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hi no ken Jebus
2006-04-09, 14:09
Yay new week all sorts of craziness. Well this has been the arc I've been waiting for and it doesn't disappoint. It follows the manga rather close and it's made of win.
By the by it's a 2 parter so the best stuff comes next ep:). Mako Sakurai as Ichijou was ok although she sounds exactly like Yurie in Kamichu which isn't bad per se.
http://img349.imageshack.us/img349/9007/srssep24el.th.jpg (http://img349.imageshack.us/my.php?image=srssep24el.jpg)
Omniscient
2006-04-09, 17:20
Episode 02 Screencaps (http://randomc.animeblogger.net/2006/04/09/school-rumble-ni-gakki-02/)
I pretty much agree with what hiken said about the episode. Episode is great with the humor and the overly dramatic feel. Ichijou's new seiyuu did sound a bit odd, but I really liked the insert songs (though I think those were sung by Lia, according to the credits).
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Shiryuu/SC/srcap.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/Shiryuu/SC/vlcsnap-3659704.png
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Ep 2 had everything; drama, love, heroism, and 'death', not to mention the overlapping comedy over all.
Tiberium Wolf
2006-04-10, 04:36
Nakamura Rulez!!! He was awesome!
What was that movie's name again. :rolleyes:
This episode had a lot of scenes where I just had to shake my head with a huge smile on my face.
The girlfriend x boyfriend scene was hilarious, Mai for greater justice. :p
Eri's butler also had me going :twitch:
(btw I like the op)
The great manipulator
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Takano Akira-sama
Shadowscar
2006-04-10, 12:29
ahh i voted a 7 but i accidently voted a 1 lol mind you i only understood about 1/3rd of the episode lol
ahh i voted a 7 but i accidently voted a 1 lol mind you i only understood about 1/3rd of the episode lol
Well, I removed your incorrect vote. You can try again but I'm not sure if you will be allowed to make another vote in this poll. If not, then that's just the penalty for not noticing the difference between a "1" and a "7" :)
This was the first time we hear MAKO playing the role of Ichijou Karen, and I must say it was pretty good. Although it reminded me of Yurie from "Kamichu!," but overall I think she is can do a good job as Nanri Yuuka's successor.
Shadowscar
2006-04-10, 13:30
Well, I removed your incorrect vote. You can try again but I'm not sure if you will be allowed to make another vote in this poll. If not, then that's just the penalty for not noticing the difference between a "1" and a "7" :)
lol actually its the penalty of voting at work i was just trying to spam the vote buttom but changed my vote lol then voted :)
Ya i cant revote but its all good with me :) thanks for fixing it Xris
Lol pretty entertaining episode. I loved how they made all teh fighting all melo-dramatic when they ended up getting shots and stuff. Making it seem like a real war. haha
TougeSil80
2006-04-13, 05:00
THis ep reminds me a little bit of Noir and Madlax, especially when Eri...'s butler appears from the window. :heh: I give this ep a 9, overall it's an excellent ep.
Shadowscar
2006-04-13, 10:18
Lol pretty entertaining episode. I loved how they made all teh fighting all melo-dramatic when they ended up getting shots and stuff. Making it seem like a real war. haha
thats one thing that has me confused when i first started watching that episode i though they were seriously dieing, but then im like those gotta be paint ball guns or something or maybe BB guns...
On the actual topic of this episode it seems to have just been building for the next episode, having the Music team burst join in, my guess is Ichijou is going to Basiclly be the Harima/Hanai for that team...
But ya does anybody know who the dude dressed as Eri, i though it was either Harima or her butler but i watched like 5 times over and could not figure out if it actually is him or not
thats one thing that has me confused when i first started watching that episode i though they were seriously dieing, but then im like those gotta be paint ball guns or something or maybe BB guns...
On the actual topic of this episode it seems to have just been building for the next episode, having the Music team burst join in, my guess is Ichijou is going to Basiclly be the Harima/Hanai for that team...
But ya does anybody know who the dude dressed as Eri, i though it was either Harima or her butler but i watched like 5 times over and could not figure out if it actually is him or not
The guy is her butler, he's ex-military.
http://www.wannabefansubs.net/harima/index.php/Nakamura
philip72
2006-04-13, 18:13
Madoka's betrayal of Shigeo bothered me a little, he was so romantic in his treatment of her and she threw it back in his face just so she could wear a maido outfit (In fact I really dislike her now).
From what he said he joined the team he thought she would choose and would have probably betrayed his teammates if she asked him to (or a least bought her a maido outfit), but instead she just shoots him in the back.
