Maison Ikkoku

Maison Ikkoku
Original Title	めぞん一刻 (Mezon Ikkoku)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	Ocean Productions
Voice Director 1	Karl Willems
Voice Director 2	Sarah-Anne Dafoe
Translation & Adaptation	Trish Ledoux Ian Farthing
Recorded	1996-1997 2004
Dub Country	Canada
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	96
Year	1986-1988

Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻 Mezon Ikkoku) is an anime produced by Studio Deen, adapted from the manga of the same name by Rumiko Takahashi.

Synopsis Yusaku Godai, a bumbling college student, is in love with his landlady, Kyoko Otonashi. Otonashi, while attracted to Godai, is hesitant, having lost her first husband in the not-too-distant past. Godai schemes to win Otonashi's heart, all the while battling off his rival, Shun Mitaka, and fending off his lunatic neighbors.

Dubbing History

The anime was originally licensed by Viz Media in 1994, and later dubbed the series, releasing it across several two-episode VHS releases. Viz cancelled the dub after 36 episodes due to underwhelming sales, and continued releasing the series sub-only until volume 32, without finishing the series.

Starting on June 1, 2003, Viz began releasing the series on DVD. On November 11, 2004, the fourth volume was released along with a new English dub of the previously undubbed episodes. Due to the passage of time, most of the voice actors were replaced, with only two of the main cast members still being active with Ocean Productions' dubs.

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episodes
Main Characters
	Yūsaku Godai	Issei Futamata	Jason Gray-Stanford	1-36
			Brad Swaile	37-96
	Kyōko Otonashi	Sumi Shimamoto	Ellen Kennedy	1-96
	Yotsuya	Shigeru Chiba	Gerard Plunkett	1-36
			Ron Halder	37-96
	Akemi Roppongi	Yūko Mita	Janyse Jaud	1-96
	Hanae Ichinose	Kazuyo Aoki	Daphne Goldrick	1-36
			Kathy Morse	37-96
	Kentaro Ichinose	Chika Sakamoto	Saffron Henderson	1-36
			Sharon Alexander	37-96
Secondary Characters
	Mr. Ichinose	Minoru Yada	Campbell Lane	28
			Robert O. Smith	41-50
	Shun Mitaka	Akira Kamiya	John Payne	9-96
	Kozue Nanao	Miina Tominaga	Rochelle Greenwood	10-34
			Anna Cummer	38-96
	Asuna Kujo	Hiromi Tsuru	Valerie Sing Turner	56-96
	Ibuki Yagami	Yuriko Fuchizaki	Alexandra Carter	53-96
	Soichiro Otonashi	Hideyuki Tanaka	David Kaye	17-53
	Ikuko Otonashi	Mayumi Shō	Andrea Libman	6-27
			Nicole Bouma	39-96
	Mr. Otonashi	Ryūji Saikachi	Terry Klassen	6-96
	Yukari Godai	Hisako Kyōda	Daphne Goldrick	5-35
			Shirley Milliner	67-96
	Mr. Chigusa	Kōsei Tomita	Robert O. Smith	22-96
	Ritsuko Chigusa	Minori Matsushima	Kathleen Barr	22-24
			Patricia Drake	48-96
	Chachamaru Master	Norio Wakamoto	David Kaye	23-96
	Toshizō	Hiroshi Masuoka	Ward Perry	1-68
	Sakamoto	Toshio Furukawa	Terry Klassen	3-96
	Mr. Iioka	Kei Tomiyama	Trevor Devall	78-94
	Mrs. Kamiogi	Toshiko Sawada	Patricia Drake	53-74
	Atsuko	Megumi Hayashibara	Tabitha St. Germain	53-96
	Etsuko	Sanae Miyuki	Willow Johnson	53-96
	Asami	Tarako	Nicole Bouma	53-96
	Shun's Uncle	Mugihito	Richard Newman	56-88

Episodic Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Episodes
	Child	Naoko Sakurai	¿?	1
	Takeshi	Tetsuo Mizutori	Paul Dobson
	Teruhiko	Masahiro Anzai	Terry Klassen
	Customer A	Hiroshi Masuoka	¿?	2
	Customer B	Sukekiyo Kameyama	¿?
	Customer C	Masahiro Anzai	¿?
	Boy A	Tarako	¿?	11
	Butcher	Nobuyuki Furuta	Terry Klassen
	Ayako	Yoshiko Sakakibara	Jane Perry	30-31
	Harumi	Sakiko Tamagawa	Moneca Stori	61
	Bartender	Yūsaku Yara	Ward Perry	78
	Akemi	Tarako	Cathy Weseluck	93

Additional Voices

Sharon Alexander Lisa Ann Beley James Blight Nicole Bouma Lynda Boyd Don Brown Ted Cole Anna Cummer Trevor Devall Michael Dobson Paul Dobson Michael Donovan Patricia Drake Brian Drummond Daphne Goldrick Jason Gray-Stanford Ron Halder Fred Henderson Saffron Henderson Janyse Jaud Willow Johnson David Kaye Ellen Kennedy Terry Klassen Andrea Libman Lalainia Lindbjerg Danny McKinnon

Jillian Michaels Brent Miller Shirley Milliner Kirby Morrow Kathy Morse Colin Murdock Peter New Richard Newman John Novak Brenna O'Brien Nicole Oliver John Payne Jane Perry Ward Perry Gerard Plunkett Kelly Sheridan Rebecca Shoichet Robert O. Smith Tabitha St. Germain Moneca Stori Lee Tockar Andrew Toth Christopher Turner Valerie Sing Turner Cathy Weseluck Chiara Zanni

Notes

• Many of the voice actors are replaced after the 6 year dub hiatus for various reasons.
  • Brad Swaile replaces Jason Gray-Stanford due to Stanford moving to Los Angeles and furthering his live-action career.
  • Kathy Morse and Shirley Milliner replace Daphne Goldrick as Hanae and Yukari respectively, due to Goldrick's semi-retirement.
  • Sharon Alexander replaces Saffron Henderson due to Henderson moving to Los Angeles after her marriage.

Video Releases

Distributor	Year	Format	Contents	Region	Country
Viz Media	1996-1998		Episodes 1-36	NTSC	United States
			18 Volumes
	2003-2006		The Complete Series	1 NTSC
			8 Volumes

See Also

• Urusei Yatsura
• Ranma ½
• InuYasha

External Links

• Maison Ikkoku (anime) at the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Maison Ikkoku at the Internet Movie Database