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AkariChan said: sniW said: AkariChan said: id said: New OP look somewhat like an ED. AkariChan said: *saves* I can make a larger one if uw ant :3 Did you make that, Akari? If so, would it be too much to request a larger version? It would make a great desktop wallpaper :D sure: preview:  warning: huge picture (4.52MB png, 2560x1600) http://akarichan.site90.com/ss/ToraDoraCollage.PNG Made that my Desktop BG, thx :D |
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| hahaha, the bird thought they were gonna cook him XD... first time I've ever seen a bird need convincing XD |
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pikel-kun said: AkariChan said: sniW said: AkariChan said: id said: New OP look somewhat like an ED. AkariChan said: *saves* I can make a larger one if uw ant :3 Did you make that, Akari? If so, would it be too much to request a larger version? It would make a great desktop wallpaper :D sure: preview: warning: huge picture (4.52MB png, 2560x1600) http://akarichan.site90.com/ss/ToraDoraCollage.PNG Made that my Desktop BG, thx :D nice... pictures.. for desltop.. heh real like.. it...! episode 17 still raw huhuhu... but the new opening of toradora real cool and the ending theme |
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| So I don't speak Japanese but what I could pick up from the show besides the words Christmas or Like... On a side note I totally miss Ami in this ep. Where did she go? I loved the Inko-chan, Ya-chan, Ryuuji moment. |
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HoaRy said: New OP and ED.. I was surprised they released the singles even before it aired. Mhm.. they aren't bad but not as epic as the first ones, so I'll miss OP1... As for the episode, it showed again one character is weirder than the other (especially Minorin and Kitamura xD) and their current love situation is really complex. It was a good intermediate episode and I'm really looking forward to the next, as every week. vaberella said: |
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| I never could imagine I'd want the subs so badly ^^ Is it just me or did anyone else notice Taiga has finally changed from tsun-tsun to dere-dere. Feels like she put all of her tsun in the battle with ex-school president.. I'm very sad Pre-Parade is gone from the show... and despite I didn't like Vanilla Salt much, the new ending sounds worse too.. I like the video part of the opening bringing a bit of seriousness though |
soulelleJan 29, 2009 12:01 PM
| New opening is nice, it's not gettinf annoying and the pictures on it are much better. Taiga's clothes on it and it was little sad when in the start of chorus Minorin is running and she looks like she's going to cry at any minute ;;____;; ♥ And when Taiga is walking with that sword. Ending is good aswell, Rie's voice has always been one of my favorites so this is really nice. But the first ending was little better. And the pictures weren't that nice :3 But it was cute when they all came to eat some pie. I add later what I think about the episode (when it's subbed XD) |
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| Couldn't help watching it raw. I don't like new OP and ED, the previous ones were just better. Hopefully they'll grow on me. For one second, I thought Ryuuji's harem would get bigger. Thank god Kihara doesn't like him, but Kihara x Kitamura will never work out. It's now official that Minorin likes Ryuuji, but Ryuuji slowly getting aware of his feelings for Aisaka, it's hard for their relationship to work out either. Santa-Ami was cute, but we need more. |
| Well looks like the new arc is underway now. They're finally giving Kihara some screentime. Ryuuji is also finally realizing some of his feelings for Taiga and Kitamura is back to his old self. Minori is still confused or at least recognizing and acknowledging it somewhat. I'm still rooting for a RyuujixTaiga/brother-sister relationship while they go pursue their own romantic interests in other people. In b4 srs biz love relationship logic analysis discussion. The new OP/ED are ok although I prefer Pre-Parade but I liked the new ED animation better than Vanilla Salt's. Is it just me... or does Ryuuji look pretty QUALITY here: |
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| It's criminal how cute Taiga was in this episode. Other than that though, I'm not sure if I like the development in this episode, specifically on Ryuuji. This direction makes it seems that Ryuuji will realize that he has feelings for Taiga. I prefer they keep their relationship as that of a family. Hopefully that's what he will feel in the end rather than a romanctic one. |
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The new OP/ED are ok although I prefer Pre-Parade but I liked the new ED animation better than Vanilla Salt's. Same here. |
