description Toradora! Special Overview
An unaired episode included in the Blu-ray box set. Yuusaku brings an extravagant bento box to share with the class, which makes Ryuuji feel inferior about his own bento making skills. Desperate to beat his bentos, Ryuuji obsessively tries to compete against them to the point where he even brings a rice cooker to school. After Taiga brings him some salty onigiri, Ryuuji realises that the true meaning of bentos is not the taste, but the feelings that are put into it.
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help Toradora! Special FAQ
What is the Toradora Special about?
The special is commonly titled Bento no Gokui, or The True Meaning of Bento. Ryuuji turns lunch-making into an escalating competition after Yuusaku Kitamura brings an extravagant bento to school.
Where does the Toradora bento OVA fit in the timeline?
Most of its story takes place during the television series, when the central cast is still attending school together. Its framing material gives it some connection to the characters after the main events.
Is the Toradora Special episode 26 or a separate OVA?
It is a separate unaired episode originally included with a Japanese Blu-ray box set, not part of the 25-episode television broadcast. Some services and databases nevertheless list it directly after the main series.
Does the special continue Taiga and Ryuuji's romance after the finale?
Not substantially, since the main plot is a comedy about Ryuuji's obsession with making the superior lunch. It offers another ensemble story rather than a full sequel to the television ending.
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