School Rumble

Just the words "I love you," and everything changes—such is the nature of the bittersweet trials of high school romance. Tenma Tsukamoto, a second year, is on a quest to confess her feelings to the boy she likes. Kenji Harima, a delinquent with a sizable reputation, is in a similar situation, as he cannot properly convey his feelings to the one he loves. Between school, friends, rivalries, and hobbies, these two will find that high school romance is no walk in the park, especially as misunderstandings further complicate their plight.

School Rumble is a high-octane romantic comedy full of relatable situations, as Tenma and Kenji both try to win the hearts of those they desire.

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Harima, Kenji Main

Takahashi, Hiroki Japanese

Sawachika, Eri Main

Horie, Yui Japanese

Tsukamoto, Yakumo Main

Noto, Mamiko Japanese

Tsukamoto, Tenma Main

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Takano, Akira Main

Shimizu, Kaori Japanese

Suou, Mikoto Main

Nabatame, Hitomi Japanese

Karasuma, Ouji Main

Konishi, Ryousei Japanese

Imadori, Kyousuke Supporting

Kishio, Daisuke Japanese

Hanai, Haruki Supporting

Kawada, Shinji Japanese

Ichijou, Karen Supporting

Nanri, Yuuka Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Itabashi, Hidenori Producer

Sekiyama, Akihiro Producer

Azuma, Fukashi Producer

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Feb 22, 2024

CyanCheetah

Recommended

School Rumble, it was said that this was somewhat the inspiration behind Kaguya-Sama. I can see that. What I did not expect was how goddamn good it was going to be.
Look everyone that I know knows that I love a good comedy. The dubbed comedy in this? Out of this world.
Comedy is always subjective, so it cannot always be said my humor will taste the same as yours. What I can guarantee though is you will laugh at this show!
This is up there, if not better than the likes of Nichijou and Danshi Kokose Nichijou. This had the same gag-humor style of SKET-Dance ... and Gintama.

The Story:
It is about a gangster named Harima who likes a girl called Tenma. What unfolds is an insanely hilarious story. Tenma lokes this other guy, and while Harima likes Tenma Harima is always roped into some other love "affair" even though he does not love this other girl. It is hilarious, and questionable that nobody denies love affairs.
The only problem I have with this show is the story is not *as* polished as Aka Akasaka's gem of Kaguya-Sama. The Story is literally carrying Kaguya-Sama.
One thing to note though, I can absolutely tell you that the humor is better in School Rubmel than in Kaguya-Sama. The thing is, Ishigami was my favorite character in Kaguya and he is amazing. The problem is he does not have that many lines.
In School Rumble? Both Harima and Tenma are my favorite characters. AKA the main characters

The Humour:
I cannot understate how good the humor is. The thing is, some people might like it cuz of the "degenerate" humor, or the over-the-top humor used.
I loved it though. I laughed at almost every joke. This era of anime was so good, both this and Sket Dance.

The Animation: This is where it falls a *little* short as it is an older show, but the character design is amazing, and the expressions are AMAZING too. If it was animated modernly, I feel like the animation style would have taken a more conservative approach so I do not think this show would have the same zeal and style as shows back then have. That is why I am glad it was made when it was made. If there was a little better animation, that would have been good.
Also 4:3 was the norm, glad I have VLC that can change that to 16:9 by zooming in (A sin in the anime community maybe but made the show much more watchable)

The Music: It was alright not much to comment. The OP was super good and the first few seconds of ED was quite good as well.

All in all, this was an amazing amazing show. Seriously underrated, and the humour is amazing! Might be a one-time watch as it is not that rewatchable but amazing nevertheless.
8/10!
Thanks!
-CyanCheetah

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 18, 2021

SamuelKris

Mixed Feelings

En Español debajo de la review en ingles
School rumble
It is a comedy / school anime, without a deep story that tells us the misadventures in comedy form of Harima Kenji who has a deep love for Tsukamoto Tenma that will lead him to do many things to declare that love, along with some of the stories of her girlfriends / friends always about love relationships.

