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Maison Ikkoku S1E15 — The Play's the Thing, Not the Playing Around! The Show Must Go On!

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Maison Ikkoku•Season 1•Episode 15

The Play's the Thing, Not the Playing Around! The Show Must Go On!

7.8/10 · 27 votesJul 2, 198624 min

Ranked #6 of 26 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

A campus festival brings Kyoko to Godai's college, in tow are the rest of the tenants hoping to have a bit of fun at Godai's expense. When a sudden departure from Godai's Puppet Club brings Kyoko into a staring role, will Godai's feelings get the

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Seasons4

Season 1 Episodes26

Sorry To Keep You Waiting! I'm Kyoko Otonashi! still

Sorry To Keep You Waiting! I'm Kyoko Otonashi!

Love is in the Air? Which one Does Kyoko Love Best? still

Love is in the Air? Which one Does Kyoko Love Best?

Hearts on Fire in the Dark! All Alone with Kyoko still

Hearts on Fire in the Dark! All Alone with Kyoko

Kyoko's Heart Goes Pitty-Pat! Godai is put to the Test still

Kyoko's Heart Goes Pitty-Pat! Godai is put to the Test

Kyoko's Climbing the Walls! Godai's Headed For the Hills still

Kyoko's Climbing the Walls! Godai's Headed For the Hills

Shocking Springtime! Kyoko's Secret still

Shocking Springtime! Kyoko's Secret

Godai's Agony! The One Kyoko Loves still

Godai's Agony! The One Kyoko Loves

Godai's Unspeakable Declaration! If You're Going to Do It,Do It! still

Godai's Unspeakable Declaration! If You're Going to Do It,Do It!

The Mysterious Tennis Coach is the Rival of Love still

The Mysterious Tennis Coach is the Rival of Love

Love Panic on the Beach! still

Love Panic on the Beach!

Kentaro's First Love! What Age Got to Do,with It? still

Kentaro's First Love! What Age Got to Do,with It?

One Entangled Evening! I Thought You Said You Loved Me!? still

One Entangled Evening! I Thought You Said You Loved Me!?

Godai the Gigolo...? Are You Going to Get That, or Shall I? still

Godai the Gigolo...? Are You Going to Get That, or Shall I?

Way to Go, Godai! The First Date with Kyoko still

Way to Go, Godai! The First Date with Kyoko

The Play's the Thing, Not the Playing Around! The Show Must Go On! still

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The Play's the Thing, Not the Playing Around! The Show Must Go On!

Sympathy Scramble. If I Should Stumble. still

Sympathy Scramble. If I Should Stumble.

The Story of Kyoko's First Love On Rainy Days Like These still

The Story of Kyoko's First Love On Rainy Days Like These

Kyoko's Gift ! "What , You Mean it's For Me?" still

Kyoko's Gift ! "What , You Mean it's For Me?"

Godai and Kyoko ! An Evening for Two Means Double the Trouble still

Godai and Kyoko ! An Evening for Two Means Double the Trouble

Kyoko's Ticking Time bomb ! Godai's Extended Absence still

Kyoko's Ticking Time bomb ! Godai's Extended Absence

Godai's Panic! The Cat Who Came to Ikkoku. still

Godai's Panic! The Cat Who Came to Ikkoku.

Godai Gets a shock! Kyoko Calls It Quits still

Godai Gets a shock! Kyoko Calls It Quits

Kyoko's Brush with Danger! Mother's Nefarious Plot still

Kyoko's Brush with Danger! Mother's Nefarious Plot

Godai in Confusion! Kozue's First Kiss still

Godai in Confusion! Kozue's First Kiss

In this Corner: Godai vs. Mitaka! The Clash of the Proposals still

In this Corner: Godai vs. Mitaka! The Clash of the Proposals

Godai's Out of It! Kyoko's on the Rampage still

Godai's Out of It! Kyoko's on the Rampage

Cast18

Issei Futamata

Issei Futamata

Yusaku Godai (voice)

Sumi Shimamoto

Sumi Shimamoto

Kyoko Otonashi (voice)

Kazuyo Aoki

Kazuyo Aoki

Hanae Ichinose (voice)

Minoru Yada

Minoru Yada

Mr. Ichinose (voice)

Chika Sakamoto

Chika Sakamoto

Kentaro Ichinose (voice)

Ryo Horikawa

Ryo Horikawa

Nozomi Nikaido (voice)

Akira Kamiya

Akira Kamiya

Shun Mitaka (voice)

Shigeru Chiba

Shigeru Chiba

Yotsuya / Soichiro (voice)

Yuko Mita

Yuko Mita

Akemi Roppongi (voice)

Mina Tominaga

Mina Tominaga

Kozue Nanao (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Ibuki Yagami (voice)

Hiromi Tsuru

Hiromi Tsuru

Asuna Kujo (voice)

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Episode Summary

"The Play's the Thing, Not the Playing Around! The Show Must Go On!" is episode 15 of Maison Ikkoku season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 27 votes, ranking #6 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on July 2, 1986.

Next: E16 · Sympathy Scramble. If I Should Stumble.Best of Season 1