ToraDora

The hidden story you never noticed

Overview

The Quest began on July 17th, 2019 when my friend known as Diego on the internet inquired that I immerse myself in this amazing show called Tora-Dora. I instantly thought to myself "why is he asking me to watch kids cartoons" so I instantly replied "I don't like Dora the Explorer, I'm not a child" , but Boi was I wrong! Toradora soon after I binge-watched it over the next six month's I realized that my life has changed and I'm now making this review to show you why.
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Plot
The story starts with Tiaga a presumptuous teenager who’s ready to storm the world, and her classmate Ryuuji a quiet guy just trying to live life. Little did they know, their paths were soon to intertwine indefinitely, as they become stuck in a vicious love-triangle that had me on the edge of my seat throughout this entire cinematic experience! As the story progresses through the limited amount of episodes in such an active series I noticed that maybe Tiaga wasn't the right choice for Ryuk and that maybe Amy was a better choice, this realization has vastly biased my outlook on this series and at the point of noticing this minor detail that all along the creator was leaving us a breadcrumb trail of points showing us that in reality, Amy should've continued to be the love of Ryuuji's life. The reason this plot arc wasn't explored is that the anime was cut short on the limited 25 Episode mark. In reality, we all know that over time Amy would've taken back Ryuuji from that devilish Tiaga .

Characters

Our main girl Tiaga is a great positive to the enjoyment of this show, as her character develops she is clearly made to be seen as a person with Progeria which lengthens the deep plot being this singular character and her relationship with the normal Ryuuji.
Ryuuji is a great representation of the teen spirit of the show, I myself experienced lots of events similar to Ryuuji, I was a renowned cool dude at my school before being transported down the realm of anime which made me realize.
The side characters were not a positive in this show because most of them made me feel empty inside, while I watched this show every time a new character would appear on the screen I would think to myself, I don't have any friends while slowly putting on my clown costume to go back to work.

Final Thoughts

To conclude this in-depth review, Toradora is a brilliantly crafted masterpiece that is sure to make any anime lover crave for more! The story is excellent, the characters feel as if they have real personalities as they develop throughout the show and the art is phenomenal. The only displeasure I have with this cinematic journey following our 3 lovers is that it left me wanting more. The story is wonderfully crafted by J.C Staff but 25 episodes just weren’t enough to fulfil my Toradora cravings.