Well, it seems that our random lulz convo “post” turned out to be a big hit!! The two Scrumptious chefs also gained the reputation of being Konata twins because of the said endeavor. I guess this is finally time to bid goodbye to our furry pet personas? :3

On the other hand, while we, the loyal Taigaism zealots, march on with our LOVE for Taiga (pardon the random linking), he-who-shall-not-be-named continues on his crusade to spoil ToraDora for everyone T__T It’s not just the RAGE-filled oh-so-intelligent episode-per-episode anime vs novel comparison aimed at informing us puny-ToraDora-fans-who-can’t-think-logically-when-watching-because-we-just-want-to-have-fun of the inconsistencies (I’d like to think the rage already simmered down, at least for now) but the BIG FAT NOVEL SPOILERS that should very well be enclosed in [spoiler] tags! Rawrr So, in lieu of the Taiga hate, or just to make our ToraDora experience all the more fun, let’s just sing a happy song~!

♪ If you’re happi[ly watching ToraDora] and you know it, say “OHAA~!” (OHAAA) ♫

♬ If you’re happi[ly watching ToraDora] and you know it, say “OHAA~!” (Hay Hay Hay) ♪

♪ If you’re happy and you know it, then your post/comments/whatever will surely show it ♩♪

♬ If you’re happi[ly watching ToraDora] and you know it, say “OHAA~!” (OHAAA) ♪♪

If enjoying ToraDora, loving Taiga for her moe-ness despite her violent tendencies, and not being able to nitpick on the “flaws” of the series makes us not witty enough, or lack a sense of taste, then so be it. We all just want to have a good time~ Also, I think it would be better to allow the series to run its course first before giving the final verdict as to its success or shortcomings. *continues to sing the happy ToraDora song*

Cheers to more ToraDora fun times!

Episode 3

(Feel free to blame me for the lack of “convo”-ness)

oh sparkly sweat~!

Episode 3 was said to be a “filler” episode by those who have read the novel, and while Seleria and I both found this episode subpar and totally random (especially when compared with the amazing episode 2), we thought it was a good idea to show “the other sides of Minorin”. Who would’ve thought there’s more to the super genki (and dorky?) girl we perceived her to be! That’s probably the greatest thing this episode did, allow other people to see Minorin in a better light (especially those who weren’t really fond of Minorin’s super genkiness at the start of the series)

Surprisingly, no one seemed to have mentioned/highlighted one VERY IMPORTANT detail about this episode, which is probably J.C.Staff’s way of “poking” fun at the show (or is it just a product of our silly minds, particularly Seleria?). “Poking”, get it?

You guys must be scratching your heads, wondering just what the heck I’m talking about, so I’ll just spill it. I’m referring to Taiga’s “habit” of poking Ryuuji’s eyes throughout this episode, which probably seemed silly and random for most people, but not for us.

This is actually very “logical”, in the sense that it could’ve made Ryuuji’s life long wish come true — to be rid of his GANGSTA EYES! Remember what he said in episode 1? Just a few more eye pokes, and it could’ve turned into a life-changing experience for Ryuuji!! Just have to wonder whether the OC (obsessive compulsive) Ryuuji will be able to survive without being able to distinguish what’s “clean” and “dirty” in his surroundings =P

Both the Eye of the Taiga (c/o Sakura) and her Mighty Eye-poking skillz will then be FEARED.

Ok, enough corny jokes. I blame Seleria, or myself for losing the conversation logs, and its humor thereof.