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| some how, in the past few episodes i've really started to like the idea of RyuujiXMinori (iDemand fanart =P) i need to see some more Taiga and Ryuuji moments to restart my Taiga shipping. Anyone else notice how the show, at the end of an arc, hints at the next one? - End of Ami arc => hints of pool arc - End of pool arc => hints of summer villa arc - End of school festival arc => hints of Kitamura arc and most recently - end of Kitamura arc => hinting of something amiss w/ Minori => Minori arc? can't wait |
| Good episode. Like the new ED too. |
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| Epic Episode was epic!!! I cant understand why Riujin likes Minorin really. Shes really weird and acts in a total wrong way as well. I Like Amy for pointing that out. Anyways the way things go now i see Amy ending up alone and i dont want that... So Kihara is the first one that understood huh? I guess she realized it faster than Rioujin as well.. Well lets see what going in the next eps :P |
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Faust721 said: It's criminal how cute Taiga was in this episode. Other than that though, I'm not sure if I like the development in this episode, specifically on Ryuuji. This direction makes it seems that Ryuuji will realize that he has feelings for Taiga. I prefer they keep their relationship as that of a family. Hopefully that's what he will feel in the end rather than a romanctic one. True Dat. And I'm a Ami Fanboy, but Taiga was just really cute in this episode. Especially in that Desktop in the earlier post and the Angel Donut part. It does seem that they are going to up together. Man i wanted an AmiXRyuuji ending too. Well I liked the new OP. Not much for the new ED though. I liked the old ED more. The new OP has no Kitamura in it meaning that there isn't going to be much of him anymore and seems like it focuses more on the three girls and Ryuuji. Seems like a harem to me. |
| The new OP and ED are good, I like them, just not as much as the first ones. As for the episode, me no likes Minorin. This episode showed that she is better suited to not be paired up with anybody and end the series alone. And no Taiga beating up on Ryujii, even if she was being extra nice she still needed to poke his eyes or something. And did we see some elements of Ryujii liking Taiga, he feels something for her that he does not understand. I definitely am looking forward to seeing where this is going. |
| "This is some super confusing Guns N' Roses" ? .. Was that a reference to the band, and how? Lol @ coalguys putting themselves in the subs as "good looking men". Good episode, the new opening and closings suit the tone that the series is undertaking from here on out or so it would seem. They are both amazing, as were the old ones. Not too many surprises for mine in this episode, hopefully what happens under "the fir tree" will be interesting. Good to see a bit of development with Ryuuji x Taiga, with him realizing his feelings first. |
AnistylezJan 30, 2009 4:40 AM
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| I prefer the old OP but the new ED is so cash. And less kitamura, yay! He's a bit of a crappy character tbh. Major lols at Ryuuji naked in an apron with a santa hat on, triiiiippyyyyyyy. |
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| I like new OP but old ED was better than new.. |
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| Yeah it looks all is good and many are happy so I am going to say good episode and damn do things change. Just came back since summer. I saw stuff like Kanokon but this. Different yeah. aranelcharis said: Yessss anyone else notice Ryuuji blushing at Taiga being so adorable and posing with the doughnut on her head?? He's never done that before. :D *inner RyuujixTaiga shipper glee* Yeah noticed and yeah Ryuuji was traumatized since #16 and yes, this made changes in him as well as impacted his view of Taiga. The question is why? The answer is Taiga never fought that way before in this anime. Come to think of it classes! Crap! Bye! |
darkside099Jan 30, 2009 6:09 AM
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| Nice episode. The OP/ED are not as good as previous ones, but nice anyway. Hmm, Minorin is totally messed up. And perhaps Kihara is getting bigger role in this show... I'm really curious what happens next. And what's up with Guns N' Roses reference? ^_^ |
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| Yessss anyone else notice Ryuuji blushing at Taiga being so adorable and posing with the doughnut on her head?? He's never done that before. :D *inner RyuujixTaiga shipper glee* |
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| Aisaka interestingly seemed more confident in this episode. I guess it's the Christmas spirit, lol. It looks like they are going to be some complications and confusion in who loves in the coming episodes. I didn't expect the change in the opening and ending. I'm going to miss the first ones, but I enjoyed these ones too =D AkariChan said: warning: huge picture (4.52MB png, 2560x1600) http://akarichan.site90.com/ss/ToraDoraCollage.PNG AWESOME! Thanks so much for posting this! It's such an great picture =D *follows the way of sniW and downloads it* |
