History Awesome / Toradora

** For the record, [[PintSizedPowerhouse Taiga wins that fight]].

* Kitamura and Ami blocking the doors so that Taiga can't run away when [[spoiler: Minori confronts her about her feelings for Ryuuji.]]

* Taiga sabotages Ami's chances of winning the pool race by using all of almost her swim gear as a weapon after distracting her but insulting her pubes. Afterwards, she beats Ami in the first half of the race thanks to her speed.

* The race around the school, when Takasu finally puts his [[FaceOfAThug angry face]] for good constantly knocking down several other racers, not to mention Minorin helping him in the end, with a DoubleKnockout by a baseball ball and tackling several members of the track team. Together, they win the race and inspire Taiga to get back on her feet.

* Episode 16 ends on a particular high note. After Kitamura is rejected by Sumire, Taiga becomes furious and pulls a bokken out from her shirt, goes to Sumire's classroom, charges at her atop the desks and then proceeds to have a wooden-sword battle against Sumire as they beat the crap out of each other. Both girls' faces are visibly swollen and bruised and they have to be restrained by other classmates.

* Ami confronting her stalker is decisive moment for her. After seeing Taiga not taking the guy's crap, she declares "[[LetsGetDangerous No more cutesy crap!]]" and runs. She runs so fast that she overtakes Taiga. Then she stomps her stalker's camera, kicks in the gut when he protests and continues stomping the camera into little bity pieces. The creep accuses her of being a demon or an imposter and she implies with a haughty look and a HairFlip. "I'm still adorable, so who cares about my personality?" The whole scene is a perfect example of NotAfraidOfYouAnymore.

* Episode 16 ends on a particular high note. After Kitamura is rejected by Sumire, Taiga becomes furious and pulls a bokken out from her shirt, goes to Sumire's classroom, charges at her atop the desks and then proceeds to have a fake-sword battle against Sumire as they beat the crap out of each other.
** The swords are fake. The battle, not so much. Both girls' faces are visibly swollen and bruised and have to be restrained by other classmates.

* It might have been uncivilized, but Taiga slapping Ami, who was saying some really petty and mean stuff to her at the point, in the face with a bored, nearly stoic expression (something Taiga is [[{{Tsundere}} not]] [[HairTriggerTemper known]] for) and then calmly saying it was a mosquito was pretty awesome... although it crosses the line into just being funny when Taiga, for no reason whatsoever, adds "Oh wait, [[FlyCrazy it was a fly!]]"
* Ami smashing her stalker's camera.

* Yasuko is basically what happens when you take a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to such an extreme it crosses over into the awesome:

* It might have been uncivilized, but Taiga slapping Ami, who was saying some really petty and mean stuff to her at the point, in the face with a bored, nearly stoic expression (something Taiga is [[{{Tsundere}} not]] [[HairTriggerTemper known]] for) and then calmly saying it was a fly was pretty awesome...although it crosses the line into just being funny when Taiga, for no reason whatsoever, adds "Oh wait, it was a mosquito!"

** The fact that she managed to read Taiga's dad so easily is pretty impressive I and of itself...but consider that she's almost eternally sleep deprived and she's still that sharp is impressive.

** Then there's the fact that she was able to kick out her son and his friends (one of whom is a fearsome fighter) simply because she was pissed about being woken up.

* The race around the school, when Takasu finally puts his [[FaceOfAThug angry face]] for good, not to mention Minorin helping him in the end, with a DoubleKnockout by a baseball ball.

** When Ryujji gets injured in the pool and nearly drowns, Taiga's the one who comes to his rescue. Immediately after he starts breathing, Taiga calls out [[WhatTheHellHero everyone on the roof for focusing on the {{Fanservice}} instead of noticing and saving Ryujji from drowning.]]

* Ami smashing her stalker's camera.
* It might have been uncivilized, but Taiga slapping Ami, who was saying some really petty and mean stuff to her at the point, in the face with a bored, nearly stoic expression (something Taiga is [[{{Tsundere}} not]] [[HairTriggerTemper known]] for) and then calmly saying it was a fly was pretty awesome...although it crosses the line into just being funny when Taiga, for no reason whatsoever, adds "Oh wait, it was a mosquito!"

** Then there's the fact that she works a late night job for her kid and still manages to be a positive influence on him...especially considering she's a single mother who also had a TeenPregancy and has been doing this all without her family to support her.

* It might have been uncivilized, but Taiga slapping Ami, who was saying some really petty and mean stuff to her at the point, in the face with a bored, nearly stoic expression (something Taiga is [[{{Tsundere}} not]] [[HairTriggerTemper known]] for) and then calmly saying it was a fly was pretty awesome...although it crosses the line into just being funny when Taiga, for no reason whatsoever, adds "Oh wait, it was a mosquito!"

* It might have been uncivilized, but Taiga slapping Ami, who was saying some really petty and mean stuff to her at the point, in the face with a bored, nearly stoic expression (something Taiga is [[{{Tsundere}} not]] [[HairTriggerTemper known]] for) and then calmly saying it was a fly was very pretty awesome to watch.

* It might have been uncivilized, but Taiga slapping [[spoiler:Ami]], who was saying some really petty and mean stuff to her at the point, in the face with a bored, nearly stoic expression (something Taiga is [[{{Tsundere}} not]] [[HairTriggerTemper known]] for) and then calmly saying it was a fly was very pretty awesome to watch.

* Ami smashing her stalker's camera.

** Not mention Sumire's reaction, a complete TranquilFury.