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School Rumble

Cover of the first English School Rumble volume.
スクールランブル
(Sukūru Ramburu)
Genre Romantic comedy, Slice of life story
Manga
Author Jin Kobayashi
Publisher Flag of Japan Kodansha
English publisher Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Del Rey Manga
Flag of the United Kingdom Tanoshimi
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Flag of Japan Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Special, Shōnen Magazine Wonder
Original run October 22, 2002 – July 23, 2008
Volumes 22 (List of volumes)
Manga
School Rumble Z
Author Jin Kobayashi
Publisher Flag of Japan Kodansha
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Flag of Japan Shōnen Magazine Special
Original run August 20, 2008 – May 20, 2009
Volumes 1
Light novel
Author Hiroko Tokita
Illustrator Jin Kobayashi
Publisher Flag of Japan Kodansha
Original run April 2004 – December 2007
Volumes 2
TV anime
Director Shinji Takamatsu
Studio Flag of Japan Studio Comet
Licensor Flag of Australia Flag of New Zealand Madman Entertainment

Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Funimation Entertainment
Flag of the United Kingdom Revelation films

Flag of Germany Tokyopop
Network Flag of Japan TV Tokyo
English network Flag of the United States Funimation Channel
Original run October 10, 2004 – April 5, 2005
Episodes 26 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
School Rumble: Extra Class
Director Shinji Takamatsu
Studio Studio Comet
Licensor Flag of Australia Flag of New Zealand Madman Entertainment

Flag of Canada Flag of the United States Funimation Entertainment
Flag of the United Kingdom Revelation films

Flag of Germany Tokyopop
Released December 22, 2005
Runtime 25 minutes each
Episodes 2 (List of episodes)
TV anime
School Rumble: Second Semester
Director Takaomi Kanasaki
Studio Studio Comet
Licensor Flag of the United States Funimation Entertainment
Flag of Germany Tokyopop
Network Flag of Japan TV Tokyo
Original run April 2, 2006 – September 24, 2006
Episodes 26 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
School Rumble: Third Semester
Director Shinji Takamatsu
Studio Studio Comet
Released July 17, 2008 – September 17, 2008
Runtime 25 minutes each
Episodes 2 (List of episodes)
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School Rumble (スクールランブル Sukūru Ramburu?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. The final chapter was released on July 23, 2008, and the 283 chapters were collected in 22 bound volumes by Kodansha. The sequel, School Rumble Z, is published in the monthly Shōnen Magazine Special. The first two chapters were short one chapter stories. The series ended in May 2009. School Rumble is a romance comedy that focuses mostly on the Japanese high school students' relationships with each other; the main focus being a love triangle involving the two protagonists. The series often discards reality in favor of exaggerated comical elements.

School Rumble has made the transition into other media. A twenty-six episode anime adaptation was broadcast on TV Tokyo between October 2004 and April 2005. In December 2005, a two-part OVA titled School Rumble: Extra Class was released. Between April and September 2006 a second season titled School Rumble - Second Semester was broadcast on TV Tokyo. Finally, two more episodes, titled School Rumble: 3rd Semester were released bundled with the Japanese manga volumes twenty-one and twenty-two. Three video games have been produced; two were released for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) in July 2005 and July 2006 one for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) in 2005. Two light novels written by Hiroko Tokita and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi were published in April 2004 and December 2007. Four official guidebooks, written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi, have also been released:.

School Rumble is published in English by Del Rey Manga. Unlike other Del Rey releases, the manga uses the original Japanese naming order[n 1] to preserve the puns in the manga. Funimation Entertainment released the first volume and starter box on August 21, 2007.

Contents

[edit] Plot

Main article: List of School Rumble characters

School Rumble is a romantic comedy that depicts the daily lives of students attending the fictional Yagami High School. The majority of the characters are in Class 2-C and those that are not have a relationship with someone in that class. The series uses exaggerated scenes for comedic purposes, often disregarding reality for the purposes of gags. At other times a seeemingly more realisitic chapter can be a setup for one gag.

