Maison Ikkoku EP96 - As Long as this Love Lasts! Ikkoku-kan is Forever...!!

With their wedding fast approaching Kyoko and Godai are both cleaning out their rooms in preparation for moving in together; Godai is moving into the manager's room with Kyoko (so he's tossing out things he doesn't need, while Kyoko is making room for his belongings). Kyoko finds an old box of Soichiro's personal items and Akemi and Mrs. Ichinose share it with Godai. Kyoko is embarrassed but Godai smiles politely and admits he has never seen a picture of Kyoko's late husband before and that he looks like a very kind man. That night both Kyoko and he are thinking about Soichiro. Kyoko decides that she is going to return Soichiro's belongings to his father, and Godai begins to wonder if he can measure up to the memory of her beloved first husband. The next day, Kyoko visits Soichiro's grave to pay her final respects and finds Godai there, praying. Yusaku tells Soichiro that he hopes to have his blessing for their marriage. Kyoko is moved to tears, and the couple stand before Soichiro's graves holding hands, ready to move ahead with their new life together. No one can contain their excitement as Yusaku and Kyoko's wedding day has arrived. Everyone comes to pay their respects and to get a look at the happy couple. Kyoko is beautiful in her wedding dress, and both Mr. Chigusa and Mr. Otonashi are in tears just from looking at her. Ikuko and Kentaro meet again after not seeing each other for a long time, and Sakamoto even cuts out of work to attend. Later at the reception Mitaka and Asuna arrive after a visit to the hospital. Asuna is very pregnant, and she and Shun are extremely happy together. Godai gives a speech thanking everyone for taking care of him all these years and asks for their continued support. The story flashes forward as Yusaku reveals the fates of Kozue; she is seen at the end living in Nagoya with her husband, Ibuki; she is attending an all women's college still hanging into the dream that she can be with Yusaku; Shun, who is married to Asuna Kujo. They have twin girls, Moe and Mie Mitaka, and an unborn child on the way, Akemi ends up marrying her boss, known only as "Master", and lives with him on the second floor of the Cha-Cha Maru.

Finally everyone arrives back at Maison Ikkoku anxiously awaiting Yusaku and Kyoko's return from the hospital. They all share a laugh; Yusaku and Kyoko told them they would move out of Ikkoku when they start a family, but every one highly doubts it. A taxi pulls up and the happy couple steps out with their new baby, Haruka. Everyone welcomes her to her new home as the series ends.