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

Azuma, Fukashi Producer

Sekiyama, Akihiro Producer

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Nov 13, 2006

AngelIvory

Recommended

Hate watching those anime that drag on for too long with boring storylines? Then try School Rumble, each episode is totally random, even though it does try to follow a main storyline.

As the story goes on, it becomes more and more hilarious! I wished my high school was as fun as this. It portrays as guys being very pathetic and always going after girls, this makes them very funny to watch! The jokes are very humorous; some is just silly.

The animation is very beautiful, although it has more beautiful girls and the boys are all very weird. The ... animals drawn are very cute and the main character is such a klutz, her face turns fat all the time.

The background sounds are funny, adds comedy to the scene. The soundtrack is just as good, the music is very soothing. The voice characters are just funny and the voices are exaggerated very much, which give the impression that the character is very dumb.

The characters are very distinct; I get confused sometimes because there are many characters and a lot of names to remember. I only remember Harima Kenji because the English version of this name is Harry McKenzie. But his character was the funniest out of all the boys in the class, he is supposed to be a delinquent but then turns all soft and lovey dovey, and the girl he falls for is an average looking slow girl, which makes it all so much funnier because he is dumb as well.

This is very enjoyable if you like to watch comedy genres, and don't mind the occasional half naked scenes. There were many scenes where I was cracking up; this anime has to be the funniest I’ve seen and the most random.

Highly recommended for boys more than girls because it has a lot of big breasts involved. It’s just too damn funny!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jan 8, 2017

Voidgangsta

Mixed Feelings

This anime angered me enough to write this short review:
If you're looking for a romance anime don't even bother here. This is literally Blueballs the Anime. There was so much potential for a good ending yet they just keep letting this game of cat and mouse go on. Misunderstanding after misunderstanding. Was honestly a pain to sit through.
Story was pretty episodic but they still managed to have some story progress little by little. Isn't really that impressive either.
Art was normal for that year. Nothing fancy.
Sound could have been better. They re-use the soundtrack a lot but you won't notice it since it's pretty decent and ... the voice actors aren't a pain to listen to.
Character development was almost nonexistent except for a few people like, Harima and Sawachika who become more realistic in their mindsets towards unrequited love. Everyone else pretty much remains the same and doesn't change.
Enjoyment? I honestly laughed quite a lot during some episodes, but I came here for romance AND comedy like the genre tags said. I don't enjoy going to an anime in hopes of romance just to get a gag anime the blueballs you for 26 episodes, not delivering any satisfaction.
Seriously, avoid this anime unless you're just looking for a school based gag anime with unrequited love. Even the freaking minor characters got more love action than the main character. That's how bad this is. Surprised it took most reviewers here till the third season to finally realize that.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 15, 2007

my_chocol8

Not Recommended

I have loved OURAN HOST CLUB and upon looking for another High School anime, I stumbled upon School Rumble. Well, at first look, it really did look like a nice enjoyable anime...

... but I was dead wrong. I'm sorry but it was really dreadful, and the fact that there was really no particular character development at the least. The story was in shambles. Yes, it did follow this sort of story outline, but did anybody notice that the main story-- whatever happened to Karasuma-kun in the middle of the story? he seemed totally forgotten..what the heck? After all those what happened, the conclusion was very ... weak and really didn't offer much. I checked out the 2nd season, and it was the same thing.

This anime really has the potential to be a good one. It should have been a good given such a nice material to work on.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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