In this Corner: Godai vs. Mitaka! The Clash of the Proposals is the twenty-fifth episode of the Maison Ikkoku anime.
Synopsis[]
While on a tennis match, Mitaka proposes to Kyōko. Later on a date at the beach, he insists about it. Meanwhile, Godai has a date at Kozue's house. Is Kyōko gonna give Mitaka a direct answer to his proposal? What does she think about her own future?
Plot overview[]
To be added
Characters in order of appearance[]
- Kyōko Otonashi
- Yūsaku Godai
- Hanae Ichinose
- Midori
- Yuko
- Shun Mitaka
- Sōichirō Otonashi (mentioned)
- Sōichirō
- Sakamoto
- Kozue Nanao
- Yosuke Nanao
- Mr. Nanao
- Mrs. Nanao
- Kentarō Ichinose (cameo)
- Yotsuya
- Akemi Roppongi
Quotes[]
- "Have you ever seen me practice?" (Hanae Ichinose)
- "I want you to be my lifetime partner" (Shun Mitaka)
- "I'll never be good enough to partner with you professionally! I just don't have the confidence. So I can't" (Kyōko Otonashi)
- "Oh, please! She was just playing hard to get!" (Midori)
- "It doesn't matter what I say right now. In time it might be different, but now..." (Kyōko Otonashi)
- "Yes. In three years the memory of Sōichirō will flow away like the sands of time. And then..." (Yūsaku Godai)
Trivia[]
- This episode uses the "Aho Bird" Japanese pun:
- Sometimes when a character says something foolish, one or several crows may be seen flying past, crying "aho! aho!".
- "Aho" is Japanese for "idiot". But "Aho" (阿呆) is also the Japanese onomatopoeia for a crow's call.