Toradora!
| Toradora! | |
|---|---|
| Original title | と ら ド ラ! |
 | |
| Logo of the anime | |
| genre | Drama , Romantic Comedy , Slice of Life |
| Light novel | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Yuyuko Takemiya |
| illustrator | Yasu |
| publishing company | Dengeki Bunko |
| First publication | March 10, 2006 - March 10, 2009 |
| expenditure | 10 |
| Light novel | |
| title | Toradora spin-off! |
| country |
Japan
|
| author | Yuyuko Takemiya |
| illustrator | Yasu |
| publishing company | Dengeki Bunko |
| magazine | Dengeki Bunko Magazine |
| First publication | May 10, 2007 - April 10, 2010 |
| expenditure | 3 |
| Manga | |
| country |
Japan
|
| author | Yuyuko Takemiya |
| Illustrator | Zekkyō |
| publishing company | ASCII Media Works |
| magazine | Dengeki Comic Gao! → Comic Dengeki Daiō |
| First publication | September 2007 - ... |
| expenditure | 8th |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2008-2009 |
| Studio | JCStaff |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 25 + 1 special |
| Director | Tatsuyuki Nagai |
| music | Yukari Hashimoto |
| First broadcast | October 1, 2008 - March 26, 2009 on TV Tokyo |
| Computer / video game | |
| Studio | Guyzware |
| Publisher | Bandai Namco Games |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
April 30, 2009 |
| platform | PlayStation Portable |
| genre | Ren'ai Adventure |
| language | Japanese |
Toradora! ( jap. と ら ド ラ! ) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuyuko Takemiya and illustrated by Yasu . Based appeared on the light novel adaptations as Manga and Anime - television series .
action
The beginning of the plot shows the protagonist Ryūji Takasu ( 高 須 竜 児 , Takasu Ryūji ) doing the daily housework, which he does himself, as his mother Yasuko Takasu ( 高 須 泰 子 , Takasu Yasuko ) waits for Mirano ( 魅 羅 乃 ) in the night bar Bishamonten Kuni works and does not return home until late at night. According to his mother, his father died very early, but he shares with him his mean and rebellious appearance (the eyes), which causes him many problems. In terms of character, he has very little in common with his father, but is seen as a thug and criminal, which earns him a lot of respect, but also makes it difficult for him to make contact with his classmates. On the way to his first year at his new school, he is jostled by several students who, shocked, know what nothing else to do but give him all their money. At school he hands over the valuables to the lost property office.
On the way to school he meets his old friend Yūsaku Kitamura ( 北 村 祐 作 , Kitamura Yūsaku ), which turns out to be happy for him, as it will be much easier for him to convince the members of his class of his true nature. In front of the classroom he meets Minori Kushieda ( 櫛 枝 実 乃 梨 , Kushieda Minori ), with whom he is secretly in love and who is also attending the same class. A few steps across the hallway, he unexpectedly collides with the “most dangerous animal in the school”, Taiga Aisaka ( 逢 坂 大河 , Aisaka Taiga ), who throws him to the ground in a rage. Because of her small size (1.45 m), but quick-tempered nature, she has the nickname Te-nori Tiger ( 手 乗 り タ イ ガ ー , Te-nori taigā , dt .: "hand-sized tiger"). Nevertheless, she is a good friend of Minori and also attends the same class.
Taiga has a very negative attitude towards other people and doesn't hesitate for a second to hit them. She comes from a wealthy family, but lives in her own apartment in a high-rise building, which happens to be right next to Ryūji's small, run-down house and overshadows it. To Ryūji's horror, the balcony of his living room is exactly opposite a window of Taiga's apartment, which she uses again and again to get into his apartment. When she accidentally puts a love letter in Ryūji's bag and she fails to steal the bag from him at school, she enters the Takasu's apartment in the early night and tries to kill Ryūji with a wooden sword. However, he cleverly evades her until he is able to tell her that it was just an envelope with no contents. Despite her wild nature, he has to find out that she is quite a clumsy man and that she is letting her apartment go to waste. Ryūji, who is very crazy about cleaning , puts her apartment in order. Typically for her nature, however, she is hardly grateful for it.
