Maison Ikkoku Collector's Edition, Vol. 6
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- Author：Rumiko Takahashi
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Summary
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！
Yusaku Godai and apartment manager Kyoko Otonashi take Nozomu Nikaido under their wing when the 18-year-old student moves into Maison Ikkoku。 After Nikaido falls victim to Mr。 Yotsuya’s pranks， he is bent on revenge， but is Nikaido any match for the mysterious trickster？
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！
Yusaku Godai and apartment manager Kyoko Otonashi take Nozomu Nikaido under their wing when the 18-year-old student moves into Maison Ikkoku。 After Nikaido falls victim to Mr。 Yotsuya’s pranks， he is bent on revenge， but is Nikaido any match for the mysterious trickster？
Reviews
Tamara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Probably the weakest volume in the series for a number of reasons for me。 First， it introduces more characters to the cast and in typical serial comic fashion rather late to the game。 This already makes them annoying to the reader because we haven't got to spend the same amount of time with them and it feels like they are budding in where they don't belong。 That being said， it doesn't help when both Nikaido and Yagami are wholly unlikeable characters either。 The second， is how 'off' the comedy i Probably the weakest volume in the series for a number of reasons for me。 First， it introduces more characters to the cast and in typical serial comic fashion rather late to the game。 This already makes them annoying to the reader because we haven't got to spend the same amount of time with them and it feels like they are budding in where they don't belong。 That being said， it doesn't help when both Nikaido and Yagami are wholly unlikeable characters either。 The second， is how 'off' the comedy is in this volume。 A lot misses the mark and feels forced。Nikaido's introduction exists for drawing out the story and comedy rather than just getting on with the story， which again， remembering this was a serial comic， it makes sense。。。only Nikaido's purpose seems to be directed towards revenge against the supporting cast in Maison Ikkoku and not having really anything to do with Godai or Kyoko， save for him being exceptionally dim witted to force the characters into awkward situations， which frankly come off a bit more ham-fisted than Takahashi's usual flare for comedic timing and jokes。Thankfully， once Nikaido's usefulness to adding more hijinks and drama peters out， he's shoved into his room to be forgotten about， and is relegated to be a joke in itself， as like the reader， the rest of the tenants forget he lives there。 This is where Nikaido is used best for comedy， in my opinion。The second half of the book will likely outrage a chunk of today's audience and I'm sorry to say is one arc that has not stood the test of time well。 I remember it being awkward and uncomfortable to read back in the day， and it's only gotten cringier with age。 That being said， the reader must remember that this is a fictional comedy-drama meant to be outrageous， and in the 1980's what was acceptable comedy and situations are not the same as they are today。 There were popular tropes and perceptions that appear often in plenty of old comics and when reading them today should be taken with a grain of salt， and not read too much into。 It exists for wild drama in a fictional story and not endorsements for such things in real life。The character Yagami is a sixteen year old girl who decides to relentlessly pursue Godai when he gets an internship as a student teacher at the same all girl's school Kyoko went to。 She decides she's in love with him and places him in countless inappropriate situations to try and make him love her back。 Her behaviour is extreme ranging from trapping him alone in rooms with her and undressing while threatening him with screaming， to showing up at his home and preplanned spending the night which Kyoko obviously intervenes。 Yagami exists for upping the dramatic stakes in the series while trying to be outrageously funny with how completely out of line and dangerous her behaviour is。 However， this arc just makes me absolutely horrified for Godai。 It's awful reading it。 For his part， he makes a mental note she's kinda cute， and it stops there。 He has no interest in this girl whatsoever and is very much the victim of her desires and schemes。 Knowing what the reader does about Godai and how he needs a win in his corner with his job hunting， I felt awful for him the entire time。 Yagami has the potential to absolutely ruin not only his career but his life with her selfishness。 It's hard to find the comedy when Godai has been down and out and finally gets a break only to have this nasty little character show up。 It's even harder to feel sympathetic for her when the situation arises that we are supposed to。 She brought her consequences on herself as far as I'm concerned。 Frankly， the sooner the door hits her on the ass on the way out the better。 My favourite parts in this volume were the little quiet things between Godai and Kyoko， where their relationship is moving forward in the background of everything else happening。 I also will forever appreciate the Mr。 Ichinose's jokes， where he shows up and nobody has any idea who he is。 That running joke will never not be funny， and cleverly seemed foreshadow the fate of Nikaido's character。 However， hands down， the best part of this volume is the ending with Godai missing a very important interview bc a woman goes into labour and he decides to stop and help。 It not only shows who Godai is as a person， but it also shows how he gets caught up in situations， carried away by the tide。 The reader knows the stakes， knows what's coming， and instead Godai stops to help someone even though he has something important on the line。 It was a stroke of genius， reminding us that Takahashi knows what she's doing。 。。。more
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