Toradora 18: from retrogression to forward action
There is absolutely nothing that is difficult to understand in this episode. What happened could not be attributed to any astrological occurrence; neither could it be attributed to simple coincidence....
View ArticleToradora – 19: joy to their world
Christmas. For most of the Christians, and most of the world, it is a time of celebration. It is the fulfillment of God’s covenant: the Son that He promised to save us from ourselves arrived and...
View ArticleTaiga: fire and brimstone await for your redemption
I didn’t start hating Toradora all of a sudden, and I probably never would (unless J.C. Staff does an absolutely odious ending). However, I did reflect on a quip that someone made on a forum. Since I...
View ArticleToradora – 20: I take it back. I really do.
It’s ironic that it only took me one episode to change my mind about Taiga. Most of the dissenters presented their case well, and I’ve started seeing things from their perspective, especially with this...
View ArticleToradora! – 20: extras
This was something I found poignant especially after reflecting on the scene with my third re-watch: Kitamura was already recognized in their school as the God of Broken Hearts. Instead of Taiga...
View ArticleToradora – 21: catharses all over
My drill is the drill that will pierce the heavens!- So it begins, and it begins with this episode: the end is near (as if we didn’t know that before, right?). The episode started innocuously enough...
View ArticleToradora – 22: His and her pain
It can be argued that the previous episode was the climax of the series. Not only did the episode show the catharses of both Minori and Ami, it also featured Taiga’s subconscious confession to Ryuuji...
View ArticleToradora 23: questions
Ever since episode thirteen I’ve known that a relationship between Ami and Ryuuji would never happen. I’d like to ask some things, however, since this episode featured a lot more Ami than the previous...
View ArticleToradora – 24: a good anime
This was the episode that confirmed Toradora’s inclusion within the list of good anime. That’s both a good and a bad thing, because, at least for me, it could no longer be great; however, it still...
View ArticleToradora 25 – So the love birds flew …
To be entirely honest, I will graduate from university tomorrow afternoon. I was expecting Toradora to come out some time after my graduation, but I’m glad it came out early especially for the last...
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