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Young student Godai Yusaku is having trouble passing his college entrance exams - and no wonder when he is surrounded by a buncy of psychotic neighbors determined to make his life hell! He is ready to walk out of his boarding house... until the beautiful new manager Kyoko Otonashi arrives!
Kyoko - I'm Kyoko Otonashi. I'll be the manager of this apartment, from today.
Episode one script
Godai buys a Christmas gift for Kyoko, but he can't give it to her because he's too shy. Akemi then tells him that Kyoko is involved with someone, which depresses Godai. Afterwards, Kyoko begins repairing holes on the roof falls asleep on the job. When it starts to rain, Godai finds her on the roof talking about a "Soichiro-san". He then saves her from running off the roof to bring the clothes in, and receives a slap in the face after rescuing her by grabbing on to the wrong part of her body.
Kyoko - Sorry, Souichiro-san!
Yotsuya - She's apologizing to the dog.
Kyoko - Godai-san..
Godai - Yes?
Kyoko - Ganbatte kudasai ne! (Please do your best!)
Godai - Hai!! Ganbarimasu!!! (Yes! I'll do my best!)
Souchiro-san - Baw?
Godai - Hai!! Ganbarimasu!!!
Streetperson - Hey watch it!!
Godai - Hai!! Ganbarimasu!!!
Streetperson - Watch where you're going!!
Godai - Hai!! Ganbarimasu!!!
Kyoko -If it's like that from the first day, I wonder how the rest will be...
Godai is at Sakamoto's place, in an attempt to get away from Kyoko's disappointed face because of his repeated failures at his college exams. Unfortunately, he has no underwear because he's left them all at home. He then tries to sneak back home and grab his clothes but is foiled by Yotsuya's attempt to play with him. When Souichiro tears up his underwear he is forced to run away before Kyoko, who is really worried about him comes out to see what is going on. At the same time, Godai's grandma comes up to see how Godai is doing and is picked up by Kyoko at the train station. She tries to cover up for Godai about his exams but the loon squad does a good job in telling her the truth. Grandma then says that Godai has to pass the last test because they can't support him if he doesn't do anything productive. Finally, Kyoko and Grandma spot Godai at the posting of the test scores and find out that he actually passed that exam. At his celebration party, Kyoko gives Godai a new pair of underwear.
Grandma Yuhsaku - I thought Yuhsaku would come to pick me up.
Kyoko - Yuhsaku?
Grandma - My grandson's name.
Kyoko - Ronin-san's?
Grandma - Didn't you know?
Kyoko - !... come to think about it... ronin can't be his name.
Ichinose - Being virtuous to your dead husband, right?
Ichinose - ... that's out of style, you know.
Godai - (There it is, the face that always looks like it's worrying about
something.)
Godai - ... Kanrinisan, let's laugh!
Kyoko - huh?
Godai - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!
Kyoko - (confused) hehheheheh...?
Godai - There, that happy face is the best!
(walks by her, laughing)
Godai and Sakamoto are both drunk in a bar, and Sakamoto is persuading Godai to express his feelings for Kyoko. Eventually, they end up outside of Ikkoku-kan where Godai finally decides to talk about Kyoko - by yelling at the top of his lungs to the entire area on top of a garbage bag. Kyoko then comes down to stop him, but Godai drunkenly grabs her and carries her back to his room before passing out. The next day, everyone tells him that he slept with Kyoko but wasn't able to finish. Kyoko ignores all attempts to talk to him. Finally, he confronts her and says that it was all a joke. Unfortunately, Kyoko takes this to mean that Godai's expression of love was a joke. Godai receives a slap in the face and wonders what in the world happened.
Godai - Then it wasn't a nude dance?
Kyoko isn't talking to Godai after she thought he was joking about his affections toward her. Ichinose figures out that Kyoko is trying to keep faithful to her dead husband. Kyoko eventually is persuaded to join a tennis club to keep her occupied, where she meets Mitaka the tennis coach with the gleaming smile. To Godai's horror, they all decide to meet together at the cafe. The gang start talking about Godai's display of affection in episode 8, and Kyoko tries to verify that Godai was really joking with her. Godai tells her that he wasn't which surprises her. Finally, as they all start walking to Ikkoku-kan, Mitaka learns that Kyoko doesn't want to start anything for a while. He replies by saying that he's a patient person, and that he can wait.
Akemi - What brings you here?
Yotsuya - Let me introduce you to the ladykiller we've been talking about.
Mitaka - Such a nasty way of putting it.
Akemi - Wow... so kill me.
Kyoko - They're not all bad, but they have a bad habit of
enjoying seeing other people get upset.
Mitaka - What's the trouble? Is it so upsetting to have
somebody tell you he loves you?
