Maison Ikkoku: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Godai is a ronin (someone who has failed university entrance exams) living in a run down apartment house called Maison Ikkoku. Among the other residents are the nosy Ichinose, the sexy Akemi Roppongi, and the mysterious Yotsuya. The others are given to having wild parties which makes it difficult for Godai to study. Into this mayhem comes the recently widowed Kyoko as the new live-in manager. Godai falls for her, but doesn't have the nerve to tell her. As time passes, their relationship slowly develops amid life at Maison Ikkoku, despite all sorts of romantic hurdles.

Series details

• Title: Maison Ikkoku
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, Anime, Romance
• Premiere date: 1986-03-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-03-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Fuji TV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 19596
• IMDb ID: tt0090479
• TVDB ID: 71776

Cast and credited roles

• Issei Futamata — Yuusaku Godai
• Chika Sakamoto — Kentarou Ichinose
• Kazuyo Aoki — Hanae Ichinose
• Sumi Shimamoto — Kyoko Otonashi
• Yuuko Mita — Akemi Roppongi
• Shigeru Chiba — Yotsuya

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-03-26; final listed air date 1986-09-17.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-09-24; final listed air date 1987-03-25.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-04-08; final listed air date 1987-09-23.
• Season 4: premiered 1987-10-14; final listed air date 1988-03-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from Maison Ikkoku on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.