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School Rumble Vol. 2-3

School Rumble Vol. 2-3

Written by Ross Locksley on 20 Aug 2008


Distributor Revelation • Certificate 12 • Price £14.99


Lovestruck Harima returns to pursue the love of his life, the ditzy Tenma, with his greatest adversary being his own imagination and a complete lack of perspective. Tenma continues to lust after Kurasama, who in turn lusts after curry. Business as usual then!

School Rumble is notably a favourite of mine - it's hard to hide the fact when there's a quote from you on the cover ^^;

So do the following volumes keep up the pace? Happily the answer is a resounding "yes", and as the introductions to the characters are over with, these two volumes basically play out as a sketch show - the format remains the same, 3 acts to an episode, and the creativity contained within is substantial.

The highlight of the show so far comes in volume 2, where lovelorn Harima imagines himself as a lone warrior fighting the evil hordes of his nemesis, a very Tokyo Babylon-esque Karusama. The 1 minute clip really rams in references, covering Fist of the North Star and Dragonball Z among others - it's a fantastic little clip and very well handled.

Of course, the show doesn't just rely on spoof to get the laughs in - there's plenty to enjoy as fights erupt around the school (including an entire sketch set during pool cleaning duty which turns into an impromptu battle to decide a class activity) and all through the fast-paced action we're introduced to new characters, all of which add their own unique spin on events.

So much of the commentary that applied to the volume 1 review remains true here - it's fast, funny, well scripted (in both English & Japanese) and if screwball comedy is your bag, this is for you.


Extras:

Textless songs
Interviews with the voice cast
Trailers


9
A genuinely funny, frenetic viewing experience.

Ross Locksley
About Ross Locksley

Ross founded the UK Anime Network waaay back in 1995 and works in and around the anime world in his spare time.


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