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The Worst Episodes of Toradora!

Every episode of Toradora! ranked from worst to best. Explore 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Tiger and Dragon" is the worst rated episode of "Toradora!". It scored 7.3/10 based on 404 votes. Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada, it aired on 10/2/2008. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Your Song".

  • Tiger and Dragon
    7.3/10404 votes
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    #1 - Tiger and Dragon

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2008

    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

  • Your Song
    7.4/10321 votes
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    #2 - Your Song

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2008

    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

  • Distant Star
    7.6/10284 votes
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    #3 - Distant Star

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/2009

    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

  • Mercury is Retrograde at Christmas
    7.6/10289 votes
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    #4 - Mercury is Retrograde at Christmas

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/2009

    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

  • That Look You Had
    7.7/10309 votes
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    #5 - That Look You Had

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2008

    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

  • Pool's Open
    7.7/10301 votes
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    #6 - Pool's Open

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2008

    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

  • Ohashi High School Culture Festival 2
    7.7/10288 votes
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    #7 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 2

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/2008

    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

  • Taiga and Ryuji
    7.8/10354 votes
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    #8 - Taiga and Ryuji

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2008

    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

  • Ohashi High School Culture Festival 1
    7.8/10295 votes
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    #9 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 1

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2008

    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

  • Palm-top Tiger of Happiness
    7.8/10289 votes
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    #10 - Palm-top Tiger of Happiness

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/2009

    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

  • Underneath the Fir Tree
    7.8/10289 votes
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    #11 - Underneath the Fir Tree

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/2009

    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

  • Stay Like This Forever
    7.8/10280 votes
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    #12 - Stay Like This Forever

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/2009

    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

  • Kawashima Ami
    7.9/10311 votes
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    #13 - Kawashima Ami

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2008

    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

  • Fireworks
    7.9/10303 votes
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    #14 - Fireworks

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2008

    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

  • True Self
    8.0/10312 votes
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    #15 - True Self

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2008

    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

  • Who Is This For?
    8.1/10314 votes
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    #16 - Who Is This For?

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2008

    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

    Writer: Mari Okada, Junko Okazaki

  • When You Go To The Sea
    8.1/10305 votes
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    #17 - When You Go To The Sea

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2008

    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

  • When You're Around
    8.1/10286 votes
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    #18 - When You're Around

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/2009

    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

  • Ohashi High School Culture Festival 3
    8.2/10318 votes
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    #19 - Ohashi High School Culture Festival 3

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/2008

    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

  • One Step Forward
    8.5/10329 votes
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    #20 - One Step Forward

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/2009

    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

  • Path to Take
    8.5/10324 votes
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    #21 - Path to Take

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/2009

    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

  • Confession
    8.7/10367 votes
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    #22 - Confession

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/2009

    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

  • Toradora!
    8.7/10452 votes
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    #23 - Toradora!

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/2009

    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

  • Christmas Eve Party
    8.8/10399 votes
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    #24 - Christmas Eve Party

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/2009

    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

  • Can't Help Myself
    8.8/10375 votes
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    #25 - Can't Help Myself

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/2009

    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