

Īn Internet radio show was broadcast between September 2008 and May 2009 hosted by Animate TV. Inversely, ryū ( 竜) means dragon, and is synonymous with doragon ( ドラゴン), the English word dragon transcribed into Japanese. Taiga's name is almost homophonic with taigā ( タイガー) from English tiger (the final a is more lengthened in the English loanword), which is synonymous with the native Japanese word tora ( とら). The title Toradora! is derived from the names of the two main characters Taiga Aisaka and Ryūji Takasu. The manga ended serialization in Dengeki Comic Gao! with the March 2008 issue, but continued serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh with the May 2008 issue. A manga adaptation by Zekkyō started serialization in the September 2007 issue of the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!, published by MediaWorks. Three volumes of a spin-off light novel series were also created, aptly titled Toradora Spin-off!. The series includes ten novels released between Maand March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Toradora! ( Japanese: とらドラ!) is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu.
