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Maison Ikkoku
めぞん一刻 · 1986
A struggling student loves his apartment manager.
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StatusFinished Airing
SeasonSpring 1986
StudioStudio Deen
SourceManga
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Yusaku Godai is failing his university entrance exams while living in a dilapidated boarding house full of tenants who treat his study time as a communal joke. Then Kyoko Otonashi arrives as the new manager, and Godai falls for her immediately, a situation complicated by her recent widowhood and his complete lack of prospects. The story unfolds across years rather than months, following both of them through career changes, rivals, and the slow work of two people becoming ready for each other. Every misunderstanding between them feels earned rather than manufactured.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Adapted from Rumiko Takahashi's manga by Studio Deen, Maison Ikkoku is widely regarded as one of the greatest romantic comedies in manga and anime, notable for allowing its central relationship to develop across a genuinely realistic timescale and for treating grief as a legitimate obstacle rather than a plot device. Takahashi is among the most commercially successful manga artists in history, and this work is frequently cited as her most emotionally mature, standing apart from the broader comedy of her other franchises. Its realistic timescale remains rare in romantic comedy even decades later.
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95ADR Director4
Animation Director3
Art Director1
Character Design2
Director3
ED11
ED41
ED52
Editing1
Episode Director6
In-Between Animation6
Inserted Song Performance4
Key Animation18
Layout1
Music1
OP41
OP51
Original Creator1
Planning1
Screenplay1
Script8
Series Composition3
Sound Director1
Special Effects1
Storyboard8
Theme Song Arrangement1
Theme Song Composition3
Theme Song Lyrics4
Theme Song Performance7
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