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.
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Air Date: 1986-03-26
Yusaku Godai is fed-up with life as a ronin and his horrible housemates, namely loud and brash Mrs. Ichinose, her bra...
Air Date: 1986-04-02
Godai decides that since its Kyoko's first Christmas at Maison Ikkoku, this would be a great opportunity to buy her a...
Air Date: 1986-04-09
With his entrance exams bearing down on him, Godai just can't seem to focus. Kyoko decides its up to her to stop the ...
Air Date: 1986-04-16
Test time has finally arrived for Godai. As he does all the last minute cramming he can get away with Yotsuya, Ichino...
Air Date: 1986-04-23
Godai's grandmother arrives to inform Godai that if he doesn't get into a college, his family will no longer let him ...
Air Date: 1986-04-30
The secret sadness that Kyoko has kept hidden for so long is finally revealed as Godai realizes that Kyoko is a widow...
Air Date: 1986-05-07
Mr. Otonashi offers Godai a job tutoring Ikuko, who insists that if she is to have a tutor that it must be Godai. See...
Air Date: 1986-05-14
Celebrating their arrival into college life, Godai and Sakamoto go out drinking. Feeling depressed about his situatio...
Air Date: 1986-05-21
Mrs. Ichinose decides that Kyoko's been much to glum lately with worrying about Godai's confession and her always loo...
Air Date: 1986-05-28
A depressed Kentaro confides to Godai that his family is too poor to ever take him on a vacation. This reminds Godai ...
Air Date: 1986-06-04
Kentaro's time with Ikuko at the beach has developed into a crush on his part. Now everytime Ikuko comes over to stud...
Air Date: 1986-06-11
Godai decides its finally time to ask Kyoko out for a movie date, but when he arrives at Maison Ikkoku, he finds Kyok...
Air Date: 1986-06-18
As Godai attends his classes, he notices a mysterious dark-haired woman following him around campus. Letting his imag...
Air Date: 1986-06-25
Godai finally gets the courage to ask Kyoko on a date, but with this being the anniversary of her moving to Maison Ik...
Air Date: 1986-07-02
A campus festival brings Kyoko to Godai's college, in tow are the rest of the tenants hoping to have a bit of fun at ...
Air Date: 1986-07-09
Kyoko twists her ankle while playing tennis and both Mitaka and Godai blame themselves. The other tenants can't help ...
Air Date: 1986-07-16
Godai gets depressed over the rain, remembering that some of the worst events of his life have occured on rainy days....
Air Date: 1986-07-23
With Christmas just around the corner, Godai has to decide what he's going to get for Kyoko this year. He spends all ...
Air Date: 1986-07-30
When New Year's comes around almost everyone at Maison Ikkoku has vacation plans. Yotsuya is going to visit his famil...
Air Date: 1986-08-06
Godai takes a late vacation over Winter break to visit his family in Niigata. While he's there he plays rugby with hi...
Air Date: 1986-08-13
Godai and Sakamoto go out drinking with friends and Sakamoto gets Godai completely drunk. While he's in his druken st...
Air Date: 1986-08-20
Godai walks home from the laundromat, wondering how he's going to dry his clothes on the dangerous clothesline at hom...
Air Date: 1986-08-27
The tenants are shocked as Kyoko's mother tells them that Kyoko will no longer be the Manager of Maison Ikkoku. As so...
Air Date: 1986-09-03
Godai and Kozue sit in a cafe and stare out the window. Suddenly, she asks him if he owns a tie. Later Godai is putti...
Air Date: 1986-09-10
As Godai watches Kyoko play tennis, Mrs. Ichinose tells him that things won't always stay the same. She mentions that...
Air Date: 1986-09-17
Kyoko visits an old high school friend and her new baby for lunch. The topic of conversation centers on how much Kyok...