Archive for the 'Maison Ikkoku' Category

Why slice-of-life anime will never fade into oblivion

Monday, August 18th, 2008

I am currently celebrating the gifts of a four-day weekend: aside from the regular weekend, there are also two consecutive holidays, thus the absence of classes. It has been quite some time since I have been able to enjoy free time such as this: because of the break, I have been able to pick up […]

Maison Ikkoku - again?

Saturday, April 14th, 2007

Awesome. Just awesome.
I don’t often exhibit brevity in my posts, but the Maison Ikkoku manga was awesome, even more than its anime counterpart. The transition from friends to true lovers was more visible, and it helped that there was a confirmation of love for both parties. Of course, if you’ve read the manga, you’d know […]

UNDERAPPRECIATED ANIME: Maison Ikkoku

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

Even when I was still in high school, there was something in Maison Ikkoku that I found to be highly inviting. I was just a budding anime fan back then; still, there was something inexplicable in that series that drew me to it. I decided back then to download it, but it would have had […]