Tamako Market is an original anime planned and produced by Kyoto Animation. The story is set in the prosperous shopping district of Rabbit Hill, and centers on Tamako, the daughter of a rice cake store owner, and an uncanny bird that can speak the language of humans, and depicts the bonds between Tamako and her friends, such as Orokizo and Tokiwa Midori, about people.
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Main Characters
Kita Shirakawa Tamako (Kitashirakawa
Tamako)
Voice: Aya Suzaki
Birthday: December 31st
Blood Type: Type O
Height: 156cm
The main character of the story is Tamaya (玉屋) a store in Rabbit Hills Shopping Street. "The eldest daughter of Tamaya, her mother died when she was in the 5th grade of elementary school, and her birthday is New Year's Eve, December 31st, which is the busiest day of the year for the bakery.
A student in class A of the 2nd year of Rabbit Hill Academy, and a member of the stick dance team. She has a cheerful and humane personality, but she is a little bit bold. He is a genius when it comes to making cakes and snacks and studying flavors.
Normally, she wears contact lenses, but only wears her glasses around bedtime.
Best friends are Midori Tokiwa, Kina Makino and Shiori Asagi. A childhood friend of Bakizou.
It is very slow to fall in love. Whenever he gets nervous, he goes into a state of incoherence.
The prince was taken as a princess by Joey because of the mole on his neck that he inherited from his mother, and he is panicked about it. After the prince arrives at the Bunny Store Street, he utters words of rejection to the prince, stating that he doesn't want to leave the area.
The Bird/Della Dagonanchi (デラモチマッヅィ)
Voice: Yamazaki Qiao
A bird that claims to have arrived from a southern country and knows how to listen to and speak human language. His initial goal is to find a princess for the prince of his country. However, after getting to know Tamako and her group, she seems to approach Tamako with some purpose.
The original name is pronounced (もちまっずい, mochimazzui) and the Japanese "打糕难吃"(もちまずい, mochimazui, "もち" means "cake", "もち" means "cake", "もち" means "cake", "mochimazui" means "cake", and "もち" means "cake", "mochimazui" means "cake". Much like "mochimazui" (もちまずい, mochimazui, "もち" means "rice cake", "まずい" can mean bad taste of food, or "不味い"), she is very fond of pancakes, contrary to the meaning of her name. She was originally a slender woman, but has grown fat from eating rice cakes so often.
Able to project past events from her eyes, but only when she is unconscious.
Sneezing at it is seen as a sign of love due to national custom.
After falling on the side of the road and being saved by Shiori Asamushi, he falls in love with Shiori, which prompts a friendship between Shiori and Tamako.
Grew up with the prince, but is terrified of Joey. Fearful of Joey's anger because he ate too much to be able to divine, he said Tamako had set him up, leading to Joey's initial hostility toward Tamako.
After the prince arrives, he learns of Tamako's feelings and speaks out against Tamako becoming the crown princess to the prince before Tamako does.
Instead of leaving together after the prince and Joey leave, he later leaves without saying goodbye to Tamako, only to be left at the Rabbit Shopping Street by Kaoru Hanase who falls asleep with a flower that has the prince's scent in it and puts it with the flower into a gift that Kakizo was going to give Tamako.
Rabbit Hill Academy
Oroku もち蔵
Voice:田丸笃志
Birthday:10月10日
Blood type:B type
Height:175cm
Rabbit Hill Academy 2nd year class B (former 1st year class C)
Tamago's house across the street from the cake store. He is the son of "Oroya".
A classmate and childhood friend of Tamako's, he likes Tamako. Calls Tamako's father "Dad", but calls his own father "Pops". He is friendly with Tamako's father, Douda, but is treated coldly by him because he is the son of his nemesis.
A student at Rabbit Hill Academy, class B, year 2, and a member of the Cinema Research Club, he always carries a camera.
Prepares birthday presents for Tamako every year, but never delivers them.
Once encouraged by Della, he had the courage to tell Tamako how he felt, but gave up because of Midori Tsuneo's obstruction.
He is saddened to learn that Tamako is the Crown Princess.
Finally, he gives Tamako a birthday gift, but Tamako mistakenly thinks it is Dara's gift, but he is happy to see that Tamako likes it very much.
Midori Tokiwa (常盤 みどり)
Voice: Yuko Kaneko
Birthday: August 19
Blood type: B type
Height: 160cm
A young girl with short blonde hair.
Grandparents run the toy store "Tokiwa-do" on the shopping street in Rabbit Hill.
A classmate and childhood friend of Tamako's, she is a student of Rabbit Hill Academy's 2nd year class B. She is a member of the Stick Dance Club, and is later elected as its head.
