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GR Anime Review: Toradora
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- Опубліковано 3 гру 2014
- A Glass Reflection Anime Review of Toradora
Originally Released: December 4th 2014
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Not to mention the crippling depression you get at the end because you want more of the story
The Nerdy Dolphin Watch after the ending credits
the psp game has a bit of after story, Taiga gets pregnant with triplets
mercenary2905 dang seriously I didn’t think Ryuugi would go overboard 😂
Anson Rong the ending credits is nothing there’s gotta be more to it like what happens in the future with everyone.
Same
Just finished this one, actually. Watching reviews helps me cope with the post-anime depression.......
xD
Brandon Cifer samee :(
amazing show shitty ending
You have to watch past the credits on the last episode! It will help you cope! :)
the ending was shit because it happened
SheepyIsHere
haha true... :(
"Rewatch value is zero?"
I've seen it over 10 times. It's my favorite anime.
Idk I just finished it and I can see myself watching it maybe one more time at most. It's a great anime, and it did indeed have an AMAZING ending compared to most animes I've seen, but I think this guy does have a point that this anime doesn't have some hidden meanings or anything like clannad, it's rather straightforward mostly but it had some memorable moments
narutouzumakijoshua I don't re watch it for anything deep or meaningful, I just watch it because I absolutely love the characters and story.
Sean Senpai I agree with GR. I don't see myself rewatching Toradora, albeit in small doses once in a while...MAYBE.
Toradora overall is a good show, but for me shows with the most rewatch value are those with great, gut-busting comedy (Full Metal Panic F, Ouran HS Host Club) or with plenty of hidden details, amazing visuals and tiny, personal, memorable moments that BEGS u to revisit (Clannad, Hyouka).
But maybe that's just my tastes kicking in: I rarely EVER find myself rewatching entire shows back to back, maybe I will sneak back for one episode or two of Ouran to have a laugh at my favourite moments, so such a condensed plot driven show like Toradora really does not offer much rewatch value for me after knowing everything that's going to unfold.
And then theres the other problem: There's always more NEW and OLD undiscovered shows that require my viewing: search for Studio Bones because you loved FMAB and realised that they released Soul Eater practically next to the former, and so on and so forth, that happens to me a lot when I research big studios like KyoAni, PA Works and Bones.
When a show has zero rewatch value, that dosent necessarily means the show is bad. It's just that for toradora, rewatching all the characters grow when you already know what the out come is, is not very pleasant. I tries rewatching it. I couldnt. Becuz seein the characters from spuare one was jarring. It made me feel as if these characters werent the characters that i knew and loved.
Or something like that :)
Sub or dub?
this shit got me depressed for a week.. feelsbadman
Same😔
+FeelsGoodMan why depressed?
KubusSc7 cuz of the last few episodes
+KubusSc7 Well I felt depressed for Minori :(
Laurence Hammond she should have fight for Ryuji then. She was constantly keeping him in check, at range. She preserved that spot, instead of making her intentions clear...either you want someone or dont. Point is: you tell him that. That's what Ami wanted to teach them.
FeelsGoodMan na dont be depressed by that. It had to be this wa because to destroy a relationship it doesnt need much, but to build one, to safe one, it needs work. Taiga and Ryuji knew that. Ryuji gave Taiga the OK, to go ahead, because he trusts her and will wait for her. So she decided to follow his example, making good with her parents so they can have both parent's support for the marriage. ^^
Just finished this. Awesome anime
Just a note to anyone who goes to watch this: watch past the credits of the last episode
Thank you, I finished this anime last month. and cried from how sad the ending was. I now have closure.
Simply Jacob You found closure? I've just been left with an awful void wanting to know what happens to everyone
Will Evans Well knowing she came back is better than wondering what happened afterward on my deathbed
BUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT!?!?!?!? Do they stay together? what about her family? and the other characters? and what happens about their future? I mean they left space for more but I don't think more is coming, maybe I'm just suffering with the void
Will Evans Yeah, true
Toradora is a god tier anime
hmmmm that is debatable.
+DatGuyRocket it is God tier, I cried.
I agree.
i rewatched it yesterday, i watched it for the first time 2 years ago it was my fave anime. Still is so great i love it
Putin 2.0 I rewatched it last week still my fave as well
Taiga Aisaka did to Tsunderes what Yuno Gasai did to Yanderes.
Nice
+TheDovaKing
The tsundere archtype is certainly older than Taiga. I wouldn't have even said she's the most prominent.
