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The Worst Episodes of Toradora!

Ryūji Takasu is a gentle high school student with a love for housework; but in contrast to his kind nature, he has an intimidating face...

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  1. 7.2/10(428 votes)

    #1 - Tiger and Dragon

    S1:E1

    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.

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  2. 7.4/10(342 votes)

    #2 - Your Song

    S1:E3

    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.

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  3. 7.5/10(307 votes)

    #3 - Mercury is Retrograde at Christmas

    S1:E17

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

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  4. 7.6/10(301 votes)

    #4 - Distant Star

    S1:E15

    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.

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  5. 7.7/10(376 votes)

    #5 - Taiga and Ryuji

    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Kenichi Kasai
    Writer:Mari Okada
  6. 7.7/10(328 votes)

    #6 - That Look You Had

    S1:E4

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

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  8. 7.7/10(319 votes)

    #7 - Pool's Open

    S1:E7

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

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    Director:Sayo Aoi
  9. 7.7/10(313 votes)

    #8 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 1

    S1:E11

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

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  10. 7.7/10(305 votes)

    #9 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 2

    S1:E12

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

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  11. 7.8/10(328 votes)

    #10 - Kawashima Ami

    S1:E5

    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.

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  12. 7.8/10(307 votes)

    #11 - Palm-top Tiger of Happiness

    S1:E14

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

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    Director:Toshiaki Miki
    Writer:Mari Okada
  13. 7.8/10(308 votes)

    #12 - Underneath the Fir Tree

    S1:E18

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

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  14. 7.8/10(297 votes)

    #13 - Stay Like This Forever

    S1:E20

    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.

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  15. 7.9/10(323 votes)

    #14 - Fireworks

    S1:E10

    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.

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  16. 8.0/10(331 votes)

    #15 - True Self

    S1:E6

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

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  17. 8.0/10(324 votes)

    #16 - When You Go To The Sea

    S1:E9

    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.

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  18. 8.1/10(335 votes)

    #17 - Who Is This For?

    S1:E8

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

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  19. 8.1/10(305 votes)

    #18 - When You're Around

    S1:E22

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

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    Director:Tohru Ishida
    Writer:Mari Okada
  20. 8.2/10(340 votes)

    #19 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 3

    S1:E13

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

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    Writer:Mari Okada
  21. 8.5/10(352 votes)

    #20 - One Step Forward

    S1:E16

    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.

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  22. 8.5/10(351 votes)

    #21 - Path to Take

    S1:E23

    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.

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    Director:Youhei Suzuki
    Writer:Mari Okada
  23. 8.6/10(395 votes)

    #22 - Confession

    S1:E24

    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.

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  24. 8.7/10(480 votes)

    #23 - Toradora!

    S1:E25

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

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  25. 8.8/10(431 votes)

    #24 - Christmas Eve Party

    S1:E19

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

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  26. 8.8/10(404 votes)

    #25 - Can't Help Myself

    S1:E21

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Tiger and Dragon" is the worst rated episode of "Toradora!". It scored 7.2/10 based on 428 votes. Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada, it aired on 10/2/2008. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Your Song".