History Heartwarming / MaisonIkkoku

* Godai's grandmother, Yukari, convinces his parents to leave the family restaurant open when they come to visit after becoming engaged. It served two purposes: to introduce Kyoko to all the friends and family who frequent the restaurant and to show Kyoko the people in Godai's life growing up were not upset about her age or that she had been married before, something Kyoko was extremely concerned about. Yukari gives Godai a dowry and Kyoko a family heirloom ring.

You know what, let's just call the final dozen episodes a "Crowning Season of Heartwarming". Some of these also show up on the Tear Jerker page.

--> '''Kyoko:''' You should've thought of that before! Before you started with all those other women!
--> '''Godai:''' Look, I'm not slick enough to even ''try'' making passes at women!
--> '''Kyoko:''' Oh, ''sure''...
--> '''Godai:''' Don't you understand? It's ''you'' ... ''you'' are the only one I ''ever wanted!''

--> '''Godai:''' The woman I love, Kozue... burns with jealousy, leaps to conclusions, cries, and turns to ice, but, when she laughs... the world is mine.

--> '''Kyoko:''' Promise me... that even if it's by one day... you'll outlive me.

-->'''Godai:''' ...You've been a part of her ever since the first day I met her, and I still fell in love with her. So...I'm taking you into my life too, as part of her.
-->'''Kyoko:''' *thinking* Soichiro...this is what you wanted for me...isn't it?

** Mitaka, after all the rivalry between them, congratulating Godai.

* When the tenants ask, "Spare us any more guessing." "Yeah... are you two together, or not?" Godai and Kyoko are so used to hiding their feelings that it never even occurred to them that the first thing Ichinose would say is, "What're you afraid of? Think we're gonna ease you or something?" and Youtsuya, of all people, says "Our heart-felt congratulations," and Akemi smiles at them and says "It took long enough." Kyoko just stands there with a blank look on her face and Godai has to pick himself up off the floor.

* When the tenants ask, "Spare us any more guessing." "Yeah... are you two together, or not?" Godai and Kyoko are so used to hiding their feelings that it never even occurred to them that the first thing Ichinose would say is, "What're you afraid of? Think we're gonna tease you or something?" and Youtsuya, of all people, says "Our heart-felt congratulations," and Akemi smiles at them and says "It took long enough." Kyoko just stands there with a blank look on her face and Godai has to pick himself up off the floor.

* The final scene at Souichiro's grave where Godai finally accepts Souichiro as a part of his life, showing how much he's grown as a man and giving Kyoko the freedom to finally let go of her husband. Again, this also marks the difference between Godai and Mitaka, as Mitaks wanted to make Kyoko forget her late husband.

* Mitaka finally accepting Asuna and moving on with his life. That scene where they're sitting next to each other on the bed gets me going every time.

* The extended epilogue showing how everyone's moved on in the subsequent months. This Troper can't help but cry when Godai and Kyoko come back with the baby and hears 'Kanashimi o Konnichiwa' one more time.

* At Kyoko and Godai's wedding reception, while Godai is making a speech to everyone, he is about to refer to Kyoko as "Kyoko-san" but stops himself. He turns to his wife and says just "Kyoko," deciding to drop the honourific from her name.

* The final scene at Souichiro's grave where Godai finally accepts Souichiro as a part of his life, showing how much he's grown as a man and giving Kyoko the freedom to finally let go of her husband.

* The scene where Kozue and Godai break off their relationship -- as friends, and Kozue asks him what the other woman is like. Before he can answer, she gets off the train, but we get to hear:

* The scene with Godai and Kyoko, where he's carrying her drunken father home on his back- and [[strike:Kyoko finally accepts his hand in marriage]] he finally proposes.

* Godai and Kyoko [[spoiler:making love for the first time.]]

* At Kyoko and Godai's wedding reception, while Godai is making a speech to everyone, he is about to refer to Kyoko as "Kyoko-san" but stops himself. He turns to his wife and says just "Kyoko," officially dropping the honourific from her name, as he no longer needs to say it.

* Godai and Kyoko [[spoiler:having sex for the first time.]]
* When the tenants ask, "Spare us any more guessing." "Yeah... are you two together, or not?" Godai and Kyoko are so used to hiding their feelings that it never even occurred to them that the first thing Ichinose would say is, "What're you afraid of? Think we're gonna tease you or something?" and Youtsuya, of all people, says "Our heart-felt congratulations." Kyoko just stands there with a blank look on her face and Godai has to pick himself up off the floor.

* The GrandFinale wedding

* At Kyoko and Godai's wedding reception, while Godai is making a speech to everyone, he is about to refer to Kyoko as "Kyoko-san" but stops himself. He turns to his wife and says "Kyoko," officially dropping the honourific from her name, as he no longer needs to say it.

--> Kyoko: You should've thought of that before! Before you started with all those other women!
--> Godai: Look, I'm not slick enough to even ''try'' making passes at women!
--> Kyoko: Oh, ''sure''...
--> Godai: Don't you understand? It's you... ''you'' are the only one I ever wanted

--> Godai: The woman I love, Kozue... burns with jealousy, leaps to conclusions, cries, and turns to ice, but, when she laughs... the world is mine.