School Rumble: Weeding out the RomComs

The Romantic Comedy genre of anime can feel clustered and overwhelming for most viewers. That could be because most have the same kind of story with the same kind of characters. It’s time to weed out the romcoms ladies and gents. Mark this day on your calendars as the first “Weeding out the RomComs” is coming at ya. School Rumble is critically hailed as one of the best RomComs to ever grace T.V. and computer screens alike. It’s a romantic comedy with a high school setting like many others but what sets it apart are the characters, how they interact with one another, and the storylines. Oh this? this is just when they play basketball.   Moments like the one shown above are what really make the show special. There’s references and parodies of shows from way back in the day. The more anime you know or if you know how the old anime used to be the more likely you are to get a real kick out of this series. School Rumble was nothing like anything I had ever seen I was constantly laughing and feeling for the characters no matter what they were going through. Speaking of the characters, let’s talk about our two main protagonists:  

Tenma Tsukamoto

And Harima Kenji The main storyline is that Harima is in love with Tenma but Tenma is in love with someone else. That’s the basic storyline but as the first episode plays you realize already that there is much more to this show than the main plot will tell you. School Rumble introduces more and more characters and goes deeper int…