History Manga / SchoolRumble

* SeriousBusiness: How about the time when they had A WAR GAME COMPLETE WITH REAL ACTING just so they can choose on what to do for their {{School Festival}}!?

* SchoolPlay: A cross between SleepingBeauty and SevenSamurai.

** MagicalGirl series hilariously parodied during this episode quite obviously include CardcaptorSakura and SailorMoon.

* AbortedArc - Harima getting [[spoiler:"engaged" to Eri [[InnocentCohabitation while living with]] Yakumo]], dropped after one chapter for the NoEnding.

* AllLoveIsUnrequited - to the Nth power...

* AllMenArePerverts
* AlternateCharacterReading - The reason why some people are led to mistake "''Harima Kenji''" for "''Harry [=McKenzie=]''".

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove - Harima to Tenma. And when I say Tenma, I mean Eri.

* BabiesEverAfter - [[spoiler: Eri & Harima]] Or is it? Also [[spoiler: Hanai and Mikoto.]]

* BalloonBelly - Tenma in episode 4, 5 and 8 of ''Second Semester''

* BattleCouple - During the Kibasen; Harima and Eri, Mikoto and Asou, Hanai and Karen, Harry and Lara

* BelligerentSexualTension - The Flag ship
* BettyAndVeronica - Yakumo & Eri respectively, while Tae is the ThirdOptionLoveInterest.
* BetweenMyLegs - Loincloth-wearing Harima gets several shots between his legs during the MagicalGirl parody episode. [[MediumAwareness The other characters repeatedly urge him to stop standing at that angle]].

* BigNo - Harima near the end of Season 2, in GratuitousEnglish, no less.

* CannotSpitItOut - A key trope in this series. Also some other ones from the SuperTrope PoorCommunicationKills including OneDialogueTwoConversations and ThatCameOutWrong.
* CerebusSyndrome - The original manga has noticeably shifted from random comedy to [[TearJerker tear-jerking]] drama in the later chapters after the revelation that [[spoiler:Karasuma is suffering from a terminal illness]].

* DisappearedDad - Many characters either have lost (The Tsukamoto sisters, Harry Mckenzie) or have distant relationships with their fathers (Masatsugu & Haruna Tougo, Eri)

* DontTryThisAtHome - Parodied when Imadori eats [[spoiler:a shoelace]]

* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai - Harima during the Kyoto trip.

* ExpressiveHair - The manga adaptation has pretty much everyone's hair color a natural black, however, with the exceptional characters.

* {{Expy}} - Several characters from class 2-D resemble certain characters from MobileSuitGundam. Lara Gonzalez to Lalah Sune, Tougou resembles Anavel Gato, and Harry Mckenzie IS A CHAR.
* TheFaceless - Eri's parents

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption - Pretty much sums up Tenma's success with Karasuma and Harima's success with Tenma.

* GiantEnemyCrab - ''There is one''. Episode 7 of ''Nigakki''. [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Harima makes stew out of it]].
* GilliganCut - When Karasuma turned down Tenma's umbrella with "I'm a kappa," she interpreted this as him having a raincoat... Cue a change to that ''exact'' costume as she turns back around from her momentary {{Squee}} moment.

* HeterosexualLifePartners - Itoko and Sasakura. Gets lampshaded in the valentine's Day issue when Harima said they should just get married already.

* HighSpeedMissileDodge - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD2czrUbJWM Harima races downhill at high speed, in the snow, on a giant curry bowl]], dodging a battery of [[MacrossMissilemassacre large, apparently heat-seeking frozen fish]].

* IHaveThisFriend - The whole idea behind the SlumberParty at Tenma's. She fools no one, but they still play along.
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming - The episodes of the anime are made up of three segments. In most episodes, all three segments have their own titles, which make up the entire episode naming (the two season finales being exceptions). And all three titles have common written elements between one another!

* ImportantHaircut - lampshaded and parodied as Harima's facial and head hair change several times in the series as a consequence of various quirks in the plot.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy - Happens a lot after the CerebusSyndrome kicks in, especially in the ending.

* LargeHam - Masatsugu Tougou

* LongTitle - The title of the first season finale, translated as follows:

* LostInTranslation - Some of the jokes revolve around words sounding similar in Japanese and although they try, the jokes aren't quite as funny (if funny at all). The most prominent example is when Harima talks to Yakumo about Itoko and refers to her as "My itoko ([[DontExplainTheJoke cousin]])". Yakumo gets the wrong idea.

* LoveLetterLunacy - Goes two ways in the first episode: first from Tenma to Karasuma, and later from Harima to Tenma.
* LoveMakesYouDumb - The bread and butter of the series - though Harima and Tenma were both plenty dumb before they ever fell in love.
* MacrossMissileMassacre - [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD2czrUbJWM With]] ''tuna''.

** Manga - [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/school_rumble/c067/5.html Harima and Yakumo's first meeting]].
** Anime - The cruise episode. When Eri was dragging a fish, the first part of her shown is her butt.

* MaskedLuchador - Lara's dad.

* MostCommonSuperpower: In the Magical Mai episode, Tenma is a Western-style superheroine specifically based on WonderWoman - and she has huge fake breasts. Not implants, mind you, they're part of her costume, but still.

