyoko act as prince and princess respectively in puppet
play.
16: Get-Well Visit Panic! Injured but Beloved.
Kyoko injured
her ankle playing tennis and could not cook for herself. Godai, Mitaka,
and the gang decided to give her a feast fit for a "queen."
17: Kyoko's first-love story. The rainy day is always...
During a rainy
day, Kyoko met Kozue while shopping and invited her to Ikkoku-kan for tea.
Kyoko shared with Kozue about her first-love Souichiro and found out that
Kozue liked Godai because he resembled someone she had a crush on in high
school.
18: Kyoko's gift. Oh, is this for me!?
Godai felt that there
was something wrong with Kyoko a few days before Christmas, for she had
been isolating herself in her room. He later found out that Kyoko
had been pullling all-nighters sewing everyone presents for Christmas.
19: Godai and Kyoko. Their night is full of danger!
As New Year approached,
all the tenants of Ikkoku-kan excepted Godai and Kyoko departed leaving
them all by themselves. As frightened Kyoko prayed that would happen
during this time, she heard Godai shouting he wanted to do it!
20: Frustrated Kyoko!? Mystery of the unreturning Godai.
Godai went home after
New Years and had an "accident" from which he could not bare to return
to Ikkoku-kan. As Godai stalled longer to return, Kyoko began to
think that something really serious had happened to Godai.
21: Godai in panic! Ikkoku-kan's kitten tale.
Godai's friend,
Sakamoto, left a kitten named "Kyoko" in Godai's care. Knowing that pets
were prohibited in Ikkoku-kan, Godai decides to hide "little Kyoko" from
view. However when "little Kyoko" escaped, Ikkoku-kan began to suffer
from an identity crisis (between "little Kyoko" and Kyoko).
22: Shocked Godai! Kyoko's resignation?!
Kyoko's parents who
wanted her to quit her job and remarry suddenly (without her knowlege)
announced Kyoko's resignation to the tenants of Ikkoku-kan.
23: Kyoko in jeopardy! Mother's dangerous plot.
Frustrated by the failer
of her attempt, Kyoko's mother decided to gather the support of Ikkoku-kan's
tenants to force her to resign.
24: Godai in a flurry. First kiss with Kozue?!
Godai was "invited"
to Kozue's house to meet her parents. After dinner, Godai became tempted
to kiss Kozue while being alone together in her room. Just as he
was about to kiss her, Kozue's father comes in with a shotgun..
25: Crash! Godai vs. Mitaka proposal battle.
After being propsed
by Mitaka while playing tennis, Kyoko decided that she would not be able
to "pair" with Mitaka. Because of his failed attempt, Mitaka told
Kyoko that he could wait 3-4 years for her" real" answer. Godai,
on the other hand, requested that Kyoko remained the manager of Ikkoku-kan
for 3-5 more years.
26: Stunned Godai. Kyoko's jealousy explodes.
Angered by the fact
that Godai had a date with Kozue, Kyoko arranged to go on a date with Mitaka.
However as she walked to meet Mitaka, she saw Mitaka hugging another woman
(in a dog shop). Kyoko proceeded to give Godai a piece of her mind
by throwing a strike right at his forehead.
Season Two
27: Souichiro disappears. Memory of the scent of yakitori.
Kentaro lost
Souichiro (the dog) to the scent of yakitori. As days went
by without Souichiro, Kyoko began to recall the memories she had with the
dog and the real Souichrio. After days of searching, Godai found
and returned Souichiro to Kyoko. To the disamay of Kyoko, that moment
resembled exactly the scene from which she first saw her husband walking
home with the dog. Soui... Godai-san?
28: Kyoko surprised. I'm Kentaro's father.
Kyoko and the tenants
met Kentaro's father for the first time. Kentaro wanted his parents
to particpate in the upcoming school sporting event, however because they
were either always busy or drunk, we requested Godai and Kyoko to take
their place. However just as the event was about to begin, Godai
sprained his ankle.
29: Slapstick autumn fest. Inside a well with Kyoko!
During the autumn festival,
the gang attempts to rescue Kyoko from a well. To their disamay,
saving Kyoko became the least of their problems.
30: Kyoko getting married? Tearful Godai moves away!
Godai overheard
Kyoko planning a wedding with Mitaka and finally decided to give up.
