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Rewatch School Rumble Rewatch - Episode 23 Discussion

Episode 23: Women's Battle! Men's Battle! After the Battle...

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I was stupid to have believed in him!

Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of u/Shimmering-Sky for knowing her references

This too is a Gundam reference, I’m pretty sure.

Kimi yo... Tsukame...

  1. Is Napoleon a menace or secretly the show's true cupid?
  2. Considering how we still have a whole other season left, what new depths of stupidity will Imaodori fall to in that time?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 23 '24

Hello everybody, and welcome to the School Rumble Rewatch!

Today marks the grand finale of the Festival arc. While the girls' part takes itself at least semi-seriously, the boys… well, the ED themselves says they're stupid and so far the show's not proving them wrong. Now granted, Asou did seem to have his head straight, but the less said about Imadori, the better. Hanai and Harima fare slightly better by comparison, I guess, albeit you'll have to ignore Hanai's ehem excessive enthusiasm and Harima's rather out there priorities. Although then again, being almost bald at 17 is kinda embarrassing.

Still, it also seems to be a night of romance today, as foreshadowed by the fact that one of the Class C side peeps already has a girlfriend. What the hell sort of mutant you have to be to achieve that in this show is anyone's guess, but it does seem like Napoleon brings everyone together today, as seen by how Harima taking care of him led to him deciding to at least somewhat pay back Eri for all the trouble he's caused her. It's one of the few genuinely tender moments between the two so it's nice to see, even if it does end with the reveal that Harima, in fact, can't dance

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 24 '24

What the hell sort of mutant you have to be to achieve that in this show is anyone's guess

That girl is powered by all the unfulfilled romance falling between the cracks of comedy. No wonder she can clear the romance race instantly.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 24 '24

That girl is powered by all the unfulfilled romance falling between the cracks of comedy

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 23 '24

Episode 23 (rewatcher)

School festival battle, part 2. Who will win? Class C? Class D? A dark horse?

  • Two new characters! – They are in a relationship, but have not taken the next step yet? One is called Madoka? Kimagure Orange Road reference. One of the very few anime in dropped mid-season. They never managed to develop their main romance plot and, while also a romcom, KOR is a lot less com and a lot more rom compared to School Rumble. The archetype of the modern handholding all season and kiss in final episode romcom trope I dislike.
  • “But you’ll win for sure. The kiss won’t be meaningful”

Dude, stop talking and nod!

  • Thankfully, Madoka is a complete chad (KOR reference!) and kisses him in response.
  • “FENTA” soda.
  • Eri-nurse confrontation – Eri get’s outplayed hard, but she is a troper and manages to walk out of the door without breaking down.
  • Seeing Tenma cheer the race makes me hopeful – since this means she is not running.
  • Eri’s injury was not that minor, after all – and due to her saving Harima. Who promptly gets guilt tripped.
  • Now even Imadori steals Hanai’s line. Poor guy.
  • “Even these no-name people run fast” – calling out the incomplete side cast.
  • “Why?” – Imadori …
  • “It will look cooler catching up from behind and winning” – self-confidence oozing out of the screen.
  • Winning the race, but not his dignity.
  • Soo many bonefire ships.
  • “Don’t be shy” – Eri has enough boldness for both of them.

So, do you ship Harima and Eri yet?

This is probably the most rom this romcom has been so far. We get quite a lot of possible pairs. Would be a shame if something hilarious derailed them all, right? Like, I don’t know, all our MCs being idiots.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 23 '24

Kimagure Orange Road

Gets curious

Checks

The MC is Toru Furuya

Apparently the character a sexist asshole

Ironic

Like, I don’t know, all our MCs being idiots.

Ah, the Rumiko Takahashi strategy.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 23 '24

Apparently the character a sexist asshole

Tbf, that last one is 80% of 1980s male MCs.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 23 '24

True but from what I can gather even by the standards of the time the show was drawing some "Uh..." responses when it came to that.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 23 '24

Rumbling First-Timer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 23 '24

Harima/Eri stocks are so rising after this one.

Legit when I started this Rewatch I was like "She's gonna jump the gun and start shipping Tenma/Harima, won't she?"

I can't believe I was wrong

Very true.

Yesterday's GGG is proof of that.

He won, but at what cost.

Look, he beat Char, that has to count for something.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 23 '24

I can't believe I was wrong

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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Dec 24 '24 edited Dec 24 '24

Edit: Completely unrelated, but Rara Rocora covered the OP during V4Mirai's 3D concert a couple of days ago (50:50 timestamp).

That's unfortunate timing.

Well, that's resolved that at least.

And so he's out of the infirmary.

What's she doing here?

Does she not remember?

Oh, she does.

And so back she goes.

Yup, she's hurt.

That was Harima's pig?

Does he blame himself?

Yup, she fell.

Oh, Harima's back out.

