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!Maison Ikkoku's Residents
[[folder:Yusaku Godai]]
!!Yusaku Godai
->Voiced by: Issei Futamata (JP), Creator/JasonGrayStanford and Creator/BradSwaile (EN)
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The protagonist of the series. He lives in Room 5. He is a poor 20-year-old ronin studying for his college entrance exams after failing in the past year. He is madly in love with Kyoko.
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* AccidentalPervert: Whenever he is caught doing or seeing something perverted, it is never intentional on his part.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Towards the end of the series, he gets Kyoko alone with him in a park and states assertively that she's indeed the one he loves and that no other woman interests him, which leaves Kyoko speechless]].
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the early manga, Yusaku looks like [[https://xy-06-w.mangapark.net/f2/f1/5bc9bb11eeb649528e461f2f/01_84880_752_1163.webp this]], not exactly bad-looking but only slightly better than [[Manga/UruseiYatsura Ataru's]] level of plain, especially with the parted bangs. However, in the anime, he looks [[https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/scale_medium/0/6228/1677625-yusaku_godai.jpg younger and cuter]], basically a short-haired version of [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]].
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, he and Kyoko get married and have a daughter.]]
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kyoko. It's ''very'' downplayed compared to Takahashi Rumiko's [[Manga/UruseiYatsura other]] [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf series]] as they never get anywhere near as hostile and abusive, but Godai's immaturity and perversion does get on Kyoko's bad side early on.
* ButtMonkey: He's often teased by his neighbors. He also tends to make a fool of himself because of his indecisiveness.
* ChivalrousPervert: He may ogle Kyoko all the time but he would never coerce her into doing something she doesn't want to.
* CluelessChickMagnet: He sometimes doesn't realize just how good-looking he is.
* CompetingWithACorpse: Yusaku has a crush on Kyoko, but she isn't interested in getting into a serious relationship at all because she's still [[TheMourningAfter mourning the death of her husband]] Soichiro, who passed away a few years before the story takes place. Soichiro's memory is the main obstacle for Yusaku and Kyoko to overcome before they can become a couple.
* TheDitherer: To his own detriment, Kyoko's annoyance, and the great comic enjoyment of everyone else. He never grows out of it, but he does learn to take responsibility for the decisions he ''does'' finally make.
* DoggedNiceGuy: He keeps trying to make Kyoko fall in love with him, but tries to not be too pushy because he knows she still loves her late husband.
%%* DrowningMySorrows: With his best buddy.
* DubNameChange: Hugo Dufour in the French dub.
* FriendToAllChildren: He's shown relatively early on to be good with children when Ikuko shows up (though at first he is only nice to her to learn more about Kyoko). The only real exception is Kentaro, which is a more familiar sight in Creator/RumikoTakahashi's works, but Godai occasionally has friendly moments with him too. [[spoiler:He goes on to work part-time at a preschool, and eventually becomes a preschool teacher by the end of the series.]]
* GetAHoldOfYourselfWoman: He one time slapped [[spoiler: Kyoko]], because she was just going too far in an argument they were having, namely that she got so angry at him when they argued over a gift he received from Kozue that she refused to ask him for help when she nearly fell off the roof, and just dangled there until he noticed.
* GrewASpine: At the beginning, Godai is a complete pushover. By the end of the series, while still a quite affable man, he has become way more assertive and will no longer hesitate to strike back whenever someone goes too far with him.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He can come off as a jerk, but he doesn't ''mean'' it.
* LikesOlderWomen: Though Kyoko is only about 2 years older than him.
* LongingLook: Many times for Kyoko. He just loves watching her taking care of her job.
* LoveAtFirstSight: The moment Kyoko enters the scene, he falls head over heels for her. Hard. ''Very'' hard.
* NiceGuy: The story does not shy away from the common faults of this character type, such as indecisiveness, spinelessness, and mediocrity, but it also suggests that Godai's innate kindness and decency, combined with his willingness to grow, more than compensates in the long run.
* PrivateTutor: Kyoko gets him a job as a tutor for her niece who took a big liking to Godai.
* ReusedCharacterDesign: He has the same face and hairstyle as Tsubame Ozuno from Rumiko's other manga ''Manga/UruseiYatsura''.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The poor suitor to Mitaka's rich suitor. Both guys are pursuing Kyoko, but Godai is a StarvingStudent with no job while Mitaka is the heir of a very wealthy family.
* RidiculouslyAverageGuy: At first, there's nothing remarkable about him besides being the protagonist.