The main female protagonist is Tenma Tsukamoto, a second year high school girl with no special qualities[1] who has a crush on the eccentric enigmatic nice guy, Oji Karasuma[2] while Karasuma seems content with a plate of curry.[3] Tenma finds it difficult to confess her love to him. Complicating the narrative is the main male protagonist, Kenji Harima, a delinquent who developed a crush on Tenma to the point where he attends school just to be near her.[4] Harima also has difficulty directly confessing his love to Tenma and when he works up the courage circumstances conspire against him[5] The attempts of the two protagonists to confess their respective loves are running gags seen throughout the series.

As the series progresses, the relationship triangle evolves due to mistakes by Harima and misinterpretation by Tenma and their classmates. A relationship develops between Harima and Tenma's close friend, Eri Sawachika, resulting from embarrassing situations both of them. Later in the series, Harima also develops a relationship with Tenma's younger sister, Yakumo Tsukamoto, who becomes Harima's assistant for his manga. Haruki Hanai, who has a crush on Yakumo, and Harima misinterpret the others' infatuations because the two sisters share the same surname.[n 2] Although Harima gets himself into romantic situations with Tenma, the relationship between Tenma and Karasuma progresses and Eri's and Yakumo's bonds with Harima grow stronger.

While the story focuses on Harima, Tenma and the relationships that revolve around them, the story also deals with other characters' relationships.[6] Other main characters include the rest of Tenma's friends, Mikoto Suo, who runs a kenpō dojo where her childhood friend, Hanai, trains and Akira Takano, a mysterious and uncannily perceptive girl with who leads a double-life. As the story progresses, more major supporting characters are brought into the relationship web.

[edit] Development and production

Jin Kobayashi based Kenji Harima, his favorite character in School Rumble, on his friends while "about 30%" was based on himself. Replying to a fan question about Akira Takano, Kobayashi said he does not put much emphasis on her despite the closeness he feels for the character and plans to develop her love life slowly. Kobayashi intentionally creates his story arcs around misunderstandings which then get cleared up since, according to the mangaka, "if there's no misunderstanding then there's no funny story."[7] With the final chapter of School Rumble Z ending of the series, Jin Kobayashi drew a poster to ommemorate the event.[8]

Before reading the manga, Ami Koshimizu, the seiyū for Tenma, initially attempted to interview for the role of Yakumo.[9] Between the first and second seasons of School Rumble, the original seiyū for both Karen Ichijou and Yoko Sasakura were replaced. Karen's seiyū, Yuuka Nanri, was replaced by Mako Sakurai[10] while Yoko's seiyū, Akiko Kurumado was replaced by Aya Hirano.[11]

Funimation's artbox release of School Rumble is designed as a minature metal locker and each of the individually released DVDs comes with heavy duty magnets. The discs also include subtitled interviews with the Japanese voice actors.[12][13] The interviews were compiled onto a third DVD for the first season release.[14] In 2007, Funimation ran a drawing contest for School Rumble prior to the North American release of the anime. The grand prize included a new computer with software for developing anime and manga.[15] For the United Kingdom release, Revelation Films offered the limited edition box from Funimation's release along with two normal editions.[16]

[edit] Media

[edit] Manga

Main article: List of School Rumble chapters

School Rumble and its sequel, School Rumble Z, were written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. The series was first serialized starting in issue of 2002's forty-seventh issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine (週刊少年マガジン?),[17] as well as issues of their Magazine Special (マガジンSPECIAL?)[18] and one chapter in the seasonal Shōnen Magazine Wonder (少年マガジンワンダー?);[19]. The collected works have been released by Kodansha in Japan[20] and Del Rey in North America.[21] To help distinguish chapters from one another musical notations were added before each chapter's number. The main plot is described in chapters marked with a musical sharp sign (e.g. ♯1, ♯2, ...) while side-stories are told in flat sign (♭1, ♭2, ...).[20][21][22][23] The one exception is the Shōnen Magazine Wonder chapter which appears in volume 7; it has a natural sign before its chapter number.[18][24] The sharp chapters are considered the main chapters and focus around Tenma and Harima while the flat chapters, considered side-stories, focus on the other supporting characters from the main storyline.[22][23] The only Natural chapter released is a general story involving all the characters and their general relationships with no story bias towards any character.[citation needed]