Harima Kenji is a somewhat predictable and unremarkable character, he has an older sister who is a teacher at his institute, Harima tries hard for anything and it cannot be understood what he does even if he looks like a criminal, ... which in fact he is until one day he meets Tenma who changed his lonely way of thinking and now tries to declare his love.

Tsukamoto Tenma is a very silly and jovial character who has a younger sister who goes to the same institute, Tsukamoto is in love with Karasuma Ooji but he does not seem to understand that Tsukamoto wants to declare that love in the same way from Harima, Tsukamoto is surrounded by friends which They are also having some development in the anime.

Story: 5
Not remarkable, perfectly forgettable, in some episodes they can cause humor or something to feel sorry for the story of others, but not all especially the last episodes where the story takes a very crazy turn for nothing parallel to the series.

Animation: 6
It was created between 2004 and 2005 but over the years it shows, it has good waifus but its animation can be somewhat neutral, it does not stand out nor would I hate it for this reason.

Sound: 7
The opening of the anime is very animated with a good melody that makes the series fit, the ending continues with these characteristics that could even be said a little better.

Characters: 6
Predictable characters not remarkable without further development that follow that linear throughout the series, although you may like the personality so simple at some point it does not become entirely heavy.

Final Score: 5
It can be enjoyed if you are not demanding and do not have something better but it is not necessary to see.

Español (original)
School Rumble
Es un anime comedia/escolar, sin una historia profunda que nos cuenta las desventuras en forma de comedia de Harima Kenji que tiene un profundo amor a Tsukamoto Tenma que lo llevaran a hacer muchas cosas para declarar ese amor, junto con algunas de las historias de sus amigas/amigos siempre sobre relaciones amorosas.

Harima Kenji es un personaje un tanto predecible y no destacable tiene una hermana mayor que es profesora en su instituto, Harima se esfuerza para cualquier cosa y no puede ser comprendido que haga aunque tenga apariencia de delincuente que en realidad lo es hasta que un día conoce a Tenma que cambio su forma tan solitaria de pensar y ahora tratara de declarar su amor.

Tsukamoto Tenma es un personaje muy tontuela y jovial que tiene una hermana menor que va al mismo instituto, Tsukamoto esta enamorada de Karasuma Ooji pero este no parece entender que Tsukamoto quiere de igual manera de Harima declarar ese amor, Tsukamoto esta rodeada de amigas la cual también van teniendo algo de desarrollo en el anime.

Historia: 5
No destacable perfectamente olvidable, en algunos episodios pueden causar gracia o algo sentir pena por la historia de los demás, pero no todos en especial los últimos episodios donde la historia toma un giro muy alocado para nada paralelo a la serie.

Animación: 6
Se creo entre el 2004 a 2005 pero al pasar los años se nota, tiene buenas waifus pero su animación puede ser algo neutral no destaca ni tampoco la odiaría por esta razón.

Sonido: 7
El opening del anime es muy animado con buena melodía que hace encajar a la serie, el ending sigue con estas características que hasta se podría decir un poco mejor.

Personajes: 6
Personajes predecibles no destacables sin mayor desarrollo que siguen esa lineal toda la serie, aunque puede que te guste la personalidad tan simple en algún momento no llega a ser del todo pesada.

Puntaje Final: 5
Se puede disfrutar en caso de no ser exigente y no tener algo mejor pero no es necesaria de ver.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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May 10, 2015

Lunkanlunker

Not Recommended

I tried! I TRIED!!!!!!!

I tried to like this anime but I really couldn't, I tried to laugh I couldn't,

I love romance/comedies but school rumble was just to zany and random for me.Even though I finished the first season I felt like I was forcing myself to watch it from the beginning. The plot goes no where and I know that's not the main purpose THE MAIN PURPOSE IS TO LUAGH but I never got one good chuckle from my self and it came to a point where I was trying to force myself to laugh.

Some episodes left me dumbfounded on how random the events ... were and if that's the purpose of this show then this show is just not for me. I had to stop watching early on into season 2, I was really trying to make myself like this show but I couldn't. One day I might give this show another try but as of right now I'm putting this series back on my book shelf.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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