It is within the realm of possibility that all my remaining teaser shots will be Ami I hope you folks don’t mind the sub snobbery (I wait for the gg/qq releases before watching) and the delays it causes, but I think it’s worth the wait. I’ve also been hard at work on our Winter preview [...]
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One new Japanese word I learned was "Oppai". Oppai means boobs, I believe. Well, this whole episode was about Tiger's boobs. She has none and because of that she feels extremely ashamed. I don't blame her; normal people would feel a bit traumatized from past experiences of having some sort of "abnormality" in their body. It's just funny that she takes it VERY seriously. Remember kids, no oppai is no life >:D
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The tilt of the cap, the look in the eye, the set of the jaw and her hair blowing in the wind inside the classroom - fantastic. Minorin is fast starting to usurp the Favourite Toradora! Character position currently occupied by the amazingly cute Taiga - and that takes some doing. I never thought that I’d [...]
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He had a seat reserved, apparently. I would not say that Sixten gloats, but let’s just say — he quotes his own prediction: [] it might be Index or it might be Toradora, but I have a feeling that a new J.C.Staff classic will emerge this fall. It’s not as much of a sure thing as [...]
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(I wanted to comment here but you all know how アニ・ノート is.) Hey! I maybe brief but I’m not lazy! ���ダヽ(���`皿′���)��� Besides, the other two musketeers already provide a comprehensive joke coverage on the grope… spatula.. whatever. To be honest though… when Taiga got thrown in the water and her fake boobs came off, I was [...]
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Now that I’ve seen it, I looked through the usual episodic posts on 07 by the three BRW musketeers (Kuro, Aroduc, and Totali), and also Omni and oddly circumspect Hanners. It’s pretty much what you’d expect… Kuro is lazy and brief, Aroduc works hard on his grumpy jokes, etc. As for myself, I’m going to get [...]
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Shocked and surprised to see Ryuji and Ami together, Taiga tries to dismiss the matter but it still seems to weigh on her mind through the evening. Though she seems to realize that Ryuji is not at fault, he is still at the receiving end of her scathing, tsuntsun attitude. The next morning Taiga and Ami [...]
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There’s an editorial up at the other blog with bakuhatsu in the title, which lays down the now conventional vision for Toradora (with spoilers): Ryujii is awesome, Taiga is not annoying, and the two are designed and/or destined to be together. But I just have to ask, where is Ami in this masterful analysis? Without reading [...]
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I am dead serious. Every man should aspire to be him. He can cook! He can sew! He isn’t a total jerk, or even a jerk at all! No, really. Taiga might steal the show with her infinitely endearing nature, and there’s no doubt that, for the intended audience, Taiga herself is a large part of the [...]
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I never lost respect for J.C. Staff ever since they did Shingetsutan Tsukihime and Honey and Clover. As with most studios, they have had their own failures and missteps with regard to quality anime, but two of their anime belong to my top three, and that must mean something. I almost forgot, however, with their [...]
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I love Minori Kushieda. She is the perfect leader of the Dragon Alliance rebel front, rising up to defeat the totalitarian Royal Tiger Federation. Those evil dictators will pay! Toradora (also known as Tale of the Galactic Dragons) is an epic space wartime opera, set to the backdrop of star-crossed lovers, Taiga Aisaka and Yusaku Kitamura. [...]
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Ami has integrated herself into the classroom but continues to put on her fake personality around everyone, even in the face of some bizarre harassment courtesy of Minori and Taiga. Ami later asks to stay at Ryuji’s house to hide from a stalker but ends up staying with Taiga for the night instead. The next day [...]
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I suppose I should have seen it coming, but Toradora! gets its inevitable pool episode - Besides which, what is it with anime shows I've been watching and obsessions with breast size this week? After she walked in on what appeared to be a 'close' moment between Ami and Ryuuji, Taiga's mood was never going to be at its best, but things only get worse when a day at the pool is announced at school.
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i·so·fla·vone (s-flvn) n. One of a family of phytoestrogens found chiefly in soybeans that is under investigation for its preventive health benefits as a nutritional supplement. The predictability of Taiga’s predicament and the little humor snippets that were sprinkled throughout the episode made it even more humorous than expected. Ryuuji hits Taiga with a broom, Ryuuji plays [...]
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The only thing smaller was for kids 12 and below. You know, this season has somehow finally made me like back Kugyuu tsunderes with Taiga crossing the threshold between “moe” and “annoying tsuntsun” in the episode fully. I just couldn’t resist how cute she was in this episode with all the worrying about her chest. Now [...]
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Can you say “Taiga’s deliciously flat chests are delicious!” before Shin can say “Mmmm”? I can. I’m part lolicon, remember? Are there people watching Toradora not because Taiga’s deliciously flat chests are delicious? I think NOT. For the comedy? For Evil-Eye’s neat-freakness? For Ami’s not-moeness? Perhaps. No!!! If you’re watching Toradora! then most probably you’re interested with Taiga’s [...]
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Possibly the most epic grope in anime history.
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My otakuish God, i was sure i wrote a review for this episode already! So much school slowly makes me crazy. Anyway, the 6th episode of Toradora still makes me laugh and cry¹. ¹ No, not really of course This serie is damn good. Now Ami-chan becomes a more friendly person. Kitamura-kun asks Taiga to accept Ami [...]
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This is a change of pace. Now we get a sudden, opposite shift of behavior from Taiga on this ep. She drastically went from the punky bitch to something sort of a sweet little girl going ga-ga over a guy. And her variant seems to be that of the more scary side, too. Kitamura would [...]
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