The manga volumes of School Rumble contain original chapters. These chapters do not have any musical notations. With the exception of volume seven, the bonus chapters are all one-page.[25] Volume seven's bonus chapter spans several pages, although each page is a self contained story.[26]

School Rumble is licensed for an English-language release in North America by Del Rey and was in Germany by Tokyopop.[27] The first English volume was released by Del Rey on February 28, 2006.[28] The latest volume, volume 12, was released on April 28, 2009.[29] Following Kondansha's lead, the Del Rey translation puts the main plot chapters first followed by the sidestories at the end.[21][30] Del Rey kept the Japanese order of the names in its translation in order to preserve the humor of the series.[31]

After the main series' completion, a sequel composed of side stories titled School Rumble Z began in August 2008. The series ended in May 2009, and a compiled volume will be released on June 17, 2009[8] which ultimately resolves the love triangle issue.[32]

[edit] Anime

See also: List of School Rumble episodes
A bike chase from episode 1 where Harima (offscreen left) chases Tenma (left) who chases Karasuma (partially offscreen right) as the trio speeds past Initial D's Trueno.

TV Tokyo adopted the manga series School Rumble for two twenty-six episode TV sketch show series[33] and five additional episodes. The first season of the TV series was broadcast from October 10, 2004 through March 29, 2005.[34]

The first season was followed by two original video animation (OVA) episodes, School Rumble - Extra Class (スクールランブルOVA一学期補習 School Rumble OVA Ichigakki Hoshū?), which were released on December 22, 2005.[35] TV Tokyo produced a second season titled School Rumble - Second Semester (スクールランブル二学期 School Rumble Nigakki?) that ran from April 2, 2006[36][37] through September 24, 2006.[37] Another two-episode mini-series was released with the designation as episodes 25 and 26 of School Rumble - Third Term (スクールランブル三学期 School Rumble Sangakki?).[38][39] The first twenty-four episodes of School Rumble - Third Term follow the manga storyline between the end of School Rumble - Second Semester and the Third Term mini-series, however these episodes will not to be animated and exist only as episode synopsis under the acknowledged fictional pretense that these episodes have been broadcast on television.[40] This was confirmed when promotional videos for the two episodes were shown on the anime's website where normally there were previews of the next episode.[41] The School Rumble - Third Term OVA episodes were released with special editions of volumes 21 and 22 of the School Rumble manga, the first of which was released on July 17, 2008 with the second released on September 17, 2008.[17][41]

School Rumble, School Rumble: Second Semester and School Rumble: Extra Class were later licensed for an English-language by Funimation.[42][43][44] School Rumble and School Rumble: Second Semester have several episodes released for streaming content on the internet by Funimation. The episodes streamed were Funimations dubbed versions.[43][45] Funimation began showing School Rumble on their Funimation Channel beginning in Fall 2008.[46]

The anime's first season focuses primarily on Harima, Kurasama, Tenma and the former's relationships with other females, particularly Sawachika and Yakumo. The second season involves more of the secondary cast. The Extra Class OVAs are mostly made up of various pieces out of the first season. The Third Semester synopsises and episodes focus one more on the main cast. The structure of the anime has been compared to Azumanga Diaoh and the thematic influences to Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu.[47]

Some of the titles for School Rumble anime are purposefully unique. In season one, the title of episode 25 is a set of pictograms,[48] while episode twenty-six in Japanese has one-hundred-eighty-seven characters, making it the longest episode title in any anime series.[citation needed] In season two, the Japanese title for episode twenty-six consists of just a period, making it the shortest such title.[citation needed]

[edit] Music

Main articles: List of School Rumble albums and List of School Rumble character image albums

School Rumble has numerous albums released that are based on it. Two anime soundtracks[49][50] and five maxi single albums based on the anime's opening and closing themes have been released with all but the second season's closing theme having both a regular and limited edition.[51][52][53][54][55] In addition three drama CDs[56][57][58] and three radio dramas have been released on CD.[59][60][61] The drama CDs are all two-disc sets. Eight image albums have also been released in both a regular and limited edition run; one for each of the main characters in the series.[62][63][64][65][66][67][68]

