How's the rewatch going?

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I watched it for the first time and proceeded to binge through the entire series in under 24 hours

Now I'm reading the light novel, so pretty well

>>151162845
How's your soul holding up

>>151162903
It is completely destroyed, I watched this series 5 days ago and I still think about it constantly
Its actually inspired me to start giving a shit about my life a little, because wow am I alone anon

>>151162991
Hopefully it's not too late for you. My youth is pretty much over.

>>151163029
I'm 21 so there is still time I hope. Honestly if this show turns my life around it proves that anime is the superior medium

Who /melli/ here?

Watching for the 1st time and currently at ep23. I shouldn't watch romance anime t b h it only makes me depressed.

>tfw you cry bitch tears

No! Not like this!

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>>151163249
that scene where yachans parents tell them she did a good job raising Ryuji by herself

Not like this anon

Not like this

>>151162796
I love this anime, but Taiga is mean MEAN!

>>151163342
She's also incredibly cute

Threadly reminder that Minorin did nothing wrong.

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>>151163342
>>151163353
This

>>151163438
>you will never look down and see Taiga

Why even live?

>>151163210
Episode 25 will crush you

>>151163530
Thats why Im gonna get an increadibly short gf and pretend anon

>>151163571
>>151163210
MAKE SURE YOU WATCH PAST THE CREDITS

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>>151163438
The comfiest girl

Inko-chan best girl

>>151163652
>>151163652
If you havent anon you should check out the light novels because she is even comfier

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>>151162796
I first watched this when I was 15 and it helped me a lot, for a good month after watching this I realised I shouldn't waste my youth. 5 years later I've been through 2 relationships and currently out of one, I wanted to rewatch recently it but that first scene with the 2 birds gave me goosebumps and I just couldn't watch continue. I love this show so God damn much.

>>151162903
>>151162991
What's so depressive about this anime? It's pretty funny at the same time

how?

>>151163722
>minorin watching it all happen

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>>151163853
Because it's a deconstruction of wish fuilfilment/harem/romance stories. It takes the comforting things about the genre and twists them around, and makes the melodramatic parts comedy, or meta comedy aimed at the genre and audience. It makes it feel both knowing, like it was made specifically for an audience that is familiar with all this stuff, including you. But at the same time, it's critical of you, but in a sort of soft, and loving and encouraging way.

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What are some other shows like Toradora?

I'm feeling like crying bitch tears lately.

I also want to lay down the fieldwork to truly found out which anime is the greatest love story ever told

>>151164052
Your lie in April is as good.

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>>151163722
No, not like this.

>>151164052
I should add that I gathered up some recommendations from an earlier thread:

>Oregairu (I finished it, it was ok but nothing like Toradora)
>Sakurasou
>White Album 2
>Golden Time
>Nagi no Asukara

>>151164193
>>151164052
Golden Time is made by the same director as Toradora, although I haven't gotten to it yet

>>151164052
Honey and Clover, although you'll probably rage more than cry.

>>151164052
>I also want to lay down the fieldwork to truly found out which anime is the greatest love story ever told
Finally the ultimate question will be answered

>>151164221
Author*

Seems like you missed the TADA BANRI memes
Back then

>started my rewatch a week ago
>still only 4 episodes in

Gonna end up marathoning 15 eps on Christmas I think.

>>151164369
>mfw I watched it all in 1 day

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So what did Ami mean by this? Why would Minorin feel less guilt after what happen with Taiga and Sumire?

>>151164352
I miss ghost Banri being shooped into things.

>>151164369
I started on the 1st, thinking I would do an episode a day, but ended up marathoning it on the first week.

>>151164404
Because now that the council pres is out of the picture, Kitamura might go for Taiga and thus Ryuuji is free for the taking

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>>151163722

>>151162796
I watched it for the first time the last two days and I teared like a bitch on multiple occasions

And now I feel empty for the withdrawal this show gave me, it's been years since I felt like this for a story

>>151163722
>When Taiga realizes that she loves Ryuuji.

I was rooting for them, but why does it hurt?

>>151164515
I want more shows that do this to me.

It's rare for a show to trigger emotional response in me, and it is a sign of good writing, etc.

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>>151164541
Taiga sort of knew for a while. She just assumed that this was the last time, because Minori would 100% accept him

>>151164221
imo Golden Time is pretty shit compared to Toradora.

Kids on the Slope is a pretty feels-heavy anime, as far as I remember it

>>151162796
Whats toradora about?

