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| Ya-chan was actualy a good mother. It was heartening to see her act like a child with Ryuji's grandparents. |
| Fear the finger of death |
| The ending was a little weird. I don't really like it when they do timeskips like that. But it was still a great series :D |
| I really liked the series but meh i felt like the ending was missing something, still overall it was really good 9/10. Hopefully we'll get to see an OAV about what happened after and the alternate ending ones as well.l |
| I loved this anime. Though I thought the ending was a little weird. At least its a happy one. :) |
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trivium88 said: Could someone please tell me why taiga left and wrote that letter to Ryuushi Takasu! It sounded like she wont come back and stuff. Please someone help me Ryuuji said that he want to marry Aisaka but with the blessing of both familly, he didn't want to run because he want to face their problem face on so that they have a better life after that. Taiga then asked who's blessing Ryuuji wanted and he said that he want the blessing of his family and of Taiga's. Taiga agreed to it and went with her mother to reinforce the link she still has with her family so that they give their blessing to them. It was harsh to both of them because they got separated right after they planned on weeding but it was the solution they tough off to face their problem. If it were only about Taiga I guess she wouldn't has gone with her mother and would have stay with her 'new' family but for the sake of Ryuuji and the trust she has in him she decided to put some effort into it. A beautifull love story, well made, art and animation were awesome, the soundtrack was awesome as well. I don't see why I should give it less than a 10/10 because I consider it a reference in the genre. |
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| Yea, she planned to fix everything with her own family before going off with Ryuuji... And I know all the stuff about a longer time spent away from each other proves true love and all that but with it being practically 1 year later before Taiga came back was just depressing for me >.< |
xenith said: Yea, she planned to fix everything with her own family before going off with Ryuuji... And I know all the stuff about a longer time spent away from each other proves true love and all that but with it being practically 1 year later before Taiga came back was just depressing for me >.< Same feelings as you bro, >_< I wished they extend the last part more, even for just another 10 sec with more dialogue in, I would be extremely happy |
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XydenicWings said: xenith said: Yea, she planned to fix everything with her own family before going off with Ryuuji... And I know all the stuff about a longer time spent away from each other proves true love and all that but with it being practically 1 year later before Taiga came back was just depressing for me >.< Same feelings as you bro, >_< I wished they extend the last part more, even for just another 10 sec with more dialogue in, I would be extremely happy If only Taiga was a bit more deredere at the end =D |
| I wasn't sure until the end - now I'm 100% able to say : 7/10 Everything in this anime was just too easy to predict. |
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| The end was super cute and finally the long awaited kiss or kisses whatever but i really would love more XD |
| Life is bittersweet can you live with that? |
Blackiris said: I wasn't sure until the end - now I'm 100% able to say : 7/10 Everything in this anime was just too easy to predict. I agree that the final ending of the anime was quite easy to predict but I still give the guys of JC Staff credit since I felt that the anime did throw a few curve balls at us along the way. For instance, I was almost sure after the pool arc that Taiga & Ryuuji would be together already but I guess I was wrong at the time =P... It just goes to show, it's not a great ending that proves the worth of an anime, it's the whole process to get to the ending that counts. |
XenithJul 29, 2009 6:54 AM
Blackiris said: I wasn't sure until the end - now I'm 100% able to say : 7/10 Everything in this anime was just too easy to predict. I just how you look at this anime, I kinda disagree with since this is a romance anime, not a suspense anime, from the beginning it is probably implied to the viewers that Taiga and Ryuuji would be together in the end. I agreed with what xenith said, it's the whole process to get the ending that counts, thats what I enjoyed about this anime. |
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Malon16 said: The end was super cute and finally the long awaited kiss or kisses whatever but i really would love more XD Pity not many anime can pull these scenes off that well though. It was a really sweet moment and you'll notice that the animation during that scene were some of the best throughout the entire series. Edit: I'm referring to the kissing scene of course, not the ending scene |
