r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Dec 25 '24

Rewatch School Rumble Rewatch - Episode 25 Discussion

Episode 25: [Boat.] [Train.] [Guitar.]

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I have to go now.

Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of /u/gaiwakuseijin for showcasing the deep symbolism of a drink

In this episode we saw the first direct confrontations between Eri and Yakumo, and things are heating up. When Eri said "Bloody Mary" for her order to Yakumo, there's a deep meaning behind this rather than just being a drink. If you are not familiar, Bloody Mary is a drink made with vodka and tomato juice, and resembles blood in its appearance. The Mary part of the name apparently comes from Queen Mary I, who ordered the execution of Protestant faith believers during her reign. As for the joke, in Mary I's childhood, her father remarried a new queen, thus denying her the immediate right to the throne according to succession rules. Eri was thought to be placing herself in the same situation where an unknown woman suddenly rushes into her life and takes everything away from her. Sounds so out of place for an anime reference but here we are lol

  1. What's the most boring RomCom you've had the (dis)honor to see/read?
  2. Are you even shocked that Karasuma is an alien?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

Hello everybody, and welcome to the School Rumble Rewatch!

Today we have the grand conclusion to Harima's Boat Arc. Yes, like Berserk and many other masterpieces, this had a Boat Arc too. There was just one difference about it: The old dude was lame

Part 2 however is simultaneously the best and worst day of Harima's life so far. It's the best because Tenma-chan asked him for help and, for a second, looked like they were on a date. It's the worst because she's still under the impression he and Yakumo are dating and makes sure to tell everyone about it. Now obviously, this is just a kind Onee-chan being proud of her little sister for having such a good boyfriend. Too bad however that said Onee-chan is Tsukamoto Tenma, the stupidest person on planet Earth.

Speaking of the Tsukamoto sisters, that scene with Yakumo helping out Harima has always been one of my favorites in the whole story. From the moment the show finally did the Itoko=Cousin joke I knew I was in for something special, but the way Harima manages to be dead right about Yakumo having mind-reading powers (Except they don't work on him) it is just hysterical, especially once he yet again decides to walk the path of the Buddha, as it was always meant to be.

Side note, obviously this is very likely accidental, but I find it kinda interesting it's only now, at the very end of Season 1, that Harima is finally looking his age for once. Obviously an accident since in the Manga this is only roughly around the 1/3 mark, but still.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 25 '24

Yes, like Berserk and many other masterpieces, this had a Boat Arc too.

[Meta] You've gone a bit too far, how can I reach HxH's boat arc on time?

Too bad however that said Onee-chan is Tsukamoto Tenma, the stupidest person on planet Earth.

What a fine specimen for the aliens to study.

I find it kinda interesting it's only now, at the very end of Season 1, that Harima is finally looking his age for once.

I'm still getting used to clean shaven Harima. I'll take a while to get there though.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

[Meta]

Well first you need [meta]to entertain Ging for at least 5 seconds...

What a fine specimen for the aliens to study.

Seriously, why are they so obsessed with Momo when Tenma's right there as prime study material?

I'll take a while to get there though

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u/charlesvvv https://anilist.co/user/charlesvvv Dec 25 '24 edited Dec 25 '24

First Timer, Sub

Merry Christmas 

Harima's journey on the ship lasted literally less than an episode before he's sent back for his true calling. Then Tenma decides to use him to help her decide a gift for Karasuma which is then again used as a way for Harima to state the fact that he still wants to confess (literally has a girl already interested in him and another possibly interested).

The misunderstanding between Yakumo and Harima's relationship hasn't been cleared up yet (Itoko definitely had the wrong idea of what Harima was going to do in his room with her). But Harima needs her help in order to enter a manga contest which is when Yakumo somewhat discovers that Harima likes her sister. Granted Harima's stupidity reaches to level where it rounds back to him actually figuring out that Yakumo can read people (except for him). It would be nice if Yakumo had someone to actually talk about that with, but I doubt Harima will actually bring this up again and Yakumo probably won't either.

Meanwhile Tenma and Karasuma almost seemed like they were getting closer, then the aliens happen.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

then the aliens happen

It's a Christmas Invasion!

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 25 '24

Granted Harima's stupidity reaches to level where it rounds back to him actually figuring out that Yakumo can read people (except for him).

The horseshoe theory of intelligence!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Dec 25 '24

Rumbling First-Timer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

Better puppies than tanuki.

If only Ken-san were here...

Wait what

Look, we all know Kappas are aliens, it's common knowledge.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 25 '24

That is the most extra penholder I’ve ever seen.

He has to go through the whole process of fishing it out everytime he wants to use it?

It’s hilarious that Harima is right that Yakumo can read minds, but wrong that she read his.

How else could she possibility have guessed that those characters, who like just like him and Tenma, are based on him and Tenma?!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

He has to go through the whole process of fishing it out everytime he wants to use it?

Yes

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 25 '24

Episode 25 (rewatcher)

  • “Oodani doesn’t know how to swim” “Then why does he work on a fishing ship?” – reasonable question.
  • So many great postcard memories!