Since both find out the secret love of the other through several coincidences, they decide together to achieve this goal. So Taiga Yūsaku tries to confess her love, which after a one-time refusal on her part turns out to be difficult. Ryūji tries to score points with the extremely determined and energetic Minori, who, however, full of joy in life, does not notice his affection at all. When Yūsaku's childhood friend Ami Kawashima ( 川 嶋 亜 美 , Kawashima Ami ) switched to school in the middle of the year, the situation worsened. Ami is a young model and is extremely friendly towards others - but this is all just a play. In reality, she is very arrogant and shows her evil side the first time she meets Taiga, which Taiga can not sit on. So both face each other as enemies, but Ryūji, Minori and Yūsaku also know of Ami's real character.
After many stories the five experience in everyday life, Taiga and Minori fall in love with Ryūji, which makes things even more complicated. Because shortly before Ryūji Minori wants to confess his love, he is rejected by this because she does not want to hurt Taiga. In the end, Ryūji and Taiga finally find each other. Ryūji wants to marry Taiga as soon as he turns eighteen and run away with her. They first go to his grandparents, whom Yasuko soon shows up and reconciles with her parents from whom she ran away because of Ryūji's father.
Upon their return home, Taiga suddenly disappears and the teacher of Ryūji's class brings them the news that Taiga has changed schools. Horrified, the whole class wrote messages to Taiga, who responded with a picture: A picture of a black night sky with a single star that Taiga had shot the night she decided to leave.
The final scene consists of a class graduation ceremony and the fact that Ryūji, looking at the facade of the school building, sees a taiga through the window of a room. He runs through the whole school building and they meet again, Taiga is wearing the uniform of another school. In the meantime it has become a legend among the students, as it is said that the Te-nori tiger brings happiness to everyone who touches it. This has been mentioned before in history, when it was assumed that everyone would have such a wish granted. At the very end, Ryuji Taiga confesses his love for her for the first time.
Conception
The title of the Toradora! derives from the names of the two main characters Taiga Aisaka and Ryūji Takasu . The name Taiga is pronounced in Japanese just like the English term for tiger , while the tiger is transcribed as tora ( 虎 ) in Japanese . The front part of Ryūji's name Ryū ( 竜 ) is the Japanese term for dragon , whose English counterpart is written as doragon ( ド ラ ゴ ン ). This is a reference to the Chinese dragon , who is the tiger's greatest competitor and archenemy.
Origin and publications
Light novel
The work, written by Yuyuko Takemiya and illustrated by Yasu , appeared in individual chapters in the light novel magazine Dengeki hp and then in Dengeki Bunko Magazine . From March 10, 2006 to March 10, 2009, ASCII Media Works published the series in 10 volumes under the imprint of Dengeki Bunko .
- と ら ド ラ! ( ISBN 4-8402-3353-5 , March 10, 2006)
- と ら ド ラ 2! ( ISBN 4-8402-3438-8 , May 10, 2006)
- と ら ド ラ 3! ( ISBN 4-8402-3551-1 , September 10, 2006)
- と ら ド ラ 4! ( ISBN 978-4-8402-3681-2 , January 10, 2007)
- と ら ド ラ 5! ( ISBN 978-4-8402-3932-5 , August 10, 2007)
- と ら ド ラ 6! ( ISBN 978-4-8402-4117-5 , December 10, 2007)
- と ら ド ラ 7! ( ISBN 978-4-04-867019-7 , April 10, 2008)
- と ら ド ラ 8! ( ISBN 978-4-04-867170-5 , August 10, 2008)
- と ら ド ラ 9! ( ISBN 978-4-04-867265-8 , October 10, 2008)
- と ら ド ラ 10! ( ISBN 978-4-04-867593-2 , March 10, 2009)
Toradora spin-off!
From Toradora! there is an offshoot Toradora Spin-off! ( と ら ド ラ ･ ス ピ ン オ フ! ). It was first published in the now discontinued Dengeki hp magazine . The chapter from Dengeki hp 40 (February 10, 2006) appeared again within Toradora 2! . The chapters from Dengeki hp 42 (June 10, 2008), 44 (October 10, 2008) and 46 (February 10, 2007) were combined with a previously unpublished chapter in the form of the anthology Toradora Spin- published on May 10, 2007. off! Kōfuku no Sakura Iro Tornado ( と ら ド ラ ･ ス ピ ン オ フ! 幸福 の 桜 色 ト ル ネ ー ド , Toradora spin-off! Kōfuku no Sakura Iro Torunēdo ; ISBN 978-4-8402-3838-0 ). The latter was sold together with a plush tiger .
