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めぞん一刻 ワイド版/文庫版 [Maison Ikkoku Wideban/Bunkoban] #9
Maison Ikkoku Collector's Edition, Vol. 9
Acclaimed author Rumiko Takahashi’s classic romantic comedy about finding your path in life.
Yusaku Godai didn’t get accepted into college on the first try, so he’s studying to retake the entrance exams. But living in a dilapidated building full of eccentric and noisy tenants is making it hard for him to achieve his goals. Now that a beautiful woman has moved in to become the new resident manager, Godai is driven to distraction!
A hostess at Godai’s work runs off and leaves her two young children in his care. Not sure what to do, he brings them back to Maison Ikkoku, where Kyoko volunteers to help look after them while Godai tracks down the mother.
Yusaku Godai didn’t get accepted into college on the first try, so he’s studying to retake the entrance exams. But living in a dilapidated building full of eccentric and noisy tenants is making it hard for him to achieve his goals. Now that a beautiful woman has moved in to become the new resident manager, Godai is driven to distraction!
A hostess at Godai’s work runs off and leaves her two young children in his care. Not sure what to do, he brings them back to Maison Ikkoku, where Kyoko volunteers to help look after them while Godai tracks down the mother.
356 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1993
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About the author
Rumiko Takahashi
1,587 books2,111 followersRumiko Takahashi (高橋留美子) was born in Niigata, Japan. She is not only one of the richest women in Japan but also one of the top paid manga artists. She is also the most successful female comic artist in history. She has been writing manga non-stop for 31 years.
Rumiko Takahashi is one of the wealthiest women in Japan. The manga she creates (and its anime adaptations) are very popular in the United States and Europe where they have been released as both manga and anime in English translation. Her works are relatively famous worldwide, and many of her series were some of the forerunners of early English language manga to be released in the nineties. Takahashi is also the best selling female comics artist in history; well over 100 million copies of her various works have been sold.
Though she was said to occasionally doodle in the margins of her papers while attending Niigata Chūō High School, Takahashi's interest in manga did not come until later. During her college years, she enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school founded by Kazuo Koike, mangaka of Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf and Cub. Under his guidance Rumiko Takahashi began to publish her first doujinshi creations in 1975, such as Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust. Kozue Koike often urged his students to create well-thought out, interesting characters, and this influence would greatly impact Rumiko Takahashi's works throughout her career.
Career and major works:
Takahashi's professional career began in 1978. Her first published story was Those Selfish Aliens, a comedic science fiction story. During the same year, she published Time Warp Trouble, Shake Your Buddha, and the Golden Gods of Poverty in Shōnen Sunday, which would remain the home to most of her major works for the next twenty years. Later that year, Rumiko attempted her first full-length series, Urusei Yatsura. Though it had a rocky start due to publishing difficulties, Urusei Yatsura would become one of the most beloved anime and manga comedies in Japan.
In 1980, Rumiko Takahashi found her niche and began to publish with regularity. At this time she started her second major series, Maison Ikkoku, in Big Comic Spirits. Written for an older audience, Maison Ikkoku is often considered to be one of the all-time best romance manga. Takahashi managed to work on Maison Ikkoku on and off simultaneously with Urusei Yatsura. She concluded both series in 1987, with Urusei Yatsura ending at 34 volumes, and Maison Ikkoku being 15.
During the 1980s, Takahashi became a prolific writer of short story manga, which is surprising considering the massive lengths of most of her works. Her stories The Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Fire Tripper all were adapted into original video animations (OVAs). In 1984, after the end of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, Takahashi took a different approach to storytelling and began the dark, macabre Mermaid Saga. This series of short segments was published sporadically until 1994, with the final story being Mermaid's Mask. Many fans contend that this work remains unfinished by Takahashi, since the final story does not end on a conclusive note.
Another short work left untouched is One-Pound Gospel, which, like Mermaid Saga, was published erratically. The last story to be drawn was published in 2001, however just recently she wrote one final chapter concluding the series
Later in 1987, Takahashi began her third major series, Ranma ½. Following the late 80s and early 90s trend of shōnen martial arts manga, Ranma ½ features a gender-bending twist. The series continued for nearly a decade until 1996, when it ended at 38 volumes. Ranma ½ is one of Rumiko Takahashi's most popular series with the Western world.
