Here I am in beautiful Miami, and instead of soaking in the rays in this lovely 80 degree weather, I'm writing up our next Otaku Debate. Something just seems wrong about that, but I figure it's about time for a new one.
Our last debate was our first ever J-drama debate and I kind of hate myself for having picked two of my absolute favorites right off the bat. I fully expected Hana Yori Dango to take the debate hands down, but much to my surprise, Nodame Cantabile won by roughly a 2:1 margin. Maybe it's the music?
Hana Yori Dango - 13 votes
Nodame Cantabile - 27 votes
I know, I'm evil. Toradora! or Kimi ni Todoke? Both are absolutely adorable, and while one of them has been around for awhile, the other is just starting to capture our hearts.
On one hand, it hardly seems fair. I want to believe that everyone is just going to vote for the flavor of the month--namely Kimi ni Todoke, which just started airing in Japan, and has just recently hit our bookshelves. But on the other hand, Toradora! was huge with the fans. Hell, Dale even compared Taiga's popularity to that of Haruhi.
Maybe it's an even match then. In some ways they're very similar. They're both romantic comedies of sorts. In others, they're not. The characters in each series are practically polar opposites. So, which one do you love most?
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Toradora FTW.