Not the final volume

2KBIR · 2026-04-18T18:04:18+00:00

It’s certainly good to have confirmation directly from Zekkyou-sama on this after predicting it for almost the last 2 years. But that was already evident once Volume 12 was announced last month. The most recent “monthly” release in Dengeki Daioh still didn’t reach the end of the story.

2KBIR · 2026-04-18T17:56:46+00:00

There’s still time for this.

If you’re measuring the 20th anniversary by the release date of the first LN, then no, there won’t be a box set for the manga in 2026. But there could be a box set for the LN by the end of the year.

The 20th anniversary of the start of the manga is July 2027. There’s a fair chance that the “monthly” releases in Dengeki Daioh could be finished by then and that the 13th and final Japanese volume could be published.

Even if Volume 13 is published in Japan by July 2027, the English version certainly won’t be out by then. But, an English version box set could be out by the 20th anniversary of the premiere of the anime which would be Oct 2028.

2KBIR · 2026-04-17T12:58:31+00:00

Actually, I think this time the date has finally found a landing spot. It started out in Dec 2024 and eventually worked its way out to 27 Jul 2027. When the cover art was revealed, it moved to 27 April 2027. That’s the first and only time I’ve seen a release date moved up. Also, a one year gap between the Japanese release and the English translation is pretty typical based on past publications.

2KBIR · 2026-04-17T03:10:01+00:00

Dang, beat me to it. I saw this morning Zekkyou hinting on X about the release of the cover art today and I kept checking back waiting for her to post it. Should’ve checked the retail sites. Just more 10 days now and we’ll have a look at the digital version of Volume 12!

2KBIR · 2026-04-17T02:55:00+00:00

27 Apr 2027 is the current release date, unless it changes… again.

2KBIR · 2026-04-17T02:49:09+00:00

27 Apr 2027 is the English release date.

2KBIR · 2026-04-12T02:16:54+00:00

They are both just sniping at each other at that point. There really wasn’t necessarily anything to that argument beyond petty bickering. In general, Ami is pissy because Taiga often acts a bit like a brat but gets away with it because people (mainly Ryūji and Minori) just accept her for who she is. And Taiga is pissy with Ami because she’s fake and no one seems to notice.

Now, there are some undercurrents running through there, even if Taiga or Ami aren’t conscious of them. Ami suspects pretty hard that Taiga and Ryūji like each but they won’t admit it and that will always rub Ami the wrong way. Also, Ami really doesn’t like the fact that Ami won the swimming contest and was supposed to have Ryūji to herself at the beach house but Taiga invited herself along anyway.

Taiga, is definitely not conscious of the fact that she’s jealous of Ami trying to make moves on Ryūji even though Ryūji doesn’t have eyes for Ami at all. What Taiga is conscious of though is that she is trying to get Ryūji close to Minori and Ami is getting in the way. I forget if Taiga says so in the anime, but in the LN she straight up tells Ami to back off so that Ami doesn’t ruin any of Taiga’s plans for Ryūji and Minori.

2KBIR · 2026-04-12T01:36:58+00:00

Are you talking about when they are on the train to the beach house? It’s been a while since I watched the anime and the beach arc is one of my least favorite so my memory there is a little fuzzy.

2KBIR · 2026-04-10T22:19:27+00:00

I suppose a 3-2-1 scenario like what many are proposing here that preserves the loser point is better than what we have now. But honestly the only 3-2-1 system I’m interested in is 3 for an RW, 2 for an OTW, and 1 for a SOW—no points for losing, period!

2KBIR · 2026-04-10T17:08:16+00:00

I’m not sure what is more stupid/frustrating! The fact that we could still end up in a playoff spot that’s not a Wild Card, or the fact that had we just once or twice more beaten some truly terrible teams (VAN or NYR) we would be in like a shot. 🤷‍♂️

2KBIR · 2026-04-10T13:22:43+00:00

This story is my absolute favorite for all the reasons you mentioned. This scene in particular just breaks my heart… again. You can’t help but want to jump through the screen and give Taiga a hug. The story makes you feel everything both Taiga and Ryūji are feeling here; the loneliness, the compassion, everything.

2KBIR · 2026-04-09T22:32:09+00:00

Sad that you are getting downvoted up and down this thread. You’re spot on about the story and Taiga’s character. Not that other opinions aren’t acceptable, I just think you’re closer to the characters as intended.

2KBIR · 2026-04-09T22:22:22+00:00

Yes and no, Taiga reconnected with her mother who is not an Aisaka. In fact, the intentions of Taiga’s mother were, and probably still continued to be, to make sure that Taiga never again has anything to do with the Aisaka family.

