Audience reviews
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GwenPineapple
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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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 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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It’s shit.
★☆☆☆
I began this show back in November 2014—and I’m still trying to finish it… even though it’s only 12 episodes. I’m in the middle of episode 12, but I can’t bring myself to finish it. I don’t care anymore. I don’t care about you, Tamako, or your friends or whatever mundane crap you’re doing. And that’s the problem, isn’t it? There’s nothing to care about.
Tamako Market is about a cute girl (Tamako) that works in a mochi shop. She has cute friends, she has a cute sister, and she lives in a quaint neighborhood market. She goes to school, she talks with a guy that has a crush on her, and she has a talking bird.
By the way, the talking bird has more screen time than any of those little dipshits in the show. He’s flamboyant and has some passion. His dialogue is decently intere…
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Episodes: 12
Genre: Comedy, school
First thing first, this anime is super moe. Moe is everywhere. If you want an anime just to see some more stuff, this is the anime for you.
Now, moving on to the story. This anime is about a mochi(Japanese sweet) maker's daughter, Tamako and a talking bird which she meets by chance. Alongwith them, there are Tamako's friends, sister, parents and the rest of the shopping district.
So, the anime shows her daily life at school, at her dad's shop and her meetings with the shopping district. There is a boy who likes her, but no romance aspect.
The talking bird is the center of comedy in this anime though the others also make you laugh.
Let's get to the characters. One word: MOE. I've never seen an anime in which every female character is uber kawaii.
The res…
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Before watching Tamako Market, I had to prepare myself. I mean cold showers, a critical state of mind stemmed by delirium, and eating a cup of ramen filled with enough hot sauce to burn my tonsils off. Distraction from the cuteness is key—because the cuteness is paramount. It springs up in all corners, in every moe smile, in every darned bit of music, in every bright color. Beneath a tactful disguise of a thousand hues of pink, a conniving truth festers. If you let your guard down you will never see it.
I’m here to tell you the truth. And the truth is that Tamako Market is any moe-lover’s dream—on the outside, at least. In case I haven’t mentioned this already, everything is cute. In fact, the cuteness is played up to such a level that all you see, all you notice, is cute. The animation i…
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I just finished watching this anime and now.. I dont know what to do with my life.
Story: 7/10
as many people say almost nothing happens in tamako market, but i don't really see it as a problem. The story still manages to being interesting and you get involved in the characters' quotidian life, it makes you wish you could live in their world and when episode 12 comes you feel empty and dead inside because you want to watch more. Fortunally there's gonna be a movie. Anyway the best thing in this anime is that it lifts your mood and at the same time it's capable of dealing with deeper emotions, to be honest i shed a tear at the end. The pacing it's great and it's never boring, there are some freaking funny scenes and there's also a bit of romance which it's not treated in a cliché way. basi…
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Enter the life of a young girl who lives and breathes life as a devout mochi-maker: what does it look like? Tamako Market gives us a pretty accurate answer, all within a year of foreign visitors coming to "bride-search" for a new princess, keeping up friendships at school and boosting the spirits (and sales!) of the local market. Although the story seems quite simple (since it is catered towards a younger audience) and the protagonist is a little towards the shallow edge, I still enjoyed Tamako Market because of the impact of its simplicity and the light-hearted feeling of watching the daily lives of the characters play out. It's one of those series that literally lets you step into the local life and see the characters for who they are whilst maintaining the positive vibe of the overall a…
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Tamako Market may be derived from the same recipe as KyoAni's other SOL anime, but its taste is a little off.
As always, my reviews are spoiler free.
Kyoto Animation, the makers of the wildly successful Haruhi and K-On! series, realized something a few months after K-On! finished airing. Cute girls doing cute things (afterwards CGDCT; call it "moe" if you want to, that's another argument entirely) really sells. The following seasons, and to the day that this review is being written, there have been dozens of series that tried to ride the CGDCT wave all the way to the bank. Most have tried to stand out from the crowd by adding a unique flavor, but in the end it's obvious that they are just trying to scrape up a little more of K-On!'s success. Most have faded into obscurity, but one that i…
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Tamako Market could best be described as like watching a 5 hour long advert for mochi. The shallow story never really allowed me to feel a connection with any of the characters, but was sure to tell us that mochi is, in fact, quite delicious, and something about the power of friendship and family. Special attention to Japanese culture is also given, through the introduction of foreigners who, despite having perfect (and never explained) Japanese language ability, are completely oblivious to aspects of life in Japan.
Character design is by Yukiko Horiguchi of Lucky Star and K-On! fame -- in fact, the characters look almost identical to those from K-On!, with the main character Tamako appearing deceptively like K-On's Mio with twin tails. And indeed, this is yet another installment of cute…
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I've had a close eye turned toward Kyoto Animation since Haruhi and Lucky Star, Nichijou and K-On! are all anime I would count among my favorites. Needless to say I wasn't going to be able to stay away from a Kyoto Animation produced show from many of the people who brought us the last of those forever. K-On! was a fun, lovable, funny, sweet anime with a set of characters who could be described in equal terms. I expected similar things from Tamako Market and to an extent that is what I received, though the packaging was quite a bit different that I was expecting.
Most of the shows I name dropped above had a certain formula. They focus on four-five high school students, mostly girls, trading elliptical comic dialogs, doing cute things and engaging in some manner of mischief or silliness. I…
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There's something about anime which allows us to derive entertainment from the mundane events of an ordinary person. Coincidentally, ordinary is the best way to describe Tamako Market.
