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"Mezon Ikkoku" (1986): :  -- The misadventures of a young student and his landlady's romance.

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Director:
Tomomi Mochizuki
Writers:
Kazunori Itô (episodes)
Yutaka Kaneko (writer) (episodes)
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Release Date:
26 March 1986 (Japan) more
Plot:
The misadventures of a young student and his landlady's romance. full summary
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The basis for all anime romance more

Cast

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Terry Klassen ... Grandfather Otonashi / ... (96 episodes, 1986-1988)
Sharon Alexander ... Kentaro Ichinose / ... (96 episodes, 1986-1988)
Nicole Bouma ... Ikuko / ... (96 episodes, 1986-1988)
Paul Dobson ... Freeloading Husband / ... (96 episodes, 1986-1988)
Ron Halder ... Doctor / ... (96 episodes, 1986-1988)

Nicole Oliver ... Kozue's Mother / ... (96 episodes, 1986-1988)
Ward Perry ... Chachamaru Regular 2 / ... (96 episodes, 1986-1988)
Cathy Weseluck ... Housewife 1 / ... (96 episodes, 1986-1988)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Maison Ikkoku"
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Runtime:
25 min (96 episodes)
Country:
Japan
Language:
English | Japanese
Color:
Color
Company:
Kitty TV more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally, Kyoko and Godai's relationship wasn't going to be the basis of the story. Rather, Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of the comic the series is based on, was going to end the storyline early on and continue on with a series of other storylines centering around the building's other occupants. However, the romance storyline proved so popular it became the basis for the entire series in both comic and television form. more
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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
The basis for all anime romance, 24 December 2003
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Author: CrunchyCookie from Palo Alto, CA

It came before Please Teacher, before Love Hina, even before Kimagure Orange Road. I might be too young to say for sure, but I'll bet this is the series that started the whole romantic comedy movement. It's also one of the few with a mature enough storyline to keep post-teenagers interested.

Yeah, it's the same plot that exists in every anime of the type: boy meets girl, boy and girl deny their feelings for the entire series (but hook up every few episodes), boy and girl finally get together in the end. As a consequence, the plot moves a bit slowly and is a bit too one-track-minded; more fun plot diversions would have been welcome. Still, it's a pretty funny series, and the characters are colorful enough to care about for 96 straight episodes. If you're into Rumiko Takahashi's stuff, Maison Ikkoku's probably the best place to start.

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