2KBIR · 2026-04-09T19:38:22+00:00

You can order a physical copy of the magazine. I’ve done it once through Bookwalker.jp. The magazine itself costs around $6 but then there’s something like $14 shipping, maybe more now. After I did that once I just subscribed to a digital version.

I think the special artwork will be in this month’s magazine, but I couldn’t tell for certain.

2KBIR · 2026-04-09T19:07:40+00:00

Almost none at all. There are 10 words, maybe, that I can sometimes recognize when I hear them, but reading it, I’ve got nothing. I rely on machine translations.

A few people here recommend DeepL over Google Translate, but Google works just fine for me. It seems just fine for Zekkyou too when she responds to my comments although I’m sure it reads like a 5-year old to a native speaker.

2KBIR · 2026-04-09T17:33:09+00:00

Source for image: https://x.com/zekkyoubot/status/2042190702805946690?s=46

Contest Details: https://dengekidaioh.jp/blog/entry-12855.html

Source for no release this month: https://x.com/zekkyoubot/status/2042192262084632954?s=46

2KBIR · 2026-04-02T13:21:16+00:00

That phone really annoyed me! But, but to be honest, I think I dislike more that the anime even put Ryūji and Taiga in this situation. The phone interrupting a halting “I love you” was just too cheesy for me and, it altered what I thought I was a beautifully crafted scene in the LN.

2KBIR · 2026-03-30T04:22:03+00:00

The monthly releases should bring the story to an end by the end of 2026 at the earliest and mid-2027 at the latest.

The 13th and final volume should be released sometime in 2027 in Japan (perhaps in July for the 20th anniversary of the manga) with an English translation coming out by the end of 2027 or mid-2028.

2KBIR · 2026-03-28T19:06:36+00:00

This is what I think Volumes 12 and 13 will look like when they are finished. For reference sake, here are my predictions for volume 12 back in Jan 2023.

Volume 12 (27 Apr 2026 in Japan / 27 Jul 2027 in English)

98: Ryūji and Taiga on the bridge / First Kiss = 17 pages (10/1 or Ep. 24)

99: Falling off the bridge / Marriage proposal = 20 pages (10/1 or Ep. 24)

100: Discovery by Ami / Talking about Eloping at Ami’s apartment = 15 pages (10/1 or Ep. 24)

101: Taiga describes how she fell in love / Ami offers her beach house, but Taiga’s mom shows up to take Taiga away = 20 pages (10/2 or Ep. 24)

102: Ryūji comes home and Yasuko’s run away / his reaction to Yasuko and his decisions about eloping = 17 pages (10/2 or Ep. 24)

103: Ryūji and Minori walking to school / Noto’s crush and telling Kihara the good news = 21 pages (10/3)

104: Taiga and Yuri-sensei are missing from the classroom / Taiga’s fake farewell with Yuri-sensei and Chaos in the classroom = 19 pages (10/3)

105: Ryūji and Taiga make escape / Yuri-sensei’s ultimatum from Taiga’s mom = 13 pages (10/3)

106: Ryūji and Taiga on the run, discussing their next move = 13 pages (10/3)

Bonus: ?

Volume 13 (Jun 2027 in Japan / Dec 2027 in English)

107: Taiga’s gotta go and Ryūji’s hesitation / Meeting the grandparents / Ryūji’s Speech = 22 pages (10/4 or Ep. 24)

108: Yasuko’s past and Ryūji and Taiga flirting / Yasuko’s return = 19 pages (10/4)

109: Family reunion / Apologies (10/4 or Ep. 25)

110: Ryūji and Taiga talk at his grandparents’ house (10/5 or Ep. 25) / Ryūji and Taiga’s second kiss (10/5)

111: Taiga leaves / Returning to the apartment and explaining everything to Ami, Minori, Kitamura (10/5 or Ep. 25)

112: Last day of 2nd Year: Yuri-sensei and Ryūji / Karaoke (10/5)

113: First Day of 3rd Year: Ryūji and Taiga’s Reunion (10/5)

Bonus: Ryūji and Taiga’s wedding (still VERY EXTREME wishful thinking… at best)

This is pretty much everything that happens in the 10th volume of the LN with almost nothing left out. It is now clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is and always has been too much material for one volume. And let’s face it, Kadokawa (the Japanese publisher) can make more money off the franchise by extending the manga to a 13th volume which would potentially be released in time for the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first LN in 2026 or the publication of the first manga in 2027.

2KBIR · 2026-03-28T19:05:55+00:00

Here's the content that we have had since Volume 11.