>>151164678
Taiga and Ryuuji have a crush on each others best friends, thus they make an alliance and try to help each other get together with them.

Shenanigans ensues. Feels are had.

>watched it all in two days
>emotional wreck
>rewatch some random episodes, end up rewatching the last 5, feel completely numb
maybe if I rewatch it in a year I'll feel something again, or maybe if I get invested in it again I will
It was a great watch the first time, it was fun reading the emotions and figuring out the motives of everyone
I read the first volume of the LN but I can't read off a screen for that long

>>151164696
hmm well i have nothing to watch maybe ill try this

>>151164678
It's like In the Mood for Love but with a lighter ending and it's anime that takes place in high school

>>151164713
I rewatched the entire thing the other day.

Hadn't watched it since I went to high school, so I had pretty much forgotten most things.

Still impacted me

>>151164737
See you in 24 hours bud

>>151164737
Be sure to check in the thread once in a while with your opinions

>>151164597
I kinda like how you can see her slowly coming into terms with her feelings on the rewatch. I wish it was the same for Ryuuji, especially since you see things in his point of view. Him coming to terms with Taiga's feelings felt rather abrupt in the last few episodes if you ask me. He was still pining for Kushieda and after the ski episode, he suddenly switches to Taiga.

>3rd TD thread in a week
christmas miracle

>>151164811
Yeah I gotta say, I was getting a bit annoyed at how stupid he was acting, but I guess that's the case for all anime protagonists

>>151164829
You're welcome

>>151164840
I think he's fine throughout the series though. I just think it's typical teenager thing, but at the same time he wasn't really like a typical anime MC.

>>151164840
>>151164811
Well, I guess Ryuuji's actions might seem a bit stupid from the audiences perspective, since we get more info.

Also, there's also the possibility that he actually knows, but just refuses to realize or accept it.

Or maybe the creator was just trying to be realistic in the sense that women can be hard to understand and comprehend, but simplified so that the audience knows whats going on

>>151164811
I think Ryuuji was pulling a Minori, where he wanted her to be with Kitamura because that's what he thought would make her happy, but at least Ami called him out on it and it was addressed
It was just a personality trait I think, he was kind and cared about her being happy, that's just who he was. The highschool dating world is a nebulous mix of emotions, can't say I really blame him

>>151164811
Its funny you say that because in the light novel you can tell when Ryuji starts falling for Taiga Its after he almost drowns and she declares that he is hers only also from the start in the novel he mentions that she is very attractive to him

>>151164916
They also get into more shit together in the LN and their relationship is a bit more well established too
Not really the anime's fault, only so many episodes to work with

>>151164903
This is true, they are both looking out for each other and not realizing that they are actually deeply in love with each other

Also they are both stupidly stubborn in their own ways

>>151164952
It was lucky to get 25 episodes.

I fucking wish more anime got that much time to flesh out characters and story

>>151164916
>>151164952
Time to read the LN I guess.

This thread better be alive when I wake up tomorrow

>>151165000
Is Toradora regarded highly in Japan? Did it do well? It seems to have high praise over here in the west

>>151165128
Well it got a sequel VN game for the PSP, but I don't know how much that means

>>151165090
It's a long-ass read but it puts the anime into more context so it's worth it

>>151165238
This scene solidified Taiga as best girl for me

>>151165238
>this episode was fucked for me so I still haven't seen it
so fucking angry man

>>151165238
I wonder how hard Toradora hit people with parent troubles

>>151165331
I almost closed the episode, it was too real
My parents almost never showed up to any of my events feelsbadman

>>151165367
Well, not only that, but there's also the part about runaway dad and parents trying to force your future

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>>151164952
Is there many differences between the LN and the anime? I only know that the ending was completely different and more happy.
>>151165128
It consistently get high ranking on romance anime recommendation from anime website, if that mean anything.

I only moderately enjoyed it when I finished it. Must be the seasons or nostalgia because I look back at it fondly now.

>yfw from the beginning Kitamaru was pushing Taiga and Ryuji together

>>151165483
I watched it the other day to confirm if it was actually as good as I remembered it as being.

It held up well.

>>151164154
Really enjoyed that one. The music and animation really helps hit you. Especially to me as a musician.

>>151165487
Kitamura's a G
same with Haurta
>ywn smoke weed after school with blonde kitamura and haruta

>>151165543
see
>>151164654
and also White Album 2

Also dramas based around music

>>151165554
Fucking Haruta man, I didnt expect him to turn into such a likable character. His play was brilliant

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>>151165554
>>151165594
You're forgetting Nato

>>151165636
Fuck now I wanna watch it all again

How can a show be so perfect

>>151163722
You know, I was about to masturbate right now, but now I'm crying. Fuck you.

