| Being a tsundere i guess?? (to be frank, I don't know really. I'm just watching it for Ami) |
| What's with all the Toradora threads rising up now a days...the show finished like 13 years. People are speaking like this is the first time they are seeing tsundere archetype. U want to see toxic tsundere.....check out eris from mushoku tensei. Compared to her taiga looks like gandhi |
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Oremonogatari said: Taiga has 20,000+ favourites but I couldn’t stand her hitting Ryuji all the time, even after he fed her, and damn near rejoiced whenever she despaired; to those that like her, why? To give some perspective, when I first started watching anime I hated most tsunderes. I didn't get the appeal and most of them ticked me off. Toradora was one of the earlier animes recommended to me that I watched, I loved the show back then too but Taiga always pissed me off, especially how she handled Ryuuji. The first time I watched it I was rooting for Ryuuji x Minori, and I was irritated with Taiga for ruining their possible relationship by being selfish. Don't really remember what I thought when I rewatched it for a second time. The third time I rewatched it (recently) I could actually really see the appeal of Taiga. She's really antagonistic and aggressive but also mostly honest (whether she wants it or not, sometimes it comes out as words from her mouth and sometimes you can just tell by her actions). She's strong but still so helpless, lets people know her mind in an aggressive manner but still feels bad about it, so determined but in such a small doll-like body. You can't help but want to help her, and root for her. She's strong, charismatic and helpless all in one. So that's my explanation why I like her (while I didn't like her from the start) |
Adampk said: What's with all the Toradora threads rising up now a days...the show finished like 13 years. People are speaking like this is the first time they are seeing tsundere archetype. Well maybe it is the first time seeing it for them? I don't know for what reason but most posts and replies nowadays are from people who made their account in 2020 (as yours) or 2021. They are the most active on the forums while everyone else is busy watching anime, taking care of RL shit or oldtimers having abandoned it altogether. Sad reality. |
| Yeah I agree. She may have been through a lot but that doesn't give her the right to hit him when he's trying to take care of her. This was my only gripe about Toradora. I guess I just hate tsunderes in general. |
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| Taiga is a tough, scary girl but she has a sweet side. I like how awkward she gets when she interact with Yusaku and that she's kind of a mess when Ryuji isn't there to take care of her. She wants the best for her friends and is prepared to put herself in 2nd place for them. I like that under that tough en scary exterior there is someone who deeply cares for her friends. This why I personally like Taiga (also I tend to like tsunderes) |
| Nothing. None. Null. Zilch. Genuinely some of the worst characters I have ever seen. Total hypocrite and it is surprising that moralists will say nothing about her. |
| Taiga was insufferable in the few few episodes but she was ok afterwards. The real question is why people like that stupid thot Ami. |
| Her character development is what's likeable, and their relationship at the end of the show is likeable as well. She still is tsundere at the end of the show, but she learns to be true to herself a bit more and isn't as violent and annoying. However, Taiga before her development is objectively a stupid bitch, so she's not likeable at all in the beginning, so many people probably were put off by that at the start. |
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| I gave it 3/10 solely cause of taiga she annoying af and I hate tsunderes so there's I liked that blue chick who was a model more |
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hazarddex said: I'm so glad to see people here actually understand her character, you don’t need to like her but she’s a fantastic character and everything from her personality to her actions all make complete senseHer character is complex and much more well thought out than your "tsundere." archetype. Let's put this into perspective. Her first appearance seems to be the "typical tsundere," but then as the series progress, you learn about both her and Ryuji's situations. Taiga's family mostly abandoned her, especially her father caring more about their work than spending time with their own child. The only thing they provided was money. This creates insecurity because she has no one to teach her how to cook or clean or show her genuine care. She a victim of a bad marriage. Which soured her world views made her more aggressive and defensive for what little self-esteem she felt she had left. Love is not something Taiga has really experienced. Most people who grow up dealing with devoicing at an early age often try to push others away. Her parents hate each other any time they choose to spend time with Taiga. It's always for themselves and never for her. the only person she had to lean on was Minori, but that was not a healthy relationship Ryuji gave to her. Minori would in contrast let Taiga go unchallenged, acting more like a sister who would spoiler their younger sister without discipline. The first time she someone confessed their love to her, she ran away out of fear of that kind of relationship due to her family history. It's only when Ruyji enters the picture, who had a similar damaged family yet still had someone who cared and loved him, that he could come to relate with Taiga and also act like someone who mellowed her out later. At the same time, Taiga gave Ryuji the courage to stand up for himself. Through the series, they develop and evolve while not wholly losing all their personalities they mature as the series progresses. Nether becomes a perfect idealistic human being, but that makes it all the more relatable and enjoyable. It always bewilders me that people who hate on the series seem to have a strange dislike of character development. They seem to think a character should be perfect from start to finish. Flawed characters are more enjoyable to me for the simple fact that their flaws only make their virtues all the greater. |
| To be honest, none of the three girls were likeable or cute/adorable. Sure, they were objectively pretty, but they werent cute. All three of them were just annoying. The only time one of the 3 main girls are likeable was when Taiga was crushing and acting goofy around the glasses guy. She looked very adorable in those scenes. |
| Her being so high in the list and having 20000+ votes show that mal is filed with virgin ass dumbfucks who thinks she is a good human being and why not when the only thing you are touching is your dick then even the abusive relationship will look godly to you. This is from where that trope of "if a girl says no she meant yes" started. |
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