This is a list of music of the ''

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'' series. It lists individual theme and other songs, singles, as well as music, drama, and collection albums from the anime and live-action releases as well as game soundtracks.

Theme songs

''Maison Ikkoku'' had an anime television series (96 episodes from March 1986 to March 1988), a live-action film (10 October 1986), an anime television film (February 1988), three

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(1988–1992), and a two episode live-action film series (2007–2008). For the most part, all of them had different theme and incidental music.

Television series themes

The opening and ending theme songs in the anime television series changed periodically, and were sung by several different popular singers and groups from Japan and one from Ireland, including

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Takao Kisugi , born November 16, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Career After the working with Yosui Inoue's band, Kisugi debuted as a singer-songwriter with single ''Asai Yume'', released in 1976. He became after a domestic hit i ...

, Kiyonori Matsuo,

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, and Yuki Saito.

Opening themes

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" by Yuki Saito (episodes 1–23, 25–37) *"

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" by

(episode 24) *"Suki Sa" by

(episodes 38–52) *"Sunny Shiny Morning" by Kiyonori Matsuo (episodes 53–76) *"Hidamari" by

(episodes 77–96)

Ending themes

*"Ashita Hareru ka" by

(episodes 1–14) *"Ci-ne-ma" by

(episodes 15–23, 25–33) *"

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" by

(episode 24) *"Fantasy" by Picasso (episodes 34–52) *"Sayonara no Dessan" by Picasso (episodes 53–76) *"Begin the Night" by Picasso (episodes 77–96)

Live-action movie theme

The live action film, released 10 October 1986 through Toei and

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in Japan, reused the two

songs as themes. "

" and "

" had previously been used as the theme songs for episode 24 of the anime television series on 3 September 1986. Outside of those two themes, the soundtrack for the film was composed by

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Anime television movie theme

"Glass Kiss", the theme song for , was sung by

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. It was released as a single on 3 February 1988 by Kitty Records. It reached #21 on the Oricon charts and sold over 260,000 copies.

OVA themes

There were three

released from 1988 to 1992. *''Highlights: Through the Passing Seasons'' was released on 25 September 1988 and had music composed by

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and Takao Sugiyama. *''Side Story: Ikkoku Island Flirtation Story'' was released 31 January 1991 and used "

" as a theme song. Additional music was composed by Kenji Kawai, Takao Sugiyama, and Hideharu Mori. *''Prelude, When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring'' was released 25 June 1992 and also used "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa" as a theme song. Additional music was composed by Kenji Kawai and Takao Sugiyama.

Live-action television film series

The ending theme for the 2007–2008 two-part ''Maison Ikkoku'' television drama series was '' Mamotte Agetai'' by

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. The song was originally released on 21 June 1981 through

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. At that time, it reached #2 on the Oricon weekly charts and was ranked #10 for singles released in 1981. It sold over 695,000 copies. The other music used in the drama series was composed by

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Character songs

This section contains character songs, or songs sung by a voice actor from the series while in character.

Koisuru Ki-Mo-Chi

was released on LP,

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, and CD by Kitty Records on 25 September 1987. It featured 15 tracks of incidental music, theme songs, and character songs. All vocals on the album are by

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in character as Kyoko Otonashi. ;Track listing # (Vocals: Kyoko Otonashi) # SC-1 # (Vocals: Kyoko Otonashi) # SC-2 # (Vocals: Kyoko Otonashi) # SC-3 # (Vocals: Kyoko Otonashi) # SC-4 # (Vocals: Kyoko Otonashi) # SC-5 # (Vocals: Kyoko Otonashi) # SC-6 # (Vocals: Kyoko Otonashi) # SC-7 # (Vocals: Kyoko Otonashi)

Party Album

is a drama album that was released on CD by Kitty Records on 21 December 1992. It featured 16 tracks, including 8 tracks of theme songs sung by cast members of the ''Maison Ikkoku'' anime television series. ;Track listing # (drama) # (Vocals:

) # (drama) # (Vocals:

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as by Hanae Ichinose) # (Vocals:

Shigeru Chiba , known by the stage name , is a Japanese actor, voice actor, talent and sound director from Kikuchi, Kumamoto. He is affiliated with the talent management firm 81 Produce. He is most known for the roles of Yoshihiro Kira from '' JoJo's Bizarre ...

as by Yotsuya and

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as by Yūsaku Godai) # (Vocals:

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as by Kozue Nanao) # (Vocals:

Yūko Mita is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Setagaya, Tokyo. She is known for playing gentle, sexy ''bishōjo'' (such as Akemi Roppongi in ''Maison Ikkoku'') as well as many roles of young boys. Her hobbies include tennis and skiing. She is emp ...

as by Akemi Roppongi) # (Vocals:

Hisako Kyōda is a Japanese actress and voice actress. Some of her major voice roles include Genkai in ''Yu Yu Hakusho'', Omusubiman in ''Soreike! Anpanman'' and Yukari Godai in ''Maison Ikkoku''. Kyōda is affiliated with the talent agency Haikyō. Film ...

as by Yukari Godai) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto as by Kyoko Otonashi and Issei Futamata as by Yūsaku Godai) # (Vocals:

) # "Ci-ne-ma" (karaoke version) # "Will Tomorrow Be Sunny?" (karaoke version) # "Sunny Shiny Morning" (karaoke version) # "Love Ya" (karaoke version) # "Hello Sadness" (karaoke version) # "Fantasy" (karaoke version)

Singles

Listed in chronological release order.