During the later half of the 1990s, Rumiko Takahashi continued with short stories and her installments of Mermaid Saga and One-Pound Gospel until beginning her fourth major work, InuYasha. While Ran
Rumiko Takahashi is one of the wealthiest women in Japan. The manga she creates (and its anime adaptations) are very popular in the United States and Europe where they have been released as both manga and anime in English translation. Her works are relatively famous worldwide, and many of her series were some of the forerunners of early English language manga to be released in the nineties. Takahashi is also the best selling female comics artist in history; well over 100 million copies of her various works have been sold.
Though she was said to occasionally doodle in the margins of her papers while attending Niigata Chūō High School, Takahashi's interest in manga did not come until later. During her college years, she enrolled in Gekiga Sonjuku, a manga school founded by Kazuo Koike, mangaka of Crying Freeman and Lone Wolf and Cub. Under his guidance Rumiko Takahashi began to publish her first doujinshi creations in 1975, such as Bye-Bye Road and Star of Futile Dust. Kozue Koike often urged his students to create well-thought out, interesting characters, and this influence would greatly impact Rumiko Takahashi's works throughout her career.
Career and major works:
Takahashi's professional career began in 1978. Her first published story was Those Selfish Aliens, a comedic science fiction story. During the same year, she published Time Warp Trouble, Shake Your Buddha, and the Golden Gods of Poverty in Shōnen Sunday, which would remain the home to most of her major works for the next twenty years. Later that year, Rumiko attempted her first full-length series, Urusei Yatsura. Though it had a rocky start due to publishing difficulties, Urusei Yatsura would become one of the most beloved anime and manga comedies in Japan.
In 1980, Rumiko Takahashi found her niche and began to publish with regularity. At this time she started her second major series, Maison Ikkoku, in Big Comic Spirits. Written for an older audience, Maison Ikkoku is often considered to be one of the all-time best romance manga. Takahashi managed to work on Maison Ikkoku on and off simultaneously with Urusei Yatsura. She concluded both series in 1987, with Urusei Yatsura ending at 34 volumes, and Maison Ikkoku being 15.
During the 1980s, Takahashi became a prolific writer of short story manga, which is surprising considering the massive lengths of most of her works. Her stories The Laughing Target, Maris the Chojo, and Fire Tripper all were adapted into original video animations (OVAs). In 1984, after the end of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, Takahashi took a different approach to storytelling and began the dark, macabre Mermaid Saga. This series of short segments was published sporadically until 1994, with the final story being Mermaid's Mask. Many fans contend that this work remains unfinished by Takahashi, since the final story does not end on a conclusive note.
Another short work left untouched is One-Pound Gospel, which, like Mermaid Saga, was published erratically. The last story to be drawn was published in 2001, however just recently she wrote one final chapter concluding the series
Later in 1987, Takahashi began her third major series, Ranma ½. Following the late 80s and early 90s trend of shōnen martial arts manga, Ranma ½ features a gender-bending twist. The series continued for nearly a decade until 1996, when it ended at 38 volumes. Ranma ½ is one of Rumiko Takahashi's most popular series with the Western world.
During the later half of the 1990s, Rumiko Takahashi continued with short stories and her installments of Mermaid Saga and One-Pound Gospel until beginning her fourth major work, InuYasha. While Ran
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March 7, 2021
De los mejores tomos de la serie por sus capítulos continuados, por cómo se van cerrando las tramas y por los sentimientos de sus personajes a flor de piel.
February 11, 2023
This volume really sped it up in comparison to the other ones. Read it in two sittings; kept me hooked. I really enjoyed it. No complaints :)
August 2, 2024
Mitaka est enfin hors course. Suite à un malentendu, il se fiance avec à Azuna. Godai malchanceux en emploi se lance à corps perdu dans la préparation de son examen d'assistant maternel afin de trouver un emploi stable et demander Kyoko en mariage. Mais comme d'habitude, un imprévu remet en cause ses projets : Kozué fait sa réapparition. Elle souhaite savoir où elle en est de ses sentiments avec Godai afin de répondre de manière objective à une demande en mariage qu'on lui a faite. Cette situation ajoute un quiproquo supplémentaire dans la relation Kyoko-Godai.
Vivement le dénouement!
Vivement le dénouement!
