Alternative TitlesSynonyms: School Rumble OVA, School Rumble: First Extra Term Japanese: スクールランブル一学期補習
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 2
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 22, 2005
Duration:
25 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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SynopsisThis two-part OVA is a series of shorts in relation to the School Rumble series. This OVA fills in gaps with new content between episodes from beginning to nearly the end.
(Source: ANN) |
Related AnimeAdaptation: School Rumble Parent story: School Rumble
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ArtRodriguez
20 of 44 people found this review helpful
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2 of 2 episodes seen
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
6 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
This is just a simple prequel to the first School Rumble.
By the title School Rumble you know if you should watch or not. This is a prequel to School Rumble. It follows the crazy antics of Tenma, Yakumo, Harima and everyone else but mostly the first three. Honestly this anime is built on gags and there isn't really a story so I believe I'm grading the story based on the humor. The gags are somewhat funny. The best one being the Prehistoric Rumble gag. Otherwise, the rest of the OVA is....blargh. There really isn't much of the laugh-out-loud comedy that I saw in the original series and it just begins to lag. At first I saw this as a gread addition to the series but it was just...there. It was nice to see how Yakumo honestly feels about guys (apparently she can read mens minds). Honestly passable gags.
The artwork isn't anything to brag about. As you may already know School Rumble is NOT known for their artwork. The chibi's were oddly enough well drawn and looked very clean and made the transition well. The artwork for the OVA is better than the series itself. The opening and endings have the same artwork but still seem crisp. The ending for the first episode of the OVA includes a train that actually made my jaw drop. It was so simple and basic but so vibrant at the same time.
The audio is of course, normal. Actually I like the dubs for English alot better. Tenma sounds cute, but annoying just like her character is meant to be. All the other characters are normal and it's hard to hear what they say at times since two characters speak at the same time on occasion. Harima sounds like a San Francisco yakuza and Yakumo sounds like a stoic introvert. Well, what am I saying the parts are perfect. The BGM is a bit annoying though. The little transition noises tend to get in the way of what someone is saying. Pretty good dub.
Oh, boy the characters. If you haven't seen the original series I wouldn't recommend starting here. Even though this is a prequel you won't be able to understand who's who or who likes who {other than Harima ->Tenma -> Karasuma). Everyone's here in the anime of stereotypes: Tough guy, ditz, rich girl, stoic Stacy, pervert, "I WANNA MARRY HER!" guy, and everyone else. But this is this anime's thing. It's supposed to be like that. I can't hold it accountable for something it's meant to be.
You know, this is an okay OVA. Worth the watch if you're an anime completionist like myself. Otherwise go see the first and second season. This OVA isn't terrible, just passable. You can watch this when you've run out of anime to watch.
Pros:
- Wacky character antics.
- Even wackier characters.
- Excellent dubbing.
Cons:
- The gags aren't very funny.
- Passable.
This anime receives 7 "What are classmates?" out of 10. read more
Recommendations
Opening Theme"Scramble" by Horie Yui with UNSCANDAL
Ending Theme#1: "Ginga Ensen '05" by Takahashi Hiroki #2: "Onna no Ko Otoko no Ko" by Ogura Yuko
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