Toradora! manga volume 1 cover.

Toradora! is a Japanese manga series written by Yuyuko Takemiya and illustrated by Zekkyo, based on the light novel series of the same name. It was serialized in MediaWorks' shonen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!,^[1] but since May 2008 it is serialized in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh.^[2]^[3] North American publisher Seven Seas Entertainment published the first volume in English language in March 2011. Cached. In Indonesia, Elex Media Komputindo published the first volume in July 2011 in Indonesian. In México, Editorial Kamite published the first volume in January 2016 in Spanish.

Volume list[edit]

No.

Original release date

Original ISBN

English release date

English ISBN

February 27, 2008

978-4-8402-4219-6^[4]

March 1, 2011^[5]

978-1-934876-94-7^[6]

1. 'Enter the Palmtop Tiger!' (手乗りタイガー参上！, Tenori Taigā Sanjō!)
2. 'Midnight Assault' (真夜中の奇襲, Mayonaka no Kishū)
3. 'Right in Front of Your Nose' (目と鼻の先には…, Metohananosaki Niwa..)
4. 'Pass Practice Plan for Love' (恋のパス練大作戦！, Koi no Pasu Neōsakusen!)

5. 'Ryuuji & Taiga's First Group Project' (大河と竜児、はじめての共同作業, Taiga to Ryūji, Hajimete no Kyōdō Sagyō)
6. 'That Rumored Pair' (噂の二人, Uwasa no Futari)
Extra. 'A Day in the Life of Ya-chan' (やっちゃんの一日, Ya-chan no Ichinichi)

Ryuuji Takasu is starting his second year of high school but his appearance resembles that of a delinquent thug because of his glaring eyes. He hopes to make friends with his crush, Minori Kushieda, but accidentally bumps into and is chewed out by Taiga Aisaka, a petite, sharp-tongued classmate known as the Palmtop Tiger, who is best friends with Minori. He later discovers that Taiga has mistakenly placed in his bag a love letter to his only friend Yusaku Kitamura. As Taiga comes to his apartment to attack him to recover the letter (which is actually just an empty envelope), Ryuuji stops her and she faints from hunger. Ryuuji and Taiga make a deal where they will help each other meet their crushes. Ryuuji discovers Taiga lives alone in the apartment complex next door and has a dirty kitchen, so he cleans her apartment and offers to cook for her. During gym class, Ryuuji and Taiga try to create a situation where Taiga would be left alone with Yusaku but it backfires as Ryuuji hits Taiga on the head with a ball instead. They try to set up a lunch double date, but Yusaku and Minori are called away for activities. At the end of school, Taiga tries to give Yusaku a bag of cookies she made in home economics class, but Yusaku rushes off so that she can't catch up. The next day, the classmates think Ryuuji and Taiga are a couple since they spend so much time together, such that Minori gets worried and pulls them aside. The bonus chapter follows a typical day at home for Yasuko Takasu, Ryuuji's mother who works nights at a hostess in a night club.

February 27, 2009^[7]

978-4-0486-7633-5^[7]

July 5, 2011^[8]

978-1-934876-60-2^[6]

7. 'A Beautiful Couple' (お似合いの二人, Oniai no Futari)
8. 'In One Small Heart' (その小さな胸に, Sono Chiisana Mu ni)
9. 'Bye-bye' (ばいばい, Baibai)
10. 'Whither the Confession' (告白の行方, Kokuhaku no Yukue)
11. 'Shoulder to Shoulder!' (竜虎並び立つ！, Ryūko Narabi Tatsu)

12. 'Restaurant Bomber' (ファミレス・ボンバー, Famiresu Bonbā)
13. 'Seductive Model Girl' (魅惑のモデルガール, Miwaku no Moderugāru)
14. 'Behind the Angel's Façade' (天使の面の皮, Tenshi no Tsuranokawa)
Extra. 'Ryuuji and Taiga's Summer Vacation' (竜児と大河のなつやすみ, Ryūji to Taiga no Natsuyasumi)

Minori pulls Taiga and Ryuji aside and gives the two her blessing as a couple; to make it worse, Yusaku joins her in supporting them. Taiga and Ryuji are shocked. After dinner out, Taiga releases Ryuji from serving her. She causes a disruption at school in order to quell the rumors. She then asks Yusaku to meet her after school. Ryuji observes her as Taiga finally confesses her love to Yusaku, but Yusaku reveals she had rejected him a year ago, and that they should be just friends. Afterwards, Ryuji rushes to support Taiga; they agree to continue working together. They frequently visits a family restaurant where Minorin works as a waitress. Ami Kawashima, a popular teen fashion model and Yusaku's childhood friend, visits the place, but while she has a great celebrity personality on the surface, she flirts with Ryuji, and turns cold and mean to Taiga while Ryuji and Yusaku observe from afar. Ami later joins their class as a transfer student. The bonus chapter follows Ryuji and Taiga as they look for a place to stay cool.

January 27, 2010^[9]

978-4-0486-8368-5^[9]

October 25, 2011^[10]

978-1-935934-05-9^[6]

15. 'Ryuuji & His Merry Band of Friends?!' (竜児と愉快な仲間たち⁉, Ryūji to yukai na nakamatachi!?)
16. 'Oh, This Is Hopeless!' (だめだこちゃ, Dame dakocha)
17. 'Pretty Soldier's Secret' (美少女戦土の秘密, Bishōjo sento no himitsu)
18. 'In The Name of Meat, I Will Punish You!' (肉にかねつておしきよ, Niku ni kanetsu teoshi kiyo)
19. 'The Ultimate Choice' (究極の選択, Kyūkyoku no sentaku)

20. 'The Second Great Bento War' (第2次お弁当作戦, Dainiji obentō sakusen)
21. 'He's Back' (また来たあいつ, Mata kitāitsu)
22. 'Devilish Little Angel' (小悪魔天使, Koakuma tenshi)
23. 'The Aftermath' (その後の顚末, Sonogo no temmatsu)
24. 'Scuze Me!' (お邪魔します, Ojamashimasu)

Taiga and Minori are upset that Ryuji is spending time with the flirtatious but secretly mean Ami, even though Ryuji denies they have any sort of relationship. When Ami threatens to ruin Taiga's impression to Kitamura, Taiga becomes despondent and hides in her apartment weeping while Ryuji comforts her. After discovering Ami's junk food habit, Taiga and Minori poke fun of her figure. In order to evade a stalker, Ami solicits Ryuji and Taiga's help, but ends up staying in Taiga's apartment. When Kitamura asks Taiga to be friends with Ami, Taiga reluctantly invites her and the gang to lunch. During a cleanup day at the school, Ami becomes unglued when she soaks her feet in a creek full of tadpoles. When Ami's stalker hits on Taiga, and Taiga reacts violently, Ami joins in and tells him off. Ami admits she has a mean-spirited side, but then asks Ryuji if he would come to like her. Taiga and Yasuko walk in on the seemingly seductive moment.

January 27, 2011^[11]

978-4-0487-0244-7^[11]

April 10, 2012^[12]

978-1-935934-79-0^[6]

25. 'Hey, Did You Know The Most Popular Lining Color for School Swimsuits Isn't White But Beige?'
26. 'Boobs, Boobs, Everywhere Boobs'
27. 'Tora Tora Tora'
28. 'Battlefield: Pool'
29. 'Round 2, Fight!!'

30. 'The Dog's Mask'
31. 'Their Feelings'
32. 'Battle! D

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