When you really love something, you could talk about it for an eternity. So when watching from episode three to eight, I struggled with exactly what I would talk about in my next post. Then I came up with an excuse idea I had never thought of before. Why not just talk about it all, but really short and compromised? Well, here we are now. I will do a proper post in a few days about episode seven and eight, so you do not think I am completely lazy! Oh well, onto the big mass of pictures now, shall we?
Chapter 1
It has been stopped in the airport though he tried to take the unusual one home from the foreign country.
The unusual one was called in the world that meant the tiger in the country.
After all, the wish did not have to be fulfilled though he wanted to take it home to my country by all means, and to show it to the king.
The story was heard, and the king came to want it from man who returned home by all means though he was unusual.
The king did not listen to his word. Though he desperately persuaded his king when the unusual one was everyone’s one.
However, the unusual one was only one man already in those days.
What is this I don’t even.
Sorry, that was bad.
The Takasu Mold-killing Buster!
We all know that Ryuuji is a cleaning freak, but now he has secret techniques too!? I sadly do not remember learning the other 47 during the show, it might have been helpful…
Good question Ryuuji, good question. Sudoh-Bucks. Hah. Be sure to read Nopy’s lovely post about “Parodied Brand Names in Anime“!
Kitamura is a machochist, that is for sure. I hope he will find a proper sadist so that he can be forever happy. Do your best, Kitamura!
I have no idea what just even
RE: Personalities – the word ‘person’ came from the Greek word meaning ‘mask’. One could argue that there is no ‘true self’ – that all persons themselves through multiple personalities – personas, if you will. Also I dropped persona because stupid show is stupid show is stupid
PE: Physical Education
P.S. Should we even bother looking at details? Is anime ‘meant’ to be watched with the ability to pause and replay, or only once-through?
Should we even care how it’s meant to be watched (scroll down to UN-GO)?Perhaps details are not meant to be noticed. When you look at a pointillistic picture, you don’t admire the intensity of individual dots. You look at the whole thing.
P.P.S. Are you mspediting some of your pictures
P.P.P.S. What’s your favicon anyways? It looks like a monkey with a tail, a cat with a tail, or two humans with necklaces eating a bagel against a dark brown background.
T.N.I.A.P.P.P.P.S.M.
I think her favicon is supposed to be the tabletop tiger…
I’d say that details are very important. Sure, you might not notice them, but that’s the point of details: to impress the viewers without them knowing. Even if we do not see them, I do believe that we see them unconsiously which greatly enchants our viewing experience. And when we do notice them, at least this goes for me, you are amazed by the effort the creators put into it. Lack of details hurt more than having them. Details help making the picture whole
It’s this little fellow http://animeviking.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/toradoratiger.png
Palmtop Tiger!
T.N.I.A.P.P.P.P.S.M. what?
Ah, I wasn’t arguing against noticing, but against actively noticing. Of course we notice the details, but we should look at the details holistically… or should we? We may be amazed by the creators’ efforts in the details, but does that increase our own satisfaction?
In a sentence: does it detract from or increase our viewing experience if we do focus on the details?
P.S. I just learned ‘holistic’ and now I’m going to spam it around everywhere to assert my intelligence
P.P.S. I am not a holy person
P.P.P.S. George Weasley from Harry Potter is holy
Also: read T.N.I.A.P.P.P.P.S.M. sdrawkcab
Why would it distract our viewing experience? If anything, it only makes it better! But yes, you should not only search for fun little details, but instead see the whole picture. I mean, otherwise it would be kind of pointless to watch, right?
You are so random!
It could, if we were to concentrate on the details so much as to miss the big picture. Of course, we all want to see both at once, but can you guarantee that?
If you put it that way, no, I can’t guarantee it ;O
Your posts, combined with the well-timed excuse of having found a relative of mine to show this anime to, have got me watching Toradora again. And I have to say, most of the details in this story seem to have gone over my head the first time around. It’s almost like revisiting Shakespeare in college and realizing all the fancy words you barely read in high school actually make sense.
I remember noticing a similiar eye detail in the first Clannad OVA about Tomoyo and I still can’t stop thinking of it. Perhaps it wasn’t even a detail, oh well. It is one of my best anime moments in the series actually, which might sound a bit weird :p
Always fun to help people! I hope you are enjoying it
Thanks for the thoughtful post! I’m planning on watching the Christmas episodes of Toradora! in the coming days, and your post just gets me re-excited for this amazing series.
Is it okay to admit that was one of the main reasons I wanted to watch, and to some degree blog about, it? I love those episodes. That and the father arc. God I love those parts.
God, Minori~n is easily one of the funniest anime characters ever! The image of her making an x-sign with her arms cracked me up!
Have some more!
Diet Warrior http://animeviking.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/toradoraep06pic03.png
Minori(n) Radar
http://animeviking.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/toradoraep05pic07.png
It’s so hard resisting to spell the name without putting “n” at the end.
Haha, the Engrish on the chalkboard is awesome. I loved Ami’s 180 flips every once in a while. She’s all smiles one minute and a sadist the next.
What I like the most about her is that she grows up a lot, becoming perhaps the most mature character in the series. At least that is what I remember, but I might be wrong
A-Aisaka-san?
