YMMV / School Rumble

• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: Asou and Suga spotting Eri in the school war two-parter. It was Nakamura, who simply happened around the school, dressed as his mistress for no apparent reason. The closest we get to a reason is that he was trying to help Eri's team win. Why that required he dress like her though is unclear.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Harry McKenzie is very popular despite getting relatively little screen time. Being a talking Shout-Out to one of the most popular anime characters (i.e. Char Aznable) will do that.
  • Originally a supporting character, Yakumo Tsukamoto eventually went on to decisively take the #1 spot in the third and final official popularity vote. On the SR wiki, she continues to hold the second-highest spot only to Harima.
• Fanon Discontinuity: Some fans are unsure about the canonicity of the end of both the original manga and School Rumble Z, and not just for shipping reasons either.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: At one point in the dub, Tenma misnames Karen as "Carrie" which also happens to be the name of her dub VA.
• Idiosyncratic Ship Naming: Tons here. Flag (Eri/Harima), Riceball (Yakumo/Harima), Kid's meal (Eri/Yakumo/Harima), Oudou (Tenma/Harima), True Oudou (Tenma/Karasuma), Flue (Mikoto/Hanai), and Basketball (Mikoto/Asou).
• Iron Woobie: Harima definitely qualifies as one. Saved Tenma from thugs, fell in love as result and was mistaken for a pervert instants latter. Then started to wear sunglasses to avoid being recognized by her and tried everything which he could do to win her heart. He failed but he never complained about his luck.
• Les Yay:
  • Eri and Yakumo make up after the play in the second season with a fast-paced dance that ends up with Yakumo coming out on top in a surprise reversal. The crowd goes wild.◊
  • Not to mention Itoko being very close with fellow teacher Youko Sasakura.
    • Yakumo is a frequent victim courtesy of Akira and Sarah.
  • Akira in general hints heavily towards other girls.
  • Tenma makes Mikoto play a kissing game involving Pocky with Akira. The Pocky breaks last second and even the other girls in class lament that the kiss didn't happen.
  • Background character Ayano Kinugawa, whose family owns a bathhouse, seems far more interested in watching her female classmates undressing/bathing, whereas, with the guys, her response could be called blase at best.
• OT3: The Kid's Meal faction (for those just passing by, that's Yakumo/Eri/Harima). By the end of the manga, Yakumo is living with Harima, and Harima is engaged to Eri. Maybe.
• Superlative Dubbing: The English dub is masterfully crafted; it contains countless Woolseyisms and every performance is perfect.
• What Do You Mean, It's Not for Kids?: Even though the show has a cute art style and once aired on a channel for children's shows, it has adult themes, like a scene in which some of the characters watch what appears to be an adult video. The station that aired the show got fined for airing a show that wasn't kid-friendly.

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