Toradora!

Toradora!

2008
8.2
2 Seasons
Animation Comedy Drama

Ryūji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student who is anything but a cute and fragile girl. Equipped with a wooden katana and feisty personality, Taiga is known throughout the school as the "Palmtop Tiger." One day, an embarrassing mistake causes the two students to cross paths. Ryūji discovers that Taiga actually has a sweet side: she has a crush on the popular vice president, Yūsaku Kitamura, who happens to be his best friend. But things only get crazier when Ryūji reveals that he has a crush on Minori Kushieda—Taiga's best friend! Toradora! is a romantic comedy that follows this odd duo as they embark on a quest to help each other with their respective crushes, forming an unlikely alliance in the process.

Season

Episodes

Episode 1
Ep 1

Tiger and Dragon

On the first day of school, Ryūji discovers that he and Taiga, the meanest girl in class, share a secret: each loves the other's best friend.

Episode 2
Ep 2

Taiga and Ryuji

Taiga's efforts to get closer to Yūsaku fail: A scheme in basketball ends with Taiga knocked out, and she drops a plate of cookies out a window.

Episode 3
Ep 3

Your Song

Ryūji and Taiga spend a day helping Minori at one of her many part-time jobs, and Ryūji gets to know her better when they're locked in a storehouse.

Episode 4
Ep 4

That Look You Had

Taiga has a photo album full of blurry pictures of Kitamura. Ryūji offers to snap some pictures of him instead.

Episode 5
Ep 5

Kawashima Ami

Yūsaku's childhood friend Ami, a model, transfers to the school and immediately becomes popular with everyone but Taiga, who sees the truth about her.

Episode 6
Ep 6

True Self

Followed by a stalker, Ami hides out with Taiga and decides that she must discard her fake personality from now on.

Episode 7
Ep 7

Pool's Open

When the school's pool opens for the summer, the gang shops for new swimsuits, and Ryūji helps Taiga with an embarrassing problem.

Episode 8
Ep 8

Who Is This For?

Ryūji tries to help Taiga win a swimming race against Ami, but when Ryūji nearly drowns, the truth about Taiga's feelings comes out.

Episode 9
Ep 9

When You Go To The Sea

During a trip to Ami's beach villa, Taiga has a nightmare about being married to Ryūji and schemes to bring him and Minori together.

Episode 10
Ep 10

Fireworks

The gang plots an elaborate stunt to scare Minori with a trip to a nearby cave where Yūsaku has planted scary traps, but Yūsaku and Minori disappear.

Episode 11
Ep 11

Ohashi High School Culture Festival 1

As preparations get under way for the school's cultural festival, Ryūji urges Taiga to consider reconciling with her estranged father.

Episode 12
Ep 12

Ohashi High School Culture Festival 2

Taiga's reconciliation with her father divides her friends, but she ends up disappointed when her father doesn't attend her school play.

Episode 13
Ep 13

Ohashi High School Culture Festival 3

Taiga wins a beauty contest despite a crushing disappointment about her father; a race is held to determine who will dance with Taiga.

Episode 14
Ep 14

Palm-top Tiger of Happiness

A rumor starts that touching Taiga leads to good luck; Yūsaku gets some interesting news from the student council president.

Episode 15
Ep 15

Distant Star

Yūsaku has a meltdown in class, dyes his hair blond and refuses to run for student council, causing everyone to wonder what's wrong with him.

Episode 16
Ep 16

One Step Forward

Yūsaku reveals his love for Sumire, a student council president who is leaving to study abroad, so his friends urge him to run for her council seat.

Episode 17
Ep 17

Mercury is Retrograde at Christmas

With Christmas approaching, the student council plans a party while Taiga decides to curry favor with Santa by playing Cupid for Ryūji and Minori.

Episode 18
Ep 18

Underneath the Fir Tree

The entire class pitches in to assemble an artificial Christmas tree with a glass star, but a stray fly ball destroys the decorations.

Episode 19
Ep 19

Christmas Eve Party

The love triangle of Ryūji, Minori and Taiga reaches a crisis point when true feelings are realized during the school's Christmas Eve party.

Episode 20
Ep 20

Stay Like This Forever

The class trip to Okinawa is canceled, leading to a last-minute change of plans to a ski trip, where Ryūji resolves to tell Minori how he feels.

Episode 21
Ep 21

Can't Help Myself

During the ski trip, Ryūji confesses his feelings for Minori, but not to her. When Taiga disappears, everyone frantically searches for her.

Episode 22
Ep 22

When You're Around

Knowing that Taiga believes she was rescued by Yūsaku during the ski trip, Ryūji asks Yūsaku to pretend that she's correct.

Episode 23
Ep 23

Path to Take

When Yasuko collapses from anemia due to overwork, Ryūji and Taiga take over her job of selling chocolate and use Ami's celebrity to improve sales.

Episode 24
Ep 24

Confession

The truth about Taiga and Ryūji's feelings for each other finally comes out, and they make a plan to run off together and get married.

Episode 25
Ep 25

Toradora!

When Yasuko reconciles with her parents, the truth about Ryūji's father is revealed, inspiring him to have a traditional wedding with Taiga.

Cast

Rie Kugimiya

Rie Kugimiya

Taiga Aisaka (voice)

Junji Majima

Junji Majima

Ryuuji Takasu (voice)

Yui Horie

Yui Horie

Minori Kushieda (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Eri Kitamura

Ami Kawashima (voice)

Hirofumi Nojima

Hirofumi Nojima

Yuusaku Kitamura (voice)