[edit] Live performances

On December 5, 2004, a concert named come! come! well-come Party (スクールランブル　プレゼンツ?) featuring the seiyū cast of School Rumble was held at Yokohama BLITZ. It was released on DVD[69] on March 24, 2005.[70] From July 21 through July 25, 2005 a stage play called School Rumble Super Oshibai School Rumble - Osarusan dayo Harima-kun! - (School Rumble スーパーお芝居スクールランブル ～お猿さんだよ、播磨くん！～?) recapping Season 1 of School Rumble was shown. It was released on DVD [71] October 10, 2005.[72]

From December 7 through December 9, 2007 Unicorn Table, the soundtrack artists for School Rumble, performed at the New York Anime Festival[73] and on April 26, 2008 at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York for Tora-Con,[74] an anime convention.[75] In both cases they performed songs from the School Rumble anime.

[edit] Video games

School Rumble has three visual novel-based video games based on the original work; two for PS2 and a third for the PSP. The first game, School Rumble: Neru Ko wa Sodatsu (スクールランブル ねる娘は育つ。, lit. School Rumble: Work-out Girl Raising?), was released on July 21, 2005 by Marvelous Entertainment for the PS2.[76] The game was re-released on August 10, 2006 as a "Best Collection."[77] A successive game by the same company was released on July 20, 2006 titled School Rumble Ni-Gakki Kyōfu no (?) Natsugasshuku! Yōkan ni Yūrei Arawaru!? Otakara wo Megutte Makkō Shōbu!!! No Maki (スクールランブル二学期 恐怖の(?)夏合宿! 洋館に幽霊現る!? お宝を巡って真っ向勝負!!!の巻?) also for the PS2.[78] The story revolves around the School Rumble cast hearing a rumor of a treasure hidden within a mansion during the summer. Two versions of the game were initially released, a regular and limited edition. The limited edition comes with a drama CD, memorial album and special box which has variant cover art.[79] The game was rereleased on June 28, 2007 as a "Best Collection".[80] The PSP game, School Rumble: Nēsan Jiken Desu! (スクールランブル 姉さん事件です!?), was released on on July 7, 2005 by Bandai.[81] The game has an original story based on Karasuma suffering a sudden collapse. While the story centers around Tenma, the player can take the perspective of other characters to get clues to the mystery.[82]

[edit] Other related media

School Rumble has had two light novels and four guidebooks based on the original work. The light novels which are written by Hiroko Tokita and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi were published in April 2004 and December 2007 titled School Rumble: Koi, Shirisomeshi koro ni (スクールランブル～恋、知りそめし頃に～?) and School Rumble: Me wa Megalodon no Me (スクールランブル～メはメガロドンのメ～?) respectively.[83][84] Jin Kobayashi has also written and illustrated four official guidebooks for the series: School Rumble: Private File,[85] School Rumble: Official File, [86] School Rumble: Pleasure File[87] and School Rumble: Treasure File.[88]

[edit] Impact

In 2004, Media Factory, School Rumble's Japanese license holder, declared its titles off-limits to fansubbing.[89] Later, Media Factory served a cease and desist notice to AnimeSuki to remove links to fansubs of their works (including School Rumble),[90] which the website promptly did.[91] Media Factory-owned anime is the subject of debate over the validity of fansubbing practice.[92] Proponents of fansubbing believe the series would have more quickly received an English license if fansubs were allowed to circulate and generate viewer interest.[89]

[edit] Reception and Sales

[edit] Manga

Volume thirteen of the School Rumble ranked as the ninth best selling manga in Japan for the week of June 21, 2006 [93] before falling to tenth the following week.[94] Volume fifteen ranked as the fourth for the week of December 20, 2006[95] before falling to tenth the following week.[96] Volume seventeen ranked seventh for the week of June 20, 2007[97][98] before falling to ninth the following week.[98] School Rumble Z ranked eighteen for the week of June 15, 2009.[99] Del Rey's translation has also sold well. Volume three was ranked ninety-ninth in September 2006,[100] volume four was ninety-sixth in December[101] and volume five was ninety-eighth in April 2007.[102] The series was ranked as the one-hundred-and-forty-fifth best selling English translated manga series for 2008.[103]