Kyoko - I'm a widow.
Mitaka - Then you still can't forget about your husb...
Kyoko - No... it's just that... I don't want to. If I forget,
Souichiro-san will truly be dead.
Mitaka - I guess it'll take you a real long time... Well, I'm patient.
Mitaka - We can have a little drink there.. Off course I can't drink
alcohol, but..
Kyoko - (thinking abou Godai) YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING!!
Mitaka - I..I.. understand! Forget about the drink!
Godai thinks he's being followed. He finds out that it's really a bunch of girls who want him to help out with the puppet club at the university. To Kyoko's dismay, he suddenly begins to receive a lot of phone calls from the girls in the puppet club which she has to answer since the phone is in her room. It seems as if Godai has become extremely popular especially with people like Kozue coincidentally phoning in to talk to him. Kyoko gets really annoyed with the whole thing and gets a public phone installed in the apartment. Godai sees this, and while Kyoko is steaming from the whole incident, gives her a call from the public phone to her personal phone explaining the whole situation.
Sakamoto - So, you've been feeling that somebody's been watching
you all the time.
Godai - Yeah... always from the back.
Sakamoto - And is it CIA? KGB or maybe alien.. there's possibility
of guardian spirit..
Godai - Don't treat me like a neurotic!
Sakamoto - Calm down...
Godai - It's just that it seems there's a woman that's watching me..
Sakamoto - Oh, that's it?
Kyoko - Oh, you brought them?
Princess - Thank you very much for today!
Prince - No problem at all.
Princess - But reflect this on yourself, ok? You're the one who
turned the play into mess.
Prince - But that's because you inched to me like this...
Princess - There you go again!
Prince - Ouch!
Kyoko - Bye!
Godai - Poor prince.
Godai - What?! You gave her taiyaki and takoyaki??!!
Akemi - Yeah, she ate it all.
Yotsuya - And you gave her ramen?
Ichinose - Before all that, Mitaka coach's cooking.....
Akemi - All she has do to is to say no.
Godai - Under that circumstance, she ate all that much bad ramen and smiled...
Akemi - That's what makes her great.
Kozue - He really looks like my first love.
Kyoko - Oh? Your first love?
Kozue - Though it was a one sided love...
Kyoko - Oh, was he an interesting man?
Kozue - He was a great man!
Kyoko - But didn't you say he looked like Godai-san?
Kozue - He was so manly and great.
Kyoko - (How is that supposed to be Godai-san?)
Godai -But what could it mean, the same muffler...
Could it be that she's putting us on a balance?
Mitaka - (Probably means I'm at the same level as Godai-kun?...
Wonder what's wrong with me?)
(Kyoko is hanging from the roof, in danger of falling down)
Kyoko - (What should I do?) Go...
Godai - (looks out the window) Kanrinin-san!
Kyoko - (smiles... frowns) It's ok! After all, I'm an incompetent manager.
Godai - What are you talking about?!
Kyoko - I'm ok, I won't bother tenants with my problems.
Godai - BAKA!
Ritsuko - Young man, do you have a steady?
Godai - No, I don't but... I'm in love with somebody.
(Kyoko opens her eyes)
Ritsuko - Oh! Then it's a one side affair, isn't it?
(Godai stares at table)
Ritsuko - What kind of lady is she?
Kyoko - Mom, don't be so nosy!
Godai - She's got long hair... so gentle. She's two years older than me...
but she's so adorable. Or how should I put it?
Godai - I hope Kyoko-san understood me. I bet she did.
Kyoko - Godai-san, don't surprise me. I'm... I'm still not...
... but thank you.
Grandma Yukari - But whatever you do, don't give up.
After all, your grandpa managed to win my heart.
Persistancy counts.
Kyoko is in shock after seeing Kozue kiss Godai. Goida returns to Ikkoku-kan after his exams are over. Before he leaves, the manager of the cabaret warns him that he's not good enough to handle two women at the same time. Godai has no idea why Kyoko seems to be mad at him. Kozue calls to ask Godai out for lunch. There, he finds out that another man proposed to her, but she doesn't know what Godai's feelings are. He tells her that when he graduates, he wants to propose to a lady (Kyoko) but Kozue misinterprets this to be her and decides to turn the other guy down. He walks home stunned. He explains what happened to Kyoko after she brings up the kiss and realizes how stupid he was. Surprising Godai, she kisses him. Godai tries to figure out how to tell Kozue the truth, but before he could, she barges into a New year's Party and cries out that Godai proposed to him. Kyoko's furious, slaps him, and then tells Godai to move out. He refuses. Kyoko decides to move out.
Kyoko - Close your eyes. Did you think I was going to kiss you?
