
#TOKYO SCHOOL LIFE TROPES SERIES#
The series has been released in North America by NIS America, although the releases are sub-only to help lower their production costs.

This leads to Taiga breaking into his house that night to retrieve the letter and/or kill him, only to discover that she forgot to put the letter in the envelope and has inadvertently outed her crush on Kitamura to Ryuuji.Īfter much ado and a few sword-blows, Ryuuji and Taiga strike a tenuous deal: to use their positions as Best Friends to help each other bag their respective crushes.

the "Palmtop Tiger"), the pint-sized terror of the school with a fuse even shorter than her stature, and Minori's best friend.Īfter an unfortunate first encounter that ends with Taiga KO-ing him, Ryuuji finds out at the end of the school day that Taiga has put a love letter to Kitamura (whom she has a crush on but is too bashful to approach) in his bag by accident. His class also includes the infamous Taiga Aisaka (a.k.a. People who bump into him on the streets offer him their wallets, and when he grins, everyone in the vicinity retreats to eight feet away.Īs the new school year starts, Ryuuji finds himself in the same class as his friend Yuusaku Kitamaru, and his crush Minori Kushieda (whom he is too bashful to approach). Unfortunately, he inherited the evil-looking eyes and facial structure of his Yakuza father, which makes people think he's a delinquent, or at least someone you don't want to mess with. Ryuuji Takasu is a busybody high-schooler with a somewhat romantic nature and a low tolerance for uncleanliness. It was later given an ongoing 2008 manga series drawn by Zekkyou and a 25-episode anime adaptation by J.C.Staff in 2009.

Toradora! is a 2006-2009 light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya spanning 10 volumes. From left to right: Ryuuji, Taiga, Ami, Yuusaku, and Minori.