XenithJul 29, 2009 7:13 AM
XydenicWings said: Blackiris said: I wasn't sure until the end - now I'm 100% able to say : 7/10 Everything in this anime was just too easy to predict. I just how you look at this anime, I kinda disagree with since this is a romance anime, not a suspense anime, from the beginning it is probably implied to the viewers that Taiga and Ryuuji would be together in the end. I agreed with what xenith said, it's the whole process to get the ending that counts, thats what I enjoyed about this anime. Exactly even more when the second name of the show is Tiger X Dragon |
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maxime1007 said: Exactly even more when the second name of the show is Tiger X Dragon Why did they need to change it though? With a bit of research, anyone would have figured it out even if they don't know any jap... |
xenith said: maxime1007 said: Exactly even more when the second name of the show is Tiger X Dragon Why did they need to change it though? With a bit of research, anyone would have figured it out even if they don't know any jap... It's play on words - if you check wikipedia you'll see Toradora is derived from tiger ("tora") and dragon ("dora"gon).. |
sukari said: xenith said: maxime1007 said: Exactly even more when the second name of the show is Tiger X Dragon Why did they need to change it though? With a bit of research, anyone would have figured it out even if they don't know any jap... It's play on words - if you check wikipedia you'll see Toradora is derived from tiger ("tora") and dragon ("dora"gon).. That I know, but that's not what I meant. Unless I'm mistaken, there's been a circulated version of the series under the name Tiger X Dragon right? I was referring to why did they bother making it even more obvious? Unless I saw it wrongly, lol.... |
| Mou ichidou... mou ichidou... yum yum Kiss scene was amazing. In fact the last 6 episodes were amazing. The beginning of the series got a bit slow towards the middle, but the end clinched it for me and brought it back up to an 8. Excellent piece of work, another Kugimiya classic finished. |
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| *Spoilers* Worst possible ending! This episdoe ruined the whole anime for me... If a meteor fell and destroyed earth it would've been a much, much better ending... Only good thing was Inko-chan. And the kiss scene. But she said she didn't want to run away & then left Ryu for dead. She chose her mother over her love. What the hell... The final scene didn't make it any better still. |
feeqAug 21, 2009 9:15 PM
| kinda a sad ending, they have to spend a year apart,and everyone goes their separate ways. but in the end that is what reality is like T_T. i wish this series never came to an end that's why i put off finishing it for so long. but i have to say this,Toradora ! really does move your heart <3 <3 <3 !!! great show |
| I love the reaction of all Taiga classmates. Talking about one picture worth a thousand words uh. That was fun I think I watched the whole thing in three days. |
Xzaxs said: *Spoilers* Worst possible ending! This episdoe ruined the whole anime for me... If a meteor fell and destroyed earth it would've been a much, much better ending... Only good thing was Inko-chan. And the kiss scene. But she said she didn't want to run away & then left Ryu for dead. She chose her mother over her love. What the hell... The final scene didn't make it any better still. Lol, is that a serious opinion? |
xenith said: Pretty much, the ending was awful.Xzaxs said: *Spoilers* Worst possible ending! This episdoe ruined the whole anime for me... If a meteor fell and destroyed earth it would've been a much, much better ending... Only good thing was Inko-chan. And the kiss scene. But she said she didn't want to run away & then left Ryu for dead. She chose her mother over her love. What the hell... The final scene didn't make it any better still. Lol, is that a serious opinion? |
Xzaxs said: xenith said: Pretty much, the ending was awful.Xzaxs said: *Spoilers* Worst possible ending! This episdoe ruined the whole anime for me... If a meteor fell and destroyed earth it would've been a much, much better ending... Only good thing was Inko-chan. And the kiss scene. But she said she didn't want to run away & then left Ryu for dead. She chose her mother over her love. What the hell... The final scene didn't make it any better still. Lol, is that a serious opinion? Why? Well, that one year later was a bit much I guess, and Taiga could have been more deredere at the end but overall, it was fine I think. And your point that she said she didn't want to run away, it meant she didn't want to run away from her problems anymore (her family issues and stuff) after seeing how Ryuuji handled his family issues... It was technically to gain her parents consent and stuff I guess... All this is pretty much a conclusion most Toradora fans have arrived at though, I think, since the ending does require us to come to our own conclusion since Taiga didn't really mention the exact reasons she left for over a year. Her letter does give some insight on it though, but that's about it. |
