Maison Ikkoku is a manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits from November 15, 1980, to April 20, 1987. It has been adapted into an anime series and a live action film and two episode TV drama. The plot follows Yusaku Godai, a rōnin who resides in an old apartment complex named Maison Ikkoku as he studies for the university entrance exam. Yusaku's life progression and interactions progress episodically and focuses on his growing relationship with the apartment manager, Kyoko Otonashi.

Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into fifteen volumes between May 1982 and July 1987. The series was later republished in ten wide-ban volumes between July 1992 and April 1993. The ten volume format was later rereleased as bunkobans between December 1996 and April 1997. Shogakukan's third rerelease of the series follows the fifteen volume format which were released as a shinsōban edition between April 2007 and October 2007.

Viz Media licensed Maison Ikkoku and localized it in English for North America. The translation was handled by Gerard Jones, Rachel Thorn (credited as Matt Thorn), and Mari Morimoto. Viz Media serialized the series as a comic book where each book featured a single chapter; the comic book issues were published between June 1992 and January 2000. The comic book format used a different chapter numbering and skipped some chapters; the artwork was also flipped to read left-to-right. The comic book chapters were collected and released in fourteen tankōbon graphic novel volumes between December 1994 and June 2000. Viz later re-released the series complete and un-flipped in the same format as Shogakukan's fifteen volume format between October 2003 and February 2006. Viz republished Maison Ikkoku in a "Collector's Edition" based on the Japanese , with the first volume released on September 15, 2020, and the tenth and last on December 27, 2022. The Collector's Edition also received a new translation by Matt Treyvaud.

Chapter list

Chapter no. Viz title[Revised title] Original Japanese title Magazine release date

Volume releases

Japan

Fifteen volume release format (Big Comics) + Fifteen volume release Volume no. Subtitle Chapters Tankōbon Shinsōban Release ISBN Release ISBN11–10May 1, 1982April 27, 2007211–21July 1, 1982April 27, 2007322–32May 1, 1983April 27, 2007433–43June 1, 1983May 30, 2007544–53January 1, 1984May 30, 2007654–63, Lost episodeJune 1, 1984June 29, 2007764–73September 1, 1984June 29, 2007874–84February 1, 1985July 30, 2007985–95September 1, 1985July 30, 20071086–106May 1, 1986August 30, 200711107–117July 1, 1986August 30, 200712118–129October 1, 1986September 28, 200713130–140February 1, 1987September 28, 200714141–151June 1, 1987October 30, 200715152–161July 1, 1987October 30, 2007

Ten volume release format (Big Spirits Comics Wide Edition & Shogakukan Bunko) + Ten volume release Volume no. Chapters Wideban Bunkoban Release ISBN Release ISBN11–16July 30, 1992December 5, 1996217–33August 29, 1992December 5, 1996334–48September 30, 1992January 17, 1997449–63, Lost episodeOctober 30, 1992January 17, 1997564–78November 30, 1992February 15, 1997679–95December 19, 1992February 15, 1997796–111Janarury 30, 1993March 15, 19978112–128February 27, 1993March 15, 19979129–145March 30, 1993April 17, 199710146–161April 28, 1993April 17, 1997

North America

Comic books During the original release in comic book format, some of the original Japanese chapters (ch. 3, 4, 5, and 6, which would have been in Part 1; and ch. 24, which would have been in Part 2) were skipped. These later were collected and published as "Maison Ikkoku: The Lost Episodes" in Animerica Extra, volume 3, issues 1 and 2. + Viz Media comic book release Volume Release date Ref. Part 1Issue 1June 1992Issue 2July 1992Issue 3August 1992Issue 4September 1992Issue 5October 1992Issue 6November 1992Issue 7December 1992 Part 2 Issue 1 January 1993 Issue 2 February 1993 Issue 3 March 1993 Issue 4 April 1993 Issue 5 May 1993 Issue 6 June 1993 Part 3Issue 1July 1993Issue 2August 1993Issue 3September 1993Issue 4October 1993Issue 5November 1993Issue 6December 1993 Part 4Issue 1January 1994Issue 2February 1994Issue 3April 1994Issue 4May 1994Issue 5June 1994Issue 6July 1994Issue 7August 1994Issue 8September 1994Issue 9October 1994Issue 10November 1994 Part 5Issue 1November 1995Issue 2December 1995Issue 3January 1996Issue 4February 1996Issue 5March 1996Issue 6April 1996Issue 7May 1996Issue 8June 1996Issue 9July 1996 Part 6Issue 1August 1996Issue 2September 1996Issue 3October 1996Issue 4November 1996Issue 5December 1996Issue 6January 1997Issue 7February 1997Issue 8March 1997Issue 9April 1997Issue 10May 1997Issue 11June 1997 Part 7Issue 1July 1997Issue 2August 1997Issue 3September 1997Issue 4October 1997Issue 5November 1997Issue 6December 1997Issue 7January 1998Issue 8February 1998Issue 9March 1998Issue 10April 1998Issue 11May 1998Issue 12June 1998Issue 13July 1998 Part 8Issue 1August 1998Issue 2September 1998Issue 3October 1998Issue 4November 1998Issue 5December 1998Issue 6January 1999Issue 7February 1999Issue 8March 1999 Part 9Issue 1April 1999Issue 2May 1999Issue 3June 1999Issue 4July 1999Issue 5August 1999Issue 6September 1999Issue 7October 1999Issue 8November 1999Issue 9December 1999Issue 10January 2000

Tankōbon release Volume no. First release Second release Title Chapters Release English ISBN Chapters Release English ISBN1(None)1, 2, 7–18December 1, 19941–10October 24, 20032Family Affairs19–23, 25–31April 8, 1995 11–21December 5, 20033Home Sweet Home32–43November 5, 1995 22–32February 14, 20044Good Housekeeping44–52July 8, 1996 33–43April 10, 20045Empty Nest53–61October 6, 199744–53June 12, 20046Bedside Manners62–69, Lost EpisodeSeptember 5, 1997 54–63, Lost EpisodeAugust 17, 20047Intensive Care70–77August 8, 1997 64–73November 2, 20048Domestic Dispute78–88January 28, 199874–84December 14, 20049Learning Curves89–99May 6, 199885–95February 8, 200510Dogged Pursuit100–112May 6, 199896–106April 12, 200511Student Affairs113–127April 8, 1999107–117June 7, 200512The Hounds of War126–138October 6, 1999118–129August 16, 200513Game, Set, Match139–150October 6, 1999130–140October 11, 200514Welcome Home151–161June 1, 2000141–151October 11, 200515 colspan=4 152–161February 14, 2006

Collector's Edition A new English translation was commissioned for the English releases, including revisions to some of the chapter titles, to be more accurate to the original Japanese titles.

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