* RomancingTheWidow: He's hopelessly in love with Kyoko, a young widow who recently lost her husband not even a year after their wedding. Kyoko does develop feelings for Godai, but is struggling with her wish to be loyal to her husband's memory.
* {{Ronin}}: He's the modern definition of this trope at the very start of the series, having failed to get into college the first time around. Fortunately, he doesn't stay one for long, since he manages to enter college about halfway through volume 1.
* SecondLove: Kyoko had sworn to never fall in love again after her husband's untimely death. That starts to change as she slowly falls in love with Godai, although she has a hard time coming to terms with it.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Sensitive Guy to Shun's Manly Man. In contrast to the cocky playboy, Godai is humble and insecure as he has no real experience with women.
* ShirtlessScene: Several times and it can be seen that he has a quite nice body all in all.
* StarvingStudent: Godai works to pay for his studies, but he never has money for anything. And when he has some money, he spends it on presents for Kyoko.
* TookALevelInKindness: While he isn't exactly a jerk at the start, his immature behavior worries and annoys Kyoko. As the story progresses, he matures into a genuinely kind and helpful man.
* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: Sharing an umbrella was used many times for him and Kyoko as a loving gesture.
* UnluckyEverydude: He's inept and unlucky like the hero of [[Manga/UruseiYatsura another Takahashi's work]]. However, unlike Ataru, he's also a well-meaning NiceGuy.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: His relationship with Kyoko was teased througout, mainly owed to Kyoko feeling that she must be faithful to her late husband and Yusaku sometimes being unable to act on his feelings. [[spoiler: The series ends with them [[HappilyEverAfter married]] and [[BabiesEverAfter having a baby daughter]].]]
* WhoWouldBeStupidEnough: Godai is easily tricked [[spoiler:by Kozue into kissing her (or rather, she kisses him).]] Later, while trying to show how he was misled, he tries the same trick on Kyoko. She doesn't fall for it and he realizes just how dumb he was to have been tricked by something so simple. And less than a minute later Kyoko pulls the same trick on him and he falls for it again. Twice.
* YankTheDogsChain: Happens to him SEVERAL times over the course of the story.
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[[folder:Kyoko Otonashi]]
!!Kyoko Otonashi
->Voiced by: Creator/SumiShimamoto (JP), Creator/EllenKennedy (EN)
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The female protagonist of the series. She is a beautiful, 22-year-old widow who takes on the task of managing a broken-down boarding house. She lives in the manager's room.
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, she and Godai get married and have a daughter.]]
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Godai. They aren't as dysfunctional as most of Rumiko's couples, but especially early on, Godai's immaturity clashes with Kyoko's hidden temper.
* BettyAndVeronica: Early in the series, Kyoko is the Veronica ({{Tsundere}} widow mourning her husband) to Kozue's Betty (ordinary GirlNextDoor). Later on, she becomes the Betty to Ibuki's Veronica. While Kyoko still has {{Tsundere}} tendencies towards Godai, she's a mostly levelheaded and down-to-earth adult in contrast to Ibuki who is a bratty teenager acting as Godai's StalkerWithACrush.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's sweet and polite, but also has a violent side.
* BitchSlap: She occasionally slaps Godai in the face due to her latent {{Tsundere}}-ness.
* CannotSpitItOut: For all the grief she gives Godai over his reluctance to break up with Kozue, Kyoko is equally guilty in terms of her relationship with Shun Mitaka. Though it's clear that she cares for him, it's also blatantly obvious that she doesn't see Mitaka as somebody she wants to marry. However, she doesn't say ''anything'' when Mitaka breaks off his engagement to Asuna to be with her, nor does she deny a relationship when Asuna politely confronts her about it. Even after [[spoiler: meeting his parents, and being whisked away by Shun while Godai is screaming after them]], she doesn't spit it out that she doesn't feel that way for him until the ''very last minute''.
* CantHoldHerLiquor: She usually avoids drinking too much because she can't handle alcohol.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Downplayed; she doesn't like Godai seeing other girls, but is more mature and controlled about it than most of Rumiko Takahashi's heroines due to being older. Kyoko is rational enough to realize Ibuki is an immature StalkerWithACrush and bravely resists her provocations.
* CluelessChickMagnet: Gender inverted and {{justified|trope}}. She's trying so hard to stay loyal to her late husband's memory that she doesn't even notice several men would like to date her.
* DevotedToYou: Both Godai and Mitaka are so hopelessly in love with her that they constantly turn down many of their romantic prospects on the off chance that Kyoko is interested in them.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Her reckless driving scares even Mitaka and Godai. Kentaro even says of her that she "drives like a man".
