Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
Cast: Rie Kugimiya, Junji Majima, Yui Horie
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Season 1
25 episodes
1. Tiger and DragonOn the first day of school, Ryūji discovers that he and Taiga, the meanest girl in class, share a secret: each loves the other's best friend.TV-14CC24minOct 2, 2008
2. Taiga and RyujiTaiga's efforts to get closer to Yūsaku fail: A scheme in basketball ends with Taiga knocked out, and she drops a plate of cookies out a window.TV-14CC24minOct 9, 2008
3. Your SongRyūji and Taiga spend a day helping Minori at one of her many part-time jobs, and Ryūji gets to know her better when they're locked in a storehouse.TV-14CC24minOct 16, 2008
4. That Look You HadTaiga has a photo album full of blurry pictures of Kitamura. Ryūji offers to snap some pictures of him instead.TV-14CC24minOct 23, 2008
5. Kawashima AmiYūsaku's childhood friend Ami, a model, transfers to the school and immediately becomes popular with everyone but Taiga, who sees the truth about her.TV-14CC24minOct 30, 2008
6. True SelfFollowed by a stalker, Ami hides out with Taiga and decides that she must discard her fake personality from now on.TV-14CC24minNov 6, 2008
7. Pool's OpenWhen the school's pool opens for the summer, the gang shops for new swimsuits, and Ryūji helps Taiga with an embarrassing problem.TV-14CC24minNov 13, 2008
8. Who Is This For?Ryūji tries to help Taiga win a swimming race against Ami, but when Ryūji nearly drowns, the truth about Taiga's feelings comes out.TV-14CC24minNov 20, 2008
9. When You Go To The SeaDuring a trip to Ami's beach villa, Taiga has a nightmare about being married to Ryūji and schemes to bring him and Minori together.TV-14CC24minNov 27, 2008
10. FireworksThe gang plots an elaborate stunt to scare Minori with a trip to a nearby cave where Yūsaku has planted scary traps, but Yūsaku and Minori disappear.TV-14CC24minDec 4, 2008
11. Ohashi High School Culture Festival 1As preparations get under way for the school's cultural festival, Ryūji urges Taiga to consider reconciling with her estranged father.TV-14CC24minDec 11, 2008
12. Ohashi High School Culture Festival 2Taiga's reconciliation with her father divides her friends, but she ends up disappointed when her father doesn't attend her school play.TV-14CC24minDec 18, 2008
13. Ohashi High School Culture Festival 3Taiga wins a beauty contest despite a crushing disappointment about her father; a race is held to determine who will dance with Taiga.TV-14CC24minDec 25, 2008
14. Palm-top Tiger of HappinessA rumor starts that touching Taiga leads to good luck; Yūsaku gets some interesting news from the student council president.TV-14CC24minJan 8, 2009
15. Distant StarYūsaku has a meltdown in class, dyes his hair blond and refuses to run for student council, causing everyone to wonder what's wrong with him.TV-14CC24minJan 15, 2009
16. One Step ForwardYūsaku reveals his love for Sumire, a student council president who is leaving to study abroad, so his friends urge him to run for her council seat.TV-14CC24minJan 22, 2009
17. Mercury is Retrograde at ChristmasWith Christmas approaching, the student council plans a party while Taiga decides to curry favor with Santa by playing Cupid for Ryūji and Minori.TV-14CC24minJan 29, 2009
18. Underneath the Fir TreeThe entire class pitches in to assemble an artificial Christmas tree with a glass star, but a stray fly ball destroys the decorations.TV-14CC24minFeb 5, 2009
19. Christmas Eve PartyThe love triangle of Ryūji, Minori and Taiga reaches a crisis point when true feelings are realized during the school's Christmas Eve party.TV-14CC24minFeb 12, 2009
20. Stay Like This ForeverThe class trip to Okinawa is canceled, leading to a last-minute change of plans to a ski trip, where Ryūji resolves to tell Minori how he feels.TV-14CC24minFeb 19, 2009
21. Can't Help MyselfDuring the ski trip, Ryūji confesses his feelings for Minori, but not to her. When Taiga disappears, everyone frantically searches for her.TV-14CC24minFeb 26, 2009
22. When You're AroundKnowing that Taiga believes she was rescued by Yūsaku during the ski trip, Ryūji asks Yūsaku to pretend that she's correct.TV-14CC24minMar 5, 2009
23. Path to TakeWhen Yasuko collapses from anemia due to overwork, Ryūji and Taiga take over her job of selling chocolate and use Ami's celebrity to improve sales.TV-14CC24minMar 12, 2009
24. ConfessionThe truth about Taiga and Ryūji's feelings for each other finally comes out, and they make a plan to run off together and get married.TV-14CC24minMar 19, 2009
25. Toradora!When Yasuko reconciles with her parents, the truth about Ryūji's father is revealed, inspiring him to have a traditional wedding with Taiga.TV-14CC24minMar 26, 2009
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Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Shin'ichi Ikeda, Takahiro Yamanaka, Yuji Matsukura, Muneyuki Kanbe
- Studio
- J.C.STAFF
