tora dora 23

were nearing the proving ground....two episode left

2 eps left -.- ... somehow i don't want it to end so soon-.-

I thought this episode sucked. Ryuji unable to take action himself gets help from Ami, Minori and Maruo...

Worthless, this is what I was dreading a retarded kind of ending. No action from Ryuji once again.

Well he was still gathering his thoughts. He had a lot on his plate to deal with in regard to Minori and his mom pressuring him for college. Taiga's confession came out of nowhere, so I'm not surprised at all by his behavior. Before that, his relationiship with her was similar to that of a parent and child. But I guess after this episode he realizes that his chances with Minori are completely out the window and his feelings for Taiga as a woman can bloom without any interference.

All the Ryuji action has been saved up for these next two episodes. Sort like in cHaos;hEad where the Takumi doesn't do shit until the very last moment. And I'm figuring we'll finally see him make up his damn mind about something and confess to Taiga. At least that's what I would have assumed if there was only one episode left. ...But there's two. It doesn't seem like alot of time to get all topsy-turvy, but perhaps we're in for a surprise ending.

Taiga's uniform was cute, sure looked better than when she had her hair up for the christmas concert.

And seriously. Ryuuji's mom is too cute.

There sure were a lot of shoes this episode, weren't there ?

Anyways a good/adorable ep but I do have some issues with it.

They're still hurting/omitting Ami which makes my blood boil.
Ryuji is far from what I'd call a proper protagonist at the moment. After all that buildup his fillings still fluctuate or simply elude his perception. To make things even worse they added those future/career issues as well ... though I expect those will be of some use for the plot/conclusion.

As for the final scene... While it sure carried a giant emotional load it still was way too surreal/abrupt IMHO. It's like the whole main cast went out-of-role in the very same second. Ballistic emo-Taiga and yandere-Minorin are the best examples.

BTW - is it just me or is Haruta becoming kinda likable/impressive lately ? He's words make sense all of a sudden and he even got a girlfriend in 0.1% of the time Ruuji requires.

Yeah, what the hell happened with that guy? Not only did he appear studious in class for some reason, but BAM! Insta-girlfriend. Plus he looks alot more mellow than he used to, it's like he grew up in the span of an episode. Makes Ryuuji look kinda sad.

Haruta's like George Costanza! At first he bugs you but then he gets in your head. Instead of Co-stanza, it's Har-uta. (You have to have seen that episode of Seinfeld for what I just said not to sound like crazy babble)
Speaking of crazy babble, Taiga and Minori turned schizophrenic at the end there (again). This show's gotten increasingly annoying by doing something like this every other episode.
The whole series is schizophrenic and bi-polar imo.

Also, there are seriously two more episodes?! The next episode looks like the end. (God I hope)
Maybe they'll do a decompression episode after it so people leave the show with a not so crazy feeling.
Back to Haruta for a second; I think he got a girlfriend because, well, he probably wanted one, but I think it was also a message to Ryuuji telling him, "See? It's not that hard. Quit being a bitch about it, and confess to Taiga."
The second sentence may or may not be my personal opinion. :P

Just like in real life. Or at least real high school life. I mean, let's face it, even if Toradora has been exaggerating the drama to increase the emotional intensity, it's not like most people in high school are exactly the calm, decisive people you WISH the cast of Toradora was.

I don't know what high school you went to but the only time anyone changed their personality as sharply as they do here is when a girl was on her period.
And I don't WISH they were completely calm and rational people because that would be boring. I'm saying they're changing it too erratically and it bugs the hell out of me.

damn that was intense! I cant wait for the next episode!

I agree the whole blocking doors was completely out of character for Ami for Kitamura maybe you know. BIG MAYBE.

Moreover wtf was Minori thinking. All of a sudden she's outspoken and decides to speak her mind and meddle with someone else's love's life? Seriously this episode was weird in the way the characters reacted. It's lame IMO. I wonder what they are gonna do next episode. No matter how I see it it's gonna be lame. Ryuji's feeling at best will come out as a : ZOMG I've liked Taiga all along without realising it; now thanks to my good buddies I know that. Lame lame lame. I knew something was gonna go amiss.

Nobody's personality has drastically changed from what you are used to, except maybe Noto who's awfully lovestruck this time around.

Minori gets pissed because Ryuuji lies to a person she and he care for, which would probably betray Minori's expectations of him (she does have affections for him after all), which is along the same lines as how you guys want Ryuuji to come to a decision. She's probably also upset that Taiga holds back her happiness in what Minori thinks is a failed attempt at helping her.

Since Taiga failed at her confession to Kitamura in episode 2(or 3?), he probably felt that she had feelings for Ryuuji, and only after the whole situation during winter break did he confirm that suspicion. Him guarding the door matches his gung-ho character and the situation is also much like how Ryuuji and Taiga tried to force him to become president.

Ami-chan has obviously been aware for a long time of the feelings between Taiga and Ryuuji, considering she is the most perceptive character in Toradora and has mentioned such things before. She blocks the door in a sort of half-hearted attempt at keeping Taiga in, which is like her half-hearted attempt earlier to not advertise the chocolates. While it is unusual for her, the observer, to take action, it's not like she hasn't before and it is in her character.

As for Haruta, well, we've never seen him outside of school or school-related events, so he might have gotten a girlfriend yesterday, or before the school year even started. I thought what he said in class, "A school is a place to study", was more or an even-an-idiot-could-tell-you-that kind of thing, rather than some thoughtful consideration of the world around him.

i want to fuck her........


....i cant wait for the next episode......(btw..... twin tailed taiga is super kawaii!!!!)

Wew, this anime is kinda suck. I thought I can see a conflict between Ami, Minorin and Taiga, but to think Ami just help her make me sick. Eventhough she has no chance, why didn`t she try? Sigh, Minorin is too meddlesome. The ending is sooo obvious. I hope I`m wrong, but not that I hate Taiga. Just the anime is lacking something.

Toradora sucks. I wish I didn't invest approx. 23 hours of my life into this crap. Every single person is hiding what they feel and it is beyond annoying. I now think Yasuko Takasu is the best character in this series, and followed closely by Inko the parrot.

I feel I could write a 10+ paper about how stupid these characters have gotten. Ryuuji the most, then Minorin, then Taiga, and Ami probably the last.

The worst thing about this whole series is that I've spent so much time watching it I would feel even worse if I didn't finish it. I just have to prepare for 40 more minutes of pure crap. :(

You and Memphisto are both very strange. You should have realized that Toradora wasn't your cup of orange juice by episode 5.

Episode 5 was the introduction of Ami. I can't remember much of what had happened until that point, but I'm pretty sure there Ryuuji wanted Minori and Taiga wanted Kitamura. Their feelings were pretty clear at that time, despite the obvious foreshadowing/common sense that Ryuuji would end up with Taiga.

They have since turned into complete idiots. 8) So after reading what you said, I decided to figure out which episode was the absolute turning point for me, and it was episode 19. The Christmas Party episode. What a season ruining episode that was. :lol:

I'm trying not to make an Index reference, but you're making it very, very hard.

That's what SHE said! :lol:

Also, I don't see why it was so series ruining. :? There's going to be at least one episode like this in a series of this kind, so what's the hubbub? (most series that DON'T have an episode like this are usually godawful fanservice-only shows, i.e. R+V)