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Rick vs Maison Ikkoku

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  This month, I started reading Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi. I had just finished reading all of her other(finished) works, so I figured I might as well finish with this one. I heard a lot of good things about it: Namely that it's pretty much considered her magnum opus in the greater anime landscape. And yet I made it the last on my list. I can tell you the reason, and it's kind of petty: I don't really do slice-of-life works. Okay, that's an exaggeration. I do like some such as Azumanga Daioh, but what I mean is that I just prefer watching more out there stuff like Ranma or Inuyasha, so this manga was definitely different. Expectations: Shown: Kyoko being jealous.   I really have high expections. I loved all of Takahashi's work so I'm not thinking I'm going to hate this. Impressions: I loved it, end of blog.   Godai will be a wonderful dad Okay, I'm going to give you a little more than that. Maison Ikkoku is a really fun romantic-comedy. All the c...