Toradora!

[Jinatious]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Toradora%21_light_novel_volume_1_cover.jpg


The Toradora discussion...

Personally, I find that this anime hasn't gotten much recognition. It may be because of how cliche it seems to be, just based off the cover.

Maybe this is just me though, I want other opinions on this anime that I found great and my personal favorite out of all the romance animes i have watched.

[nyappy13]

i like toradora~~
havent finished it all though.
a funny anime ^^
i wonder what'll happen to aisaka and ryugi~
(they'll be together ne?)

[Jinatious]

Ya should finish it, i'm sure you'll like how it ends.

[nyappy13]

Ya should finish it, i'm sure you'll like how it ends.


x3 cant wait:D im intrigued about what's gonna happen~

[Jinatious]

Oh, well since I did put this as a discussion thread.. I should toss a topic in here.. Hmm. Well, I must ask who is ya favorite character in this.

The surprising thing for me, is my favorite character is the protagonist himself. Ryuuji. He reminds me a bit of myself, only far more of a clean freak.

[Big Zeus]

I havent watched it yet, but I will soon once I get tired of One Piece.

[Jinatious]

One Piece is purty entertaining. So it may be a while before that happens.

[xRiikox]

My favourite character's definitely Ami (:
given that she's not as inexperienced as the rest of the crew of Toradora!...she may seem cruel at first, but! Remember the episode Taiga told her there was a ghost in between the vending machines... ^-^"

[Gjallarhorn]

Personally, I find that this anime hasn't gotten much recognition.[/LEFT]


It was actually one of the most popular series of the Fall 2008 season.



It was a good series. For a romance series it was great, though, being as romance is a genre full of the same repetitive crap.

I think it did a good job of having male lead who is something more than a walking ball of indecision, and a total screw-up. He's actually a capable guy, which is more than you can say for most male leads in romance series.

The "harem" in this case was fairly typical, outside of Minorin, who was bat-crap crazy most of the time...but for good reason. What actually made this work was that it wasn't an ecchi series, and managed to develop some strong relationships between characters. Not to mention they were well hashed out.

The ending of the series was a bit weird, because "hey, lulz, letz go n' get married!" came out of nowhere...but they eventually realized it was just being childish, and decided to take it one step at a time...which is fairly mature given the genre.

[Jinatious]

The ending of the anime was very rushed, I assume the pacing they had was disrupted based on the budget they had. So it was rushed far to much.. It probably would have rolled in much smoother if it was maybe 30 episodes..

Also, yea.. Ryuuji does get credit for not being an airheaded dunce. The characters is what drew me into the series the most, even the background characters had some story behind them, right down to the teacher.

[Xombii]

the ending was much funnier for me tho, well like the last 2 episodes. When i was watching it the fansubber accidentally translated something wrong so it somehow gave the impression that Taiga was pregnant :P. But anyhow ya it had alot of those romantic cliches but at the same time they through in alot of original ideas, i also thought that the connections between the characters were pretty kick ***!!!!

Has anyone noticed that Minorin kinda looks like that girl from K-ON?

[RaShayRitto]

i'm about to start this one. just want a fair warning: how much is the ending going to piss me off? the main character always picks like the least interesting girl in these things...or just not the one i want him to >=(

[Gjallarhorn]

i'm about to start this one. just want a fair warning: how much is the ending going to piss me off? the main character always picks like the least interesting girl in these things...or just not the one i want him to >=(

Oh, you can see the ending coming from episode one; the series just a very interesting and fairly unique path to get there...which is why it's a good series.

[Xombii]

Oh, you can see the ending coming from episode one; the series just a very interesting and fairly unique path to get there...which is why it's a good series.

totally agree. its pretty obvious if the guy and the girl suddenly meet on ep 1, and havent known seen each other before, their gonna get together and be together at the end of the anime (except for a few exceptions).

[ZenErik]

Might start watching this soon. I've heard the name thrown around a lot. :)

[RaShayRitto]

Oh, you can see the ending coming from episode one; the series just a very interesting and fairly unique path to get there...which is why it's a good series.

totally agree. its pretty obvious if the guy and the girl suddenly meet on ep 1, and havent known seen each other before, their gonna get together and be together at the end of the anime (except for a few exceptions).

D: i have no words for how disappointed this makes me. i've only seen episode 1 so far and the whole time i was like "wow if he ends up with her he just might be a pedophile...and masochist"

*sigh* japanese plot writing...

[t0k3p3nguin]

My primary issue with this series is the transition from Ryuji going for a relationshipe with one then switching to chase a different love interest over such a short period of time. Most of the building in Ryuji’s ending relationship being romantic is mostly due to the simple fact that the story focuses on them, not necessarily anything in the story. However, even with that said i still have to admit that this series is really good up to and after that point

kushieda minori is my all time favorite character in this episode. She is has the craziest aura and brings a lot of enthusiasm to the harem group in the story.

[Jinatious]

My primary issue with this series is the transition from Ryuji going for a relationshipe with one then switching to chase a different love interest over such a short period of time. Most of the building in Ryuji’s ending relationship being romantic is mostly due to the simple fact that the story focuses on them, not necessarily anything in the story. However, even with that said i still have to admit that this series is really good up to and after that point


Well the anime is much more rushed then the light novel, which is pretty damn extensive and gives far more detail. The anime was following the light novel, but of course transition from a novel to a series wouldn't do good enough in only 25 episodes.