If anything, it somehow gave way to the "modern" tsundere type.
The Oreimo type.
Classic tsundere should be growing over time. Or at least their impressions of the other characters grows.
The modern tsundere like Kirino may show growth or kindness in every episode, but resets back to being a horrible person at the beginning of every episode.
That's why Kirino is shit.
The irony in this is that... Taiga isn't a modern tsundere even though she came around in an era where such tsundere were becoming common.
Taiga is one of the last classic types among of the modern trend.
Yuno killed the Yandere trope T-T
Yup.
Though, the first yandere character I ever saw was Kaede from Shuffle.
This is ironic, because she was not supposed to be this. It was an anime only attribute.
You're thinking of Shana from Shakugan no Shana. In Japan, where the anime is made after all, she is the original that made tsunderes explode in popularity. She's also voiced by Rie Kugumiya, and Taiga, Louise from Familiar of Zero, and Nagi from Hayate the Combat Butler are the "Holy Trinity of Shana Clones". In the US I guess it really comes down to which series you ended up watching first. But Shana would be the reason that Toradora and Taiga were made so credit where credit is due :)
.....and then the tsundere nation attacked
😂😂😂😂😂😂 we would be dead
Definitely
o_______o
A tsunami, if you will.
+John Smith OMG 😂😂😂!
I didn't feel anything but disbelief when Ryu fell for Taiga, but when Yatsuko cried as her estranged parents told her that she did a great job raising her son as a single mom - That inexplicably hit me harder than anything else in the anime.
It hit me deep too. I know why though. I always tell my mom how great she did raising me. I do that every chance I get. Her parents aren't around to say it, and my dad isn't here either. So she's way harder on herself for her mistakes than she should be. Every time I tell her, she just bursts into tears. She says that she doesn't deserve the praise I give her. So I give a her a big hug, and I always remind her of how wonderful she is. I don't care about the life I had to live as a kid. I care about how I became as a man. I couldn't have done that without her. I just wish she wouldn't beat herself up all the time. She's my mom, and I'll love her no matter what she thinks she did wrong.
same here. never felt like tearing up until that moment in the show
But Taiga isn't a tsundere. She just have a really short temper. Throughout the whole series Taiga has been really straight forward with her feeling. The only reason she does not express her love with Ryuji openly is because she knows Miniori loves Ryuji and Ryuji mutually loves Minori back.
someone finally said it.
Yes thank you somebody understands
Aeroty She is a Tsundere, but she is unique. Taiga is normally shown as the most iconic tsundere since she kinda is. in a way she isn't, and I get where you are coming from; but the ending scene is a good example. SPOILER: In the end where Ryuji told taiga he loved her, she head butted him. Thats what's expected from a tsundere.
JackDoodle It is not, it doesn't fit the definition of a tsundere. If memory serves right, Taiga confessed to Ryuuji first, meaning is no purpose to hiding her feeling, especially during the end of the story. The action near the end wasn't Taiga being a tsundere, but because of her violent tendency and being flustered.
Aeroty You have a good point.
Fun Fact: Taiga Aisaka is a Playable Character in the Fighter Game *Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax*. Thank You Japan! You Rock!!! XD
Brian O'Driscoll
Umm....... the only SAO Characters in Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax include: Kirito, Asuna, and Leafa.
Brian O'Driscoll
Well, Asuna's last name is "Yukki". Was that the Character you were thinking of?
or was it a different Yukki?
Brian O'Driscoll
Oh! you mean the Gun Gale Online saga.
I actually own a copy of both the SAO and ALO arcs on DVD.
I've only watched the first few episodes(as of this comment), so I need to make time to watch the rest of the episodes.
Brian O'Driscoll
Don't get me wrong! I never said anything about NOT wanting to watch it, it's just, I'm kinda busy with other things such as:
making final preparations for "A Taste of Animethon", Breeding some of my Pokemon for Perfect IVs, Saving up my Money for some PS4 Games I pre-Ordered, and a few other things.
So I probably won't get around to watching the GGO Arc for quite a while.(Unless I'm able to find it on DVD upon attending A.T.O.A.)
Brian O'Driscoll
kissanime is illegal.
I got shivers the second that Lost My Pieces started to play
Same it's really strange how powerful it is...
Tim Powell ah the feels
And the tears I can relate to it so much of the troubles I went through 😭
I can't bear the thought...
