History YMMV / Toradora

** [[https://youtu.be/V7QNc_n9Bmo "Pre-Parade"]], the first OP of the anime.
** [[https://youtu.be/BDdIVfdOLZ8 "Vanilla Salt"]] (the first ending theme) is also insanely catchy.

* DesignatedLoveInterest: A large part of the fan base has realized that if Taiga or Ryuuji were not the alpha couple, for at least half the anime/manga/LN, you would think their relationship was just PlatonicLifePartners or LikeBrotherAndSister rather then what it ''actually'' is.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Sumire Kanou, the StudentCouncilPresident, although it is debatable to what extent it is intentional or not. Although it was harsh to [[spoiler:reject Yuusaku's on-stage confession by treating it and his feelings for her as a big joke to be laughed at]], he had backed her into a corner that there was no easy way to get out of, and her [[spoiler:rejection by indifference]] was probably just about the least painful thing she could think to do. Taiga's incredibly immature reaction afterwards ([[spoiler:starting a fight, then refusing to take responsibility the predictable outcome happens]]) was just icing on the cake. To some, the whole plotline sends the uncomfortable message of "if someone loves you a lot and puts a lot of effort toward you, they're owed the same from you even if you don't feel the same way about them".

** Taiga herself can also be this to some, due to how violent she was.

** Taiga can also be this to some, due to how violent she was.

* NightmareFuel: To some people, Inko manages to be both more and less creepy in the manga version, as well. Or just disturbing in different ways. Others find him more UglyCute than anything.

* ValuesDissonance: Western viewers may be a bit confused as to why everybody freaks out when Kitamura bleaches his hair blonde. In Japan, where school dress codes are strictly enforced, dyed hair is seen as a sign of delinquency. Until recently, schools even forced students to dye their hair black if theirs was any other color, which naturally led to problems when the small handful of Japanese students whose natural hair color was - say - brown were also forced to dye their hair.

* AdaptationDisplacement: The anime series has done this, as happens a lot with anime based on light novels outside of Japan.

*** Also in Persona 5, [[Creator/ErikaHarlacher Ami's English voice actor]] ends up voicing Ann Takamaki who happens to be another FashionModel. Even better, both Ann and Morgana end up getting along much better than Ami and Taiga.

** The second OP, [[https://soundcloud.com/andreanus-wijaya/horie-yui-silky-heart-toradora "Silky Heart"]], marks a definite shift in the series' tone. It appropriately gets even more awesome.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ktJuWtA4fQ "Pre-Parade"]], the first OP of the anime.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV_dDNbUoAY "Vanilla Salt"]] (the first ending theme) is also insanely catchy.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcvTRlaZ-u0 "Startup!"]], the OST's first track, is both heartbreakingly beautiful and incredibly inspiring.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y-HJzH2O2I "Lost my Pieces"]], probably the most popular theme from the show. Every time it sounds, [[TearJerker/{{Toradora}} tears ensue]].

* OneTrueThreesome: Tagia x Minori x Ryuuji is the most popular, considering Taiga and Minori share bunch of LesYay moments, and Ryuuji is canonically in love with both of them to some extent.

** Sumire herself gets it from some viewers, [[spoilers:as her IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy mentality falls flat for those who view her public rejection of Kitamura to have been a step too far. Even if she was attempting to make him give up on chasing her out of his own good, the fact that she never thought to just sit down and talk out a plan where they could continue a long-distance relationship until he graduated makes her come off more as trying to force her own idea of happiness on him rather than letting him decide for himself what he wants.]]

* JerkassWoobie: Taiga, at first. By the end of the series, however, she's just a plain [[TheWoobie Woobie]].

* AccidentalAesop: Since the reason why Taiga [[spoiler:falls in love with Ryuuji is because he was able to fill an empty part of her heart left by her parents and Minori]], and for a good majority of the series, Ryuuji and Taiga [[DesignatedLoveInterest come off as]] PlatonicLifePartners, it can be interpreted that platonic or even familial love [[spoiler:can never be as strong as romantic love.]] In other words, it implies that Ryuuji would've never been able to [[spoiler:"fix" Taiga, had their relationship stayed purely platonic.]] Granted, this may be a byproduct of the series being a ''romance'' story, but either way, it has rather UnfortunateImplications.

** Taiga's reaction got a similar response, since she physically attacked [[spoiler:Sumire over Sumire not liking her friend]] while screaming and throwing a massive tantrum, so it's not uncommon that even fans of Taiga are willing to concede that [[spoiler:she deserved the two week suspension she was given for starting that fight.]]