xenith said: Xzaxs said: xenith said: Pretty much, the ending was awful.Xzaxs said: *Spoilers* Worst possible ending! This episdoe ruined the whole anime for me... If a meteor fell and destroyed earth it would've been a much, much better ending... Only good thing was Inko-chan. And the kiss scene. But she said she didn't want to run away & then left Ryu for dead. She chose her mother over her love. What the hell... The final scene didn't make it any better still. Lol, is that a serious opinion? Why? Well, that one year later was a bit much I guess, and Taiga could have been more deredere at the end but overall, it was fine I think. And your point that she said she didn't want to run away, it meant she didn't want to run away from her problems anymore (her family issues and stuff) after seeing how Ryuuji handled his family issues... It was technically to gain her parents consent and stuff I guess... All this is pretty much a conclusion most Toradora fans have arrived at though, I think, since the ending does require us to come to our own conclusion since Taiga didn't really mention the exact reasons she left for over a year. Her letter does give some insight on it though, but that's about it. She told told him "I'll be back by dinner" & left for a whole year with only one letter to ease him. She could've at least came to see him or call him or something. And they had no contact the whole year! She had a good relationship with her mother (unlike her father) so it was a good thing to come back to her. What I meant is that she ran away from Ryuuji. And she didn't even explain why later at the end, which sucked. They should've made another episode that explained everything. But... they didn't. |
| cute...the ending was so cute ^^ i dunno how the ending can be cute...but after watching it, that word was first coming up my mind. |
| What can I say? I like how the series developed and ended. I thought Taiga would be as annoying as Louise, Shana, and Nagi but Taiga's different. I predicted that it would be Takasu x Ryuji but still I find it very interesting. I am entertained. Also, where did Taiga go??? Her uniform is cute XD 9/10 |
Xzaxs said: xenith said: Xzaxs said: xenith said: Pretty much, the ending was awful.Xzaxs said: *Spoilers* Worst possible ending! This episdoe ruined the whole anime for me... If a meteor fell and destroyed earth it would've been a much, much better ending... Only good thing was Inko-chan. And the kiss scene. But she said she didn't want to run away & then left Ryu for dead. She chose her mother over her love. What the hell... The final scene didn't make it any better still. Lol, is that a serious opinion? Why? Well, that one year later was a bit much I guess, and Taiga could have been more deredere at the end but overall, it was fine I think. And your point that she said she didn't want to run away, it meant she didn't want to run away from her problems anymore (her family issues and stuff) after seeing how Ryuuji handled his family issues... It was technically to gain her parents consent and stuff I guess... All this is pretty much a conclusion most Toradora fans have arrived at though, I think, since the ending does require us to come to our own conclusion since Taiga didn't really mention the exact reasons she left for over a year. Her letter does give some insight on it though, but that's about it. She told told him "I'll be back by dinner" & left for a whole year with only one letter to ease him. She could've at least came to see him or call him or something. And they had no contact the whole year! She had a good relationship with her mother (unlike her father) so it was a good thing to come back to her. What I meant is that she ran away from Ryuuji. And she didn't even explain why later at the end, which sucked. They should've made another episode that explained everything. But... they didn't. I don't know if they really didn't have any contact for an entire year though... She did send him a text message to Ryuuji right after she left, so who's to say they had no contact in that one year? And her relationship with her mother was kinda messed up by the fact that she ran away in the last episode I think (Listen to the voice messages)... And besides, she hates her mother's new family (her stepfather and her soon to be half-sibling, can't remember if the kid's already born or not, who she says she won't fit in with) As for the explaining... I guess enough was said in the letter that Ryuuji understood her intentions? Basically, there's a bit for you to come to your own conclusion with in this episode anyway since they don't fully explain everything, but that's not necessarily a bad thing IMO. |
