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It is funny in the right places, though in the middle stretch the gag about Lloyd's power wears thin. Thankfully the climax brings some shine back to that, as it is genuinely funny in the way things wrap up. Characters generally adhere to their tropes without much development, though this does change somewhat in the back-third and you start feeling that they do have personalities beyond tsundere, greedy, musclehead, etc. For some reason I find the ED absolutely delightful and it sticks in my head. This may become a con depending on how long it stays there.

There really isn't much plot for this series. The first episode sets something up, but for the remaining 11 episodes it becomes more of a comedic slice of life story. I give them props for not rushing back to episode 1 and creating an anime-original ending, though; that would have been a terrible decision. While I say it is largely comedic there is one episode (I think the sixth) that instead tries to be tragic. This is both the high and the low points of the series. It's one of the moments when you connect most with the characters, and gives a lot of focus on Chiro, but unfortunately it is never... See full review

The first two series were pretty decent, and I enjoyed both of them. Index III is a tangled mess that should have never been made, at least not in this form. It could not be more obvious that they tried to adapt far too much material while keeping the episode count as low as they could. The result is a confusing, incoherant plot that seems to skip many necessary details that would have at least let someone who has not read the full series follow along. Characters are introduced and then dropped with little explanation, and most of those that stick around don't really get any actual characterization. The... See full review

Anyone who watched and enjoyed the previous two series will go into this knowing what to expect, and shouldn't be too disappointed with this hour-long OVA. The fanservice is as prevalent as ever, and there is some after each non-ecchi portion. As the light novel series is now concluded it is unlikely anything more will be animated. So how does this serve to wrap up the series? Mostly good, partly disappointing. A plot is set in motion right at the very beginning, and is... not resolved at all by the end. Instead of the final confrontation built up over the hour, it ends with the group simply leaving the... See full review

This series is about a girl with surprisingly perverse thoughts/misunderstandings, and her boyfriend who serves as the straight man to her actions (and those of the other female cast). On its own merits the story works okay as a series of vignettes over each episode, though they are often unconnected and so feel disjointed. Each character is based around one particular trait and none exhibit any particular growth throughout the series. None of these are particularly unique, with the prudish student council president, the brocon sibling, and the airhead all carrying a lot of weight over the series... See full review

The only word to describe Toradora is seminal; as far as romantic comedies go, or romances set in high school, this series is by far one of the greatest. The characters are fleshed out. Their interactions, and the plot overall, is entirely believable. The romance and changing feelings, the anguish, the heartbreak, is all completely real. The sub is stellar, and the dub is almost as good. Toradora is simply perfection. It stands at the top of the pantheon, and will continue to do so for many, many years.