Toradora! (Manga) Series

BEWARE THE WRATH OF THE PALMTOP TIGER!

Takasu Ryuuji has learned the hard way that appearances can be deceiving. For despite his inwardly sweet personality, his unintentionally sharp gaze and aggressive features give him the air of a delinquent thug, putting his chances at making new friends, let alone a girlfriend, next to zero.

It’s Ryuuji’s first day of his second year of high school and it seems as if things are looking up. He gets to sit in between his only friend, Yuusaku, and more importantly, the girl he’s secretly crushing on, Kushieda Minori. But just when he thinks the stars are aligned in his favor, he unwittingly crosses the most feared girl in school, Aisaka Taiga, making her into his arch enemy. To top it off, Taiga has moved in right next door to Ryuuji and happens to be Minori’s best friend! Can this school year possibly get any worse?!

WHO’S CONFESSING TO WHOM?

An exciting (and anxiety-inducing) Valentine’s Day is here! After painstakingly making lots of yummy chocolatey treats, Taiga is ready to give them to her crush Kitamura. However, when Taiga presents Kitamura with a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day and in gratitude for him rescuing her during the school trip, Taiga’s best friend Minori totally loses it.  Will the truth about who really saved Taiga’s life finally come to light?!

HITTING THE SLOPES

The biggest high school event of the year has arrived—the class trip! What was meant to be a sunny adventure to Okinawa, has unfortunately turned into a snowy escape to a local ski resort. While Ryuuji’s fellow classmates are managing to have fun and make the most of this curveball, Ryuuji’s feelings for Taiga and Minori have him miserable and tied up in knots! And just when things couldn’t get worse, Taiga has gone missing…and there’s a blizzard about to hit!

LOVE HITS A SNAG The day of the school’s annual Christmas Eve Party has arrived! Taiga has worked hard to throw a great party for the class—particularly for Ryuuji. In the meantime, Ryuuji has decided to use this occasion to finally confess his feelings to Minori. But when Ryuuji notices that Taiga has left without enjoying the very party she helped plan, love will have to wait!

STUDENT COUNCIL CHAOS! School elections are just around the corner! That should mean it’s go time for Kitamura, but for some unknown reason, he’s bleached his hair and is refusing to run for Student Council President. The drama sends Taiga into a flaming rage and it’s not long until she is rampaging into classrooms and getting into fights. Just what is the Palmtop Tiger up to now?

RUN, RYUUJI, RUN! As part of Taiga’s Ms Festival pageant routine, her deadbeat dad was supposed to stand up and be introduced to the audience. But as the fateful moment approaches, Taiga realizes her mistake in trusting the man, as her father proves to be a no-show. Taiga is crestfallen! To rectify the problem, Ryuuji runs for Mr. Festival himself, literally. Winning a race filled with obstacles guarantees the victor the title of “Lucky Man” and earns him the right to dance with Ms. Festival at the closing festivities. Ryuuji knows that Taiga has never felt more abandoned, so he’ll stop at nothing to stand by her side. But as Ryuuji approaches the finish line, another unexpected contender quickly closes the gap…!

DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL The gang is back in school and it’s nearly time for the Culture Festival. Ryuuji and Taiga and the rest of Class 2-C can’t figure out what to do for the event, until a random lottery pick tasks them with presenting… a pro-wrestling performance?! Over on the home front, Taiga’s dad has decided to pop back into her life. The possibility of a divorce with his current wife could mean a reunion with his estranged daughter, but Taiga doesn’t trust the old man. Ryuuji feels conflicted. While he hopes for a happily-ever-after between father and daughter, it could spell the end of his own “domestic bliss” with Taiga.

LET’S SCARE MINORI TO DEATH! Summer vacation is here, and the whole gang heads out to Ami’s summer home for a beach vacation! Taiga and Ryuuji hatch a plan to scare Minori out of her wits so Ryuuji can swoop in and come to her rescue. However, when Kitamura overhears the cunning scheme, he demands to be let in on the action and drags Ami along for the ride. What soon follows is a trip into madness as the kids venture into a small cave by the beach where untold horrors await…

NAVEL BATTLE! After endless strife, Ryuuji and Taiga have finally found some common ground and can at least tolerate each other (sort of). Their relations may be on shaky ground, but it’s their disdain for popular teen model and recent transfer student Kawashima Ami that unites them. The battle with Ami has moved to a new front: swim class! A tasteless insult cannot go unpunished. There will be war (in the pool) and the winner will take Ryuuji as her spoils.

Let the face-off begin! Popular teen model Kawashima Ami has just transferred into the same class as Ryuuji and Taiga, and things couldn’t get off to worse start. Ryuuji and Taiga know Ami’s secret– that the angelic persona she presents to the world is a lie, and she’s really a selfish, bossy brat. Taiga becomes the first target of Ami’s viciousness, and the “Palmtop Tiger” is not amused! So begins a war of epic proportions between two ferocious girls, and the ill-fated Ryuuji stuck in the middle!!

Takasu Ryuuji thought that his ill-fated luck had turned around now that he was in Junior High and sitting next to the girl of his dreams, Minori Kushieda. Ryuuji was wrong; for after he unwittingly crossed the most feared and fearsome girl in school, Taiga Aisaku, everything went off the deep end! It’s taken time, but Ryuuji and Taiga have slowly found some common ground and can at least tolerate each other. The problem is everyone in Ryuuji’s class is now convinced that he and Taiga are dating?even Minori! To make matters even more embarassing, Minori has given Ryuuji and Taiga her blessing. How’s Ryuuji ever going to win Minori’s heart now?!

BEWARE THE WRATH OF THE PALMTOP TIGER! Takasu Ryuuji has learned the hard way that appearances can be deceiving. Despite his inwardly sweet personality, his unintentionally sharp gaze and aggressive features give him the air of a delinquent thug, putting his chances at making friends, let alone a girlfriend, next to zero. It’s Ryuuji’s first day in junior high school and it seems as if things are looking up. He gets to sit in between his only friend, Yusaku, and, more importantly, the girl he’s secretly crushing on, Minori Kushieda. But just when he thinks the stars are aligned in his favor, he unwittingly crosses the most feared girl in school, Taiga Aisaku, making her onto his arch enemy. To top it off, Taiga has moved in right next door to Ryuuji and happens to be Minori’s best friend! Can this school year possibly get any worse?!