I was happy to see her get her just desserts from the class president. I hope Shigeo ignores her until she gives him a heartfelt apology.
evil-samurai
2006-04-14, 05:29
This was the first time we hear MAKO playing the role of Ichijou Karen, and I must say it was pretty good. Although it reminded me of Yurie from "Kamichu!," but overall I think she is can do a good job as Nanri Yuuka's successor.I'm dissapointed they had to change her VA :( I liked her Voice in the first season, but now.. I dont really, she was one of my favorite characters.. but her voice just makes her character so different :(
Well it wasn't as good as the first episode, but still it was Great! I think it would of been best to have it as a one hour special to connect the whole game together. It didn't have a huge amount of humor, but some of it was nice, like when Harima places 3 Votes and then 5 votes get placed :heh: I get the feeling next time will be better, cant wait for it :)
FlyByNite
2006-04-14, 19:56
Yea, I said last thread I was waiting to hear Karerin talk to see how it was with Mako's voice. It wasn't bad, but she really has a distinctive voice that doesn't change much in her roles. She sounds the same in that live-action series Maid in Akihibara.
BTW, who was the singing voice of Ichijou anyway? If it was Mako that was some damned fine singing and in very good English no less.
daemoness
2006-04-14, 20:07
Hee, it was like Battle Royale! It was good, but there wasn't enough Tenma. I hope they show the girls in action more the next episode.
Sorrow-K
2006-04-14, 21:13
I didn't think this episode was that great. It was funny in the first stanza and the twist at the end was hilarious, but I thought the majority of the survival game (so far) was rather tedious. Particularly the scene with Shigeo and Madoka. I found that very much overdone and it wasn't nearly as funny as I think they intended.
Mako was good in Ichijou's voice... particularly when she sang. I thought when she spoke she was trying just a little too hard to emulate Ichijou's old seiyuu, but her singing is quite strong. I'm not exactly sure what the point of having the song when they did was though. It's probably part of School Rumble's patented style of pretending to be ultra serious when it's not, but I didn't think it worked brilliantly this time. I suppose that could be said of the entire episode as well.
A few humourous moments, but not nearly as funny as last week's episode.
Potatochobit
2006-04-15, 03:49
wow u didnt like this episode? i thought it was FANTASTIC!
i knew i couldnt wait to see this one ever since they showed it in the ending previews of the first series.
nakamura showing up was great. that is comedy at its finest.
i really hope that itoko makes a stunning scene also. and i cant wait to see what karasuma does.
shigeo being shot in the back by hi sgirlfriend. i bet it affects him emotionally in future episodes. cant wait if they add any puns to it.
im so glad they made this longer than one episode. i hope they continue with the serious yet misplaced humor.
Sorrow-K
2006-04-15, 06:06
wow u didnt like this episode? i thought it was FANTASTIC!I didn't not like it... but let me put it this way: I thought last week's episode was far better. As far as School Rumble episodes are concerned, this one ranks somewhere in the middle... maybe a touch below average for an SR ep.
This episode was excellent. Good mix of everything, and the parodies and exaggerations were well done : ) If anything, SR has a really good director who knows how to pace the episodes.
ragnarokr
2006-04-15, 13:10
Voted 8.
Yeah, it had Battle Royale written all over it, could it have been intentional.
I'm going to have to agree with everything Sorrow-K said.
This week's episode was enjoyable, but no where near the quality of last week's episode. This one just felt crazy all around. While I enjoyed it, I would definitely appreciate episodes like last week more. Too many "ehh...that's not funny" parts in this episode. By the way, why do we care about some group singing? Or who cares about Madoka and Shigeo's relationship? Where'd that come from? Why'd they waste near 5 minutes of the episode with it? *sighs*
I give it a 7.
philip72
2006-04-15, 15:33
Or who cares about Madoka and Shigeo's relationship?
*sotto voce* I kinda did *embarrassed*
They were one of the few successful couples in the series. Not a big fan of Madoka's anymore though.
Potatochobit
2006-04-15, 15:42
yeah we have different tastes i guess. i thought the first episode was not done well :)
wombatlord
2006-04-15, 16:49
Episode 2 was very good; I've been looking forward to it for months and months, ever since I read the manga story.
To address one earlier poster--if they follow the manga, we'll get a big Tenma moment next episode.
FlyByNite
2006-04-15, 18:00
Madoka and Shigeo are like the only real couple in the class so I care ;)
I know there's some other couple, but they've never really been featured at all.
i could say that the episode two really makes one good hit on the anime industry...
hehehe just foolin around!!!