Dude. That song just made my heat DROP. Ughssh I don't like that.
Because there are do few comments now, I would like to say I greatly appreciate that you're doing the Review Week of Awesome.
Selena C I'm glad you think so! Thanks for watching :)
Glass Reflection the name "Review Week of Awesome" is perfect beacause it is awsome. Thank you.
(I apologize for my poor english, I'm an Algerian so, I am not very familiar with it.)
ABVWXYZ
Actually your English was pretty good in that post!
***** That's the best part of the week !!
School days is the best romance anime ever
Ew...
you troll bro ?
It really is a great deconstruction of harem romances, but I'm not sure I would call it a romance anime....
These eyes make you think it's really the best romance anime...
Wow, that's' bad.
Nice boat
Im having the post-anime depression, looking for bits and bites around the internet to just fill this void it left me.. I NEED MOREEEE. This anime was really fckin good. Best development of the character of Taiga, went from a bitch to a heart melting character. I honestly almost cried. This will take me a few weeks to get back to normal. Omg the feels.....
4 years late but this is so relatable
8:05 immediately started crying. Toradora was the first anime that I watched. Lost My Pieces is the greatest OST that will always make me cry.
the scene I think in ep 19 doh
+Gytka it was also my first anime, after that i watched code geass
It was my second :p
+Gytka 10/10 would cry again
***** Not feeding the trolls, go starve.
I usually hate this kind of anime, WHY THE HELL DO I LOVE THIS ONE SO MUCH?
Aaron Rodriguez story of my fucking life
+Aaron Rodriguez The answer is really quite simple my friend.......because it was good. :)
DevilHunter1994 Even though it was a retorical question, you nailed it.
Aaron Rodriguez Oh I knew that going in, but rhetorical or not I just couldn't resist. XD
I was like that before seeing this Anime but I guess this one was so good it feels my void of being single.
I-i-it's not like I liked this anime or anything, BAAAAAAAAAKA.
Y'know that's exactly the kinda joke me and my friend would make
I-i-it’s not like I was thinking about the same joke or anything, BAKA!
"And then the fire nation attacked" I can't even right now.
And then the tsundere nation attacked!
The last time I watched this anime was when I was 13/14 years old and at the time it was just another shoujo anime. However, now that I'm 22 I have found a new admiration for the show. As a child of a single mother whose father left when I was 16 in some ways I understand Takasu wanting to help his mother but also Yasuko who only wanted to see Takasu succeed in life. In some ways I also understand Taiga and how her father only really cared about himself.
This anime will forever be in my top 5 shoujo amines. If you haven't seen it already then you're really missing out!
Life is tough and this anime wasn't afraid to sprinkle that message throughout the season. I was 16 or 17 when I watched Toradora and was too immature to understand the message.
Now, I'm currently deployed overseas and after rewatching Toradora the message is clear. Life is all about the choices we make and the path we decide for ourselves.
@@MrMikevargas1 16 year old watching it right now and i totally agree. At first i planned on dropping this anime as i kinda picked it up on accident and I wasn’t into romcom. Right now as of the conclusion of the anime i found myself shedding a tear and i cannot fully explain why.
Taiga a standart tsundere?! What. Take a look at Kurisu from steins gate. Perfect , non-violent and actually likeable.
I think he's more launching off the fact that Taiga's voice actress has gained some reputation for playing tsundere characters better than any other Japanese actor in anime, making many consider Taiga to have been written "for her"!
andrewkful Oh my lord. Everywhere I go on UA-cam, I've been finding you, for like the past week and a half. How does this happen?!
Justin Lafser
Dude. WE HAVE THE SAME BRAIN MATTER. O________O
andrewkful Your profile picture is perfect for that comment; it makes you look high. XD
But yeah, between the Critic, Arkada, and Game Grumps. you probably have a point.
Yes, Kurisu is a good character. But that doesn't make her standard tsundere. Quite the opposite, actually.
Standard in this context means normal, usual, typical, common, etc.
Everything he said is true except for the last thing, "Re-watch value is zeo". really? I literally watched it for the fourth time yesterday and the feels and humor is still there.
+Monkey D. Luffy Just rewatched it, like every year in december, and I agree completely. That's the only real disagreement with him. Rewatch value is pretty high, you always find something new, make new connections, see how better the story can get because everything from episode 1 makes 100% sense. And the ending at this point is absolutely perfect and completely character conform.
