The appeal and reviews of "School Rumble": A thorough analysis of a masterpiece of youth romantic comedy

School Rumble: A masterpiece anime depicting the bittersweet days of youth

School Rumble is a TV anime series that aired from 2004 to 2005, and is based on a manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine by Tsutomu Kobayashi. This work depicts the youth and romance of high school students in a humorous way, and was loved by many viewers. Below, we will introduce the appeal and detailed information of School Rumble.

■ Public Media

TV anime series

■ Original Media

comics

■ Broadcast period

October 5, 2004 - March 29, 2005 TV Tokyo October 5, 2004 - March 29, 2005 (Episodes 1-26) Every Tuesday 18:00-18:30

■Broadcasting station

TX

■Frequencies

half an hour

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 26

■Original Story

Tsutomu Kobayashi (serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (published by Kodansha))

■ Director

Shinji Takamatsu

■ Production

Animation production: Studio Comet Production: TV Tokyo, Sotsu Eizou, Marvelous

■Works

©Kobayashi Tsutomu/Kodansha, Marvelous Entertainment, Sotsu Agency, TV Tokyo

■ Story

Tenma Tsukamoto is a second-year high school student. Like many girls, she is in love. However, she is unable to express her feelings to the person she loves, her classmate Oji Karasuma.
But! But! It turns out that Karasuma will be transferring schools in one year! Still, with the help of his sister Yakumo and his friends, he disguises himself as a nurse and sends an arrow to confess his feelings... The one who is in love with Tenma is Harima Kenji, a second-year high school student (a delinquent, by the way). But! But! His feelings are not conveyed at all, and he feels depressed all by himself...
On top of that, he witnesses Tenma and Karasuma having lunch! Poor Harima refuses to go to school and goes on a journey of wandering...

■Cast

・Tenma Tsukamoto/Ami Koshimizu ・Oji Karasuma/Daiki Konishi ・Kenji Harima/Hiroki Takahashi ・Yakumo Tsukamoto/Mamiko Noto
・Ari Sawachika/Yui Horie ・Mikoto Suo/Hitomi Nabatame ・Akira Takano/Kaori Shimizu ・Karen Ichijo/Yuka Nanri ・Sarah Adiemus/Yukari Fukui

■ Main staff

・Original work: Kobayashi Tsutomu・Director: Takamatsu Shinji・Series composition: Tokita Hiroko・Character design: Watanabe Hajime・Art director: Akiba Minoru・Color design: Sakai Miharu・Director of photography: Kamata Katsuaki・Editors: Kojima Toshihiko, Nakaba Yumiko・Music: Omori Toshiyuki・Sound director: Tanaka Kazuya・Producers: Azuma Fukashi, Itabashi Hidenori, Ogawa Bunpei・Animation production: Studio Comet・Production: TV Tokyo, Sotsu Eizou, Marvelous

■ Main Characters

・Tsukamoto Tenma

Height: 154cm
Favorite person: Karasuma Dislikes: I don't like spicy food Favorite TV: Watching historical dramas with Yakumo Favorite book: Reading manga Strengths: Being positive and having many friends

・Karasuma Oji

Height: 175cm
Favorite things/?
What I'm bad at/?
Favorite saying: Refereeing, studying Characteristics: Spaced out alone Notes: Apparently he will be transferring schools in a year / I don't know what he's thinking, but he doesn't seem like a bad guy.

・Kenji Harima

Height: 180cm
Favorite person: Tsukamoto Tenma Favorite thing: Curry Dislikes: Shellfish, Celebrity who likes studying: Yakushamaru Hiroto (playing Manseki)
Favorite song / Project A theme song Special skill / Fighting weakness / Hemp-wise face / Do you want your beard and hairstyle to look like Zhuge Kongming's?
Note: In junior high school, he was a delinquent and unruly, but now he has become much more mature. One thing: Pay your rent at the end of the month.

・Yakumo Tsukamoto

Height: 166cm
Likes: Sister Dislikes: Dogs Favorite place: Sunny veranda Special skills: Cooking, taking care of sister Problems: Sleeping well anywhere, anytime Notes: Can see into the hearts of people who are fond of her. Cat's name is Iori

・Sawachika Airi

Height: 165cm
Likes: Zoo Dislikes: Kanji, cooking Special skills: A genius who can do anything quickly Weakness: Lonely Notes: Half British father, half Japanese mother, a returnee from the UK. A rich girl.
His words may be harsh, but he's probably really kind.

・Suou Mikoto

Height: 170cm
Favorite things: cooking, singing Dislikes: my father
Special skills: All sports, martial arts.
Childhood dream/Nurse characteristics/I wish she was a little more feminine.

