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Probably the only post that I am going to make about Toradora in this journal.
RE: The ending of Toradora!
Epic subversion of the usual shounen romance series ending is EPIC.
asdfjhka; this series is awesome. One of the best 26-episode romance series I've seen in a long, long time. And also proof positive that yes, Virginia, Japan is capable of producing a shounen romance story that wholeheartedly embraces - and ROCKS - a deeply feminist framework. And with a tsundere heroine, to boot.
Normally I don't really like the tsundere character types, because the "attractiveness" of a tsundere is usually wrapped up in the idea that she pretends to be tough and independent but actually isn't. There are notable exceptions, of course - Shana, Suzumiya Haruhi, and Tohsaka Rin immediately come to mind. And now I'm gonna go ahead and add Toradora's Taiga to that list, because she not only maintains her toughness and independence all the way through to the end, but she actually transcends (yes, and subverts) the typical tsundere heroine ending.
It probably helps, though, that the anime is based on a series of novels written by a woman. ;)
Epic subversion of the usual shounen romance series ending is EPIC.
asdfjhka; this series is awesome. One of the best 26-episode romance series I've seen in a long, long time. And also proof positive that yes, Virginia, Japan is capable of producing a shounen romance story that wholeheartedly embraces - and ROCKS - a deeply feminist framework. And with a tsundere heroine, to boot.
Normally I don't really like the tsundere character types, because the "attractiveness" of a tsundere is usually wrapped up in the idea that she pretends to be tough and independent but actually isn't. There are notable exceptions, of course - Shana, Suzumiya Haruhi, and Tohsaka Rin immediately come to mind. And now I'm gonna go ahead and add Toradora's Taiga to that list, because she not only maintains her toughness and independence all the way through to the end, but she actually transcends (yes, and subverts) the typical tsundere heroine ending.
It probably helps, though, that the anime is based on a series of novels written by a woman. ;)
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Ah, I didn't realize that Toradora was originally written by a woman!
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