''Toradora!'' bermula demgandengan siri [[novel ringan]] yang ditulis oleh [[Yuyuko Takemiya]] dan dilukis oleh [[Yasu]]. Sebanyak 10 novel dihasilkan oleh [[ASCII Media Works]] di bawah [[Dangeki Bunko]] antara 10 Mac 2006 sehingga 10 Mac 2009. <ref name="franchise"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-05/toradora-anime-original-novels-to-end-on-march-10|title=''Toradora!'' Anime's Original Novels to End on March 10|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2009-02-05| accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref>
''Toradora!'' began as a series of [[light novel]]s written by [[Yuyuko Takemiya]] and drawn by [[Yasu (illustrator)|Yasu]]. Ten novels were published by [[ASCII Media Works]] under their [[Dengeki Bunko]] imprint between March 10, 2006 and March 10, 2009.<ref>Original Novel menemui penamat pada 10 Mac. <ref>{{cite web|title=''Toradora!'' Anime's Original Novels to End on March 10|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-31/attack-on-titan-original-anime-dvd-delayed-4-months|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2013-06-02|accessdate=2013-06-02}}</ref>
Terdapat empat bab yang tidak dikumpulkan dalam jilid, tiga daripadanya muncul dalam ketiga-tiga novel [[antologi]] yang berlainan, dikeluarkan oleh [[MediaWorks]] pada November 2006, Mac 2007 dan November 2007. Bab yang terakhir berjudul ''Toradora!'' yang diberi dengan ole-ole harimau dihasilkan pada April 2007. <ref>{{cite web|title=Dengekiya shop listing of the tiger stuffed animal from ''Toradora!''|url=http://www.dengekiya.com/details.asp?prdid=T0624560|publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]]|accessdate=2008-02-14}}</ref>
