Product Description
While there is a decided lack of rumble in School Rumble, there’s more hilarious humdingers than any single dinger can hum… Look that one up! And while there is a truck full of pigs, a giraffe, flying saucers and crazy dream sequences, none of that’s even close to what this show’s about. (Though I would probably watch that show, too!)Here’s what you need to know: Sophomore cutie Tenma is completely crushed on classmate Karasuma past the point of freakin’ out. Tough guy Harima, with his own delinquent style of freak, has a long-standing crush on Tenma… And Karasuma? Can you say clueless? He’s pretty much all about the curry. Mmm… Curry!
With enough tangled triangles for an entire semester of geometry, just keep in mind… School Rumble – The absolutely funniest show you’ll ever see that’s not about anything that rumbles… Ever!
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #17493 in DVD
- Brand: Funimation
- Released on: 2009-12-08
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 10
- Formats: NTSC, Color, Subtitled, Full Screen
- Original language: Japanese, English
- Subtitled in: English
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .90 pounds
- Running time: 1270 minutes
Features
- School Rumble The absolutely funniest show you ll ever see that s not about anything that rumbles Ever!While there is a decided lack of rumble in School Rumble, there s more hilarious humdingers than any single dinger can hum Look that one up! And while there is a truck full of pigs, a giraffe, flying saucers and crazy dream sequences, none of that s even close to what this show s about. (Though I
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews20 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
A good set, but not the ultimate setBy The Pes
School Rumble is a fascinating show. One might judge by the cover that the show caters to females. In fact, the show can be enjoyed by both sexes as it doesn't rely on heavy handed love stories to bog it down for men. Instead, we have a show that focuses mostly on the misunderstandings of love--and the hilarity that comes with it. This, men and women can appreciate. The comedy here, too, borders on absurd which will make it easy to get into. It's a show that you don't really have to think about, just enjoy.
However, there are a couple of reasons why it doesn't fully satisfy on the whole, and why some might be left wanting more after the last episode--specially when it comes to the main Harima-Tenma-Karasuma storyline.
Harima loves Tenma. Tenma loves Karasuma. Karasuma loves curry--and he's oblivious of Tenma's love, just like Tenma is oblivious of Harima's love, just like Harima is oblivious of ...and so on and so on. This is the basic premise for the show, a show that revolves around the entrapment that happens to people when they just can't get around to telling their true feelings to the object of their desire. What then ensues is a hilarious outcome because of misunderstandings that happen between the characters, or within themselves, when they don't realize the true nature of someone else's actions. Throw in some quirky characters and adventures and we have a show that will have you delighted from episode to episode.
The show's offbeat presentation also helps its aloofness, as some episodes are a compilation of small, separate stories, while others are full stories that take up the whole episode. The great thing about this presentation is that it allows you to take this show in small doses and makes it more accessible to take in. After all, there are about fifteen characters that dart in and out of the storyline so it's good to be able to separate some of these stories in chunks rather than take them all in at once in a single, linear story. This might be off-putting for some, but I think it lends itself well here.
The biggest complaint that I could give the show is its ending. In one way it does get resolved, but in another way, you feel like there should be a third season (and in a way there is). The problem with this set is that it includes the first two seasons, and the two OVAs. However, there is a "third" semester out there that is not included here, which gives the series a proper (if somewhat disappointing) ending. It hasn't been licensed for American release, so in a way this isn't a true complete series. The third season isn't a full season either. It's an OVA that uses the last two episodes of the manga to finish off the story.
In any case, the story that is included in this box set won't give you a clear conclusion to the main Harima-Tenma-Karasuma story arc. Still, you can't help but like what you DO get in the set, specially for the price. In the end you'll want more, but in my case I felt satisfied with it.
While the problems above might disappoint some, the real reason to get this set is its comedy. The show is funny. Period. You can't go wrong. Pick it up and you'll have a blast, just as long as you know that you won't get the full picture in the end.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
A Great Series And For The Price Well Worth Getting Since You Get Season 1&2 Plus The OVABy Rich
This series is one of the love it or leave it anime series as it's very comedic satire and humor of other anime genres is very big on the show but the biggest is the usual love triangle but in this series times that to about ten and you pretty much have the story on what's going on with half the high school kids. The series tries to focus mostly on the seemingly main pair by the name of Tenma Tsukamoto a young female high school student with the feelings of first love for a popular student by the name of Ooji Karasuma(Who has no idea of her feelings for him at all) who she has trouble trying to confess her feelings for and than the young delinquent male student who is in love with her by the name of Kenji Harima. The series other characters get intermixed with their own inner romance as well as some of the characters infatuations going to the mentioned pair as well causing more mayhem for their own agendas in trying to get their true love. What I really appreciate was the price for this box set considering that the two season box sets are still about $60.00 dollars apiece this set was a real bargain, and the extras that come with the set are also pretty good as well you'll get the usual trailers but also interviews from the Japanese crew and creator of the the show, and t.v. spots and commercials of the show which are a little entertaining to see as well. The animation is pretty good for what you expect the show to be with their off the wall antics and situations throughout the show and the voice cast for both the Japanese subbed and English Dubbed crew were just right for their roles, so if you're a fan of series like Ranma 1/2 or Fruit Basket give this series a try you're sure to become a fan of the series....
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
funny stuffBy Scott Bender
I've watched a lot of anime and this one has to be among the funniest I've seen. There's at least one laugh out loud moment per episode. A friend of mine let me watch the 1st season and I loved it, and couldn't wait to see the 2nd. This is definitely well worth your time! I never watch with dubs(well, I did with Cowboy Bebop as it was very well done) so I can't comment on the quality, but the voice acting in Japanese is as usual top notch. Definitely 2 thumbs up from me, :)
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