April 28, 2023
The misunderstanding will drive you crazy.
September 28, 2022
Omg so much happened in this volume!!!!
The Mitaka/Kyoko situation… He annoys me so much. I can’t believe he wouldn’t take no for an answer! He was trying to guilt her into marriage just like the Kujo family did it to him!
Now, the Mitaka/Asuna/pregnancy situation??? That WAS GOLD!!!! I have never laughed so hard! Someone got laid that night…just not who you think..LOL
Anyway, I think, I HOPE, that the Mitaka/Kyoko situation has finally been fully resolved. They said their goodbyes. I hope he f*cks off for the rest of the series (next one is the LAST-FINGERS CROSSED).
I do hate how this volume ended because of course, Kozue had to pop back into the series and mess everything up!!!!! But I know it will be resolved next volume because it’s ending soon. Also, we all know with all the BS this series has put us through, Kyoko and Godai WILL GET MARRIED, BE HAPPY AND HAVE LOTS OF BABIES. Duh, that’s the only way this series can end.
Also, I’m STILL so tired of everyone in this series, ragging on Godai. He’s more than enough for any woman. He’s a good man. Plus, seeing how good he is to those babies…. *swoons* I can’t wait to see him get his happy ending next volume!
The Mitaka/Kyoko situation… He annoys me so much. I can’t believe he wouldn’t take no for an answer! He was trying to guilt her into marriage just like the Kujo family did it to him!
Now, the Mitaka/Asuna/pregnancy situation??? That WAS GOLD!!!! I have never laughed so hard! Someone got laid that night…just not who you think..LOL
Anyway, I think, I HOPE, that the Mitaka/Kyoko situation has finally been fully resolved. They said their goodbyes. I hope he f*cks off for the rest of the series (next one is the LAST-FINGERS CROSSED).
I do hate how this volume ended because of course, Kozue had to pop back into the series and mess everything up!!!!! But I know it will be resolved next volume because it’s ending soon. Also, we all know with all the BS this series has put us through, Kyoko and Godai WILL GET MARRIED, BE HAPPY AND HAVE LOTS OF BABIES. Duh, that’s the only way this series can end.
Also, I’m STILL so tired of everyone in this series, ragging on Godai. He’s more than enough for any woman. He’s a good man. Plus, seeing how good he is to those babies…. *swoons* I can’t wait to see him get his happy ending next volume!
October 4, 2022
A somber-toned volume hidden in the hi-jinx that reminds me this series is winding up and arcs need to close. We say good-bye to Mitaka this go round, and I still have mixed feelings in regards to the way it goes down. His ending is bittersweet, heavy on the bitter. Realistically, given his personality, there were very few ways he could exit the story, so how it was done makes sense in that respect, but damn, that boy was ultimately done pretty dirty.
Something needed to happen that would override his determined affection for Kyoko and desire to marry her, the biggest one being Kyoko flat out saying she's chosen Godai, but we know that wasn't going to happen, so something else needed to instead. That something else comes in the form of Asuna (a character I've never really warmed up to knowing she's meant to end the triangle, and is a rather weak character). Mitaka comes home drunk as a skunk after a 'failed' altercation with Godai and ofc, Asuna just happens to be hanging around his apartment to offer aid. He drunkenly kisses her, and it goes no further, however, Mitaka does not know this the next morning, and with Asuna less than forthcoming with the details, he wrongly assumes they slept together. From there, there is the usual Takahashi BIG misunderstanding in which Asuna announces to him at the tennis court that there is going to be a baby, meaning that their dogs are having puppies, which again is left ambiguous enough that Mitaka believes he's gotten Asuna pregnant and must do the right thing and marry her.
Normally, such a scenario would be a fun romp to read, except it is so hard to tell what Asuna's intentions actually are seeing as she's been trying to land Mitaka for quite sometime. Is this ignorance and misunderstanding, or is she willfully entrapping him? I don't know, some of her words and choices are very open to interpretation on the matter. Regardless, Mitaka breaks things off with Kyoko and begins his life with Asuna. It is only after Asuna has secured Mitaka that he finds out the baby she was talking about was puppies. What follows is utterly despairing for Mitaka and honestly, there was little humour for me to find in his situation despite the storyline trying to lean that way.
