The freewheeling farceSchool Rumble Second Semesterreaches its appropriately nutty finale as the holiday break which frees the cast from class assignments and allows them to concentrate on romantic disasters. Tenma manages to spend some time with Karasuma, who remains as oblivious as ever. Harima's manga story appears in "Zinegama" magazine, but the aspiring artist soon finds himself buried under staggering assignments. When he's not drawing, Harima crosses paths (and swords) with heiress Eiri: their misadventures include dancing in a two-person lion costume at the New Year's festival. But despite the chaos, the characters never become unsympathetic. Eiri is furious at Harima for the lion suit disaster, but he helps her find the courage to refuse to enter an arranged marriage. Although Harima generally ignores Tenma's sensible sister Yakumo, he gallops over on a giraffe to take care of her when she falls ill. The filmmakers pull out all the stops in a series of parodies. School lecher Imadori joins class shy girl Karem and her little brother in a send-up ofMighty Morphin' Power Rangers. Episode #27 spoofsSailor Moonand other Magical Girl series with "Magical Mai:" at one point, a boy looks at herkawaii(ultra-cute) costume and asks, "Aren't you kind of old to be dressing like that?" As the series concludes with the start of a new semester, there's a chance the antics may continue at Yagami High. The cast remains as hilariously clueless as they were in Episode #1. (Rated TV MA: suitable for ages 12 and older: comic violence, brief nudity, risqué humor, tobacco and alcohol use)--Charles Solomon(14.  At El Cade…In America…With America, 15. A Man Shut Out, A Man Left Out, A Man Tested Out, 16. I Don't Want to be Tied to Anyone, I Don't Want to Go to School or Home Anymore, Under the Dark Veil of Night, 17. Eri's Escape, Harima's lullaby, The False Bride, 18. The Sweet Trap of Work, The Sweet Trap of the Classroom, The Sweet Trap of Celebrity, 19. Here, There, and Everywhere IChristmas! A Dash for Christmas! A Shattered Christmas! 20. More than friends...Less than Lovers...Up Until Then, 21. This Is School Rumble...It Really Is School Rumble...It's School Rumble, I Tell You! 22. First Dreams, Lion Dance, New Year's, 23. Dream Jumbo , Dream Jump, Dream, uh, Press, 24.   Southern Rainbow 2-C! Ya'akumo of the Mysterious Island! The Seven Seas! 25. It's so  Romantic, Harima! Get Published in Jingama, Harima!   Come On, Harima! 26. . (period)