My name is Yusaku Godai.
I'm a ronin, trying to get into college.
l've been studying all night For a big eligibility exam.
A quiet, rainy night like this should suit my studies perfectly.
It should, but...
Normally, no matter who you asked...
it should be perfect, but...
Hey, hey, Godai. This is so enjoyable!
Hey, Ronin. Come join the party! C'mon!
- - Good morning! - - It's another cold morning!
What merriment!
Will you guys CUT THAT OUT!?
It's morning already! T-This is m-my room!
I-I've got an i-important exam tomorrow!
Are you still awake?
Don't mind us just sleep!
Ronin! We're out of beer!
G-GET OUT!
- - Shut up! - - What time d'you think it is!?
- - My kids are having fits! - - I'm gonna call the cops!
Look, you made 'em mad.
it's too early t'be yellin'.
And that's trouble. Now, let's head for home.
Yotsuya, don't peep at me.
Godai, please don't peep at me.
What the heck?
What's with the dog?
It's weird!
And ugly!
Clock Hill Shopping District
Huh? Maison Ikkoku? YOU'RE going there?
Yes.
Hey, Mitsuo, Teruhiko, Takeshi! Come here!
- - What's up, Toshizo? - - What?
This lady says she's going to be living at Maison Ikkoku.
Poor girl!
Yup!
Don't go live in that run-down apartment.
You're still young...
If you like, I'll find another apartment for you.
I, uh...
I have to go to Maison Ikkoku.
Poor girl!
Now, wait a moment! Now, now.
Let go!
I'm leaving! I'm moving out!
Tackle!
Let me go! If I live here, my life'll fall to pieces!
Now, now!
Oh, shut up! What's all the noise about?
Well...
Godai says he's moving out.
Again? Third time this month!
I think he's just afraid of failing his eligibility test.
It's a bad environment! I can't even think!
You've got a bad brain, and you're shifting the blame.
It's not a bad brain just bad luck!
This is depressing.
What's all the noise? Who can sleep with this going on?
A-Are you saying this isn't a bad environment?
Akemi! Aren't you embarrassed in that thing?
It's what she always wears.
Right. Godai does this because he knows he'll get attention.
Right, Godai?
I am not!
Don't try to stop me! I'm leaving!
I'll inform the manager!
- - Does he mean it? - - Seems so.
Excuse me.
ls this Maison Ikkoku?
Excuse me...
This i's Maison Ikkoku, isn't it?
Yeah, it is...
Want something?
Starting today, I'll be the new apartment manager.
I'm Kyoko Otonashi.
Manager? You?
Yes.
What happened to the old manager?
Well, he...
''I'm exhausted. ''
Just that, and then he moved back to the countryside.
Godai...
Wasn't there something you wanted to say to the manager?
If you're moving, tell the manager, ASAP.
ASAP.
- - Who said I was moving out? - - But you were just...
These people just love to joke around.
So I've heard.
I'll be moving my things into the manager's room.
Nice to meet you all.
Yes, it's so very nice to meet you!
You don't have to grovel.
Ain't she younger than me?
Can a young girl like that make it here?
''Kyoko Otonashi ''?
How nice...
Best foot forward!
This is the last one?
Yes!
Oh!
Hi! Anything I can help you with?
No. You should be studying.
Work hard to pass next year's college entrance exams, Mr. Ronin.
''Work hard to pass next year's college entrance exams, Mr. Ronin. ''
This isn't the time for that!
I've got my eligibility exam tomorrow! But first...
I can't focus on studying, unless I close this hole.
I'm home!
W-What's with you!?
You two make friends, now.
Ma, Ma, Ma!
Whaddya want? What a pain!
Hey, Ma! Who is this lady?
She's the new manager.
Hello. You're Kentaro, right? I'm Kyoko Otonashi.
Nice to meet you.
ls this your dog?
I call him ''Soichiro. ''
Soichiro? This is a dog, not a person!
Right.
You got a weird name!
No way he'll get through this.
Long time no see.
W-W-W-What the heck is with this man?
Ohhh! She's fast asleep!
Listen, you...
Godai, this is most enjoyable!
Use the door like normal people!
Everything! I can see everything!
E-Everything!?
Indubitably.
What? It's exactly the same as this morning in the hallway.
But it has so much more meaning when done illicitly.
This is dull.
In any case, you have to leave.
I have an eligibility test tomorrow.
What? Did you see anything ''special ''?
What are you saying? I just remembered something.
I did not come to peep.
A welcome party for the manager?