The successor to Dengeki hp was Dengeki Bunko Magazine , the first two pilot issues of which - called Prologue 1 and 2 - were still special editions of Dengeki Daioh . Four chapters each from Dengeki Bunko Magazine Prolog 1 (December 10, 2007), Prolog 2 (February 10, 2008), the special edition Toradora vs. Index ( と ら ド ラ! Vs 禁書 目録 ) of Dengeki Bunko Magazine 11/2008 (September 27, 2008) and the actual Dengeki Bunko Magazine 11/2008 (October 10, 2008) appeared on January 10, 2009 together with a further unpublished chapter in the second anthology Toradora Spin-Off 2! Tora, Koyuru Aki ( と ら ド ラ ・ ス ピ ン オ フ 2! 虎 、 肥 ゆ る 秋 ; ISBN 978-4-04-867459-1 ). The name of the anthology is a modification of the proverb Tentakaku Uma koyuru Aki ( 天 高 く 馬 肥 ゆ る 秋 , dt. "Autumn with clear skies and fat horses") in the "clear skies" by Toradora Spin-Off 2! and "horse" by "tiger" [d. H. Taiga] was replaced.
The third anthology Toradora spin-off! Ore no Bentō o Mitekure ( と ら ド ラ ・ ス ピ ン オ フ 3! 俺 の 弁 当 を 見 て く れ ; ISBN 978-4-04-868456-9 ) was released on April 10, 2010 and contains stories that were previously added to various media as bonuses. The first story that gave the anthology its name was a bonus on the 4th DVD from April 2009, the second story was enclosed with a Toradora plush tiger from April 2007, the third from the annual imprint directory Dengeki Bunko Sōgō Bunroku 2006 Special Edition ( 電 撃 文庫 総 合 目録2006 SPECIAL EDITION ) from March 2007, the fourth from Dengeki h & p (Hajimari & Period) from November 2007, the fifth from Yasu's Art Book Yasu Gashū: Toradora Pictures! ( ヤ ス 画集 と ら ド ラ ・ ピ ク チ ャ ー ズ! ) From June 2009, the sixth from the Fanbook (Art Book) from April 2009 on the PSP - Adventure Toradora Portable! , the seventh was a bonus on the 8th DVD from August 2009, the eighth was included in the short story collection Dengeki Gakuen RPG Bunko ( 電 撃 学園 RPG 文庫 ) from March 2009 for the limited version of the role-playing game Dengeki Gakuen RPG: Cross of Venus , the ninth comes from the parody collection Dengeki Bunkoyomi from November 2006 and the tenth and final story was written exclusively for this anthology.
Manga
An adaptation drawn by Zekkyō as a manga was published on July 27, 2007 in the Shonen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! . Under the publisher MediaWorks , the publications ended on January 27, 2008. The manga was then taken over by Dengeki Daiō magazine , which belongs to the ASCII Media Works merger . Since March 21, 2008, additional issues have appeared regularly within the new magazine.
A first hardback edition in the form of a Tankōbon appeared on February 27, 2008 and the label Dengeki Comics from ASCII Media Works. Eight volumes have now been published. In Egmont Manga and anime since April 2013 eight volumes have been published so far in German translation.
| tape | Japan | Germany | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| publication | ISBN | publication | ISBN | |
| 1 | Feb. 27, 2008 | ISBN 978-4-8402-4219-6 | Apr 11, 2013 | ISBN 978-3-7704-8028-9 |
| 2 | Feb. 27, 2009 | ISBN 978-4-0486-7633-5 | 13th June 2013 | ISBN 978-3-7704-8029-6 |
| 3 | Jan. 27, 2010 | ISBN 978-4-0486-8368-5 | 9 Aug 2013 | ISBN 978-3-7704-8030-2 |
| 4th | Jan. 27, 2011 | ISBN 978-4-0487-0244-7 | Oct 17, 2013 | ISBN 978-3-7704-8123-1 |
| 5 | 27 Mar 2012 | ISBN 978-4-0488-6492-3 | Dec 12, 2013 | ISBN 978-3-7704-8124-8 |
| 6th | 27 Aug 2013 | ISBN 978-4-04-891618-9 | 6th Mar 2014 | ISBN 978-3-7704-8125-5 |
| 7th | Feb. 27, 2015 | ISBN 978-4-0486-9057-7 | 3 Dec 2015 | ISBN 978-3-7704-8860-5 |
| 8th | Oct. 27, 2017 | ISBN 978-4-0489-3426-8 | 5th July 2018 | ISBN 978-3-7704-9268-8 |
Anime
JCStaff adapted the plot of the 10 volumes as a 25 episode anime television series. This was first broadcast from October 1, 2008 to March 26, 2009 on the Japanese television channels TV Aichi , TV Osaka and TV Tokyo . The series started about a week later on AT-X , TV Hokkaido , TV Setouchi and TVQ Kyushu .
Directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai , with the script by Mari Okada . The design of the figures was largely taken from Yasu's drawings . The character design of the series was done by Masayoshi Tanaka . The background music was produced by Starchild Records .
The title song of the opening credits Pre-Parade ( プ レ パ レ ー ド ) was sung by Rie Kugimiya , Eri Kitamura and Yui Horie . The music of the credits Vanilla Salt ( バ ニ ラ ソ ル ト ) was sung in solo by Yui Horie.
The second title track of the opening credits Silky Heart was sung by Yui Horie . The music of the second credits Orange ( オ レ ン ジ ) was sung by Rie Kugimiya , Eri Kitamura and Yui Horie.
The music of the third credits Holy Night ( ホ ー リ ー ナ イ ト ) was sung by Rie Kugimiya and Eri Kitamura. This song was only used for episode 19.
The anime was licensed for the USA by NIS America, the American subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software , which wants to enter the US market with the anime.
A Japanese Toradora was published on December 21, 2011 ! Blu-ray box as a limited edition, which sold 18,651 times in the first week and thus landed at number 7 on the animation Blu-ray charts. This contained as a bonus episode a film adaptation of the short story Ore no Bentō o Mitekure , which was previously included as a bonus story in text form on the 4th DVD and also in the third spin-off anthology of the same name.
The publisher AniMoon announced on February 15, 2017 that the series would appear in Germany.
Episode list
| episode | Japanese title | German title | First broadcast (Japan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Tora to Ryū" (虎 と 竜) | Tiger and dragon | Oct 2, 2008 |
| 2 | "Ryūji to Taiga" (竜 児 と 大河) | Ryuuji and Taiga | Oct 9, 2008 |
| 3 | "Kimi no Uta" (君 の 歌) | Your song | Oct 16, 2008 |
| 4th | "Ano Toki no Kao" (あ の と き の 顔) | The face from back then | Oct 23, 2008 |
| 5 | "Kawashima Ami" (か わ し ま あ み) | Ami Kawashima | Oct 30, 2008 |
| 6th | "Honto no Jibun" (ほ ん と の 自 分) | True face | Nov 6, 2008 |
| 7th | "Pūru Biraki" (プ ー ル び ら き) | Swimming pool opening | Nov 13, 2008 |
| 8th | "Dare no Tame" (だ れ の た め) | Taiga vs. Ami | Nov 20, 2008 |
| 9 | "Umi ni Ikō to Kimi wa" (海 に い こ う と 君 は) | The beach house | Nov 27, 2008 |
| 10 | "Hanabi" (花火) | Fireworks | Dec 4, 2008 |
| 11 | "Ōhashi Kōkō Bunkasai (Zenpen)" (大橋 高校 文化 祭 (前 編)) | The Oohashi Culture Festival - Part 1 | Dec 11, 2008 |
| 12 | "Ōhashi Kōkō Bunkasai (Chūhen)" (大橋 高校 文化 祭 (中 編)) | The Oohashi Culture Festival - Part 2 | Dec 18, 2008 |
| 13 | "Ōhashi Kōkō Bunkasai (Kōhen)" (大橋 高校 文化 祭 (後 篇)) | The Oohashi Culture Festival - Part 3 | Dec 25, 2008 |
| 14th | "Shiawase no Tenori Taigā" (し あ わ せ の 手 乗 り タ イ ガ ー) | The lucky tiger | Jan. 8, 2009 |
| 15th | "Hoshi wa, Tōku" (星 は, 遠 く) | Far away stars | Jan 15, 2009 |
| 16 | "Fumidasu Ippo" (踏 み 出 す 一 歩) | One step forward | Jan. 22, 2009 |
| 17th | "Kurisumasu ni Suisei wa Gyakkōsuru" (ク リ ス マ ス に 水星 は 逆行 す る) | Cry out for love | Jan. 29, 2009 |
| 18th | "Momi no Ki no Shita de" (も み の 木 の 下 で) | Under the Christmas tree | Feb 5, 2009 |
| 19th | "Seiyasai" (聖 夜 祭) | The Christmas party | Feb 12, 2009 |
| 20th | "Zutto, Kono Mama" (ず っ と, こ の ま ま) | Forever like this | Feb. 19, 2009 |
| 21st | "Dōshitatte" (ど う し た っ て) | Whatever happens | Feb. 26, 2009 |
| 22nd | "Kimi no Iru Keshiki" (君 の い る 景色) | The world with you | 5th Mar 2009 |
| 23 | "Susumu Beki Michi" (進 む べ き 道) | Our way | March 12 2009 |
| 24 | "Kokuhaku" (告白) | The confession | 19 Mar 2009 |
| 25th | "Toradora!" (と ら ド ラ!) | Toradora! | 26th Mar 2009 |
| OVA | |||
