Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Extremo888
What's with the bird? He's like that guy who always shows up to the party, but nobody knows who invited him.
Anyway: the show is just adorable, illustrated and animated in the same style by the same people as K-On - some may have described this as "moeblob" in the days of the ancients, but I find it charming and relaxing (though I do acknowledge how unrealistic their behavior can be at times). I even grew to tolerate the bird's presence, especially after Choi came to act as his direct foil. Just seeing the day-to-day life in this quaint market district is pleasant, and while I do like the climax of Tamako fully acknowledging how much this life means to her and finally asserting her will, I think a greater gradual buildup to that (e.g., people more often assuming her wants, her being overa…
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Tamako Market: A Charming Slice of Life That Struggles with Consistency
I was hungry to delve deeper into the slice of life (SoL) genre, and when I remembered KyoAni released Tamako Market, I had to try it as a fan of the studio.
This might be a hot take, but I believe crafting a truly great SoL anime is harder than excelling in almost any other genre. It demands an incredible balance of drama, romance, cuteness, and comedy, along with a great OST, solid OP and ED, and a strong cast.
Before I dive into my critique, I want to address what I see as the biggest recurring issue in SoL anime: inconsistent episode quality. There is often a huge gap between highs and lows within a single season, and Tamako Market is no exception.
By the time I got to episode 5, I was honestly surprised the sh…
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My own profile picture (Asagiri Shiori) is from this show, so I may be a little biased in my review, but nevertheless.
Tamako Market's setting feels incredibly close-knit, with Tamako constantly helping her family run the mochi shop, and hanging out with her friends and all the shop-owners in the district. It gives the anime a sense of community; they all know each other very well. Dera was a little annoying at first, but he grew on me, and I ended up finding him pretty funny, especially during the later episodes, when Choi is actually there to scold him.
The anime's visual style is also like eye candy to the viewer. It employs a lot of colours, seen especially during scenes with the shopping district, with all sorts of detail added into the background. It gives the environment a cosy…
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Tamako Market begins very rough, with all of the first half, and a little bit more, being bad and unenjoyable, and by the end does manage to evolve into being somewhat enjoyable, functionally becoming a subpar K-ON - it fails to really meet any reason for existence, when everything makes it so painfully clear that it tries to do what K-ON! does, and fails at it.
Primarily, the show introduces things that it fails to properly utilise, which is the main cause of its failing. The main trio of girls - Tamako, Kanna, and Midori - have some immediate chemistry and charm together, but are rarely actually properly used outside of a few moments, there are two love plots (one between Midori and Tamako, and one between Tamako and Mochi) which both remain underdeveloped, and one of them is just swept…
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Just some of my impressions of Tamako Market (mostly the show, but I do know how the movie ends so that might factor into my commentary here) **Some spoilers!**
I started Tamako Market initially because it was KyoAni and had the same character designs as K-On!, so I figured it was sure to be cute at least. And right away, something about it pulled me in. It reminded me, in a strange way, of the Soviet-era cartoons my mother showed me when I was little: a talking bird from a southern island, a plot with a prince seeking out a princess…even though everything surrounding Tamako Market, its main setting, is completely Japanese (you could argue that the profession of making mochi is one of the most Japanese ones out there), was completely relatable to me. The warm, homey feeling of the market…
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Episode: 12 (About 20 minutes each)
Plot: C *The show follows a ditsy young girl named Tamako Kitashirakawa who is the daughter of the mochi shop Tama-ya's owner. She is very passionate about her work and is part of a close-knit community in a small shopping plaza in Japan. Things get a bit exciting when a flamboyant talking bird named Dera Mochimazzi shows up explaining that he is there looking for a bride for the prince he serves in a distant land. The show mainly follows what Tamako is up to in school with her friends and the goofy events the little shopping community performs for each season before finally introducing us to the prince by series end to get us ready for the たまこラブストーリー [Tamako Love Story] film where we'll find out if Tamako's childhood friend Mochizou will be able to win…
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I present to you another reason as to why I don't drop shows. Tamako Market would've been an anime I would've dropped if I was the kind of person who judged after 3 episodes, or even less. I am GLAD I see an anime through to the end because Tamako Market started to grow on me after a couple episodes.