Also cares about Tamako in all aspects of her life, especially in love.
Popular at school, he received chocolates from both boys and girls on Valentine's Day.
Once prevented Bakizou from confessing to Tamako for reasons of protection, but later released.
Not wanting to show his failure in front of his best friends, he tried to hide the truth from Tamako and the others when he was at a loss for a choreography for the baton dance at the school festival, and then tearfully told the truth.
She designed her own costume for the performance of the baton dance at the school festival.
The girl was afraid that Tamako would leave and become a princess.
Makino Kanno (牧野 かんな)
Voice actor: Nagatsuma Juri
Birthday: June 7
Blood type: O
Height: 153cm
Tamako's classmate, a student in Rabbit Hill Academy's 2nd year A class, and a member of the Stick Dance Club.
Her family works as carpenters, and many of the stores on the shopping street are customers of her family.
Cares a lot about the vertical measurements of buildings, and is very self-centered.
Calls Della a "gentleman", but is allergic to birds and has said many times that she would cook Della.
Designs and builds a bird's nest for Della out of leftover wood, but is frustrated by the fact that Della is too fat to fit in it.
Doesn't like to hold anything lighter than a hammer.
Gives the hammer to Joey as a gift when she leaves.
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Asagi Shiori (朝雾 史织)
Voice: Yurie Yamashita
Birthday: April 2
Blood type: Type A
Height: 151cm
Rabbit Hill Gakuen, 2nd year, Class A (formerly 1st year, Class C)
Tamako's fellow classmate and a member of the Badminton Division.
A beautiful girl with glasses attributes who appears to be cold and serious in appearance.
Her family runs a pet store, but she doesn't live in the shopping district.
Is very bad at talking and has practiced saying thank you to Tamako in front of the mirror many times.
The truth is that she is an innocent girl with a delicate heart, and has always longed for the friendship between Tamako, Midori and Kagami.
After an occasional visit to Tamako's house, she gradually opens her heart and becomes friends with Tamako and the others.
Yuzuko Kisaragi
Yuzuko Kisaragi
Voice: Emori Mikami
Web Radio Drama, third episode of the first appearance, anime 10th episode of the official debut. She is in the 3rd year of Rabbit Hill Academy, and is the former head of the stick dance department. Very fond of dancing sticks. When he sees a person who is good at dancing stick, he will actively persuade the other person to join the department.
Kita-Shirakawa Family
Kita-Shirakawa Stuffing (Kitashirakawa あんこ (きたしらかわ あんこ))
Voice: Hidaka Rina
Birthday: May 4
Height: 130cm
Blood type: B
Tamako's younger sister. Fourth grade student.
Girl who loves to dress up and, unlike her sister, doesn't like the job at the pie snack bar.
A very cute girl who always wants to be called "Stuffed" instead of "Stuffed".
Didn't inherit her grandfather's or father's "love retardation". She knows that Piezo likes Tamako.
Loves her classmate, Yuuki, but is always shy and runs away when confronted by the person she likes.
When she learns that Yuki is moving and changing schools, she is very unhappy, but is encouraged by Tamako to send Yuki a freshly made doudafu, and is very happy when Yuki tells her that she will see her again when she buys the doudafu in the future.
Kita Shirakawa Doudai (きたしらかわ まめだい)
Voice actor: Fujiwara Keiji
Birthday: May 11
Height: 171cm
Blood type: B
Yamako's father is the fourth-generation owner of the bakery store "Tamaya".
A stubborn baker, he is a bitter rival to his fellow competitor, the neighboring family, Oji Gohei.
Once secretly called "Baldy" by Tamako.
An old-fashioned character, he dislikes Tamako's innovative Dou Daifuku and sticks to tradition.
Loves to blush and doesn't drink.
Had a band when he was a student and wrote a song for Tamako's mother, Daisy.
Kita Shirakawa Fuku (きたしらかわ ふく)
Voice actor: Nishimura Yuko
Birthday: March 16
Height: 165cm
Blood type: O
Tamako's grandfather, the third-generation owner of the bakery store "Tamaya".
They are a bit spontaneous.
Kita Shirakawa Daisuko
Kita Shirakawa Daisuko (North Shirakawa Hinako (きたしらかわ Hinako)) voice: Yoko Hinagasa Tamako sister's mother, died in Tamako 5th grade.
Tone deaf. Often hummed to Tamako as a child a song written for her by DouDa, leaving a lasting impression on Tamako, but Tamako never found the song at first due to the off-key nature of it.
Oroya
Oroya Gohei (おおじ ごへい)
Voice: Fumihiko Tatewaki
The father of Bakizou, and the owner of the bakery store "Oroya".
