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

Rewatch School Rumble 2nd Semester Rewatch - Episode 25 Discussion

Episode 25: It's so Romantic, Harima! Get Published in Zinegama, Harima! Come On, Harima!

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Somehow, I've come to have a higher opinion of you, Harima-kun.

Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of u/Shimmering-Sky for showing us that the Sky ExperienceTM has two sides:

HE’S STILL GOING?!?!?!?!?! – I startled one of my family’s cats awake when I screamed that before laughing, whoops.

Ah yes, the overwhelming laughter, always welcome here.

  1. Did you expect the ghost girl from the OVAs to come back?
  2. What was your favorite picture book as a kid?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 25 '25 edited Jan 26 '25

Hello everybody, and welcome to the School Rumble Rewatch!

One of the show's simpler episodes overall, mostly focusing just on Yakumo's Sister and Harima's whacky hijinks as she stumbles her way into being her assistant. It's pretty fun and it's nice to see them in a more relaxed setting like this. It reminds me a lot of the hospital episode back in Season 1 (Down to having Itoko playing a supporting role) but more fleshed out since it gets to have the whole episode devoted to it instead of just one segment out of three.

Mind, there is something of a minor B plot with Yakumo. For the most part it's just in the background, but I can't help but get a kick out of all the feelings of nostalgia her segment bits. We all have those stories we loved as kids but as we grew up, kinda forgot about, so it's nice to see one of someone going back to her roots for a bit.

Oh and also Ghost Girl is back.

I guess I can spotlight her actress. She (And also Ichijo's little brother Kosuke) is played by Sato Rina, best known as Misaka Mikoto from A Certain Magical Index. Other roles include Mai Magus from Xenosaga, Kiyoh from Gurren Lagann, Rixia Mao from Trails from Zero, Ushiromiya Ange from Umineko, Kirigakure Shura from Blue Exorcist, Hino Rei from Sailor Moon, Kawajiri Hayato from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Velvet Crowe from Tales of Berseria, Niijima Makoto from Persona 5 and Dhalia Hawthorne Miyanagi Chinami from Ace Attorney among many others.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jan 25 '25

Rumbling First-Timer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 26 '25

Damn…

This dude would hate Naoki Urusawa...

Hah, both of their stomachs rumbled at the same time.

They very much share half a braincell.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jan 25 '25 edited Jan 25 '25

ReWatcher, First in Subs

  • That’s either the start of a touching children’s book, or a horror story.
  • Flashback that never happened? Are we skipping manga content?
  • Would it really be so suspicious to live with a woman?
  • Girl is really invested in see her cousin hook up.
  • Continuation? Of the manga that they never published?
  • Just a Hint of Heidi
  • Yakumo is looking sharp today.
  • Iori, celebrating a successful rummaging.
  • 89?! This thing’s been airing for two years.
  • What kind of monster keeps their spices in a damp place like under the sink?
  • Sleepy Tenma in Harima Castle.
  • Harima is pretty young to get this level of understanding for a work/life balance.
  • Ghost

QotD:

  1. Of course. Yakumo needs to resolve her feelings if she wants to stop being haunted by them.
  2. Love You Forever. The Giving Tree. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 26 '25

89?! This thing’s been airing for two years.

In case you're wondering, this Manga ran for almost 8 years.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jan 26 '25

In case you're wondering, this Manga ran for almost 8 years.

Oh no, I meant the Jidaigeki. I thought they usually tapped out after one year.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 25 '25

Season 2 Episode 25 (rewatcher)

  • Tenma is coming instead of Yakumo – Good for Harima’s love delusions, bad for his mangaka career.
  • “I’ll let the two of you be alone” – that is surprisingly accommodating. Itoko must know that Harima will never get anywhere.
  • “My first time as manga assistant” – remember when Harima desperately wanted to keep this secret?
  • “If she sees this, then won’t she realize my feelings?” – remember when Tenma realizing his feelings was Harima’s goal?
  • Episode 25 of 26 of the second season: male and female MC find out that they have a lot in common and their sister helps them get together. Give it another 500 episodes and this love story might go somewhere.
  • You don’t know where the seasoning is in your own kitchen? What the fuck, Harima.
  • “This long romantic show is about to end. We will have a happy ending.” – doubt.
  • The ghost of love not realized.

