The essential episodes of School Rumble
Watch these 15 in order and you've got School Rumble — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Pounding Heart at a New School Term! Struggle with a Love Letter! Zooming on Bicycles!
Punding Heart at a New School Term!: Tsukamoto Tenma is an ordinary girl who is about to enter her second year of high school, hoping to be in the same class with her crush, Karasuma Ooji. On the other side of the coin, Harima Kenji is a delinquent boy who is in love with Tenma, and he wants to be in the same class as her.Struggle with a Love Letter: When Tenma discovers that Karasuma is going to transfer soon, she tries to reveal her feelings for him by writing a love letter. Harima does the same thing and writes a love letter for Tenma.Zooming on Bicycles!: Tenma and Harima try to get closer to the crushes by bicycling to school together.
- 02
Survival After School! The Arrival of Confession Time! The Two of Us in the Hospital!
Survivng After School!: Tenma gets herself locked in the school gym's closet.The Arrival of Confession Time!: Harima now knows that Tenma likes someone, but he doesn't know who that someone is. Harima jumps to the conclusion that the person that Tenma likes is himself. So, he decides to finally confess his love to her.
- 03
Please God! Please! Real Animal Fortune Telling! Please! Tenma-chan!
Please God!: Mikoto injures her hand after a day of martial arts practice. She prays to God for her hand to get better so that she can write for a test. A person who looks like God comes and solves her problem. That person can also tell fortunes with his many animal friends. The God look-alike is in fact Harima!Please! Real Animal Fortune Telling!: Tenma runs off after learning how Karasuma prefers curry over her. Harima chases after Tenma to confess his love to her.
- 04
Nara!: Tenma and her girl friends spend the day at a water amusement park, where they meet a group of boys who want to go out with them. One of those boys is Nara Kentarou, who secretly likes Tenma.Karasuma!: On a rainy day, Tenma goes to a bus stop where she meets Karasuma. She worries if Karasuma doesn't like her after that curry incident.
- 05
At The Sea, Help! Naked, Help! Really, Seriously, Help!
At The Sea, Help!: Tenma and the gang head for the beach.Naked, Help!: Harima, naked at the moment, tries to find his swimming trunks, but Eri walks in on him and sees him naked. Harima fears that Eri will mistake him for being a pervert. So, he tries to shut Eri up by grabbing her, but the situation goes from bad to worse!
- 06
Mission 1 is the Confession of Love!: Tenma tells Harima that she knows that there is a person on this trip that he likes and that Harima hasn't confessed to that person yet. So, Tenma gets Harima to practice confessing to her, even though she's really the person that Harima secretly loves.Mission 2 is the Night of Offense and Defense!: It's the last night of the beach trip, and everyone is sound asleep, except for some of the boys, who are pretty restless.
- 07
Have You Seen it Before? Not That Cute, Is She? Please Take Care Of Me!
Have You Seen It Before?: Tenma invites Eri and Mikoto over for a study session. Eri arrives first and asks if Tenma has seen a man's body before, which she did.Not That Cute, Is She?: The friendship between Eri and Mikoto is on thin ice after Eri makes a comment on how Mikoto isn't cute. Meanwhile, Harima gets a part-time job and is now fixing Tenma's air conditioner. Harima also meets Yakumo for the first time.
- 08
With Summer! With Friends! With Launching Fireworks!
With Summer!: Harima writes another manga, but he soon runs into Eri, who he thinks knows about his manga. Harima meets up with Mikoto, but when Eri catches up to Harima, she thinks that Mikoto is on a date with him. Eri runs off, and Mikoto chases after her.With Friends!: Hanai thinks that Harima hurt Mikoto. The two boys then get into a fight. Meanwhile, Mikoto gets a message that her old tutor, Kouzu, is returning home.
- 09
It's Actually The Tea Club... It's The Tea Club, Though... That's Because It Is The Tea Club...
It's Actually The Tea Club...: Tenma, her sister, and her girl friends go camping as an activity of the Tea Club. Harima, Hanai, and Imadori soon follow. Harima talks with Yakumo and asks her questions about what Tenma said about him that one day. However, when Tenma sees Harima with Yakumo, Tenma thinks that he is hitting on Yakumo.It's The Tea Club, Though...: Tenma goes into ""Onee-chan Power"" mode and challenges Harima. She plans on pairing up with Harima in the upcoming test of courage and then get into a one-on-one match with him. Harima, however, thinks that this is Tenma's move to confess her love to him.
- 10
Giraffe's Feeling in the Peak of Summer!: Yakumo and the tea club take care of one of Harima's animal friends, a giraffe named Pyotr. Later, a young boy runs away from home and seeks shelter in Tenma and Yakumo's home.A Panic Party in the End of Summer!: Harima, Yakumo, and the tea club decide to move all of Harima's animal friends to the Yagami temple. However, Harima and the gang will have to deal with a news team to keep the animals from getting captured.
- 11
Karen's Love, Still a Long Way to Go! Karen's Love, Little by Little! Karen's Love, And Then...
Karen's Love, Still a Long Way to Go!: Ichijou remembers the date that Imadori promised her, but Imadori doesn't recall it at all.Karen's Love, Little by Little!: Ichijou's date with Imadori has been set, but unfortunately, Ichijou also has a wrestling match on the same day as her date. But, never fear! Tenma's here!
- 12
Dream of Art! Pray to God! And Wish Upon a Star!
Dream of Art!: There is news circulating through the school about Itoko being a model for an art exhibit, and the theme is nudity! Of course, all the guys are excited about this, except for Harima and Hanai. But, when they hear about Tenma and Yakumo helping out the art exhibit, they get fired up too!Pray to God!: Yakumo takes part in a mock wedding ceremony as the bride, and Hanai is the groom. Harima hears about this, but he thinks that it's Tenma who's the bride. So, Harima and Hanai get into another fight.
- 13
It's Gone! This Is Gone Too! Whatever Will We Do!
It's Gone!: Eri accidently cuts off Harima's beard. She tries to apologize to him, but it's not that easy for her.This Is Gone Too!: Harima writes another manga, but he is advised to get a friend to proofread the manga. The problem is that Harima has no friends! Luckily, Harima gets Yakumo to read his manga and help him edit and improve it.
- 14
Scramble Reloaded! Requesting a Superstar! A Scandalous Restart!
Scramble Reloaded!: The situation between Yakumo and Harima goes from bad to worse when Tenma thinks that the two are dating.
- 15
Harima has his best chance yet to confess to Tenma. There are big news about Karasuma. Yakumo is visited again by the ghost girl, who interrogates her about her feelings for Harima. Flashbacks reveal Yakumo's relationship with Tenma as children, when Yakumo's character was quite different. We learn the importance of the children's book. The third term starts, and Harima has to decide whether to stay at school or not.
