The Worst Episodes of Toradora!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Writer: Mari Okada, Junko Okazaki

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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