The School Rumble manga has been overall well received, but has had some criticism. Eduardo M. Chavez of Mania.com was at first put off by title as it conjured images of more physical rather than emotional battles. After glancing through the first volume, he was pleasantly surprised to find his assumption wrong and belies the series was appropriately named. While he generally gives the first volume a good review,[104] he also notes it was starting to get a little repetitive. In the second volume, Chavez praises the introduction of new themes has at bringing the series to a new artistic level while noting there is a lot of derivative work. Instead of chiding Kobyashi for his use, Chavez praises Kobaysahi for his ability to use them while at the same time breaking their patterns. However, Chavez reserves his highest praise of Kobaysahi for the flat chapters dealing with Yakumo.[105] For the next two volumes Chavez has generally positive reviews while noting that comedy is a personal preference.[106][107] Sakura Eries of Mania.com gives volumes five, six and eight through eleven overall positive ratings.[108][109][110][111][112][113] She notes that in volume five it may appeal to readers more interested in the side characters[108] and the second half of chapter eight "requires a bit more mental effort to enjoy" Kobayashi's humor.[110] In volume ten, she notes that while Kobayashi adds a chichic messed-up school play, he manages to add enough twists to make it unique though she was more confused by the plays climax rather than amused.[112] Carlos Santos of Anime News Network gives the English releases of volumes two, three and seven a mixed, but overall favorable B-range reviews. He consistently comments favorably on Harima,[114][115][116] such as gags comparing him to St. Francis of Assisi. In addition he also likes the touching bonus chapters dealing with Yakumo in volume three. On the other hand he criticizes various aspects of the artwork[114][115] and laments the staleness of recycled jokes by volume seven.[116] Carl Kimlinger of Anime News Network reviewing the volumes five different volumes has an overall positive review. He does note that the early volumes do not do much for plot development, but the does not detract from their appeal.[117] He notes that later volumes are better and more entertaining, though not always for the romantic parts,[22][118][119] but by volume nine, Santos begins note the jokes are not as funny.[23] However, Santos continually praises Kobayashi's artwork throughout.

Del Rey's translation is praised by Chavez for keeping everything intact, including header, bumper artwork, character bios and even the front cover was all but identical to the Japanese other than the translation.[104] Eries also is thankful for Del Rey's translation notes as it cleared up a misconception for her[109] although she later believes the quality drops.[112][113]

[edit] Anime

The School Rumble anime has also been similarly well received, though not without some criticism; specifically the animation for the entire two seasons, including the OVAs, has had mixed reviews. Some of the humor as well as the non-humorous romantic elements have also been criticized. However, the English dubbing and soundtrack have all been universally praised. Most reviewers tend to state that even if they dislike particular moments, the series as a whole has something that makes them want to see more. While most of the reviewers recognize School Rumble is a shōnen title, Katherine Luther, staff reviewer for About.com, refers to it as a shōjo title[120] and Lisa Marie, reviewer for RightStuf's Anime Today podcast, notes that others, notably males, might see the series as shōjo as well.[121]

