03/26/1986 - 03/02/1988 Finished
Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻)
In the town of Clock Hill, there is an old boarding house called Maison Ikkoku. While the residence itself is fairly normal, most of its occupants are not. Yuusaku Godai, its most quiet tenant, has finally reached his limit with his neighbors' constant disruptions and boisterous partying. Wanting a calmer place to call home so that he can study in peace, he prepares to move away. However, his plans to leave are suddenly interrupted when he meets the new boarding house manager, Kyoko Otonashi. Falling madly in love with her, he decides that the boarding house may not be such a bad place to live after all. Unfortunately for him, Kyoko has her own romantic troubles: she is a widow whose husband died six months into their marriage. And despite her blossoming feelings for Godai, Kyoko still cherishes her dearly departed husband, and she believes that no other man could possibly fill the void in her heart. But with Godai's persistence and some help of the other eccentric tenants, she may experience true love once again.
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Total episodes
96
Canon episodes
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Seasons and sequels
Single Season
Currently, Maison Ikkoku has no sequels, prequels, or registered spin-offs. This is the complete story available at the moment.
What to watch, what to skip
Watch order: filler vs canon
You're in luck! Maison Ikkoku doesn't have a single filler episode: all 96 episodes are canon. It's a faithful adaptation of the original manga, so you can enjoy it from first to last without skipping anything or checking any list of expendable episodes.
The 96 episodes of Maison Ikkoku aired in 1986–1988 and follow the story's chronological order. There are no transition episodes, no needless recaps, no arcs invented by the studio: every chapter advances the main plot and develops the characters just as the source material does.
In short, the watch order for Maison Ikkoku is as simple as it gets: start at episode 1 and keep going to episode 96 without detours. If you came looking for which Maison Ikkoku episodes are filler so you could skip them, the answer is that there aren't any.
Episode by episode
Complete guide by season
96 Episodes
| # | Episodes | Aired | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sorry to Keep You Waiting! I Am Otonashi Kyoko!03/26/1986 | 03/26/1986 | Canon |
| 2 | Love Is in the Air! Which One Does Kyoko Love Best?04/02/1986 | 04/02/1986 | Canon |
| 3 | Hearts on Fire in the Dark! All Alone with Kyoko04/09/1986 | 04/09/1986 | Canon |
| 4 | Kyoko's Heart Goes Pitty-Pat! Godai Is Put to the Test04/16/1986 | 04/16/1986 | Canon |
| 5 | Kyoko's Climbing the Walls! Godai's Headed for the Hills04/23/1986 | 04/23/1986 | Canon |
| 6 | Shocking Springtime! Kyoko's Secret!!04/30/1986 | 04/30/1986 | Canon |
| 7 | Godai's Agony! The One Kyoko Loves05/07/1986 | 05/07/1986 | Canon |
| 8 | Godai's Unspeakable Declaration! If You're Going to Do It, Do It!05/14/1986 | 05/14/1986 | Canon |
| 9 | The Mysterious Tennis Coach Is the Rival of Love05/21/1986 | 05/21/1986 | Canon |
| 10 | Love Panic on the Beach!05/28/1986 | 05/28/1986 | Canon |
| 11 | Kentaro's First Love! What's Age Got to Do with It?06/04/1986 | 06/04/1986 | Canon |
| 12 | One Entangled Evening! I Thought You Said You Loved Me!?06/11/1986 | 06/11/1986 | Canon |
| 13 | Godai the Gigolo...? Are You Going to Get That, or Shall I?06/18/1986 | 06/18/1986 | Canon |
| 14 | Way to Go, Godai! The First Date With Kyoko06/25/1986 | 06/25/1986 | Canon |
| 15 | The Play's the Thing, Not the Playing Around! The Show Must Go On!07/02/1986 | 07/02/1986 | Canon |
| 16 | Sympathy Scramble! If I Should Stumble...07/09/1986 | 07/09/1986 | Canon |
| 17 | The Story of Kyoko's First Love on Rainy Days Like These...07/16/1986 | 07/16/1986 | Canon |
| 18 | Kyoko's Gift! What? You Mean It's for Me?07/23/1986 | 07/23/1986 | Canon |
| 19 | Godai and Kyoko! An Evening for Two Means Double the Trouble07/30/1986 | 07/30/1986 | Canon |