At first time watching I was so sad andconfused why she left him, but after some rewatching you hear and see stuff, that leads up to this very moment and explains it perfectly. That she does it for him, because he convinces her that the parent's agreement is important to her, so they have to work hard to get it and time is unimportant, because they love each other and will wait for each other. But first things first. That's why she leaves without saying a word...enough words have already been said.
I love this anime so much. x.X
KubusSc7 We really think and does the same thing with regard to this anime bcos I'm watching this every december also because I really love the Christmas episode. I also agree that there are some details that makes it clearer to me the more time I watched it ;)
***** Im glad that Im not the only guy that watch it over and over again
+Kye Gregory i rewatched it a lot and still cried knowing the story
+Monkey D. Luffy really depend, maybe what he mean is rewatch doesn't had the build up for the ending like first time, same with code geass, i mean i literately cry as the end but rematching kinda tone it down a lot
Dammit Arkada, now I can't stop imagining the fire nation invading in the middle of the romance. Thanks.
I wonder how many people watched after the credits......if you didn't then you missed out BIG FUCKING TIME...
Ikr
I just finished and my dumbass didn't watch after the end credits! *bows* THANK YOU FOR THE INFO!
I NEED MORE!!!!!!!!!!!
It gave me diabetes. So good!
+Eisen Volk how? lol
Ok....Im not the only one who just finished this on Netflix as of 2020
Just finished it for the first time today!
Bro I finished in 2 days 😪
Me too
Nope I just finished it 😂
I just finished it... god, how can I be so happy and so broken at the same time..?
THEY LOOK FREAKING IDENTICAL!!! Fucking hilarious!!! 😂
Who does to who?
+Nicholas Adam I was talkong about what he said in the video. It's the student president and one of the main characters.
+Cameron Desroches Pffffff I thought you meant Arkada and someone in the anime :p
+Nicholas Adam 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Cameron Desroches my hand are identical to my other hand.
yep. It's official. My heart is a brick. I seem to be unable to experience feels.
ron tene I had an issue with low feels count as well...I think it was just the show. I couldn't get as invested into it as I usually can with other anime. I blame Ami, I hate her stupid chihuahua guts.
+Snow Storm just watch anohana...
Try Clannad or Angel Beats
You aren't alone. You can trust that. I am more likely to go off on a thought tangent and up laughing instead of reacting properly to the "feels" moment.
+Ikbob11 Not just feels, I flat out didn't care for this Anime a bit. After all the good press I saw about it, some from critics I agree with almost across the board, I was surprised by how differently I felt. At two junctures here Tristan refers to elements of this Anime as "generic". Funny as that's the exact word I used when summing up how I felt about the entire series. It's like nothing I saw was new, and just a collage of every other romance Anime I've seen already thrown together, and not well.
3 episodes in I had no desire to watch it anymore, and stopped for awhile. I finished only based on assurances from several that it got better. I'll stop short of saying they lied because hey, different strokes and all that, but I didn't see it personally.
I'd say "Stream It", then forget it.
Excuse me, I agree with you entirely except for re-watch value, I'm not saying you'll watch it 10 times and not get bored, but when you watch it for a second time, you can actually see the characters moves and feel different about them, the main example I have for this is Ami, at the first glance she's an outright BITCH, but when you see her with the eyes of a rewatch, you understand that she only wants ppl to see her as a human, not a super-model-ultra-sexy-godlike-SSJ-girl, that's why she reveals her true self to "the bunch" (main characters)... I could go on on every character but it'll take to long =/ this is just my opinion, feel free to discuss it with me =D
Santy3071 I agree, Ami was the bread 🥖 and butter of the show in the last 5 episodes you can see how caring she was with Taiga and one of the characters along with Kitamura and Minori that got Ryuugi to confess to Taiga this show is something special but I wished there was more closure towards the other characters as well it ended on a good note for the main characters but I can’t help to think what happened to the others in the future.
I Love Toradora!!! Its beautiful!!! I cryed so hard T.T and I love Taiga, many people can say whatever about her, but she is the heart of evertything...
You basically hit the nail on the head about Taiga. When I watched this subbed on Crunchyroll, I just had to do a marathon of the show, with the other stuff put on the back burner.
Plus, this was a series that did make me tear up on occasion (I'm a sucker for "pure" romance stuff), so when it came towards the end, it made me happy and made me think of a girl I care for.
