| Absolutely nothing. |
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| i love tsunderes but taiga was annoying af. my boy chose the wrong tsundere. |
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| I like her character. Despite what most people say, she is independent. Her parents left her at a young age and ever since then she had to take care of herself and live by herself. If you were in her situation, of course you would take advantage of the opportunity to be getting a normal home life. She also changes. Though she acts tough on the outside, deep down she is a sweet girl who wants to be loved. The hitting, that’s just most tsunderes. It’s anime, things are exaggerated. |
| I personally prefer Minori and shipped her and Ryuuji, when I was first watching this, but I can try to give a legit explanation. At first I didn’t like her character or think she was anything special even within the show itself, but after finishing the show I appreciated her development. Taiga is a cute, attractive character and some viewers will tell you that the tsundere archetype makes her more desirable and fun as a character. The fact she is relatable to Ryuuji in how they are seen in public as well as having a difficult home life, with her having grown up with her father divorce her mother and date someone significantly younger than him and creating an even further unbearable, emotionally taxing living situation makes you feel for her and maybe feel relatable to yourself too if you’ve grown up in a similar condition. Like most shows (I’m thinking romance anime, sitcoms, and even some romance films), Toradora! has two characters that butt heads with each other and seem to possess little to no chemistry and by the end of it will likely have the viewer invested in seeing those two get together and know if the show gears towards them doing so. It’s formulaic but it works. Toradora! is a popular show and is probably a lot of people’s first anime or more likely their first school, slice-of-life, and/or romance anime. The show itself has good pacing from what I remember and has solid acts within its airing (I recall even the typical/generic beach episode being a strong turning point for our characters and shifting certain dynamics). So I’d argue it’s real easy getting attached to the story and the characters involved. |
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| She slowly develops over the series and gets more and more likeable as the series progresses. |
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| Pettan tsundere. |
| I think people like the trope of the two main characters falling in love. They are the ones you spend the most time with after all. She's also the most tolerable of the Rie Kugimiya tsunderes I've seen by far. I still absolutely adore Minori and Ami and think a relationship between either of them would be much better for Ryuji than Taiga. |
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| Nothing. She's one of the most annoying tsunderes I know. |
| Apart from her tsundere behavior, what was really worth noticing in her. |
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| I don't like her at all. people are saying "she's like that because she's a tsundere" no she's just a bitch. Makise Kurisu is also a tsundere but her and taiga are nothing alike. Taiga is just a trash human being. |
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| She is loyal. She really cares about Ryuji and saved him. She is cute. She is pretty funny. |
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| I don't know why the hack you guys like taiga. For me she's a annoying little brat. |
| I like tsunderes but she ain't one of 'em... There's absolutely nothing likable about her... |
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| there is nothing likeable about her |
| ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
| Honestly, you could say the same thing about Chitoge from Nisekoi or Kaga from Golden Time. I hate both of those characters (especially Kaga), but somehow I’m still a big fan of Taiga’s (maybe because Toradora was the first rom-com I watched). I personally found her tsundere trope funny, her chemistry with Ryuji was better than the other girls (I could see Ami being better in that aspect kind of), and finally her history with her family is honestly depressing, somebody of her mental fortitude having to live alone. She’s definitely in my top 3 tsunderes lol |
under”Mebius” is my salvation  |
| Taiga is the poster girl for the tsundere archetype in my opinion. This type of characters are really fun to watch to me, they can bring a lot of comedic relief through their antics. Also, while exaggerated, girls (and not only) acting like that to a certain extent exist in real life too. I could actually sympathize with Taiga a lot as I was kinda similar to her when I was in high school. Not necessarily hitting my crush, but putting on an aggressive, cold and intimidating front to mask my own insecurities. I'm sure many people that like her could relate to her to a certain degree. |
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| The kinds of characters you like obviously will have a sort of relation to your personality, so the question becomes, what about the character appeals to your personality? For me, I'm pretty goal-oriented with everything, always enjoy things most when there is an "end-goal" of sorts. With Taiga, I could care less what her behavior on the outside is, it's clear early on that she cares for Ryuuji, and having Taiga open up becomes a sort of "goal" to chase after. That and I love characters that you feel a bit sorry for; pity-love? Regardless of how she is on the outside, it's pretty clear she has struggles, and Ryuuji being someone to help her with those struggles is very enjoyable. Basically the violent nature or whatever completely crosses my mind and instead I just see a rather sensitive character who could use a hand; an archetype that meshes well with my tastes |
| I actually really enjoyed it a couple years back when I watched it. But that was when I had barely watched any anime... if I re-watch it again now I think I would be super annoyed lol |
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| I also disliked her through most of the series. The tsundere in her was too strong. |
| SHE IS A CUTE TSUNDERE HOW CAN YOU NOT SEE THE LIKEABLE PART ABOUT HER? |
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| Im a tsun simp so im probably biased, but she's so innocent behind her abusive side its a nice trait. Ami still best girl tho. |
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| Her 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. |
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| "among monsters and humans, there are only two types. Those who undergo suffering and spread it to others. And those who undergo suffering and avoid giving it to others." -Alice “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” David Hume “Evil is created when someone gives up on someone else. It appears when everyone gives up on someone as a lost cause and removes their path to salvation. Once they are cut off from everyone else, they become evil.” -Othinus  |
hazarddex said: Her 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 contrast let Taiga go unchallenged, acting more like a sister who would spoiler their younger sister without a disciple. 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. Good analysis. True that she is quite a flawed character and that her family situation made her turn out this way. Though she drops quite a lot on the likeability scale purely because she just keeps hitting Ryuji for no reason. Am fine with tsunderes who struggle to be honest with themselves and others but the "abuse you so I can hide my embarassment" thing is a major turn off for me. The same is for Misaki from Maid-sama despite her amazing character development throughout the series. Atleast Misaki acknowledges her violent tendencies and attempts to fix them over the series but Taiga still treats Ryuji the same way right to the very end. I don't know why violence against male leads became "funny" but I just feel like it's cheap attempts at humor. |
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