It would have been funny if Mitaka had been more of a bad guy getting his just desserts, but he's not. That's always been the interesting thing about Mitaka's character, that he isn't a bad man. He was set up as Godai's rival, yeah, and while he's well to do, handsome and successful and arrogant, Mitaka is pretty a decent guy who could very well have won Kyoko's heart and made her happy just as easily as Godai, had circumstances been different. So it comes as no surprise that Mitaka remains a decent guy, and decides to keep to his commitment to Asuna and try to build a happy life her even though the entire thing happened bc of a misunderstanding. It's hinted at that he is well aware that Kyoko would choose Godai and has opted to bow out graciously and not continue to pursue her. His arc ends on a hopeful note that he maybe can come to love Asuna in the future, but it never quite takes the sting of the situation away.
From there the story moves on, and just as it feels like Kyoko and Godai are finally in the clear and getting closer, Kozue is brought back into the story, (who lbr, has pretty much been left to the wayside for so long that I thought her story already had come to a close. Apparently not.) As annoying as Kozue showing up out of the blue and being completely off mark is, all I can say is 'at least it isn't Yagumi'. There is another huge BIG misunderstanding and this time we actually see Kyoko and Godai really fight, which ends the volume leading up for what I think is the conclusion to the series, iirc.
All in all, a pretty heavy volume that still manages to entertain and give us a pretty engaging story.
Something needed to happen that would override his determined affection for Kyoko and desire to marry her, the biggest one being Kyoko flat out saying she's chosen Godai, but we know that wasn't going to happen, so something else needed to instead. That something else comes in the form of Asuna (a character I've never really warmed up to knowing she's meant to end the triangle, and is a rather weak character). Mitaka comes home drunk as a skunk after a 'failed' altercation with Godai and ofc, Asuna just happens to be hanging around his apartment to offer aid. He drunkenly kisses her, and it goes no further, however, Mitaka does not know this the next morning, and with Asuna less than forthcoming with the details, he wrongly assumes they slept together. From there, there is the usual Takahashi BIG misunderstanding in which Asuna announces to him at the tennis court that there is going to be a baby, meaning that their dogs are having puppies, which again is left ambiguous enough that Mitaka believes he's gotten Asuna pregnant and must do the right thing and marry her.
Normally, such a scenario would be a fun romp to read, except it is so hard to tell what Asuna's intentions actually are seeing as she's been trying to land Mitaka for quite sometime. Is this ignorance and misunderstanding, or is she willfully entrapping him? I don't know, some of her words and choices are very open to interpretation on the matter. Regardless, Mitaka breaks things off with Kyoko and begins his life with Asuna. It is only after Asuna has secured Mitaka that he finds out the baby she was talking about was puppies. What follows is utterly despairing for Mitaka and honestly, there was little humour for me to find in his situation despite the storyline trying to lean that way.
It would have been funny if Mitaka had been more of a bad guy getting his just desserts, but he's not. That's always been the interesting thing about Mitaka's character, that he isn't a bad man. He was set up as Godai's rival, yeah, and while he's well to do, handsome and successful and arrogant, Mitaka is pretty a decent guy who could very well have won Kyoko's heart and made her happy just as easily as Godai, had circumstances been different. So it comes as no surprise that Mitaka remains a decent guy, and decides to keep to his commitment to Asuna and try to build a happy life her even though the entire thing happened bc of a misunderstanding. It's hinted at that he is well aware that Kyoko would choose Godai and has opted to bow out graciously and not continue to pursue her. His arc ends on a hopeful note that he maybe can come to love Asuna in the future, but it never quite takes the sting of the situation away.
From there the story moves on, and just as it feels like Kyoko and Godai are finally in the clear and getting closer, Kozue is brought back into the story, (who lbr, has pretty much been left to the wayside for so long that I thought her story already had come to a close. Apparently not.) As annoying as Kozue showing up out of the blue and being completely off mark is, all I can say is 'at least it isn't Yagumi'. There is another huge BIG misunderstanding and this time we actually see Kyoko and Godai really fight, which ends the volume leading up for what I think is the conclusion to the series, iirc.
All in all, a pretty heavy volume that still manages to entertain and give us a pretty engaging story.
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March 5, 2024
My favorite volume of the series and I’m not sure if it’s because it’s finally over or because I enjoyed the content.