GTONeko Till this day I have watched Toradora like four times and towards the end I still having the same reaction everytime, I cryed because I can understand Taiga's feelings, love somebody and want that somebody for you, feeling like you are breaking and at the same time, you just want that person to be happy. It is really strong, I think Toradora shows that, and ends the way it has to be, it was beautiful, it is beautiful, thank you for answering me and share your thoughts with me :)
She really is!
why every time i finish a series i come here to watch the review by arkada ?
Same B4 and after
PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE A NEED A FUCKING CLOSURE I NEED SECOND SEASON ;-;
i watched it but still it was a little bit vague you know ;-;
***** YES THEY SHOULD! DAMN DAMN DAMN!
Vinicius Sanches search for the PSP virtual Novel, they end up together ;)
+Vinicius Sanches The 'tragically seperated' part was a BS anime stunt, especially given with modern transport and communications they would stay in touch easily.
In the original LN's Taiga's family move close to her school so they are barely apart for maybe a month. The intent is that they are together which was the whole point of the series.
Won't be a second season as the primary conflict of the series is complete and the LN's stopped there.
so, they just add 11 month for the drama ? .. (bastards)
I watched this entire anime in one day.
same just finished it :)
The Wizard of Copyright Infringement same
If I had lots of free time I’d do that too
The Wizard of Copyright Infringement You must've really liked it!
Same
Who started to cry when they heard "lost my pieces" cuz I did
I cried like a baby! That song is one of my favorites
Same, but only because I remember the sentences "RYUUJI IS MIIINE!!! GET YOUR DIRTY HANDS OFF HIM!!!" and "And I can't...I can't bare this!"
Make sure to watch past the outro on the last episode ;)
At the end, the melodrama became so insane. Like, all that thing about running away and getting married. Everyone start acting way to irrational by the last episodes, more than usual. Nevertheless, still an entertaining series.
Ik this is 4 years old but i had to say that they do acknowledge this near the end, when Taiga and Ryuji were talking in their room before the kiss they mention how they knew their plan wouldnt work out well and that its better that it ended up how it did. Even kitamura, minori, and ami thought they were crazy for what they were trying to do. They were really just looking for a way to escape their circumstances so they could be together, even if it wasnt rational
@@evantreadwell1469 Yep. They knew how ridiculous it was. That's why they even went to Ryuji's grandparents anyway. Who'd run away from their family by going to their family?
Lmao I was honestly really moved by this because I eloped with my husband at 21. I was a little disappointed that Ryuji and Taiga didn’t end up eloping, but I understood why.
I personally watch toradora at least every Christmas season ♡
Are you a masochist trying to ruin every christmas by watching Episode 19? o.O
Kinda like me, when I would try and watch Samurai Champloo every summer.
I just finished watching this anime for the first time and found it quite amusing to watch all the Christmas episodes when Christmas really was happening in real life. That wasn't planned at all. Made me smile when I realised it.
re-watch value zero? C'mon man I watched it back to back, I couldn't handle the post anime depression.
I had never watched this show or your videos before, but when this video popped up in my recommendation maybe a month ago (?), I thought it wouldn't do any harm to check it out.
20 minutes ago I finished the series with tears in my eyes. Oh my god, it was fabulous.
I watched them kiss and I was like:
“Now this just looks wrong”
I was like aww and then nahh
The sucky part about anime’s (especially how certain studios like the one behind toradora) is that you can’t tell the age of a character easily, so height of characters makes up a lot of judgement in age most of the time, this makes their kids scene very weird to me and obviously others because she is like 5 foot tall where as ryuuji is closer to 6 foot
Imagine telling someone 7 years ago that Toradora would be streaming on Netflix. I just finished binging this and loved it. Can't belive it flew under my radar this long. Such a sweet show.
There are two different kinds of people:
The ones who love Toradora
And the ones who didn't watch the after credits.
Appreciate the work and effort put into all your videos :)
Really love the review and ESPECIALLY the suggestions at the end! Glass Reflections is a superb interpreter and speaker in one short video; would double like this if I could!!
This guy's enthusiasm is remarkable! I love this video! You sir have earned yourself a subscriber!
cant watch this anime without shedding some tears for Kushieda
Glass Reflection is back with one of my all time favorite Slice of Life animes! So many feels were felt in this fine piece of work.
Toradora is a rom-com, not a slice of life.
LittyChan Slice of life and rom-coms intersect often in the world of anime, and this is one of those cases where it could be considered both. Shows don't have to be just one genre, yo.
LittyChan It's both.
