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Toradora!! – First looks =)

Posted by Makoto 4 October 2008 22 Comments

Salt de vanilla?

Tigers are my second favourite animal,my favourite is the cat girl.

Its another manga adaption and nope I didn’t read this one yet…Why?Thats a tough one.I just skipped over this since the summary didn’t get my attention lol.But the anime did however.It seems that many liken this to Zero no Tsukaima and such but I don’t give a damn frankly.”Toradora” or “Tiger Doll” is,for me,a real fun ride.I was impressed with what I saw from the first 5 minutes.Strange characters everywhere.Well queer as in less stereotypical than your usual bread and butter shounen anime.

Its good to see hard working parents.Just look at that dedication for her kid.

The first episode gave me the impression that the story will revolve mostly around the daily interactions between Ryuji and Taiga.Sounds bland?Well at least it takes up a smaller bit of my already limited attention span as well as I can sort of have the option to follow the raw version if I choose to =| .

RAWR!!

So the story is basically about this guy named Ryuji who has a scary look on his face all the time,apparently he inherited it from his dad.His mom is a….slut?And his dad is a mafia ring leader?Whatever.But it sets things up nicely for the meeting between the Tiger and the Dragon.Taiga beats the shit out of Ryuji though and the story progresses from there.Somehow they find out that they both have crushes on each other’s best friend.So Taiga sorta turns Ryuji into her slave boy and to give her some help in pursuit of love..

Kyaaa~~

It was a barrel of laughs to say the least.Apparently its better than the manga equivalent version.However,I would just like to emphasize that the comedy genre is largely influenced by the animation studio’s craft and cunning.A good script can be a bad one if the director is an idiot.So far, the guy isn’t an idiot as far as I’m concerned.Also,lets not forget that Taiga is just so damn cute.Loli + Tsundere.As Borat would say, “WAWAWEWA verie nice”.

No OP sequence this week…but the ED was great,I have to get my hands on the mp3 =].Anyway I dunno if anybody else at Yukan wants to blog this but whatever.Its just my impressions of the show.

22 Comments »

21stcenturydigitalboy said:

I also enjojyed the first ep but it does nothing for me to know other people liked it.

# 4 October 2008 at 7:19 pm

Akira said:

Actually the anime and manga are adaptions off the light novel

Hope you’ll keep blogging it.

# 4 October 2008 at 7:43 pm

Cokematic said:

Inko-chan maybe my new favourite character…

Cokematics last blog post..Tora Dora – Does JCStaff do it on purpose????

# 4 October 2008 at 8:06 pm

yoroshiku anime blog said:

Toradora: Episode 1…

I usually dont watch animes which are still airing. But since I got curious on this anime and I thought it would be fun. And after reading all that Toradora first impressions anime blog entries, I gave it a try.

So.. she is her… MOM?!
So this is an…

# 4 October 2008 at 8:53 pm

Kairu Ishimaru said:

Ohwow. Another praise for Toradora. Yes I agree this is a GREAT anime.
Kairu Ishimarus last blog post..Toradora: Episode 1

# 4 October 2008 at 8:54 pm

TokiDoki said:

I think the plot and characters do give the series quite allot of potential, I guess thats what raised my expectations. The fact that Ryuji’s face doesn’t suite his personality is whats keeping my interest, hes defiantly my favourite character in this series so far. But as for the series itself, I guess I need to watch a few more episodes to make up my mind on how much I enjoy it.

# 4 October 2008 at 9:29 pm

Makoto (author) said:

@Digiboy
Well I was just saying is all…

@Akira
Yea I knew that but…I don’t / can’t read light novels.Raw manga….maybe

@Cokematic
That bird is just disturbing

@Yoroshiku
I can’t help but watch series while they’re airing..else I forget.I’m sure I’ll be labeled a heretic if I disclose the amount of anime I “forgot” to watch

@Kairu
All hail Taiga!! I am not worthy of thy

@Tokidoki
Its great that everyone has their fav character so far.It just shows the amount of depth in the cast.At least Ryuji doesn’t come off as an ass so far.The same couldn’t be said for 90% of the shounen main characters.*cough*linebarrel**iron***assxxxx**detected*cough*

Pardon my sudden illness
Makotos last blog post..Megaman(& me) lives on:心の歌

# 4 October 2008 at 10:53 pm

Omisyth said:

My sink looks like that everyday.