[t0k3p3nguin]

By light novel im guessing u mean manga? Cuz in that case i might as well go to my fav free manga site and check it out! thnx for the tip :)
BTW does any1 find any resemblance between this and lovely complex except the character stature is completely reversed

[Jinatious]

By light novel im guessing u mean manga? Cuz in that case i might as well go to my fav free manga site and check it out! thnx for the tip :)
BTW does any1 find any resemblance between this and lovely complex except the character stature is completely reversed

Nope, light novel and manga are two different things. A light novel is pretty much a book, with little pictures inside of it. Usually compiled into volumes as far as I can tell.

[CerebralDivinity]

I really liked Toradora at first, but the ending kind of ruined it for me. I guess I was really hoping that it wouldn't take the obvious conclusion. The plot just stopped making sense to me towards the end. It had so much more potential.

[Gjallarhorn]

I'll clear up the light-novel thing.

Toradora is based on a light-novel series. A light-novel is not manga, but rather a series of short novels, typically in the range of 100-150 pages. A lot of modern manga and anime series are based on light novels, including popular series such as Toradora, The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, Toshokan Sensou, and Kino's Journey.

Toradora itself is 10 novels long, and contains a lot more story and developments than what happens in the anime. I believe the ending was also different.

[Jinatious]

I really liked Toradora at first, but the ending kind of ruined it for me. I guess I was really hoping that it wouldn't take the obvious conclusion. The plot just stopped making sense to me towards the end. It had so much more potential.

Well to be fair...

It does give you a fair warning from the very beginning. Hell the first lines were repeated as the ending lines, verifing this.

That being said, I do respect your opinion though. Endings like that are quite annoying, I just think Toradora does it the best. Espeically the one and ONLY kiss scene throughout the entire series, they pulled that off in a way that was not cliche.

[CerebralDivinity]

That being said, I do respect your opinion though. Endings like that are quite annoying, I just think Toradora does it the best. Espeically the one and ONLY kiss scene throughout the entire series, they pulled that off in a way that was not cliche.

I have to agree with you on that; it was a more interesting excecution of an otherwise cliched ending. I guess I was just really hoping that it wouldn't end like most romance anime.

In a way, I guess it didn't. The "let's run away" part at the end was pretty... unique... but it also didn't make much sense to me. The plan to run away just seemed to come out of no where, and doesn't seem like it really accomplishes anything. Maybe I missed something somewhere. If I had to guess, I'd say that the running away part is adopted from the light novel, and better explained in it. Or perhaps they were trying to leave the ending somewhat open for a second series.

[Jinatious]

I have to agree with you on that; it was a more interesting excecution of an otherwise cliched ending. I guess I was just really hoping that it wouldn't end like most romance anime.

In a way, I guess it didn't. The "let's run away" part at the end was pretty... unique... but it also didn't make much sense to me. The plan to run away just seemed to come out of no where, and doesn't seem like it really accomplishes anything. Maybe I missed something somewhere. If I had to guess, I'd say that the running away part is adopted from the light novel, and better explained in it. Or perhaps they were trying to leave the ending somewhat open for a second series.

Chances are it is from the light novel, well executed in it. I am currently reading what is translated of it, my conclusion? THe novel gives better explanation to everything in general.

[tswarthog]

I loved the anime...minus the last two episodes. I feel they did a great job leading up to the ending...then forgot they had to finish in two episodes and just CRAMMED everything in at the last moment. Felt rushed.

[Jinatious]

I loved the anime...minus the last two episodes. I feel they did a great job leading up to the ending...then forgot they had to finish in two episodes and just CRAMMED everything in at the last moment. Felt rushed.

That is exactly what happened. I blame the budget and the 25 episode limit. If they had about 30 episodes it probably would have moved in much more smoothly.

[Ophidian]

Just finished it last night.

Terrific, loved it!

[CerebralDivinity]

I'm really curious about the light novel now. I might have to try reading it as well. Jinatious, where are you reading this translation? Baka-Tsuki, perhaps?

And I agree that the ending would have benefited greatly from a few more episodes, or a bit better planning.

[RaShayRitto]

just finished the show. As a romance anime it ranges from meh to pretty good. I think where it really shines is the comedy. I like really "what in the world... D:" style comedy that just comes out of nowhere. Minorin helped fuel this aspect of the show the most!

the later developments kinda came out of left field, for me. oh well. another show another missed ending

[Big Zeus]

One Piece is purty entertaining. So it may be a while before that happens.

Yeah haha I know I know.... But I started watching Toradora! recently (since I needed a break from One Piece). I think its pretty good, the comedy in that show is somewhat similar to the comedy in Hayate no Gotoku, in my opinion.

[Jinatious]

Yep, Baka-Tsuki. It is the only place I really can find it that translated and I personally love what I read so far. . .

But I'm a fan boy to this one show for some odd reason. Feels weird actually.

[yogi_fal]

I love it.
but yeah, it's kinda cliche, but i think it's rather sweet..

[Arachnicus]

I just finished this Yesterday. Yep, I stopped at episode 12 when it was still airing. I think my reason is the fansubber. :P

I watched episodes 13-25 yesterday and there's only one word that I've said... "Wow". I never knew this anime is this good.

Sweet...

(I wish there's spoiler tags here like in MAL because I want to say more. :D XD)

[Jinatious]

There is actually a way to spoiler your messages.

And Baka-Tsuki is doing a pretty good job at translating the novel, at this rate it may be done by my birthday. . . and that would be a nice read for me.