Toradora! Ep. 8
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Episode 8: For Whose Sake

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Recap from last time:

It's the summertime, all students are now in their summer uniforms, and the school's pool is open for the season. There's only one problem: Taiga doesn't like the pool because of her physique. Ryuuji helps her out by creating pads that she can insert into her swimming suit. After an argument between Taiga and Ami, Minorin suggests they should do a sports competition rather than fighting over it.

Key plot points:
  • A raffle is initiated by the class to choose the competition between Ami and Taiga. Minorin chooses Ami's suggestion to do a 50m freestyle race.
  • The two set their agreements: if Ami wins, Ryuuji spends the summer at Ami's villa leaving Taiga all alone.
  • During math class the whole class places their bets on either Ami or Taiga winning. A betting note is accidentally thrown at Ryuuji where he discovers that everyone is betting on Ami.
    • The note was not supposed to be passed to those involved.
  • Because of the bet, Ryuuji trains Taiga how to swim. She doesn't do very well, but after receiving a flotation device she rockets her way through the swimming pool.
  • The two quarrel the day before the race, resulting in Taiga not coming over to eat dinner. The following morning, Ryuuji tells her that he hopes she wins and gives her a bento (boxed lunch).
  • The class is ready for the competition, Ami is distracting the guys in her bikini, while Taiga is alone in the classroom. Before Minorin (the judge) decides to call the competition off, Taiga shows up armed with several flotation devices.
  • During the race, several guys fall on Ryuuji while he's in the pool and begins to drown. Taiga ends up saving Ryuuji's life blaming everyone for not noticing he was drowning.
  • Refusing to let anyone help Ryuuji to the infirmary, Taiga shouts that Ryuuji belongs to her, with a semi-conscious Ryuuji smiling before he blacks out.
  • Later, at a cafe with Ami, Ryuuji, Minori, and Yuusaku, Taiga admits her defeat to Ami and the fact that Ryuuji belongs to her -- only because he is her dog. Although Ami won the race, Taiga tells the group that she's going with Ryuuji to Ami's villa with Yuusaku agreeing that it'd be better this way.
  • While everyone else is discussing the plan for this summer, Ami privately tells Ryuuji that it's too bad that they couldn't be alone together. Regardless, she tells him there will be more chances later on.

Episode thoughts:

Alright, so the first semester of Ryuuji's 2nd year in high school has come to an end for summer vacation. The scene where Taiga refuses to let anyone touch Ryuuji reminds me of the scene in CLANNAD. It was touching, but also a surprise. Who knew that Taiga cared so much! Ah, but she's back to her old self after the incident.

Seeing as how Taiga and Ryuuji spend so much time together, instead of planning to getting to spend time with their potential love interests, it is expected that both of them will be a "couple", but that probably won't happen until perhaps the very end.

Also, at the pool scene, one of the students there sounded like Taku from Chäos;Head, the one with the quivering voice after Ami shows everyone her bikini. Ah well, as a friend said, "All male characters in anime sound the same", and that is, in a way, true.

EDIT: I just noticed this, first row, right picture of Minorin. Ha! She drew her pupils on her eyelids, she's actually sleeping during math class. Oh Minorin, your antics never cease to amaze. Big Grin

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With that said, next episode, To the Beach with You, summer vacation GET! Off to Ami's villa, and it sounds like Ryuuji is excited to spend some time with Minorin, and Taiga...well...she's in her usual way with Yuusaku.
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