Maison Ikkoku — Season 1, Episode 4: Kyoko's Heart Goes Pitty-Pat! Godai is put to the Test

Episode synopsis

Test time has finally arrived for Godai. As he does all the last minute cramming he can get away with Yotsuya, Ichinose, and Akemi take bets on which school's will reject him. Kyoko does her best to keep them out of Godai's way, but it doesn't do any good. As Godai heads off to take his tests, he misinterprets Kyoko's words of encouragement as a sign of affection, and can't stop thinking about it long enough to do well on a single test. With only one school left, Godai faces another year as a ronin, or overcoming all his distractions to become a full-fleged college student.

About Maison Ikkoku

Godai is a ronin (someone who has failed university entrance exams) living in a run down apartment house called Maison Ikkoku. Among the other residents are the nosy Ichinose, the sexy Akemi Roppongi, and the mysterious Yotsuya. The others are given to having wild parties which makes it difficult for Godai to study. Into this mayhem comes the recently widowed Kyoko as the new live-in manager. Godai falls for her, but doesn't have the nerve to tell her. As time passes, their relationship slowly develops amid life at Maison Ikkoku, despite all sorts of romantic hurdles.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Sorry To Keep You Waiting! I'm Kyoko Otonashi!
• E2Love is in the Air? Which one Does Kyoko Love Best?
• E3Hearts on Fire in the Dark! All Alone with Kyoko
• E5Kyoko's Climbing the Walls! Godai's Headed For the Hills
• E6Shocking Springtime! Kyoko's Secret
• E7Godai's Agony! The One Kyoko Loves
• E8Godai's Unspeakable Declaration! If You're Going to Do It,Do It!
• E9The Mysterious Tennis Coach is the Rival of Love
• E10Love Panic on the Beach!
• E11Kentaro's First Love! What Age Got to Do,with It?
• E12One Entangled Evening! I Thought You Said You Loved Me!?
• E13Godai the Gigolo...? Are You Going to Get That, or Shall I?