Maison Ikkoku Collector's Edition, Vol. 1 (1)

This is Viz's new collector's edition release of Maison Ikkoku. It contains 2 volumes in one book. The paper quality is excellent, the outer sleeve has a nice texture and high quality feel to it, well worth the price. The front of the volume has 3 color images along with translation notes in the back of the book. You can tell a lot of time and effort went into this new edition.Maison Ikkoku is a perfect blend of comedy and romance that always leaves you wanting more. I recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Rumiko Takahashi's other works. Maison Ikkoku has a more serious feel to it compared to some of Takahashi's other series, such as Ranma 1/2 or Urusei Yatsura, but the humor is present and always manages to make me laugh.

Hats off to Viz for publishing a new version of Rumiko Takahashi’s comedy Maison Ikkoku. The new edition is almost perfect with its gorgeous matte cover, nice paper, and larger size. The book include several color illustrations and a new clean look. My only criticism being Viz did not publish the color pages for the manga. Instead we get the watercolor pages reproduced in black & white. VERY DISAPPOINTING! The story itself is awesome and it’s good to have this story available for new and old fans to discover or rediscover.

Ever wanted to know what Rumiko Takahashi printed BEFORE Ranma 1/2? Or Inuyasha? This is one of her first series after Urusei Yatsura.We all know that the action and elements from Ranma and Inuyasha are comedic, fantasy/myth based, and will remain as classic stories in our hearts.Maison Ikkoku will also have some those elements of comedy. Although it doesn't have the fantasy elements we see in her later works. It is a slice of life series, it focuses on romance, comedy and misunderstandings. It will remain a classic in my heart and I love that it's being released as a collector's edition. Everybody deserves to see one of her early works.

I watched the anime and this is my first time reading the manga. I’m definitely buying all the volumes. Hopefully there is a blu ray release. I LOVE Maison Ikkoku. I’m not the biggest fan of the romance genre but Maison Ikkoku is too good to pass up.

Wow! I'm absolutely loving this series so far. I'm a huge fan of Inuyasha but never read Rumiko Takahashi's other work. And now I want to read it all.

The manager is a cute gal. So are the rest of the girls in this. Such wonderful illustrations. I really fell into this story. I am greatly looking forward to the next volume. A heads up, the Mangaka who created this is also the creator of Ranma 1/2 & Inuyasha, as well as other fantastic series.

La edición está muy bien. Pero la historia puede ser un poco sosa (es un clásico y utiliza los elementos de los sitcoms clásicos).Los personajes son entrañables, pero han perdido un poco de chispa con el paso de los años.Es una rom-com muy clásica, costumbrista japonesa.

Rumiko Takahashi has a devilish sense of humor and this book is a great way to experience my favorite story.

I first read Maison Ikkoku 8 years ago with no expectations of the series other than it being another creation of Rumiko Takahashi, a mangaka whose other works I had previously enjoyed. However, I was blown away by this series. Underneath the impeccably timed comedy and 80's art style lies a heartfelt, bittersweet romance with flawless character development which makes the reader experience life from the perspective of the main character. Maison Ikkoku is the pinnacle of storytelling in any format and I am glad to see this timeless classic finally get the Viz Sig treatment it so rightfully deserves.

Good book and I’m loving these new VIZ signature formats for older releases- but either in packing or shipping my book was damaged. Thankfully not torn or majorly bent but I’m not super happy about it.

This is an amazing work of Rumiko Takahashi. And only reason to buy this is to collect the manga in officially translated editions.

Favorite manga <3