Maison Ikkoku [Anime Series] (1986)

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Running for 96 episodes, an incredibly long lifespan for anime, which are usually pitched and produced in units of 26 or 52 episodes, Maison Ikkoku is now considered to be an archetype in anime. The story is told mainly from the perspective of Yusaku Godai, a "ronin" who failed his college entrance exams and is studying hard to retake them. Yusaku moves into a boarding house managed by the young recent widow Kyoko Otonashi and falls victim to love at first sight upon meeting her. What follows is a soap opera saga full of laughter, mostly at Yusaku, who is constantly studying amidst a barrage of obtrusive housemates and can never quite muster the courage to confess his feelings to Kyoko. "Maison Ikkoku" literally means "House of Movement." ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:: 300 mins

Categories:: Romance, Comedy

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	Bonnie L.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

If you have seen the Ranma 1/2 series, you will feel a sense of this style developing. I believe this is the same director in a prior series. no martial arts in this segment. I have yet to see any of the others. The theme of one of the main characters being a ronin [someone who failed to get into college] makes it a cultural study. Even though we in the US put an emphasis on college, one can really see how little that is by comparison to this little light series. That said, before you run out to show it to your kids [especially at a school], there is some provocative near nudity to spice things up for males watching - and distract the protagonist. Otherwise this is a girls' interest series. The strong lead character is a young woman - soap opera with sarcasm, slapstick, and a hint of ghostly to come. I know I would get fired for bringing this into my middle school classes. A light diversion for me at home is nice though. I plan to check out the next in the series.

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