I also think it's a wise idea to watch the anime alongside reading this this first light novel does a stellar job fleshing out and really expanding on what we do get in the anime, but I think watching the show can also help Western readers to get a better grasp on the characters, their individual personalities, interactions, and character voices overall.more Just know that this is very good and I think it's worth reading. What else I could possibly say without giving away too much of the story, I'm not certain. We meet our two main characters, who are meant to balance and complement one another's appearances and personalities like opposite sides of a coin, and see how their paths end up crossing and what results. But Toradora! reads in a manner that is at once fun and light-hearted, yet also very emotional and genuinely heartfelt. Typically, that sort of manga and anime hasn't been my thing in the past and I wasn't expecting it to necessarily grip me here either. I'm sure it doesn't take much to figure out this falls in that category of media from Japan that sits somewhere solidly between teen school rom-com and slice-of-life angst, with its own sort of set dressing. Heck, I wasn't even expecting to watch the anime, but two chapters into this, and I knew I was going to have to watch it alongside reading this (and hopefully, the rest of the novels in this series) to get some better sense of footing. I'm sure it doesn't take much to figure out this falls in that category of media from Japan that sits somewhere solidly between teen school rom-com and slice-o Let's get something straight: I was not expecting to fall so deeply in love with this light novel at all. Toradora!, Vol.Let's get something straight: I was not expecting to fall so deeply in love with this light novel at all.Toradora!, Chapter 58: It All Starts At Finish Line.Toradora!, Chapter 59: The Two In The Picture.Toradora!, Chapter 65: The Student Council Election.Toradora!, Chapter 68: Let s Be Good Girls.Toradora!, Chapter 69: A Christmas Party!.Toradora!, Chapter 72: A Good Girl s Santa Claus.Toradora!, Chapter 73: As Many Times As It Takes.Toradora! is a romantic comedy that follows this odd duo as they embark on a quest to help each other with their respective crushes, forming an unlikely alliance in the process.Īlt names(): Toradora!, Tiger X Dragon, Tora Dora, Toradora! Recap, Toradora! Portable, Toradora! OVA, Toradora!: SOS! Hurray for Gourmands, Toradora!: SOS! Kuishinbou Banbanzai, Toradora!: Bentou no Gokui, Toradora!: Bento Battle To top it off, Taiga has moved in right next door to Ryuuji and happens to be Minori’s best friend! Can this school year possibly get any worse?! But just when he thinks the stars are aligned in his favor, he unwittingly crosses the most feared girl in school, Aisaka Taiga, making her into his arch enemy. He gets to sit in between his only friend, Yuusaku, and more importantly, the girl he’s secretly crushing on, Kushieda Minori. Toradora Synopsis: It’s Ryuuji’s first day of his second year of high school and it seems as if things are looking up. For despite his inwardly sweet personality, his unintentionally sharp gaze and aggressive features give him the air of a delinquent thug, putting his chances at making new friends, let alone a girlfriend, next to zero. Toradora: Takasu Ryuuji has learned the hard way that appearances can be deceiving.

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