Uh oh... This development was bound to have happened. With Taiga realizing she wants Ryuuji by her side, you know she won't stop. But there's a difference in this love: It's real. It's not the love where she's giving the eye to him or the love which she's trying to take countless pictures of. It was realized after 19. It really was a big, pivotal episode. For instance, I realized something: Every girl in this show who liked Ryuuji were pushing him away to another girl who liked him. And each of them were denying their love to him. But, who actually denied his love yet stayed by his side? Meaning, who loved him and was staying in the position to keep on loving him? Taiga did.
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The class is on a ski trip. Minori and Ami start with a verbal fight, then later it comes to blows. Are they fighting over Ryugi, or is it something else? Taiga gets lost when she sees the hairpin Ryugi gave to Minori goes flying off the cliff. She follows and everyone wonders where she [...]
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A byproduct of having so much free time is that I can have a bit of fun with images from anime series. So during the Christmas party in episode 19 of Toradora!, I grabbed two images of both Taiga and Ryuuji dressed up. Unfortunately, I didn't get to work them into the blog entry but I decided to take a moment now to share them. I'm not so happy with how Ryuuji's turned out, but oh well. I'm
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It's a school trip, but the characters of Toradora! are bickering more than usual. Kihara gets in a fight with Noto because he doesn't like the fact she tries to trick Kitamura into hanging out with her. But was interesting was Ryuuji's surprise at Taiga's mum reaction to Kihara's attention whore-ness. It's a definite sign that Taiga's not interested in Kitamura anymore, which Ryuuji should've picked up. Also anyone notice the Ami "Aaah" that Taiga imitated?
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I'm really glad Ami isn't stupid. Oh, and it's also not real unrequited love if the only obstacle is the beloved's thick skull making him or her too stupid to notice. There should be rejection.
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Toradora is getting dark. I LIKE IT. It’s about time the story has thrown away its total comedy policy and give us some serious drama and development. I was surprised when Kihara started becoming really aggressive in attempting to be with Kitamura, though I don’t see her having any plan to take advantage of it. [...]
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Did somebody say 'girl fight'?
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Well, even though I titled this 20 & 21, this will probably end up being entirely about Ami. The strength and power of Toradora really shows when a character I despised after her introduction in episode 5 is now my favorite character in the series. Take note, upcoming anime series, Toradora is an example of [...]
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Toradora! seems to be reaching its end far, far too fast if you ask me - Unreasonable though it is to expect this wonderful series to go on for hundreds of episodes, I really don't want it to end if I'm quite honest.Anyhow, after jumping on the coach to their hastily arranged skiing holiday last time, this episode sees the class begin what must be competing for the "worst holiday ever" award.
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You know this show has got me into anguish. I was tempted to tear my wife beater-shirt apart in biblical anguish (not the Incredible Hawk-like anguish) over their relationships. The person who’s telling the truth is frankly sick and tired of all the facade and pointless emotional sacrifices that are going on, and she’s telling Minori [...]
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The current episode is the best of the lot, since many plot advancements occurred through believable coincidences(which were pretty humorous). Ryuuji’s penchant for cleaning lands him, Noto, Haruta and Kitamura in the girl’s room closet. It was then that they eavesdropped on Ami quarreling with Minori and were dropped the hint that Minori rejected Ryuuji for [...]
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Ami finally explodes on Minorin. I certainly didn’t expect her to lose her calm, but the buildup of the tension was nicely done, I’ll have to say. On the other hand, Taiga (inadvertently) confesses her feelings to Ryuji. How will Ryuji respond to that? And I have gotta say, the winter-wear in this episode looks [...]
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My drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!- So it begins, and it begins with this episode: the end is near (as if we didn’t know that before, right?). The episode started innocuously enough with the primary cast skiing in the snow. Taiga and Ryuuji were novices in skiing, though: Taiga had to [...]
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Let’s face it. We’re getting a Taiga/Ryuuji ending whether you like it or not, and if you haven’t figured that out yet, god help you. And by all means, those of you who are unhappy about this because you favor Ami or Minorin, go on complaining. You’re completely justified. I still hate on Clannad for [...]
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F U, Aroduc. Summary: Lazy summary when I wake up maybe. Busy Totali is busy. Preview: Fluttering emotions! Impression: F U!!!!! Aroduc really gives me that frequent test, proving whether or not I can still claim that spoilers don’t affect my enjoyment of shows. Thankfully, I can continue to hold my ground this time, because this week’s [...]
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Am I silly for thinking this right off the bat, based on just looks? Ami and Taiga’s duet was pretty good, but I wish that this had aired during the actual Christmas season.  It makes me want to decorate my room with Xmas lights and eat blueberry candy canes.  It’s really odd how well Ami and [...]
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If you are aToradora fan and always watch the anime, you will notice Kawashima Ami`s secret spot, That empty space between the vending machines! That`s not a toilet dear Ami! “You know Ami? One of this days, you will have a problem in there” It seems sometimes Ami does not follow advice from friends or labels like this [...]
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To follow-up on my previous comment, here’s a beautiful example of how the faithful perceive the proceedings: If there is one common vein in the connections between characters in Toradora, it is that the characters were fixed in a direction and they continue in that direction no matter the results. Taiga chases Kitamura. Ryuji chases Minori. [...]
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Tenka Seiha: It’s only five minutes long, and probably something that JCStaff threw together in a weekend to make fun of Kadokawa. I support them in this endevor, but must admit that I’d watch puppy Ami any day of the week. On the other hand, it just reminds me how awesome of a job JCStaff [...]
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