Godai - that's...
Kyoko - Turn around. It's alright, just stand back-to-back.
Godai - OK.
Kyoko - Now close your eyes.
(Kyoko takes off slippers, walks up to Godai and kisses him)
Kyoko - You're right, you are gulliable.
(Kyoko walks away.)
Godai - (stunned) Yes!
Kyoko's gone after the previous night's fiasco. He explains what happened to the loon squad and they force Godai to go get Kyoko back. Kyoko is moping at her parent's place. She exclaims that she'll never get married. Her mom then realizes that it's not Mitaka she's moping over, but another guy. Godai shows up, but Kyoko tells her mom not to let him in. He yells out to her what really happened, but Kyoko throws a pillow at him and forces him out. Being back home of course, makes her dad extremely happy. Godai keeps coming back to try to get Kyoko but she remains stubborn. Meanwhile, the apartment is turning into a mess. Godai is put in charge of the apartment after her dad convinces Otonashi that Kyoko isn't coming back.
Ritsuko - Kyoko... Was that the man you like?...
Kyoko - You have to be kidding.. He's an irresponsible clod.
Ritsuko - What was his name?
Kyoko - Godai! Can't you remember?!
Ritsuko - I'd better remember that...
Kyoko's upset at her dad for telling Otonashi that she quit her job. Meanwhile Godai is trying to clean up quickly to go to Kyoko's but the loon squad keeps partying and making a mess. Godai kicks them out of the apartment and they end up partying at Chachamaru where Kyoko coincidentally ends up at. Akemi tells Kyoko that she's stubborn, and threatens to seduce Godai to prove her point. Later that night, Godai receives a call from Akemi who says she's in trouble. When Godai runs to get her, he realizes that she's in a love hotel. Akemi wakes up and says she drank too much, the guy left and she needed someone to pay. They walk out, and a shocked Kozue sees them leaving together. The next morning, Akemi tells Godai that he should be happy now after she helped split them up. All attempts to reach Kozue are futile, and Akemi and Ichinose berate him for trying to prolong the misunderstanding to end everything on a happy note. Ichinse visits Kyoko to tell her that everything has worked out and Kyoko finally understands what happened. She decides to return home, but on the way she meets up with Kozue who tells a shocked Kyoko that Godai slept with Akemi.
Akemi - You're thinking something like, "Even if we break up,
I want to remain in her heart as a beautiful memory,"
aren't you?
Godai - ...
Godai - That's not it... that's not it at all....
Akemi & Ichinose - (in unison): Ba-ka.
A shocked Kyoko ends up at Chachamaru where she sees Akemi. Akemi tells Kyoko the truth, that she did walk out of the hotel with Godai. When Godai and company walk in, she tells him tha she hates him. Akemi explains to Master that even if she said nothing happened, she is so jealous that wouldn't believe her. Kyoko becomes irrational, and accuses Godai of sleeping around. Godai pats her gently on the cheek, and she runs out. Godai chases after her to return her jacket. He explains to her that Kyoko keeps forgetting one thing - that he loves her, always and forever. Later, Kozue meets Yotsuya on the train and learns the truth about the hotel. She comes to the cabaret to apologize, and Godai decides to apologize first, saying that he already has a woman he loves in his life. Kozue is relieved, because she already accepted another man's proposal. They part on a happy note.
Akemi - You should see your face. Quarreling that badly with a man
you wouldn't even let hold your hand. What's the matter with you?
Kyoko - Are you saying it's my fault?
Godai - No, it's just... It's just that, Kyoko-san...
You're forgetting something important.
Kyoko - Something? And what's that?
Godai - My feelings. I love you. I love you Kyoko-san.
Ever since we first met, and now and forever after.
Kozue - What kind of woman is she?
Godai - (reflecting on her question)
Kozue-chan... the woman I love is... jealous, cries and gets mad a
lot... but when she smiles, I feel the best...
Godai - I'm always worried, when I think about you and Souichiro-san.
I don't know what to do anymore.
Kyoko - I'm sorry. Please, just think about me.
Godai - No... He's just worried about you... To your
father, you're still a little girl, aren't you?
Kyoko - Kyoko-chan... eh?
Godai - But to me... you're the only woman...
Please, will you marry me?
Godai - I promise... I won't do anything to make you
cry. So, please, spend the rest of your life
with me...
Kyoko - Will you promise me one thing, then?
Godai - Yes.
Kyoko - Please, even if by just one day more, live
longer than me... Because... I don't think I
could continue on by myself...
(Grandma Yukari gives Godai her bankbook)
Godai - I'll give you the best funeral ever, grandma!
Kyoko - Haruka-chan, welcome to our home. This is the place... where papa and mama met for the very first time...