The appeal and reviews of "School Rumble: Second Semester": A school romantic comedy filled with laughs and emotions

School Rumble: Second Semester - A sequel to the youth triangle love comedy

"School Rumble: Second Semester" is a popular TV anime series that aired in 2006, based on a manga by Kobayashi Jin that is currently serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine." As the second series of "School Rumble," it depicts deeper character relationships and new episodes. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo affiliates from April 3 to September 25, 2006, with a total of 26 episodes airing every Sunday from 25:30 to 26:00. Animation was produced by Studio Comet, and production was handled by Marvelous Entertainment and Sotsu Agency.

story

"School Rumble: Second Semester" is set at Yagami High School. The main character, Tsukamoto Tenma, is a second-year female student who is in love with her classmate Karasuma Oji. However, she is unable to express her feelings. Meanwhile, Harima Kenji, also in his second year, is in love with Tenma, but is also unable to express his feelings. Harima mistakenly believes Tenma has rejected him and runs away from Japan, but he returns to Yagami High School after finishing his heartfelt manga and confessing his feelings to Tenma again.

Meanwhile, class 2-C is arguing over what to present at the school festival. They end up splitting into a cafe group and a theater group, and deciding to settle things with a survival game. While depicting the everyday life of adolescents, the love triangle between Tenma, Harima, and Karasuma is at the heart of the story, drawing viewers in.

Commentary

"School Rumble: Second Semester" is a work that brings out the charm of a youthful romantic comedy to the fullest. It further deepens the relationships between the characters that were established in the first series, and depicts new episodes and character growth. The love triangle between Tenma, Harima, and Karasuma resonates with viewers, and the story progresses with a mix of laughter and tears. In addition, the friendship and bonds between classmates are depicted through events such as the school festival and survival games.

In this series, Tenma's positive personality, Harima's growth from a delinquent to becoming a manga artist, and Karasuma's silent and absent-minded character stand out even more. In addition, characters with unique personalities such as Tenma's sister, Tsukamoto Yakumo, and Tenma's best friends, Sawachika Airi, Suou Mikoto, and Takano Akira, add excitement to the story.

cast

The voice actors for the main characters are as follows:

• Tenma Tsukamoto - Ami Koshimizu
• Karasuma Oji - Daiki Konishi
• Kenji Harima - Hiroki Takahashi
• Tsukamoto Yakumo - Noto Mamiko
• Airi Sawachika - Yui Horie
• Suou Mikoto - Nabatame Hitomi
• Akira Takano - Kaori Shimizu
• Karen Ichijo - MAKO
• Sarah Adiemus - Yukari Fukui
• Lara Gonzalez - Yu Kobayashi
• Mai Otsuka - Michi Yamazaki
• Megumi Sagano - Love in the cave
• Tsumugi Yuki - Chisa Tadokoro
• En Kido - Tomonaga Omi
• Yukino Mina - Mogi Tomoko
• Mihara Kozue - Akita Madoka
• Nagayama Toki - Otani Miki
• Ayano Kinugawa - Reimi Hanamura
• Haruki Hanai - Shinji Kawada
• Kyosuke Imadori - Daisuke Kishio
• Takeichi Fuyuki - Hiroyuki Yoshino
• Masakazu Togo - Hiroki Yasumoto
• Kentaro Nara - Yuki Yasu
• Suga Ryuhei - Yasumura Makoto
• Nishimoto Ganji - Takagi Shun
• Yoshida Yamajiro - Tomita Makoto
• Hiroyoshi Aso - Mitsuhiro Ichiki
• Shigeo Umezu - Hisashi Motohashi
• Hiroaki Ishiyama - Motoyuki Kawahara
• Shin Misawa - Katsuya Miyamoto
• Kazuya Tanaka - Daisuke Hirakawa
• Harry Mackenzie - Nobuyuki Hiyama
• Noboru Tennoji - Tomoyuki Shimura
• Genko Ogabe - Yu Asakawa
• Yoko Sasakura - Aya Hirano
• Koriyama Sensei - Hiroki Yasumoto
• Anegasaki Tae - Ohara Sayaka
• Butler Nakamura - Masami Iwasaki
• Shuji Harima - Yuuko Sanpei
• Mio Tennoji - Sayuri Yahagi
• Neighbor - Maria Yamamoto

Main Staff

The following staff members are involved in the production of "School Rumble: Second Semester".