This volume sped up the action to an almost alarming degree?! I can’t believe I spent like 8 volumes reading a ‘will they won’t they’ only to have it all wrapped up in a few chapters. I wish I had more of the emotional content from this volume spread all throughout with less of the misunderstanding/rom-com trope.
It’s obvious that Kyoko would end up with Godai. I’m happy that they didn’t move out of the apartment and that they’re relationship is finally authentic. I’m also happy to be done with the other tenants and that Mitaka found contentment in his marriage.
All in all, I’m happy that I don’t have to read any more volume-long misunderstandings. I wish the whole series felt like this one did, I would’ve enjoyed my time reading it much more!
This volume sped up the action to an almost alarming degree?! I can’t believe I spent like 8 volumes reading a ‘will they won’t they’ only to have it all wrapped up in a few chapters. I wish I had more of the emotional content from this volume spread all throughout with less of the misunderstanding/rom-com trope.
It’s obvious that Kyoko would end up with Godai. I’m happy that they didn’t move out of the apartment and that they’re relationship is finally authentic. I’m also happy to be done with the other tenants and that Mitaka found contentment in his marriage.
All in all, I’m happy that I don’t have to read any more volume-long misunderstandings. I wish the whole series felt like this one did, I would’ve enjoyed my time reading it much more!
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January 4, 2023
This volume was great! We get some character development for Mitaka and in a way that was pretty unexpected (at least to me). The drama is at a boiling point and the end of the series is near. I’m starting to get sad about that even though Takahashi finished the series over thirty years ago. That said, on to volume 10.
October 10, 2022
Maybe my least favorite; Mitaka's character was pushed beyond his previous characteristics without much foreshadowing or follow-up to explain the deviation. Maybe it seemed less sinister and over the line in the 80s?
December 27, 2022
OMG it's happening. After all the drama and things that would have been resolved with just an honest conversation, the end feels so close. Mitaka gets involved in some weird situation but now appears to have left the love triangle so we're all set for landing in the last volume.
January 25, 2023
This volume, as all of the other ones, is a lot of fun. Though this one isn't the best rom-com in existance, I can honestly appreciate what Takahashi was doing with this series. Godai has it rough, but so does Kiyoko! I can't wait for them to figure things out.
April 13, 2023
Mitaka is backed into a corner!
Godai is taking his test to become a teacher!
Asuna and Kozue field marriage proposals, and misunderstand marriage proposals.
And of course Kyouko is angry about Godai's vaccillation and naivete.
Godai is taking his test to become a teacher!
Asuna and Kozue field marriage proposals, and misunderstand marriage proposals.
And of course Kyouko is angry about Godai's vaccillation and naivete.
June 5, 2023
Ramping up the tension, adrenaline, intensity, and a step towards closure, we find Godai and Kyoko further tested, personally and of each other, demonstrating a much-appreciated development that harvests the fruits of Rumiko Takahashi's labour.
October 23, 2021
Salah satu jilid yg menarik di serial ini. Semua perasaan para Mc naik ke permukaan. Menarik menanti bagaimana Takahashi senseni menutup plot serial ini.
1 volume terakhir!!
1 volume terakhir!!
October 9, 2022
Still a huge fan !
March 11, 2023
Mitaka’s dog was the MVP of this volume lol IYKYK
September 8, 2023
Misunderstandings abound, I have a red mark on my forehead from all the facepalms
December 31, 2023
the midnight vistas of tokyo in this one are *stunning* (even if mitaka being a butt is stressful)
January 2, 2024
Rating: 4/5
And so Coach Mitaka makes his exit, farewell you noble foolish dog-fearing man.
And so Coach Mitaka makes his exit, farewell you noble foolish dog-fearing man.
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July 16, 2024Another misunderstanding?!
January 18, 2025
Maddening.
May 13, 2025
Not Takahashi’s-sensei making me feel bad for Mitaka 😭 that man is a BAD SEED ON THIS EARTH
Also, Godai and I really do be twin flames. Relating too hard.
Also, Godai and I really do be twin flames. Relating too hard.
July 26, 2025
i love to see godai taking care of kids 🥺
July 2, 2025
Another great volume. It seems that things are getting even better as we're getting closer and closer to the end.
January 7, 2022
On y va carrément vers la fin de la série. On a trop de bisous dans ce tome et des demandes en mariage !
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