Let's just agree upon "It is awesome.", aight? ^-^
You are my favorite anime reviewer and I knew I had to check and see if you had a Toradora! review so I could see if the show was worth it! I'm glad you have one up! I'll be checking it out for sure. Thanks for the amazing reviews, keep it up! ^_^
I can tell you really enjoyed making this review. I haven't seen this anime yet but I just might look this up.
Toradora is an S tier anime you can’t change my mind
I've probably rewatched this show more then I should of in the english subs and was quite surprised with the quality of the dub when I accidentally watched the dub on CrunchyRoll.
Same! Still watching through the dub though, I can hear it is a good dub, but I still enjoy the sub more, so I'm having trouble getting myself to watch the dub
Damn, the production values of this channel are top notch. This video was thoroughly enjoyable all the way through. From the analysis of the anime, to the dope video effects and transitions, to the body language of the reviewer, who seems totally confident up there in front of the camera. Subbing just for all of that.
P.S. Anyone else besides me trying to figure out what coat he's wearing? Why does it look so familiar?
I have to thank you for having this video on your channel, i bought toradora, and i love it! Thanks man, for helping me find one of my new favorites!
No lie, this show got me all messed up after it ended. I got depressed and didn't know why.....O' right! this subtle romance will creep up on you like a fly on a barn yard animal. Dam, its that good.
I dont ever watch any movie or tv show twice just because i memorize things too quickly, but i reeeallly loved this anime, so i watched it again after a year. I just watch again this past week, hence why im here, and i completely disagree with no rewatchability... I loved it even more the second time i watched it! I caught on to lot of stuff i missed, esp with the time jump from episode to episode. Like, the 2nd and 3rd episode must be a few weeks if not a month or two apart because Ryu has a key to Taiga's apartment. That must mean they had A LOT of trust, you know? How many girls will give their guy friend a key to their house only after only a couple days of knowing them? It's little things like that that makes this anime amazing. I look forward to watching again in a few months..... haha Great video btw!
thegaminghub100 _Japan_
thegaminghub100 it's been YEARS since I watched this anime since I too tend to shy away from rewatching things as I remember far too much. However, rewatching the show as an adult is quite refreshing and I binged it in 2 days. The last episode kept me smiling throughout.
Thank you Arkada, for making this video! I just finished Toradora! and I couldn't agree more! You described it perfectly! If it wasn't for your recommendations, I would not even consider watching anime in the fist place.
Stay frosty, take care Ark.
Never heard of you. Just finished watching this gem of a show for the first time and sought out a review for that post anime sadness. You sir, have got yourself a subscriber! Now excuse me whilst I eat brownies and binge watch your entire video library. Adieu.
That fucking christmas episode...THAT GODDAMN THEME! FUUUUUUCK!!!
You can't do this to me every friggin time Toradora! That's not cool!
“Once you know the story, there is little left, re-watch value is zero”
I really love this anime and I’ve watched it twice already
First time: eng sub
Second time: eng dub
I definitely recommend watching both because you can find many clues in episodes leading to the end!
There was an episode where taiga left her student handbook and ami and her friends picked it up and saw the picture of kitamura, but also said there was another picture... meaning she liked ryuuji even before the culture festival!
I also got to understand the “dollhouse” analogy, how ryuuji was playing the dad to taiga with minori as the mom... how he shouldn’t have played that role because he’d hurt both of them
But honestly, watching the anime again after that... won’t give much... yea I wanna see the progression of the characters more, but there definitely won’t be another season. This was in an high school romance environment, now they graduated there’s not much left. So all in all, I’m saying it’s sadly true 😔
I rewatch this anime every December and it's an essential holiday staple in my house! And everytime I watch it I always take somthing a little different as my point of view of the characters and their outlooks on love and life change slowly as i grow older.
A documentary about tsundere, with a British narrator? That would be a pretty entertaining show in itself.
I'm gonna have to disagree with the re watch value. I've watched this 3 times about a year or two between each time I watched it and enjoyed it all 3 times. I forget how the story goes and to me anime isn't about the ending. Don't get me wrong I don't like spoilers but its really not about who wins or loses to me its about the journey of the characters.
Cause it is funny! I almost never rewatch shows but did with Tora Dora. Plus, when I first watched it I was new to anime, but mainly because it is a funny show with great characters. Scenes like Tiaga walking in on Ami in the shower are comedy gold!
some anime do depend on ending like code geass but there are also anime which have had a dissapointing ending but it is neglegible compared to the plot line and epic moments like naruto franchise
I know this video is from 2014 and probably nobody will see this but,I know it won't happen but please season 2!
coming back to this video after rewatching it recently. still hits damn hard, and i love it!
