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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Wow can't believe I get to start a disscussion. Sorry if I did it first :) Anyway I hate saying too much. This was pretty much just a transition episode from the last one, following up to the field trip episode (epi 21). My highlights were... - that guy with the short blue hair runing around taiga's apartment wearing her dress. - taiga pulling out that guys hair while taking a hair clip out. - minorin trying to act all cool around ryuuji but clearning having a hard time. - taiga being taiga :) |
I've Been Watching Anime for 20 years now. Can you beat that? |
| good episode, i can honestly say they've done a really good job in presenting an equally good case for both taiga and minori...though my guess is taiga in the end |
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| That was a lot happening this episode.. so let it just be some highlights: +both Ami and Minorin make it obvious they like Ryuuji +Taiga makes Minorin touch him and her reaction to that +++ +once again Toradora! does not follow the standard Anime rule, that a class trip goes to either Kyoto or Okinawa, even if that looked like it at the beginning +Minorin is Golgo, DONT STAND BEHIND ME orz |
HoaRy said: That was a lot happening this episode.. so let it just be some highlights: +both Ami and Minorin make it obvious they like Ryuuji +Taiga makes Minorin touch him and her reaction to that +++ +once again Toradora! does not follow the standard Anime rule, that a class trip goes to either Kyoto or Okinawa, even if that looked like it at the beginning +Minorin is Golgo, DONT STAND BEHIND ME orz Was that really Taiga? Meaning making Minorin touch Ryuuji? From what I saw Minorin touched Ryuuji before Taiga showed up. I need subs but I like this ep. Long live Haruta-chan I love that character so much. Oy, him and Taiga were funny. I can't wait for the subs but the ep looks great. |
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| ma shirki love.. lalai.. lai lala LOL ^^ boy.. it took me 4 episodes to switch to the new OP!!! Yoshh!! prepare for another 15-pages thread xDDD So! looks like Taiga is doing her best for the Minorin x Ryuuji ending, isn't she? Poor girl... she really thinks she has lost Ryuuji and tries to live with it ;_; And Ami is now influenced by Minorin's depression... oh boy.. poor girls.... sometimes I wonder why all of them can't live together as a single family.. At least Minori tries to look cheerful as she used to be in the past, but it's clearly seen she fails to do that, especially when it comes to touching Ryuuji's arm.. Aand did you notice that the Christmas black suit made a safe trip back to Ryuuji? Does it mean we'll see Ryuu-chan's yakuza outfit once again?? JC STUFF, pleaaaaase, I beg you on my knees!! He looks so adorable in it ^^ Taiga and Ryuuji going back home together from Sudohbucks scene was simply amazing ^^ the perfect couple, aren't they?! |
vaberella said: Long live Haruta-chan I love that character so much. Oy, him and Taiga were funny. I can't wait for the subs but the ep looks great. SOO TRUE!!! I even catched myself at "Haruta and Taiga are going out"-like idea ^^ |
soulelle said: ma shirki love.. lalai.. lai lala LOL ^^ boy.. it took me 4 episodes to switch to the new OP!!! Yoshh!! prepare for another 15-pages thread xDDD So! looks like Taiga is doing her best for the Minorin x Ryuuji ending, isn't she? Poor girl... she really thinks she has lost Ryuuji and tries to live with it ;_; That's what I was given the impression of. I think my Japanese is improving. soulelle said: And Ami is now influenced by Minorin's depression... oh boy.. poor girls.... sometimes I wonder why all of them can't live together as a single family.. As my closest mate would say..."They like PENIS too much." soulelle said: At least Minori tries to look cheerful as she used to be in the past, but it's clearly seen she fails to do that, especially when it comes to touching Ryuuji's arm.. I noticed that too...I thought she was good as passing it off though. I give her creds on making the transition. I'm actually starting to think now that she's more into Ryuuji than Ryuuji is in to her. soulelle said: Aand did you notice that the Christmas black suit made a safe trip back to Ryuuji? Does it mean we'll see Ryuu-chan's yakuza outfit once again?? JC STUFF, pleaaaaase, I beg you on my knees!! He looks so adorable in it ^^ You know me about Ryuuji in RED to quote a lot of my guy friends..."I'd totally hit that." *_* ^_^ I