Tearful Godai moves away from Ikkoku-kan to the disbelief of Kyoko as being
just an misunderstanding.
31: Ikkoku-kan scandal. Godai living with another woman?
As Kyoko attempted
to visit Godai to clear the misunderstanding, she found out that Godai
was living with a married woman. Angered by that fact, as Godai attempted
to move back, Kyoko scandalled to kick Godai out permanently.
32: The Mysterious Egg. Yotsuya's dangerous gift.
One night, Yotsuya
gave Godai a "mysterious" egg and told him to look after it. As the
gang tried to figure out what evil might actually hidden in it, the egg
mysteriously disappeared in front of them.
33: Shocking diary! Souichiro had a lover!?
Kyoko received her
late husband's diary from Godai and discovered that a postcard from a "mysterious"
woman was missing. As she attempted to find where that postcard was,
she began to suspect that Souichiro might have had an affair with another
woman before she met him.
34: Be pushy for love! Grandma Yukari with gold teeth.
Mitaka invited
Kyoko and Godai and his grandma to show off his apartment. Godai
began to face the reality between the difference of the rich and poor and
was later encouraged by his grandma to give up on Kyoko.
35: Operation chase! After Kyoko and Godai's date!
Grandma set up
Kyoko and Godai to a date, however as their date progressed Godai and Kyoko
realized that they were not alone.
36: Sudden storm of kiss! Story of broken hearted Akemi.
Akemi came home
drunk and broken-hearted for she had just been dumped. As the Ikkoku-kan
tried to comfort her, she began to realize how volatile love was.
37: Dangerous costume party! Kyoko's radical change.
After purchasing
a bodyview mirror, Kyoko decided to try on her nostalgic high school uniform
only to have the rest of the tenants discover her in it. As the tenants
put on their own uniforms and is joined by Mitaka sensei, Ikkoku-kan
soon became the setting of a high school love drama.
38: Godai's lost love? Kozue approaching Mitaka?
After a bad date
with Godai, Kozue felt that there was something missing in their relationship.
As Mitaka offered to help them out to "improve" their relations, Kozue
suddenly realized Mitaka is not such an unreachable man after all.
39: Guts for love! Godai's operation part-time.
Being short on
cash, Godai set out to work all-nighters to buy Kyoko (and Kozue) X-Mas
gifts. At the same time, Godai was asked by Kyoko to identify a rock
which Kyoko received long ago as the only gift from Souichiro.
40: Tender warm heart. X-mas is a time for love.
Godai found out that
Sakamoto had lost the rock and contended whether to go after it
(for the sake of reminding Kyoko of Souichiro) or not.
41: Heart-thumping! Kyoko out of the bath? Open bath peeping
wars!
The gang went
to a hot springs resort where only a stone wall separated males and females
in the open bath.
42: Godai's broken bone! Chance of love in the hospital.
After failing to break
up with Kozue, angry Godai expressed his anger at his ceiling near where
Kyoko was working. After Godai refused to tell Kyoko his problems, Kyoko
accidently sliped off the roof and was safed by Godai. Unfortunately,
after
the incident, Godai himself fell off his balcony and broke his leg. As
a result, Kyoko felt "responsible" for Godai's accident and offered to
take care of him in the hospital.
43: Sparks of love! Hospital feud - Godai vs Mitaka.
After hearing about
Godai's accident, Mitaka had a ski "accident" himself and by chance,
he and Godai ended up staying in the same room and hospital where they
both fought for Kyoko's affection.
44: Kentaro in shock. Who really is Yotsuya?
After Kentaro found
an old album in the attic with pictures of unaging Yotsuya from 50-100
years ago, the gang attempted to determine just who Yotsuya really was.
45: Big announcement!!! Kyoko admits her love to Godai?!
After promising
and failing to wake up Godai for his final exam, tearful Kyoko, fearing
that Godai might need to repeat a year because of her, whispered "words
of affection" to Godai.
46: Fight for Kyoko! Skating rink is love's battleground.
When the gang
went ice-skating together, they discovered that both Mitaka and Godai didn't
know how to skate. As a result, when Kyoko offered to give them lessons,
Godai and Mitaka try to find the best way to accidently fall on
their teacher.
47: Kyoko in a mess. Drunk and crazy.