Katherine Luther gives the first DVD an overall good rating saying it's "the perfect back-to-school accessory."[120] Theron Martin says about the first DVD that it is "watched in small doses, as trying to tackle too much of it in one sitting will elevate the suicide rate of your brain cells." However, he also mentions that "everyone should find at least some part...that will entertain them".[13] Martin's review of the second DVD is overall positive.[122] Carl Kimlinger has had an overall more positive reaction to the anime with comments like "from the moment the words 'School Rumble' come spinning onto the screen, you know you're in for...undiluted good times"[123] and "two of the greatest animation non-sequiturs you're likely to see anytime soon".[124] Carlos Santos of Anime News Network reviewing volume six of season one has a mixed review. He praises the comedy elements when the things bizzare, but laments the school romance elements as being too generic. Overall Santos's rating of the DVD is mediocore saying "although this disc technically marks the end of [the first season one of] School Rumble, it's really more of a pause, seeing as how the last few episodes simply ride along with the plot rather than try to reach a dramatic finish."[125] Lisa Marie claims School Rumble is "insane". She qualified this statement by saying it appears on the surface more laid back than other anime titles like Excel Saga, but rather that it uses the cast to break every rule of reality, but does so playing it straight. Marie, as a fan of the sub-genre, praises it for its surreal humour.[126] She complimented the series for being "anime newbie friendly" by having its jokes work on multiple levels so those more familiar with anime and Japan would be able to catch. In addition, she also praised the fact that not all the jokes were of Japanese origin, in particular the reference to the long triangle resolution in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, giving the series an even broader appeal.[127] Bamboo Dong of Anime News Network has said that while the series starts out slow and repetitive to the point that for the first DVD he can only watch a single episode at one time,[128] but by the second DVD the series is beginning to grow on him[129] and by the middle of the first season, the series is far more engaging as new relationships and complexity are introduced.[130] Chris Beveridge of Mania.com gives the first disc a mixed, but overall positive review. He notes that as the anime was designed around the format of the manga, the transitions can be troublesome until one gets used to it.[131] By the fifth disc though, Beveridge thoroughly enjoys the series, though he admits to being confused as to why stating:

The stories are really quite simple as well as being things we've seen done dozens of times before. Yet it manages to infuse it with a great deal of fun and humor even if it is familiar. There's a certain energy here that works in the shows favor as well as bringing in some different elements in terms of the characters. It also doesn't hurt that several of the characters really are quite dim which is a nice contrast from the usual kind of leads.[132]

By the final volume he considers the anime far superior to the manga, which includes the weaker aspects as well.[133] Dani Moure of Mania.com gave the first three DVDs mixed reviews.[33][134][135] He noted the series was enjoyable, but with the exception of one's favorite gags, not rewatchable[33] and whether the series is doing its job if your not laughing.[33][134] He does note that by the second DVD that the series is beginning to show promise.[134] Danielle Van Gorder of Mania.com gave the series an overall B+ rating. Gorder at first did not care for the series, specifically Tenma's character, but as he continued to watching it he began to like the other characters, especially Harima.[136] The first season was reviewed by several reviewers at ign.com (Jeffery Harris, N.S. Davidson and David F. Smith). All three of them had positive reviews of the volumes they reviewed individually, although Smith's is overall lower due to the lack of extras from FUNimation. The anime itself receives higher ratings every time with scores ranging from 7-9/10. Davidson has the best opinion of the series overall generally giving the highest scores in every category though his rating of the audio and extras begins to wane by volume five.[137][138][139][140][141][142] Beveridge, Martin and Moure all comment favorably on FUNimation's metallic locker-styled artbox for School Rumble's English translation of the first season,[13] although both Beveridge and Moure dislike the overall yellow coloring.[131]

According Theron Martin, the OVA series School Rumble: Extra Class is mostly for devoted fans and states that familiarity with the series is almost a necessity in order to watch it although he later admits it might also be useful as a sampler of the series.[143] Chris Beveridge gives the OVA series an overall negative review although he cannot pinpoint one clear reason and while he notes that all elements "that does [sic] make the TV series enjoyable are certainly present here, they just feel weaker." It does, according to Beveridge, its intended purpose of keeping the interest in the series going as he mentions wanting to watch more of the television series.[144] Katherine Luther has overall positive review for the OVA nothing that only real problem is you need to be familiar with the series. While she notes there are lulls in action, she believes fans can overlook this. Unlike Martin, Luther does not believe this is a good place to start due to the short clips and seemingly random nature. [145]

