Way to Go, Godai! The First Date with Kyoko is the fourteenth episode of the Maison Ikkoku anime.
Synopsis[]
It's been one year since Kyōko arrived at Maison Ikkoku. To celebrate it, Godai finds courage to invite Kyōko to a date. But there is a misunderstanding, and each one thinks the date is at a different restaurant. When they fail to meet at the date, how will they manage to find each other? Is this first date (and the celebration) doomed to fail, or will they finally meet to share a romantic moment?
Plot overview[]
To be added
Characters in order of appearance[]
- Ikuko
- Yūsaku Godai
- Kyōko Otonashi
- Sōichirō
- Kyōko Otonashi
- Hanae Ichinose
- Shun Mitaka
- Kentarō Ichinose
- Akemi Roppongi
- Yotsuya
- Sakamoto
- Kozue Nanao
Quotes[]
- "W-Would you have dinner with me? I just got paid" (Yūsaku Godai)
- "Good ears. You're more than a set of sparkling teeth" (Hanae Ichinose)
- "You sure he didn't mean Ma Maison? The coffee shop by the station" (Akemi Roppongi)
- "Those are the clothes she wore a year ago. When we first met." (Yūsaku Godai)
- "Yeah, seize the moment, and causally put your arm around her" (Yūsaku Godai)
- "You're trying to take advantage of me! You creep!" (Kyōko Otonashi)
Trivia[]
- In the opening scene of the episode, when Godai is daydreaming of being paid, drawings of real yen banknotes are shown:
- When Godai looks at Ikuko, he daydreams of a ¥1,000 bill (Series D) depicting Natsume Sōseki (Meiji period novelist).
- When Godai looks at Ikuko's mom, he daydreams of a ¥10,000 bill (Series D) depicting Fukuzawa Yukichi (Meiji period philosopher).
- The name of the café Godai invites Kyōko to, "Ma Maison", is french for "My House".
- In the scenes where Godai is waiting for Kyōko at "Ma Maison" café, there are two insert songs: the first one is called "One Tack Mind", and the second one is called "Try your Love Again". Both songs are by singer CINDY from her 1986 album Love Life.
Gallery[]
Kyōko asleep next to the backyard
Godai trying to talk to Kyōko
Godai invites Kyōko to "Ma Maison"
Kyōko thinks she was invited to "Mamezzo"
Kyōko realizes she misunderstood the invitation
Kyōko asks Sakamoto about Godai's whereabouts
Kyōko running on the streets
Kyōko finds Godai after several hours of delay
Godai places his hand on Kyōko's shoulder
Kyōko slaps Godai when he tries to take advantage