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| i really felt sad for taiga when she started to leak. but after seeing minorin witness the scene everything started to become obvious for the next couple of minutes. and now, not only do i feel sad for ami but minorin as well. and then i realized.... that right there, is reality. not everyone gets to have it their way in the end. there is still a couple of episodes left, so I'm looking forward to what's gonna happen next from here. just hoping the producers don't screw this up. |
| Ami and Taiga singing... I dunno, felt a bit creepy to me for some reason. The eyes in combo with the makeup was like GUOOO I SEEEE YOUUUU |
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| this episode almost made me cry |
| Ami=out Minorin=out aswell Looks like Taiga is the only one left. :D |
| i love this episode. :D taiga and ami's singing was awesome. :] i like ryuuji when he dressed up as a santa bear. xD taiga suddenly cries then calls ryuuji. ryuuji was rejected by kushieda? |
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| There are good ,grate,and dream episodes from animes,this is a "dream Episode" AkariChan said:  Somewhat, the plots are expected :3 This scene is so wonderful it brought a tears to my eyes. |
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Somewhat, the plots are expected :3 I cried when I saw this hugging scene and spinning scene... Ryuuji is the kindest guy I know so far. Inko-chan was comical more then usual, and I liked it... Best pet that freaks me out. I cried when Taiga started crying... She wasn't aware of it herself but her heart cried. Then when she notices she rushes to search for Yuuji... I was surprised because all of the character that Kugimiya Rie voiced haven't been like Taiga. I almost cried my butt of. I am glad that Minori was there to see it... It would hurt me more if she didn't because then would maybe Minori and Ryuuji get together, and Taiga would be crashed. Aisaka-san is still caught up by her feelings so she will feel confused for the time being, that is already heart breaking. I'll just have to survive watching this show till the end. |
| Well that potentially thorny love triangle was rather easily resolved by Minori. We could have had a bit of drama if she got together with Ryuuji, presumably resulting in a very unhappy Taiga. I would guess that discounting Yuusaku is next on the list. |
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| "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." Douglas Adams |
| Okay all....remember to watch this episode tonight or tomorrow because of the Christmas scene. Merry Christmas to all!! |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| Minorin rejected him ! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!! I didn't want TaigaxRyujji >:O Minorin better come round before the show is over :'''( |
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| so everyone was rejected on christmas one way or another each one was lol |
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| I feel sorry for minorin :( and shes my favourite character from this series too.. |
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| Awesome. Just awesome. |
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| my heart broke when minori~n saw taiga screaming for ryuuji T_T |
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| The parrot is a clever one... I didn't like how they looked with their hair pulled up, especially Taiga. Is it just me or is that guy becoming more and more weird? |
| Okay Kitamura is really a perverted exhibitionist. O_O |
| Ok usually I just skim the episode threads before moving onto the next episode, but the awesomeness of this episode has drawn me into commenting. Firstly I'd just like to acknowledge how awesome this series actually is, the way the directors have mixed the comedy, romance and drama elements of this show is right up there with any of the anime I've ever seen in this genre. The relationship between Taiga and Ryuuji is also one of the best, in the sense its UNIQUE, and refreshing from the usual main character romances in other rom-com animes. This episode was one of the best, but it felt a bit rushed at times. Maybe they could have made this into 2 episodes, with the first ending as a cliffhanger where Taiga just left the party or something? The rejection felt bad for me aswell, but it was one I saw coming.. No offence to all the Ami and Minori fans or whatever but this show can only really end with two conclusions: either a Ryuuji/Taiga ending or a no pair ending with a sequel set-up for the next season. After this episode it seems that the Ryuuji/Taiga ending is all the more likely (duh). BTW: Feel weird about Kitamura and how his actual sexual preference just got revealed in this episode. |
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| AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, I hate EVERYONE and all of their decisions, and I hate how everything ended, but I was at the edge of my seat the whole time. lol. |
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| oh god damn it!!!! Dx freakin love triangle sucks :,didn't Taiga love like,Kitamura or something? jesus this just sucks : and Minorin was a great friend for doing this but seriously,this is not fair,Ryuuji would be a soo much better match for her than for taiga... jesus they did the unthinkable O.o,one episode we get the feeling that Minori x Ryuuji will work out,the 2nd Taiga's going insane.. now i'm seriously hoping that Ryuuji gets none of them because if he goes out with Taiga,Minorin will be emo-er,and same for the opposite situation but hey,let's detach a little from the twisted storyline and mention how hard i could LMAO when Taiga dropped that curtain,and the freakin pedobear appeared xD wtf? 5/5 |
clannad4everMay 19, 2010 6:35 AM
Sayonara,papa! "Just how a mirror reflects you,people will also reflect your heart." ~Athena Glory,Aria "Whatever happens,happens" ~Spike Spiegel's thoughts on dying(Cowboy Bebop) |
| Ryuuji fainted after getting rejected, lol. Interesting turn of events. I guess it'd end with Ryuuji-Taiga. |
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| The santa bear gesture was really sweet, impractical for getting in through the window though. Ugh, I really don't get Minorin... :/ And Kitamura's really bad at handling stress. Really bad. The poor guy. On a side note, how beautiful is the christmas decoration at Taiga's home? The candle inside the crystal tree thing? I might start hunting for something like that on my next shopping trip. Is that even a real candle? Wouldn't it die out from the lack of oxygen? And even if it did have a source of oxygen somewhere, wouldn't the crystal turn black from the smoke? |
| What is Ami going to do? If she really likes Ryuuji, why doesn't she do something about it? And please don't tell me it's gonna be a Ryuuji/Taiga setup. The whole series has been asking for that. |
