What makes Toradora! so fantastic is how the show revolves around the development of the cast while the chemistry between the two lovers slowly starts to grow. At the start of the show, it slaps generic and cliché personality tropes upon the main cast, but as the story starts to progress, we slowly learn how and why the characters act as they do. The characters are not one-dimensional; they all have certain flaws that follow each of them. We get to see how the emotions of the characters slowly evolve and how they personally interact with them, whether it be hiding them, running away from them, or even facing them head on. I believe that these interactions between the characters are what make them realistic and relatable.
It is really interesting to see the show's interpretation of what love truly is: an emotion filled with sweetness with a hint of salt. You really get to see the ups and downs of love that the characters experience individually. Love is a complex emotion, and you will see the characters get hurt by it in their own unique way.
Toradora! is truly one of my favourite romcoms to this day. 10/10