* DubNameChange: Juliette Rozier in the French dub.
* DudeMagnet: Men see her as attractive and she has two male suitors constantly competing for her attention.
* FirstGirlWins: She's the female protagonist and Godai falls in love with her right in the first chapter/episode. [[spoiler:She ends up as his wife and the mother of his daughter.]]
* HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: She tries to deny it whenever people say she's dating Godai or has feelings for him.
* HerHeartWillGoOn: In an early chapter, when Kyoko and Soichiro's father go to the cemetery to pay their respects to Soichiro, Mr. Otonashi tells her that although he doesn't want her to forget his son, he implores Kyoko to move on since it's not healthy for a woman as young as her to be so obsessed with a dead man, and he would gladly give her his blessings if she fell in love with someone else, but Kyoko doesn't feel ready for it. By the end of the story, Kyoko does move on with her life, [[spoiler: marries Godai and [[BabiesEverAfter they have a child together,]]]] but she still fondly remembers Soichiro as her FirstLove.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Kyoko alternates between keeping Yusaku at arm's length and getting visibly pissed off and jealous when he talks to other women. Her puzzling behavior is due to Kyoko being a widow who has just lost her husband: she is falling for Yusaku, but she is not ready yet to move on.
* TheMourningAfter: She has a hard time letting go of her late husband. It's also {{deconstructed|trope}} because it's recognized as unhealthy behavior and Kyoko keeps avoiding a new romance in an attempt to keep Soichiro alive in her heart. Her main CharacterDevelopment is [[MovingBeyondBereavement accepting Soichiro's death to move on with Godai]].
* MovingBeyondBereavement: Kyoko has been a widow for several years when the story begins and has a difficult time letting go of her late husband Soichiro. Early in the story, Soichiro's father tells her that she needs to move on, and has his blessing if she meets someone else. By the end of the series, Kyoko finally moves on by marrying Yusaku, though she still remembers Soichiro as her first love.
* NiceGirl: She's normally kind and caring to everyone.
* PluckyGirl: A more mundane take on the trope but her diligence, strong will and overall resilience make her one of these.
* PunnyName: Her family name Otonashi literally means "soundless" (and the second kanji means "nothing" or "zero", in keeping with the other characters' NumericalThemeNaming), but it also sounds like "otto-nashi", meaning "without a husband", which references how she's a widow.
* ReusedCharacterDesign: With her hair down, Kyoko looks indistinguishable from Sakura, a character from Rumiko's other manga ''Manga/UruseiYatsura''. The only notable difference is that Kyoko has TaremeEyes in contrast with Sakura's TsurimeEyes.
* SilkHidingSteel: While Kyoko is a subversion of the YamatoNadeshiko she initially seems to be, she still falls into this trope. She's usually sweet and polite, but she does have a tough and strong-willed side that comes out when her buttons are pushed and she's the only thing keeping Maison Ikkoku from descending into chaos.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She doesn't like jerks and greatly prefers gentlemen, something both Mitaka and Godai know and use in order to get her to choose between them.
* StepfordSmiler: Despite her sunny disposition, she's still mourning her late husband.
* TaremeEyes: Her eyes are large and round to highlight her gentle character.
* TeacherStudentRomance: She met her late husband while he was working as a temporary teacher at her high school.
* {{Tsundere}}: Sweet (''Dere'') type. Kyoko is normally kind, cheery and pleasant, but she tends to turn cranky and violent when Godai (usually) inadvertently does something to her displeasure.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: It takes a long while for Kyoko and Godai to make progress in their relationship despite their obvious feelings for each other. In their case, it's more understandable because Kyoko needs to accept her husband's death and Godai needs to mature before they can get into a healthy relationship. [[spoiler:At the end of the series, they get married.]]
* YamatoNadeshiko: Subverted. Her perfect Japanese housewife persona hides her repressed {{Tsundere}} nature and it's a way to cope with the loss of her husband.
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[[folder:Hanae Ichinose]]
!!Hanae Ichinose
->Voiced by: Kazuyo Aoki (JP), Daphne Goldrick and Kathy Morse (EN)
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A short, middle-aged woman who is rarely seen sober. She lives with her husband and her son, Kentaro, in Room 1.
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* AccentAdaptation: In the English dub, she sounds like a stereotypical JewishMother. Given her gossipy and meddling nature, this seems appropriate.
* AdaptationalAttractiveness: She's overweight in the manga/anime, but thin in live action adaptations.
* AlcoholicParent: Much to Kentaro's [[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents embarassment.]]