| saaaaa Christmas ! ~ Minorin is an awesome character .... TwT |
| A great episode! Forgive me if this was mentioned in a previous post I did not feel like sifting through them all... Does anyone know the name of the song Ami and Taiga sang? I'm looking to purchase the soundtrack but this song doesn't appear to be on it. I searched through the soundtracks on Amazon.jp but did not see anything that looked like it in the track listings and did not hear it in the clips, or maybe I overlooked it... Any help is appreciated. Thank you. |
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| LOL pedo bear costume but in the end everyone was so miserable -_- well i guess Ryuuji x Taiga it is  |
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| I know I already wrote here... *Prob* but I just LMAO'd with Kitamura... Man, what a goofball. xD Minorin... the thing is this... she wants Taiga to be happy. She knows the problems that she had in the pass. So she was happy to see that she found someone she can relay on. So she knowing that Ryujin liking her. *She may act silly, but she might be more deep inside* she decided to give up her happiness for her friend. So that's why she rejected Ryujin. |
| I imagine that sooner or later that Taiga would fall in love with Ryuuji O_O |
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| Ryuuji looked so hawt in that suit. And that was a sweet moment between Taiga & fake Santa. |
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| This episode was the first time I ever cried during an anime. I almost dropped Toradora thanks to this episode. I stuck with it though. And all it did was make me cry a bunch more. I wanted so badly for him to end up with Minori... :( |
| Christmas is almost upon us again. I will always watch this episode around Christmas because it has many of things about what Christmas is about....love towards your fellow man, and yes sometimes you need to let them go for them to move on (like Minori did with Ryuuji). This episode is in my top 5 of favorite episodes. Great job!! |
| What if the Hokey Pokey is what it is all about? |
| I just wonder how many of us would act like Minori, were they in her shoes. Not many, if at all... Great episode though... |
AlexGK said: If you like that try out School Days...I still cannot finish that one, its too...whats the word... irritating? mind boggling? unreal? I want to yell at the screen, "Why?!"I just wonder how many of us would act like Minori, were they in her shoes. Not many, if at all... Great episode though... |
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LostGamer said: AlexGK said: If you like that try out School Days...I still cannot finish that one, its too...whats the word... irritating? mind boggling? unreal? I want to yell at the screen, "Why?!"I just wonder how many of us would act like Minori, were they in her shoes. Not many, if at all... Great episode though... The only thing that I hated about Toradora was that they literally wasted the second make character - Kitamura. I was expecting something more of a polygon and they made it simple harem in the end. Sad. |
LostGamer said: AlexGK said: If you like that try out School Days...I still cannot finish that one, its too...whats the word... irritating? mind boggling? unreal? I want to yell at the screen, "Why?!"I just wonder how many of us would act like Minori, were they in her shoes. Not many, if at all... Great episode though... The only thing I hated about Toradora was the way they ruined their second male character - Kitamura. I was expecting something more of a polygon but it turned as a simple harem... sadly :( |
| this was one of my favorite episode in this show the song was well done i felt bad Ryūji though' =( |
ani said: vaberella said: Okay of the ladies and some of the men here....who totally wanted to f*** Ryuuji with the slicked back hair and red shirt?! Oy...I totally became a fangirl. He was so hot...why can't he be real!!! I thought he looked like a gangster :) A good looking one though. Actually, I also thought he looked like a gangster too. XD Just a really smooth, good looking one, as ani said. The scene with Ami and Taiga singing was so awesome! Definitely enjoyed that. And I also loved the part where Ryuuji visited Taiga in his Santa-Bear suit, haha - that was just great. I'm glad that Taiga realised her feelings though... and hopefully everything will work itself out, though it doesn't seem like it will at the moment. |
| Aw shit this was sad. So basically Minorin doesn't want to confess to Ryuuji because she knows deep down that Taiga likes Ryuuji. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFU |
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| This was a very touching episode. Never thought that the series would trm towards this route but I'm glad it did. The only thing I have problems with is how they cheapened the reaction Ryuuji had when Minorin "rejected" him (which btw, did not sound like a real one anyway). Ami really is like a pseudo omniscent being, knowing everything and giving out hints like that. At least Ryuuji is showing some signs of understanding. Taiga definitely grew as a character - she finally admits that she doesn't want anyone else beside Ryuuji but her... Minorin is a very strong person a well being able to sacrifice your own desires for your friends. Now that is true friendship. Can't wait to see the next episode |
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| now i understand what ami says it brother me from last episode why i not recognize taiga feeling for me it more interesting like this |
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| a great episode, getting emotional :) |
| Doh. My heart. It broke when Taiga ran out after Ryuuji. THE PAIN. |
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| This is one of the saddest episodes IMO T.T and has a lot to be said about it "Indecisive dog"…at this point i think this is the best description of Ryuuji So what a merry christmas wouldn't you say?? it's just to painful to watch..they just keep hurting themselves and hiding their own feelings, now that we get a glance at Taiga's true feelings for Ryuuji and Minorin was just about there to watch..and that really made her give up all hope she had for being with Ryuuji as she states "it's better if I didn't see ghosts" i.e. its better if i don't fall for you as she has seen Taiga's sadness towards losing Ryuuji. so sad… The funny thing is that everyone realizes this (especially Kawashima) except for Ryuuji and Taiga And i agree that this actually resembles a game of house, actually it shook me the great analogy they came up with. The one that gets the bitter edge is Kawashima whom is left out of the equation and apparently doesn't even have a chance at all (not to stir up hate among Ami fans she indeed plays a very important role in the series) |
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