The Episode 4 Dialogue

[00:18]
Seleria: stalker? o.O
usagijen: he stayed up until 2:30am just to check that? orz

[01:09]
*sees Taiga’s photo album filled with Kitamura pics*
Seleria: now that’s the real stalker.
usagijen: hahaha, she effin’ fails as a stalker.
usagijen: or as a photographer, whatever.
Seleria: well its hard they probably haven’t made image stabilization in cameras
Seleria: and anti-shake mechanisms
usagijen: how come my shots are still all blurred, to think that my cam has IS =/
usagijen: do I suck that much?
Seleria: do you really want me to answer that question?
usagijen: ok, forget that, not relevant to this anime anyways.
Seleria: lol

Seleria: lol, negotation FTW!
usagijen: XDD

usagijen: OHAAAA
usagijen: kawaiii~
Seleria: aww that’s so cute
usagijen: that’s quite a new way of greeting
usagijen: let me try that in the office
usagijen: O-Ha~! <3 (^o^) (/^o^)/

[04:46]
Seleria: hmmm i wonder how that is
Seleria: kitamura being popular
usagijen: Kitamura doesn’t seem like the heartthrob type o.O
usagijen: he’s supposed to be the GEEK, the otaku!!
usagijen: well I guess this is one of the few shows that break that stereotype.

Seleria: ojou-sama?
usagijen: w00t! the new girl appears
usagijen: why not just pass the megaphone to Kitamura, o forgetful president?

usagijen: Taiga’s getting all jelly jelly (jealous)~
Seleria: loool

Seleria: not so ojou-sama after all
usagijen: she lacks elegance
usagijen: and a certain “pride” or “dignity” factor

…and obviously, it’s not until after watching episode 5 did we realize that the president is not the “new girl” Ami, heh.

[07:02]
Seleria: waaaaaaaaaiiii
Seleria: loolololol
usagijen: the perfect way to calm down the tiger
usagijen: sasuga kitamura!
Seleria: that little girl will explode
usagijen: and I’m gonna explode from too much Taiga moe moe <3

[07:25]
Seleria: wahehehe
usagijen: what the heck was that
Seleria: lol
usagijen: she sure is living up to her furry Tiger nickname

Seleria: eating in class kinshi!
usagijen: this is the first time I’ve seen such a student
usagijen: in animes, that is

usagijen: waku waku carnival~~! o(^-^o)
usagijen: Taiga’s so moe *dies*

Seleria: DAI PINCHI
usagijen: Minorin’s doing the trademark :9 smile of Peko-chan

usagijen: dun4x
Seleria: how honest of Taiga
usagijen: honestly stupid, but still… moe~

Seleria: nice thinking!
usagijen: naisu ryuuji!
Seleria: usagi bento box!
usagijen: tsk, ryuuji should join the club so he can spend more time with his Minorin~

[10:30]
Seleria: waheheheh
Seleria: thats how you shut up a hungry person
usagijen: people here are learning how to deal with her!
Seleria: lol

[11:25]
usagijen: OCccccc
usagijen:
Seleria: BADASS MOLD KILLER
Seleria: lolz

[12:03]
usagijen: roflll, fangirlll
Seleria: lolololol
usagijen: stalkers should be proud! hahaha

[13:13]
Seleria: loool
usagijen: Sudoh Bucks!
usagijen: wow, this series knows about intellectual property rights

[13:21]
usagijen: rofll drooolzzzz, I can haz yummy pics? =D~
Seleria: wow
Seleria: he wiped the drool off with his own hanky o.O

[14:34]
Seleria: o.o
usagijen: now… I don’t know if that was an ingenious idea…
usagijen: “peeling” the potato…

[15:13]
usagijen: another paw cup! D:
Seleria: paww!

[15:31]
Seleria: perfect! anti-drool measures!
usagijen: yes! laminate!
usagijen: just like how laptops have “spill resistant keyboards” now
usagijen: I guess it was also made to be “anti-drool”?
(pardon the OT conversation)

[16:41]
usagijen: awww
usagijen: Ryuuji should borrow Taiga’s camera, to take pics of Minorin…
usagijen: oh wait, guess there’s no need for it now
Seleria: pudding
Seleria: yummy
Seleria: i miss it
usagijen: that thing is huge, BUCKET SAIZUU!
usagijen: I don’t think I ever tasted a purin when I was in Japan, now that’s more sad =/
usagijen: what… the…
usagijen: that… pic… looks… wrong O_O
usagijen: …but right for Ryuuji =P
Seleria: lol