Soundtrack albums

Albums are listed in chronological release order.

Music Blend

was released by Kitty Records on LP and

on 21 September 1986, and on CD on 21 December 1990. It featured 26 tracks of incidental music, theme songs, and character songs. Vocal artists included on the album included

, Yuki Saito,

, and

. This album contains almost the same content as ''Music Cocktail'', with the only difference being the first track. ;Track listing # (Vocals: Yuki Saito) # # # # # # # (Vocals:

) # # # # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto) # # # # # # # # # # # # # (Vocals: Picasso)

Music Cocktail

was released on CD by Kitty Records on 21 December 1986. It featured 26 tracks of incidental music, theme songs, and character songs. Vocal artists on the album include

, and

. This album contains almost the same content as ''Music Blend'', with the only difference being the first track. ;Track listing # (Vocals:

) # # # # # # # (Vocals:

) # # # # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto) # # # # # # # # # # # # # (Vocals: Picasso)

Music Blend 2

was released by Kitty Records on LP,

, and CD on 1 July 1987. It featured 27 tracks of incidental music and theme songs. Vocal artists included on the album included

, Kiyonori Matsuo,

, and Yuki Saito. ;Track listing # # (Vocals: Kiyonori Matsuo) # # # # (Vocals: Yuki Saito) # # # # # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals:

) # # # # # # # # (Vocals: Picasso) # # # # # # #

Final OST

was released on LP,

, and CD by Kitty Records on 21 February 1988. It featured the theme song and 15 tracks of incidental music from the theatrical movie. The theme song vocal artist was

. ;Track listing # "I Love You" # "Widow's Lover" # "A Breath of Air" # "American Woman" # "In the Moonlight" # "Crystal Heart" # "6•6•6" # # "Wedding Dress" # # "Grandmother" # # "She-Inn" # "I Need Her" # # (Vocals:

)

Music Sour

was released on LP,

, and CD by Kitty Records on 21 December 1988. It featured 61 tracks of incidental music and instrumental versions of two of the theme songs. Twelve of the tracks were not included in the LP release. ;Track listing Songs marked with ♦ are not on the LP. # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ♦ # ♦ # # # # # # # # # ♦ # ♦ # ♦ # # # # # # # # # # ♦ # # # ♦ # ♦ # ♦ # # # ♦ # # ♦ # # ♦ # # # # # # # #

Music Shake

was released on

and CD by Kitty Records on 21 December 1989. It featured 56 tracks of incidental music and theme songs. Vocal artists included on the album include

and

. ;Track listing # # (Vocals:

) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ## ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # (Vocals:

)

Theme Song Best+

was released on CD by

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on 17 March 1999. It featured 14 tracks of theme and in-character songs from the TV series and theatrical film. Vocal artists included on the album included

, Kiyonori Matsuo,

, Yuki Saito, and

. ;Track listing # (Vocals: Yuki Saito) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals: Gilbert O'Sullivan) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals: Picasso) # (Vocals: Kiyonori Matsuo) # (Vocals: Picasso) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals: Picasso) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto)

Definitive Theme & Character Songs

was released on CD by

on 19 August 2015. It featured two discs with a total of 63 tracks of theme songs, in-character songs, and background music from the anime TV series and film. Vocal artists included on the album included

, Kiyonori Matsuo,

, Yuki Saito, and

. ;Track listing (disc 1) # (Vocals: Yuki Saito) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals: Gilbert O'Sullivan) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals: Picasso) # (Vocals: Kiyonori Matsuo) # (Vocals: Picasso) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals: Picasso) # (Vocals:

) # (Vocals:

singing as Kyoko Otonashi) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto singing as Kyoko Otonashi) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto singing as Kyoko Otonashi) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto singing as Kyoko Otonashi) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto singing as Kyoko Otonashi) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto singing as Kyoko Otonashi) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto singing as Kyoko Otonashi) # (Vocals: Sumi Shimamoto singing as Kyoko Otonashi) ;Track listing (disc 2) # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

Drama albums

Drama albums contain the audio track of TV episodes, films, and radio dramas.

