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Maison Ikkoku (manga)

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Alternative title:
Juliette je t'aime (French)
めぞん一刻 (Japanese)
相聚一刻 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: comedy, drama, romance
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: The boarding house Maison Ikkoku is home to a strange medley of weird characters, including the young student Yusaku and the beautiful (and widowed) manager, Kyoko. We follow the efforts of Yusaku to win Kyoko's affections, with interference from the rest of the tenants.
User Ratings: 315 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 126 votes (Eng:50, sub:41, dub:19, ?:7, raw:1, raw:1, others:7
2 Spanish
1 German subtitled
1 German
1 Italian
1 French subtitled
1 German edited dub
)
 Excellent: 74 votes (Eng:39, sub:17, dub:8, ?:3, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:5
2 French
2 Italian dubbed
1 German
)
 Very good: 47 votes (Eng:26, sub:9, dub:6, ?:2, raw:2, others:2
1 French
1 Italian
)
 Good: 37 votes (Eng:23, sub:9, dub:2, raw:1, ?:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Decent: 14 votes (Eng:12, dub:1, others:1
1 Spanish
)
 So-so: 6 votes (Eng:5, dub:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Weak: 5 votes (Eng:3, dub:1, sub:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 4 votes (Eng:3, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 664 users, rank: #108 (of 7026)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.559 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.8341, rank: #338 (of 7893)
Weighted mean: 8.554 (Excellent−), rank: #430 (of 7893) (seen all: 8.87 / seen some: 8.12 / won't finish: 5.21)
Bayesian estimate: 8.543 (Excellent−), rank: #49 (of 3555)
Number of tankoubon: 15
Number of pages: 225
Volumes:
#01. Maision Ikkoku
#02. Family Affairs
#03. Home Sweet Home
#04. Good Housekeeping
#05. Empty Nest
#06. Bedside Manners
#07. Intensive Care
#08. Domestic Dispute
#09. Learning Curves
#10. Dogged Pursuit
#11. Student Affairs
#12. The Hounds of War
#13. Game, Set, Match
#14. Welcome Home
Chapter titles: We have 162
Vintage:
1980-10-14 to 1987-04-06 (Big Comic Spirits first issue to 1987 No.19)
1994-07 to 1995-06 (Italy, Granata Press)
1998-10 to 2000-12 (Italy, Star Comics 1st Ed.)
2003-05 to 2004-10 (Germany)
2015-04 to 2016-01 (Italy, Star Comics Perfect Ed.)
Release dates: We have 74
Links: We have 1
Comment:
The manga originally ran in Big Comic Spirits, a magazine targeted at males 20-25.
Reviews:
Maison Ikkoku GN 3 (May 7, 2021)
Maison Ikkoku Collector's Edition GN 2 (Dec 28, 2020)
Maison Ikkoku Collector's Edition Volume 1 (Jun 19, 2020)
Maison Ikkoku (manga) (Apr 17, 2002)
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 26-July 2 (Jun 30, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 13-19 (Mar 16, 2022)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 19-25 (Dec 21, 2021)
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 13-19 (Jun 16, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 14-20 (Mar 16, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 13-19 (Dec 17, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 13-19 (Sep 15, 2020)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 14-20 (Jun 16, 2020)
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Three Arrested in Japan for File-Sharing Shōnen Manga (May 18, 2007)
Maison Ikkoku Live-Action TV Gets Release Date (Apr 17, 2007)
Two New Press Releases for You (Sep 26, 2001)
Takahashi to restart One Pound Gospel (May 29, 2001)
Viz PR for May '01 (Jan 21, 2001)
News Briefs (Sep 20, 1999)
Viz announces 6/99 releases (Feb 18, 1999)
Viz announces 5/99 release highlights (Jan 27, 1999)
Viz announces 4/99 releases (Dec 21, 1998)
Viz announces new comics, videos (Nov 10, 1998)
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Graphic novel
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 1) 2003-10-15 (from $7.03)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 2) 2003-11-26 (from $8.05)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 3) 2004-02-04 (from $7.98)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 4) 2004-03-31 (from $7.23)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 5) 2004-06-02 (from $3.99)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 6) 2004-08-17 (from $3.69)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 7) 2004-09-22 (from $7.79)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 8) 2004-11-03
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 9) 2005-02-09 (from $137.93)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 10) 2005-04-15 (from $9.95)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 11) 2005-06-15 (from $68.31)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 12) 2005-08-09 (from $9.95)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 13) 2005-10-11 (from $5.99)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 14) 2005-11-29 (from $8.17)
    Maison Ikkoku [2nd Edition] (GN 15) 2006-02-14 (from $18.51)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 1) 2020-09-15 (from $18.03)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 2) 2020-12-15 (from $19.99)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 3) 2021-03-16 (from $24.99)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 4) 2021-06-15 (from $20.82)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 5) 2021-09-21 (from $17.99)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 6) 2021-12-21 (from $24.99)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 7) 2022-03-15 (from $18.81)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 8) 2022-06-28 (from $19.57)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 9) 2022-09-20 (from $20.75)
    Maison Ikkoku [Collector's Edition] (GN 10) 2022-12-27 (from $22.73)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Rumiko Takahashi
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shogakukan
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Gerard Jones
Mari Morimoto
Matt Treyvaud (Collector's Edition 2020)
Rachel Thorn
Toshifumi Yoshida

Cover Design: Hidemi Sahara
Design:
Alice Lewis (Collector's Edition 2020)
Izumi Evers
Nozomi Akashi
Director of Licensing & Acquisitions: Rika Inouye
Editing:
Alvin Lu (2nd Edition)
Elizabeth Kawasaki (2nd Edition)
Kit Fox (2nd Edition)
Nancy Thistlethwaite (Collector's Edition 2020)
Satoru Fujii (1st Edition)
Trish Ledoux (1st Edition)
Editing Assistant:
Annette Roman
Bill Flanagan
Toshifumi Yoshida
Editor-in-Chief: William Flanagan
Editorial Director: Alvin Lu
Executive Editor:
Katsuya Shirai
Seiji Horibuchi
Managing Editor: Annette Roman
Production manager: Noboru Watanabe
Publisher:
Keizo Inoue
Seiji Horibuchi
Senior VP of Editorial: Hyoe Narita
Senior VP of Sales & Marketing: Rick Bauer
Touch-up & Lettering:
Bill Spicer
Susan Daigle-Leach
Touch-up Art & Lettering:
Inori Fukuda Trant (Collector's Edition 2020)
Wayne Truman
VP of Marketing: Liza Coppola
VP of Sales:
Joe Morici
Liza Coppola
(none)
English companies
Cover Design: VIZ Graphics
Licensed by: Viz Media
Publisher: Gollancz Manga (UK)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Adaptation: Studio Tonkam
Publisher: Editions Tonkam
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Translation: Verónica Calafell (Spain Vol.)
Publisher: Glénat España
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Glénat España)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Italian cast
(none)
German staff
German cast
Translation: Costa Caspary
(none)
German companies
Publisher: Egmont Manga & Anime
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: Sharp Point Press
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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