loved him in the pink shirt and yellow sweater...he was soooooo Brooks Brothers!!! Damn!! Ryuuji is like uber hotness...ugh..I'm a fangirl. ~sigh~ On a side note, I figured he wasn't going to get anything back. I come from New York City...you could lend your brother a sweater and he'd act like he bought it and you'd never see it again. Well at least in your closet. ^_^ soulelle said: Taiga and Ryuuji going back home together from Sudohbucks scene was simply amazing ^^ the perfect couple, aren't they?! Agreed!!! I still love you Ami....never forget!! But I have to say it's T/R all the way. soulelle said: vaberella said: Long live Haruta-chan I love that character so much. Oy, him and Taiga were funny. I can't wait for the subs but the ep looks great. SOO TRUE!!! I even catched myself at "Haruta and Taiga are going out"-like idea ^^ You too?! I've been nibbling on the idea of Haruta-chan and Ami....just because I love Ami and felt....well if no Ryuuji there's always my man. But now I'm thinking definitely him and Taiga. But I could so see them killing each other in the end of it. |
vaberellaFeb 18, 2009 2:50 PM
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| Not enjoying the possible plot cliche of "wish it would stay like this forever" then the main character showing maturity and causing change, then it's just another harem. |
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| Decent transition episode. Lots of dialogue so couldnt make heads or tails of what Taiga was saying to Ryuji in the beginning. Enjoyed the healthy dose of both cheerful and embarrassed Minorin in this episode :3. Though the preview makes me think that the next episode will be like the previous one :\ |
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| What I just love about Toradora is that it makes harem seem realistic, if that makes sense. LOL. I mean, it's just so believable that these three great girls could all like Ryuuji under the same circumstances and for him to really not be aware of most of it. In 100% of all other harem anime, the guy is a bumbling idiot, the girls are total whores and the story is half-hour frames of cliched crap rolled up in a pretty bow, but this story is just worlds apart and the author has done a magnificent job of basically making us care not only for Ryuuji, who is a class act and a superbly interesting lead character, but also making us want to pull for all three girls vying for his affections! This show takes harem to a whole new stratosphere and the best part is that this really isn't that much of a harem in the first place! It's a pure rom-com that has boiled down to three girls and one guy in a story that transcends its own plot in greatness. I'm looking forward to the rest of the episodes. I can't wait for more surprises!!! |
| Romance comedy anime - Japan's gift to America |
| Hmm. Damn gotta wait for subs I can't fully understand Japanese. I saw it but didn't know what was fully going on. |
| Go Watch Sumomo momo Its epic. It has not gotten much attention... Episode 1 http://www.veoh.com/videos/v83597095dreGdW#comments  |
HoaRy said: vaberella said: Was that really Taiga? Meaning making Minorin touch Ryuuji? From what I saw Minorin touched Ryuuji before Taiga showed up. Yeah, Taiga shouted she should stop him, so she will accidentally grab his hand. Un, because the green light was flashing, so it was going to turn red soon (as if people actually care about the lights in RL...) Taiga should stop calling Ami baka chi (though I love it) and start calling Ryuuji baka. He even noticed and noted to Taiga that she can talk normally to Kitamura now, which means she's gotten over her "crush," but can't seem to realize he likes Taiga. *sigh* Also liked when they were going home. And the fact that Minorin said Ryuuji's the one that made Taiga change (for the better?) |
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| Furukawa pan! LoL Feels great to see the usual minorin, i liked that scene where Taiga asked minorin to 'catch' takasu, blushing minorin was Aaa~ <3 But Taiga is just trying too hard. 5/5 |
| @aranelcharis Err.. I rewatched it now and at that point: The traffic lights are still on green, after that touching they start blinking.. but Taiga still runs over. mcjazzman32 said: <fullquote> QFT :) @id Furukawa-pan :D |
HoaRy said: @aranelcharis Err.. I rewatched it now and at that point: The traffic lights are still on green, after that touching they start blinking.. but Taiga still runs over. mcjazzman32 said: <fullquote> QFT :) @id Furukawa-pan :D Ah, Taiga's just being weird then. XD |