* ApronMatron: She's a quite authoritative housewife, so she's often seen in an apron.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Her first name means: "flower branch".
* GossipyHens: Her and the neighbours constanly gossip about other people.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: She's a bit older than most examples, but she's definitely fond of her booze and enjoying herself.
* HiddenDepths: Underneath the above exterior, she really is an experienced woman, wife, and mother, and often dispense sage advice on Kyoko.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While Akemi and Yotsuya may occasionally do a PetTheDog scene or two, Hanae does this more often as she is very much a TeamMom in the show and will prove being actually helpful in serious situations.
* TheMatchmaker: At the start of the series, she tries to get Kyoko to try an arranged marriage.
* NosyNeighbor: Not to the point of Yotsuya but she is quick to meddle in other tenant's business whenever she hears or sees something that catches her interest.
* TeamMom: Of the tenants. Between her, Yotsuya and Akemi, she's the most responsible of the three. It probably helps that she's an actual mother.
* YourSizeMayVary: She may be around shoulder-height to the other characters...or she may barely come up to their waists. This seems to depend on RuleOfFunny.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yotsuya]]
!!Yotsuya
->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruChiba (JP), Gerard Plunkett and Creator/RonHalder (EN)
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A mysterious man who finds enjoyment in mooching, voyeurism, and generally tormenting his next-door neighbor Godai. He lives in Room 4.
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* AccentAdaptation: Yotsuya's very formal way of speaking in Japanese is adapted into English as a quasi-British accent.
* AgeLift: While he was of a VagueAge in the manga/anime, in live action adaptations, he tends to get played by clearly middle aged actors.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Implied. He's very quirky and quite weird in his ways, despite his overall perfect politeness when he speaks. However, his life and day-job are a total mystery to everyone in the boardhouse.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He is clearly highly educated, speaks eloquently and is often quite perceptive but his behaviour is... bizarre to say the least.
* CovertPervert: Has a voyeuristic streak a mile wide.
* EnemyEatsYourLunch: He's a chronic food thief, and he'll often take Godai's food and eat it right in front of him just to mess with him.
* {{Expy}}: Rumiko Takahashi's ''Rumic World'' manga "Dust Spurt" has a secret agent character named Mr. Sekhoi who looks ''exactly'' like Yotsuya. This is the source of some fan speculation that they are the same person.
* FourIsDeath: Stays in room 4, his name has a four in it, and he's easily Godai's most disruptive neighbor.
* IdenticalGrandson: He looks exactly like his grandfather, causing a bit of confusion when his likeness appears to show up in old photos, adding to the mystery who he is and what he does.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Very often when it is time for someone to explain a misunderstanding he is the one to do it. The 'heart of gold' comes from it being very obvious him going way out of the way to 'accidentally' bump into the very person he needs to explain the situation to...usually in an area no one else would see them.
* NoFullNameGiven: His given name is unknown.
* NosyNeighbor: The poster boy for this trope in {{Anime}}, a position for which he has still little competition to this day.
* ObliquelyObfuscatedOccupation: It is never said nor revealed at any point in the story what he does for a living. The other tenants often lampshade this, as well as suspect him being a member of the {{Yakuza}}.
* PornStash: Early in the series he was caught trying to leave a store with one until all the porno magazines were falling out of his coat though.
* SecretAgent: Highly suspected of being this. See the {{Expy}} entry above.
* ThereWasADoor: One time used a log to break into Godai's room and spy on him.
* {{Yakuza}}: Only discussed in-series whenever someone tries to figure out his job. Since he is never seen shirtless to display the usual tattoos of this profession, it's only assumed he is either that or a spy.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Akemi Roppongi]]
!!Akemi Roppongi
->Voiced by: Yuko Mita (JP), Creator/JanyseJaud (EN)
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A boozy bar hostess who is usually known to lounge around wearing skimpy lingerie clothing while hanging around Ikkoku. She lives in Room 6 and works a short distance away in a bar named Cha-Cha Maru.
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* BrutalHonesty: When she has a point to make, don't expect her to be diplomatic, especially when she's sober.
* DeadpanSnarker: Likes to snipe at Godai and Kyoko for her own amusement.
* FanservicePack: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Her usual clothes in the anime early on is practically see-through. And you can clearly see her breast at times. Later episodes changed it to non see-through clothes.
* FieryRedhead: Zigzagged. She's only rowdy when intoxicated, otherwise she is rather chill and soft-spoken.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: A variation. She isn't a hooker but a late-night barmaid which is regarded as somewhat similar in Japan (even though sex isn't necessarily involved). As for the heart of gold, it shows up later in the series when she [[spoiler: decides to step in and trigger Kyoko's jealousy and force her to be more honest with herself with regards to Godai]].
