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Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
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Menacing in appearance but gentle at heart, second year high school student Ryuuji forms an unlikely friendship with classmate Taiga, a tiny girl with a sharp tongue and a tough attitude.
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Episode 1
On the first day of school, Ryūji discovers that he and Taiga, the meanest girl in class, share a secret: each loves the other's best friend.
Directed by Tatsuyuki NagaiWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Daisuke Matsubara
Episode 2
Taiga's efforts to get closer to Yūsaku fail: A scheme in basketball ends with Taiga knocked out, and she drops a plate of cookies out a window.
Directed by Kenichi KasaiWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Nobuaki Kanemitsu, Takuya Sato
Episode 3
Ryūji and Taiga spend a day helping Minori at one of her many part-time jobs, and Ryūji gets to know her better when they're locked in a storehouse.
Directed by Eiichi KuboyamaWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Tsuyoshi Aoki, Jun Miruno
Episode 4
Taiga has a photo album full of blurry pictures of Kitamura. Ryūji offers to snap some pictures of him instead.
Directed by Katsushi SakurabiWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Yuhko Kaida, Takashi Oohara
Episode 5
Yūsaku's childhood friend Ami, a model, transfers to the school and immediately becomes popular with everyone but Taiga, who sees the truth about her.
Directed by Katsuya AsanoWritten by Tatsuto HiguchiGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Aoki, Jun Miruno
Episode 6
Followed by a stalker, Ami hides out with Taiga and decides that she must discard her fake personality from now on.
Directed by Shigeru YamazakiWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Yuhko Kaida, Shinnosuke Tachibana
Episode 7
When the school's pool opens for the summer, the gang shops for new swimsuits, and Ryūji helps Taiga with an embarrassing problem.
Directed by Sayo AoiWritten by Junko OkazakiGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Daisuke Matsubara
Episode 8
Ryūji tries to help Taiga win a swimming race against Ami, but when Ryūji nearly drowns, the truth about Taiga's feelings comes out.
Directed by Tohru IshidaWritten by Mari Okada, Junko OkazakiGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Nobuaki Kanemitsu, Tsuyoshi Aoki
Episode 9
During a trip to Ami's beach villa, Taiga has a nightmare about being married to Ryūji and schemes to bring him and Minori together.
Directed by Katsushi SakurabiWritten by Tatsuto HiguchiGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Momoko Ishikawa, Kazuyuki Okitsu
Episode 10
The gang plots an elaborate stunt to scare Minori with a trip to a nearby cave where Yūsaku has planted scary traps, but Yūsaku and Minori disappear.
Directed by Kenichi KasaiWritten by Tatsuto Higuchi
Episode 11
As preparations get under way for the school's cultural festival, Ryūji urges Taiga to consider reconciling with her estranged father.
Directed by Toshikazu HashimotoWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Yuhko Kaida
Episode 12
Taiga's reconciliation with her father divides her friends, but she ends up disappointed when her father doesn't attend her school play.
Directed by Daisuke TakashimaWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Yuhko Kaida, Atsushi Abe
Episode 13
Taiga wins a beauty contest despite a crushing disappointment about her father; a race is held to determine who will dance with Taiga.
Directed by Masahito OtaniWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Yuhko Kaida, Toru Furusawa, Hideki Nakanishi, Mami Fujita
Episode 14
A rumor starts that touching Taiga leads to good luck; Yūsaku gets some interesting news from the student council president.
Directed by Toshiaki MikiWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Yuhko Kaida, Jun Miruno
Episode 15
Yūsaku has a meltdown in class, dyes his hair blond and refuses to run for student council, causing everyone to wonder what's wrong with him.
Directed by Tohru IshidaWritten by Tatsuto HiguchiGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Nobuaki Kanemitsu
Episode 16
Yūsaku reveals his love for Sumire, a student council president who is leaving to study abroad, so his friends urge him to run for her council seat.
Directed by Katsushi SakurabiWritten by Tatsuto HiguchiGuest stars Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Yuhko Kaida, Saori Goto, Kana Asumi, Takashi Oohara
Episode 17
With Christmas approaching, the student council plans a party while Taiga decides to curry favor with Santa by playing Cupid for Ryūji and Minori.
Directed by Youhei SuzukiWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Hideki Nakanishi
Episode 18
The entire class pitches in to assemble an artificial Christmas tree with a glass star, but a stray fly ball destroys the decorations.
Directed by Daisuke TakashimaWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Hideki Nakanishi, Saori Goto
Episode 19
The love triangle of Ryūji, Minori and Taiga reaches a crisis point when true feelings are realized during the school's Christmas Eve party.
Directed by Kenichi KasaiWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Nobuhiko Okamoto
Episode 20
The class trip to Okinawa is canceled, leading to a last-minute change of plans to a ski trip, where Ryūji resolves to tell Minori how he feels.
Directed by Noriaki SaitoWritten by Tatsuto HiguchiGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Kazutaka Ishii, Nobuhiko Okamoto
Episode 21
During the ski trip, Ryūji confesses his feelings for Minori, but not to her. When Taiga disappears, everyone frantically searches for her.
Directed by Sayo AoiWritten by Masahiro YokotaniGuest stars Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Jun Miruno, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Takashi Oohara
Episode 22
Knowing that Taiga believes she was rescued by Yūsaku during the ski trip, Ryūji asks Yūsaku to pretend that she's correct.
Directed by Tohru IshidaWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Saori Goto, Nobuaki Kanemitsu, Tsuyoshi Aoki
Episode 23
When Yasuko collapses from anemia due to overwork, Ryūji and Taiga take over her job of selling chocolate and use Ami's celebrity to improve sales.
Directed by Youhei SuzukiWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Nobuaki Kanemitsu
Episode 24
The truth about Taiga and Ryūji's feelings for each other finally comes out, and they make a plan to run off together and get married.
Directed by Katsushi SakurabiWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Fuyuka Ono, Tsuyoshi Aoki, Mina Kobayashi
Episode 25
When Yasuko reconciles with her parents, the truth about Ryūji's father is revealed, inspiring him to have a traditional wedding with Taiga.
Directed by Tatsuyuki NagaiWritten by Mari OkadaGuest stars Sayaka Ohara, Rie Tanaka, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ai Nonaka, Momoko Ishikawa, Saori Goto, Jun Miruno
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Rie KugimiyaTaiga Aisaka (voice)
Junji MajimaRyuuji Takasu (voice)
Yui HorieMinori Kushieda (voice)
Eri KitamuraAmi Kawashima (voice)
Hirofumi NojimaYuusaku Kitamura (voice)
Sayaka OharaYasuko Takasu (voice)
Rie TanakaYuri Koigakubo (voice)
Hiroyuki YoshinoKoji Haruta (voice)
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