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HoaRy said: vaberella said: Was that really Taiga? Meaning making Minorin touch Ryuuji? From what I saw Minorin touched Ryuuji before Taiga showed up. Yeah, Taiga shouted she should stop him, so she will accidentally grab his hand. Thanks for informing me. ^_^ aranelcharis said: HoaRy said: vaberella said: Was that really Taiga? Meaning making Minorin touch Ryuuji? From what I saw Minorin touched Ryuuji before Taiga showed up. Yeah, Taiga shouted she should stop him, so she will accidentally grab his hand. Un, because the green light was flashing, so it was going to turn red soon (as if people actually care about the lights in RL...) Taiga should stop calling Ami baka chi (though I love it) and start calling Ryuuji baka. He even noticed and noted to Taiga that she can talk normally to Kitamura now, which means she's gotten over her "crush," but can't seem to realize he likes Taiga. *sigh* Also liked when they were going home. And the fact that Minorin said Ryuuji's the one that made Taiga change (for the better?) Thanks for the details. Question...do you think it was really change or more so...giving people a chance to see the real Taiga through their friendship? Just something I've been wondering about more and more. I always figured Taiga was always Taiga...she just hated peoples assumptions and reacted. **Anyone can toss an input...just something I've been wondering about. |
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| I hadn't quite get why they couldn't go to Okinawa, thanks for clearing that up, people. Minorin's (fake) change made me to love her once again. I like her weirdness this way, after all. Her reaction when she touched Ryuuji's hand was cute. Even though she is just acting, she is trying hard to become the Minorin we all know and love. She needs to be more straightforward with her emotions. Taiga is being Taiga, after all. She's completely closing off herself from Ryuuji to help Minorin and Ryuuji get together. I feel sorry for her. Both Minorin and Taiga are trying to help each other, so touching and sad. Unless she makes her feelings clear to Ryuuji, she too will suffer. Amin...It's painful to watch her. Ryuuji, being the blockhead he is, will never truly realize her feelings. She keeps hinting stuff to Ryuuji, but Ryuuji just keeps not hearing the important parts, almost to the extent of becoming annoying. I'm still, and will always, voting for Ami x Ryuuji. She shouldn't suffer this much... Overall, a funny, yet painful episode. It's the first time I've even felt something like this. I did laugh, but there was this itchy feeling in my heart all the time, telling me that I won't ever see them like this again. I guess I'm really in love with Amin... |
| Now all we need is for Ryuuji to ski into a tree and die... then all 3 girls can be happy! No? >.>;; lol. Well if nothing else, I wish they'd get the rejections over with, I don't care too much for the drama or the wait to see what will happen in the end ~.~; *Waitsfornextepisode...* |
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pikel-kun said: Now all we need is for Ryuuji to ski into a tree Actually that might help clear some of his excess thick skull. He's the male version of Hikari from Special A... |
vaberella said: HoaRy said: vaberella said: Was that really Taiga? Meaning making Minorin touch Ryuuji? From what I saw Minorin touched Ryuuji before Taiga showed up. Yeah, Taiga shouted she should stop him, so she will accidentally grab his hand. Thanks for informing me. ^_^ aranelcharis said: HoaRy said: vaberella said: Was that really Taiga? Meaning making Minorin touch Ryuuji? From what I saw Minorin touched Ryuuji before Taiga showed up. Yeah, Taiga shouted she should stop him, so she will accidentally grab his hand. Un, because the green light was flashing, so it was going to turn red soon (as if people actually care about the lights in RL...) Taiga should stop calling Ami baka chi (though I love it) and start calling Ryuuji baka. He even noticed and noted to Taiga that she can talk normally to Kitamura now, which means she's gotten over her "crush," but can't seem to realize he likes Taiga. *sigh* Also liked when they were going home. And the fact that Minorin said Ryuuji's the one that made Taiga change (for the better?) Thanks for the details. Question...do you think it was really change or more so...giving people a chance to see the real Taiga through their friendship? Just something I've been wondering about more and more. I always figured Taiga was always Taiga...she just hated peoples assumptions and reacted. **Anyone can toss an input...just something I've been wondering about. I think it`s both. He has changed Taiga in some ways. Her apartment is clean now, for example. She separates her garbage properly now. :D I think Ryuuji is very emotionally supportive, and Taiga never had that before, even with her friendship with Minorin. She`s able to express her feelings to Ryuuji, and by extension can thus relate to other people in her class better than before, because of her being open with Ryuuji. |
