After bringing it out as two half-series sets back in 2013 and 2014, Warner Bros. Japan is coming back with a new complete Maison Ikkoku Blu-ray box set that’s essentially more than half off. The original sets were priced at about 40,000 yen each for the two of them while this new set landing on December 20th, 2017 is priced at 38,000 yen. So, it’s a steal to be sure to get the show the best it’s ever looked. It’ll be spread across sixteen discs and will be in Japanese with no subtitles.
Check out our retrospective on the series.
Plot Concept: Maison Ikkoku is an old boarding house in the town of Clock Hill. It is relatively comfortable to live in, but unfortunately, it doesn’t provide its tenants with the excitement and modernity that normal college students prefer. So… they improvise.
One of the students is 20-year-old Yusaku Godai, a calm and good-natured young man, who is doing his best to make friends and enjoy life. But being a typical introvert, he is often teased and taken advantage of by his other, more assertive roommates. Too stressed to continue living this way, he makes a decision to move out to a more peaceful residence. However, just as he is about to leave the house, he bumps into the beautiful Kyoko Otonashi, who introduces herself as the new manager. For Godai, this is love at first sight, and even though he was set on finding a new place, her charm allows him to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
However, despite her youth and kind nature, Kyoko is actually a widow who lost her husband in a tragic accident. This has left her scarred and very vulnerable, and even though she does her best to be positive, it is evident that depression is taking over her. Godai and Kyoko quickly become very close, and he makes it his ultimate goal in life to make her happy, no matter what
[Source: Maison Ikkoku]
