The Best Episodes of Toradora! Season 1

Episode Rankings

1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.7/10(18 votes)

   #1 - Tiger and Dragon

   S1:E110/2/2008

   On 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.

   Director:Tatsuyuki Nagai

   Writer:Mari Okada

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   Director:Tatsuyuki Nagai

   Writer:Mari Okada
2. 

   7.5/10(11 votes)

   #2 - Taiga and Ryuji

   S1:E210/9/2008

   Taiga'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.

   Director:Kenichi Kasai

   Writer:Mari Okada

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   Director:Kenichi Kasai

   Writer:Mari Okada
3. 

   7.2/10(9 votes)

   #3 - Your Song

   S1:E310/16/2008

   Ryūji 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.

   Director:Eiichi Kuboyama

   Writer:Mari Okada

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   Director:Eiichi Kuboyama

   Writer:Mari Okada
4. 

   7.4/10(8 votes)

   #4 - That Look You Had

   S1:E410/23/2008

   Taiga has a photo album full of blurry pictures of Kitamura. Ryūji offers to snap some pictures of him instead.

   Director:Katsushi Sakurabi

   Writer:Mari Okada

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   Director:Katsushi Sakurabi

   Writer:Mari Okada
5. 

   7.8/10(8 votes)

   #5 - Kawashima Ami

   S1:E510/30/2008

   Yūsaku's childhood friend Ami, a model, transfers to the school and immediately becomes popular with everyone but Taiga, who sees the truth about her.

   Director:Katsuya Asano

   Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi

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   Director:Katsuya Asano

   Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi
6. 

   7.8/10(8 votes)

   #6 - True Self

   S1:E611/6/2008

   Followed by a stalker, Ami hides out with Taiga and decides that she must discard her fake personality from now on.

   Director:Shigeru Yamazaki

   Writer:Mari Okada

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   Director:Shigeru Yamazaki

   Writer:Mari Okada
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7. 

   7.5/10(8 votes)

   #7 - Pool's Open

   S1:E711/13/2008

   When the school's pool opens for the summer, the gang shops for new swimsuits, and Ryūji helps Taiga with an embarrassing problem.

   Director:Sayo Aoi

   Writer:Junko Okazaki

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   Director:Sayo Aoi

   Writer:Junko Okazaki
8. 

   7.5/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Who Is This For?

   S1:E811/20/2008

   Ryūji tries to help Taiga win a swimming race against Ami, but when Ryūji nearly drowns, the truth about Taiga's feelings comes out.

   Director:Tohru Ishida

   Writers:Mari Okada, Junko Okazaki

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   Director:Tohru Ishida

   Writers:Mari Okada, Junko Okazaki
9. 

   7.8/10(8 votes)

   #9 - When You Go To The Sea

   S1:E911/27/2008

   During a trip to Ami's beach villa, Taiga has a nightmare about being married to Ryūji and schemes to bring him and Minori together.

   Director:Katsushi Sakurabi

   Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi

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   Director:Katsushi Sakurabi

   Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi
10. 

    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Fireworks

    S1:E1012/4/2008

    The 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.

    Director:Kenichi Kasai

    Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi

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    Director:Kenichi Kasai

    Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi
11. 

    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 1

    S1:E1112/11/2008

    As preparations get under way for the school's cultural festival, Ryūji urges Taiga to consider reconciling with her estranged father.

    Director:Toshikazu Hashimoto

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani

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    Director:Toshikazu Hashimoto

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
12. 

    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 2

    S1:E1212/18/2008

    Taiga's reconciliation with her father divides her friends, but she ends up disappointed when her father doesn't attend her school play.

    Director:Daisuke Takashima

    Writer:Mari Okada

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    Director:Daisuke Takashima

    Writer:Mari Okada
13. 

    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 3

    S1:E1312/25/2008

    Taiga wins a beauty contest despite a crushing disappointment about her father; a race is held to determine who will dance with Taiga.

    Director:Masahito Otani

    Writer:Mari Okada

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    Director:Masahito Otani

    Writer:Mari Okada
14. 

    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Palm-top Tiger of Happiness

    S1:E141/8/2009

    A rumor starts that touching Taiga leads to good luck; Yūsaku gets some interesting news from the student council president.

    Director:Toshiaki Miki

    Writer:Mari Okada

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    Director:Toshiaki Miki

    Writer:Mari Okada
15. 

    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Distant Star

    S1:E151/15/2009

    Yūsaku 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.

    Director:Tohru Ishida

    Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi

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    Director:Tohru Ishida

    Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi
16. 

    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #16 - One Step Forward

    S1:E161/22/2009

    Yūsaku 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.

    Director:Katsushi Sakurabi

    Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi

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    Director:Katsushi Sakurabi

    Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi
17. 

    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Mercury is Retrograde at Christmas

    S1:E171/29/2009

    With Christmas approaching, the student council plans a party while Taiga decides to curry favor with Santa by playing Cupid for Ryūji and Minori.

    Director:Youhei Suzuki

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani

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    Director:Youhei Suzuki

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
18. 

    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Underneath the Fir Tree

    S1:E182/5/2009

    The entire class pitches in to assemble an artificial Christmas tree with a glass star, but a stray fly ball destroys the decorations.

    Director:Daisuke Takashima

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani

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    Director:Daisuke Takashima

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
19. 

    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Christmas Eve Party

    S1:E192/12/2009

    The love triangle of Ryūji, Minori and Taiga reaches a crisis point when true feelings are realized during the school's Christmas Eve party.

    Director:Kenichi Kasai

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani

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    Director:Kenichi Kasai

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
20. 

    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Stay Like This Forever

    S1:E202/19/2009

    The 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.

    Director:Noriaki Saito

    Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi

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    Director:Noriaki Saito

    Writer:Tatsuto Higuchi
21. 

    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Can't Help Myself

    S1:E212/26/2009

    During the ski trip, Ryūji confesses his feelings for Minori, but not to her. When Taiga disappears, everyone frantically searches for her.

    Director:Sayo Aoi

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani

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    Director:Sayo Aoi

    Writer:Masahiro Yokotani
22. 

    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #22 - When You're Around

    S1:E223/5/2009

    Knowing that Taiga believes she was rescued by Yūsaku during the ski trip, Ryūji asks Yūsaku to pretend that she's correct.

    Director:Tohru Ishida

    Writer:Mari Okada

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    Director:Tohru Ishida

    Writer:Mari Okada
23. 

    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Path to Take

    S1:E233/12/2009

    When 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.

    Director:Youhei Suzuki

    Writer:Mari Okada

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    Director:Youhei Suzuki

    Writer:Mari Okada
24. 

    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Confession

    S1:E243/19/2009

    The 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.

    Director:Katsushi Sakurabi

    Writer:Mari Okada

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    Director:Katsushi Sakurabi

    Writer:Mari Okada
25. 

    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Toradora!

    S1:E253/26/2009

    When Yasuko reconciles with her parents, the truth about Ryūji's father is revealed, inspiring him to have a traditional wedding with Taiga.

    Director:Tatsuyuki Nagai

    Writer:Mari Okada

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    Director:Tatsuyuki Nagai

    Writer:Mari Okada