Starring the young lady Tamako and a flamboyant talking bird, Tamako Market is yet another anime that attempts to cash in on the slice of life phenomenon. It is not an anime that prospers through the strength of its plot, setting, or themes, but instead subsists through the cuteness of its characters. Should we criticize an anime for not going beyond that? Maybe not. But there is certainly a problem when such a simple anime still falls short of its potential.
Tamako Market's biggest weakness is regrettably its characterization. Each characters has about the same depth as wrapping paper, as none of them e…
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Everyone knows what to expect from Tamako Market even before it aired. Kyoto Animation's on a roll and churning out the cute-girls-doing-cute-things anime ever since K-ON became a smashing success and that their moéblobs literally oozes money. Plus, Tamako Market is an original; meaning they had free reign to stuff moé into the show in any way and every way possible.
So is it a cheap strategy that banks on a recycled stereotype? Shockingly, not at all. The gargantuan budget allowed superb production quality and a fair amount of creativity as well; the moéblob of the season, Tamako, proved that there still could be something new for this archetype. She's bubbly, but not clumsy. She's energetic, but not loud. She's mellow, but not air-headed. She's friendly, but not insensitive. She could h…
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“You used to be much more... "muchier". You've lost your muchness.” - Alice in Wonderland.
Not that I'm a fan of that series, nor that I even know the story (please don't shoot me), but this perfectly describes studio Kyoto in a ball. They've been famous for making various key adaptions such as Clannad and Kanon, and other series being described as far as controversial like Haruhi. But lately, they've been said that the rising hill is sloping downwards now, and Tamako Market contributes to more evidence for that hill, with less and less 'muchness'. That hill consists of weaker attention for the story, and with more delicious amount of budget and moe to sprinkle the... fillings, not just the topping. That's right, it's the infamous "style over substance" type, and Tamako Market went exactl…
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The winter 2013 anime season brought to us many good anime series, a great starter for the year and as always KyoAni has delivered something that I really enjoyed. Nothing special, just something that helps delivers one’s moods to spring. (I will try not to spoil too much)
Tamako market is a simple slice-of-life story about a Tamako Kitashirakawa, a high school girl in a small town, who’s the daughter of a mocchi (Japanese rice cake) maker in a shopping district. The show allows us to have a view of her and people in the community, their personality and lifestyle, with a small twist... the Talking Bird, Dera Mocchimazui; who enters the community accidentally while searching for a bride for his prince, in a tropical kingdom far away.
The whole series seems to represent the ideal small tow…
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When I heard about Kyoto Animation's latest series Tamako Market, my expectations were probably unusually high. I had just come off of watching, and loving both Hyouka and Clannad, and was expecting another spectacular series in a similar vein to those two. Of course, that's not at all what I got.
Being directed by Naoko Yamada, written by Reiko Yoshida, and character designs provided by Yukiko Horiguchi (all of who worked in the same positions on K-ON!) this series has quite a lot of similarity with said series. However, I was unaware of this fact before I started the show, so maybe my expectations were slightly unreasonable.
However, there's a lot to talk about in Tamako Market, so let's get on to the review.
Story (7/10): Tamako Market doesn't really have much of a story. The serie…
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Do you like MOE? Are you a fan of Kyoto Animation's other works? Do you enjoy watching cute girls doing cute things? Do you like a talking bird running his narcissistic mouth 24/7 about his superiority and the world around him? Well, if any of those registers a response of “yes”, then this series might be somewhat of an interest for you.
Tamako Market is a new original series from Kyoto Animation. The series is directed by Naoko Yamada with the studio known for their other works such as Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!, Hyouka, and K-On! The series is a standalone title with no other adaptations from any sources of LN/Manga as of known. Now, I admit, this series is a quite something especially in the 'kawaii' department. But beyond that, I'm not sure if Tamako Market lives up to th…
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Tamako Market, your seemingly storyless moe anime variety. I don't exactly remember what made me start this, but I loved it near instantly. I'm actually really disappointed that this wonderful anime is over, and I very much would love a second season. Yes, TM's cute. Does it have no story? Is it pointless? To answer those questions it'd be a heck no! It has it's both sad and heartwarming scenes, and more.
TM's story is simple; a girl, Tamako, works at a mochi shop with her father, sister, and grandfather. Across the street is a rival mochi shop and home of a boy, Mochizou, who's interested in the oblivious Tamako. The story is of Tamako's life in both the shop, a bit of her school life, along with her two good friends. In the midst of all this, a strange talking bird appears to Tamako, an…
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(NOTE: This review is written for general anime fans and assumes no familiarity with other series. If you dislike moe, I still think this series is worth watching, for reasons I will discuss below. After episode 5, I decided to bump up the rating to an 8.)
Kyoto Animation is very well known for their cute character designs and on the whole, Tamako Market seems like it was a consummate effort on their part. It's not new and it's not original, but it seems like it was created very easily and with great refinement and polish.
So what is this series about? Not a lot, if I'm going to be honest. Tamako is the daughter of a mochi (a kind of Japanese rice cake) maker and the episodes seem to revolve around what kind of new mochi she makes for each different occasion. There's a certain education…
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This will be my second review, now updating for 12/12 episode. Before you watch Tamako Market, you should read this review.
It's obviously that specific genres of anime are often intensely focused on a certain genders and age groups, including a female protagonist with her friends. In fact, KyoAni giving many adorable scene to made the fans adore their cuteness. There's one alternative different anime, had same producers like K-ON!. ( Kyo Ani. Why.) This story is mostly apparent when one considers the slice of life and comedy category.
This all seem to have several things in common - cute characters, adorable face, a funny face, "cute" costume changes then.. a fat bird APPEARS! I can say this anime looks funny. I'd rather to give my grateful for this anime because many people always look…
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