* NoEnding - The manga introduces what looks to be two important plot elements that throw fuel to the Eri/Harima and Yakumo/Harima factions, [[spoiler: then bitchslaps both camps (and everyone else) by [[AbortedArc aborting it]] via a TimeSkip and two inconclusive chapters that reset what character development Harima had managed to obtain. The ending of ''School Rumble Z'' seems to hint at Eri/Harima, but it's not clear whether the brief image of them with a child is the actual future or not.]]

* NotWhatItLooksLike - The traditional reaction subverted in one case, where Harima and Eri are in a very suspect position and Akira walks in, stares at them for a moment, and then correctly guesses the unintentional events that lead them to where they were.

* ObliviousToLove - Obvious here, but one moment deserves special mention: in an episode where Tenma visits Harima at the hospital, he outright confesses that he likes her, and she understands... that he said he likes some kind of egg.

* OneDialogueTwoConversations - Because of this, Eri thought (and probably still thinks) that Tenma is no longer a virgin.
* OvertookTheManga - The second season ran out of content from its corresponding school term, resorting to several {{filler}} episodes and an open anime-original ending that is best forgotten.

* PlotTumor - Tenma. The Flag, Riceball & Kid's Meal pairings overtake her and she loses prominence as main character. Then for no reason at all she becomes the focal point of the finale without resolving any of the pairings. WTF?

* PsychicPowers - Both of the Tsukamoto sisters can see ghosts. Also, Tenma can effortlessly bend spoons, while her younger sister Yakumo can read the minds of any guys who are interested in her (along with some special cases). Tenma's power has absolutely no impact on the plot (used only once, as an aside), but Yakumo's power is a key aspect of her character.

* {{Retcon}} (the ending of School Rumble Z seems to look like one.)

* {{Sentai}}/SuperRobot - Both are given a homage in episode 18 in the form of Dojibiron.
* SeriousBusiness - How about the time when they had A WAR GAME COMPLETE WITH REAL ACTING just so they can choose on what to do for their {{School Festival}}!?
* ShadowDictator - The Principal (manga only).
* ShaggyDogStory - The first several episodes are about Tenma trying to impress Karasuma and/or Harima trying to impress Tenma but nothing ever comes of it. Arguably, [[spoiler: the whole series counts as one. See the "NoEnding" description above.]]

* ShipperOnDeck: Sagano.Tenma. Eri. Mikoto. Akira.
* ShipTease

* TheThreeFacesOfEve - Tenma, Yakumo, Eri = maiden, wife, seductress

* TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential - At one point, Harima has to regain his spirit not as a fighter but as a mangaka, under the eye of the captain of a fishing vessel.

* TransformationSequence

* UnwantedHarem: Subverted. Tae is the only one who expresses open attraction toward Harima. He treats Yakumo only as his friend and Eri as someone he owes a debt too but doesn't like. And he never seems to actually learn ''any'' of their names.
** It's because he only [[FridgeBrilliance cares about]] [[FirstNameBasis Tenma]].

** The anime suffers from the same fate albeit a slightly less depressing one [[spoiler: (seeing as Karasuma appears to be recovering at a faster rate).]] [[YourMilageMayVary YMMV]].

** Hanai for some reason believes Yakumo does not know he's in love with her.

* ThatCameOutWrong

* EntendreFailure - Because of this, Eri thought (and probably still thinks) that Tenma is no longer a virgin.

* TakeOffYourClothes: During the camping episode. Harima tells Tenma to disrobe and this shocks the eavesdropping Eri and Yakumo. Eri takes a second look and sees Tenma and Harima wearing a curtains so they can dry their clothes.

* SoapOperaDisease - [[spoiler:Karasuma has an incurable disease that--once set in motion--wipes his mind clean and destroys all cognitive ability.]]
** Actually, this isn't too fictional, as a disease to the hippocampus COULD possibly result in lost memories.
** He's starting to [[spoiler:[[IGotBetter get better]], though, as shown in San Gakki.]]

*** Although given she is only seen and mentioned in a flashback toward the end of the manga she might also count toward another [[DeadLittleSister trope]].

''SchoolRumble'' is a GagSeries that relies more on character interaction than actual progress in relationships. Parodies include ''InitialD'', ''FistOfTheNorthStar'', ''{{Dragonball}} Z'', ''BattleRoyale'', ''IronChef'', ''StarWars'', and ''{{Ghost}}''. Yes, [[PatrickSwayze that Ghost]].

* HandsOnApproach: Tenma imagines that Kurasama's spirit is helping her [[Main/{{Ghost}} at the pottery wheel]] and holding her hands.

* GratuitousEnglish - Every chapter title is taken from the name of a movie, usually somewhat related to what happens in the chapter.

* LesYay - 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. [[http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/3971/snapdanceack5.jpg 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.

* RunningGag: Tani mistaking Harima for gay and Nakamura dressing up as Eri.

* GiantEnemyCrab - ''There is one''. Episode 7 of ''Nigakki''. [[Badass Harima makes stew out of it]].

* GiantEnemyCrab - ''There is one''. Episode 7 of ''Nigakki''. Harima makes stew of it.

* AccidentalKiss: Harima and Yakumo [[spoiler: Didn't happen]].

** In the manga, all the chapters are named after movies. Some examples from the first volume: "DeathRace 2003", "[[Film/BrokenArrow1996 Broken Arrow]]", "RainMan", "EnterTheDragon", "{{Speed}}", etc.

* MoodWhiplash: Tenma and Eri having an awkward conversation about [[IfYouKnowWHatIMean men's bodies]] to Eri and Mikoto getting into a shouting match about Harima.