The owner of the bakery "Oroya", who changed his signboard into English "RICECAKE Oh!
The restaurant is often in a fight with Kitashirakawa Soya.
Loves tamago and stuffing.
Oji Michiko (おおじ みちこ)
Voice:雪野五月
Pastry's mother. She is an important person who makes the "Oroya" lively.
Because Tamako and Bakizou stay up late at night talking, she made a clay phone for them both.
Shops
Kaoru Hanase (花瀬 かおる (はなせ かおる)
Voice: Daisuke Ono
Owner of the florist store "Florist Princess". He is a beautiful man with a slender body and often gives Tamako flowers.
Della came to the Rabbit Shopping Street through flower transportation.
Della ended up accidentally putting the flowers that Kakizo gave Tamako as a birthday gift.
Yabi Kunio (やおび くにお)
Voice actor: Koushi Tsujitani
Owner of the nostalgic record store and coffee shop "Stars and Clowns". He likes to talk alone.
He is a person who will come over to taste the coffee he brews.
Secretly, he likes to be a DJ.
When he was a student, he formed a band with Tamako's father.
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Yumoto Nagaji (ゆもと ちょうじ)
Voice: Tsunkuai Gyojo
The owner of the bathhouse "Rabbit Soup" and the town's president.
He enjoys his work.
He is sad to see his daughter get married.
Yumoto Sayuri
Yumoto Sayuri (ゆもと さゆり) Voice: Iwano JunkoThe only daughter of the owner of the bathhouse "Rabbit Soup". The only daughter of the owner of the bathhouse "Rabbit Soup", who was the crush of Tomio Shimizu of "Shimizuya", but ended up marrying someone else.
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Fumiko Mitsumura (みつむら Fumiko)
Voice actor: Kumiko Watanabe
Owner of the butcher store Just Meat. Her cola cakes are very popular.
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Nobuhiko Tokiwa (ときわ のぶひこ)
Voice: Hiroshi Nakanaka
Owner of the toy store Tokiwa-do, Midori's grandfather.
Likes healthy children to come and play with him.
He usually carries a special cane-shaped sword ball, which he occasionally uses in his performances.
Taka Fishtale (right) and Mari Fishtale (left)[5]
Taka Fishtale (うおたに たかし)
Voice:成田剑
The owner of the fish store "Sashimi".
Mariko Uotani (うおたにまり)
Voice:日笠阳子
The owner of the fish store "Sashimi".
Tomio Shimizu (しみず とみお)
Voice actor: Keihisa Kawahara
The owner of Shimizuya, a tofu store. He is a single, fat, strange brother with an explosive head. He has a crush on Sayuri, a staff member at Rabbit Soup. He had asked Joey to divine his love, and although he was sad to learn that Sayuri was getting married, he wished her happiness.
Shiraki Tadanao (しらき ただなお)
Voice actor: Nosaka Shoya
The owner of the udon store "Do Udon". A quiet young man.
Nangoku
Prince/Mecha Taka Nanchi
Voice:Hiroshi Shimono
Birthday:April 6
Blood type:AB
Height:152cm
Prince of the island of Nangoku.
Lived with Della since childhood.
Mild-mannered and understanding.
Started appearing in the images shown by Della all the time, and made his official debut at the end of episode 11.
Comes to the Bunny Shopping Street in the hope that Della and Joey will return home, but is misunderstood by the crowd as wanting to take Tamako away.
After stating that Tamako is not the Crown Princess, she takes Joey away with her.
Servant/Joey Takananchi (チョイモチマッヅィ)
Voice: Yuri Yamaoka
Birthday: March 3
Blood Type: Type A
Height: 145cm
By his real name, Joey Motsumazuki. The prince's retainer, he holds the position of Bird Diviner, i.e., he uses birds (drakes) for divination.
Specialized in tailoring.
Loved the prince.
Comes to Bunny Commercial Street to oversee Della's search for the Crown Princess and stays temporarily at Tamako's house.
At first hostile to Tamako because of Dera's words, but later breaks it off.
While he has not divined whether Tamako is the Crown Princess or not, he believes that the Crown Princess should be someone like Tamako.
Later leaves with the prince.
Suspected to have the same mole on her neck as Tamako (she touches the ring around her neck when she leaves in the car in the last episode)
Other
Ryuya
Stuffed classmate of Tamako.
Because of his handsome appearance, he was initially mistaken by Tsuneo Midori as someone Stuffing liked.
Yuki
Student and favorite of Stuffing.
After Stuffing did not make it to the museum, he went to Stuffing's house to give her a souvenir.
Moving and changing schools on October 10, "Cake Day".
Before leaving, he told Stuffing that he would see her again when he bought the soybean daifuku.