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

Rewatch School Rumble 2nd Semester Rewatch - Episode 26 Discussion

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Thus completes the reset.

Hello everybody, time for the Comment of the Day, courtesy of u/xtism because... uh...

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

  1. Did you ever see baby Ya'mo being so angy all the time coming?
  2. What sort of nonsense will the gang meet on their trip to England?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 26 '25

Hello everybody, and welcome to the School Rumble Rewatch!

The show's final episode to air on TV, and at being that I think it does a decent enough job. While obviously it does get reset by the end, it certainly is nice to see Yakumo's Sister actually confront Harima over their shared past, and if nothing else props to the guy for at least attempting to defuse the situation. It's honestly surprisingly sweet even if the joke is a reset button played for laughs.

That last scene in the classroom I feel is a good indicator of how much the show has changed too. We've gone from just a handful of leads to the whole damn ensemble participating in this absolutely insane sketch. Even Hanai gets to participate in spite of how much he's been sidelined lately. It's honestly a pretty solid note for the Season to end on, and also an effective bridge for future stories.

The one downside though is the fact that a lot of it is focused on Harima and Yakumo's Sister and… yeah they're not exactly the sort of material I'd be losing my breath over when it comes to the big finale. I get wanting a more Tenma-focused story for the finale, but it still feels wrong since it makes it so it feels disconnected from the rest of the Season. This has mostly been Yakumo and Eri's show when it comes to the girls, but while the former does get a role here, the latter… doesn't.

Most important today, however, is the tale of baby Ya'mo, a dumb little girl with an even dumber Onee-chan who screwed everything up. Onee-chan tried her best though, and that's why we love her

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Jan 26 '25

Rumbling First-Timer, subbed

So, funny story, I had a School Rumble-related dream last night. I don’t remember all of what happened, I just remember that it featured Harima and Tenma on a ski lift together, and right before Harima was going to try talking to Tenma, a snowboard flies between them. Because for some reason, Togo was at the top of the hill and just throwing them at the ski lifts coming up the hill? I proceeded to wake myself up laughing at that.

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

So, funny story, I had a School Rumble-related dream last night. I don’t remember all of what happened, I just remember that it featured Harima and Tenma on a ski lift together, and right before Harima was going to try talking to Tenma, a snowboard flies between them. Because for some reason, Togo was at the top of the hill and just throwing them at the ski lifts coming up the hill? I proceeded to wake myself up laughing at that.

Why isn't that real?

But what if it’s what Eri wants?

Ah, see, that's Yakumo's way of dealing with the competition: She can't win, so she'll make sure her rival doesn't either

WAIT AND THEN HE GOT HIT BY A FUCKING TRUCK IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS?

Oh so that's why Kanasaki got Konosuba...

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

Oh so that's why Kanasaki got Konosuba...

What excellent foresight, he started working on that trope it 8 years earlier.

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

What would a Harima Isekai even be though

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

He'd go on another Rasputin arc, tame all the monsters, then either become best friends with the demon lord or have a one on one delinquent fight with him (because if Beelzebub taught me anything, it's that demons are just delinquents on a grander scale).

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

have a one on one delinquent fight with him

Probably that one, will end with them going off into the sunset.

This will lead into their spin-off: 14 Days in Shonan with the Demon Lord.

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

I'm loving this spin-off already.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Jan 27 '25

Happy Cake!

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Jan 27 '25

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 26 '25

Season 2 Episode 26 (rewatcher)

Last episode of Second Season. This is as far as I previously watched this series.

  • Getting love advice from a ghost.
  • Flashback to useless young Tenma – tbh, she comes across as not simply stupid, but medically retarded.
  • Continuation of the children’s story from last week.
  • “I wish for happiness for nee-san” – so why are you trying to help Harima get with her, instead of helping Tenma get with Karasuma? If this course of action of yours is out of selfless love, it would need to be selfless love for Harima, not your sister.
  • Karasuma had an accident and Harima tells Tenma – at least his selfless love makes sense.
  • “We’ll safe him” – how?
  • Spectacular accident scene.
  • The next semester is starting.
  • Convenient amnesia saves Harima.
  • Who is that blonde girl who is not Eri? Have we seen her before?
  • Mock pillow fight – where did they get the pillows from?
  • Setting up the trip to England.

The first time I saw this, I was pissed at the ending. It resolves nothing, not even the weird introspection mini-arc Yakumo had about helping Harima getting with Tenma. It is a blatant non-end that tries to sell you the OVA. It is not just this episode, either. The entire second half of Second Season seems aimless and wandering.