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| Poor Taiga pushing Minorin and Ryuuji together this ep not being true to her own feelings, but it looks like she reaches her limit next episode based on the preview. Good to see Minorin back to her old self. And also talking to Ryuuji comfortably like before. She looked cute reacting to the hand grabbing at the crosswalk. And Ami is on a whole other level of perception and understanding compared to everyone else. Sucks she won't end up with Ryuuji. Only in a perfect world... |
| ORANGE IS BACK. YAY. Though Holy Night is somewhat catchy, too. This is one of those semi-filler episodes, nothing quite happened except for the fact that they are going for the ski trip, that's all, though I love how Minori can act all like nothing happened. i'm very interested in the next episode. |
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| Awww, this episode just made me love Minori more than I already do. This is the first time I've seen her shy side when she grabbed Takasu's hand. So cute!!! I'm rooting for her, but as it's been predicted. Takasu will most likely end up with Taiga. (Disappointed) I'm not a really big fan of Taiga as of late. Seriously, she was adorable the first few episodes where she was all shy around Kitamura and stuff. Now she's just different that I don't really like her as much. Then we go to Ami, cute as always. I feel bad for her alot. She like Takasu, but he never notices her...at all, or her feelings. I think she got annoyed enough and does care anymore. And surprisingly, I think that Kihara and Noto looks good together. Don't know why, but their appearance just match for each other. Especially in this episode. I don't really want to watch the next episode since it l ooks like Taiga is regretting helping Ryuuji and Minori again. Just give it up Taiga. |
| Ok. Remember at the very beginning of the episode when Taiga was speaking to Kitamura and then the scene changed before the actual conversation...and then near the end when she was speaking to him very naturally and Ryuuji noted it? Do any of you think that maybe she can speak to him calmly now because she might have confessed? |
| and people said minorin was no longer a contender?? :P great episode as always :), after this ep i now want minorin x ryuji. they just made it feel so right. I've always been a supporter of ami (though she never had a chance :( ) but minorin was always second and now i believe shes the right one. I sure hope they don;t take the predictable path of taiga x ryuji because it just doesen't seem right to me and they haven't even developed that. would be lame for her to just take him in the last few eps. |
| Man you can tell that Tiaga really can't stop thinking about the situation between her and Ryuuji. |
| Yuri Sensei......her sudden temper is scary!!! Amin seems to be in a bad mood, I wonder why... Everybody else seems to be doing just as fine yet awful... |
Kira01Mar 13, 2009 1:14 PM
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| Ami is pissed because she knows something? What is she hinting at I wonder. |
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| As this series has gone on I keep getting more and more convinced that Minorin is a lesbian. |
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| i hope they ryuuji would be able to confess properly!!!! and wow.. taiga's really trying her best to support ryuuji.. but she's just hiding how she truly feels right???? hmmm... that orange-haired girl and the guy with the glasses look good together.. hahaha ... i think the guy was noto and the girl was kihara? hmm... anyway.. looking forward to the field trip! |
