Toradora! - Episode 20 Discussion / Poll
 

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Please, stay away from this thread... for you mental health :heh:

This episode shouldn't be so emotionally draining, since the last one already stole enough of our hearts. I'm expecting a clean-up of last episode's mess. (I don't mean bad episode mess)

But still, really looking forward to it. For the most of us, we're crossing into unknown territory again...

I remember Roan wrote a synopsis for volume 8 a long time ago but he focused mainly on how it ends. I'm curious and excited to see how they'll handle bringing everyone back together after how the last episode ended.

Not really sure what to make from the forthcoming episode, from the preview Ryuuji seems to be depressed and i take it Minori is trying to act like nothing happened? It's new years day too, so spose most'll be trying for a fresh start?

That's why i wrote my previous post. It will be real unavoidable to be spoiled because of the "novel-influence". Spoiler tags could be a help, but still there is people who cant resist to read the spoilers... :heh:

From what I read, there will be snow. Lots of it; enough to ski on it.

I see two possible paths for this episode:
1.Ryuuji gets depressed and his friends (except Minori) try to cheer him up but end up depressed too.
2.Things somehow go well and they remain friends but with Ryuuji realizing at the end of the episode that he likes Taiga.

i think option 1 is probably going to happen

but i think it may go along the lines of he acts like nothing happened till the end of the episode and then he breaks down or something

because i think Ryuuji is the type of person to not want to let people know he's hurting or anything and just wants to make everyone else happy

Too bad they have chosen a third path :D

And that's what makes the episode better! -isn't reading novels atm-

Man, I thought the last new post would be a synopsis/teaser (It's about the right time now). :(

That is one of the wonderful things about anime -- to be able to create so many different subtle emotions and facial expressions with so little "ink".

ryuji is a manly man... too manly... l was expecting more reaction from him then just that scene in the school hallway. kitanumra acted more like one does when rejected then ryuji. oh well, even though l wanted a emo ryuji... l guess that doesn't fit his character..?

wow, by just looking at these, you can see that Ami has really progressed as a character, i really wonder how her role is going to play out in the upcoming episodes

but skiing? for real? let me guess whats going to happen they are going to go on a school field trip or something and Taiga and Ryuuji get stuck out in the middle of no where and Taiga/Ryuuji think they are going to die so they confess to the other but really they don't because they would make a crappy ending so they spend the rest of series being awkward around each other because of the confession but eventually they end up together

Jesus i hope that doesn't happen

Nah, she probably went there on her own to forget about Ryuuji and Kitamura tagged along...why would Taiga and Ryuuji go skiing of all things...why would anyone go skiing at this time!

hell if i know, amines can be weird like that.

I mean presumably its around Christmas time in the anime, why not go skiing?

This episode was adorable to me for personal reasons... the moment that Ryuuji check the garbage at Taiga's Kitchen (yes, it could it be weird, but in Taiga's case that was really something), tell me how much Taiga had grown up...

Perhaps because it's a school trip ;)