Everything built upon their first meeting has come to a heartwarming end. Evident that it was the road paved that matters far more than the concluding point, as being able to trace how far they have come intrinsically defines the weight that we feel for these characters. Just because we are served a slice of life, doesn't mean that the emotions that came with it were any less, I escaped, reflected, and empathised with everything that was endured; Maison Ikkoku was a second home for me for almost a year.