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Mezon Ikkoku

Mezon Ikkoku

1986TV Series⏱️ 25mTV-14
AnimationComedyDramaRomance
8.1
IMDB Rating
1,388 votes

The misadventures of a young student and his landlady's romance.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Shigeru Chiba, Janyse Jaud, Ellen Kennedy
Release Date
March 26, 1986
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
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Reviews
📋 3.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Shigeru Chiba
Shigeru Chiba
as Yotsuya
Janyse Jaud
Janyse Jaud
as Akemi Roppongi
Ellen Kennedy
Ellen Kennedy
as Kyoko Otonashi
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Ron Halder
as Yotsuya
Sumi Shimamoto
Sumi Shimamoto
as Otonashi Kyoko
Issei Futamata
Issei Futamata
as Godai Yusaku
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Yûko Mita
as Roppongi Akemi
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Kazuyo Aoki
as Ichinose Hanae
Cathy Weseluck
Cathy Weseluck
as Housewife 1
Sharon Alexander
Sharon Alexander
as Kentaro Ichinose

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Production
Kitty Films, Studio DEEN

🏷️ Keywords

japanbased on mangacoming of ageslice of lifeapartment living

🎯 Categories

JapaneseAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationSeinenAnimationComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Those who never saw this, missed something in their life
by IkuharaKunihiko2006-04-12
10/10

"Tokyo. Yusaku Godai is a wannabe college student who just found a new apartment where he can stay and study. But his new landlord is Kyoko, a young and handsome woman, and he falls instantly in love with her. Although she likes him too, she is hesitant since her husband died a not so long time ago. Shun Miataka, a wealthy tennis coach, is also in love with Kyoko. Complicating matters are Godai's weird neighbors; a middle aged and overweight lady Hanae, voyeuristic Yotsuya and always drunk and half naked red hair woman Akemi, who annoy him while he is studying. As years pass by Yusako gets..."

💡 Did You Know?

Originally, Kyoko and Godai's romance wasn't going to be the main arc of the story. Rather, comic writer Rumiko Takahashi had planned to conclude the storyline early on and continue with a series of other storylines centering around the building's other occupants. However, the romance storyline proved so popular to fans and Takahashi herself that it became the basis for the entire series in both comic and television form.

📖 Synopsis

The misadventures of a young student and his landlady's romance.