School Rumble Z

I finished the anime a long time ago and just recently came back to rewatching the anime. After remembering how much I hated the ending of the anime with the "3rd" season I wanted to look for closure with the manga.

After reading School Rumble Z, although I wished it was longer it at least provided closure to alot of the character lines which the anime did not do AT ALL. I would of loved a longer series but I understand that the writer probably didn't have to write this but he did so for the fans i'm assuming. All that to say i'll take what I can get.

I always loved the story, art and characters so to me those are all high ratings and I may not be approaching this from a critics points a view but from a fan. Im not going to rate something bad because it wasnt long enough or there wasnt enough content but based off of the length im sure that was provided the writer if I was satisfied or not.

School rumble Z is DEFINITELY worth reading if your a school rumble fan for the closure that it provided although it is not a full series. If your wernt a serious fan of school rumble that i'm sure you could move on from just chapter 282 or whatever it was.

If people say that they stick to "canon" and they are happy ending with chapter 282 there is something wrong with them....

I started out watching the School Rumble anime (English sub, I unfortunately don’t understand the Japanese language) and really just expected it to be what it appeared to be – a funny comedy anime. I was partially right about that, but also VERY wrong. School Rumble, on the surface, doesn’t seem very serious. But so many things underneath the surface of it are very serious and insightful and even deeply moving. Soon after starting the anime I was hooked, and almost immediately related to Harima Kenji and began cheering him on to accomplish his goal. Throughout the beginning and middle of the series we see Harima failing over and over at his attempts to confess his feelings to Tenma. At first it’s laughable how silly and avoidable the misunderstandings are. Then as the series continues and you begin to see the toll it takes on Harima and the amount of pain it starts to cause him it begins to get less and less bearable to watch. Of course with all the other great characters and stories in School Rumble you are still thoroughly hooked on the series, and besides, you feel that you have to see the series through to the end to see if Harima wins the heart of the girl he loves. You also feel you have to see what happens with Hanai, Eri, Yakumo, Ichijou, Mikoto, and all the other very well written and interesting characters. The ending of the first season makes you think Harima finally confesses his love to Tenma, but it ends up being imaginary. At this point I was physically fatigued and drained from the roller coaster of emotions and disappointments throughout the first season. But at the same time I couldn’t wait to watch the second season. The second season was great of course, although in the Harima and Tenma storyline it just got more and more painful to watch. More misunderstandings, more missed opportunities, more outside interference and assumptions of who Harima did or didn’t like from his classmates. More oblivousness from Tenma as she chases after the completely blank Karasuma. The second season wraps up with no resolution. So, disappointed and borderline depressed I watch the 3rd season, which is actually just two OVAs.

Result: Complete and utter heart wrenching emptiness. Harima has been emotionally tortured and left to die basically. Tenma is gone to America to be with Karasuma and become a nurse to take care of him because he is in the hospital there with a condition that has wiped out his memory. He doesn’t even know who she is but she still wants to be with him. Harima does not get the girl. In fact no one gets anyone. Almost every story line is left unfinished.

I was fully depressed and left with an empty feeling inside. That’s the best way I can describe it. I had to have answers. I found the manga and began reading immediately.

After reading through the ENTIRE manga and then the follow up manga “School Rumble Z” I had to face harsh reality…….there was NO conclusion. No happy couples, no loose ends tied up, no happily ever after or riding off into the sunset. Just more emptiness and depression. It was as if the characters had been killed in the prime of their lives and their futures were cut short. There is no way you can understand the way it feels unless you’ve been on this journey that is School Rumble. It’s incomparable.

I couldn’t believe it. I searched all over the internet for any and all information about School Rumble and it’s creator Jin Kobayashi. I began reaching out to fans and hearing their stories that were the same as mine. The way they felt at the end of it all was like my story. The wave of emotions: shock and disbelief, confusion, emptiness, depression, and bitterness.

There is much much more to this story. But that’s basically how I got started on this mission to reach Mr. Kobayashi. There have been moments of slight progress, and a few disappointments. Ups and downs, feeling like I’m all alone in this, and then feeling the love and support of School Rumble fans from many different countries around the world. One thing is certain, I have no plans of EVER giving up.

In closing, here’s the motto: Justice for Harima, closure for the fans, may the hero get his girl, may his spring finally come.

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*This is my first time to write a review so please cut me some slack =P*
First of all for those who are planning to read this manga, let me just make it clear that just because it has 'Z' added, its not like Dragon Ball Z or something like the DBZ parody in the anime.

--Well Enough about that. SRZ (School Rumble Z) still follows the everyday life of Harima Kenji and the misunderstandings between him and Temna and Eri! But unlike 'School Rumble', SRZ doesn't follow the setting of highschool.
Every chapter of School Rumble Z has a different setting and the characters gets a different role everytime. This makes it easier for the author to come up with a funny and random story for every chapter.

For Example, the first chapter (spoiler warning, sorry), the setting was old Japan; the time of samurai's, wherein there is a detective (Harima Kenji) in pursuit of a group of thieves (Tenma sisters and Akira) that steals from the rich (Sawachika) and they give what they stole to the poor.

Then on the second chapter, it was 'Van Helsing' (lemme just end it here)

So by that, you can never expect what is to happen in the next chapter.


--About the characters, it's the same. The same cast with the same personality. Harima is still inlove with Temna and is still that a hopeless person. Tenma, still an airhead, Eri is still a princess, Imadori is still a pervert and Hanai is still that... That... Whatever he is like and so on...

School Rumble Z is a sequel of School Rumble.

This is a collection of oneshots with different stories that is far from the main story line of school rumble. The characters are the same on school rumble even the they have different roles every chapter.

It's a diffrent storyline but still the comedy is always there that will make your day complete.

I can't stop laughing...

Don't think about getting the "real" school rumble out of this manga: School Rumble ended in the 283rd chapter. This is only some crappy redemption done by the otherwise great author for abruptly ending the great series.
We can only dream of Harima and Yakumo now, huh...

School Rumble Z is your dessert for the incredible School Rumble epic.

Needless to say, the original series is required reading for anyone wanting to read this series, since a lot of the humor is in the characters' personalities.

Although made up of the original characters, for the most part, the stories are unrelated to the main plot. Although some chapters might be considered canon without conflicting with the main story.

In particular, the last few chapters try to provide some closure to the story. Not to give anything away, but in my opinion, school rumble Z's ending is definitely more satisfying than how it ended in the main series.

If you've finished School Rumble and find yourself wanting more, this is definitely what you're looking for.