• Original work: Tsutomu Kobayashi "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (published by Kodansha)
• Director: Takaomi Kanazaki
• Assistant Director - Takaharu Okuma
• Series Composition - Hiroko Tokita
• Screenplay: Hiroko Tokita, Tomoko Konparu, Miho Maruo, Natsuko Takahashi, Yui Enatsu
• Character design: Watanabe Hajime
• Art Director: Misa Kitahara
• Color design - Yuko Tsumori
• Director of photography - Katsuaki Kamata
• Edited by Toshihiko Kojima and Yumiko Nakaba
• Music: Toshiyuki Omori
• Sound Director - Kazuya Tanaka
• Producers: Hidenori Itabashi, Bunpei Ogawa
• Animation Production - Studio Comet
• Produced by Marvelous Entertainment, Sotsu Agency

Main Characters

Let's take a closer look at the main characters of "School Rumble: Second Semester."

• Tsukamoto Tenma - A student in class 2-C who has a crush on Karasuma Oji. She has a positive personality and has many friends. She loves watching period dramas and reading manga.
• Karasuma Oji - Tenma's classmate, he is quiet and always spaced out. Tenma has feelings for him, but he will be transferring schools in a year.
• Kenji Harima - Tenma's classmate who has a crush on him. He was an unruly delinquent in middle school, but now wants to be a manga artist.
• Yakumo Tsukamoto - Tenma's younger sister and a student in 1-D who cares about her sister very much. She has the ability to see into the hearts of people who have feelings for her. She has a cat named Iori.
• Airi Sawachika - Tenma's classmate and best friend. She is half British and half Japanese, and is a returnee from the UK. She is a rich girl and a genius who can do anything.
• Suou Mikoto - Tenma's classmate and best friend. Although he has a tomboyish personality, he also has a domestic side and loves cooking. He is good at all sports.
• Takano Akira - Tenma's classmate and best friend. He's good at saving money and has a lot of part-time jobs, though we don't know why. He actually has good grades.
• Karen Ichijo - Tenma's classmate, a girl with a modest personality and superhuman strength. She has a crush on Imadori, who is in the same class.
• Sarah Adiemus - Yakumo's classmate and best friend. She is a nun at a church and also works part-time at the Chinese restaurant "Jasmine Restaurant."
• Haruki Hanai - Tenma's classmate and the serious class representative. Mikoto's childhood friend, he has feelings for Yakumo. Doesn't get along with Harima.
• Kyosuke Imadori - Tenma's classmate. He likes women with big breasts, such as D cups, and has a lazy personality. He is the one Ichijo has a crush on.

subtitle

The subtitles for each episode of "School Rumble Second Semester" are as follows.

• Episode 1 - SCRAMBLE RELOADED! REQUEST SUPERSTAR! SCANDALOUS RESTART! (2006/04/02)
• Episode 2 - Scheme, Battlefield, Friends (2006/04/09)
• Episode 3 - Beautiful Beasts VS Beautiful Beasts! God of War VS God of War! Teacher VS Student (2006/04/16)
• Episode 4 - Fantasy at the theatre! Fantasy at the bathhouse! Fantasy with rice balls! (2006/04/23)
• Episode 5 - Omizu is culture, manga is culture, cake is culture (2006/04/30)
• Episode 6 - Sleeping Beast: Kiss Impossible Finale (2006/05/07)
• Episode 7 - Fight, Hunter! Fight, Eater! Fight, Part-time Worker! (2006/05/14)
• Episode 8 - The Birth of the Wild Girls' Basketball Club! Wild Girls, Nice to Meet You, Seniors? Wild Girls, Swing of Tears... (2006/05/21)
• Episode 9 - Pass! Dribble! Shoot! (2006/05/28)
• Episode 10 - Eeeek! Eeeek! Eeeek! Eeeek! Eeeek! (2006/06/04)
• Episode 11 - Napoleon, between life and death... Nishimoto, between sex and ambition... Sarah, between Saint and me... (2006/06/11)
• Episode 12 - Perfect, no entry! No shorts! (2006/06/18)
• Episode 13 - If you look back, he's there. In the name of Karasuma. The mystery has been solved! (2006/06/25)
• Episode 14 - AT Elkad IN AMERICA (26F) WITH AMERICA (26h) (2006/07/02)
• Episode 15 - The Man Who Was Locked Out, the Man Who Was Invited, the Man Who Was Tested (2006/07/09)
• Episode 16 - I don't want to be tied down by anyone! I don't want to go back to school or home! In the dark of night! (2006/07/16)
• Episode 17 - ... Airi's Escape ... Harima's Lullaby ... False Bride (2006/07/23)
• Episode 18 - Sweet Traps of Part-time Jobs, Sweet Traps in the Classroom, Sweet Traps of Celebrities (2006/07/30)
• Episode 19 - It's Christmas here and there! Forward for Christmas! Break Christmas! (2006/08/06)
• Episode 20 - More than friends... Less than lovers... Before that... (2006/08/13)
• Episode 21 - ...It's Skuran. ...It's Skuran. ...It's Skuran! (2006/08/20)
• Episode 22 - First Dream, Lion Dance, New Year (2006/08/27)
• Episode 23 - Dream Jumbo Dream Jump Dream Express (2006/09/03)
• Episode 24 - 2-C of the Southern Rainbow! Yakumo of the Mysterious Island! The Seven Seas...! (2006/09/10)
• Episode 25 - So romantic, Harima-kun! Harima-kun featured in Zingama! Come on, Harima-kun! (2006/09/17)
• Episode 26 - .(Period) (2006/09/24)