I will admit, I only wanted to watch this because of the romance scenes I'd seen on social media platforms and through recommendations. I started it for the romance but stayed for the characters and story. It ended on such a good note that I'm even more excited to watch the movie, knowing it will feature exactly what I've been looking for.
Tamako Market didn't disappoint. The first couple of episodes were quite... eccentric. I had no idea where the story would go and wasn't fond of what I w…
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I really love this anime. I remember trying to watch it last year, I only watched one episode and dropped it because I was a little bit thrown of by it's reviews and because I thought Dera-chan was a bit annoying but I picked it up again and really liked it, while watching it, I felt like I was friends with all the characters in the show. This show really made me happy, I can't pinpoint why, maybe it's the nostalgic feel the art gives the show or all it's adorable characters esp. Tamako, but I felt at home while watching this show, anime nowadays feels like something you take up, enjoy then forget about and move on what with the tremendous ammounts being pumped out lately, but this is a show I will remember for quite a while
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If you came for the plot and thought that made it a bad anime, you're an idiot. Slice of life has never needed to prove it's worth by showing a grand story line or drastic character development in the run time of the show, which is why I think Tamako market and slice of life in general is a niche market for anime enjoyers and why it's pretty hit or miss for those who don't exactly invest hours into watching cute girls pound mochi, the bottom line is: it's a matter of taste.
Tamako Market has somehow taken something mundane and turned it into something interesting and eye opening. I've been to Japan once and I've never really put much thought into the family like dynamic in the street markets around Japan. But Tamako Market has managed to capture that spark and bring it to life through th…
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This is a lighthearted story about a moe girl, who's mother is dead. But unlike in My Neighbor Totoro or Grave of the Fireflies, where the missing mother is played for tragic and dramatic story arc, here it's barely even touched. Tamako misses her mother, but in a cheerful and positive way. And the mother being dead is pretty much the only hardship Tamako has to deal with in the series. Everything seems to just go her way all the time, which further feeds into her already cheerful and positive disposition.
Nothing particularly dramatic happens, so it's not a drama. Nothing particularly funny happens, so it's not a comedy. It really is just a slice of moe.
I didn't hate watching it, but the story really lacks any substance. But I'm not going to pretend like Tamako's overly optimistic attit…
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Tamako Market is the most underrated show in the entire KyoAni catalogue. If you like cute girls doing cute things, you can't miss this show.
I think this show gained a poor reputation on release for being a show about nothing, and to be frank, it's not wrong. If you're not a fan of CGDCT or slice of life, this one won't do anything for you. And for animation buffs, it doesn't have the long sakuga sequences of some of their other shows, and some may find the fluidity overall lacking compared to other KyoAni titles. But what makes this show great is exactly why those issues don't matter. It's a work that's laser focused on one thing: being sweet.
Being the only original series that KyoAni has done other than Free!, it really feels like they were allowed to be fresh and creative as they wa…
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Sorry, I can't speak english well...
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- STORY: 6
- ART: 8
- SOUND: 7
- CHARACTER: 6
- ENJOYMENT: 6
OVERALL: 6+8+7+6+6=33:5=6,6
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At first I thought the story was quite good. But to be honest, the story in the middle really makes me feel bored and feel lazy to continue watching. Some jokes don't make me laugh. Ugh... I almost want to drop this anime. But I still try watching. And in eps.8-12, I think it's quite interesting. I was curious about the prince and wanted to see Mochizou's reaction xD
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ART: 8
Cute.
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SOUND: 7
I like the OP and ED songs. But, I'm actually confused about the flower seller. Is she a woman or a man? From appearance, she's like a woman. But sorry,…
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Unlike traditional reviews, I would like to use this space to answer some basic questions that might be bothering a potential viewer and clarify certain assertions made in other reviews I found under the MAL entry for Tamako Market.
What is Tamako Market about?
Tamako market is set in a shoutengai area, called Usagiyama. Shoutengai is essentially a region comprised of lines of shops selling daily necessities and other items to those living in the neighborhood. Every ethnic group in the world has had similar places emerge naturally, and not surprisingly, these have often served as centers for cultural activities. The anime is about Tamako, the eldest daughter of a wagashi-ya (a shop selling traditional confectionaries), named Tamaya. We get to see the livelihoods of people living in the sh…
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I gave this a 10 because the ammount of enjoyment and pure happiness Tamako Market brought me has no comparison.
