School Rumble (スクールランブル)

Sit tight!

That dizzy romantic comedy "School Rumble"

is about to start!

"I love you." Just three little words.

But the moment I say them,

the whole world changes like magic.

Today, I'm going to say them to you.

Hey, Sis? We're late!

Yakumo! I'm sorry!

Alright! School starts today!

I can't wait! Ha!

Thanks for waiting for me!

Being late's no way to start!

I know.

My name is Tenma Tsukamoto.

I guess I'm just your average high school sophomore,

like a zillion other girls in the world.

And like any young girl, I've fallen in love!

Maybe the food will be better this year!

Hey! Karasuma!

It's him! Karasuma!

Ohmigosh!

I can't believe I just said his name out loud!

Just think, wouldn't it be cool

if you guys ended up in the same class?

Mhm!

We are gonna end up in the same class together!

I've prayed for it every night for six months!

My horoscope said I was lucky in love!

My tea leaves foretold success!

I found a four leaf clover!

I tripped and fell down the stairs!

What was that last one?

I'm gonna go check the class assignments!

Okay, I'll cross my fingers for you.

Did you see the ball game last night?

"I love you." Just three little words.

But the moment I say them, the whole world changes like magic.

Today, I'm going to say them to you.

I-I'll get you for this, Harima.

Yeah! Time for the badass to get the girl.

Let's go to school!

My name's Kenji Harima, and everyone knows

I'm the baddest badass in the school.

At least I was until someone came along and changed my life!

I'm too nervous to look.

Oh, please let Karasuma be in my class!

Tenma! Hey!

Hey, girls, what's going on?

It's her. Holy crap.

Now hold on, young man!

Button that shirt up at once or--

I've gotta be in her class!

Huh?

Did you hear the good news?

We're all in class 2-C!

Including you.

Really?

Hurray!

My three best friends all together!

It's wonderful!

I knew today was gonna be my lucky day!

But--

Is there something wrong?

Oh, uh, definitely not!

No problem here!

So Tenma is in 2-C, eh?

I know!

I'll use psychic power to make sure I'm in 2-C!

Just gotta concentrate for ten seconds.

Ten. 2-C. Nine. 2-C. Eight. 2-C. Seven. 2-C. Six. 2-C. Five. 2-C.

Four. 2-C. Three. 2-C. Two. 2-C. One!

D! Just face it, Harima.

I saw you on the D list.

Ugh. What was that for?

That was just a love tap.

That's what happens when people distract me.

2-D? It can't be!

My psychic power had to work!

Kenji Harimashi?

That's not my name.

You upset my vibrations for nothing!

You vibe-killer!

Sorry!

I didn't know you were vibrating!

Well, try to be a little more sensitive from now on.

You know, like me!

Okay.

Hmph! What's he know!

My name's gotta be there!

Huh?

Dammit!

I can't find my name anywhere!

C'mon!

I gotta be in one of these rooms!

What the--?

Man, it's like I don't even exist!

Harima!

Hm?

Why are you checking the level 2 list?

You were held back, don't you remember?

Aw, crap.

How'd it go? Is he in your class?

Can't look.

Would it be easier if I looked for you?

No!I've got to see this with my very own eyes!

Oji Karasuma.

We're in the same class! Yes!

Good for you.

Soon we'll be together, Karasuma!

And our love will kindled!

So you're in 2-C?

But it doesn't matter 'cause I'm transferring out in two days.

And we were gonna be in the same class!

Oh, well, life goes on.

The hell it does!

I gotta think.

Maybe cleaning the house will help me think.

Maybe doing all the laundry will help me think.

Maybe dishes will help me think?

I couldn't think of anything.

Maybe a good night's sleep will help.

There's no way I can sleep now!

I can't let him go without at least trying

to tell him how I feel!

Better to risk doing something dumb than do nothing

and kick myself the rest of my life!

Okay! Let's do this!

I'll just write "I love you." I mean, that should be easy!

Okay, I love y-y-y-y-y--

--your skiing, I hear you're awesome at the giant slalom.

Agh! What's the matter with me? What am I saying?

Once more. I love y-y-y-y--

-your skipping.

Okay, Tenma, stay cool, you can do this.

I love yogurt! No, no, I love yoga!

I love yurts! I love Yorkies?

I love--

Rats. I can't say it.

Now what am I supposed to do?

Okay, shake it off.

I'll just write down how I feel, nice and simple.

It turned out to be kind of a long letter.

Oh, wow.

I did it.

I poured out my heart to him.

He--he's reading it!

And, he's still reading it!

Ah! I think he's finally finished!

Wait a minute.

Oh my gosh, he's reacting!

I hope this is a good thing.

That's funny, there's no name.

Oh, no!

It's all over. My first love.

It's--it's Karasuma!

But I thought he transferred to another school!

No, for some reason he decided to postpone the transfer.

He managed to talk his parents

into letting him finish out the school year here.

Why would he?

How come?

No one knows for sure but the rumor is someone asked him to.

Our heroine Tenma Tsukamoto is hopelessly in love

with Oji Karasuma!

But her hopes are dashed when she learns

he's about to transfer to another school!

Desperate to make her feelings known, she pours out her heart

to him in very long love letter to no avail!

But in a dramatic turn of events,

Karasuma postpones his transfer,

restoring hope to Tenma's storm-tossed soul!

And now she begins the real battle,

a battle for true love in a cruel world!

Great first page!

I hope the whole book is this good.

Okay, no more stupid mistakes.

I'm gonna find out what the experts say you should do.

Karasuma, you're so cool.

Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid!

Do you love the guy or not? Focus!

But reading makes my head hurt.

Wait! "Know yourself as well as your enemy

and a hundred victories will be yours." Who wrote this?

Sun Tzu? Huh.

I guess it must be some kind of a secret kung fu love manual.

Know yourself.

What kind of a girl am I?

Tenma Tsukamoto.

Age: 16. Height: 154 centimeters.

Weight: 43 kilograms.

Looks and figure: average.

Social status: nobody.

Sports poor!

Academics poor!

Cooking sucks!

Good qualities-- zilch.

Get a grip.

Let's see what else he's got, huh?

Rabbit taking off.