"'It's finally starting!"'
The spinning love comedy,
"'It's finally starting!"' ''School Rumble'' is about to start.
"'I'll say it..."'
"'It's because of you that I was happy."'
"'I'll say it, so..."'
"'When you watch TV, keep the lights on in the room and watch from a distance, okay?"'
There's something l want to tell you, but it's too heavy
Just like this, it seems l must break
There are too many of these indescribable feelings
l cannot deliver them to you, though you are near, the distance is great
Forever only looking up at the blue sky is no good
Spinning around (spinning around)... Spinning around (spinning around)...
Unsteadily mustering strength, l want to try diving into your heart
Spinning around (spinning around)... Spinning around (spinning around)...
Lightly floating, again today l am alone above the clouds
"'The New School Year! Be Still, My Heart! Love Letter Mayhem! Warp Speed on Bike!"'
"'Tenma Tsukamoto, Age: 16"'
"'Kind of Stupid"'
"'Kenji Harima, Juvenile Delinquent"'
"'{retty Stupid."'
''l love you,'' what wondrous words.
The moment l say them, the world changes. Magical words...
l'm going to say them... to you.
--We're going to be late, Sis. --Huh? Oh, wait, Yakumo!
The school year starts today! I'm gonna go for it!!
Thanks for waiting.
--You're late, Sis. --Sorry.
My name is Tenma Tsukamoto. l'm probably your average sophomore in high school.
And... just as all young girls do, l've fallen in love.
Hey, Karasuma!
Karasuma... Oji! Oh, no! I said it out loud!
Sis, wouldn't it be nice if you were in the same class?
Y... Yes... Don't worry! We will be in the same class!
I've been praying for it for six months! My horoscope was great today!
The tea stem in my tea stood up! The spoon bent the right way!
And the strap on my clog broke!
--The last one is unlucky. --I'm going to check the class assignments.
--Sure. Good luck. --Right!
''l love you.'' What wondrous words...
The moment l say them, the world changes. Magical words...
l'm gonna say them... To you.
I'll... get you for this, Harima!
The school year starts today! I'm gonna go for it!
My name is Kenji Harima.
The baddest JD in high school.
But someone came along and changed me.
Oh... {lease let Karasuma be in my class...
Tsukamoto!
Oh! Girls!
Tsukamoto... Tenma-chan!
--Hey, button that shirt... --I wanna be in her class!!
Huh?
--We're all... --...in the same class.
--So are you, Tenma. --Really?! Yay!
I'm with Eri-chan, Mikoto-chan, and Akira-chan...
Yay! We're in the same class!
--Uhhh... but... --Huh? Is there something else?
Oh! N-n-n-nothing!
--Tenma-chan is in 2-C? --Hey, that's Kenji Harima.
--Tenma-chan is in 2-C? --What's he doing here?
Don't look at him. He'll bash you.
Telepathy! l'll concentrate for ten seconds.
To join class 2-C!
10. Join 2-C. 9. Join 2-C. 8. Join 2-C. 7. Join 2-C.
6. Join 2-C. 5. Join 2-C. 4. Join 2-C.
3. Join 2-C! 2. Join 2-C! 1.
D. I saw it, Mr. Harima. You're in 2-D.
Wh-What was that for?
Awesome power, right? That's what happens when I lose my place.
Crud. 2-D? Me, Kenji Harima?!
"'Kenji Harima"'
Outside interference!! Get outta my face!!
Gimme back my wish.
Forgive me for being so forward...
Crud! You sure are stupid. Be more like me!
Y-Yes, sir.
Hmph! 2-C, huh? I'll find my name... in one pass!
Huh? Hunnnh...
That's crazy! My name's not there!
Crap! Where's my class, anyway?!
Uh... Uhhh... Huh? Uh? Eh? Oh? Huh? It's not here. My name...
Harima! What're you doing here? You were held back.
That's right.
--How was it, Sis? --I... I still haven't looked.
If you're too scared, shall I check?
Huh? No! I've got to see it with my own eyes!
"'Oji Karasuma"'
--We're in... the same class!! --Congratulations...
Be counting on your help, Karasuma!
--We're in the same class, huh? --Yes.
But I'm transferring out day after tomorrow.
Waaah. We were finally in the same class, too!
A fleeting dream, wasn't it?
I'm gonna fix it!
But still...
M-Maybe cleaning house will help me think.
I'll think about it after I do the laundry.
Maybe after I do the dishes...
I couldn't think of anything!
Never mind. Go to sleep!
Argh! How can I let it go like this?!
I can't let him go without telling him how I feel...
I'd rather regret something I did than something I didn't do.
I know... I'll tell him!!
I'm only gonna write, "'I love you."' Hey, that's easy, easy...
"'Karasuma, I love... love... love... I'd love to see you ski sometime!"'