* LadyDrunk: Since her job is being a late-night bar hostess, she often comes back home drunk as a skunk to the point that Kyoko and Mrs. Ichinose may have to carry her back to her room. Or she mistakes Godai's room for her own.
* LastMinuteHookup: With [[spoiler: Master]]. She's even seen moving in with him by the finale.
* MsFanservice: A shapely young woman who spends most of her time in a negligee.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: [[spoiler:Akemi lays a brief but ''huge'' one on Kyoko after Kyoko's ultimate hissy-fit towards Godai.]]
** [[spoiler:'''Akemi''': I can't believe you. Crying and carrying on over a guy you won't even let hold your hand. What's wrong with you? You think I'm so desperate I'd bother to steal a man from a neurotic twit like you? Grow up!]]
* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She often walks around the apartment wearing nothing but a transparent negligee.
* TheTease: More than being actually promiscuous, she is more about teasing than actually doing it.
* UrbanLegendLoveLife: Despite her sultry demeanour and her job, she hasn't been with as many men as people think.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kentaro Ichinose]]
!!Kentaro Ichinose
->Voiced by: Creator/ChikaSakamoto (JP), Creator/SaffronHenderson and Sharon Alexander (EN)
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Hanae's son. He is a grade-school-aged brat, generally seen trying to get between his mother and her bottle.
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* BrattyHalfPint: He's a quite disruptive presence who often causes mischief and gets into petty squabbles with Godai.
* CrushBlush: He immediately blushes and acts bashful whenever Ikuko is around.
* HeightAngst: He's a short boy even for his age, which is something he's quite sensitive about.
* OnlySaneMan: He's one of the residents with most common sense, especially when his mother is around.
* PrecociousCrush: He had a small crush on Kyoko early on, calling her his future wife. His crush soon changes to Kyoko's niece who is closer to his age.
* PuppyLove: He has a crush on Kyoko's niece, Ikuko, who is only a couple of years older than him.
* SatelliteCharacter: He's not seen that often due to him being a very young boy, and is mostly there to assuage his mother's antics.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Nozomu Nikaido]]
!!Nozomu Nikaido
->Voiced by: Creator/RyoHorikawa (JP)
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Originally intending to move into an upscale establishment called "Rikkoku-kan", a typographical error on the lease papers brings him to Maison Ikkoku relatively late into the story as an accidental tenant. He led a relatively sheltered life before entering the story, and he moved into Maison Ikkoku as he started college against the wishes of his protective mother.
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* AdaptedOut: He does not appear in the TV anime.
* BackForTheFinale: Appears in the Wedding Preparations OVA, which happens right before Godai and Kyoko's wedding.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: His main character trait; he seems pleasant enough on the outside, but can be amazingly vindictive towards perceived slights.
* {{Foil}}: To Yotsuya whom he dislikes a lot. Unlike Yotsuya who is very shrewd and perceptive, Nikaido is often oblivious and not very bright.
* HandsomeLech: Will readily chase the girls he meets, be it Yagami, Kyoko herself or even her niece Ikuko but he's so inept at social interactions that it never works, despite being a rather rich and decent-looking boy.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: He never really means harm outright but he has a clear tendency to say the damnedest things out loud without ever checking if it's appropriate or not.
* MamasBoy: The reason why he moved into Ikkoku-kan is mostly because he wanted to be separate from his overprotective mother. That, and the fact that he mistook the boarding house with another one.
* NewNeighboursAsThePlotDemands: A late addition to the story's premises who exists mostly to have room 2 inhabited and to serve as a {{Foil}} to Yotsuya.
* OutOfFocus: After the volume that introduces him, he mostly fades into the background.
* SitcomArchNemesis: He thoroughly dislikes Yotsuya's antics and, unlike Godai, he will retaliate in kind whenever Yotsuya provokes him but their "rivalry" is incredibly petty.
* TheUnseen: A manga-only character.
* UpperClassTwit: He's from a rather affluent family but is often noted as incredibly inept and incapable of understanding any situation he witnesses, mostly because he's completely oblivious to the relationships of his co-tenants.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Soichiro-san]]
!!Soichiro-san
->Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruChiba
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Kyoko's dog. He is a large and white Samoyed dog that was found as a stray by Soichiro Otonashi, Kyoko's late husband.
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* BigFriendlyDog: Which annoys Mitaka big time as the dog is always all over him.
* DeadGuyJunior: He is named after Kyoko's late husband.
