January 10(2013-01-10)– March 28, 2013(2013-03-28)
Tamako Market is a 2013 anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation and directed by Naoko Yamada. The series revolved around Tamako Kitashirakawa, the elder daughter of a mochi shop owner in the Usagiyama Shopping District, who one day encounters a talking bird named Dera. The series aired in Japan between January 10 and March 28, 2013. The opening and ending themes respectively are "Dramatic Market Ride" (ドラマチックマーケットライド, Doramachikku Māketto Raido) and "Neguse" (ねぐせ, Bedhead), both performed by Aya Suzaki.[1] The anime has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and it is streamed on the Anime Network.[2] An animated film, Tamako Love Story, was released in Japanese theaters on April 26, 2014.[3]
"That Girl is a Daughter of a Mochi Shop Owner" Transliteration: "Ano ko wa kawaii mochiya no musume (lit. She's the Cute Girl from the Mochi Shop)" (Japanese: あの娘はかわいいもち屋の娘)
While shopping for some flowers in her local market, Tamako Kitashirakawa, the daughter of a mochi shop owner, encounters a peculiar talking bird named Dera Mochimazzi that decides to follow her home. As Tamako and her younger sister Anko go to the public baths later that evening, Dera has Tamako's childhood friend, Mochizō Ōji, take him to the baths as well. As New Year's Eve arrives, with Dera having put on weight after gaining an affection for mochi, Dera almost chokes on a mochi, prompting the neighborhood to help him out, overlooking Tamako's birthday.
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"The Love and Bloom of Valentines" Transliteration: "Koi no hanasaku barentain (lit. Valentine's Day, Where the Flowers of Love Bloom)" (Japanese: 恋の花咲くバレンタイン)
Yoshiji Kigami
Reiko Yoshida
January17,2013(2013-01-17)
As Valentine's Day approaches, Tamako suggests the shopping district should hold a Valentine campaign. However, Tamako's father, Mamedai, is against the campaign, believing it to be too modernised. As Tamako and Mochizō start shooting a commercial for the shopping district, Tamako's friend, Midori Tokiwa, feels conflicted by feelings she starts having around Tamako. At the screening of the commercial, Dera manages to stand in for the projector by projecting the image through his eyes. When the commercial finishes, Dera shows another video, this time a video message from his home country. As Valentine's Day arrives, Midori slightly comes to terms with her thoughts.
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"Hot Hot Hot Over That Cool Girl!" Transliteration: "Kūru na ano ko ni atchitchi (lit. Gettin' Hot For That Cool Girl)" (Japanese: クールなあの子にあっちっち)
Taichi Ogawa
Reiko Yoshida
January24,2013(2013-01-24)
As a new school year starts, Tamako and her friend Kanna Makino ends up in the same class as badminton club member Shiori Asagiri. That morning, Dera has a run in with Shiori and falls in love with her. After Dera ends up getting lost, Shiori escorts her back to Tamako's house, where Tamako attempts to become friends with her. Due to coincidental situations with her family, Shiori soon ends up staying for dinner and joining Tamako to the baths. The next day, Shiori tries to work up the courage to thank Tamako for the other day, but has difficulties overcoming her shyness. As Shiori ends up helping her homeroom teacher to Tamako's house for a home visit, Tamako takes her to a coffee shop, where she is finally able to convey her feelings of gratitude. As the two become proper friends, Shiori gives her thanks to Dera for helping her out, though rejects his proposal of love. Afterwards, Tamako hears from Midori about how much courage it took for her to convey her feelings properly.
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"A Small Love Has Bloomed" Transliteration: "Chīsana koi, saichatta (lit. A Tiny Little Love Blooms)" (Japanese: 小さな恋、咲いちゃった)
Anko becomes disappointed that she cannot go a museum with her friends, including a boy from her class she likes, because the market is preparing for a festival. Luckily, her grandfather says she'll be able to go if she wakes up early and finishes up all her jobs. Meanwhile, Dera is cast as an ornament for the festival's shrine. As Anko prepares to go to the museum, the florist asks for her help in dressing up some children, foregoing the museum in favor of giving one of the girls her support. When the boys from her class arrives, Anko becomes embarrassed and shuts herself in the closet, although she eventually comes out when one of the boys, Yuzuki, brings her a souvenir from the museum.
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"We Spent The Night Together" Transliteration: "Ichiya o tomo ni sugoshita ze" (Japanese: 一夜を共に過ごしたぜ)
Rika Ōta
Jukki Hanada
February7,2013(2013-02-07)
As summer arrives, the girls go to the swimming pool to teach Tamako how to swim while Dera learns of Mochizō's crush on Tamako. Dera decides to accompany Mochizō as he and the others go on a school trip to the beach and help him with his love troubles. When Midori learns of this, she chooses to stand against him, although the heat between them soon calms down by the next day as the gang watch some fireworks.
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"It’s Chilled Even My Spine!" Transliteration: "Ore no sesuji mo kōtta ze (lit. I Felt Shivers Down My Spine Too)" (Japanese: 俺の背筋も凍ったぜ)
Noting that not too many people come by the market during hot days, Tamako suggests they put on a haunted house to help cool people down. As Tamako, Midori and Kanna work on preparing the haunted house, Mamedai claims he saw some ghosts floating about at night, leading the shopkeepers to become paranoid, believing the market to be cursed. After a test run by Shiori and Dera, the haunted house starts gaining some attention whilst Shiori helps clear up some of the 'hauntings' the shopkeepers have been experiencing. The haunted house proves to be a huge success, drawing many customers to the market. At the wrap-up party, Kanna reveals she and Dera were behind the ghost sightings from before. As Dera falls over in shock, his eyes once again project a video from the foreign prince, informing everyone that someone named Choi is coming to the market.