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Don't forget sensei

>>151165594
Haruta was great
I love how he just had a girlfriend too
I like how a lot of the minor characters got fleshed out a bit more than usual while still remaining fairly minor characters

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Didn't really invoke any feelings in me. A bit suprising considering there are more anime that made my cry than anime that didn't. Maybe it's just because I've never loved anybody or something.

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>>151165741
I hope she find someone to love her before she die.

>>151165869
>plot twist: it's ryuuji's dad

>>151164193
NNA is the only thing worth watching on that list.

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>>151165914
>>151165869
>plot twist 2: it's pic related

This show was a great representation of highschool relationship drama bullshit
It was good but it brought back waves of shitty high school memories among other memories

What does it mean that I don't find Taiga to be a remotely sympathetic character?

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>>151162796
star vs. remindes me of toradora, a lot.
the main heroine gets cuck'ed by the crush of her roommate.
>yes i know, not anime
but its animated, does that count?

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>>151164783
>>151164805
Just watched Episode 1 I can see the charm to it pretty cute desu probs gonna binge a bit

>>151166080
Judging from her character's song, I'm sure she'll be happy with anyone.

>>151164025
I never got that feel. Granted it was probably among the first romance anime I ever watched so I guess I wouldn't have been able to see what they were deconstructing.

Not watching it but watched it last year. Let me guess, the stream is almost entirely filled with people spamming AUTISM 100% of the time.

>>151165367
I've never been able to properly connect in those scenarios because I always prayed that my parents would not come since it might mean I'd have to put more effort into whatever I was doing.
And if anyone wonders they were very supportive, and I actually currently have a high paying job I enjoy

>>151165331
Doesn't hit me as hard as the Tomoya's father scene in Clannad After Story.

>>151163987
what is this about?

>>151165367
>parents showed up to tell me to try harder
mixed feels

>>151167047
That scene hit me the hardest out of all of Clannad. Stories abut family end to be the only ones that really get me. I have splintered family and I'm pretty much the only one that keeps in touch with my dad. Hit close to home.

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>>151163722
>https://files.catbox.moe/zr2pzw.webm
This scene was fucking ruined for me because I watched it dubbed. Ryuji was wearing the bear costume and when she realized she'd be losing him, Taiga says, "I couldn't BEAR that" and I got so fucking pissed. Mood ruined, fuck dubs.

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>be 30
>watch Toradora every year
>never progress in life
>still alone
>still kissless
>still virgin
>can never go back in time and have a sweet highschool romance

It hurts. I don't know why I do this to myself every year. It hurts so much, /a/.

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>>151167177
>Ryuji was wearing the bear costume and when she realized she'd be losing him, Taiga says, "I couldn't BEAR that"

>>151167219
>can never go back in time and have a sweet highschool romance
Highschool romances aren't like they are in your Chinese stereographs. They are fleeting and shallow, and if you do somehow get to bang, awkward.

>>151166422
Oh you poor asshole. Get tissues. It starts at episode 16 and it doesn't stop.

>>151167219
I can't tell if that's better or worse than having your only high school relationship be a shitshow that ends with you in a mental hospital
I fucking hate women so fucking much

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>This fucking scene

Man, Kitamura didn't deserve that.

>>151167338
Episode 3 now so like she has feelings for him now ish? and he i think has some feelings deep in him for her?

>>151167357
At least you have something. You have a memory to take with you through the rest of your life. I have nothing.

I will never have an awkward first kiss. I will never have a meaningful first date. I will never have childish promises of forever. There is literally nothing there. It's an absence of every routine social interaction that everyone else in this country has gone though.

Trust me. You are better off than I.

>>151167375
Jesus, that episode. Kitamura, man. Jesus.

Every character in this show had depth. No other anime has ever come close to Toradora when it comes to the main and supporting casts.

>>151167440
That's fair
However, it did ruin any chance of me ever being able to have a relationship again
Maybe I'm just not cut out for relationships

Thoroughly enjoyed it. So many feels. Makes the 16 year old me angry because it was everything i wanted. Then at the same time makes me appreciate what I have now at 26. Definitely at the top of the list for its genre.

>>151167590
At least you had one. Can you imagine being 30 and not know what it feels like to have someone of the opposite sex legitimately enjoy spending time with you?

Seriously. Dig yourself out of that hole and go lead a normal life. You can still do it.