What am I writing?!
"'I love... love... love..."'
"'Skipping"'
Keep cool, keep cool! "'Karasuma, I love... sukiyaki!"'
No... "'I love kung-fu stances."'
"'I love... being organized."'
Rats. I couldn't do it. What'll I do?
Never mind, already.
I'll just write all my true feelings down.
lt turned out to be... a long scroll.
"'Oji Karasuma"' lt turned out to be... a long scroll.
That's okay. l poured out my heart to him.
He... He's reading it.
He... He's still reading it.
Ah, l think he's finished reading it...
Now then...
Hmm.
Karasuma's reacting! Could it be good?!
--There's no name signed. --Rats!
It's all over... my first love...
K-Karasuma! He didn't switch schools?!
No. He postponed the transfer.
His parents gave their consent to let him stay a year longer.
Why?! How come?!
Who knows? It seems someone asked him to.
"'Don't go. Don't go. Don't go. {lease don't go!"' Who knows? It seems someone asked him to.
"'Don't go. Don't go. Don't go. {lease don't go!"'
ln sophomore class 2-C, Oji Karasuma is the object of Tenma Tsukamoto's affection.
But it's discovered that he is transferring to a school in the U.S.
This compels Tenma to give a love letter to the object of her love.
Despite a monumental effort, her plan ends in failure.
However! The situation takes a sudden turn for the better.
Karasuma postpones his transfer.
And Tenma Tsukamoto's fight is now going to begin!
What a great title. I think I'll borrow it! Ha, ha.
"'The {sychology of Love"' Due to my earlier experience, l'd better study about love.
"'The {sychology of Love"'
Unnh... Unnh... Karasuma...
"'The {sychology of Love"'
Stupid, stupid! Do you care so little for him?!
"'The Art of War"' Ah... I just can't concentrate on the printed word.
"'The Art of War"' Huh?! This is it!
"'The Art of War"' "'Know thyself as thine enemy, and a hundred victories are yours."'
"'The Art of War"' Who wrote this?
"'Sonshi"' (Sun-tzu) Sonko? Hmm...
"'Sonshi"' (Sun-tzu) Only a woman would understand a woman's heart!
''Know thyself.''
What kind of girl am l?
Tenma Tsukamoto, 16 years old.
Height- 154 cm (5'3/4''). Weight- 43 kg (94.8 lbs).
Looks, figure, average. Probably doesn't stand out in class.
ln sports, poor! Studies, poor!
Cooking, poor! Good qualities, zilch...
Can't get discouraged!
I'll read on. Huh?
"'Datto"' ('datsu'= flee, undress; 'to'= rabbit) "'Undressing... rabbit"'?
Down and out...
That can't be it!
Excuse me, what does this compound word mean?
"'Datto."' It means, "'fleeing rabbit."'
Oh, I see. Thank you very much.
It was nothing.
He's... right... here...
When did he...
"'Datto"' (Fleeing Rabbit) Yes, that's the way.
"'No running in the hallway"' Yes, that's the way.
"'No running in the hallway"' Now he's gonna think I'm weird!!
But I spoke to him for the first time.
"'Suki"' ('suki' = opening. A different 'suki' = l love you.) But next, I want to ask him
"'Suki"' ('suki' = opening. A different 'suki' = l love you.) about this word. Heh, heh.
K-Karasuma? H-How do you read this word?
Oh, that's read "'suki."'
Are you in high school? You're cute.
I know there's a "'suki"' for a farming tool...
Karasuma, what's the name of this tool?
--Uh... let's see... --Yes, say it...
"'Senba Koki"' (container)
Wrong... word!
Well, I'll be going now. See you, Ms. Tsukamoto.
Yes, later, Karasuma.
l'm totally hopeless.
Only a short while ago, l was a wise-guy brat and a hopeless moron.
And l was a god.
No one could tie me down.
l belonged to only me.
"'Harima's Love In Operation"' But a girl changed me. l'm in love with Tenma Tsukamoto.
--What's Harima doing here? --That's my seat.
Maybe he broke into the faculty office and forced them to promote him?
{lease, sir! {lease, sir! {lease, sir! {lease, sir!
l managed to get into Tenma-chan's class...
But how do I tell her how I feel?
"'I challenjj U"'?
Is this a gag?! Nobody writes letters anymore!!
Wait a minute! That's why it'll make a big impact!
This is it!
Hmph! Read this! The most perfect love letter in the world!
4 p.m. We're supposed to meet behind the gym.
I wonder if Tenma-chan read my letter?
Harima... you see...
I love you, too...
Oh, man! It's almost 4!
Tenma-chan's already here!
Who's that?! Oh, that challenge to fight? His name was Tennoji, or somethin'...
He set it for the same time and place? Dammit! Now I can't show myself!
Damn Harima... He'll get more than a few cracked ribs.
