![]() ![]() But for now, and especially in volume one of the light novel, which we’re reading in preparation for our club discussion, insecurities remain. The same, no doubt, will happen to Ryuuji, Taiga, Minori, Kitamura, and Ami. But we all are affected by our choices, and for me, like with Ryuuji and the rest, I felt lacking in so many ways as an adolescent. Some are maybe made confident from inside the womb others are made that way through parenting. If I’m even more honest, they feel like me when I was even in my mid-twenties.Ĭonfidence comes at different times for different people. They feel like me, in fact, when I was a year or two away from graduating high school. The series often gets zany, but its heart is grounded emotionally in real life. Toradora is special in part because of this brilliant cast of imperfect characters. A similar comparison could be made with the other characters in Toradora, though: Taiga and her inability to express herself Minori and her lack of authenticity Kitamura and his desire to be someone else and Ami and her overthinking. He is fixated on his eyes and a million other things. Ryuuji, in fact, is totally lacking in self-confidence. More than that, though, was the fact that he was the type of person who struggled with the fine line between jokes and sarcasm… ![]() Thanks to his curt personality, his way of speaking probably also came off a little rough. But his other characteristics also bother him: Because he looks so sinister, Ryuuji has long had trouble establishing friendships. The opening scenes both of the Toradora anime and light novel start with Ryuuji trying to rid himself of his most hated quality: the sharp eyes he inherited from his yakuza father. ![]()
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