Maison Ikkoku: Final Chapter

Shaja★ 10

This movie is the finale of Maison Ikkoku, tho it introduces a character not present in the series it is still wonderful. It keeps in the spirit of the anime with awkward and very natural situations without becoming absurdly impossible to believe. This is set during the time frame of episode 96 but as anyone whos watched the series there is a showing of the future of all the characters in that episode. This is not what the movies about, in the movie godai and kyoko are still not married. The animation is slightly different but still great quality for the series. Sounds and music are equalare just a bit sharper and higher in quality than the tv series. The show has not lost anything on the production end of quality. It was a enjoyable watch like a much longer finale episode that did not end in a flash forward. It was more like one last laugh before its all over a final act for us to enjoy as it all comes to a end. Once it's over you wish there was more but your satisfied in a way. I give this film 10 on all fields, its a wonderful end to a wonderful series.

Kyosuke69★ 5

I dislike the artwork. Why did they change Godai's face, but the others look close to the TV series. There were also several scenes where characters were just drawn badly. Like the scene where Godai and Kyoko talk by the front door - their necks are absurdly long. And who ever did the shading should be ashamed of themselves. At times, the art reminded me of whoever did Macross DYRL (another movie where I loved the story and characters, but really hated the artwork). I think the thing I disliked the most was the lack of new material. I kept askingmyself, why did they bother to make this movie? Seems like a cash grab to me. Instead, we just revisit what we already know, and this "mystery letter" only takes like 5 minutes. What a wasted opportunity to explore other aspects of their wedding, honeymoon, or early married life.