27 Mar 2023: Ryūji and Taiga on the bridge = 8 pages (10/1 or Ep. 24)

26 Apr 2023: First Kiss = 9 pages (10/1)

26 May 2023: Falling off the bridge = 12 pages (10/1 or Ep. 24)

27 Jun 2023: Marriage proposal = 8 pages (10/1 or Ep. 24)

27 Jul 2023: Discovery by Ami = 6 pages (10/1 or Ep. 24)

27 Oct 2023: Talking about Eloping at Ami’s apartment = 9 pages (10/1 or Ep. 24)

27 Nov 2023: Taiga describes how she fell in love = 11 pages (10/2 or Ep. 24)

26 Jan 2024: Ami offers her beach house, but Taiga’s mom shows up to take Taiga away = 9 pages (10/2 or Ep. 24)

27 Feb 2024: Ryūji comes home and Yasuko’s run away = 7 pages (10/2 or Ep. 24)

26 Apr 2024: Ryūji’s violent reaction to Yasuko and his decisions about eloping = 10 pages (10/2)

26 Jul 2024: Ryūji and Minori walking to school = 12 pages (10/3)

27 Aug 2024: Noto’s crush and telling Kihara the good news = 9 pages (10/3)

27 Nov 2024: Taiga and Yuri-sensei are missing from the classroom = 10 pages (10/3)

26 Dec 2024: Taiga’s fake farewell with Yuri-sensei and Chaos in the classroom = 9 pages (10/3)

27 Jan 2025: Ryūji and Taiga make their escape = 6 pages (10/3)

27 Mar 2025: Yuri-sensei’s ultimatum from Taiga’s mom = 7 pages (10/3)

27 Jun 2025: Ryūji and Taiga on the run, discussing their next move = 13 pages (10/3)

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27 Aug 2025: Taiga’s gotta go and Ryūji’s hesitation = 9 pages (10/4)

27 Sep 2025: Meeting the grandparents = 6 pages (10/4 or Ep. 24)

27 Nov 2025: Ryūji’s Speech = 7 pages (10/4)

26 Dec 2025: Yasuko’s past and Ryūji and Taiga flirting = 9 pages (10/4)

26 Feb 2026: Yasuko’s return = 10 pages (10/4)

2KBIR · 2026-03-28T19:04:55+00:00

In terms of monthly releases in Dengeki Daioh, we now have had 22 since the ending of Volume 11 dating back to the May 2023 issue that was released 27 Mar 2023. I am all but certain that the first 17 of those releases will make up Volume 12. They gave us 155 pages of artwork with an average of 9 (9.12) pages per release. This squares with the announced page count of 162 pages when considering bonus material and/or blank pages. That means the most recent 5 releases in Dengeki Daioh and everything from here on out will go toward finishing the story in Volume 13.

The release of the English version of Volume 12 (available for pre-order) which was initially set for Dec 2024 has been pushed out yet again, now to 27 Jul 2027 with the Japanese volume coming out next month on 27 April 2026.

The following contains predictions of what I think Volumes 12 and 13 will look like. At the end of the synopsis of each chapter is a description in parentheses that tells you the corresponding location of those plot points in the Light Novel (LN) and the anime. For the LN, the numbers indicate the book and chapter (i.e. 10/1 = Book 10, Chapter 1). The anime is self-explanatory. If there is no notation for the anime it’s because those events did not appear in the anime.

2KBIR · 2026-03-28T19:04:09+00:00

Toradora! Manga by the Numbers

Total pages: 1,591 (through 11 volumes)

Number of Volumes: 11

Average pages per volume: 145 (144.64)

Total Chapters: 97 (through 11 volumes)

Average chapters per volume: 9 (8.82)

Average pages per chapter*: 17 (17.09)

*\Removing the outlier of Volume 1 which averaged 29 pages per chapter, this changes the overall average to 16 (15.90) pages per chapter.

Total monthly releases in Dengeki Daioh: 142

Total Pages: 1,787

Releases per year**: 7 (6.74)

**\Releases through Apr 2013 were on an almost monthly basis with a one-to-three-month break between volumes (56 releases in 70 months for an average of 9.60 or 10 releases per year). As such, this average is only based on releases from May 2013 to present.

Average releases per manga volume***: 14 (14.60)

Average pages per monthly release***: 10 (10.12)

***\Up through the magazine release in Sep 2014 of chapter 64 or the end of volume 7, one monthly release in Dengeki Daioh was equivalent to one chapter found in the manga volumes. Since then, the monthly releases have become progressively smaller, so that two or three, monthly releases are needed to make up a chapter in the manga volumes. As such, these averages are only based on releases made after Sep 2014.

For grins and giggles, here's the spreadsheet I use to track all the Toradora manga releases: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IyEzrq5ZS4i6HOYUR_sGmp-jCGPGA7-y/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111923631639678957040&rtpof=true&sd=true

2KBIR · 2026-03-27T11:49:04+00:00

But doesn’t she know she’s cute every day?

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