Toradora

[Kodama]

I just LOVE this anime >w<! I don't like new animes usually, I mean they are all the same x_x. And ToraDora looks like all these new animes but It's a bit different. For me, characters in mangas/animes act unnatural, and it's normal, I saw much enouch anime to don't care about it. But in Toradora they act a bit, and really a LITTLE bit, more natural. And I like it. (of course there isn't any more natural character than Haruhi from Ouran xD! She's the best ;D!). That's my opinion.

[EkaCoralian]

A couple months back I watched episode 1, and couldn't really get into it. Episode 1 just made me think, "Been there, seen that." Eventually some more of my friends kept bugging me to watch the entire thing (followed by various praise for the show), so I decided to check out episode 2 and hope for better.
And now, I'm on episode 9. Its quite an addicting show once you get past episode 1. =D

[SakuraMeimi]

I watched Toradora, and I enjoyed it. It's one of my favourites and I think it's pretty good, though I guess its missing something at times. XD
But oh well, I can't complain much; Even though the end seemed weird and rushed, I still liked how it ended. Though I supported everything how it ended up, I still felt sorry for some characters :/

[Knowname]

that's the kind of ending I LOVE! Where you end up feeling sorry for some characters!! Life is shitty. Live it.

[EkaCoralian]

Episode 20 now, and loving it.
Kitamura REALLY changed. I love it. XD

[ZephyrStar]

This show started off slower, but it had really awesome character development. Especially Ami...I really didn't like her at all in the beginning and liked Minori, but at the end I liked Ami way better. It's refreshing to see a show do this nowadays.

[Taite]

I watched the anime, but it wasn't memorable for me. Really... this anime was just... bleh. An ok anime, overall.

I supported the Ryuuji x Taiga pairing since the beginning, but the end kind of ruined it for me. Sure, I was like @ the kiss scene and stuff, but then didn't Ryuuji say something like "I wants to marry yew nao!"?
I don't remember it all that well. It was just a... yeah, not memorable.

[EkaCoralian]

Toradora up until the last episode was really good. The final episode REALLY disappointed me. I was happy about the Ryuuji x Taiga kiss, but yeah, I mean what happened to them marrying each other? Why did Taiga switch schools?! o_0 So confusing. ><
I wish the ending was better, but otherwise, it as good.

[AaronAMV]

Did you watch the extra episode?

[Willen]

Toradora up until the last episode was really good. The final episode REALLY disappointed me. I was happy about the Ryuuji x Taiga kiss, but yeah, I mean what happened to them marrying each other? Why did Taiga switch schools?! o_0 So confusing. ><
I wish the ending was better, but otherwise, it as good.

I had to watch episode 25 twice in a row to make sure, particularly the part when Taiga returns to her apartment. Her note to Ryuuji (which she narrates starting at about 10:20) explains why. To clarify...

Spoiler :

Taiga basically decided that just like Ryuuji (and Yasuko), she should face her problems instead of running away like she always does. She needed to change herself and the circumstances in her life. So she went to stay with her real mother and her (new) family. That's why she transferred to another school.

Eloping would be running away for the both of them. When they were riding the train, Taiga mentioned Yasuko including the three of them as her family. Ryuuji realized that his running away with Taiga really hurt Yasuko. Hence Yasuko leaving the apartment before Ryuuji got there to get his things--she ran away from Ryuuji and Taiga before they could run away from her. Likewise, Yasuko running away from her parents when she was younger probably hurt them a lot too. And Ryuuji's father ran away too--from Yasuko and the unborn Ryuuji. Taiga's father ran away when things went bad (as always), and I suppose she wanted to break the cycle, like Ryuuji did.

In fact, I would guess this is the central theme of the series. I mentioned Yasuko already. Minori was running away from her feelings for the entire series until the very end. Ami was running away from the stalker, her real self, and then at the end she wanted to run away from everyone else (before Ryuuji changed her mind). Maruo was also running away from his real (oddball) self, from confessing his love to the (then) student council president, and from his responsibilities. Even the former student council president wanted to run away rather than answer Maruo's confession. Every major character 'grew up' at the end of the series, facing their feelings and resolving their problems like real adults instead of staying children and running away. Ryuuji at one point calls Ami, Yasuko, and even himself a child. I can't remember, but he might have said that about Maruo and Taiga too.

To truly be worthy of Ryuuji's love, Taiga had to be able to not rely on him for everything. She herself had to grow up. That's why she left when she did. So Ryuuji or Yasuko wouldn't be able to stop her or change her mind. Even Ryuuji realizes that it was best that way since if Taiga can believe in him, he should believe that she can work out her own problems by herself.

I wonder if anyone had an episode of Fridge Brilliance since the last episode aired to now. Based on the comments posted by most everyone, a lot of people feel the same way about episode 25 as you do. I hope I've changed your opinion about the last episode. IMO, ep.25 was the best of the lot.