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Toradora!: Season 1

25 episodes Premiered Oct 2, 2008 Updated Jul 20, 2026
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Episodes

S1·E1

Tiger and Dragon

Oct 2, 2008 · 24 min

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.

S1·E2

Taiga and Ryuji

Oct 9, 2008 · 24 min

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.

S1·E3

Your Song

Oct 16, 2008 · 24 min

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.

S1·E4

That Look You Had

Oct 23, 2008 · 24 min

Taiga has a photo album full of blurry pictures of Kitamura. Ryūji offers to snap some pictures of him instead.

S1·E5

Kawashima Ami

Oct 30, 2008 · 24 min

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.

S1·E6

True Self

Nov 6, 2008 · 24 min

Followed by a stalker, Ami hides out with Taiga and decides that she must discard her fake personality from now on.

S1·E7

Pool's Open

Nov 13, 2008 · 24 min

When the school's pool opens for the summer, the gang shops for new swimsuits, and Ryūji helps Taiga with an embarrassing problem.

S1·E8

Who Is This For?

Nov 20, 2008 · 24 min

Ryūji tries to help Taiga win a swimming race against Ami, but when Ryūji nearly drowns, the truth about Taiga's feelings comes out.

S1·E9

When You Go To The Sea

Nov 27, 2008 · 24 min

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.

S1·E10

Fireworks

Dec 4, 2008 · 24 min

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.

S1·E11

Ohashi High School Culture Festival 1

Dec 11, 2008 · 24 min

As preparations get under way for the school's cultural festival, Ryūji urges Taiga to consider reconciling with her estranged father.

S1·E12

Ohashi High School Culture Festival 2

Dec 18, 2008 · 24 min

Taiga's reconciliation with her father divides her friends, but she ends up disappointed when her father doesn't attend her school play.

S1·E13

Ohashi High School Culture Festival 3

Dec 25, 2008 · 24 min

Taiga wins a beauty contest despite a crushing disappointment about her father; a race is held to determine who will dance with Taiga.

S1·E14

Palm-top Tiger of Happiness

Jan 8, 2009 · 24 min

A rumor starts that touching Taiga leads to good luck; Yūsaku gets some interesting news from the student council president.

S1·E15

Distant Star

Jan 15, 2009 · 24 min

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.

S1·E16

One Step Forward

Jan 22, 2009 · 24 min

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.

S1·E17

Mercury is Retrograde at Christmas

Jan 29, 2009 · 24 min

With Christmas approaching, the student council plans a party while Taiga decides to curry favor with Santa by playing Cupid for Ryūji and Minori.

S1·E18

Underneath the Fir Tree

Feb 5, 2009 · 24 min

The entire class pitches in to assemble an artificial Christmas tree with a glass star, but a stray fly ball destroys the decorations.

S1·E19

Christmas Eve Party

Feb 12, 2009 · 24 min

The love triangle of Ryūji, Minori and Taiga reaches a crisis point when true feelings are realized during the school's Christmas Eve party.

S1·E20

Stay Like This Forever

Feb 19, 2009 · 24 min

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.

S1·E21

Can't Help Myself

Feb 26, 2009 · 24 min

During the ski trip, Ryūji confesses his feelings for Minori, but not to her. When Taiga disappears, everyone frantically searches for her.

S1·E22

When You're Around

Mar 5, 2009 · 24 min

Knowing that Taiga believes she was rescued by Yūsaku during the ski trip, Ryūji asks Yūsaku to pretend that she's correct.

S1·E23

Path to Take

Mar 12, 2009 · 24 min

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.

S1·E24

Confession

Mar 19, 2009 · 24 min

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.

S1·E25

Toradora!

Mar 26, 2009 · 24 min

When Yasuko reconciles with her parents, the truth about Ryūji's father is revealed, inspiring him to have a traditional wedding with Taiga.