[18:48]
usagijen: awww
Seleria: hohum

[19:03]
Seleria: SEEEEEE
Seleria: SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe
usagijen: yes yes, I know I know
usagijen: -___-
Seleria: THEY TOLD IT (the “confession”)
Seleria: SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Seleria: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seleria: I TOLD YOU
Seleria: TCH
usagijen: x__x

Seleria: now the scene lost its impact, and it’s all because of you! T__T
usagijen: yes, I’m a bad spoiler bunny
Seleria: yeah
Seleria: you suck
usagijen: >_<
Seleria: i told you it would be revealed in its own time
Seleria: tch
usagijen: ;_______________________;
Seleria: baka tsuki has the novels
Seleria: but im restraining myself from reading them
usagijen: don’t read them first
usagijen: otherwise if I prod you to read it you’ll go blaming me for ruining your excitement over this… again =/

usagijen: wow, Inko actually talked properly o.O
Seleria: weird parrot
Seleria: cant say his name, but can utter a japanese sentence perfectly
Seleria: tch
usagijen: hahahaha
usagijen: iinjanai? =P
usagijen: I don’t think think he likes his name
usagijen: or more like, he doesn’t consider it a name at all!
usagijen: inko = parrot, after all

Seleria: we didnt get to see much of the new character
Seleria: but she’s pretty badass
Seleria: and she looked hot in street clothes
(side comment: people who read the novel and know so much about her, please refrain from spoiling, OK? If you’re going to mention novel tidbits, make sure to enclose them in [ spoiler ] [ /spoiler ] tags)
usagijen: yeah, oh well, we’ll see more of her in the next ep!
usagijen: I need to rewatch this ep and go emo ;__;

Post-dialogue

usagijen: hm… was thinking of Taiga’s infatuation to Kitamura…
Seleria: Kitamura isnt so bad
usagijen: I actually want him for Taiga
Seleria: i agree
usagijen: he seems less of a pushover than Ryuuji
usagijen: then again that’s be because Taiga won’t really do to Kitamura what she does to Ryuuji coz she likes him
Seleria: yeah

Seleria: there’s not much physical violence in this ep (no physical violence with casualties, that is)
Seleria: there’s actually 0 as far as i remember
usagijen: lol, you want more physical violence?
Seleria: …and just as i was reading lupus’ comment
Seleria: he’s making it sound that it’s taiga’s fault that ryuuji is so nice?
Seleria: hehehehe
Seleria: totally dissing taiga and letting it slip that ryuuji is not responsible for taiga’s behavior?
Seleria: people only treat you that way because you let them
Seleria: people have power over you, because you let them
usagijen: hehehe, yesss
usagijen: bateszi doesn’t like ryuuji because of that
usagijen: because he’s a pushover

Seleria: well i think its compassion
Seleria: Taiga is moe after all
Seleria: i cant really blame him
usagijen: it’s his… *gasp* motherly instincts
Seleria: he takes care of his mom too
usagijen: Taiga should spend more time with Kitamura than Ryuuji
usagijen: she can be rehabilitated with Kitamura
usagijen: with Ryuuji, she’ll only get worse -___-
Seleria: lol
Seleria: you people worry too much
usagijen: what
Seleria: just let her be
Seleria: people always seem to forget that these characters are in high school
usagijen: which means…?
Seleria: you should let them be
Seleria: youth is a time filled with vigor, confusion, friendship, discovery, change, and all those stuff
usagijen: haha
usagijen: but what if violent people like Taiga get worse after that “stage”? or do you think she’ll simmer down later, when she gets tired of being violent?
Seleria: lol
Seleria: she is only violent to ryuuji
Seleria: and no one else so far
Seleria: into the series at least
usagijen: and yes, you’re right =O

usagijen: she might become violent to the blue-haired girl
usagijen: for now, it’s only verbal
Seleria: Louise was so much more violent than her
usagijen: She was the total violent psychopath, I guess
usagijen: she gets all violent, even with the very person she likes! Or more like, she gets violent ESPECIALLY towards the person she likes.
Seleria: anyway
Seleria: im not really bothered by it
usagijen: me too… hmmm
usagijen: I’m kind of wondering about that
usagijen: it’s like, every violent rage of Taiga makes me chuckle, while it irks people on the other side of the globe
usagijen: they’re… taking it too seriously?
Seleria: who knows
Seleria: they have their reasons
usagijen: I wonder where they were when Ranma 1/2 aired
usagijen: I think of Taiga’s violence to be the same as Akane’s…
usagijen: Akane’s violence is worse, even… but it’s all for comical relief

