“Two mismatched teens form an alliance to pursue each other's crushes in this romantic comedy.”
Toradora!
とらドラ!
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Synopsis
Two mismatched teens form an alliance to pursue each other's crushes in this romantic comedy.
Ryuuji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face that often gets him labeled as a delinquent. On the other hand is Taiga Aisaka, a small, doll-like student, who is anything but a cute and fragile girl. Equipped with a wooden katana and feisty personality, Taiga is known throughout the school as the "Palmtop Tiger." One day, an embarrassing mistake causes the two students to cross paths. Ryuuji discovers that Taiga actually has a sweet side: she has a crush on the popular vice president, Yuusaku Kitamura, who happens to be his best friend. But things only get crazier when Ryuuji reveals that he has a crush on Minori Kushieda—Taiga's best friend! Toradora! is a romantic comedy that follows this odd duo as they embark on a quest to help each other with their respective crushes, forming an unlikely alliance in the process.
What people say
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Derived from 500 sampled reviews of 748
What 500 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.33 · split reception
6.6 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 2.5
↓ 0.81
Running avg · Oct 2008 → Mar 2025
- 8 “Toradora is a cute anime. The shoujou touch is just right, it's not too petty. The story keeps getting better and better as you watch it. The characters are cute.”
- 10 “There isn't much to saw after watching this except this amine can leave you on the edge of your seat i went threw all 25 in one shot i could not stop watching it and might watch it again soon just...”
- 10 “All I can say is, That's a great Anime. No Doubt :) The Story is great, a lot of twist, i laugh me ass off. The Ending is nice, The characters has their own amazing personalities. A nice anime~...”
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- Format 25 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 35m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2008 – Mar 2009 Fall 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3554 catalog
Produced by
- Genco Producer
- Starchild Records Producer
- Yomiko Advertising Producer
- Magic Capsule Producer
- TV Tokyo Music Producer
Licensed by
- NIS America, Inc. Licensor