* DogsAreDumb: Often accused of being as stupid as a broomstick.
* FormallyNamedPet: Soichiro Otonashi attempted to name him "Snowy", but for whatever the reason he always responded to Soichiro-san.
[[/folder]]

!Other Characters
[[folder:Shun Mitaka]]
!!Shun Mitaka
->Voiced by: Creator/AkiraKamiya (JP), John Payne (EN)
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A wealthy, educated young man who hails from an elite family. Mitaka works as a ladies' tennis coach more out of love for the sport than any need for financial support.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: He is ''very'' tan-skinned in both the anime and the manga.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:He marries Asuna and they have twin babies together, with more on the way.]]
* BrokenAce: Mitaka seems to be TheAce at first - drop-dead gorgeous, athletic, and even an excellent cook - but he has his own issues.
* TheCasanova: Known for his romantic conquests, he actually has to convince Kyoko that he isn't all about sex.
* CockFight: Whenever Godai and him meet, you can be sure this will happen if Kyoko is around. In fact, this is one of the driving forces behind the series.
* ComfortingTheWidow: Often accused of doing this.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He and Godai may be love rivals and will fight each other at any given opportunity, but when Godai got really sick in the manga, Mitaka was willing to cook him food while shooting down Godai’s protests. Although they still went back to their usual squabble, even Mitaka was disgusted by the tenants abandoning Godai when Kyoko instructed them to look after him.
* {{Expy}}: He's a less arrogant and more kind-hearted version of Mendou, another rich playboy from Rumiko's early manga ''Manga/UruseiYatsura''.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:He marries Asuna near the end of the series. Even though he only agreed to the marriage because of a [[MistakenForPregnant misunderstanding]], he's shown to be happy with her and they have several children.]]
* IfICantHaveYou: Feeling that [[spoiler: he was indeed losing to Godai]], he briefly delved into this.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Does have a slight tendency to go from this to JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.
* LadykillerInLove: He's a total playboy, but is focusing all his attention on Kyoko. In the end, however, [[spoiler:he marries Asuna instead and they start a family together.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Shun" means "twinkle".
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: His arranged fiancee Asuna is head over heels in love with him and after [[spoiler:proposing to her due to a [[MistakenForPregnant misunderstanding]]]], he warms up to the idea a bit more, [[spoiler:and eventually falls in love and marries her]]. He actually thought he could really like Asuna if he hasn't already set his sights on Kyoko.
* PrivilegedRival: He's considered the primary threat to Godai's relationship with Kyoko for being wealthy to the point of not having to work, brilliant and excessively handsome.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: The rich suitor to Godai's poor suitor. In contrast to Godai who is a StarvingStudent, Mitaka comes from a wealthy family and has a job as a tennis coach, giving him confidence that he can woo Kyoko and provide for her.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to Godai's Sensitive Guy. Unlike the insecure and wishy-washy Godai, Mitaka is very self-confident and an experienced ladies' man.
* ShotgunWedding: [[spoiler:After a previous drunken night with Asuna, Mitaka hears that "she" is pregnant. He assumes that he got Asuna pregnant, and vows to marry her to set things right. After he proposes and everything is set in stone, he discovers that her dog is the one who had actually been knocked up by his dog.]]
* SupremeChef: He's a very good cook.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: The best-looking male character of the series, which at first strikes quite some insecurities in the more plain-looking Godai.
* ThanksForTheMammary: Happened one time when he tried to prevent Kyoko from falling.
* TwinkleSmile: Iconic of his character. This seems to run in the family, even with the pets of said family. [[spoiler:He even passes it down to his daughters.]]
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Hilariously dog-phobic! [[spoiler:He gets better.]]
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[[folder:Kozue Nanao]]
!!Kozue Nanao
->Voiced by: Creator/MinaTominaga (JP), Creator/RochelleGreenwood and Creator/AnnaCummer (EN)
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Godai's steady date and generally serves as an obstacle for him in his pursuit of Kyoko.
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* BettyAndVeronica: The Betty (ordinary GirlNextDoor) to Kyoko's Veronica ({{Tsundere}} widow mourning her husband).
* TheBusCameBack: For the epilogue where we see [[spoiler: that she has moved on to a whole new life]].
* DemotedToExtra: During the middle of the series when Ibuki was becoming more of a recurring character she only occasionally appeared. This was even given a little bit of a LampshadeHanging near the end of the series.
* GirlNextDoor: She's the most normal person Godai knows as well as the friendliest of his suitors.
* HappilyMarried: She ends up marrying a co-worker, Kentaro, at the bank she works at and moves away to Nagoya with her new husband.
