School Rumble (スクールランブル)

Two hundred years ago...

at a certain tea house along a country highway...

Here's your food...

Thank you.

Tasty!

Lord Samurai... you are truly fortunate.

Our dumplings are known as the best-tasting on the highway.

So I see.

No wonder you're doing so well.

Is something wrong?

The truth is, our sick father requires expensive medicine,

and we're deeply in debt to the ruthless Tennoji moneylenders.

If we can't pay back what we owe them by the deadline,

they're going to take the teahouse away from us!

Unacceptable!

They've bribed the local officials to let them

charge outrageous levels of interest!

That's completely disgraceful!

But have no fear, madam...

I'm not the world's greatest samurai...

but I swear to stand by you in your hour of need!

Do you really mean it?

Thank you, noble warrior, thank you!

I knew we could count on you, Lord Samurai!

No gratitude need be voiced!

And so, on the day of the deadline...

It's... awful...!

Looks like this is the end of the teahouse!

Well... ready to pay us the money you owe us,

or do we have to get tough?

Oh, please, sir... is there nothing else we can give you?

Sure, I'll take you as payment.

Uh... but I...

No, wait...! If you must take someone, take me!

No way... we only take the pretty ones.

Okay, men... let's move out!

Not so fast!

I am Haruki Yasuboro Hanai, leader of the Hanai clan...

and I have come to put an end to this disgraceful injustice...!

Now, release this girl or--

Huh?!

Who are you?!

I can see that you're no amateur.

You asked for it!

Hey, boss...! Boss Tennoji we need you!

We're screwed!

Oooh yeah... now would be a good time for you to leave.

Uhh... maybe I spoke too soon!

Oh, wow...

Could it be, the samurai of legend...?

It is I.

Hold on!

Harima, why are you playing Mangoku?!

Miss Tsukamoto...

It's because this is School Rumble.

Huh?

My name is Kenji Harima.

I'm in love with Tenma Tsukamoto.

I've tried to tell her this time and again...

each time, I've failed miserably.

Meanwhile, to my dismay,

I've discovered that Tenma is in love with Karasuma,

the absolute biggest freak in our class...!

What does she see in him?!

In complete despair, I started drawing comic books.

But then disaster struck again.

The artist I most admired, Jo Nijo,

turned out to be that jerk Karasuma!

What's more, my beard was cut off, I was shaved bald,

and I ended up in a romantic mix-up

with that blonde rich girl!

Finally, I fled to the high seas...

where I met the man who taught me the truth about life...!

I was reborn, and returned home to draw the comic book

of my heart with the pen I received from my master...!

I had finally become a real man...

ready once again to express my love to Tenma!

Hey Nara!

Huh?

Go get me a cup of coffee.

Uh... sure...

Yoshidayama... you really shouldn't be sitting there.

Chill, willya...? Harima hasn't been around for days!

Harima, good to see you again...!

I was just making sure your seat was nice and warm for you!

'Preciate it.

I have some bananas here, maybe you'd like all of them?

Oh, yeah sure...

These things are awesome.

Harima!

How could you even think of skipping school

this close to the culture festival?

We're talking school pride mister!

Shut up.

Oh, Tenma... where are you?

Harima... got a sec?

Huh?

What is it now, Itoko?

Call me Ms. Osakabe when we're at school, remember.

This postcard came for you this morning

and I forgot to give it to you before you left the apartment.

Dan... ko... sha?

Is it something you've been expecting?

It... it... it can't be!

I did it! The New Face prize!

Now's the time to declare my love!

Where are you...?!

Where are you... Tenma?!

Tenma is up on the rooftop.

Thank you!!

One order of badass comin' right up, Tenma!

Okay, sure...

I know love is a personal matter...

and far be it from me

to butt into your personal affairs, but still...

How can you tell me you're going to stay over at Sara's house

and then I find out you're really up

til all hours with Harima instead?

Well, I...

Oh, no! Tenma's Sister is in hot water and it's my fault!

You know, I've never done anything with Karasuma,

so for you and Harima to- ahem!

I mean, even if you are seeing each other,

I don't think that sort of behavior is appropriate.

No! Tenma, you've got it all wrong!

She was just staying up to help me meet my comic book deadline!

But that's supposed to be a secret!

Agh! She's protecting me!

Look... Here is your problem, you're either too nice

or too agreeable to others, you understand what I mean?

Boys see that and they think you're easy to push around.

They think they can get their own way with you!

That's why you have to be more careful!

If Harima gets out of hand and turns into too much of an ape...

Then you've got to lay down the law

and tell him off good and hard!

I'm so sorry.

Aghhhhh! What are you apologizing for?!

Now hold on there, Miss Tsukamoto!

Harima?

What are you doing?

Harima, this is none of your business.!

It's between me and Yakumo.

You keep your nose out of it.

But it is my business! Your sister and I were only--

Bananas! Hooray!

Don't think you can bribe me with these!

We'll worry about the banana situation later.

Look, I know you're upset.

But there's nothing to stress about.

I mean, sure, your sister spent the night at my house,

but that doesn't mean that...

You spent the night at his house...?!

I thought you were just out at a restaurant

or riding on his bike or something like that!

Ah! No, that is, I mean uh...

We were at Itoko, Ms. Osakabe's place, that's what I meant!

Oh, come on! Now I know you're lying to me!

Please Miss Tsukamoto!

We haven't done anything to be ashamed of! Honest!

Look into my eyes...! Are these the eyes of a liar?!

You're so cute, Tenma...

Aha...! Clammy sweat!!

Oh, no!!

Please believe me...!

Your sister hasn't done anything dishonorable...! I swear it!

All right then... I do believe you.

Whoa, seriously?

That wasn't why I was mad.

I was mad because Yakumo didn't tell me the truth

in the first place, not because she was out late.

And because I missed her, you know?

She's my only sister, she's all I've got.

Thank you, Tenma...

As long as you understand that, that's all there is to know...

from now on you two can live happily ever after...

ha, ha, ha!

Yes!! I'll devote my life to your sister's happiness!

Uh...

Yeahhh, atttaboy, Harima... I knew I could count on you!

Agh!

How did this happen?!!

Hey, Kenji...

are you sure it's all right if I keep this video camera?

I can't believe you used my name to enter some stupid raffle.

Why do you do these things to me?

Well, I never have any luck when I use my own name.

I feel kind of bad about it now.

Well, now that I've settled that matter with Yakumo,

it's time for me to get my head back in the game!

Word up!

So what do you think of our costumes?

Karasuma's looking pretty cool, don't you think?

His moves are really coming along too!

You really do look great, Karasuma.

Yeah!

Oh yeah!

Wa-hoo!!

And from there... who knows?

You mean you're a music producer?