In the preview announcement for second season, Zac Bertschy of Anime News Network declined to post commentary on it "because we assume if you loved School Rumble, you're gonna check out the sequel regardless of what anyone says, so why bother reviewing it?"[146] David F. Smith from ign.com gives the first part of season two a 6/10 overall; the score is much lower for FUNimation extras while the plot and story get a slightly higher rating.[147] Specifically, Smith praises the anime never taking itself seriously as well as the studio for not cutting the budget for sight gags, something he's noted other companies do.[148] Tim Jones from THEM Anime Reviews finds the second season funny and nonrepetitive.[149] Bamboo Dong praises the second season for not conforming to the conventions of reality. He compliments the second season for focusing more on the other students and their relationships rather than focusing on the main love triangle.[150] Chris Beveridge says the second season came across overall quite well, but the should not be watched in a marathon setting.[151][152] Beveridge was more critical of Funimation's packaging prefering the metal locker from the first season to the packing for the half-season sets.[151]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ In Japan, family name is listed first followed by a given name. Japanese traditionally do not have middle names.
  2. ^ Japanese often address each other by their surname unless they are in a close relationship, such a long time friend, relative or spouse.

[edit] References

  1. ^ School Rumble: The New School Year! Be Still My Heart! Love Letter Mayhem! Warp Speed on a Bike!. [Television Production]. Japan: TV Tokyo. 2004-10-05. Event occurs at 11:05-11:12. JAN 4935228032310. 
  2. ^ Lisa Marie. (2007-10-26) (mp3). ANIME TODAY Interviews Astro Boy Director Fred Ladd!. [Podcast]. Grimes, Iowa: The Right Stuf International. Event occurs at 40:34 - 40:47. Episode 52. http://media-alt.rightstuf.com/podcast/animetoday/05/animetoday052.mp3. Retrieved on 2009-05-06. 
  3. ^ Lisa Marie. ANIME TODAY Interviews Astro Boy Director Fred Ladd!. Event occurs at 40:47 - 40:53. http://media-alt.rightstuf.com/podcast/animetoday/05/animetoday052.mp3. Retrieved on 2009-05-06. 
  4. ^ Lisa Marie. ANIME TODAY Interviews Astro Boy Director Fred Ladd!. Event occurs at 40:17 - 40:34. http://media-alt.rightstuf.com/podcast/animetoday/05/animetoday052.mp3. Retrieved on 2009-05-06. 
  5. ^ Lisa Marie. ANIME TODAY Interviews Astro Boy Director Fred Ladd!. Event occurs at 40:47 - 40:53. http://media-alt.rightstuf.com/podcast/animetoday/05/animetoday052.mp3. Retrieved on 2009-05-06. 
  6. ^ Lisa Marie. ANIME TODAY Interviews Astro Boy Director Fred Ladd!. Event occurs at 41:28 - 41:43. http://media-alt.rightstuf.com/podcast/animetoday/05/animetoday052.mp3. Retrieved on 2009-05-06. 
  7. ^ Chang, Chih-Chieh (2005-09-01). "Interview: Jin Kobayashi". News. Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2005/6th-comic-exhibition@taipei-taiwan/5. Retrieved on 2009-05-19. 
  8. ^ a b "School Rumble Z Manga Ends". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-20/school-rumble-z-manga-ends-in-japan. Retrieved on 2009-05-20. 
  9. ^ Ami Koshimazu (interviewee), Funimation staff (translator). Japanese Cast Interviews: Tenma Tsukumoto. [DVD]. Japan: TV Tokyo. Event occurs at 0:30-0:40. ISBN 1-4210-1252-8. 
  10. ^ "School Rumble Actress Change". News. Anime News Network. 2006-03-10. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-03-10/school-rumble-actress-change. Retrieved on 2009-04-29. 
  11. ^ "TVアニメ「スクールランブル二学期」キャスト変更のお知らせ [TV anime School Rumble: Second Semester Cast Change]". News. School Rumble Official Anime Website. 2006-04-17. http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/school-rumble/news/060417_2.html. Retrieved on 2009-07-10. 
  12. ^ Lisa Marie. ANIME TODAY Interviews Astro Boy Director Fred Ladd!. Event occurs at 44:28 - 44:59. http://media-alt.rightstuf.com/podcast/animetoday/05/animetoday052.mp3. Retrieved on 2009-05-06. 
  13. ^ a b c Martin, Theron (2007-09-21). "School Rumble + Artbox". Review. Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/school-rumble+artbox/dvd-1. Retrieved on 2009-06-04. 
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