* Based on the manga written and illustrated by Takahashi Rumiko and serialised in the manga magazine Big Comic Spirits.
The story takes place in Maison Ikkoku, a worn and aging boarding house where Godai Yuusaku, a 20 year old college applicant lives. Though honest and good natured, he is weak willed and often taken advantage of by the offbeat and mischievous tenants who…
Spring 1986
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