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** "Vanilla Salt" (first credits theme) is also insanely catchy.
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: [[Ugly Cute|Inko-chan]]. A fair number of comments are made about the bird, most of which are nested quite comfortably in [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] territory.
* [[Internet Backdraft]]: Post anything about ''Toradora'' in /a/ and watch the RAGE''rage'' flow freely. Bonus points if you use a tripcode.
** Not helped by the fact that a tripcode user named Taiga has been running amuck in /a/ as of late.{{when}}
** [http://img205.imageshack.us/my.php?image=toradora1237332791886.png This picture] sums it up really well.
* [[It Was His Sled]]: It's well-known by this point by people both in and out of the fandom that: {{Spoiler|Taiga and Ryuuji get together.}}
* [[Jerkass Woobie]]: Taiga, in the beginning. By the end, she's just a straight-up [[The Woobie|Woobie]].
** Ami in her debut appearance, where she was perhaps at her most Jerkass while also being caught in the frightening situation of being stalked by a creepy obsessive fanboy.
* [[Les Yay]]: Minori seems awfully close to Taiga at times.
** There's also some [[Les Yay]] between Minori and ''Ami'' toward the end. [http://red-savant.livejournal.com/3070.html This is Ami's character song]; there's really only one person she could be singing to.
* [[Memetic Mutation]]: Ami is a bro.
* [[Misaimed Fandom]]: Many people consider Taiga yet another horribly abusive [[Tsundere]] [[Shana Clone]] on par with Louise from ''[[ZeroThe noFamiliar Tsukaima|Louiseof Zero]]'' (her having the same desingdesign and seiyuu doesn't help). What those people miss is that Taiga is a [[Deconstruction]] of those tropes, her abuse of Ryuuji is relatively tame {{spoiler|and stops when she falls in love with him}}, and she actually takes steps in dealing with her issues and become a better person throughout the series {{spoiler|so she can be a healthy adult and marry Ryuuji in the process.}}
* [[Nightmare Fuel]] -- To some people, Inko-chan manages to be both more and less creepy in the manga version, as well. Or just disturbing in different ways. Others find him more [[Ugly Cute]] than anything.
* [[Rescued from the Scrappy Heap]]: This is done intentionally with Taiga. Being introduced as a violent [[Shana Clone]] [[Tsundere]], she became more popular once she reveals herself to be a [[Deconstruction]] of those tropes, as well as her [[Took a Level in Kindness|becoming a lot nicer after dealing with her issues]]. Not to mention her {{spoiler|relationship with Ryuuji}} was very well-received by the fans.
** She got even more rescued ([[Misaimed Fandom|For some]], [[Fan Dumb|anyway]]) when the much more reviled [[ZeroThe noFamiliar Tsukaimaof Zero|Louise]] appeared, argumentatingarguing that Taiga isn't nearly as bad as her, as well as this comparison highlighting her redemptive traits (Specifically, {{spoiler|her abuse of Ryuuji stops midway through the series, is not nearly as abusive, shows genuine kindness to others, and actively takes steps to get over her issues and become a better person for Ryuuji's sake}})
** Ami, too. She wasn't very well-received for being a [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]], but once her [[Character Development]] turns her into a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] [[Cool Big Sis]], she won a lot of fans.
* [[Shipping Bed Death]]: Notably averted. {{spoiler|Taiga and Ryuuji}} getting together didn't make the interest for their relationship wane any bit. If anything, it amplified it.
 
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