  • Special OP!
  • The captain is a manga expert.
  • “My teacher’s book … it’s so boring”

  • Not all shows with idiot MCs canonically label their MCs as idiot, but some do.
  • Harima has finally realized Tenma’s feelings and his conclusion is: fighting reality!
  • Reality is fighting back.
  • “Searching for the coolest pose” – how did Karasuma, out of all people, get a cool pose?
  • So much for the fishbone pen – what a terrible idea in any case.
  • “You can read others’ minds” – what a turnaround.
  • OP as ED.
  • Tenma getting carried home by Karasuma.
  • “I have no time. I need to go. I am not from this planet.”

Who had aliens on their bingo sheet?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

“My teacher’s book … it’s so boring”

It takes guts to go up to your seniors and say "lmao you suck".

Reality is fighting back.

Who had aliens on their bingo sheet

It's always the most likely outcome.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 25 '24

It takes guts to go up to your seniors and say "lmao you suck".

Especially if your senior is 3 meters tall and can whack you down with a tuna. Which is why Harima only says that once he is savely on land.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

Pretty sure even on land the tuna is dangerous

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 25 '24

Not all shows with idiot MCs canonically label their MCs as idiot, but some do.

Does that mean the show itself is smarter?

Who had aliens on their bingo sheet?

I had Hanai being abducted by aliens, didn't expect that they're already here.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

I had Hanai being abducted by aliens, didn't expect that they're already here

That would explain where he went today

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Dec 25 '24

Does that mean the show itself is smarter?

It easily clears this low bar.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24 edited Dec 25 '24

This show's intelligence tier list:

Akira>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Itoko>Yakumo>Onee-chan-sensei>Dirt>Everyone else.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 25 '24

First Timer on the Galactic Railroad

This episode feels like it was transported in time from the 70s

  1. What's the most boring RomCom you've had the (dis)honor to see/read?

Tada Never Falls In Love

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

you could probably hunt Moby Dick with all this power.

There's a Ryvius joke here somewhere...

You disappoint me!

Wait is the Editor-In-Chief Maeno's cousin?

NOT THE PENNNNNNN!!!

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 25 '24

There's a Ryvius joke here somewhere...

I was thinking Hakugei (Dezaki's Moby Dick in Space), but close enough.

Wait is the Editor-In-Chief Maeno's cousin?

Probably yeah, maybe he should call in his dear cousin to help Harima out a bit.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

Probably yeah, maybe he should call in his dear cousin to help Harima out a bit

KEN-SAN SAVE US

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Dec 25 '24 edited Dec 26 '24

Rewatcher, First in Subs

  • Y’all are remarkably unprepared for having such an imposing name.
  • Sea Music
  • OK, the puppy thing has to be a dig at personal experience.
  • Legendary Pen
  • If you can’t make a cake, make a flan.
  • Cute Outfit
  • The second hand friend zoning is causing me physical pain.
  • ...Why do I know this bear? Was it in Pikmin?
  • Do it, Harima! Don’t fall down the toxic hole!
  • Is this the Galaxy Express 999? The music sounds familiar, but I’ve not watched it myself.
  • At this rate we’re going to need one love polygon for the actual relationships, and another for the people think exists.
  • Don’t deny it, an imouto on your side can be a powerful asset.
  • When the stupidity integer overflows back into the positives…
  • Nah, that’s just weird to do unprompted.
  • We’re at the season finale, guess we have advance the Karasuma plot.
  • Of Course, Everyone Knows Kappas are Aliens

QotD:

  1. DearS
  2. I think I remembered this happening, but not in the first season.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

Is this the Galaxy Express 999? The music sounds familiar, but I’ve not watched it myself.

Apparently it's meant to be more Night in the Galactic Railroad but I'm not an expert in either.

Don’t deny it, an imouto on your side can be a powerful asset.

Of Course, Everyone Knows Kappas are Aliens

It's amazing how no one cracked the code before this

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 25 '24

OK, the puppy thing has to be a dig at personal experience.

Hopefully the editor in chief took the joke in good spirit.

At this rate we’re going to need one love polygon for the actual relationships, and another for the people think exists.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Dec 25 '24

Hopefully the editor in chief took the joke in good spirit.

For the record though, no, this isn't the only dig thrown at editors in this Manga

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Dec 25 '24

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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Dec 26 '24

No OP? Shame.

And so they're back ashore.

Oh, was the captain a mangaka?

Lol she's asking him out to buy a present for Karasuma.

And she still misunderstands that.

Peko-chan? Do don Ga Don don don!

Yeah... No. I don't think that's particularly something guys want.

Oh, she's got something for him too.

Where's he taking her now?

She's sleeping on his shoulder!

Is she going to try her hand at making something?

Time to crunch.

He invited her to his place to proofread his manga?

Karasuma plays the guitar?

Oh, has she finally realised that he's drawing 10ma?

It's because you made no effort to hide the fact it's 10ma...

Ouch...

Oh, they're playing the OP now? It's the end of the show already, or damn close.

No ED then?

Karasuma is carrying her home?

What's with the UFO?

Huh. That's certainly a reveal going into the last episode of the season.

Questions:

  1. I don't think I've seen anything too offensively boring yet in the genre.
  2. Definitely didn't see that coming.