School Rumble is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in 345 chapters in Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 2002 and 2008, it is a romance comedy centering on relationships between three Japanese high school students. The series often discards realism in favor of comedic effect. Its popularity resulted in television adaptations, video games, novels and guidebooks. It has also been translated into English and other languages. The manga was well received by Japanese-language readers; the North American English translations were less popular, and ranked 145th for overall manga series sales in 2008. Some critics of the English-language translation praised Kobayashi for his art style and overall use of humor, while others disliked some of the jokes and repetitive plot. The anime adaptation sold well in Japan and was praised by Kobayashi and—for the English-language translation—critics. The decision by Media Factory to aggressively pursue its intellectual property rights for School Rumble is believed by proponents of fansubs to have had a negative impact on the franchise's release and sales in the North American market.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1493:

Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Dudum siquidem, the last of the Bulls of Donation, marking the beginning of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudum_siquidem

1687:

The Parthenon in Athens was partially destroyed during an armed conflict between the Venetians under Francesco Morosini and Ottoman forces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon

1959:

Japan was struck by Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country with US$600 million in damages and over 4,000 deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Vera

1968:

The Beatles completed recording John Lennon's song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", regarded by band members as one of few true "Beatles" songs on the album The Beatles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happiness_Is_a_Warm_Gun

1983:

The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defense of the trophy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_II

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

exanimate: 1. Lifeless, not or no longer living. 2. Spiritless, dispirited. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/exanimate

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Time past and time future Allow but a little consciousness. To be conscious is not to be in time But only in time can the moment in the rose-garden, The moment in the arbour where the rain beat, The moment in the draughty church at smokefall Be remembered; involved with past and future. Only through time time is conquered.   --The Four Quartets https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Four_Quartets