Related Titles

"School Rumble Second Semester" is connected to the following related works:

• School Rumble
• School Rumble: First semester
• School Rumble 3rd semester

Theme songs and music

The theme songs and insert songs for "School Rumble Second Semester" are as follows.

Opening Theme

• Senchimental Generation
• Lyricist: Tsunku
• Composed by - Tsunku
• Arranged by: Shunsuke Suzuki
• Song: Ami Tokito

Ending Theme

• These tears are what help me take the next step
• Lyricist - Tsunku
• Composed by - Tsunku
• Arrangement - Shunsuke Suzuki
• Song: Ami Tokito

• The Last Candle
• Composer - Toshiyuki Omori
• Arranged by: Toshiyuki Omori

• The two of them forget
• Lyricist: Masa Nakai
• Composer - IPPEI
• Arrangement - IPPEI
• Sung by: Tsukamoto Sisters (Ami Koshimizu, Mamiko Noto)

Insert song

• Crossing Over
• Lyricist: Ako Takenaka
• Composer - Toshiyuki Omori
• Arranged by: Toshiyuki Omori
• Song - Lia

• Feel like a girl
• Lyricist: Ako Takenaka
• Composer - Toshiyuki Omori
• Arranged by: Toshiyuki Omori
• Song - Lia

• 17's Heart
• Lyricist: Izumi Yu
• Composer - Takashi Iwato
• Arrangement - Takashi Iwato
• Sung by: Saeki Mia

• Closer
• Lyricist: Salia
• Composed by: shin-go
• Arrangement - unicorn table
• Song - unicorn table

• The super girl has the super heart
• Lyricist: Ako Takenaka
• Composer - Toshiyuki Omori
• Arranged by: Toshiyuki Omori
• Sung by: Hitomi Nabatame

• Boy
• Lyricist: Izumi Yu
• Composer - Takashi Iwato
• Arrangement - Takashi Iwato
• Sung by: Shimizu Kaori

• The man of the sea
• Lyricist: Kobayatsuzun
• Composer - Toshiyuki Omori
• Arranged by: Toshiyuki Omori
• Song: Kikokumaru Boys Choir

• The Theme of the Unconventional Robot Dojibiron
• Lyricist: Kobayatsuzun
• Composer - Toshiyuki Omori
• Arranged by: Toshiyuki Omori
• Song - Naniwa Juzo

• Love&Peace
• Lyricist - unicorn table
• Composition - unicorn table
• Arrangement - unicorn table
• Sung by: Mayumi Gojo

Ratings and Recommendations

"School Rumble: Second Semester" has been highly praised as a youthful romantic comedy. While retaining the charm of the first series, it has captivated viewers by depicting new episodes and character growth. The love triangle between Tenma, Harima, and Karasuma has resonated with viewers, and the story progresses with a mix of laughter and tears. Additionally, the friendship and bonds between classmates are depicted through events such as the school festival and survival game.

In this series, Tenma's positive personality, Harima's growth from a delinquent to becoming a manga artist, and Karasuma's silent and absent-minded character stand out even more. In addition, characters with unique personalities such as Tenma's sister, Tsukamoto Yakumo, and Tenma's best friends, Sawachika Airi, Suou Mikoto, and Takano Akira, add excitement to the story.

In terms of music, the memorable theme songs such as "Sentimental Generation" by Ami Tokito and "Kono Namida Aru Kara Tsuji Ippo Naru" touched the hearts of viewers. Many of the inserted songs also reflect the feelings of each character, helping to liven up the story.

"School Rumble: Second Semester" is highly recommended for those who want to enjoy a youthful romantic comedy and those who like works that depict character growth and friendship. In particular, those who have seen the first series will enjoy it as a sequel. Also, even those who are watching for the first time will surely be drawn in by the unique characters and humorous story.

This is a heartwarming romantic comedy that will make you feel the bittersweetness of youth and the warmth of friendship.