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Maison Ikkoku, Vol. 14: Welcome Home

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Well, it had to happen someday. Unlike Lum, and Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku has alway's been a story about Love and personal growth. Which meant that someday we'd have to see the end.

When We first met Godai and Kyoko, he was an immature, irresponsible, college flunkout, who had as much luck with women as he did on his first college entrance test. She was an uptight, somewhat introverted, yet gentle women recovering from the recent death of her husband. Here they are today, by the stories time, eight years later, finally where we all knew they were meant to go. In eachother's arms.

This issue tosses asside MOST of the series trademark wackiness to make room for all of the moments that we all know are coming. The confessions and consumations of love. The blessings of the parents. Godai finally finding his career. The end of an old ache for kyoko. The wedding. A reunion with old friends, and the the birth of Thier first child. As I said, Most of the wackiness has been tossed aside, yet thier are plenty of laugh's to be found and anyone who enjoy's a good laugh and a good cry will find themselves doing both at the same time while reading this story. I hope all of us who enjoy the story of Maison Ikkoku are lucky enough to find such fulfilling mate's one day.

...the moment we readers have awaited so long. The big fights have been had, the truths told, the many rivals for Godai's and Kyoko's respective affections have withdrawn from the field, and our hero and his beloved even manage a night to themselves to make everything okay. Our long-awaited happy ending is in plain sight ahead, so it should be all smooth sailing from here on ... right?

Well, no, that'd be too easy, and if anything about this love story were easy, it just wouldn't be Maison Ikkoku. There are still some pent-up feelings to vent, years worth of misunderstandings and resentments to clear away; and now that the news is out, more frequent and raucous interference from the usual gang of drunken housemates and hard-headed family members. No fear of spoilers, there aren't any big shocks plotwise; but the slapstick is dialed way down in this volume to make way for the tear-jerkers to come out in full force. By the time it's all over, it's safe to say that Godai and Kyoko are stronger and more tightly bound for everything they've gone through to finally be together. No worries, friends - they'll be fine. And so will everyone else too.

Three loud cheers for Rumiko Takahashi - who else can make us laugh so loud and cry so hard all at once, and still carry it all through to such a sweet ending? Nobody on God's Earth, that's who.

This is the conclusion to the Maison Ikkoku series. It can be very tense at spots, which especially holds for this book. Everything is now resolved at Ikkoku, and Rumiko's masterpiece draws to a close. This is the best series I've ever read.

There were times I thought the story of Maison Ikkoku would never end--the complications just compiled and continued! But at last, the conclusion arrived, and it left me feeling relieved and satisfied. I was still left to wonder about a couple things, though. For instance, just what does Yotsuya do for a living? Was this something I was supposed to pick up at some point, or are we left to wonder forevermore?
I'm glad I started reading the series, and I'm glad I read it all the way through. All that money was well worth it.

It ends! IT FINALLY ENDS! I love this series, and it could not have ended in a better way. Kyoko and Godai finally get married! It was hard for them to get there, and Godai had to suffer for many years, but they finally got there. This is one of those books that shows you that although life be tortureous, sometimes it can also be perfect, and for our friend Godai, It finally comes to a perfect end.

You know, I'm sure everybody eventually gets to the point where the overdone robo-mecha and fantasy crap gets old and unrealistic. Enter Maison Ikkoku, a truly realistic novel in which there are no sex changes, time travel or anything like that; just a manga about life for a group of average people. In this final volume, everything is brought to a close; people get married, resentments are cast aside, and a child is born. By the way, don't read this volume if you haven't read the others. Go through the entire series; it's worth it. Welcome Home will take you on a wide range of emotions, and unless you're made of stone, you'll feel something, and perhaps even cry. I love this series, and you will not regret buying this book.

Well, it had to happen, Maison Ikkoku is at its heart a story about two people, and there's only one way it could end. That said it doesn't end without a fight, there's quite a bit of wrangling and in-fighting to be done before Kyoko Otonashi and Yusaku Godai get their happy ending. It's a real weepy this one, with Yusaku's honest description of his love for Kyoko, the resolution of Kyoko's love for Soichiro, a wedding and quite a few babies all coming before the end. Still it's a classic of manga and indeed of global literature. Takahashi-sensei has done it again. "...You see this is the place where mummy and daddy first met" <weeps>

Buy this book.

The final book in this outstanding series and for me it was an emotional rollercoster. If you have a sentimental bone in your body you will cry at some of the scenes. Ignoring the comedic bits this is the story of 2 people overcoming obstacles, misunderstandings, lack of courage, and all the other human frailties we suffer from. Yes we do get our happy ending for everyone but it's not handed on a silver platter. I felt a little shocked by the cruelty the tenants of Ikkoku sometimes display (or is that their own twisted way of getting Godai to stand up and act..).

After 2 nights of reading this book cover to cover twice it's left quite an impact on me. Here's hoping everyone can find happiness like the central characters.

And no we never do find out what a certain character does for a living... ;)

This is the best one out of all of them.when i saw it was the conclusion i starded to cry . and please dont start with the last one get all of the first! its worth it. in the book moving on is hard ( the part that will have you crying)if you get this book you wouldn't be sorry.

This is a FABULOUS series!! I own all 14 graphic novels and all of the Television episodes. If you're a fan of American shows like Friends, Will & Grace and Frasier, then you'll love Maison Ikkoku. You'll laugh and cry as you view the life of Poor College Student Yusaku Godai, who is helplessly in love with his beautiful apartment manager, Kyoko and tries in vain to thwart his nosy and inebriated neighbors. It's great! Buy it today!