“Unaired Blu-ray episode: Ryuuji's bento rivalry with Yuusaku ends when Taiga's salty onigiri teaches him bentos are about love.”
Toradora! Special
とらドラ! 弁当の極意
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Synopsis
Unaired Blu-ray episode: Ryuuji's bento rivalry with Yuusaku ends when Taiga's salty onigiri teaches him bentos are about love.
An unaired episode included in the Blu-ray box set. Yuusaku brings an extravagant bento box to share with the class, which makes Ryuuji feel inferior about his own bento making skills. Desperate to beat his bentos, Ryuuji obsessively tries to compete against them to the point where he even brings a rice cooker to school. After Taiga brings him some salty onigiri, Ryuuji realises that the true meaning of bentos is not the taste, but the feelings that are put into it. (Source: Wikipedia)
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Derived from 11 sampled reviews
What 11 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.86 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 0.27
Running avg · Dec 2011 → Jun 2023
- 7 “This Toradora OVA delivers a light, funny story centered on Ryuuji’s self-declared bentou battle against Kitamura’s grandmother. With no pacing or content complaints, it’s an easy, food-filled...”
- 7 “This relaxed Toradora special is an enjoyable reunion that lets the beloved cast cook, eat, and remind us why we laughed and cried through the original 25 episodes. Don’t expect another dramatic...”
- 7 “The comedy of Ryuuji frantically trying to out-cook his best friend’s grandmother lands well, making this side-story entertaining enough to warrant a watch. Still, it never justifies existing as a...”
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A Special Production
J.C.Staff.- Format 1 × 27′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 27m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2011 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6541 catalog
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- NIS America, Inc. Licensor