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| I don't want Taiga to be with Ryuuji. I prefer MinorinxTakasu ;p |
xyakaix said: And what's up with Guns N' Roses reference? ^_^ Anyone? I got a response from Coalguys CoalGuys January 30, 2009 at 7:23 am I think the Guns N’ Roses is some Japanese refrence, not to the american band… idk Maybe in Japan Guns N' Roses are really hard for them to understand when they play there? |
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| Definitely Enjoyed this Episode!! I just now thought of it looking at the subbed version this morning(CoalGuys are awesome, and I love how they flaunt it!), Ami sort've reminds me of Puck in a Midsummer Night's Dream. It's kinda crazy, but so far she's been sitting a lot on the sidelines lately, but is really narrating things. Taiga...definitely more more calm than usual, however I don't think it's just the Christmas spirit, especially not after a fight like that(if anybody has seen such an intense one in a romance/slice of life/high school drama/comedy, then msg me). And...I kinda saw the new OP coming with the Previous president being out of the picture. Even though it's late, like everyone else says, it really sets the tone for what's going to happen next, as well as a very big change in what's going with the storyline(the students are becoming older, Seniors, etc). And yes...the anime is really making it hard to decide how this will end...especially in 8 episodes!! |
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Swiftstylez said: xyakaix said: And what's up with Guns N' Roses reference? ^_^ Anyone? I got a response from Coalguys CoalGuys January 30, 2009 at 7:23 am I think the Guns N’ Roses is some Japanese refrence, not to the american band… idk Maybe in Japan Guns N' Roses are really hard for them to understand when they play there? No,no. The reference is a hint of what kind of music Ryuuji likes or might have heard yet did not understand but I do agreed it could be a pun for "hard to understand". |
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| The new OP and ED were ok, I still prefer the old ones. Good lighthearted ep to follow the previous heavy one. Series needs more Ami, she's a nice foil character. I hope Taiga beats the hell out of Kihara in the future just so there's another girl fight scene. |
| Taiga on christmas drugs XD Shes was totally different but I liked her clothes. The Scene at Riyujis house was funny. His mother and Ingo are good side characters I think RiyujiXMinorin is nearly impossible at the moment She always ignores him or threats him lika a cold fish and first of all she's totally crazy(in a negative way). Whats going on between Ami and Minorin? Kihara knows whats going on, nice side character,too. Mhh, new ep and op Pre Parade was better,Vanilla salt not |
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| Taiga's just soo adorable in this episode. many thanks to AkariChan for the awesome picture. Minorin was weird as ever and looks like Ami gonna play a huge part in the love problem. personally, i dont really mind who's Ryuuju going to end up with since i like all the three girls : ) |
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| Taiga was cuter than usual in this episode >w< |
| Taiga and minorin really had a different character, taiga for being so extremely happy and minorin the opposite. lets see what will happen in the christmas party, and kitamura laying down was too awesome xD |
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 I melted in Taiga's super happy cuteness. So much screencappable moments to capture Taiga's moeness~ <3 It's kinda weird for me... I didn't get the usual impression watching Toradora! It's near Christmas time, and Taiga feel in extra happy mood, yet there's a tight atmosphere all around. I'm not used to seeing Minori like that and she seems to drag down everyone else while usually she's the spirit booster. A change of pace in the romantic side, and it seems everyone understands now that Taiga likes Kitamura (from the wallet Taiga dropped last episode). The whole class 2-C now trying to pair up Taiga and Kitamura, but Ryuuji who knew about it all along felt uncomfortable all of the sudden. Kiriha was the girl in the gym in episode 2 I believe and was targeted by Taiga and Ryuuji. Seems she's getting more role as of late, hinted that she likes Yuusaku. My overall thoughts.... Ryuuji could in fact, starting to have a feeling for Taiga. I knew most of you were expecting this to happen since the beginning but let's take a look what's gonna happen next. Will the Ryuuji and Minorin thing work out? Will Kiriha interfere between Taiga and Yuusaku? What is Ami's role in the X'mas party (since she was the one who said it Minori)? |
