All Info
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Seinen, Drama, Slice of Life
Description
The boarding house Maison Ikkoku is home to a strange medley of weird characters, including the young student Yuusaku and the beautiful (and widowed) manager, Kyouko. We follow the efforts of Yuusaku to win Kyouko's affections, with interference from the rest of the tenants.
Authors
Characters
Yuusaku Godai
main
Hanae Ichinose
main
Kyoko Otonashi
main
Akemi Roppongi
main
Yotsuya
main
Ayako
support
Mr. Chigusa
support
Ritsuko Chigusa
support
Mother Godai
support
Yukari Godai
support
Father Godai
support
Kamiogi
support
Kasumi
support
Kobayashi
support
Father Ichinose
support
Iioka
support
Mother Kujou
support
Asuna Kujou
support
Sayoko Kuroki
support
Father Kujou
support
Master
support
Uncle Mitaka
support
Midori
support
Mother Mitaka
support
Shun Mitaka
support
Mitsuo
support
Father Nanao
support
Father Mitaka
support
Yousuke Nanao
support
Kozue Nanao
support
Nozomu Nikaido
support
Soichiro Otonashi
support
Father-in-Law Otonashi
support
Mother Nanao
support
Ikuko Otonashi
support
Sakamoto
support
Taro
support
Souichirou
support
Mother Otonashi
support
Mother Yagami
support
Ibuki Yagami
support
Father Yagami
support
Other Facts
Published
Oct 14, 1980 to Apr 6, 1987
Serialization
Big Comic Spirits
Where to read
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