Ep 20. It`s Not There! / This Also Isn`t There! / There`s No More Helping It!
- TV-PG
- February 15, 2005
- 23 min
It's Not There! / This Also Isn't There! / There's No More Helping It! is the 20th episode of the first season of School Rumble. The episode starts with Hanai and his friends checking out Harima's bike, which he had been trying to fix. Meanwhile, Tenma and her friends are planning to have a picnic, and Tenma asks Harima to help them with the preparations. However, he refuses and tells her that he has to finish fixing his bike.
Later, Tenma and her friends realize that they forgot to bring ice for the picnic and go to the convenience store to buy it. Harima also goes to the same store to buy parts for his bike. At the store, Harima meets a girl who works there and mistakenly thinks that she is the one who has been sending him love letters. He tries to talk to her, but she ignores him and goes away.
Back at the picnic, the girls realize that they have bought the wrong kind of ice and decide to exchange it for the right one. However, they get lost on the way and end up wandering around the town. Meanwhile, Harima is still thinking about the girl at the store and decides to go back and talk to her.
As the girls are wandering around, they come across a park where they see a group of guys practicing martial arts. They decide to stay and watch, but end up getting involved when one of the guys challenges them to a match. However, they are no match for him and end up getting beaten.
Meanwhile, Harima finally finds the girl at the store and tries to talk to her again. However, she tells him that she is not the one who has been sending him love letters and that he has the wrong person. Harima is disappointed and leaves.
The girls finally make it back to the picnic area, but realize that they have lost their food and all their belongings. They are upset and disappointed, but Tenma decides that they should still have a good time and suggests that they play some games.
The episode ends with the girls playing some silly games and having fun, while Harima rides his bike alone, still thinking about the girl at the store. Overall, It's Not There! / This Also Isn't There! / There's No More Helping It! is a light-hearted episode that focuses on the adventures of Tenma and her friends, as well as Harima's failed attempts at romance.