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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Based on the manga serialized in the Weekly Shonen Magazine, drawn by Jin Kobayashi.

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Adaptation:	School Rumble
Side story:	School Rumble: Ichi Gakki Hoshuu
Sequel:	School Rumble Ni Gakki

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Characters & Voice Actors

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

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Nabatame, Hitomi
Japanese

Karasuma, Ouji

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Konishi, Ryousei
Japanese

Imadori, Kyousuke

Supporting

Kishio, Daisuke
Japanese

Hanai, Haruki

Supporting

Kawada, Shinji
Japanese

Ichijou, Karen

Supporting

Nanri, Yuuka
Japanese

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Cook, Justin

Producer

Sekiyama, Akihiro

Producer

Takamatsu, Shinji

Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Tanaka, Kazuya

Sound Director

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Opening Theme

	1: "Scramble" by Yui Horie with UNSCANDAL (eps 1-24)
	2: "Umi no Otoko wa yo (海の男はよ)" by Kikoukumaru's Man Chorus Group (eps 25)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Onna no Ko Otoko no Ko" by Yuko Ogura
	2: "Hatenkou Robo Dojibiron no Teema" by Hiroki Takahashi
	3: "Hatenkou Robo Dojibiron no Tema" by Nanba Juuzou & Dojibiron V (eps 18)
	4: "Scramble" by Yui Horie with UNSCANDAL (eps 25)
	5: "School Rumble 4 Ever" by Ami Koshimizu, Hitomi Nabatame, Yui Horie & Kaori Shimizu (eps 26)

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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

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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, ...

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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 ...

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