ToraDora! #18 — Way to Ruin Christmas, Minori

February 4th, 2009

 

You vindictive bint.

Impressions:

The most disappointing thing about this episode by far was that when locked in a dark storage room alone with Ami, Ryuuji Ami did absolutely nothing. Come on, girlfriend. At least a little teasing, or give him a peek at what he’s missing out on. You’re just blowing your chances on purpose now. Less angst, more body language, girl! Leave the whining to Minori and Kitamura. Of course, the one important thing she confessed was tuned out by Ryuuji… which is probably the worst and most forced plot device ever abused. The teacher’s crazed rantings were probably the high point. I think she could also probably use a good rough roll in the hay with Ryuuji Ami to relieve some of that pent up sexual frustration.

Most of the rest of the episode was not particularly interesting either. Montages and bad CG confetti abound until Minori ruins everybody’s Christmas by knocking over the tree and breaking Taiga’s expensive glass star. Frankly, she and Ryuuji are crazy for handling all that broken glass with their bare hands, not to mention that I’m pretty sure putting together a glass star like that in an hour or two is some kind of superhuman feat. At least there wasn’t much Kitamura this episode. At the end of it though, we just have Ryuuji being slightly more forceful in trying to get Minori to come to the party and her continuing to run away.

Preview:

Taiga in a strapless dress? Hrmm…

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23 Shouts From the Peanut Gallery

  • Aroduc says:

    There, now I’m first and all of your silliness just looks weird. Happy now?

  • finalvic says:

    1st

  • finalvic says:

    …to completely fucking fail. At life.

  • finalvic says:

    Screw You ASSHOLE, whoever wrote that using my name. Yeah You the NUMBER 2 guy. Edit NO ONE SPEAKES Spanish here pain stupid ASSWIFE

  • Totali says:

    lol, 2nd….and 8th.

  • pain says:

    arigato!!
    es la mejor serie junto a naruto shippuuden.
    =)

  • vaberella says:

    Hahaha…love this review. Man I dislike Minorin so she fulfilled her function for disfunction.

    As for poor Ami…man, she had balls all through the show and now she chickened out? Man.

    As a side note the star was better before it broke…oy, Minorin.

  • finavic says:

    BIG FAT MEANIE

  • Honoo says:

    “she had balls all through the show”

    She had BALLS? Are you sure? :\

    Oh wait, Ami’s a bro. So no wonder.

    Even so, I think she’s being careful as being direct means risking being rejected.

  • Yue says:

    @Honoo
    It’s that exact psychology you just hit there 100%. Definitely shows Ryuji can be romantically dense which we ALL like. ^o^

  • finalvic says:

    use my name freely as a scapegoat…I’d be honoured if you do >.>

  • Anonymous says:

    Way to post spoilers in the title of your blog that will get picked up by google’s spiders and ruin the fucking episode for people who haven’t seen it yet. Thanks a lot, asshole.

  • nobaka says:

    Way to read an episode review rather than hitting the back button on your browser.

  • Aroduc says:

    It’s especially funny because it’s totally misleading and introduced/resolved over a span of about two minutes.

  • TJ says:

    Ami doesn’t want to get rejected, but unfortunately it seems that nothing except a direct confession will get through to Ryuji.

  • Fhal says:

    Wich is something that Ami wouldn’t do. Is way out of her chatacter. T.T Everybody know that her don’t have a chance of being sucessfull even if she did confess but now she’s just being naive in thinking that Takasu will notice something.

  • Yue says:

    @TJ & @Fhal
    We’re hoping Ryuji will notice something and not crush her feelings. ~_~

  • Nanaya says:

    @Yue

    Yes.

  • passer-by says:

    Anon is lol.
    *pays no attention to Ami and Ryuuji being together*

  • Anon? says:

    Seems like every other anime where the couple is already decided, as seen by the openings.

  • Kaisos says:

    There’s very few ecchi moments between them, though, which is rare for a series like this.

    Taiga and Ryuuji act very much like either a married couple or best friends.

    And a long-lasting relationship heavily resembles a close friendship anyway.

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