3 cheers for Ikkoku!
The third Maison Ikkoku graphic novel is good, as they all are. It has the first climactic multiple chapter story. A little complaint I have is that Nikaido, not to be introduced until the eighth graphic novel, is on the cover. THE BLACK WIDOW'S BITE
A friend gets Kyoko thinking about remarriage. Kozue visits Maison Ikkoku and jealousy will erupt from Kyoko. And on her way to see Shun for their date, she sees him hugging another woman.
MY NOTES
Kyoko's gotten jealous before, but none so much as this. CATCH OF THE DAY
Mitaka convinces Kyoko's mom him and Kyoko are dating, much to Mrs. Chigusa's (Kyoko's mom's) enjoyment. Meanwhile Godai goes out drinking with Mr. Chigusa.
MY NOTES
Kyoko's still mad at Yusaku, yet doesn't seem to be at the end of this chapter, but is again in the next chapter. WHOOPS! TURN THE OTHER CHEEK
Kyoko believes Godai's acting so down is because of her giving him the cold shoulder, when really all he wants is food!
MY NOTES
Pretty funny. Kyoko cools off. SOICHIRO TURNS AROUND
Mr. Soichiro (the dog, not the dead husband) gets lost.
MY NOTES
Though the chapter title may imply it, you don't get to see Soichiro's face (it's a pun on a different story element). A BUNCH OF MUGS
Due a mix up, the Ikkoku tenants believe Godai is paying for their drinks at a pub he's working at.
MY NOTES
A great chapter. Contains a hilarious `Kyoko Drunk' scene. THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
The gang goes to a festival, only to get separated by a large crowd.
MY NOTES
Finally Yotsuya's peeping pays off! MEMORIES OF YOU
The other tenants get Godai to thinking Kozue wants to... DO IT... with him...
MY NOTES
Some of it's OK. The thing that makes me love this chapter (or at least this page) is a hilarious `DO IT' note Godai writes. THE INCEDENT
A misunderstanding causes Godai to move out of Ikkoku!
MY NOTES
A pretty good chapter. For some reason I like this chapter but I can't seem to find any highlights. A SMALL SPACE
A girl that works at a massage parlor and her Yakuza husband occupy, unknown to Godai, his new apartment!
MY NOTES
The Yakuza husband and Godai's arguments are pretty funny. RECIPE FOR MISUNDERSTANDINGS
Godai learns the truth behind the misunderstanding, while Kyoko's led to believe that Godai moved out just to live with a girl.
MY NOTES
A funny scene where Godai runs into Mr. Yotsuya, and the rest is pretty good. THE LIGHT IN ROOM FIVE
Not knowing the truth, Kyoko tells Godai that all the empty rooms at Ikkoku have been occupied. Of course, she then finds out the truth!
MY NOTES
Godai really should have known better than to trust a drunk Yotsuya to tell Kyoko some information. DOWN THE HOME STRETCH
Godai moves out of his new apartment after the other occupants pawn all his stuff, and stays with Sakamoto.
MY NOTES
One could call it a `moment' Godai and Kyoko have at the end of this chapter, but I wouldn't consider crying like children a `moment.' Also, this is the end of this storyline. Maison Ikkoku is not a manga to read in the presence of anyone, or even if someone can just hear you, because you will look like a fool laughing so hard.
Home Sweet Home--Truer words have (never) been spoken!
Ah...life at Maison Ikkoku is never easy. Misunderstandings occur with alarming frequency, the neighbors go out of their way to make trouble for each other, and the gossip is worse than the tabloids. Kyoko gets huffy when she sees Yusaku and Mitaka each clinging to another woman (for perfectly innnocent and understandable reasons), but like Akane and Lum and Shinobu, she refuses to listen to those reasons. Then when Yusaku tries to break it off with Kozue, he can't find the nerve, which is sure to cause problems in the future (in this series, every little mishap causes problems). Kyoko takes a trip down memory lane while her mother tries once again to get her daughter to leave MAison Ikkoku, and Yusaku moves out. But he gets more than he bargained for when he moves into his new apartment, and before long, Maison Ikkoku seems like heaven...
Godai moves out.
Yet another wonderful volume of Maison Ikkoku. In this volume Mr. Soichiro comes up missing, and the entire Maison Ikkoku gang go out to look for him. This is a very sweet story because we get to see a flashback and find out why the dog has the same name as Kyoko's deceased husband. There is one picture of a weeping Kyoko that will break your heart. The main attraction of this book is when Godai moves out because of a misunderstanding. Godai moves into another apartment with an attractive woman who works at a massage parlor and her husband who looks like a member of the Yakuza. Good stuff. Maison Ikkoku In my humble opinion the best manga series there is. kono manga o yonde kudasai.
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