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a few years ago when i was still living at a dormitory during college (ok fine, not so few years ago), a roommate of mine introduced me to the wonderful world of maison ikkoku.  being the romantic that i am (eherm), i got hooked on the story of a loser trying to win the heart of his apartment’s manager.  call it the typical underdog, love-is-all-you-need story, but as i’ve never encountered a manga (japanese comic book) of that genre before, i , along with some of my dormmate friends, bugged my roommate to purchase and lend us the latest volume once it is released.

fast forward several years and i have already bought my own set (of both the english and nihongo versions of the manga).  i’ve also recently acquired a copy of the 96-episode anime (which, based on the animation, could have been shown from the eighties to mid-nineties), and have just finished watching it over the golden week (in favor of starting house md).

but the best news for me is that this season, on may 12th to be exact, maison ikkoku will be aired as a jdorama! yahoo! hehe and what’s more, kyoko otonashii, the manager and female protagonist of the story, will be played by itou misaki (she of the densha otoko fame, and who almost became my girlfriend, until i told her that i already have my kyashi, naks!).  unfortunately, it would be a while, if ever, before a subbed edition will be aired, so for the moment i’m brushing up my nihongo (rather, i’m practicing my context clue listening skills) so that i will be prepared for next saturday.

can’t hardly wait!

check the official site for updates.