Omisyths last blog post..Clannad ~AFTER STORY~ First Impressions: This Is The Tale Of Yoshino Shuusuke. A Man. A Hero. Nay, A GOD.

# 5 October 2008 at 12:07 am

mellow_bunny said:

@Omisyth: That is disturbing as hell.

I liked the first ep I’ll see how the next few goes. I’m hoping for Palmtop Tiger madness.

mellow_bunnys last blog post..Threes | I don’t care if that sounds wrong.

# 5 October 2008 at 4:05 am

Makoto (author) said:

@Omisyth
My god… its the grim reaper of plumbers But yea I’ve seen sinks like that IRL disgusting but tolerable

@mellow_bunny
Ahh a fellow worshipper
Makotos last blog post..Megaman(& me) lives on:心の歌

# 5 October 2008 at 8:46 am

EvilDevil said:

“Its good to see hard working parents.Just look at that dedication for her kid.”
it helps if she is a MILF

# 5 October 2008 at 9:46 am

TokiDoki said:

For some reason the series reminded me of Midori no Hibi

# 5 October 2008 at 7:38 pm

Shin said:

If I had someone like Taiga to discipline me in school, I wouldn’t have turned out to be such a screwed up person.

# 6 October 2008 at 4:03 am

jitensha said:

So far, Toradora is the one only series I’m picking up which is not a sequel/prequel of anything previous… XD.

# 6 October 2008 at 5:04 am

Hynavian said:

I find the 1st episode interesting and will continue to catch a few episodes to see how it goes. Hopefully I’ll be able to follow it to the end of this season. (:

# 6 October 2008 at 7:26 am

C.I. said:

Well, I take Touhou Vanilla~

Also, well, this show looks downright set to be the second best this season. After all, Taiga is a well-put-together amalgamation of Kugimin’s best roles.

Also, freaky parrot is freaky.

# 6 October 2008 at 11:11 am

manga said:

Another tiger. Why are tigers so popular? The same ferocity, the same favorite weapon(wooden sword) and everything.

Love comedy with loli, once again voiced by “urusai urusai urusai” Why am I having such a big smile on my face?

Great show.

# 6 October 2008 at 1:03 pm

Persocom said:

Toradora is one of the better series that’s out this season I think, I loved the first ep and look forward to more!

Persocoms last blog post..Yuki Nagato Evil Witch Ver. Figma

# 6 October 2008 at 2:30 pm

Makoto (author) said:

@EvilDevil
Now thats evil lol even if it is true

@TokiDoki
Not really?Why is that actually?

@Shin
Maybe…but if it were me, I would’ve never liked the likes of anyone resembling pamela anderson.Boobs = bad

@jitensha
spoiler: I hate Gundam00 *braces for rotten sushi pelting*

@Hynavian
I’m praying I even have time to watch a few more

@C.I
I place Nodame Cantabile Paris on NO.1 then this hehe

@manga
せい　せい　せい　黙て
sei sei sei DAMATE

@Persocom
I’d personally rate R+V capu no.1 on the eye candy scale, not to mention nana mizuki is in it(disco is cool again ).But this is pretty cool too.

# 6 October 2008 at 7:47 pm

TokiDoki said:

might be because of Ryuji reminds me of Seiji lol.

# 6 October 2008 at 9:54 pm

Yue said:

Tora = Tiger (Aisaka Taiga)
dora = Dragon (Ryuji)

This series effectively means TORA X DORA (if you know what the X means)

Not tiger doll

# 30 January 2009 at 9:12 am

Jason said:

This has to be the best anime series i’ve watched to date (besides Tsubasa, Chobits, Blood+ and a few others) i cannot wait to see the romance unfold as the story continues. Whoever says this sucks can go to hell and burn in a fiery pit of guilt and shame. anyways keep watchin Toradora! lovers!!!

# 1 February 2009 at 9:06 pm