Toradora! - Episode 20 Discussion / Poll

[Raiga]

Spoiler for This episode:

Minori is genki again! =O

And Ami with mini-ponytail thing = ftw.

And Haruta has got to stop trolling Taiga unless he has a death wish.

It's nice to see how much Taiga's grown. ^^ Well, not physically, I guess...

[aohige]

Originally Posted by Raiga

Spoiler for This episode:

And Haruta has got to stop trolling Taiga unless he has a death wish.

Oh come on. You're telling me you DON'T have secret desires to have Taiga say "penis" accidently?

[stormy001_M1A2]

Was it me or Ryuji has grown more cynical? He seems to brood a lot more this time. And the scene where Ami gloating while her childhood friend look irritated is quite funny.

[Raiga]

Oh come on. You're telling me you DON'T have secret desires to have Taiga say "penis" accidently?

Oh, it's hilarious (though I had to look it up to get the joke), but like I said, not good for Haruta's health. :P

Takacchan tasuketeee!

[palmtopDRAGON]

I don't know how I felt about it. There was a lot of dialogue I didn't understand, but I really don't like that they focused on Minori. I really think they need to explore the Ami x Ryuuji route, or the Taiga x Ryuuji route. I don't get how her confession the ep 19 had no impact on 20.

[aohige]

^You probably want to wait for the subs to understand the lines first then...
The entire episode surrounded around the impact and aftermath of her confession in 19.

[typhonsentra]

I love a good spit-take. I can see this picture getting a lot of use.

[Peanutbutter]

Spoiler for Ep 20:

Not sure what to make out of this episode.

- Taiga telling Ryuuji to try again with Minorin and that she won't be going to his house anymore cause it'll cause more misunderstandings. In the meantime, Taiga will try her best. Slow Ryuuji.

- Toradoable Taiga. Joker Haruta.

- Ryuuji couldn't pick himself up to say hi to Minorin and wishes that he can burn away his "memories" (Not quite the right word, I forgot after seeing that part.) In the end, it's the hotel they were planning to stay in Okinawa that got burned down, causing their school trip to shorten to three days, two nights and change to a ski resort, leading to a class mutiny. (Well-done, Yuri-sensei!)

- Ami updated on the change of school trip plans, and told by Taiga about Ryuuji/Minorin. "Well, it'll be good if you're the only one hurt".

- Oh, Taiga, stop pushing the one you liked back to the other. It's gonna hurt more the more you hold it in.

- Minorin getting embarrased at holding Ryuuji's hand, and the weird "hold one side of Taiga's bag". Another metaphor at their "father/mother/daughter" relationship?

- Class spilt into groups for the school trip (Make a compass?). And we have the 5 main cast + two jokers + 2 gals hot for Yuusaku. Kihara complains. (I think I need someone to explain this better to me.)

So now, in my opinion, we now have Ami out of the picture. And Taiga pushing Ryuuji to Minorin. The "chat in Taiga's kitchen" seem to imply something but I couldn't grasp much.

And we have a ski resort coming up. Snow, Storms, Skis and that ominous line from Taiga...

[roan]

Originally Posted by Peanutbutter003

Spoiler for Ep 20:

- Class spilt into groups for the school trip (Make a compass?). And we have the 5 main cast + two jokers + 2 gals hot for Yuusaku. Kihara complains. (I think I need someone to explain this better to me.)

Spoiler:

You're forgetting that Kihara sees Taiga as a rival/major threat.

[Peanutbutter]

Originally Posted by roan

Spoiler:

You're forgetting that Kihara sees Taiga as a rival/major threat.

Spoiler for Ep 20:

Yeah, but aren't they already in the same group? You mean she's pissed Taiga's in there more than she herself is with Yuusaku?

[roan]

Originally Posted by Peanutbutter003

Spoiler for Ep 20:

Yeah, but aren't they already in the same group? You mean she's pissed Taiga's in there more than she herself is with Yuusaku?

Spoiler:

Well, from the POV of the people in the class, Taiga and Kitamura already have good chemistry. I think her position on being in the same group is that she can't "beat" Taiga for his affections.

[Raiga]

Spoiler for Minori's hair:

After reading an episode summary that confirms what I thought I heard, I stared at her hair from various different episodes for like ten minutes...

I still can't tell the difference. ~_O

[Tango337]

What exactly did it mean when taiga was praying to kitamura? Was it for ryuujis sake to get better or something?

[physics223]

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

Yeah. I think I mistakenly promoted a virus. Thank god NOD32 found it before I managed to play the damn thing.

Sorry for the trouble guys.

Gago ka talaga, kuya Jorge ...

hahahahaha

[You're a joke ... hahahahaha ]

[arkxkra]

erm, this episdoe quite ok. Although not like last episode so pain. I wonder when will start crying again >.<".

[wistfulloner]

What does the full trash bin near the end mean? Is Taiga trying to be independent so Minori gets the point that she doesn't need Ryuji with her?

And is it just me or is Minori's hair shorter?

[roan]

I'm surprised you were able to figure that out. Yeah, she got a haircut.

I probably should also answer this...

Originally Posted by wistfulloner

What does the full trash bin near the end mean? Is Taiga trying to be independent so Minori gets the point that she doesn't need Ryuji with her?

In a lot of places, there's regulations on separating types of garbage. Some people ignore this and given how much of a dump Taiga's place was before she met Ryuuji, she probably didn't take that much care in dividing the garbage.

You pretty much nailed it, but there's a little bit more to it than just that.

[Fran~]

Originally Posted by roan

I'm surprised you were able to figure that out. Yeah, she got a haircut.

That was so classical... a girl with a new haircut

[BetoJR]

Now, it would have been funnier if Ryuji got one...

[Fran~]

Considering how Ryuuji is showed as a "perfect bride", sure...