Just started my rewatch today.
I don't remember any details at all so it's really fun.
So far I've noticed that Ami is less of a bitch than I remember and Minori less cute.

>>151162796
>I thought this was a meme
People actually like this show?

>>151167219
i think im heading in the same direction, but im in my youth perhaps i can change somehow, the thing is i dont know what to do

sry for the blog

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>>151167830
No. Nobody likes things you don't like, some people are very good at pretending though.

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>>151167219
tha flow of time never stops,
the loneliness ride never ends

>>151167219
mattete sempai

May as well start the rerewatch. And finish the VN. Which route do I go anons?

>>151163722
Is it the sad part where she cries for ryuuji? Shit won't load.

>>151167978
ya-chan
those f-cups aren't gonna rub themselves

>>151167978
Is there any choice but Taiga, though you still have to do Kushieda's route to unlock Taiga's true ending.
>>151167993
Aye, after the Bear scene.

>>151164829
Fourth, actually

And I've been here for all of them

God help me

This is my second time watching, but I still don't get it. When some character cries or starts yelling, I just laugh because of how ridiculous it all is. I would say that the show is aware of how stupid some of the developments are but it takes itself way too seriously.

>>151167177
Kek <----
Kek
Kek

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You hear you lose

>>151168223
Welcome to anime

>>151168283
Already lost, pre-parade and the ending song are amazing

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>>151166906
Yeah, but it's still kind of fun. I would probably drift off and lose interest if it wasn't for niconico shitposting with a hundred other autists.

Man I wanna watch the sub so that I can actually like Ami as a character

But I can't tear myself away from dub Taiga's voice

Oh well, I guess I'll hate Ami forever

>>151168399
>hating best girl
your loss

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>>151168435
That's where you're wrong, friendo

>>151168399
But Ami is awful no matter what language she speaks.

Was Ami not telling just to get them to man up and face their own feelings on their own or did she have some ulterior motive? It felt like she was trying to help more than anything, but she wanted them to be able to admit it to themselves first

>>151164916
Also early in the LN when Ryuji was helping Taiga strecth in gym class he was staring at her exsposed panties the whole time. Also when he saw Taiga in a swim suit for the first time he freaked out and got turned on more than when he saw Ami and Minori in one. He started thinking lewd thoughts to the point of hyperventilation lol. The LN does a better job overall makeing love story not as onesided compared to the anime adaptation since you can read ryuji's thoughts

>>151164025
2/10

>>151168486
You take that back.

Ami is amazing.

>>151168287
So am I really not missing anything?

>>151168399
What do they call Taiga in the dub?

Tiger?

>>151169065
Sorry, how do you mean?

>>151169276
Names aren't changed, its still Taiga/Kitamura/etc

>tfw never got my beta Taiga's altered to have Taiga on them before I sold them
would have been a waste of like 2 grand but it would have been funny

>>151164025
>it's a deconstruction
Stopped reading right there.

taiga is a violent bitch

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>rewatch it each year
>still cry after episode 16+
>tear up when Taiga claims Ryuji as hers after almost losing him
>cry when Taiga chases after Ryuji and breaks down in the street
>sob uncontrollably after episodes 23-25
Every year my feelings never change

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>>151167177
>Ryuji was wearing the bear costume and when she realized she'd be losing him, Taiga says, "I couldn't BEAR that"

>>151164025
I like Toradora but you got to stop thinking that is more that an above the average charming romcom and you got to stop trying to sound intellingent, you come of as pretentious.

bait/10

>>151169638
Not him, but what do you consider better then Toradora in the same genre?

Genuine question

>>151169968
Kare Kano

MY
SILKY
LOVE

>>151167428
Keep watching friend it gets even better

I'm curious what episode that anon's on by this point

Yachan doesnt get nearly enough love on this board, not only does she raise a kid from the age of 15, he turns out to be a great son

>>151170645
What?

Yachan gets more love then Minorin

>>151170676
Which is a shame, because Minorin really got the worst deal out of literally everyone, except maybe sensei

>>151170846
I actually think Ami got the worst deal, she was always the odd one out

>>151170945
At least she's rich, but yeah she got a pretty shitty bargain too

>>151168482
>>151165419
Where can I find my own angel Taiga?

Felt proud to have figured out Minorin that she liked Ryuji since they first met. Already had suspicions as early as the aftermath of that Taiga vs. Sumire fight because of what Ami whispered to Minorin, but voiced it out at the end of the Christmas episode. Everyone else dismissed her as lolsorandum so they were confused at what Minori did and felt there.

