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Sequel to School Rumble, Ni Gakki picks up where School Rumble left off. This time, the story is not focused on the main characters, but also the minor ones, especially Karen and Imadori.

It's more comedic than the first one, with the sequel being a collection of gags and parodies, like the sports parody (dealing with basketball) was very funny. And it is amazing how many things the writers cram into the class's winter break, which lasts from episode 15-26.

While parody and humor are the chief objectives are the series, the writers manage to slip in a few little nice touches, which pick up from School Rumble. So we get small looks at the lives of various characters, including minor characters. We get the hints of Eri-chan's attraction to the man she calls Hige (Harima). We get hints of Yakumo-chan's attaction to Harima. And there are other nice little touches that one might not expect from such a whacky, parody, comedy series. Episode 26 elevates this as the humor takes a back seat (while not being forgotten) to dealing with things like Yakumo-chan and Tenma-chan's relationship as sisters. The writers may have gotten a tad too serious with this episode because even though the humor isn't forgotten, the level of seriousness is a shock (though to be fair, I suspect this too is a parody). But it works, save for one element with Yakumo-chan which is dropped before the end of the episode.

If you're a fan of the first one, then you definitely must get this one as well....