Hey I really enjoy your videos!! Keep up the awesome content, cheers!
Nobody:
This video getting on my recommended five years later:
Lmao
Am I the only one who actually preferred Monorin with Ryuji? I mean Taiga wasn't too far a stretch, and I knew where it was going from the start, but I was kinda hoping for Minorin because of it. Plus she's the best character
Marcus Badibanga it could of happened but if Ryuugi dated with Minori then Taiga will be alone or just be the third wheel of the relationship until they drift apart and since Minori is her best friend she would of had guilt so she sacrificed her love for Ryuugi and gave it to Taiga for her to be happy hope that clears it up I know Minori and Ryuugi would of been an awesome pair but she was being a good friend to Taiga and gave her the keys to Ryuugi’s heart.
I like how during the final verdict, you played the opening song of the anime. Gah, it's so catchy!
Also you should do a review of Nodame Cantabile, it's brilliant and deserves more recognition thanks for putting me on it btw I think I got that from your top 25 ish recommended anime.
Definitely one of my favorites
Great review Ark! :D
I... have no idea what I think of this show...
Like when I watched it half of me was saying "Oh my god, WHY ARE YOU WATCHING THIS?? THIS IS NOT YOUR THING!!"
and the other half was saying "No no no, it's actually good! (I guess?)"
It's an amazing anime. No shame
I watched this review before I started the series and when I was near the end I remembered you saying that it doesn't have a perfect ending and I thought "damn, they're not gonna end up together"...
SO glad they did
I cannot get over with this show, its been years since I first saw it and still have post-anime depression. I have never found anything that can get me over this show.
I'm watching this right now too...
omg me too we must be brothers
Progamer0070 What episode are you on? I'm on episode 5 lol
rdl98321 I thought you meant the vid, lol sorry, I watched Toradora a while ago :p
Progamer0070 lol
ya lost my pieces makes me cry everytime
i watched this series when i was 12-13, in that time i would just focus on the romance and comedy, but when i re watched it again i can say that i understand a lot more things than i would do before. toradora does make a good job portraying that dramatic part of life where all seems to get harder to get away with. i got completely fond to the characters and story and general because it felt like i was living their moment and suddenly every character became humans who i can relate to. also, that ost called lost my pieces will always get me to tears whenever i listen to it. i honestly think that toradora will be one of my favorite animes for a life time.
Omg, Glassreflection, nodame cantabile was my whole childhood. (I still have all the mangas and dvd's) I'm so happy you recommended that anime
Just watched this show. It was the first romance anime I've seen and I don't know exactly why I like it so much. Like I've gotten obsessed with shows before and was sad after it ends, knowing that I won't get to experience watching it for the first time , but without more than a day in between I started watching it again, I guess I couldn't actually accept that it was over. I binged on this show faster than any other show ever. Is this the top romance anime has to offer? Or Am I just new to romance, and unaware of common tropes? Any similar shows you guys could recommend ?
CLANNAD
Clannad
Hannibal?
I really enjoyed Nagi no Asukara even though the romance part can be a little infuriating sometimes 😅😅 but I think its similar to Toradora 👌🏽👌🏽
I'm planning on staying up all night watching ToraDora.Wish me luck :^)
+Molly Good luck! it's a great anime!!!
+Hamza Nafai no... one of my worst regrets was binging this show. its so good it'd be a shame to watch it all in one go
+ZukKo Mine
0-0 TELL ME WHERE I CAN WATCH IT I WANT TO WATCH IT
Good luck for what? 😂 Just watch and enjoy lol
My favourite anime ever. I just recently finished watching Toradora! for my 6th time. 3 times subbed and 3 times dubbed. No matter how many times I watch it, it always feels new and refreshing and it doesn't feel boring.
This was the first series I actually cried for literally 6 episodes straight. I messaged my friend by the end saying something about how I had no idea how on earth I was actually able to cry this much. Toradora was a romance done so well cause the ending had enough closure to be above satisfactory. If a second season comes out (or is out) I don't think I'd give it a watch simply out of fear of a threatening love triangle sprouting somehow and breaking the series for me. This was a series where by the end I smiled and still think fondly of every god damn day.