vaberella said: HoaRy said: That was a lot happening this episode.. so let it just be some highlights: +both Ami and Minorin make it obvious they like Ryuuji +Taiga makes Minorin touch him and her reaction to that +++ +once again Toradora! does not follow the standard Anime rule, that a class trip goes to either Kyoto or Okinawa, even if that looked like it at the beginning +Minorin is Golgo, DONT STAND BEHIND ME orz Was that really Taiga? Meaning making Minorin touch Ryuuji? From what I saw Minorin touched Ryuuji before Taiga showed up. I need subs but I like this ep. Long live Haruta-chan I love that character so much. Oy, him and Taiga were funny. I can't wait for the subs but the ep looks great. cmoon u call urself an animelist-ist? sld know that much after watching 100 seasons. yeh, catch that guy - aitsu o tsukamaieru - she shouted or sumin.. >.< she grabed him coz she thort he was a perp coz taiga knew she wld b spaced out enough to just do it without thinking :P brilliant!! for awhile during familiar of zero i thought this might continue the old yui hore rie kugimiya pattern of 80% moe/tsundre 20% story (kinda like adam sandler and that 'you can do it guy' frm duce bigalo always make stuf 2geather and it turns out shit) but NO!! it is not to be so!! shaping up to be the trigun of modern moe... cant wait for their next searies (might evn give zero no tsukaima S4 a look... rofl) |
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| They really are a great group of friends all of them together ^^ |
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| I feel bad for Taiga, she wants to look strong and it's fighting really hard for her friends but I bet she's really lonely... I'm glad that Minorin is (almost) as always, I hated her emo state. This anime really has a bittersweet aftertaste. |
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| so, taiga can now talk normally to kitamura. maybe she doesn't feel anything for him anymore; her feeling might have shifted more towards ryuuji. |
| Question : Anyone know why did Taiga sort of clap her towards Kitamura at the beginning? It seems she wanna talk about Ryuuji to him, I'm not quite sure here |
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| Minorin grabbing Takasu was awesome. |
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| Ooooooh. It's getting interesting in here, baby. :3 |
| Well it is + but less likeable that Taiga is finally acting less like kid. I loved when Ryuuji was taking care of here, there are truly made for couple. Haruta with DRESS? Man that loli dress suits him... It was funny looking him while he run from Aisaka, and then when she caught him it was like some wrestler. :D Taiga was really thoughtful that she got Minori by surprise and she caught Ryuuji's hand by result...  It was cute for Minori to get frustrated, but still I cheer for Taiga x Ryuuji. Yuki-senesei is always there to get depressed and to get them to the ground when they start flying... ^^ *NOT EVERYTHING GOES SMOOTHLY IN LIFE, sad but true* Ryuuji got used on flirting with Minori, his statement: ''Well, that is because I always look at you*... good one, why not save it for Taiga! I am hoping that Minori will feel sorry for Taiga and tell Ryuuji what happened why she rejected him... RIGHTER IT MUST AND IT WILL BE LIKE THAT! |
| I assumed that Minori's diplomatic rejection on New Year's Eve would be sufficient to establish Taiga X Ryuuji, but it looks like my judgement might have been a bit hasty. I can't see any other final couple as plausible though, given the extent to which their relationship has been developed to the detriment of the others. |
| "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." Douglas Adams |
just-away said: Not enjoying the possible plot cliche of "wish it would stay like this forever" then the main character showing maturity and causing change, then it's just another harem. Thats not so much a plot cliche as much as realistic feelings towards the ending of a class.. I felt that way too when my high school days came to an end. Watching shows like this always makes me nostalgic X)..Cant wait to see the conclusion of this though |
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| The highlight of this ep would be Taiga tearing the guy's hair out lol. I guess Taiga being able to speak normally to Kitamura must mean she does not have a crush on him anymore. And the reason for that?! Sheesh when is Ryuuji going to realize this? -_- |
| I'm still rooting for Ryuuji/Ami and Ryuuji/Minorin. lol. |
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id said: Furukawa pan! holly mother of god O.o,it even looks like the Furukawa bakery xD...Clannad's everywhere lol about the episode...it was a nice filler,i'm sick of all this drama :\ please please i just want Minorin and Ryuuji end up together xD 5/5 |
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