Yes, no one here has anything better to do.
You're the only one with nothing to do. What do you do for work?
Seriously. What do you do for a living?
I'll never tell.
So Mr. Grumpy Godai won't be attending.
Who said I wasn't coming?
You are so complicated.
However, I'll leave early. I've got my eligibility test.
Got a second?
Yes?
You must be... Ummm...
I'm Akemi from Room 6.
Can I help...
I know you just got here, but the old manager wouldn't listen.
Mr. Godai is peeping at you?
Every day. I can't stand it anymore!
Hey, open up, ronin!
Whaddya want?
Excuse me.
Oh, no, excuse me!
- - Outta the way. - - W-What is this?
- - I'd like to see your roo... - - W-Wait a minute! Wait a minute!
Who's the ronin tryin' to impress?
Shut up!
Here it is:. the hole he peeps through.
Don't go in there!
W-What's this?
You can see everything!
No! You got it wrong!
No excuses you pervert ronin!
First look at this wall then judge!
But...doesn't Mr. Yotsuya live next door?
That's right. Awful, isn't it?
That means...
Yes?
...that you...
peep at men, too?
But I keep telling you, I'm innocent!
Excuse me could you hand me! a nail?
Sure.
Don't mind me. Go back to your studies.
Okay, but I still...
Your eligibility exam is tomorrow, right?
- - There's no time to waste. - - Something wrong with your waist?
Don't you have an exam!?
Young man!
What are you thinking, while observing the manager's rear?
W-What are you talking about?
Yotsuya, watch your mouth. You're in front of children.
You fix the hole?
Yes...
Lemme see.
It's all fixed! Thank you!
Hey, what are you doing here?
It's the welcome party for the new manager.
Do you remember nothing?
Why are you using my room!?
Your room isn't crowded with stuff.
Can't even get into our rooms.
But tomorrow I have...
That test. Yeah, we know.
Feel free to leave. We don't mind at all.
Allow me.
But won't this bother the ronin?
Fear not. The result will be the same.
Don't decide my fate!
Then I raise a toast to the new manager!
Cheers!
Thank you.
Suit yourselves.
All right! Day's finally done!
Another hard day's work.
Let's go to the Chachamaru.
Good idea.
I wonder about that lady with the dog movin' to Maison Ikkoku...
That gorgeous girl?
What a worry!
Mom! Stop it!
You're embarrassing me!
Mom!
Well, then... Allow me.
Drink up! Chug it all down!
''This is a pen. I am a boy. ''
We are bothering him...
Don't let it worry you.
The more we party, the better excuse he has when he fails.
Must be nice blaming everybody else for your problems!
I'm going to bed!
Mr. Ronin?
But, Mr. Ronin...
''Ronin, ronin ''! Don't call me that!
Aha! ''And so the goddess Amaterasu retreats to her cave... ''
And so she does at last!
This is awful! We've hurt Mr. Godai's feelings!
Then the Young Godai must be cheered up.
Shall we sing?
Shall we all drop to the lowest depths of hell?
Searching for happiness in the lowest depths of hell!
C'mon out! This is fun!
This is enough of your practical jokes!
He seems especially stubborn tonight.
Usually he's out by now.
He's hurting! You could hurt anybody acting like that!
You've all gone too far!
Th-The manager, she... I'm so happy!
Hey Manager, what are you doing?
What a coquette! The manager has suddenly begun to strip!
Take it off! Take it all off!
Mom! Stop it!
- - I'm so embarrassed! - - Take it off! Take it all off!
But l...
Ooh la la! You'll remove that as well?
Hey Manager, you're so pretty! I'm so jealous!
And now for la piece de la resistance! Are you sure?
Oh, m'god!
Observe his true character.
Only an idiot would feel sorry for him!
Damn! You tricked me!
Nothing fazes you people.
Oh, Soichiro... last night was awful!
l don't know if I can take these people.
Soichiro!
Let me go!
Lemme go!
Lemme go! I'm gonna jump to my death!
Now, now, Young Godai!
So you're late for your test! Big deal!
If you're gonna jump, jump off a skyscraper!
You're just tryin' t'get sympathy!
I am not! Lemme go!
I wanna die!
On a cold winter's day...
A beautiful manager came to the run-down apartment, Maison Ikkoku.
Kyoko, l...
To be continued...
I wonder if I can make it as a manager.
I'm not sure but I'll do my best.
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''Love is in the Air! Which One Does Kyoko Love Best?''
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It's said that with the fuss over gifts, comes a love triangle!