When Godai offered
to treat Kyoko he didn't realize that the rest of the gang were coming
for a free meal as well. As the gang attempted to get Kyoko drunk,
Kyoko struggled to split the bill and keep Godai from being fired.
48: Godai's revelation. I wish you understand how I feel.
When Godai offered
to bring Kyoko's favorite pillow to Kyoko at home, he was tempted
to discuss to them about his life and future plans.
49: Mitaka's training! No love is achieved if I'm scared
of dogs!
The Looney Gang
decided to help to train Mitaka from his fear of dogs.
50: Kyoko in love at first sight?! A strange fellow moves
into Ikkoku-kan.
Kyoko fell for a strange
middle-aged guy who moved into Ikkoku-kan. Just as Godai and Mitaka
were worrying about a potential new rivial, rumors of Ikkoku-kan going
to be demonished began to surface.
51: Even Yotsuya is shocked. The day Ikkoku-kan disappears.
As the gang tried to
figure out the fate of Ikkoku-kan, rumors of their new tenant being a retail
agent began to surface.
52: Forgive me, Souichiro! Kyoko's announcement to remarry!!
After her annual
visit to Souichiro's grave, Kyoko returned to his grave and announced that
she planned to remarry.
Season Three:
53: Female high school student explodes into a passion!
Declaration of war against
Kyoko's love!
In an ironic and parallel
twist, Godai became a asssistant teacher in Kyoko's old high school.
As he tried to found out more about Kyoko's past, one of his students began
to have feelings for him.
54: Attack with nudity! Seduction plan for Godai!
Realizing that
she could not win Godai from Kyoko easily, Yagami decided to use the power
of youth and try something more 'drastic.'
55: Pajama girl charges in! Ikkoku-kan's love panic!
Yagami barged
into Ikkoku-kan and decided to stay there for the night with Godai.
56: Yagami decides! I won't give up my first love!
57: Here comes a lady. Love at first sight with Mitaka!
58: Godai or Mitaka? Tonight is her heart's moment of
truth!
59: Asuna Kujou's first time!
60: Saw them! Kyoko and Mitaka "Bs". Out of the blue?!
61: Chase after me, Godai! Kyoko's lone trip.
62: Alright! In bath with Kyoko! Two people in the open
bath.
63: Yagami's back at a time when she's forgotten!
64: Godai on edge! Sweet trap of high school girl.
65: Yagami's scream! Yotsuya's dangerous tutoring!
66: Yagami's challenge! I musn't lose to the widow!
67: Even Yagami is confused! Gold-teeth grandma Yukari
returns!!
68: Grandma Yukari's Fighting Spirit. Hot Baseball Match!
69: Underwater battle. Godai's suspicious kiss mark.
70: Goodbye Grandma! Ueno station in party panic!
71: Mid-summer night's dream. Godai finds a job?
72: A child is born! Godai's life of joy and sadness!
73: Ikkoku-kan's hostage crisis. Yagami's a big nuisance!
74: Change in the employment front. Godai's final come
back!
75: Love all the way. Yagami and Asuna never give up.
76: Kyoko's sudden announcement: I'll wait.
Final Season
77: Bravo Godai! The Pride of a Man.
78: It's a secret! Godai's work diary.
79: I'm sorry Kyoko. Guilt-trip homemade lunch.
80: Godai in Panic! Yagami the Bunny Girl!!
81: Devotion of love. Asuna never gives up after all!
82: Perfect dad! Godai's child care story.
83: Yokohama chaser. Kyoko-san's going away?!
84: 1000% suspicion. Kyoko's scandalous night!
85: This is the Critical point! Godai and Mitaka's duel
of fate!
86: Shocking one night! Asuna's Salad day.
87: Asuna's pregnant? Mitaka's surprise marriage announcement!!
88: Love again?! The taste of Kozue's kiss!
89: Unrequited love! Godai and Kyoko, is it over today?
90: Kyoko's quitting! Ikkoku-kan's memory far away?
91: Kyoko in shock! Akemi and Godai's unexpected relation!
92: Kozue's wedding! Godai's love is forever?!
93: Sight of spring? Two hearts with warm feelings!!
94: Alright! Godai's courageous proposal!
95: Ah, Excitement! Grandma's love embosomed in a ring.
96: As long as this love lasts, Ikkoku-kan is forever...!!
©Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan, Kitty, Fuji
TV, Viz Communications |
