Even Yotsuya is Shocked! The Day Maison Ikkoku Disappears is the fifty-first episode of the Maison Ikkoku anime.
Synopsis[]
Rumors about the demolition of Maison Ikkoku spread, while the tenants try to find who started them, and how true they may be. Meanwhile they also investigate who Zenzaburo Mitsukoshi is for real. Is Maison Ikkoku at risk? What can everyone do to save the fate of the apartment building?
Plot overview[]
To be added
Characters in order of appearance[]
- Sōichirō
- Yūsaku Godai
- Hanae Ichinose
- Kyōko Otonashi
- Akemi Roppongi
- Kentarō Ichinose
- Ikuko (mentioned)
- Yotsuya
- Zenzaburo Mitsukoshi
- Master
- Shun Mitaka
- Kozue Nanao
Quotes[]
- "There's no need for that. A trustee of a school board, Mr. Otonashi is on a trip to Hong Kong" (Yotsuya)
- "Maison Ikkoku is the only link you have to the manager!" (Akemi Roppongi)
- "Even among my customers, no one ever mentioned a building other than Maison Ikkoku" (Master)
- "It's a real state company called My Home Town" (Kozue Nanao)
- "Of course. Ikuko's grandpa would never do such a horrible thing" (Yūsaku Godai)
- "It's true I've been frquenting that office. But as a client. To tell you the truth, I was born there. In the olden days, that area was lined with tenement housing. A local train line ran in front of my house. There's no trace of it now. When I think of my home, that used to stand where that building is now. It brings back memories" (Zenzaburo Mitsukoshi)
- "Apparently, that company received a call from Mitsukoshi. They told me he hung up after saying "I'm pulling out"" (Shun Mitaka)
Trivia[]
- This is an anime original episode.
- In the scene where Godai and Kozue are at the café, there is a song in the background: it is called "Garden of Love" by singer CINDY from her 1986 album "Love Life".
- In the scene where Kyōko is talking to Godai and Mitaka in the restaurant, there is a song in the background: it is an instrumental piece called "Pieces of Eight" by American guitarist and songwriter Mark Goldenberg.
- According to a wall calendar on Kyōko's room, this episode takes place on a month that has 31 days, and ends on a Tuesday the 31st.
- This episode aired on March 1987, and it's an anime original episode, so there is no manga counterpart.
- That being said, the month of March 1987 complies with those requirements.
Gallery[]
Kyōko and the tenants talk about the rumors
Godai, Kyōko, Mrs. Ichinose and Akemi talking at Chachamaru
Mrs. Ichinose drinking a cup of wine
Godai and Mitaka discuss the situation in a bar
A view of a marquee in the street
Godai, Kyōko and Mitaka at the restaurant
Kyōko confronts Zenzaburo Mitsukoshi and the rumors
A piece of glass in the Clock is about to break
Zenzaburo Mitsukoshi explains the truth about his job
Everyone finds Room #3 empty with only a barrel of sake
Mr. Otonashi denies the rumors about the demolition
Everyone gathered at evening around a fire
Kyōko looking thoughtful about the whole incident
Godai and Kozue next to the fire
Mitaka going inside Maison Ikkoku to have a drink