| First of all, loved this series and I am still amazed at how amazing they handled the ending. I feel like the only one that I felt sad for at the end was Minorin, because it didn't seem like a happy ending for her, but who knows, maybe she realizes that her thing with Takasu was just a crush. The one thing that struck me, I get the strong feeling that Ami DIDNT have a crush on Takasu. Does anyone else agree with me?? She explains in the last 2 episodes that she saw through and understood Taiga from the very beginning, since Taiga was so much like her as she always had a mask on for others. She even says in episode 24 that she knew she had to help Taiga. Any time Ami was flirting with Ryuji, or doing her thing, I think it was all part of her plan to try to get Ryuji to realize what Taiga meant to him. Ami at one point in the series said something like "Just include me too.." like to Ryuji in the gym closet, and as she explains in episode 25 (once again in the gym closet), that she just wanted to fit in with everyone, and for people to like her for who she IS, and not her adult-self. This is why I felt she really had good closure at the end, because the whole class did end up liking her for who she was. So after she explained that, it became clear that she wasn't actually after Ryuji in all those previous episodes. That's just my take on it anyway, and I am soooooooooo glad they cleared it up because something always seemed strange in the ways she would flirt with Ryuji. |
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| Why did Taiga leave in the first place? And in the ending, didn't she go away? Why did Taiga appeared inside the school's cabinet? OMG |
| The reason for her leave is left open? I must agree that Ami maybe the "helping hand" for the two. Ami thinks logically. |
| omg i really thought i was going to cry because they were not going to be toghether,but in the last seconds everything turn out great!^^ and i loved the scene when Inko-chan finally said it's name^^ this is a 10\10 for sure! |
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| It definatley wasn't a 10 stars ending imo. It was a "ok" ending for me. And from my understanding, she left because she no longer wanted to run away from her parents/past. So she decided to move in with her mom.. Still.. the way the ending was headed, I can't think of a better way they could've did it. Well then again.. the plot itself didn't setup a "best anime of the generation", kind of anime. I still gave it a 9/10 overall because it was a enjoyable anime to watch.. I just wish they would stop interupting Ami and actually give her a chance to confess or take the next step in her relationship with Ryuuji. That was a big flaw imo.. and the love between some of the characters were left hanging a bit, I wish Ryuuji at least wrapped it up a bit.. oh well.. |
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| T_______T *sob* watched 25 and i'm sooooo touched by it..... but I WANT MOREEEEEEE...... i need after story.... maybe ending in the marriage of them ..... it'll be vry cute if taiga is still the same :D 15/10 i love every bits of it..... every episode brings something unexpected... exciting and NEW..... I WANT MOREEEEE T__________________T TAIGAAAAAAaAaA~ |
Mikaru said: i need after story.... maybe ending in the marriage of them ..... it'll be vry cute if taiga is still the same :D I'm thinking of Konata's mother right now... xD |
| couldnt stop crying when they're kissing "once again..once again..." :( hey! can someone tell me why and where Taiga left in the last episode then came back at the graduation ceremony?? why did she leave anyway?? :S i didnt really understand that:// |
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| Well, I always knew that Taiga and Takasu will be together but I can't let it, I wanted to see Takasu and Kushieda falling in love, but but, nooooooooooo. So the thing is that Taiga and Takasu are together and I have to accept it.  |
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| Inko-chan said his name! O_O And~ Good job Ryuuji and Taiga. ^^ |
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| A great ending, I guess... Could've been better though. |
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| I only have to say this until ther comes a better one this is the best anime of this year and i want MORE now! |
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| I was really worried there that they won't be seeing each other until the ending. Im a sucker for good endings and I finally gave a sigh of relief once Takasu catches a glimpse of Taiga. It was really wonderful and this is going to be one of my all-time favorites! |
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| This surpassed all expectation's I hade going into the series! It was such an awesome anime, I didnt want it to end XD I hope the make a second season or some spin-off's 10/10 |
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| Great anime. Good ending. |
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| GAHH!! Everytime I watch this ep I cry. I'm gonna be real messed up when I watch clannad. |
| At least they kissed! That kiss made my day.... The character development here is the best ever! |
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| If they don't make a second season about their college life, I'll be quite bummed. It's just dying for an adult Seinen for adults looking on at adult romance. |
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