>>151170945
Atleast Ami got some of her issue resolve and manage to show her trueself and made some "real" friends. Minorin didn't get anything.

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>>151163722
>That heart wrenching yell for Ryuuji
It never not hurts.

>>151167177
I just watched that clip and immediately saw this post, holy fuck crying and laughing at the same time hurts.

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>>151163722
>was totally fine until she starts calling for Ryuuji
>start welling up
>oh god the tears won't stop

Fuck you guys now I have to rewatch this.

>>151163722
>tfw minori shouts to taiga that she's always loved ryuuji
she must have gone through hell man

>>151171341
I think Minori always knew from the start that Taiga loved Ryuji, which is why she kept her arms length with Ryuji

>>151171367
That still doesn't mean she suffered
She even had to reject him, imagine how hard that would have been

>>151171425
I was more adding to your post, I agree she suffered a lot for her friends which makes her amazing

>>151171439

t. a nice guy

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>>151164052
100% answer is Koi Kaze trust me my senpai.

>>151171969
Its been so long since I read the manga, did this have a happy ending?

>>151172164
Aye.

>>151172164
Not sure about the manga but the anime ended generally well but didn't flesh out what they did future-wise exactly but yes they kept their love no suicide or separation.

We all know Taiga's best girl, so who's best boy?

>>151172938
Its a tossup between Ryuji and Kitamaru, Kitamaru is the ultimate bro

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>>151172963
>Kitamaru

>>151162796
>Rewatch a little shit get with MC instead of dying in the blizzard so he can get with either or the two better girls.

Better off rewatching Ef. Or maybe even Clannad.

>>151166332
That you don't like cute girls

>>151173013
Kitamaru is the ultimate bro, helping out his best friend Ryuji

Also he's /fit/

>>151173157
>Also he's /fit/
he's flat as a board m8, he just curls

>>151168323
BANIRA

I never understood why you autists liked it so much. It was OK. Then again it is anime after all. Shame on me for expecting more.

>>151164052
>I'm feeling like crying bitch tears lately.

Get those tear ducts ready:
Ano Hana
Angel Beats
Clannad + After Story
ef: A Tale of Memories/Melodies
Ga-Rei: Zero

There are (relatively few) parts of The iDOLM@STER that'll probably induce tears. Kokoro Connect has some seriously heavy parts that can hit hard if you get attached to the characters.

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>>151162796
It's not. Show is crap. I'm rewatching TWGOK instead.

I enjoy seeing best girl win

>>151173294
I've watched ano hana, and it didn't hit me that much.

Angel Beats was alright, although it has some silly parts, as far as I remember (the past flashbacks were tough)

Clannad ive never actually watched since the artstyle is such a huge turnoff for me

>>151173422
>haremshit

>>151173543
>tsunshit

>>151173586
>TWGOK doesn't have tsun

Toradora is a brilliant coming of age story, and I would sort of define it as a "celebration of youth." It is a classic love story between high schoolers, who are confused and act irrational as a result of their confusion.

Our main characters consist of two social outcasts, who bond over their delusional dreams. They share a classic "partners in crime" relationship, where they each assist each other to achieve what they believe to be their dreams.

Ryuuji thinks that he likes Minori, and convinces himself that her personality and lifestyle is what's so great about her (which we also finds out is a sort of mask that Minori dons)

Taiga, because of her life of being neglected, yearns for someone who who will rely on her, and need her. Kitamura, being the first person to show interest in her, becomes the target of her misplaced affection.

Throughout the story, we follow these two confused teenagers, as they continuously attempt to make their "dream" come true - only for them to realize in the end that their goals were actually right in front of them. The ending isn't especially subtle, as the viewer is let in on the results almost right from the get-go. However, the characterization and build-up, makes the payoff work.

>>151173631
The show is actually quite realistic (although exaggerated, since it is fiction and a cartoon). The way the characters act - how irrational they act, as they ARE teenagers. Throughout the show we see how all of them mature, as they experience the complications of youth, and as they become more mature, we see them act more rational, as they finally realize what it is they actually want.
People always just see it as a romance drama, but I feel like there's many more layers than just that.

As I said, I consider this a "celebration of youth" and a coming of age story. We get the irrationality of a group of teenagers as we see them make mistakes as they grow up. We are not only presented with the romantic aspect of youth, but also such things as friendship, uncertainty about the future, parents, etc.