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| This episode had a very different feel to it, and i don't just mean the new Op/Ed. But it's still good and im definitely looking forward to the next episode. I just hope Minorin comes back to normal soon. |
| I liked how Toradora promoted Coalguys haha |
| I hate Chihiro subs... nuff said |
Hey BTW Mr. Chibs how do you like this one? |
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| *nosebleed* The last thing I expected to see in Toradora is half naked Te Nori Taiga. XD Thank you for the screen cap, darkside. Forgot to mention that I enjoyed the new opening. The characters giving more serious looks is a sign Toradora won't be the same again as in the first half. Tenshi no Taiga!  |
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| After sub thoughts: So Kihara was trying to form an alliance with Takasu. It would've been interesting to see Ryuuji helping both Taiga and Kihara at the same time. CoalGuys are coal. |
| OMG THIS EPISODE WAS SOO GREAT!! I MEAN A NEW OPENING AND ENDING THEME! PLUS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE RYUUJI STARTS TO HAVE A LITTLE CRUSH ON TAIGA!! TAIGA AND RYUUJI FOR EVEER <33 :) |
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| quite lik the new ops and ending. the last ones were amazing but these will probs grow on me |
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| Hm... I liked the first OP better. New ED is nice though. The episode was interesting. Everyone acted so different. Oô |
 Minorin~ ;_; New OP and ED are good, not as good as the previous ones but still. Episode was really whacky, almost everyone acted totally different. ^^ Taiga was ridiculously cute though; only the 'coal guys only' thing in the CG subs was totally lame. |
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| I liked this episode, but it was really strange. Taiga loves Christmas and believes in Santa still? Ok, that's fine. It's kinda funny too. Kitamura is worshipped by the school the same way as Taiga after the festival? Ok, that's fine. His show with Y-chan was borderline hilarious. Minorin falling into a semi-depression? I don't know, that's kind of weird. The bald cap was ridiculous, and, while in character with her upbeat persona, is totally out of character with the state that she has been in. Introducing a new love interest for Kitamura? Actually, I kind of like her, though it feels a little too late (but there are still like 10 episodes left so it doesn't really matter)...she reminds me of Minorin, but in a better, more down to earth way. Long-haired guy's dream? Really weird, but kinda funny...fan-service for all! Finally, we have Ryuuji "realizing" he has deeper feelings for Taiga. I hate this. It was like a light switch just flipped on. Lame. I'm actually pretty angry that this is the direction they're taking. Ryuuji and Taiga do not belong together. That's just my opinion, and the way that it looks like it's going is feeling more contrived than organic. I know what I want to see happen, but it's really not going to happen. -Ami/Ryuuji -Kitamura/Taiga (I like the parallel of their humiliation, and subsequent popularity) -Minorin die...or move...just completely removed from the picture...lesbian is fine |
| "you're not loyal dog called Hachiko" <--- so from NANA :::: D And Taiga is being sooo cute ! When she says to Ami that Santa exists and stuff :3 And the dream part was absolutely fabulous ! And I'm so hoping that Taiga and Ryuuji would go together !!! |
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| Great episode, more Minorin yay~ and I like the new OP, but not so much the new ED. |
| New OP and ED! I like them. Both more and less than the old ones. It's a welcome change for me. What happened to Minorin..? It doesn't seem like it was just the baseball game that was the cause...it started before that, didn't it? And does Takasu have feelings for Taiga? This'll be interesting! Toradora's so awesome. I followed Clannad ~AS~ Episode 16 up with this and it totally made me feel better. Yay Toradora!~~ |
  Dango, dango, dango, dango, dango, daikazoku~ |
| Taiga had a shocking level of moe quality in this episode. It's good to see her with a cute bright smile rather than her usual 'piss off' face and attitude. I really wonder why characters in this show get so depressed they have to change their appearance. Kitamura dyes his hair, Minori wears a baldy wig. What a bunch of weirdos. |
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| Taiga was moe as hell in the entire episode and Minorin needs to stop being depressed so she can start making more jokes. ;D cyruz said: only the 'coal guys only' thing in the CG subs was totally lame. Yeah, that was kinda retarded. |
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