Hm?
--Excuse me, miss. --Huh?
What are you doing here?
Oh, I'm meeting someone.
Bastard! Talking to her like that! Filthy animal!
--Ohh. A letter? --Y-Yes...
--May I? --Oh! N-No!
--Bastard! --Oh, this is a poem, isn't it?
--Now, just a min- --"'Thank you."' That's what I'd like to say.
For raising you to be so cute, "'Thank you,"' I'd say.
To your father and mother, "'Thank you very much,"' I'd say.
That's so pathetic, is it a joke?!
Too bad it's not signed.
I'll bash his friggin' head in!
Do you think so?
I'm not very smart, but I think the writer expressed his feelings very well.
It's a warm, heartfelt, wonderful letter.
I love it.
I'm the luckiest guy in the world to have fallen in love with Tenma-chan.
Actually, I'm the one who wrote this letter! I love you.
What?! You're the pathetic one around here!
Thank you. But I'm in love with someone else.
Ha, ha. Don't cry. These things happen.
H-Harima...
But not to me!!
You got nerve, laughing like that!
"'Unconscious, so Harima can say whatever he wants."' You got nerve, laughing like that!
"'Unconscious, so Harima can say whatever he wants."' That was my masterpiece!
"'Unconscious, so Harima can say whatever he wants."'
I need time. More time to be with Karasuma...
Can't I find more time with him outside of school?
Oh, a butterfly...
A chance will come if I spend more time with Tenma-chan.
I've got to find more time...
Oh, Karasuma!
--That's it! --That's it!
--'Morning, Karasuma. --'Morning, Ms. Tsukamoto.
--Another fine day, isn't it? --Yes.
Biking to school with Karasuma...
--Yo, Tsukamoto. --'Morning, Harima.
--Nice day, isn't it? --Oh, yeah, it is.
Biking to school with Tenma-chan...
--It'll work! --It'll work!
Tsukamoto's been acting strange, lately.
--It's because they're in the same class. --Huh?
You'll find out soon enough.
Good morning.
Oh, good morning, Yakumo-chan.
Huh? Where's Tenma?
Sis is... She's biking to school today.
--Ah, I see. --See what?
I hope Karasuma comes soon.
Here he comes! Okay, a casual greeting now...
Karasuma! Good... morn...
So fast?! But that's just an ordinary bike, right?!
Oh, no. Wait up, Karasuma!
Biking to school with Tenma-chan...
Aah, Tenma-chan! Y-Yo, Tenma-chan, some coincidence, ain't it?
Huh? Hey!! What's going on?
Maybe she could be dieting, but she's still going too fast!
Ah! Wait up, Tenma-chan!
Karasuma, wait!
Tenma-chan, wait!
K-Karasuma has such a cool expression. How adorable... Huh!?
Yow, th-that's awful! Fine, I'm not giving up, either!
Whoa! Tenma-chan! Heh. But I'm called the "'man with legs of steel."'
I'm not giving up!
--Karasuma! --Tenma-chan!
"'Yagamizaka Hill"'
You feel so good when your hair looks nice.
--'Morning. --'Mornin... Wow!
He went up the hill with no trouble!
Tenma?
M-My hair is a mess!
--W-What's with them, anyway?! --What's wrong, Sawachika?
Mikoto! Akira! There's plenty that's wrong!
Karasuma passed, then Tenma chased after him.
--What does that mean? --Just that.
--Ohhh. So that's it. --Huh? What? What?
But I thought I saw one more person chasing after them.
Huh?! Hey, does Tsukamoto have a thing for Karasuma?!
They shouldn't have wasted their energy taking the long way to school.
Ms. Tsukamoto, your eraser fell down.
Wait...
Oh, my. She let a good chance slip away.
Future developments... Now that's a concern.
I lo-ove, you, Karasuma.
Boys are always chasing after girls.
All day long they're thinking of girls.
But those boys certainly are a little stupid,
They never seem to understand girls' feelings.
Hey, you really really are a big dummy.
Shall l give you a lesson, Big Dummy?
So, the most important thing in the world is...
The thing that absolutely must be...
lt's definitely ''timing'', you see?
So, if you wanna say ''l love you'', go on a date, or do something...
Oh, kiss, or say goodbye, at any time...
Yes, the most important thing in the world is...
...definitely ''timing'', l think, but...
Or something.
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Yow! Tomorrow's our physical exam!
l don't wanna be weighed, but l wanna know Karasuma's stats! l just have to find out!
Next School Rumble, ''Tough Test! Trapped in the Bathroom! The School Physical!''
Ugh! l've gained weight!
"'Eri Sawachika, came back home from Britain."'
"'Holds a grade in kenpo, Mikoto Suo."'
"'Akira Takano, her hobby is economizing."'
"'Don't miss the next episode!"'