[6] A Blu-ray box set containing an original video animation (OVA) episode was released on December 21, 2011.

A visual novel based on the series was released in April 2009 by Bandai Namco Games for the PlayStation Portable.

He is happy to be classmates with his best friend Yusaku Kitamura, as well as the girl he has a crush on, Minori Kushieda.

However, he unexpectedly runs into "the school's most dangerous animal of the highest risk level"—Taiga Aisaka—who just happens to be Minori's best friend.

They meet Yusaku's childhood friend Ami Kawashima, a popular teen model who transfers into their school.

She appears to be friendly and is a self-proclaimed ditz, but beneath her facade is a rather mean and spoiled brat, and she quickly finds herself at odds with Taiga.

In spite of this, Taiga tries to put up with her antics as Yusaku wants them to all get along, and Ami begins to grow feelings for Ryuji.

began as a series of light novels written by Yuyuko Takemiya and drawn by Yasu.

[20] The show was streamed online every Thursday, and was hosted by Junji Majima and Eri Kitamura who voiced Ryūji Takasu and Ami Kawashima from the anime, respectively.

anime television series was first announced on a promotional advertisement for light novels being released under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint for April 2008.

[23] The first volume DVD compilation, which contains the first four episodes was released in Japan on January 21, 2009, by King Records in limited and regular editions.

[25] The series was released in two half-season DVD compilation volumes in early July and late August 2010.

[26] A six-disc Blu-ray Disc box set, released in Japan on December 21, 2011, contains an original video animation (OVA) episode.

NIS America re-released the series on Blu-ray on July 1, 2014, including the unreleased OVA and featuring an English dub.

The first opening theme is "Pre-Parade" (プレパレード, Pureparēdo) by Rie Kugimiya, Eri Kitamura, and Yui Horie.

[32][33] The insert theme for episode nineteen is "Holy Night" (ホーリーナイト, Hōrī Naito) performed by Kugimiya and Kitamura.

[35][36] A visual novel developed by Guyzware and published by Bandai Namco Games based on Toradora!

[7][37][38] The player assumes the role of Ryuji Takasu where he moves around school and town, conversing with characters and working towards multiple endings as part of an original storyline.

The game also features a minigame where players play as Taiga, fending off lovesick guys.

[39] The Mainichi Shimbun reported in April 2009 that over 3 million copies of the light novel series have been sold in Japan.

[citation needed][44] In Kadokawa Shoten's first Light Novel Award contest held in 2007, Toradora!

anime was selected as a recommended work by the awards jury of the thirteenth Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.

[50] In 2009, Rie Kugimiya won the Best Actress in the third Seiyu Awards partly for voicing Taiga Aisaka.