The school art teacher and an old friend of Itoko, who was her junior during their college years. On several occasions, it is hinted that she and Itoko are more than just friends, although this has never been confirmed outright. It has also been hinted that she is a lesbian and has always been trying to get closer to Itoko during their high school years. She seems to know (and share) an important part of Itoko&#039;s past, and though not deliberately, has used this against Itoko to gain favours or company a few times. She has very good driving skills.    (Source: Wikipedia)

Continuing right where season 1 left off: Harima still likes Tenma but still runs into obstacles everytime he tries to confess his love to her. To complicate the situation, Class 2-D challenges class 2-C once again and there's a rumor floating around that Harima and Yakumo are dating as the school prepares for the cultural festival. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

__Height:__ 157 cm (5'2")

[Blog](http://ameblo.jp/hirano--aya/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/hysteric_barbie) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/a_ya.hirano/) | [Website](http://ayahirano.jp/)

Aya Hirano is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and singer. Beginning in the entertainment industry as a child actor performing in television commercials, she played her first voice acting role in 2001 in the anime television series [Angel Tales](https://anilist.co/anime/682/). She released her first single "Breakthrough" in 2006, and her first album Riot Girl in 2008. She was formerly contracted to Space Craft Produce, a branch of the Space Craft Group, before moving to the talent agency Grick in August 2011. Her label was Lantis until 2011, when she moved to Universal Sigma. On September 1st, 2022, she announced that she was becoming a freelancer. 

Hirano is widely known for her roles as [Haruhi Suzumiya](https://anilist.co/character/251/) in the [Haruhi Suzumiya](https://anilist.co/anime/849/) franchise, [Konata Izumi](https://anilist.co/character/2169/) in [Lucky Star](https://anilist.co/anime/1887/), [Misa Amane](https://anilist.co/character/835/) in [Death Note](https://anilist.co/anime/1535/) and [Lucy Heartfilia](https://anilist.co/character/5186/) in [Fairy Tail](https://anilist.co/anime/6702/).

In 2011, she temporarily ceased accepting new roles to recover from a pituitary gland tumor that had been affecting her health. She resumed voice acting activities later that year. In 2016, after appearing at a stage play in Tokyo, she went to New York to study abroad for four months.

__Awards:__
- Best Voice Actor at the Tokyo Anime Awards in 2007 for her role as Haruhi Suzumiya.
- Best Rookie Actress at the 1st Seiyuu Awards in 2007 for her role as Haruhi Suzumiya.
- Best Lead Actress at the 2nd Seiyuu Awards in 2008 for her roles as Konata Izumi, Misa Amane and [Layla Serizawa](https://anilist.co/character/2089/)

(Source: Wikipedia)