| 20 | Kyoko's Ticking Time Bomb! Godai's Extended Absence08/06/1986 | 08/06/1986 | Canon |
| 21 | Godai's Panic! The Cat Who Came to Ikkoku08/13/1986 | 08/13/1986 | Canon |
| 22 | Godai Gets a Shock! Kyoko Calls it Quits08/20/1986 | 08/20/1986 | Canon |
| 23 | Kyoko's Brush with Danger! Mother's Nefarious Plot08/27/1986 | 08/27/1986 | Canon |
| 24 | Godai in Confusion! Kozue's First Kiss09/03/1986 | 09/03/1986 | Canon |
| 25 | In This Corner: Godai vs. Mitaka! The Clash of the Proposals09/10/1986 | 09/10/1986 | Canon |
| 26 | Godai's Out of It! Kyoko's on the Rampage09/17/1986 | 09/17/1986 | Canon |
| 27 | Soichiro Gone!? Yakitori Memories10/01/1986 | 10/01/1986 | Canon |
| 28 | Even Kyoko's Surprised! "I'm Kentaro's Father"10/01/1986 | 10/01/1986 | Canon |
| 29 | Fall Festival Foul-Up! All Swell That Ends In a Well10/08/1986 | 10/08/1986 | Canon |
| 30 | What!? Kyoko Married!? Godai's Tearful Goodbye10/15/1986 | 10/15/1986 | Canon |
| 31 | Scandal at Ikkoku! Godai's... Shacking Up!?10/22/1986 | 10/22/1986 | Canon |
| 32 | The Incredible, Unforgettable Egg! Yotsuya's Dangerous Gift10/29/1986 | 10/29/1986 | Canon |
| 33 | The Case of the Shocking Diary My Husband Had a Sweetheart!11/05/1986 | 11/05/1986 | Canon |
| 34 | Overpowered by Love! The Grandma Yukari Gold Tooth Gauntlet!11/12/1986 | 11/12/1986 | Canon |
| 35 | The Great Date Race! Kyoko and Godai Have Left the Building11/19/1986 | 11/19/1986 | Canon |
| 36 | A Kiss Is Just a Kiss... But a Woman's Love is Priceless11/26/1986 | 11/26/1986 | Canon |
| 37 | Crazy Costume Contest! Kyoko's Amazing Transformation12/03/1986 | 12/03/1986 | Canon |
| 38 | Godai's Dumped!? Kozue Falls for Coach Mitaka!?12/10/1986 | 12/10/1986 | Canon |
| 39 | Love Takes Guts! Godai's Part Time Job Ploy!12/17/1986 | 12/17/1986 | Canon |
| 40 | A Bittersweet Favor! Budding Christmas Love!?12/24/1986 | 12/24/1986 | Canon |
| 41 | Kyoko's Hot Spring Heart Stopper: Peeping Wars at the Outdoor Baths!01/07/1987 | 01/07/1987 | Canon |
| 42 | Godai Breaks His Leg! Chance for Love at the Hospital!01/14/1987 | 01/14/1987 | Canon |
| 43 | Love Speaks! Godai and Mitaka Duke it Out at the Hospital!01/21/1987 | 01/21/1987 | Canon |
| 44 | Kentaro Goes Pale! Yotsuya's Frightening Aspect01/28/1987 | 01/28/1987 | Canon |
| 45 | A Shocking Revelation: Kyoko Declares Her Love to Godai?!02/04/1987 | 02/04/1987 | Canon |
| 46 | Race for Kyoko! Skating Rink is Love's Battleground02/11/1987 | 02/11/1987 | Canon |
| 47 | Kyoko Loses It! Drunk and Crazy!02/18/1987 | 02/18/1987 | Canon |
| 48 | Godai's Confession! I Want You to Know How I Feel!!02/25/1987 | 02/25/1987 | Canon |
| 49 | Mitaka Trains! Lover Boy Can't Be Afraid of Dogs!03/04/1987 | 03/04/1987 | Canon |
| 50 | Kyoko in Love at First Sight?! A Strange Man Moves into Maison Ikkoku03/11/1987 | 03/11/1987 | Canon |
| 51 | Even Yotsuya's Shocked! The Day Maison Ikkoku Disappears03/18/1987 | 03/18/1987 | Canon |
| 52 | Forgive Me Soichiro! Kyoko's Tearful Decision to Remarry03/25/1987 | 03/25/1987 | Canon |
| 53 | High-School Girl Power! A War Against Kyoko's Love04/08/1987 | 04/08/1987 | Canon |
| 54 | Bare-Faced Attack! Operation Seduction04/15/1987 | 04/15/1987 | Canon |
| 55 | Pajama-Girl Charges In! Maison Ikkoku in a Love Panic!04/22/1987 | 04/22/1987 | Canon |
| 56 | Yagami is Determined: I Won't Give Up My First Love04/29/1987 | 04/29/1987 | Canon |
| 57 | The Princess Cometh! Mitaka Is Her Prince Charming05/06/1987 | 05/06/1987 | Canon |
| 58 | Godai or Mitaka? A Woman's Heart Is on the Line05/13/1987 | 05/13/1987 | Canon |
| 59 | Be Still, My Beating Heart! Asuna Kujo's Very First Time05/20/1987 | 05/20/1987 | Canon |
| 60 | Caught in the Act! Kyoko and Mitaka, Hot and Heavy!05/27/1987 | 05/27/1987 | Canon |
| 61 | Chase After Me, Godai. Kyoko's Lone Trip06/10/1987 | 06/10/1987 | Canon |
| 62 | Alright! In the Bath with Kyoko! Just the Two in an Open Bath06/17/1987 | 06/17/1987 | Canon |
| 63 | Yagami's Back by the Time She's Forgotten06/24/1987 | 06/24/1987 | Canon |
| 64 | Godai on the Edge! The Sweet Trap of a High School Girl07/01/1987 | 07/01/1987 | Canon |