・Akira Takano

Height: 160cm
Likes: Saving money Dislikes: Being in debt Favorite saying: Patience Hobbies: Photography, etc. Special skills: Koto (Japanese harp), Japanese dance
Notes: I don't know why, but I've been working part-time jobs a lot. Actually, I have good grades.

・Karen Ichijo

Height: 160cm
Likes: Girls' manga Dislikes: How to date and fall in love Special skills: Actually, she's good at singing, and she's good at making omurice Characteristics: She's a little strong (but weaker than boys)
Notes: A member of the amateur wrestling club. A hard worker and considerate. A bit shy until you get to know him better. His completely harmless personality makes those around him nervous.

Sarah Adiemus

Height: 160cm
Likes: Yakumo Mame Daifuku, Shrimp Chili Dislikes: Eyeball-shaped balloons in rice fields, natto, tofu Special skills: Tree climbing, playing the organ Distinctive features: She is friendly towards boys, but what about romance?
Comments: A bright girl from the UK who is a sister at a local church. She speaks Japanese well. She looks after the children in the children's club at the church.

■Subtitle

Episode 1: Excitement at the new semester! A flurry of love letters! A bike ride! (2004/10/05)
Episode 2: An Unintelligible Test! A Toilet You Can't Leave! An Unbelievable Physical Examination! (2004/10/12)
Episode 3: Stare and sketch! Aim and write! Tell me about the pajama party! (2004/10/19)
Episode 4: Pigs are grumbling! Cats are meowing! Frogs and kappas are gargling! (2004/10/26)
Episode 5: Burning first love! Burning tea party! Burning softball! (2004/11/02)
Episode 6: After-school survival! Confession time, arrival! Just the two of us at the hospital! (2004/11/09)
Episode 7: Pool Cleaning! Pool Rampage! Pool War! (2004/11/16)
Episode 8: First shopping! First lunch! First heartbreak! Huh? (2004/11/23)
Episode 9: Unhappiness with manga! Unhappiness with older sister! Great misfortune with Kappa-san! (2004/11/30)
Episode 10: Please, God! Please! Real Animal Fortune Telling! Please!! Tenma-chan! (2004/12/07)
Episode 11: Nara! Karasuma! Harima! (2004/12/14)
Episode 12: Help me at sea! Help me naked! Seriously, really help me! (2004/12/21)
・Episode 13: Mission 1 is a confession of love! Mission 2 is a nighttime battle! Mission 3 is Peehyorororo! (2004/12/28)
・Episode 14/Have you seen it? Isn't it cute? Please enjoy! (2005/01/04)
Episode 15: Summer, Friendship, and Fireworks (2005/01/11)
・Episode 16: Even though we're in the tea ceremony club... Even though we're in the tea ceremony club... Because we're in the tea ceremony club... (2005/01/18)
・Episode 17: Giraffe's Feelings in the Peak of Summer! Panic Party at the End of Summer! Changing Now After Summer is Over! (2005/01/25)
Episode 18: Karen's love, Karen's love, Karen's love, and... (2005/02/01)
Episode 19: Dreams of Art! A Vow to God! Wish Upon a Star! (2005/02/08)
Episode 20: I can't find this! I can't find that! I can't do anything! (2005/02/15)
Episode 21: Hanai's Counterattack! Karen's Flash! Reunion with her Sister (2005/02/22)
Episode 22: The war begins! It's horseback battle! It's a huge melee! (March 1, 2005)
・Episode 23: Women's Battle! Men's Battle! The Battle Ends... (2005/03/08)
Episode 24: Anxiety, Hesitation, Wandering (2005/03/15)
Episode 25 (Picture of a ship) (Picture of a train) (Picture of an electric guitar) (2005/03/22)
・Episode 26: A sudden "goodbye"... I've gotten lost in a labyrinth... Who are you? Tell me. "Misunderstandings" and "unrequited love" Deliver my feelings. Deliver my feelings. A season that probably only comes once, a page of youth. This is my last chance, I want to confirm... your feelings. Words that can be conveyed, feelings that cannot. The confession of that day, an eternal day, but... Our "now" will continue forever. And on to tomorrow... "School Rumble Forever" (2005/03/29)

■ Related works

・School Rumble 1st semester ・School Rumble 2nd semester ・School Rumble 3rd semester

■ Theme songs and music

・OP1
Scramble Lyrics: Takayuki Suzuki Music: Takayuki Suzuki Arrangement: UNSCANDAL
・Song/Yui Horie with UNSCANDAL