Seleria: meh
usagijen: you’re meh-ing me? D:
Seleria: lol
Seleria: is it even a verb?
usagijen: now it is
Seleria: lol
Seleria: im meh-ing to the whole issue
usagijen: I just wonder, is our bias coming into play in all this?
usagijen: like, we’re overlooking taiga’s violence because we find her adorable or something? and it’s fun seeing her rage attacks or what haha
usagijen: or we just genuinely want to enjoy the show
Seleria: hmmm
Seleria: im just waiting for the show to do that for me
Seleria: to explain all this rage
Seleria: if it comes it will, if not then well it would just be another one of those anime
usagijen: spoken like a true and mature anime fan!

Related posts:

1. To the End of Toradora
2. To ToraDora with Love: Letters from the Dearly Retarded
3. To Taiga and Friends(?)

usagijen: oh know what, I’ve come to realize as of late, that I’m easily taken by ’streams of consciousness’ / inner thought monologues hehehehe
usagijen: not that I have a fetish for it or anything
Seleria: guilty
usagijen: AM NOT. Anyways.

Seleria: Ryuuji is such an OC.
Seleria: …and Inko is one ugly parrot
usagijen: UGH yeah… Inko… is such a fugly parrot indeed =____=
usagijen: it’s a sick parrot, in more ways than one.

Seleria: when I skimmed through the first episode
Seleria: i really thought ryuuji was ugly
usagijen: rofl, he was made to look _that_ way, to look scaryyy
Seleria: yeah
Seleria: kitamura is also ugly
Seleria: nobody looks bishielicious
Seleria: its depressing =/
usagijen: haha, don’t worry about that too much

[04:59]
Seleria: lol
usagijen: rofl
usagijen: wahahaha, hahahaha (imitating Minorin’s laugh)
Seleria: wahaha wahahah
Seleria: yeah
Seleria: awesome
usagijen: Minorin’s laugh is like that of a witch hahahaha

Seleria: cuteeeeeeeeeee
usagijen: kawaiiii X3
Seleria: at that time
Seleria: when he realized how perfect PT is as a nickname
Seleria: i totally agreed
usagijen: yeah, cutteeee
usagijen: I want… the tiger plushie!!

usagijen: hm, someone told me that there’s something wrong with me if I don’t get to hate Taiga in the first ep… and really, I can’t hate her
Seleria: yeah but in episode 2
Seleria: she really grows on you
usagijen: yeah
usagijen: crazy taiga haters -__-;;
Seleria: hmm i never really hated her
Seleria: or i guess I’m just biased for tsunderes
usagijen: me too… I… like her!
usagijen: I likey feisty women!
usagijen: she’s described to be a tsuntsuntsuntsundere, and I personally don’t mind her super tsun-ness.

Seleria: i like her vulnerability
Seleria: to the point that she stutters
Seleria: <33
usagijen: X3
usagijen: r-r-rabu-retaaa [12:39]

[16:13]
Seleria: cute
Seleria: so moe
usagijen: X33
usagijen: awwww
usagijen:

Seleria: let me guess
Seleria: all the taiga haters are male?
usagijen: male and female, actually.
Seleria: lol
usagijen: hm, let’s make a dialogue post! taiga worship! (and hence, this post)
Seleria: lol
Seleria: i guess there is a lot of things to hate about her
usagijen: she’s said to be rude and abrasive… annoying.
Seleria: yeah she is
usagijen: well yeah, but hmm… I seem to have this innate tolerance for tsunderes
Seleria: i love them
usagijen: I find it easy to empathize with tsunderes…
usagijen: and well, according to other people, what differentiates Taiga from other tsunderes is that her tsuntsun-ness is because of her really high pride
usagijen: I guess that applies to other tsunderes, but I really think Taiga’s super tsun attitude is well-founded