__Non-anime credits:__~!• Alicia in "World Gimmick" (VG)
• Anis Yamamoto in "Barajō no Kiss" (Drama CD)
• Carla in "Final Fantasy Type-0" (Action RPG for Sony PSP)
• Catherine Earnshaw in "Wuthering Heights" (Theater musical play)
• Cheryl/Carol Tunt in "Archer" (TV Series - Dubbing)
• Cristina Vespucci in "Assassin's Creed II" (VG/Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
• Girl Who Forot Her Name in "World of Final Fantasy" (VG)
• Haruhi Suzumiya in "Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekidou" (VG)
• Haruhi Suzumiya in "Suzumiya Haruhi no Tomadoi" (VG)
• Haruhi Suzumiya in "Suzumiya Haruhi no Tsuisou" (VG)
• Haruhi Suzumiya in "Suzumiya Haruhi no Yakusoku" (VG)
• Honoka Serizawa in "Finalist" (VG)
• Idaten in "Xenoblade Chronicles 2" (VG)
• Ilona Tasuiev in "Renaissance" (French animated movie/DVD version)
• Item Shop Attendant in "Phantasy Star Online 2" (VG)
• Kahlua (Tequila) Marjoram in "Galaxy Angel Dinner Show Musical & GAII" (musical)
• Kahlua (Tequila) Marjoram in "Galaxy Angel II: Eigo Kaiki no Koku" (VG)
• Kahlua (Tequila) Marjoram in "Galaxy Angel II: Mugen Kairou no Kagi" (VG)
• Kahlua (Tequila) Marjoram in "Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira" (VG)
• Kanonno Grassvalley in "Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3" (VG)
• Kaoru Akashi in "Zettai Karen Children DS: Dai 4 no Children" (VG)
• Katja in "Queen's Gate Spiral Chaos" (VG)
• Kim Na-Na (Park Min-young) in "The City Hunter" (South Korean live-action TV series)
• Konata Izumi in "Lucky ☆ Star: Ryōō Gakuen Ōtōsai" (VG)
• Lucia in "Luminous Arc" (VG)
• Mahiro Mutou in "Busou Renkin" (Drama CD)
• Mamori Anezaki in "Eyeshield 21 MAX DEVILPOWER!" (VG)
• Mamori Anezaki in "Eyeshield 21 Playing American Football! Ya! Ha!" (VG)
• Mamori Anezaki in "Eyeshield 21 Portable Edition" (VG)
• Minato Nagase in "Akaneiro ni Somarusaka Parallel" (PS2 tsundere campus love adventure game)
• Monaka in "Zettai Zetsubō Shōjo: Danganronpa AE" (VG)
• Nanael in "Queen's Blade Spiral Chaos" (VG)
• Neon Tsukiyumi in "Sigma Harmonics" (VG)
• Polka in "Trusty Bell: Chopin no Yume" (VG)
• Prishe in "Dissidia 012" (VG)
• Rin in "Catherine Full Body" (VG)
• Saru no Momo in "Tenshi no Shippo" (VG)
• Shirma in "Chokobo no Fushigina Danjon Toki Wasure no Meikyuu" (VG)
• Storyteller (Libra) in "DEARS Juuni Seiza Monogatari [Zodiac Tales] ~Artemis Side~ Omnibus" (CD)
• Yuki Morikawa in "Aquapazza -AQUAPLUS Dream Match-" (VG/arcade)
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1997 MBC Voice Actor in Korea.

*Note: Not to be confused with the [background artist](https://anilist.co/staff/187359).*

[Website](http://www.patriziamottola.it/)

A short 2 episodes attempt to conclude the series. Karasuma goes to America after then end of the third term. Will Harima finally confess? What will happen with Tenma and Karasuma?

Tsukamoto Tenma is an ordinary 2nd year high school student who has fallen in love with one of her classmates, Karasuma Ooji. However, currently she is unable to confess her feelings to him. To make things worse, she found out that Karasuma is transferring to another school in a year. On the other hand, Tenma's other classmate, Harima Kenji (who is a delinquent) is also in love with Tenma. Not being able to confess his feelings, Harima gets depressed day by day. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

This two-part OVA is a series of shorts in relation to the School Rumble series. This OVA fills in gaps with new content between episodes from beginning to nearly the end. 
Episodes: 
1) Smile, Please! Mammoth, Yum! May I Fall in Love? 
Yoshidayama continues his climb to the top of the bad boy rankings, Imadori tries to touch a tomboy, and Harima tries his hand at prehistoric heroism! Back to the more recent past, a moment in the dark sheds light on an assistant’s clandestine crush.
 

2) New-Term Excitement! To Be Near You Scramble! The Naked Truth! 

Yakumo befriends a foreigner - in between her clairvoyant activities and frequent cat naps. The Class 2-C seating arrangements put Tenma in a tizzy over sitting next to her heart throb, but a certain bad boy is stressing over sitting next to her! 
(Source: Anime News Network, Crunchyroll)

Second-year student Tsukamoto Tenma learns that her secret crush, Karasuma Oji, will be transferring to a school in America. In a last-ditch effort to reveal her love to him, she writes a long (but anonymous) love letter. When Karasuma ends up postponing his transfer for another year, Tenma realizes she has to tell him how she feels before time runs out again. But her extreme nervousness around him prompts her to try and setup all sorts of schemes to get close to him and let him know, without actually coming out and saying it. Meanwhile, unknown to Tenma, the school delinquent, Harima Kenji, has the biggest crush on her, as well as the same anxieties about being direct. Around this love triangle of clueless people are a few of Tenma's friends, and her younger (but older looking, more mature, and more popular) sister, Yakumo. 
 
(Source: Anime News Network)
 
Note: This manga consists of 283 sharp chapters and 62 flat chapters. Sharp and Flat refers to the musical notations.

A collection of comedic short stories that focus on a single male lead. Many of the characters in these stories look the same as the characters from school rumble, although every short story is very different, and these characters take on a number of very different roles.


Youko Sasakura