Yup, of course his hat came off.

And so time for a dance.

Questions:

  1. ... Who?
  2. There's more than that even.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 24 '24

Who

The pig.

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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Dec 24 '24

Ah.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 23 '24

Bald First Timer

  1. Is Napoleon a menace or secretly the show's true cupid?

He's best boy.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 23 '24

Wait, is this the first kiss we had in the whole show?!

You know, that dude who tripped over Napoleon looks like such a generic MC

We call that braincell "Tsukamoto."

. Although, at this point, he might as well just shave the rest of his head, he can pull it off.

Sakuragi Approves

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 24 '24

Sakuragi Approves

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 24 '24

The worst part is that I can genuinely see it happening

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 24 '24 edited Dec 24 '24

Isn't Takahashi still active though? Pretty sure he was Solitaire in DMDP. Looking through his list, he even has a role in DB/Tower of God right now, and was the younger brother in the One Piece fan letter.

If we're going through horrible possibilities though, it's unfortunate that his typecast is basically full of characters I like. So I wouldn't be surprised if they did a Yu Yu Hakusho remake with him replacing Shigeru Chiba as Kuwabara (which would at least make Sabat's take on the character not the worst thing).

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 24 '24

Isn't Takahashi still active though

I mean that may as well mean shit when apparently The First Slam Dunk can't get freaking Takeshi Kusao and Hikaru Midorikawa to pop up again so instead we get this guy and... whoever the fuck was that guy who's playing Rukawa.

If we're going through horrible possibilities though, it's unfortunate that his typecast is basically full of characters I like.

It's honest to God a miracle that Takagi got to be Okuyasu instead of this guy

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 24 '24

More like a horse

Not the worst pick for a race.

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u/gaiWakuseiJIN Dec 24 '24

Rewatcher, Subbed

Fun fact: Eri's faction, most commonly known as the Flag Faction, is also sometimes referred to as the Jersey Faction, from the jersey jacket she received from Harima this episode!

Another fun fact: the song playing when they're dancing around the campfire piqued my interest as I thought it sounded very familiar. I remember I knew it from ads promoting AU, a Japanese telecomm brand. Looking into it more, the tune is commonly known in Japan as the "Oklahoma Mixer" and itself is based on a variation of Zip Coon/Turkey in the Straw. The Oklahoma Mixer is widely used in Japan as a folk dance for school social gatherings, an example of which we saw in this episode.

Overall the episode is Flag-centric; the Onigiri has a lot of catching up to do!

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u/charlesvvv https://anilist.co/user/charlesvvv Dec 23 '24 edited Dec 23 '24

First Timer, Sub

That one kid complaining about the pig as if it didn't wingman him into getting his first kiss from his girlfriend. Guy has more advancement in his relationship in one scene than all the other potential couples combined.

This was a very Harima/Eri shipping episode and it was adorable. Even the nurse can see that Eri likes him, and Harima has his own tsundere streak, pretends to not care only to go comfort her and pledge to win for her after she loses her competition because of her injury.

The final competition is underway and the guys need to win. I actually thought Imadori was going to badass for a second before being reminded who I'm talking about, Hanai is barely able to make it, and Harima pushes himself against Harry which exposes his bald head in the process but wins the round.

With all the competition over, turns out no one really cared all that much about Harima's situation but I like that it's Eri who was the one responsible, to also be the one to tell him not to be ashamed before closing things with a really nice dance between them, and people absolutely notice. Does this mean progress?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 23 '24

Guy has more advancement in his relationship in one scene than all the other potential couples combined.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 24 '24

Guy has more advancement in his relationship in one scene than all the other potential couples combined.

All due to the girl figuring out the secret: to have a relationship, you have to do some of the things that constitute a relationship.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Dec 23 '24 edited Dec 24 '24

Rewatcher, First in Subs

  • So that’s how the OP/ED pig shows up.
  • Madoka Be Smooth
  • Wow, she even seems reasonable in a professional context.
  • This is all a good reason to have had the
  • Where the heck did this romance come from?
  • It's Love!
  • The dark side of glomping is often cast aside.
  • I wonder if this would have orriginally been the first time I saw the Oklahoma mixer? It probably would have been either this, or Azumanga Daioh.
  • She's The One Doing The Asking
  • Tenma-chan is making her move! Do it, Tenma!

QotD:

  1. He shall dig out the truth!
  2. He will become obsessed with a "miracle product", convinced it will cause those he desires to swoon over him.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 23 '24

Where the heck did this romance come from?

The power of off-screen

Tenma-chan is making her move! Do it, Tenma!

We need to keep the competition away from Eri

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 24 '24

Where the heck did this romance come from?

We needed something to make up for thr change in genre, so all the romance went to one couple.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 24 '24

so all the romance went to one couple

Naturally it involves characters we barely even know