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>>151173615
>implying her tsuns arent on a whole different level

>>151173490
Just watch Clannad for the story. You'll probably get accustomed to the art and stop hating it eventually.

>>151173661
?

Why did Ami give up?

>>151164284
H&C is one of the best romance out there tho

What if Kitamura had pursued Taiga partway through the series?
Would Taiga ditch Ryuji?
Was Ryuji prepared to be the ultimate cuck?

>>151176692
>Would Taiga ditch Ryuji?
I doubt it, Taiga realize after a while that she can't be by Kitamura's side. She could barely speak properly around him until Christmas.

>>151175601
because she knew Ryuji would never take her seriously

>>151162796
Didn't bother because it's shit. I did rewatch Amagami SS cause that isn't shit.

>>151173684
>recommending clannad

What the fuck are you doing?

>>151162796
Why would I rewatch something I didn't like?

I'm gonna rewatch Kanon since that has a way better winterly feeling than this suppoosed "christmas anime"

>>151176692
Tbh I don't think so, Taiga started developing feelings pretty early and would have still come over for dinner/etc

>>151162796
Painful.

>>151164052
>find out which love story is the greatest ever told

But anon, it's in the first sentence of your post

>>151177061
I'm just as confused as you are.
People were recommending Your Lie In April so I thought I stumbled onto Reddit.

I'm back boys

>>151170417
MA
SHIKI
LABU

>>151177533
Yes, I am aware. But people always seem to shoot it down, so it is time that someone did something about it, and gathered actual evidence

Wait, hold on, why is everyone rewatching this show? A new season or something?

>>151177906
Christmas time is Toradora time

>>151177840
BANIRA
SORUTO
DE

>>151177906
>new season

One day anon, one day...

>>151177959
never

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>>151173422
But best girl didn't win

>>151177921
I've been here since 2011 and this is the first time I've heard this being a thing. Guess I'm still a newfag after all.

>>151177983
Did Haqua win? She's the best

>>151173294
>GOOD
>CHANCE
>AND
>LUCK

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Rewatching is for casuals. You should be experiencing new anime instead.

>>151178043
Nah, fuck you.

>>151177976
>not counting down the days till the 10 year anniversary wedding OVA

It's like you're a normalfag or something

>>151178032
Get chance and luck*

toradora is a fucking meme

>>151178131
you're a meme, and a terrible one at that

>>151178158
if you want romance atleast watch something that has fucking character depth and action like SAO

>>151178131
>posting in a Toradora! thread when you don't like it

??

>>151178190
meme

>>151178190
>SAO has better romance then Toradora!

How does it feel to have such a shit opinion

Don't get me wrong, I liked SAO, but it's romance really wasn't anything special besides the parent parts

Toradora is leagues ahead of SAO when it comes to character development and relationships

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>>151178234
>Getting baited into saying he likes SAO

>>151178244
I mean, I didn't hate it, it's on the more bottom side of my list, but it wasn't awful

It was just typical edgy hero shit with an alright story behind it

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>>151178190
>character depth
>SAO

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Anyone watching the OVA ?

>>151178327
Watched it yesterday, is cute

>>151178244
Dumb frogposter

>>151178234
>I liked SAO

Dumb

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>>151178390

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>You will never have a palm-sized wife

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>>151178420

>>151178411
>calling people dumb on the Internet

Stupid head

I get back from tour and this is the first thread I see?
moot is gone and /a/ likes Toradora, the fuck am I reading?

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>>151178449

>>151178466
/a/ always liked Toradora nigga.

Or more like, /a/ was always tsundere for Toradora

>>151178466
turn back now, the website has gotten much worse since moot left

>>151178463
Admitting you like SAO is pretty dumb.

>>151178477
cringe

>>151178011
I've been here since 2015 and i heard about it (and re watched it with /a/) in my first 2 months.
Stop having a life

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>>151178477

>>151178466
Fuck off, I've been here since like 2008, and there were always people who liked Toradora

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>>151178505

>>151178480
Whatever you say, man.

>>151178494
I'm going to /v/ to see the damage on FF15, if I see a 13 love thread like this I'm out for good.

>>151178466
Moot is FBI now and recently there's been a huge spike of 1st time Toradora watchers in the past week

Me being one of them

dont mind me just casually pulling an all nighter for this show

again

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>>151178521

>>151178411
>>151178463
>b-baka!

>>151178544
this is adorable

>>151164052
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo is Toradora 2.0

>>151178499
>refusing to see some positive points of a show because a Somalian knitting website told you not to

Sure thing man

>>151164284
This, H&C was the anime hit me the most, i raged, cried but its in my top 10.