* NiceGirl: She's one of the nicest characters. Her only real flaw is how oblivious she can be regarding Godai's true romantic feelings.
* PowerHair: Subverted. She ''does'' have the hairstyle but she is no leader. Even stranger for fans familiar with Tominaga's other work, you half expect her to give up Godai for her [[Anime/DominionTankPolice tank]], or her [[Franchise/{{Patlabor}} Police Robot]].
* PutOnABus: Literally put on a train when she figures Godai is in love with someone else than her.
* RomanticFalseLead: She acts as a love rival for Kyoko early in the series, with Godai going in a few dates with her when he's upset about Kyoko spending time with Mitaka. Kozue ends up leaving the story after she learns about Godai's love for Kyoko.
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[[folder:Ibuki Yagami]]
!!Ibuki Yagami
->Voiced by: Creator/YurikoFuchizaki (JP), Alexandra Carter (EN)
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A high school student who develops a crush on Godai while he works as a student-teacher.
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* BettyAndVeronica: Being an obsessive StalkerWithACrush who actively tries to seduce Godai, Ibuki is the Veronica to Kyoko's down-to-earth Betty.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She acts nice and all, but it's only a veneer that hides a much less appealing personality.
* ClassRepresentative: Which is how she could get to spend more time with Godai.
* ClingyJealousGirl: ''Much'' more than Kyoko. She's ''very'' jealous of Kyoko and calls her "the widow", which is a derogatory way to refer to someone in Japanese since the kanji's literal meaning is "the one that has yet to die".
* DaddysGirl: Coddled and spoiled by her father who she refers to as "papa" instead of "oto-san", which was a quite familiar way to talk to one's dad back in the 80's.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: When she discovers in episode 80 that Godai is working at a bunny girl themed cabaret club, she decides to woo him by employing as a bunny girl herself! She should have put in serious consideration that a- no relationships allowed between employees at the cabaret club and b- '' Godai was her friggin' teacher, '' thus he has legitimate proof that she’s underage and a high school student. Sure enough, Godai immediately reveals all of this to the manager of said club, who fires her on the spot, and [[DeathGlare warns]] her not to come back.
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Upon entering college, she switches from her trademark GirlishPigtails, to a more mature wavy hair and hairband.
* FilleFatale: Won't hesitate in using sexual innuendos and risqué situations in order to get Godai to view her as a potential lover.
* GirlishPigtails: A strange type. She doesn't get full-blown one but rather small ones while keeping the rest of her hair loose. It's used to mark her as an immature teenager on her way to womanhood.
* InLoveWithLove: She appears to be more interested in being in a tragic romance than in Godai himself.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While she is a lot less sympathetic than the likes of Kozue and is often seen as a temperamental brat who needs to learn that she can't always get what she wants, Ibuki does occasionally get some sympathetic moments and even occasionally does try to help Godai out.
* LovingAShadow: She developed her crush on Godai after misinterpreting him as a sort of tragic romantic hero.
* ManipulativeBitch: Will do ''anything'' to get what she wants.
* TheRival: Of Kyoko. And a rather nasty one at that since she will use any insult, fabricate any story whenever they're in the same room so as to drive her to her wit's end and will never miss an occasion to antagonize her.
* SoreLoser: In the OVA, when she [[spoiler: learns that Godai and Kyoko are getting married]], she outright threatens to fight Kyoko ''physically'' and almost got to it hadn't Akemi interrupted her. She even went as far as to demand Godai to leave Kyoko due to a “mysterious letter”, [[ImStandingRightHere while Kyoko is sitting right next to him]]![[note]] The tenants have been tormenting Godai that Kyoko must have a secret lover that she doesn’t want him to know about, when in reality she was waiting for a response letter from Grandma Godai. [[/note]]
* StalkerWithACrush: Ibuki is a saner version of this towards Godai. While she's more immature and entitled than an outright psychopath, she is still a good case for a restraining order.
* TeacherStudentRomance: She gets a crush on Godai while he works as a student-teacher at her class. It's entirely one sided on Ibuki's part, but it still heavily bothers Kyoko, even if Godai doesn't reciprocate Ibuki's feelings. [[HistoryRepeats Probably because it reminds her of something.]]
* UnrequitedLoveLastsForever: At the end of the series, Ibuki goes to an all-girls college still hanging into the dream that she can be with Godai someday, [[spoiler:even though he's already a married man and a father]].