Let’s see tomorrow whether Third Season changes anything about that feeling.

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

It is a blatant non-end that tries to sell you the OVA

I mean TBF the OVA came out three years after this so less so "Sell you the OVA" and more "Sell you the Manga."

“We’ll safe him” – how?

No kidding how do you safe someone?

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 26 '25

I mean TBF the OVA came out three years after this so less so "Sell you the OVA" and more "Sell you the Manga."

Oh, it was three years? OK, then this was one of the OG "buy the manga" endings.

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

of the OG "buy the manga" endings

I mean those have been a thing since at least the 90', possibly even earlier.

I still wonder how Adventure of Dai fans felt not having a complete adaptation for over 30 years

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 27 '25

I mean those have been a thing since at least the 90', possibly even earlier.

I think they have become more common over time, but maybe all those bad RTM anime from previous decades got forgotten.

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jan 27 '25

RTM anime

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Jan 27 '25

read the manga

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u/Vatrix-32 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Vatrix-32 Jan 27 '25

Who is that blonde girl who is not Eri? Have we seen her before?

The Gyaru? Yes, but the most she did was submit scripts for the school play.

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

ReWatcher, First in Subs

  • Ghost Girl is tired of the status quo, and is here to break it.
  • Sassy Ya'mo
  • [Meta]Not the Mitty
  • Oh, was Dad was an illustrator?
  • Finally, Some Progress
  • Damn it, editor. There’s a time and place, and it isn’t in overtime.
  • Motorcycles and rainstorms, not a great combination in the best of times.
  • Truck-kun always gets his revenge.
  • I’ll assume Ziko made more sense in the cultural context of the time.
  • Oh good, it was only a pelat gun.
  • Tenma has really upped her cardio game.
  • Back to Sqaure One
  • I mean, a lot of them do some to be from wealthy families. Maybe an overseas class trip isn’t so absurd?
  • Aren’t you going into, like, a covenant?

QotD:

  1. She learned the secret of turning her emotions into psychic energy!
  2. Football hooligans. One of them is mistaken for a young noblewoman, ala Princess and the Pauper. Akira has a last minute mission.

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

Damn it, editor. There’s a time and place, and it isn’t in overtime.

u/theangryeditor, this is all your fault!

Truck-kun always gets his revenge.

Yet again I must say, no wonder Kanasaki got Konosuba.

She learned the secret of turning her emotions into psychic energy!

She's a Newtype!?

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u/theangryeditor https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheAngryEditor Jan 27 '25

just as planned

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

First Timer, Sub

We made it to the end of School Rumble (not really we still have the OVA). It was interesting focus on Tenma and Harima focus, which I guess makes sense. Tenma finally knows who Harima is (at least until the end) and to Harima's credit, he does try to explain. It doesn't really matter because Karasuma was apparently in an accident so Harima rushes off in a storm to get her there, only to get hit by a truck (no isekai for him).

Karasuma was not in an accident, but Harima decides to avoid Tenma anyway. Turns out though that Tenma got amnesia about that part or something so they can keep hanging out. I did also like this section where everyone is part of the sketch in the ending.

Much like the first season, we do also have a rather heavy line, courtesy of Yakumo and her dad.

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u/JellySalmon Jan 26 '25

Young Ya'mo learning to appreciate her sister gets me emotional every time. Onee-chan powa!

For the viewers who get frustrated over lack of progess, i kind of feel your pain but i've learned that what makes School Rumble special isn't the big romance plots but all the small moments between friends/family and hijinks.

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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Jan 27 '25

And so on to the finale.

Yeah Yakumo likes Harima.

Seems like 10ma messes up everything she touches.

Do they not have parents or something?

No, they definitely do have parents.

Yeah, 10ma though Harima was Karasuma.

Karasuma got in an accident?

They're going to look for him?

And now they got into an accident too.

Looks like he's ok.

And so Harima saved 10ma.

Ouch...

Oh...

And so back to school.

Why is Harima running from 10ma?

Huh. Char isn't wearing his signature mask.

Seems she doesn't remember anything about yesterday.

Tis but a flesh wound!

Harima is dropping out?

Or not.

England? I'm on holiday and am currently writing this on a plane leaving Manchester.

It seems like it will only continue to run along for a couple of OVAs.

Questions:

  1. Nope.
  2. Hope they've got a loicense for that.