>>151163722

welp and here we go, what's this, like the tenth time I watch it?

>>151178544
More?

>>151178586
I've heard the ending is shit tho, your thoughts?

>>151178531
There won't be a thread but consensus with them is that XV is just as bad as XIII

I dropped this at episode 5 or 6 ages ago and I'm not gonna finish watching this garbage, take that faggots

>>151178692
You aren't missing anything other than some decent seiyuu performances, it's a really generic run-of-the-mill LN/anime meloromance show that achieved its "cult" status through subgroup forced memeing.

>>151178692
If you don't finish it I'll fucking kill my self okay is that what you want

>>151178657
I only watched the anime, the ending was somewhat unsatisfying because the story continues afterwards (Light Novel and stuff).

>>151178634
It was shit, man. I wish I could get back my time from watching it.

>>151178544
So sad that we didn't get to see them do couple thing after getting together. So many romance manga ended just like that.

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>>151163530
>you will never wake up and see this

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>>151178657
Here's more you smut loving faggot !

>>151178980
welp time to kill myself

>>151171000
How did you catch that? I didn't even realize that Ami liked Ryuuji until the second viewing of the show.

>>151178980
T-thanks, y-you too friend

>>151164052
i personaly didnt watch it yet but a realy good friend of mine said that Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai. will make you cry like a bitch

got finish zero to tsukaima yet

>>151164396
Me too anon, me too.

The ending pissed me the fuck off.

She just goes away for a entire year, then comes back like nothing happened?

>>151179209
read the LN ending its better

>>151179209
She had to deal with her family issue before she can face Ryuuji again, but aye, it was pretty stupid for her to cut off all contact with everyone, espically when she was supporting Ryuuji the entire time when he was dealing with his own family issue. The LN ending was better.

>>151179209
Read the LN ending and then watch the PSP game ending

Also the time she goes away is debated, it could have been a few months to a year

I don't remember this one thing, was Minori cool about letting Ryuuji go? I recall her not really caring too much about it and helping her friend out.

>>151179272
Yeah, she was basically okay with it from the start actually

>>151179272
No, she breaks down crying once Taiga/Ryu leave at the end

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>>151179272
she's the one that gets hurt the most actualy, shes just realy good at hiding it

>>151179272
She was keeping a cool face but break down crying once Ryuuji and Taiga left.

>>151179209
not a year

>>151167177
This is why dubs should not exist.

>>151179272
She's cool with it because in her mind, Taiga is more miserable than her due to her family circumstances.
Minori think Taiga need Ryuuji more than her.

>>151179039
Not the same anon, but I thought from the beginning that Minori acted bombastic and overly theatrical just to mask her own embarassment with Taiga and Ryuji and in order to dodge awkward questions like a champ

Then I started doubting this position as maybe I was reading too much into the show and seh maybe just was that energic and one-dimensional, until the Cultural Festival arc in which it became clear that every character had actual depth.

I find weird that you didn't notice Ami's feelings as every semi-serious dialogue she has with him ends with her complaining she doesn't take her seriously while talking to herself

Was Minori and Kitamura autism?

I thought /a/ was supposed to watch The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya on Christmas , guess i've binge watched the show for nothing.

>>151179535
no ive seen threads for that around

>>151179535
Not a big Haruhi fan. The movie was alright.

>>151162796
>not watching 25 days of autism with /a/

>>151163125
wow, I'm 22 and I clearly see there is no hope for me... Welp, good luck anyways.

Watching for first time, currently in ep 21

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>tfw 25 and still virgin
>tfw missed out on highschool romance

>>151180347
Oh boy youre about to hit the fucking feel train

>>151163722
>open webm
>see santa' scene
>close webm
NOT GONNA CRY TODAY

>>151180434
28 same

>>151167177
You deserved everything

>>151180434
19 Same here, tell me how to not make the same mistakes

>>151180887
>talk to people
>join clubs
>don't be autistic
I never did any of this, exact opposite actually, but since I have 0 success with women logical doing the opposite of what I did should work

you can just smell all the estrogen in this thread

>>151180434
I went to an all-guy high school... but I also managed to snag a girlfriend from a neighboring all-girl high school.

Wasn't your typical high school romance, but I'll take it.

>>151163722
YAMEROOOOOO

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Toradora is one of the very few series that no matter how many times I rewatch I never seem to grow tired of. Also its soundtrack is the only one besides the Aria soundtracks that I genuinely enjoy listening to in full instead of just picking out certain tracks.
I still like to set https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOAKFyq3X3Y as my alarm since for me it has this great "Let's do this shit!" vibe to it.
What's your favorite tracks from the OST?