| 65 | Yagami's Scream! Yotsuya's Dangerous Tutoring!07/08/1987 | 07/08/1987 | Canon |
| 66 | Yagami's Challenge! I Musn't Lose Against the Widow!07/15/1987 | 07/15/1987 | Canon |
| 67 | Even Yagami is Confused! Grandma Yukari Returns With Golden Teeth!!07/22/1987 | 07/22/1987 | Canon |
| 68 | Grandma Yukari's Fighting Spirit. Hot Baseball Match!07/29/1987 | 07/29/1987 | Canon |
| 69 | Underwater Battle. Suspicious Kiss Mark on Godai08/05/1987 | 08/05/1987 | Canon |
| 70 | Goodbye Grandma! Ueno Station is Party Panic08/12/1987 | 08/12/1987 | Canon |
| 71 | A Midsummer Night's Dream. Has Godai Already Found a Job?08/19/1987 | 08/19/1987 | Canon |
| 72 | A Child is Born? Godai's Life of Joy and Tears!08/26/1987 | 08/26/1987 | Canon |
| 73 | Ikkoku-kan Hostage Crisis. Yagami's Big Nuisance!09/02/1987 | 09/02/1987 | Canon |
| 74 | Change in Employment Front. Godai's Last Come Back.09/09/1987 | 09/09/1987 | Canon |
| 75 | Love All the Way. Yagami and Asuna Never Give Up.09/16/1987 | 09/16/1987 | Canon |
| 76 | I'll Wait. Kyoko's Sudden Announcement09/23/1987 | 09/23/1987 | Canon |
| 77 | Bravo Godai! The Pride of a Man10/14/1987 | 10/14/1987 | Canon |
| 78 | It's a Secret! Godai's Work Diary10/21/1987 | 10/21/1987 | Canon |
| 79 | I'm Sorry Kyoko-san. Guilt Trip Homemade Lunch10/28/1987 | 10/28/1987 | Canon |
| 80 | Godai in Panic! Yagami the Bunny Girl!!11/04/1987 | 11/04/1987 | Canon |
| 81 | The Tenacity of Love. Asuna Never Gives Up After All11/11/1987 | 11/11/1987 | Canon |
| 82 | Perfect Dad! Godai-kun's Child Care Story11/18/1987 | 11/18/1987 | Canon |
| 83 | Yokohama Chaser. Kyoko-san's Going Away?!11/25/1987 | 11/25/1987 | Canon |
| 84 | 1000% Suspicion. Kyoko's Scandal Night12/09/1987 | 12/09/1987 | Canon |
| 85 | This Is the Critical Point! Godai and Mitaka's Duel of Fate!12/09/1987 | 12/09/1987 | Canon |
| 86 | Shocking One Night! Asuna's Salad Day12/16/1987 | 12/16/1987 | Canon |
| 87 | Asuna's Pregnant? Mitaka's Surprise Marriage Announcement12/23/1987 | 12/23/1987 | Canon |
| 88 | Love All Over... The Lingering Taste of Kozue's Kisses01/06/1988 | 01/06/1988 | Canon |
| 89 | Love Forlorn! Today is IT for Godai and Kyoko01/13/1988 | 01/13/1988 | Canon |
| 90 | Kyoko Retires! Ikkoku, a Distant Memory?01/20/1988 | 01/20/1988 | Canon |
| 91 | Kyoko's Big Shock! Akemi and Godai Together?!01/27/1988 | 01/27/1988 | Canon |
| 92 | Wedding Bells for Kozue! Is Godai's Love Eternal?!02/03/1988 | 02/03/1988 | Canon |
| 93 | Sight of Spring? The Two's Hearts are in Warm Feeling!!02/10/1988 | 02/10/1988 | Canon |
| 94 | Alright! Godai-kun's Courageous Proposal!02/17/1988 | 02/17/1988 | Canon |
| 95 | Ah, Excitement! Grandma's Love Embosomed in the Ring02/24/1988 | 02/24/1988 | Canon |
| 96 | As Long as this Love Lasts! Ikkoku-kan is Forever...!!03/02/1988 | 03/02/1988 | Canon |
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Common questions
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Maison Ikkoku have?
Maison Ikkoku has a total of 1 season. The series is completed. Each season is divided into multiple episodes with stories that advance the main plot of the anime.
How many episodes does Maison Ikkoku have?
In total, Maison Ikkoku has 96 episodes in its only season. You can consult the complete episodes table to see the breakdown by season.
What is the best order to watch Maison Ikkoku?
It is recommended to watch Maison Ikkoku in chronological broadcast order. This means starting from season 1 and continuing sequentially to the last season. Check our watch order guide which includes information about filler vs canon episodes for an optimal experience.
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Is Maison Ikkoku a complete anime?
Yes, Maison Ikkoku is a completed anime. All seasons have already aired and you can enjoy the series in its entirety without waiting for new episodes.
How much filler does Maison Ikkoku have?
No, Maison Ikkoku does not have filler episodes. All its episodes are canon and faithfully follow the original manga story, so you can watch all episodes without worrying about skipping anything.
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