 If you liked
Maison Ikkoku
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 ...then you might like
Bokura wa Minna Kawai-sou
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Maison Ikkoku nostalgia hit me hard during Kawai's first ep. You have a student moving into a boarding house, finding his new room invaded by a weirdo, and - on the way out of the door - seeing a girl he falls in love with at first/second sight. And, of course, he then decides to stay--putting up with the other residents. IT'S MAISON IKKOKU BORN AGAIN!!!!....
...well, not really. I mean, it was obviously inspired by Maison Ikkoku - as all boarding house rom-coms are to a certain extent - but the main romance is nothing like in MI. The heroine in Kawai is more like
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Dorm Life full of mayhem and memorable tenants who are unique and different. A hint of love is also in the air.
Male character fighting for a girls love while living in the same dorm (communal apartment house in Maison Ikkoku). The girls family owns the place so she has strings she can pull.
The main character also shares a room with a strange man who is constantly invading his personal space. (In Maison Ikkoku, Mr. Yoshida lives in a separate room, but makes his way in through a hole in the wall constantly.)
Both shows also have a risque, yet sensitive girl for a tenant.
The wacky tenants in Bokura wa Minna Kawai-sou are definitely similar to and possible a homage to the 80s anime Maison Ikkoku
The story is similar. Student lives with weird people and he decides to stay with them because the girl he loves lives in the same place
Comedy centered around student dormitory full of quirky characters with character traits that are sometimes annoying to their surroundings. The protagonist falls in love with the young landlady.
The 2 anime are from different eras, but you can definitely see where Kawai-sou got its idea.
Both anime contain:
Main male character in love with another character living in the dorm.
A very strange personality in the other male tenant
A somewhat slutty female tenant
A somewhat evil female tenant, making everything worse for main.
If you like one you should like both, and don't be scared of Maison Ikkoku being old, it does not make it any less enjoyable and watchable.