By: Gene

Gene — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:38:39 +0000

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this on my television at home… my wife and daughter used to watch Toradora… I’ll have to send them this link so they can check it out. I’m still stationed overseas, not sure if they are still watching anime back in Hawaii or not. Anyway, I’m glad I ran across this blog… reading your take on this episode made me smile!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:45:55 +0000

I also remember watching this years ago. It was some of the best anime I ever saw. Such a shame it was gone so quickly. There are other anime programs now that my son watches. It’s funny how my interest started to wane and my son developed an interest in anime. My daughter doesn’t watch it as often, but is starting to draw her own anime characters – very cool stuff.

By: Deborah Bradley

Deborah Bradley — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:43:42 +0000

I remember watching this years ago and to be honest it was one of the best anime that I saw. Of course after its first season it never saw another light of day. I miss Tiga.
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By: Anime

Anime — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:03:57 +0000

Just to comment about Toradora! Normally, if thats the case, I’ll watch and do some type of report or review of anime overseas. As my work demands on the current trends on the otaku culture worldwide, and how its effecting in popularity on the west, which are non-published, only for research for clients and corporations acquiring our services. Cannot comment on who, where, what is my position is based, will infringe certain clientele issues, but the why I’m commenting on an anime, that at first glance was not too amused. Most of my colleagues are still hang-over with Suzumiya Haruhi dance, and overly anxious for the next season of Love Hina (if that will happen, we all be in heaven). As time goes on, and after mediocre shows, with the same repetitious elements, nothing seems interesting. Suddenly, I was the lucky one, if luck has to do with it, to check out and comment on Toradora! At first episode, it seems to be the same old, boy-meets-girl story, same styles as most “high-school” love/romance stories. Yet when the second episode was aired, I was impressed with the underlining themes: a “certain love-hate relationship between the main characters”, “how the overall ambient tune is effecting the issues at hand”, “struggles within oneself, is the courage for others”…. there are so many in that particular episode, I was amazed by it. So, I started to “really” do the research on this anime, I ordered the lightnovels, the manga, followed the news online and offline base on whatever materials. The last time, an anime was so profound based on so many sub-themes, was of course, The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. After a few years later, on a different layer, Toradora! delivers many themes more realistic then most anime, in an intelligent and emotionally moving story. As time goes by, Toradora! is appealing in massive, a favorite in the west. Most anime fans are claiming the best of 2008 anime, and others are simply giving great reviews. Web video streaming sites, such as YouTube and others, uploading episodes and AMV (anime music video), which has not been seen since Suzumiya was the favorite. More and more forums are talking about it, gaining more popular. Could Toradora! be the “next” major hit, among Ranma, Dragonball, and Suzumiya Haruhi? Time will tell. So far at seven episodes, its gaining acclaim internationally, and there many fans around the world. Just commenting on Toradora!

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