School Rumble

Summary

 
School Rumble follows the lives of a diverse cast of characters of . This series is a romantic comedy, with often exaggerations of scenes for comedic effect. Tenma Tsukamoto and Harima Kenji are the main protagonists but the story does not follow them solely. The main female protagonist, Tenma Tsukamoto , a second-year normal student, has a crush on Oji Karasuma, a content person without any outstanding characteristics. The main male protagonist, Harima Kenji, however complicates this by having a crush on Tenma due to a previous encounter. The attempts to confess their love of these two characters are the running gags of the series, always failing due to unforeseeable circumstances. The love "triangle" is further complicated by the love interests of the supporting cast such as Tenma's younger sister Yakumo and Eri Sawachika another student in their class. While the story mostly follows the two protagonists and their relationships, the story also deals with the relationships of the other characters as well. 
 

Anime/Manga

 
School Rumble was first published in the Weekly Shonen Magazine in 2002. It had released 22 volumes consisting of 283 chapters, after the manga had concluded the anime was released. The Anime consisted of separate seasons entitled semesters; the first two semesters had 26 episodes while the third only had 2 OVA episodes. The third semester had yet to be released in English and is just a summary of what happened at the end of the Manga. There was another two episodes called school Rumble extra class; these were used to fill some missing spots and a little bit more rumble for the die hard fan. 
 
School Rumble Z was released on August 20 in the Shonen Magazine Special. This was a ten chapter Manga which would ultimately conclude the School Rumble Series.  
 

Games

Three dating simulations have been released based on the series, 2 on the PS2 and 1 on the PSP. The first game, School Rumble: Naru Ko Wa Sodatsu, was released on for the PS2. The follow up game by the same company entitled School Rumble: Ni-Gakki Kyoiu No Natsugasshukul Yokan Ni Yurei Arawarul? Otakara Wo Megutte Makko Shobu!!! No Maki was also released for the PS2. The PSP game, School Rumble: Nasan Jiken Desul, was released on by Bandai
 

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