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[[folder:Asuna Kujo]]
!!Asuna Kujo
->Voiced by: Creator/HiromiTsuru (JP), Valerie Sing Turner (EN)
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A classically demure Japanese maiden from a wealthy family. Her family and Shun's uncle have arranged a traditional Japanese marriage between her and Shun (against Shun's wishes).
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:She gives birth to Mitaka's twin babies and is pregnant again in the epilogue.]]
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:Mitaka agrees to marry her after a misunderstanding caused him to think he got her pregnant. Despite this, they look like a quite happy married couple in the end.]]
* IFeelAngry: Never visibly angry. When she learns about the existence of Kyoko, she just kindly tells her that she doesn't approve of Kyoko courting her fiancé.
* MistakenForPregnant: [[spoiler:After a previous drunken night with Asuna and hearing "she" is pregnant, Mitaka assumes that he got Asuna pregnant, and vows to marry her to set things right. After he proposes and everything is set in stone, she reveals it's her dog who's pregnant.]]
* NaiveEverygirl: Not as Everygirl as Kozue, given her family's just as rich as the Mitakas.
* {{Ojou}}: Combined with ShrinkingViolet. She's a high-class, demure and pristine young woman who is also modest and sof-spoken.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: She is head over heels in love with her arranged fiance Mitaka and after [[spoiler:proposing to her due to a [[MistakenForPregnant misunderstanding]]]] he eventually falls in love with her and [[spoiler:they get married]].
* ProneToTears: She looks so pure and fragile that even Godai and Kyoko where shocked when they see her [[spoiler:pregnant with Mitaka's children]]. Shown in a huge way [[spoiler:when Shun tries to break off their engagement initially]]. She faints on the spot and when she wakes up she immediately cries, much to Mitaka's discomfort. Shown even more when she tries to join Mitaka's tennis club and meets her "rival" Kyoko. Even though she feels anguished inside she can't bring herself to be mean to Kyoko and is instead very awkwardly pleasant to her.
* TheRival: To Kyoko for Mitaka. However, in stark contrast to Yagami, Asuna doesn't antagonize Kyoko at all and calmly tells her that she doesn't approve of her courting he betrothed, to which Kyoko consents in an equally polite and respectful manner.
* YamatoNadeshiko: While Kyoko may be a subversion, Asuna plays it straight.
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[[folder:Master]]
!!Master
->Voiced by: Creator/NorioWakamoto (JP), Creator/DavidKaye (EN)
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Akemi's boss. He tolerates Akemi's obvious incompetence as a waitress because his feelings for her are more than just that of a boss to an employee.
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* CommutingOnABus: A constant background character that interacts regularly with the main cast.
* LastMinuteHookup: With [[spoiler: Akemi]]. See below.
* LocalHangout: Owns the ''Cha-Cha-Maru'', the local bar/café at which Akemi works as a barmaid and where [[spoiler: Godai and Kyoko have their wedding soirée]].
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Has no other name in-series than "Master", which is [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the usual name given to barmen in Japanese culture]].
* OnlySaneMan: Oftentimes misunderstandings or clarifications happen at his bar but he's the only person who gets what's going on because he's the only ''sober'' party. And since most of these happenings get more misconstrued by the drunken antics of the characters, he's often the one stepping in to clarify what everything was ''really'' about.
* PairTheSpares: With [[spoiler: Akemi]]. He tries to propose to her indirectly during the extra OVA which explores the wedding's preparations and outright tells her that he wants her as his wife during the finale. And she moves in with him.
* SatelliteCharacter: His character is entirely defined through Akemi and his feelings for her.
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[[folder:Soichiro Otonashi]]
!!Soichiro Otonashi
->Voiced by: Creator/HideyukiTanaka (JP), Creator/DavidKaye (EN)
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Kyoko's deceased husband and former high school teacher. Kyoko always spoke very highly of him.
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* TheFaceless: We are never shown his face when he is in flashbacks. It's also a RunningGag that Godai ''always'' failed to see his face in any kind of medium. Even when Godai does finally see him, the reader still doesn't.
* HappilyMarried: His father knows that the time Soichiro was married to Kyoko was the happiest of Soichiro's life.
* TheLostLenore: He was Kyoko's first love and husband, but his untimely death left her widowed too young to remain a widow all life long despite her insistence on it, which causes a problem for her family.
* PosthumousCharacter: He has been dead for a while by the time Kyoko moves to Maison Ikkoku. A vision of him did appear once in Kyoko's dream, calling her a fool for fighting with Godai.
* ShrinkingViolet: Only alluded to by Kyoko the rare times she talks about him.
* TeacherStudentRomance: He met Kyoko while he was working as a temporary teacher at her high school.
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