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Character Analysis: Taiga Aisaka from Toradora

**Spoilers ahead**

Toradora is one of my favorite anime ever; I post about it on this blog constantly (here’s the link to the WYSW) and I’ve been wanting to do character analysis posts for all the main characters for a while. So who better to start off with than the palm-top tiger herself?

For the first couple of years I was watching anime, I was not in any sort of online community. So you can imagine my shock when I finally started to enter fanbase spaces online and discovered that one of my favorite characters is widely hated for being whiny, bratty, and annoying. Well, I guess I wasn’t that shocked. Let’s get this out of the way: Taiga is annoying. She is, objectively, a spoiled brat. But she is also, objectively, much much more than that.

Most of what makes Taiga, Taiga is both explained and purposeful. All of her aggression comes from either overcompensation or abandonment issues. Maybe I am a little biased because when I first watched Toradora I related to Taiga quite a bit (don’t worry, I promise I don’t roundhouse kick my friends). I was always very small growing up and as a result was constantly underestimated and infantilized by my peers. Sometimes this treatment can make you feel the need to make up for it by being as loud and brash as possible.

Taiga also pushes people away as a defense mechanism because she feels like she’s not wanted or loved anywhere. Both of her parents have remarried and seemingly moved on without her, and she doesn’t feel like anyone truly gets her (until Ryuji, of course). Even though Minorin is her best friend, at multiple instances throughout the show it is implied that Taiga has withheld information about her life from Minori, and hadn’t invited her over in months.

Here are some telling quotes from Taiga as early as episode 9: “I can’t stand it when someone acts like an expert on what goes on inside my head”, “no one’s ever going to understand how I feel. I don’t even understand myself”. Like many teenagers still trying to figure themselves out, Taiga feels misunderstood. Does she express this angst and frustration in a healthy way? Nope! But she begins to mature towards the end of the series, and ultimately her decision to live with her mother for her senior year of high school was the first step in her own development and goal for true independence.

A lot of people don’t like the ending to Toradora or think it’s anticlimactic, but I think it’s a perfect way to show the beginning of Taiga’s maturity into adulthood. Her leaving was a result of acknowledging her codependence with Ryuji; she wants to be able to take care of herself enough so she can pull her own weight in their relationship whenever she returns.

You don’t have to like Taiga, but you do have to realize that her being annoying is intentional, and a vital part of her character. I feel like there’s still so much more to be said about her, but I’m going to be writing about the other 4 main characters and she’s certainly going to be mentioned again. Please let me know your own thoughts, if you have any.

Thanks for reading!

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Yuri Quarantine Reading List

In times like these, when we are all doing our best to stay home, social distance, and protect our loved ones from COVID-19, we need a little bit of entertainment to get us through some of the longer days isolated in a room. Absorbing yourself in another world through books, games, and media is a solace for many of us during the pandemic. With that in mind, I reached out to anyone and everyone I could think of, from friends and colleagues to publishers and creators to ask, “what lesbian manga or anime is on your quarantine list” and they ran with it!

Note: some entries have been edited for space and to avoid excessive repetition

Seven Seas Entertainment – Manga and Light Novel Publisher

Kase–San and… by Takashima Hiromi (Manga): https://amzn.to/2KVLMOC

ROADQUEEN: Eternal Roadtrip to Love by Mira Ong Chua (Manga): https://amzn.to/3feTW2y

TOKYOPOP – Manga and Comic Publisher

Futaribeya: A Room for Two by Yukiko (Manga): https://amzn.to/2z4q0pi

Still Sick by Akashi (Manga): https://amzn.to/3c0n0ZD

Yuri Bear Storm by Ikuhara Kunihiko and Morishima Akiko (Manga): https://amzn.to/2YpglEm

J-Novel Club – Light Novel Publisher

Otherside Picnic by Miyazawa Iori, art by shirakaba (Light Novel): https://amzn.to/2L86XgF

Keep reading

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My lesbian yuri/shoujo ai manga/manhwa/webtoons recs:

Kase-san series by Hiromi Takashima 

-Cute, fluffy and pure yuri. Kase-san also has a short music video and an ova.

Their Story by Tan Jiu

-Everyday slice of life/comedy lesbian manhwa.

Beauty and the Beast Girl by Neji

-A relationship built on lies but actually really sweet and pure. Demon girl and blind girl fall in love.

Miss Angel and Miss Devil by Maeu Malgeum

-Multiple lesbian couples between angels and demons.

Mage & Demon Queen by Color-LES

-Hilarious rpg-themed lesbian webtoon.

Bittersweet Con Panna by Gaepi Sohn, Hobaen

-Adult (not in the sexy sense but that they r actual working adults) slice of life comedy manhwa.

Accept My Fist of Love by Murata

-Two former yankees and their comedic love.

My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Nagata Kabi

-Trigger Warnings: self-harm/suicide ment/eating disorder/mental illness/nsfw

-Not really yuri but a real life account from a woman ordering a lesbian escort service and experiencing sex for the first time. It details a life I can honestly relate to myself as a mentally ill queer adult who still hasn’t had sex yet either. There is also sequel (My Solo Exchange Diary) but I have yet to read it, tho i’m sure its just as good so check that out too.

Citrus by Saburo Uta

-Trigger Warning: non-con/incest themes (sort of)/nsfw

-Prepare for lots of drama and angst but ultimately one of my fave manga’s. It has an anime too if ur craving for more Citrus!

Mushroom Girls in Love by Kei Murayama

-A unique adventure manga about an all-female mushroom planet and the challenges of two girls in love.

Bloom Into You by Nakatani Nio

-A slow-burn, poignant yuri that will tug at your heartstrings. Also has a brilliant anime.

Notes:

I realise a lot of these r not manga but honestly a lot of webtoons/manhwa r good as they have actual adult relationships. A lot of yuri manga is focused on school girls which is fine but as I’m an adult now I prefer to read about ppl my own age. However, I have a soft spot for some younger-themed yuri as I imagine what it would have been like had I had such a school life. Ah, the wasted years…

As u can probs tell, I prefer lighter-themed manga-with some exceptions (Citrus & Bloom Into You i’m lookin at u)-and a good dose of comedy. I like fluffy slice of life but sometimes want a more sexually-charged read. It depends tbh.

Anyway, I still have a lot more yuri to read so will probs do a part 2 to this sometime in the future. Look out for it!

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