Minorin was my favorite character. Am I the only one?
She was mine too
She was mine too
I hated her in the end
no mines as well if they would have no done minori so dirty & toradora would have had a diffrent ending /climax this shit would have been perfect seriously .it would have been up there still this shit is up there for me but just not as high as it could have been smh
Minori is my second favourite character but I prefer Taiga. Close though.
I'm not a big fan of the tsundere character trope, but I really did like Taiga. Taiga was your typical tsundere, but the anime gave her a lot more. She's a stubborn and tough spirit who finds it hard to be honest with herself, especially to the end of the anime. Most tsundere girls are, but I feel like there's just so much more to Taiga, but I can't exactly explain it properly because it's been a while since I watched it. nyeh, shut up I like Taiga don't judge.
For me personally, I've rewatched it multiple times and likely will again someday soon. Love it so much.
I remember watching this anime back in 2022 and I was abit spectacle on it because I'm used to the action packed story driven anime like dbz and naruto, but toradora is one of those animes that I began to like as I watched more of it, the story was amazing and the characters evolving was pretty cool, there are alot of characters that you could relate to and it kinda makes me wish the show had more seasons.
Yeah, Rie Kugimiya is the queen of tsundere lolis. I think she nails it the best in Zero no Tsukaima, though Toradora is a close second, imo.
Dave Asher I personally hate Louise.
Shana isn't a violent Tsundere though, which is why she's so much better than Luise or Taiga...
Lolipower
It's all about Nagi in Hayate No Gotoku :P
Dave Asher
Also the Queen of disembodied souls stuck in a suit of armor.
"Re-watch value is zero" I've seen it 3 times
This was one of the first animes I watched and probably the first of this genre. I feel kind of bad cause I got so depressed over a series. It was something so new to me. I think I was emotional over it for a few days! I just want to say if you are feeling kind of relaxed and ready to be taken on a journey then you should watch this now. It's not especially hard to follow and you can probably get through it in a day if you have the time. I recommend watching this in one go for maximum impact.
Another fun fact, ToraDora is also on Netflix with both sub and dub
I don't agree with the zero re-watchability point. I watch it at least 10 times a year.
DiCaproductions hahaha
I prefer the Senjougahara brand of Tsudere. Not fond on Taiga, so preferred Golden Time's ending (college setting is refreshing as well).
i personally didnt like senjougahara or golden time, and i loved toradora :P
Hitagi isn't really a tsundere though
Its not like I didn't like Toradora, just not the biggest Taiga fan. Its probably cause loli characters don't do it for me. Give me Minorin or Ami any day. Man that Chiwa Saito voice on Senjougahara is so good, for me, that's the ultimate tsundere.
XD
The Maestro True, Hitagi is sort of a femme fatale tsundere. Instead of tantrums she just pours on the dry wit, Who was the prototype tsundere? Asuka?
the christmas scene with the santabear in the window, combined with the montage afterward, I didn't know you could dig that deep in a person's soul
Oh my gawd... The sound track with the mood made me cry so much
This show was great I recommend it to anyone that likes romance / comedy anime it can feel dragged out at times but trust me the ending and last few episodes are insanely satisfying.
Zero rewatch value? Really? Huh. I've seen it 3 times now and I still liked it all the same.
me 2 in only 3 months... i just love this anime
I watched it near half a dozen times back in the day, though I haven't seen it in probably close to 7 or 8 years...
Perhaps it's about time I went back and checked it out, eh?
Just rewatching it after 6 months of seeing it the first time
ive watched like 4 times already. to each their own, for me the re watch value is off the roof xD
Five or six times for me. This is one of my absolute favorite shows. Ever.
Just watched it, & its a great show. It would be dope if we got a sequel series with everyone older. With Ryuuji and Taiga having to deal with the ups and downs of their relationship (possibly marriage) now as adults with different obstacles being in their way, yet still managing to show that they will always love eachother, and remain together no matter what.
I love how you have posters for both Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and Steins;Gate in the background! Love those two series! :D
This was the first true thing that helped me get over the "After Story void", but now it left me a void of its own. MASTERPIECE
Also, Minarin is adorable
A frosty and buy it rating on my two favourite anime? Christmas came early this year
Just finished watching it. I greatly recommend it for anyone. Thank you for this awesome review!
I watched this show on a streaming service and some of the episodes audio were distorted and it was a bit annoying so I was constantly switching between the sub and dub and it was actually pretty enjoyable.