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I started with the anime. I got about 2/3 or 3/4 through, went nuts because it was still in the process of being completed over here, and had to buy the manga.

In my watch of the anime, I thought there was quite a bit of animus on the part of Godai against Mitaka. And Mitaka would condescend to Godai without mercy. Sure, Godai wouldn't kick Mitaka when he was down (like when he found out about Mitaka's fear of dogs), but I never thought that Godai and Mitaka's relationship started particularly well. It evens itself out, about the middle, where a certain understanding seems to be achieved. That boils over toward the end, of course.

By contrast, I thought there was a few times when Mitaka shows his good side to Godai in the manga early on (like when he made him soup after Godai falls ill from his being exposed to the elements away from Ikkokukan) that never make it into the anime.

I guess, all in all, my impression is that the anime expresses about the same relationship between Godai and Mitaka as the manga.

I'm interested that the local library carries Maison Ikkoku anime! You don't have to say where you live. Can I ask you as to what size of community it is? Our local library seems willing to get manga (never heard about it before we showed up) but I don't know that they would be willing to buy the DVDs. I think I got to ask though. The more chance that Maison Ikkoku can get exposed to the public, the better! If someone likes it enough, they may decide they have to buy it. Like Hoshi said in another post, there is something to owning it oneself. It's a true joy.

I actually plan on getting a masters in library sciences and becoming a librarian (knock on wood!) so if it actually happens I'll definitely make getting Maison Ikkoku out there a priority

If that's the case, consider looking to the Midwest for a job. La Crosse, the "big" city around here (Metropolitan area of about 100,000) has quite the nice library system, and we're right in the middle of allot of decent places. Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul) is 2 hours or so away. Chicago is about 5 hours. Madison is a couple hours. Milwaukee is like just under 3 hours. Just to name a few. Some really decent places. And we are right in the middle of it. Seriously, I'd be happy to give you a very nice job reference. Not that I'm the grand-poobah of the library system. But it would be very nice to have an "in" at the local library.

I say what I say with allot of smiles and winks, but if you were serious, I happen to think the Midwest has allot to offer. Especially Wisconsin. We're a liberal studies kinda State! And allot of natural flora and fauna. We have State Parks galore. Just a consideration.

So you didn't start at the beginning of the anime? What episodes did you watch?

Do you have any idea where in the series these episodes were? Because now I'm curious

Sounds to me like you picked it up just after the mid-point of the series. Episodes 49-52. That would represent the end of the second season of anime. Yeah, by then, Godai and Mitaka seem to be more or less tolerant of each other. The two episode arch with the potential demolition of Ikkoku is one of my favorite. And I think it is worked in masterfully. It comes right before Kyoko's decision that at some point she'll remarry. But keep in mind that three of those episosdes are non-canonical by manga standards. So the animators could take some liberties with just how chummy Godai and Mitaka were.

But really, I don't think the anime should be rated against the manga for consistency to decide whether something is "canon" or not. The manga provides us a complete story, and the anime a complete story. There really isn't much in the way of filler episodes in the anime. Episode 49 with Mitaka's dog training could likely be considered "filler". Personally, that may be one of VERY FEW filler episodes in the whole anime. Yotsuya's true identity episode may also almost be considered filler, but I'm with rpatters in thinking that that actually fits very well with the series. Maybe the "egg" episode.

The episode where Kyoko decides to remarry is a personal favorite. I think it is very neat how it is worked in to dove-tale the two episode story arch with Mr. Mitsukoshi. It's one of the unique takes that anime MI has over manga MI. That disk may be worth another watch on my part, just because it brings back such emotion in my mind.

It really is a joy to watch the series, especially from front to back. I highly recommend the investment in time. In the middle of the series, a few out-of-"canonical"-order episodes may frustrate some. So be aware of those. But they're not that bad.

O yeah, we have seasons here in the Midwest. The joke here is that there's winter and construction. Haha! I like three out of the four seasons here. And Winter up until Groundhog's Day is filled with grace and beauty of the land at sleep. Now, if only that darn Groundhog would quit seeing his shadow! It's like Deja-vu all over again!