Seleria: hehe who cares about the hate
Seleria: if you enjoy the show yourself
(just felt like “highlighting” that)
Seleria: then its fine
usagijen: X3333
usagijen: yeah, I’ll probably just mention a few words about the Taiga HATE in my first post, then bah, I’ll just enjoy this show as much as possible. Taiga <3333333
usagijen:
Seleria: ep 2 ep 2

(and so the fangirls proceed to episode 2…)

[00:36]
Seleria: wow, that’s a cute bowl
Seleria: paw~
usagijen: awww, yeah *__*

usagijen: the novel elitists are saying soooo many things about ep2, geez
usagijen: I don’t really wanna read about it, ruins the fun (though I already have read it ~__~)
Seleria: yeah
usagijen: I’ll probably go check out the source, but only to fill in the missing details
usagijen: and still reconcile it with the anime
Seleria: it’s better to not have any expectations
Seleria: for me a least
usagijen: that’s our advantage, we’re blank slates

[05:47]
Seleria: hey hey hey
usagijen: pass pass passs! lol.
usagijen: Taiga’s all cool yea~! m/

[06:32]
Seleria: you call it moe
Seleria: ryuuji

Seleria: while watching the 2 eps
Seleria: i couldn’t stop smiling
usagijen: me too… I can’t help but go awwwww
usagijen: Taigaaaa ;_____;

[08:35]
usagijen: Ryuuji no baka, he just had to RUB IT IN. -___-;;;

[09:29]
usagijen: wow, rumors sure spread fast!

usagijen: ROFL what the heck
usagijen: weirdo hahahaha

[12:56]
usagijen: ;_______________________;
usagijen: Taigaaaaaa ;___________________;
usagijen: TT__________________TT
usagijen: my tears are so shallow
Seleria: lol

…and onto the confession the next day!

usagijen: regarding megane-kun…
(don’t read the SPOILER if you don’t want to SCARRED, like what happened to our hamster chef .__.)
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Seleria: SPOILER!!!
usagijen: not spoiler la
Seleria: I OUTTA KICK YOU!!!
usagijen: that’s what was missing from this ep D:
usagijen: baahhhhh
usagijen: T__T
Seleria: but i didnt knowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Seleria: boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
usagijen: yeah, but you won’t really get what megane-kun said without knowing that ~__~ who knows if the anime is even planning to show that
usagijen: not spoiler!
Seleria: of course they’ll show that
Seleria: how else will the non-novel / manga people know
usagijen: ~___~ ok ok, I’m sorry
usagijen: erase erase erase
Seleria: oh well there’s nothing we can do about it
Seleria: its not that big of a deal

(see, that’s what I got for saying the missing novel details, I spoiled someone else’s fun… so yeah, I’m definitely not going to look at the novels for as long as the anime is still ongoing)

Also, Seleria and I supposedly had this more “objective” and insightful Taiga conversation, but since I forgot to save the convo log (I forgot that I was using another computer, which doesn’t have the archiving feature enabled, arghh), it all went *poof*

From what I can remember, I told Seleria that the ones hating on Taiga could be likened to the ones who see her as nothing else but the “ferocious Palmtop Tiger”, and Seleria thought so too, because those people are judging her through face value alone. Then somewhere along the way, I asked Seleria what she thought of Taiga, in comparison to other tsunderes like Shana or Louise (because she was the one who watched Shakugan no Shana and Zero no Tsukaima), and she said that Taiga is the most mature of the three. Sigh, most of whatever epic discussions we had (if any) is now lost, and only have myself to blame

…and that’s it! Hope we can have a more insightful conversation next time (and I’m going to make sure I won’t lose the logs!). Though if you wouldn’t mind more of this super random lulz convo, then I’ll be more than happy to continue this. This is the only way I can get the lazy hamster to join me in “blogging” it seems =/

Related posts:

1. To Taiga and Friends(?)
2. To the End of Toradora
3. To ToraDora with Love: Letters from the Dearly Retarded