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"That Girl Becomes a Bride" Transliteration: "Ano ko ga oyome ni itchatta (lit. She Became A Bride)" (Japanese: あの子がお嫁に行っちゃった)
Choi Mochimazzi, a fortune teller from Dera's homeland, comes to stay at Tamako's house, revealing that both she and Dera come from the island's royal family. When Choi becomes annoyed by Dera gaining weight and forgetting his mission to find a bride for the island's prince, he claims he is being held against his will, leading her to be distrustful of the good will Tamako and the shopkeepers show towards her. As Choi tells fortunes as a means of paying back everyone's kindness, shopkeeper Sayuri Yumoto reveals she is getting married, much to the dismay of tofu shop owner Tomio Shimizu, who had a crush on her. This leads Choi to think about her own unrequited feelings for the prince, leading to her getting a fever after passing out in the bath. After Tamako helps her overcome some of her homesickness, she becomes a bit more accepting of everyone's kindness. As she decides to stay until she is able to fix the communication system Dera has, she notices a peculiar scent coming off of Tamako.
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"I Won’t Let You Call Me a Chicken!" Transliteration: "Niwatori dato wa iwasenē (lit. I Won't Let Them Call Me a Chicken)" (Japanese: ニワトリだとは言わせねぇ)
Deciding his obesity needs to be addressed, Tamako, Choi and the others decide to put Dera on a mochi-free diet until he loses enough weight to fit into a birdhouse Kanna made. In order to keep watch over Dera to make sure no one feeds him, Choi goes to school with Tamako and the others, where she joins in on classes and helps Dera get some much needed exercise, before going to a used clothes store. As Dera shows up the next day with a curiously slim body, Kanna and Midori give Choi a sweater they made for her.
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"I Will Sing Love's Song" Transliteration: "Utatchaunda, koi no uta (lit. Breaking Out Into a Love Song)" (Japanese: 歌っちゃうんだ、恋の歌)
Yoshiji Kigami
Reiko Yoshida
March7,2013(2013-03-07)
As the Tamaya shop decides to put on a mochi pounding event for October 10, Mochi Day, Anko asks Tamako to set some daifuku aside for Yuzuki, the boy she has a crush on, but can't bring herself to face him in person. Asked by Tamako to help, Mochizō learns that Anko is depressed because Yuzuki is transferring to another school on Mochi Day. As Mochi Day arrives, Tamako gives Anko the encouragement to see Yuzuki off before he leaves. Receiving some fresh mochi Tamako gave Anko, Yuzuki tells her that they'll see each other again when his family next comes to Tamaya for some mochi. Meanwhile, Tamako comes across Mamedai playing a familiar song from her childhood. The record store owner, Kunio Yaobi, tells Tamako and the others that the song was written by Mamedai for her late mother, Hinako.
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"Flowers Bloom on That Girl's Baton" Transliteration: "Ano ko no baton ni hana ga saku (lit. A Flower Blooms on Her Baton)" (Japanese: あの子のバトンに花が咲く)
Taichi Ogawa
Michiko Yokote
March14,2013(2013-03-14)
With the school cultural festival approaching, the Baton Club manage to get a key timeslot for the main stage. However, Midori struggles to come up with some choreography for their performance, finding herself unable to admit it to Tamako and the others. As Midori becomes more stressed, leading to her catching a fever, Shiori mentions to Tamako and Kanna about Midori's worries. The next day, Tamako and the others visit Midori after hearing about her fever, she admits that she had been unable to come up with any choreography and is overcome with guilt. After Dera cheers her up by performing an amusing dance, Tamako, Kanna and Shiori help Midori come up with choreography, managing to come up with something come the day of the festival. As Choi comes to the school to give the club her support, she notices a particular mark on Tamako's neck, later announcing to Tamako that she is a candidate to become her prince's bride.
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"I Never Knew That Girl Would Be a Princess!" Transliteration: "Masaka ano ko ga purinsesu (lit. No Way! That Girl's a Princess)" (Japanese: まさかあの娘がプリンセス)
Noriyuki Kitanohara
Reiko Yoshida
March21,2013(2013-03-21)
As word spreads about Tamako allegedly being a princess, Tamako herself is more focused on collecting enough loyalty points to receive a medal from the shopping district. After Tamako earns her medal, Choi manages to fix Dera's communication features and get in contact with the prince, Mecha, who exchanges some words with Tamako before Dera breaks down again. Whilst Tamako herself feels she's not really a princess, the neighbourhood have a meeting concerning Tamako, feeling she should probably go, although Tamako herself feels otherwise. The next morning, Tamako panics when she can't find her medal, only to be given it by Mecha himself.
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"This Year Too, Has Come to a Close" Transliteration: "Kotoshi mo mata kuretetta (lit. Another Year Draws to a Close)" (Japanese: 今年もまた暮れてった)
Tatsuya Ishihara
Reiko Yoshida
March28,2013(2013-03-28)
Upon Mecha's arrival, the whole shopping district's attention shifts towards him, while Tamako feels a little confused by everything; the empty shopping district begins to remind her of when her mother died. When asked by Dera about what she thinks of the whole bride business, Tamako talks about how much the district has meant to her over the years. Tamako rushes to turn down Mecha's proposal, only to learn that she isn't actually a candidate, as Choi has misunderstood things. After the girls see them off, Choi and Mecha head back to their home country, only to realize they have left Dera behind. Come New Year's, Dera attempts to head back home by hiding himself in a bouquet, only to wind up in a box Mochizō has ordered for Tamako's birthday and end up right back on Tamako's doorstep.
Bonus episodes
The following episodes are included on DVD/Blu-ray Disc volumes.
No.
Title
Original release
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"Dera's Bar 1" Transliteration: "Derazu bā 1" (Japanese: デラ's BAR 1)
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