* AccidentalAesop: Since the reason why Taiga [[spoiler:falls in love with Ryuuji is because he was able to fill an empty part of her heart left by her parents and Minori]], and for a good majority of the series, Ryuuji and Taiga [[RelationshipWritingFumble come off as]] PlatonicLifePartners, it can be interpreted that platonic or even familial love [[spoiler:can never be as strong as romantic love.]] In other words, it implies that Ryuuji would've never been able to [[spoiler:"fix" Taiga, had their relationship stayed purely platonic.]] Granted, this may be a byproduct of the series being a ''romance'' story, but either way, it has rather UnfortunateImplications.

* RelationshipWritingFumble: A large part of the fan base has realized that if Taiga or Ryuuji were not the alpha couple, for at least half the anime/manga/LN, you would think their relationship was just PlatonicLifePartners or LikeBrotherAndSister rather then what it ''actually'' is.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Sumire Kanou, the StudentCouncilPresident, although it is debatable to what extent it is intentional or not. Although it was harsh to [[spoiler:reject Yuusaku's on-stage confession by treating it and his feelings for her as a big joke to be laughed at]], he had backed her into a corner that there was no easy way to get out of, and her [[spoiler:rejection by indifference]] was probably just about the least painful thing she could think to do. Taiga's incredibly immature reaction afterwards ([[spoiler:starting a fight, then refusing to take responsibility the predictable outcome happens) was just icing on the cake. To some, the whole plotline sends the uncomfortable message of "if someone loves you a lot and puts a lot of effort toward you, they're owed the same from you even if you don't feel the same way about them".

* FoeYay: Taiga and Ami seem to border on this from time to time.

** Some had this reaction to [[spoiler:Kitamura in episodes 15 and 16, where he essentially abandoned his responsibilities, wouldn't say a word to his friends about what he was going through, and ''confessed to his feelings to Sumire on public stage'']]. Many felt far more sympathetic to [[spoiler:Sumire's]] side as a result. Taiga's reaction got a similar response, since she physically attacked [[spoiler:Sumire over Sumire not liking her friend]] while screaming and throwing a massive tantrum, so it's not uncommon that even fans of Taiga are willing to concede that [[spoiler:she deserved the two week suspension she was given for starting that fight.]]

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Sumire Kanou, the StudentCouncilPresident, although it is debatable to what extent it is intentional or not. Although it was harsh to [[spoiler:reject Yuusaku's on-stage confession by treating it and his feelings for her as a big joke to be laughed at]], he had backed her into a corner that there was no easy way to get out of, and her [[spoiler:rejection by indifference]] was probably just about the least painful thing she could think to do. Taiga's incredibly immature reaction afterwards ([[spoiler:starting a fight, then refusing to take responsibility when {{Reality Ensu|es}}ed]]) was just icing on the cake. To some, the whole plotline sends the uncomfortable message of "if someone loves you a lot and puts a lot of effort toward you, they're owed the same from you even if you don't feel the same way about them".

* BrokenBase: The second half of the series, which goes into DarkerAndEdgier territory, focusing more on relationship drama than humor, polarizes a lot of fans. The ending does not help. [[spoiler:Ryuuji confesses to Minori, but she rejects him because she thinks he like Taiga. He then starts to realize he likes Taiga and confesses to her. Half of the fans think this is an awesome ending, but the other half brings up that beforehand, Taiga and Ryuuji looked more like siblings and he - for about three-quarters of the show - liked Minori and had much more chemistry with her.]]

** Taiga's [[Creator/CassandraLeeMorris English voice actor]] would go on to voice [[VideoGame/Persona5 another character who constantly picks on a guy named Ryūji]].

* UnintentionallySympathetic: Sumire Kanou, the StudentCouncilPresident, although it is debatable to what extent it is intentional or not. Although it was harsh to [[spoiler:reject Yuusaku's on-stage confession by treating it and his feelings for her as a big joke to be laughed at]], he had backed her into a corner that there was no easy way to get out of, and her [[spoiler:rejection by indifference]] was probably just about the least painful thing she could think to do. Taiga's incredibly immature reaction afterwards ([[spoiler:starting a fight, then refusing to take responsibility when {{Reality Ensu|es}}ed]]) was just icing on the cake. To some, the whole plotline sends the uncomfortable message of "[[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop if someone loves you a lot and puts a lot of effort toward you, they're owed the same from you even if you don't feel the same way about them]]".