It slaps you with its cuteness in the face, and it never stops being cute.
The story is simple but wholesome, not much happens and you don't even realize it because you are so immersed in this comercial district and the ordinary life of this girl that you just let yourself go and enjoy.
Tamako market made me laugh, it made me cry, but most importantly it filled me with a sense of happiness I never thought I could experience watching a TV Show.
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I went into Tamako Market expecting a heartwarming little adventure that's more about the journey than the destination in terms of story. I went into this to feel at ease, to not be expectant of anything and most of all, to relax.
Tamako Market very much delivered that for me.
The story, honestly, I really couldn't care about. Hell, it seems like even the anime doesn't care all that much considering the only person related in any meaningful way to the plot for most of the series seems to be a talking bird. Even the ending to the main plot was quite predictable and lackluster.
Dera was not really a character I was able to give a shit about unfortunately. I initially did like his whole royal speak shtick, but that got tiring very fast. This also applies to all the other members of the wh…
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I am a fan of romance combined with comedy, after a friend of mine suggested me to watch Tamako Love Story, and I happen to find Tamako Market. Which Tamako Love Story serves as a sequel, I may be late by 6 years ;-; and by hearing the news of the Arson Fire. But I'd like to spread my opinion for old times sake. And sorry for a quantity of mistakes.
ART
What did you expect from KyoAni's art? KyoAni mainly focuses on Character Design and this was made in 2013, still shocked. The eyes were spot on and the hair's were really good. The color combination of the characters were really well done. I couldn't really suggest anything besides being really good.
STORY
The story is more about the comedy than romance, though sometimes Dera was really annoying to me. It was really unique, and it wasn't…
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Tamako Market revolves around the day-to-day life of Tamako, the daughter of a mochi maker who lives in a tight-knit market community. It's a wholesome anime about community living, friendship and solidarity. It creates a very cozy atmosphere, one that is so simple and innocent that it makes you wish you lived there. By all metrics this is a dyed-in-the-wool moe anime with broad appeal to all audiences. It's what I would describe as a slow burn, it's very laid back and takes its sweet time developing the characters.
The cast is simple but interesting. Tamako is a polite, sweet girl (although a little dense when it comes to romance). She's the centerpiece of this anime. Over the course of the anime the viewer is introduced to her family and the community surrounding her, but the main focus…
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Honestly, I shouldn’t have liked this show as much as I did. But I think this is one of the most underrated anime just going by the rating. Sure, it doesn’t aim to do much, and what little overarching plot development it had just fizzles out by the end. But that doesn’t make each episode less enjoyable.
The plot is rather insubstantial in here, but that’s probably intentional. Other than the characters, each episode is not very connected to the next, and the only thing that carries across from episodes is Dera and his island friends. But even then it’s later revealed that it was all a mistake, and the flowers from the flower shop only reminded Choi of the prince. However, within each episode there is always an entertaining mini story that is told, oftentimes focusing on a specific charact…
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Tamako Market, a not-so-Cinderella story of an unlikely girl in an unlikely place following a snapshot of her life as the mochi maker's daughter. With a 12 episode season, Tamako Market makes for a fairly quick snack.
Story 6/10:
Tamako Market follows Tamako Kitashirakawa (say that 5 times fast) through her daily life after she has a run-in with a particularly narcissistic bird named Dera Mochimazzi. Her day to day life includes her after school activities as a baton twirler, greeting and talking with every shopkeeper in the market district in which she lives, conversations with her friends and family, and helping her father run the family mochi shop. The story doesn't go anywhere for a long time but as you're introduced to characters it becomes more clear the direction it's heading.…
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BAD THINGS
The score reflects my disappointment with the fact that Tamako Market could have been an awesome Slice Of Life show, with already having a lovely setup of a narrative. It could have been much better with interesting characters and character quirks, and really funny or charming daily anecdotes. Great SOLs like the "Aria" series, "Non Non Biyori", or even "Is the Order A Rabbit?" do a great job in this. Sadly Tamako Market does not. To me, MOST of the episodes did not end in a satisfying note that good SOLs achieve.
Ugh the MC is so bland. Ugh the MC's admirer is so bland. Ugh Dera could have been so better without the constant babbling. Ugh The bride "plot" is so badly executed. A good chance is wasted. :-|
GOOD THINGS
So what really kept me going? Good animation, glimpses…
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