Possibly one of the most well known female manga artists, Rumiko Takahashi is the author of multiple acclaimed works. Among her most popular include Ranma ½, Inu-Yasha, Urusei Yatsura, and Maison Ikkoku. When one thinks of Takahashi's works though, the first things that often come to mind are quirky characters and slapstick comedy. Perhaps that's the reason why her romance story, Maison Ikkoku seems so radically different from all her other works. Although the odd characterization and wacky humor are still there, the story flows much more smoothly and can be highly emotional at times. Ikkoku Maison is a bitter-sweet comedic romance involving a group of madcap people who live in a boarding house in 1980s Tokyo. The story focuses primarily on the blossoming relationship between Yusaku Godai, a poor student down on his luck, and Kyoko Otonashi, the young, recently-widowed boarding house manager
What do you get when you mix madcap Jewish humor with the Superstars of Seventies porn? A tribute to a boyhood spent at raucous Lower East Side comedies (and an adulthood spent writing and directing adult films). Poor Melvin! His meddling mother is making him nutz. His only relief is the covert afternoons he spends at New York's notorious Times Square porn theaters. One day, Melvin discovers a genie in a bottle. What does he wish? To become his favorite porno Superstars and indulge in wild sexual adventures with the sexiest women in sex films.
If any industrial unit can be compared to the twisted, madcap humor of Frank Zappa, it's the Revolting Cocks. While other industrial acts offer dark, depressing reflections on the state of the world, the Cocks can hardly be accused of taking themselves too seriously.