| OVA 1 | "Bentō no Gokui" (弁 当 の 極 意) | The real bento | Dec 21, 2011 |
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Ryūji Takasu | Junji Majima | Ozan Unal |
| Taiga Aisaka | Rie Kugimiya | Luisa Wietzorek |
| Minori Kushieda | Yui Horie | Moira May |
| Ami Kawashima | Eri Kitamura | Magdalena Turba |
| Yūsaku Kitamura | Hirofumi Nojima | Konrad Bösherz |
| Yasuko Takasu | Sayaka Ōhara | Anita Hopt |
| Maya Kihara | Ai Nonaka | Lisa May-Mitsching |
| Kouji Haruta | Hiroyuki Yoshino | Marcel Mann |
computer game
On April 30th, 2009 Bandai Namco Games released the adventure Toradora Portable! ( と ら ド ラ ・ ポ ー タ ブ ル! ) For the PlayStation Portable . The pre-order privilege was a Nendoroid petit figure by Taiga.
The plot takes place between volumes 7 and 8 of the light novels and episodes 19 and 20 of the anime as Ryūji is in hospital because of influenza and uses “what if” elements. Depending on the player's decision, there is a good and a true ending for Taiga, Minori and Ami. In Taiga's true ending, Ryūji is pregnant with triplets, and in Minori's and Ami's best ending, they get together with Ryūji.
reception
The light novel series achieved two placements within the book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Published annually by Takarajimasha ! (Eng. "These light novels are great!"), a guide for light novels. In 2007, Toradora! sixth and fourth in 2008. In the first of Kadokawa Shoten organized Light Novel Award in 2007 won Toradora! in the Romantic Comedy category. The entire series has sold 3 million copies.
In March 2009, the building authorities ( 建築 指導 課 , kenchiku-shidō-ka ) of the city of Mitaka with the protagonist Taiga Aisaka for building inspections.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dengekiya shop listing of the tiger stuffed animal from Toradora! (No longer available online.) ASCII Media Works , archived from the original on April 3, 2009 ; Retrieved October 6, 2008 (Japanese).
- ↑ 電 撃 コ ミ ッ ク ガ オ! 9 月 号 . (No longer available online.) ASCII Media Works , July 27, 2007, formerly in the original ; Retrieved January 9, 2010 (Japanese). ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Inukami, Honoka, Baccano 1931 Manga to End in Japan. Anime News Network , January 25, 2008, accessed October 6, 2008 .
- ↑ a b c Tordadora! (TV). Anime News Network , accessed February 27, 2009 .
- ^ NIS America Licenses Toradora! as Its First Anime (Updated). In: Anime News Network . February 11, 2010, accessed March 12, 2010 .
- ↑ Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking: December 19-25. In: Anime News Network. December 27, 2011, accessed January 11, 2012 .
- ↑ AniMoon announces Toradora for Germany. In: Sumikai.com. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017 .
- ↑ List of speakers at aniSearch. aniSearch.de, accessed on May 13, 2017 .
- ↑ 2007 Light Novel Award results. (No longer available online.) Kadokawa Shoten , archived from the original on October 13, 2008 ; Retrieved October 6, 2008 (Japanese).
- ↑ Kadokawa Announces 2007 Light Novel Awards. Anime News Network , September 2, 2007, accessed October 6, 2008 .
- ↑ What's Toradora? In: PSP 用 ソ フ ト 「と ら ド ラ ・ ポ ー タ ブ ル！」 公式 サ イ ト . Bandai Namco Games , accessed May 7, 2009 (Japanese).
- ↑ Mine Kimura: 貼 る ぜ ー 貼 る ぜ ー ち ょ ー 貼 る ぜ ー! . In: ア ニ メ de じ ゃ ん ぴ ん ぐ! . March 7, 2009, Retrieved March 9, 2009 (Japanese).
Web links
- Official website of ASCII Media Works for the light novel series (Japanese)
- Official website of the anime adaptation (Japanese)
- PSP Game Official Website (Japanese)
- Anime News Network on the anime and manga (English)