・OP2
・Lyrics by Kobayatsuzun ・Music by Toshiyuki Omori ・Arrangement by Toshiyuki Omori ・Singer by Kikokumaru Boys' Choir

・ED1
・Girl♡Boy ・Lyrics by Yasuharu Konishi ・Music by Yasuharu Konishi ・Arrangement by Yasuharu Konishi ・Singer by Yuko Ogura

・ED2
・Theme of the Unconventional Robot Dojibiron ・Lyrics by Akuyuu ・Composition by Toshiyuki Omori ・Arrangement by Toshiyuki Omori ・Singer by Juzo Naniwa & Dojipiron V (Yui Horie, Mamiko Noto, Ami Koshimizu, Hitomi Nabatame, Kaori Shimizu)

・ED3
Scramble Lyrics: Takayuki Suzuki Music: Takayuki Suzuki Arrangement: UNSCANDAL
・Song/Yui Horie with UNSCANDAL

・ED4
・School Rumble 4 Ever
Lyrics by Shiho Aiyoshi; Composition by Go Takahashi; Arrangement by Go Takahashi; Singers by Ami Koshimizu, Yui Horie, Hitomi Nabatame, and Kaori Shimizu

・IN1
・Kimochi of Love
Lyrics: Yu Izumi; Composition: Takashi Iwato; Arrangement: Takashi Iwato; Singer: Mia Saeki

・IN2
・Feel my feeling
Lyrics: Ako Takenaka; Composition: Toshiyuki Omori; Arrangement: Toshiyuki Omori; Singer: Yui Horie

・IN3
・To You ~On the Wind~
Lyrics: Tsutomu Kobayashi; Composition: Toshiyuki Omori; Arrangement: Toshiyuki Omori; Singer: Hiroki Takahashi

・IN4
・Sweet Dream・Lyrics by Salia
・Composer: Salia
・Arrangement: shin-go
・Song: Unicorn Table

・IN5
・Galaxy Line '05
Lyrics: Kenji Harima; Composition: Toshiyuki Omori; Arrangement: Toshiyuki Omori; Singer: Hiroki Takahashi

The appeal and evaluation of School Rumble

School Rumble is a work that depicts the bittersweet love and friendship of adolescence, and its comical direction and the individuality of the characters have attracted many viewers. Below, we will explain in detail the appeal and evaluation of School Rumble.

Character Appeal

The greatest appeal of School Rumble is its unique and attractive characters. The main character, Tsukamoto Tenma, leaves a good impression on viewers with her proactive and positive personality when it comes to romance. Karasuma Ooji, the boy she has a crush on, has a cool and mysterious aura that draws viewers' interest. Additionally, Harima Kenji, who has a crush on Tenma, has an awkward love life that resonates with viewers. Other unique characters, such as Tsukamoto Yakumo, Tenma's younger sister, and Sawachika Airi, who has genius abilities, add excitement to the story.

Comical performance

School Rumble is characterized by its comical direction. Each episode features various humorous scenes centered around the love lives of Tenma and Harima. For example, there are plenty of elements to make viewers laugh, such as the scene where Tenma struggles to confess his feelings to Karasuma, or the scene where Harima fails to convey his feelings to Tenma. The subtitles of each episode are also humorous, drawing the viewers' interest.

A realistic portrayal of youth

School Rumble depicts the real emotions of adolescence. Many viewers can sympathize with Tenma and Harima's struggles with love. It also depicts friendship and family ties, realistically expressing the bittersweet days of youth. In particular, the sisterly love between Tenma and Yakumo and the friendship between Harima and her friends warm the hearts of viewers.

The appeal of music

The music of School Rumble is also one of its charms. The opening theme "Scramble" and the ending theme "Onna no Ko ♡ Otoko no Ko" are masterpieces that remain in the viewers' hearts. The inserted songs also reflect the feelings of each character and liven up the story. In particular, "Ginga Ensen '05", which sings about Harima's feelings, resonates with viewers.

Ratings and Recommendations

School Rumble has been highly praised as a work that depicts teenage love and friendship in a comical way. Viewers have commented that "The characters are charming and the story is wonderful, with both laughter and tears," and "It depicts the bittersweet days of youth in a realistic way, and I can empathize with it." The original manga is also popular, and its adaptation into an anime has gained even more fans.

Here are some reasons why we recommend School Rumble:

• A large number of unique and attractive characters appear, attracting viewers.
• There are many comical scenes, so you can enjoy it while laughing.
• It depicts the real emotions of adolescence and is easy to empathize with.
• The music is also attractive and leaves a lasting impression on viewers.

School Rumble is a masterpiece anime that depicts the bittersweet days of adolescence, and is loved by many viewers. Please watch it once and experience its charm.