Perfect Recording

was released on 21 March 1988 by

on LP and

, and on CD by Kitty Records. It featured 16 tracks of audio drama and theme songs. The music was composed by Hideharu Mori (of

. The vocal artist for the theme song was

. ;Track listing # # "Crystal Heart" # "Wedding Dress" # "Widow's Lover" # "American Woman" # "She-Inn" # "A Breath of Air" # # # # "I Need Her" # "6•6•6" # "In the Moonlight" # "I Love You" # "In the Moonlight" # (Vocals:

)

Sound Theater

There were 48 volumes in the original CD series, released by

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from 25 May 1990 to 25 July 1991. These contain the audio from the 96 anime television series episodes, similar to a radio drama, as well as guest segments with various celebrities. was released as a CD by Kitty Records on 25 June 1991. It contained audio from the ''Side Story: Ikkoku Island Flirtation Story'' and ''Prelude, When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring''

Music calendars

Five music calendars were released between 1989 and 1993. All of them included a calendar, and three included a

or CD with a collection of instrumental or arranged music from the series. The 1991 release included original background music and an original story with

(Kyoko) narrating. The 1994 music calendar was released only on VHS and included a digest version of the anime TV series and a segment about Yotsuya's secrets.

Music Calendar 1990

was released on

by Kitty Records in November 1989. It featured 12 tracks of instrumental and arranged versions of theme songs, with some narration by

. ;Track listing # # # # # # # # # # # #

Music Calendar 1991

was released on CD by Kitty Records in November 1990. It featured an original ''Maison Ikkoku'' story narrated by

, and it used original background music.

Music Calendar 1992

was released on CD by Kitty Records on 25 December 1991. It featured 12 tracks of instrumental and arranged versions of theme songs. ;Track listing # # # # # # # # # # # #

Music Calendar 1993

was released on CD by Kitty Records on 21 December 1992. It featured 5 tracks of theme music arranged in a

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style. ;Track listing # # # # #

Music Calendar 1994

was released on VHS by Kitty Records in December 1993. It featured a short segment delving into Yotsuya's secrets, as well as a digest version of the anime television series. The video is narrated by

Other

There were two large collections, one collecting all of the songs released as CD singles, and one collecting all music used in the ''Maison Ikkoku'' TV series, the theatrical film, and all of the songs sung by voice actors while in character. They are listed in chronological release order. *The ''

Maison Ikkoku CD Single Memorial File The is a compilation CD box set released on 11 July 1988 featuring all of the opening and ending theme songs from the anime television series ''Maison Ikkoku'', and the theme song from the ''Maison Ikkoku'' theatrical movie. This box set is one ...

'' was released on 11 July 1988 by Kitty Records. It includes thirteen 8 cm CD singles containing two songs each, a 12 cm CD adapter, and a booklet containing all of the lyrics for the included songs. It was also released on two

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s in December 1989. *On 1 November 1994, Kitty Records released the . It includes eight CDs containing all the theme songs used during the TV series and in the theatrical film, as well as all of the incidental music used throughout the series (background music by Takao Sugiyama (eps 1–26, 38–96) and

(eps 27–96), eyecatches, and insert songs), music from the

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, and a reissue of '' Koisuru Ki-Mo-Chi''.

Forever Remix

was released on CD by Kitty Records on 25 July 1991. It featured 10 tracks of remixed theme and character songs. Vocal artists included on the album included

, Kiyonori Matsuo,

, and

. ;Track listing # (Carmen Mix, vocals:

) # (Cee-light Mix, vocals: Kiyonori Matsuo) # (Hook of Dub Mix, vocals: Picasso) # (Jam-Slam-ica Mix, vocals: Picasso) # (Neanderthal Mix, vocals: Picasso) # (Jet Jet Jet Mix, vocals:

) # (Cro-Magnon Mix, vocals: Picasso) # (Original Mix, vocals: Picasso) # (Eternallove Mix, vocals:

as by Kyoko Otonashi) # (Rough Mix, vocals: Sumi Shimamoto as by Kyoko Otonashi)

Original Dramatic Sound Track

is a

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game soundtrack released on CD by Heiwa on 12 June 2012. It featured 10 tracks of music from games released by Heiwa and their subsidiary, Olympia. The album was only available from the Heiwa website for a limited time. ;Track listing # # (Vocals:

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) # # (Vocals: Ichiko) # "Non Stop = Lucky Days" (Vocals: Ichiko) # (Vocals: Ichiko) # "My Days" (Vocals: Ichiko) # "Seasons" (Vocals: Ichiko) # # (Vocals: Ichiko)

I'm So Glad I Met You OST

was released on CD by Olympia (a subsidiary of Heiwa) in 2010. It featured four tracks of music from the

game. ;Track listing # "Non Stop = Lucky Days" (Vocals:

) # "My Days" (Vocals: Ichiko) # "Seasons" (Vocals: Ichiko) # (Vocals: Ichiko)

References

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