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Maison Ikkoku
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AI Analysis
Maison Ikkoku (1986) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Maison Ikkoku (1986) — a TV series tagged as Animation, Comedy, and Romance with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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.… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night, casual background watching, and weekend binge sessions. Expect steady storytelling across 4 seasons.
Community signal: TMDb members rate Maison Ikkoku 76% (34 votes) — strong audience scores for this TV series.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 1986-03-26
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 96
- TMDB rating
- 7.6
- TMDB ID
- 43018
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What is Maison Ikkoku about?
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 Roppon... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Maison Ikkoku?
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How many seasons of Maison Ikkoku are there?
There are currently 4 seasons of Maison Ikkoku documented in the community database.
Cast & crew
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Cast
Issei Futamata
Yusaku Godai (voice)
Sumi Shimamoto
Kyoko Otonashi (voice)
Kazuyo Aoki
Hanae Ichinose (voice)
Minoru Yada
Mr. Ichinose (voice)
Chika Sakamoto
Kentaro Ichinose (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Nozomi Nikaido (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Shun Mitaka (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Yotsuya / Soichiro (voice)
Yuko Mita
Akemi Roppongi (voice)
Mina Tominaga
Kozue Nanao (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Ibuki Yagami (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Asuna Kujo (voice)
Norio Wakamoto
Chachamaru's master (voice)
Toshio Furukawa
Sakamoto (voice)
Minori Matsushima
Kyoko's mother (voice)
Hisako Kyoda
Yukari Godai (voice)
Kazue Komiya
Shun's mother (voice)
Kosei Tomita
Kyoko's father (voice)
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