From the beginning the story grabs you with hilarious situations and the "strange" characters, here a summary of the series on wikipedia, care that may contain minor spoilers.
The history of Toradora! begins with the male protagonist, Ryuji Takasu who is frustrated at trying to look good to entrar to sophomore year. Despite his gentle personality, his eyes make him look like an intimidating delinquent so he feels no chance of getting a girlfriend anytime soon, and do not have many close friends. After being greeted by his hungover mother in the morning; Ryūji going to school and is happy to find that classmate is his best friend Yusaku Kitamura and the girl he is love, Minori Kushieda. Anyway, that's when he unexpectedly knocks into "the most dangerous animal of the highest risk of school," Taiga Aisaka-who is also going to be in his class, and a good friend Minor