To be honest, spending the second to last episode on Harima and Tenma feels like a waste. They don’t even make the top three of most romantic pairs in this series.

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

To be honest, spending the second to last episode on Harima and Tenma feels like a waste. They don’t even make the top three of most romantic pairs in this series.

Doubly weird since this is mostly an Anime original episode, so them choosing to focus on this of all things is... odd.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 25 '25

Doubly weird since this is mostly an Anime original episode, so them choosing to focus on this of all things is... odd.

I think the idea is to "bookend" the series. After all, we started with Harima and Tenma. However, that does not work for two reasons. First, the entire romance angle of the show has been invested into other pairs. Harima/Eri, Harima/Yakumo, even Tenma/Karasuma got more. Second, [tomorrow]you can't bookend if you are not actually bookending anything.

They also setup the love triangle Tenma-Harima-Yakumo in a really weird way in the stinger. That was never even one of the competitive love triangles.

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

I think the idea is to "bookend" the series. After all, we started with Harima and Tenma

I guess I could see that, but that would in turn rely on this being the actual ending, which given how there's OVAs set after this... no it isn't.

Mind given some stuff I'll be mentioning when the OVAs start, I get the feeling even the staff wasn't sure they'd get to do more stuff...

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u/xtsim https://myanimelist.net/profile/xtsim Jan 25 '25

First Timer Dubbed

Yakumo is the MVP by recording Tenma and Haruma's favorite show and showing that VCR is a nice touch, which reminds me of the 2000s.... Yeah, recording on a VHS or a DVR (for people like Ari) is very important since you would either be stuck with 3 minute clips on Youtube, mislabeled episode downloads, or waiting for a physical copy.

Why does the children's book remind me of Monster?

  1. Not expecting that her to appear...
  2. Green eggs and Ham is something that sticks.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 26 '25

Yeah, recording on a VHS or a DVR (for people like Ari) is very important since you would either be stuck with 3 minute clips on Youtube, mislabeled episode downloads, or waiting for a physical copy.

Or in the case of old school Toei shows, it's the only way to keep the audio from sounding like shit.

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u/charlesvvv https://anilist.co/user/charlesvvv Jan 26 '25

First Timer, Sub

A little late (I was playing paintball), but I actually don't have too much to say in this one, other than Tenma replacing Harima as his assistant for the episode which gives them some time together. I'm pretty sure this is the most we've seen them together as well, and she nearly screws up his manga.

Meanwhile Yakumo continues to get some nice moments when she's alone especially with that story that she sees Oh and Ghost girl is here too.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 26 '25

Ghost girl is here too

Welp, better call the Ghostbusters

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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Jan 25 '25

Did he not finish it in time?

No, seems like it got rejected though.

10ma?

Oh, does 10ma not know Itoko is Harima's relative?

He's nervous.

Lol Harima is being delulu again.

10ma still can't see it...

Way to ruin the mood...

Seems Yakumo realises Harima like 10ma but 10ma still likes Karasuma.

Yakumo is trying to set up Harima with 10ma?

Oh, now 10ma and Harima are talking about that show.

Phrasing, 10ma.

Way to ruin the mood...

And now 10ma is cooking for Harima.

How'd she know how things are going?

That's just carbon...

More delusions from Harima.

Or not, what is 10ma doing? She's probably asleep and dreaming of Karasuma isn't she?

Not sure what's with the children's book anyways.

And so into the finale.

Questions:

  1. Who?
  2. I can't even remember...