Kenji Harima (School Rumble San Gakki) Character Guide
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Kenji Harima character guide
Spoiler note: this guide discusses the character’s overall role in School Rumble and why they matter to the San Gakki OVA without reproducing scene-by-scene source text.
Who Kenji Harima is
Kenji Harima Also Known As Whiskers (by Eri Sawachika ) Hario (by Tae Anegasaki ) Age 16-17 Birthday December 1 (Sagittarius) Relations Itoko Osakabe (Cousin) Shuuji Harima (Younger brother) Class 2-C Gender Male Height 180 cm Weight 79 kg Blood Type O Hair Black Eyes Black First Appearance (Manga) Easy Rider First Appearance (Anime) Season 1 Episode 01 Last Appearance (Anime) Season 2 OVA Episode 2 Seiyuu Hiroki Takahashi English Brandon Potter Kenji Harima (播磨 拳児, Harima Kenji ) is the deuteragonist of the School Rumble series. He is the younger cousin of Itoko Osakabe and had a crush on Tenma Tsukamoto . He first appeared in chapter 2 of the manga (episode 1 in the anime). Harima also appears on the front cover of Volume 6, 13 (with Tenma), and 16 (as Eri appears in SD form). He also appears on the rear cover of Volume 3 (in SD form), Volume 8, and Volume 22. Contents 1 Origins 2 Talents 3 Relationships 3.1 Love Interests 3.1.1 Tenma Tsukamoto 3.1.2 Eri Sawachika 3.1.3 Yakumo Tsukamoto 3.1.4 Tae Anegasaki 3.2 Family 3.2.1 Itoko Osakabe 3.2.2 Shuuji Harima 3.3 Best Friends 3.3.1 Alexander 3.3.2 Napoleon 3.3.3 Pyotr 3.3.4 Anastasia 3.4 Rivals 3.4.1 Ooji Karasuma 3.4.2 Haruki Hanai
Role in School Rumble San Gakki
Kenji Harima functions as a main player in the finale’s romantic-comedy tangle. The OVA compresses late-story payoffs, so the character matters less as a new introduction and more as someone whose prior misunderstandings, crushes, loyalties, or deadpan reactions give the ending its shape.
Personality and abilities
PopRot reads Kenji Harima through the series’ comedy language: exaggerated timing, school-life social pressure, and the contrast between sincere emotion and absurd misunderstanding. Their standout traits are best understood through how they complicate Tenma, Harima, Eri, Yakumo, and Karasuma’s unfinished feelings.
Key things to know
- Series role: Main
- Appears in the compact OVA-era ensemble context for the late story.
- Best read after the earlier anime seasons, because San Gakki expects prior relationship context.
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