>>151162991
>It is completely destroyed, I watched this series 5 days ago and I still think about it constantly
Ah man, I remember that feeling.

Enjoy it while it lasts you can only really taste Toradora once.

>>151181613
Vanilla Salt

>>151181613
My favorite is this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw4WjrGcuUQ

This is like a Sunday morning in the winter when it's warmer than usual, and you spend the day cleaning up the house which you've been neglecting cause it's winter.
Then you reward yourself with a nice restaurant dinner outside before go home and cry yourself to sleep because there's no Taiga in your life

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>>151181613
The one that don't exist on the soundtrack

see
>>151163987

>>151162991
I watched this series for the first time 5 days ago as well, and while that empty feeling it leaves behind mostly went away by the third day, I still constantly think about it at school/work etc

I have literally never felt this way before except for maybe when i was like 13 and it's insane

Best Toradora's OST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO6dsm-lIdI

>>151181613
Either https://youtu.be/fGRqKsQRUH4 or Startup, they really are nice songs to wake up to. Follow by the sad realization that you're still stuck in the 3D world.

>>151183308
>implying that you'll ever escape

>>151167177
Also watching the dub because I like it, but I dont think that was intentional. I didnt even notice

>>151183655
This scene always bugged me because it just seemed so odd that those two would want to do anything together

>>151164811
You can see it early on. He starts blushing when he sees Taiga sometimes. First instance is when she shows him her swimsuit I believe. Its just a case of Ryuuji not knowing what he really wants

>>151183815
>seemed so odd that those two would want to do anything together
Even if they argue all the time they're still friends, it's not like they really hated each other. It's like what Yacchan said, if Taiga really hated someone she wouldn't even interact with them.

>>151183815
Taiga was in the Christmas mood

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQNdS1KBA38

>>151165869
Bad translation there
Taiga is supposed to be referring to herself as single

>>151181613
AMAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

Dropped that sh*t on episode 3, its boring as f*ck

>>151183967
>独身が独身面ぶら下げて，独身ホームルームやりに来ちゃうわ
Really?

>>151163722

>>151183918
i cri evrytiem

>>151185784
dumb frogposter

>tfw never gonna get another ova

>>151177061
Everyone who seriously watched Clannad cries.

Half the people who watch Toradora think Taiga a shit and Ami/Minorin are better girls.

It's no contest.

>>151186132
>Everyone who seriously watched Clannad cries.

I unfortunately knew about the magic saving bullshit so I couldn't feel anything and if I didn't know about it then I would've felt cheated out of my time. I liked the stuff with his dad though.

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>>151178190

>>151186132
Clannad's ending shits on its entire message though. It's good if making you cry is your bar for success, but it's terrible wish fulfillment.

>>151180434
>21
>still virgin
>no highschool romance
>couldnt care less

Probably because all the pairs around my class during my high school life were so melodramatic and for really stupid reasons that it kill any real interest on dating, at least for that period of time.

>>151183645
I tried watching dub but couldn't handle I-Sucker

>grab my bag to head out grocery shopping
>notice it says ECO on it in bright letters
hehehe

>>151164221
Golden Time is great. The mc is a whiny bitch though, but he turns it around just before you get tired of it. I don't recall the soundtrack being as good as Toradora, I only remember the first OP as being good and the second one as very, very shit.
Also you'll hear TADA BANRI a lot.

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>>151162796
>yfw you realised you might have a shot with minori because ryuji picked the wrong girl
>yfw you realised anime isn't real

>>151186206
>already dead

>>151167177
top kek

>>151188467
Is the ending ok? That's a common complaint I'm hearing with alot of these

>>151188853
If the common complaint is that romance animes usually end with a whole lot of fucking nothing or on a stupid ass tease cliffhanger (also fucking nothing (go buy the books, goy)), then you'll like Golden Time's ending because it actually offers closure, like on all the relationships around the mc as well, it's been a while since I watched it but I'm fairly certain it covers everyone or at least gives very suggestive hints as to whether they're gonna fugg or not, stuff like that.
I thought it was pretty fitting/sensible ending as well and not something that throws you a curve ball out of nowhere.

>>151188579
Maya was the cutest girl besides taiga though

>>151178544
;_;

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>you will never hug Minorin

I really really like the pacing in Toradora

>>151164616
The second OP is so good, tho'.