Underplayed Gems

Tamako Market (2013)

Tamako Market poster
Original title
たまこまーけっと
Directed by
Naoko Yamada
Genre
comedy anime and manga, slice of life anime and manga, romantic comedy anime and manga, Comedy, Slice of Life
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 12 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 77 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Tamako Kitashirakawa helps at her family's mochi shop in a Kyoto shopping district. Her daily routines are shaken up by a talking bird and the interactions with her friends and neighbors.

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What happens

Tamako Market is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada, and written by Reiko Yoshida. Tamako Market centers on a young girl named Tamako Kitashirakawa, the daughter of a mochi shop owner located inside a shopping district in Kyoto's Kamigyo Ward as her life becomes complicated with friendships, rivalries and the arrival of a peculiar bird, named Dera Mochimazzi, from a nearby tropical island. The series aired in Japan between January 10 and March 28, 2013. The anime has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and adapted into English. A film sequel, Tamako Love Story, premiered in Japan on April 26, 2014, paired with a short film titled Dera-chan of the Southern Islands. In 2023, Kyoto Animation announced a new project to celebrate the anime's 10th anniversary. The Tamako Market series and the Tamako Love Story movie were later screened in theaters in June 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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