Maison Ikkoku

Description

From VIZ:
Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya. Funny, touching, and a tad off-kilter, Maison Ikkoku is the great Rumiko Takahashi at her very best.

Official Japanese:
Comico, Piccoma, Shogakukan

Official Translations:
English, Korean

Type

Manga

Related Series

1980 (Spin-Off)

Associated Names

Juliette, Je T'aime (Spanish)

Mezon Ikkoku

Nhà trọ Nhất Khắc

Доходный дом Иккоку

บ้านพัก อิกโคคุ (Pirate Otaku Comics)

บ้านพักอลเวง (Pirate VBK)

อิกโคคุ บ้านพักหรรษา (SIC)

めぞん一刻

相聚一刻

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메종일각

Groups Scanlating

Koten Gars Manga

MangaProject

Latest Release(s)

v.1 c.2 by Koten Gars Manga 6 years ago

v.1 c.1 by Koten Gars Manga 6 years ago

v.1-15 c.1-161 by MangaProject 19 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

15 Volumes (Complete)
10 Volumes (Wide-ban)
10 Volumes (Bunkoban)
6 Volumes (2002 Konbini-ban)
15 Volumes (Shinsouban)
7 Volumes (2012 Konbini-ban)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1

Ends at Vol 15, Chap 161 (Skips Chap 28, 32, 39-44, 48, 50, 54, 56, 63-64, 72-73, 75-81, 90, 100, 151, 153)

User Reviews

Maison Ikkoku by AstroNerdBoy

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User Rating

Average: 8.5 / 10.0 (503 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.38 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 21st, 2025 1:41am PST - 3 days ago

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Genre

Comedy Drama Romance Seinen Slice of Life
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Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)

Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (15 Vols - Complete / 10 Collector's Edition - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #810

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Monthly Pos #1800

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3 Month Pos #2341

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6 Month Pos #3998

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Year Pos #4649

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List Stats

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by r/mangaReviews
7 years ago

Rating: N/A

**> Tymano ** * (Known Reading Status: Chap50) *
"I'm not sure if I am a big fan of it yet. This series is full of misunderstandings and cliches, which while this was the series that created those cliches does kind of forgive it, it doesn't mean I'm a big fan of them."

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Her best series but not a masterpiece

by residentgrigo
11 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Rumiko can draw, design and is famous for starting strong but then never really closing a series after spinning wheels for volumes on end. This early work though has a very decent start, a somewhat dead middle that made me almost quit the manga due to unending repetitive nonsense and a highly drawn-out and predictable love polygon but I will admit that the series finishes reasonably strong once that vortex of crap is left behind. The narrative also has a bit of a problem with tone and the original pitch for the manga sounds better as Rumiko wanted to move on to the other couples after resolving the main romance in a timely fashion. Mitaka´s romance is further way more engaging and Godai is a pretty boring protagonist but beggars can´t be choosers. I honestly can´t recommend any of her other works due to the reasons stated above and her next best pieces, namely One-pound Gospel and Mermaid Saga, are only a 6/10 as they also deteriorate over time.
Read them if you must but check out Living Game (8/10) first as that reasonably similar 90s and apartment romance never overstayed its welcome and actually bothered to explore a relationship over time.

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Addicting

by johnthrell
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is, without a doubt, my favorite Manga, and my favorite series ever! If they could have combined elements of the Manga into the Anime, and the Anime into the Manga, I don't think i would ever stop watching it or reading it.

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Still great

by Verix
14 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

It has aged a little but it's still a great read, very fitting to pass some time.
As a matter of fact, the love portrayed in this manga feels very real (last volume is where things happen, actually), maybe more so than with any other manga I read thus far.
10/10 final volume, 8/10 overall. Heartwarming and moving ending. Definitely worth a read.

... Last updated 14 years ago

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A true classic!

by Bepa
14 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I enjoyed reading Maison Ikkoku a lot, the characters are very memorable and the manga itself is very touching and funny. You get to follow Godai and Kyoko through the years in the apartment together, how they grow closer to each other and how Kyoko struggles abolut her own feelings, wanting to be faithful to her dead husband and so on. It's great to see how Godai matures through the years and how much he comes to really love Kyoko. But at times I got really annoyed because of so many missunderstandings but other than that this manga is great! It's really funny, dramatic and touching! Mrs. Ichinose, Akemi and Yotsuya take most of the times the credits for it's comedy, always teasing Godai, they make me really laugh! Not to mention Mitaka's fear off dogs and Godai often daydreaming about Kyoko, it's also very funny! This manga gets later on really emotional and it has touched my heart.

Maison Ikkoku might not be as popular as Rumiko Takahashi's other works (Inuyasha and Ranma½) in America but it's still worth reading without a doubt. It will really touch your heart! But this is a silce-of-life manga with no fantasy or whatsoever, some might find it a bit boring but I didn't. If you like realistic and/or romantic manga I'll warmly recommend this one. This is without a doubt a classic. 🙂

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A classic?

by jeffreymgibson
6 years ago

Rating: N/A

While most people consider this a classic, I personally don't care for it. Don't get me wrong, I love romance, but this story is just a lesson in frustration. For starters, there's just way too many misunderstandings. It's one misunderstanding after another. It gets old because people just don't have this many misunderstandings. To make matters worse, they could be cleared up so easy but the woman just runs away immediately every-time not giving anyone a chance to explain. Most people would at least give the other party a dew seconds to explain whats going on but she takes off like a race horse everything. She should have a little more faith in the guy.

I like romance where the characters act a little bit more logic.

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Still my favorite manga

by great_k
11 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I read this manga during my university days and simply loved it.
Besides the fact that the series is full of fun characters, a lot of Godai's experiences resonated with me at the time:
e.g. I formed a close friendship from day 1 with 2 of my classmates. We spent a ridiculous amount of time together, attending classes, skipping classes, hanging out after class and taking part time jobs together. Reminds me of Godai and Sakamoto's friendship.
My study's began to suffer as I found myself studying something I had no interest in. Mirrors Godai's ronnin status at the beginning of the manga.
The feeling of no longer being a kid but not yet an adult (not being taken seriously by people and society yet), working part time jobs and club activities are all things I could identify with.
This is by far Rumiko Takashi's best series in my opinion.

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Masterpiece

by Elairz
18 years ago

Rating: N/A

its been sometime since i last read a such a good romance manga. i can easily place it among my top 5 for romance manga.

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Light Read

by yellowsunglasses
16 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Well, I only have the first volume of the manga, so I'm not really in the place to say much. However, I must say that this was a very light read and I enjoyed it very much. It's very different compared to the mangas being released these days. It's funny, cute, and a great joy to read 🙂
I can only hope that I would be able to find the other 14 volumes!

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This manga

by MLGSwag
3 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I read this manga bwcause everyone said it was a classic, everyone reviews also said that this manga has a significant abundance of misunderstandings that occur. I personally hate misunderstadnidngs in my manga cause that feels like a way to artificially add discord in a plot. Regardless it was funny a few times, but around chapter 50, it became very stale. Im dropping it for now, ill read it when i feel that i need something to look at when my brain goes in air plane mode

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