Harima is the best!!!
justy lookin at him akting like an idiot makes him so cool!!
I agree with Sorrow-K. Apart from a few gags... Episode 2 just wasn't funny overall imo. Really disappointing to me after a promising first episode. Gave it a measly 4.
KaneDragon
2006-04-15, 20:24
It just didn't have the comedy that the first episode had. Or maybe all the Harima x Yakumo action in the first episode spoiled me...
This episode had to much... continuity? ^^ One long battle, albeit very interesting with over the top seriousness. Go Harima! And while we're at it, that crossdressing commando butler, too! =O
(DO NOT WANT!)
Pellissier
2006-04-16, 02:09
Disappointing episode. First part (up to 7:20 minutes) ok, the rest was simply not good. Not enjoyable, slow, boring. Yeah, it was "Battle Royalish" , but that certainly isn't my cup of tea. And I don't expect that from SR. Imho, of course. Plus, no Tenma? no Yakumo? How could I even call it School Rumble then? First time a School Rumble episode (first season and OVAS included) let me that cold.
Total failure. 4/10
Muir Woods
2006-04-16, 03:08
thats one thing that has me confused when i first started watching that episode i though they were seriously dieing, but then im like those gotta be paint ball guns or something or maybe BB guns...
It can't be paintball guns, as one: paintballs leave a splattering mark and there are none to be found. And two: paintball guns (usually) aren't modeled after real guns, but the guns we see bear striking resemblence to actual firearms. The guns they're using are airsoft AEGs (Automatic Electric Gun). The AEGs are near identical replicas of actual firearms, but rather than shooting lead bullets, they shoot .20-.25 gram BBs at a usual mininum of ~300 feet per sec. I'm in the airsoft club of UBC and owner of a Tokyo Marui AK-47. The characters should've really worn more than just an eye shield, and there should never be any exposed skin. The BBs have enough kinetic energy to imbed themselves into the skin and flesh, and sometimes even enough to break and cut skin. Not pretty.
Particularly the scene with Shigeo and Madoka. I found that very much overdone and it wasn't nearly as funny as I think they intended.
The way I saw it, I thought that part was delibrately overdone, like a satire of the whole "lovers dying together is dramatic" archetypical scene. I thought this way because the situation was so cliché and predictable (two people on opposite sides, lovers, yet enemies. And from the very beginning of the game at that conversation it was obvious to see that she was going to shoot him in the back and both was going to "die" together). And it sort ties in with what philip72 said. I believe they had Madoka betray Shigeo just so they can have this satirical scene. But yes, most of the episode was underwhelming. In episode 02, School Rumble did not do what it does best, but instead we are presented with an arms battle, and thus the quality of the episode is evidently lower. Only experienced a few glimpse of what SR really is.
Mephisto2k
2006-04-16, 15:41
It was indeed not all that much the typical SR episode. But i think it was great non the less. Even though there werent that much of those "SR super funny moments", this episode have still proven the SR-anime-teams writing skills. They are also skilled in animating action arcs. Even though i know its just the typical "very serious when its actually not serious", its still done very good. And i liked the songs.
I cant complain about this episode. It was different but it was good.
Just a m'eh episode for me. Not all that much of Eri again, and Harima didn't really do all that much. Yakumo wasn't even there. Too many shots of Suou just hiding behind a desk. I have nothing against Suou, but at least have her do something. I had no problems with Ichijou's new VA though.
Haha, yeah, Js2756. Call me ignorant, but I didn't even know who the hell Suou was until this episode. In fact, if you showed me a picture of 5 characters, one of them being Suou, I probably couldn't pick her out. Damn I'm good.
Main characters are my main focus. I don't understand episodes like this that focus on secondary characters. :(
mtarzaim
2006-04-20, 04:42
6/10 for me ...
The begining (double mummies ! ) and the ending ( Eri with mustache ?! ) were at school Rumble level. But the overdone seriousness was a little ... overdone for me ! ^^
About Madoka, I think she shot Shigeo in the back, not because she truly wanted the maid café, but probably because he didn't figure out what she really wanted.
It's like buying a wrong present for a girlfriend. It's a bad sign of misunderstanding (yes, girls are more sensitive about that sort of things ^^ ). Her killing by the class rep appears to me somehow like a redemption.
So I don't blame her for what she's done.
The technical part was a little missed imo. And the VA for Ichijou felt weird for me (maybe a matter of time to get used to it ... ).
At least, Harima and Hanai are at their top. And I'm looking forward the next episode to see how they will settle their quarrel. :)
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