Does anyone else find it weird that between episode’s 1 and 2 that there was a month and a half time skip, yet they’re now asking Mochimazzi (apparently that’s the name MAL is giving him) how long he’s going to be staying? He’s a talking bird so that automatically pulls him out of the category [...]
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TSUN DAD LOL OMFG THIS! Tamako’s father, Mamedai, is very adamant about sticking to tradition and having his mochi follow suit. But watching his daughter work hard to make the shopping district’s Valentine event a success, he had a change of heart and made heart shaped mochi with chocolate inside. Aww~ lol And Midori… is [...]
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So yeah…Valentine’s Day happened. Buuuuuuut that’s about it. Was I missing something? Because this episode just didn’t seem like that much for me. All I got was the return of the projector eyes on the bird, which didn’t do more than confirm that it was a recording, not that he was making live communication with [...]
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Impressions on the second episode of the anime series named Tamako Market featuring wallpapers of the various characters like Asagiri Shiori, Tamako Kitashirakawa, etc...
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D’awww…. Tamako checking up on Anko when she wakes up. Coffee shop owner is the bro-est. This tsundere dad wwwww Tamako should just let her hair down all the time. We can lesbian now? Moving straight in to slice-of-life mode this week, Tamako Market didn’t lack on the cute but the focus went all over [...]
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For a talking bird, our feathered friend certainly seems to have integrated himself quickly into Tamako's family and circle of friends - thankfully for him the topic of this week's episode also seems to be his specialist subject. The reason for this is that everyone is abuzz with the approach of Valentine's Day - a day of love, chocolate and more chocolate, usually followed by some chocolate. 
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Valentines Day is near, and at the shopping district meeting, Tamako (with Mochizou backing her up) suggests the district do a Valentines theme. Her father refuses to participate. Mochizou films a shopping district commercial with Tamako and Rika dressed as bunnies. Midori is preoccupied, and has coffee with Mochimazzi, who notices she has a “burdened [...]
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Tamako is totally fired up for Valentines Day. Believe it or not, I think Hyouka’s Valentines Day remains unmatched as it has so much tension. In comparison, it seems that Tamako’s desire to spread the Valentine’s Day is rather cheerful. She was so into getting the shopping district decked out for the day of love, [...]
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「恋の花咲くバレンタイン」 (Koi no Hanasaki ku Barentain) "A Valentine's Day Blooming with Love" Valentine's Day comes to the shopping district, bringing with it love, celebration, and sage words from a gentlemanly bird to a confused young maiden. Already this show is going in another direction I did not expect, and I couldn't be happier.
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This is what happens when a character from Hatoful Boyfriend walks into a KyoAni show.   I don't have much to say about the talking bird beyond that. Mochi'mazzui very strongly reminded me of Sakuya. If you don't know what Hatoful Boyfriend is, it's a pigeon dating sim. And yes, it's as strange as it sounds. But this post isn't about weird dating sims, it's about KyoAni's new original show, and even with one episode I think it's safe to say that we have winner here. It's quirky, relatable, and very funny, with a backdrop that I'm surprised hasn't been exploited in anime more.   I don't really consider myself a KyoAni fan; I haven't seen every one of their shows, and I don't trumpet everything they make as "THE BEST EVER" like their supporters often do. That said, I can't think of a KyoAni show I dislike (Yes, I liked the Munto remake. No, I did not like the ending). Putting the staff behind K-ON in charge of this show looks like a great idea, since this first episode carries a lot of the love and excitement that made K-ON so fun to watch in the first place, regardless of your stance on their character designs.   From what little we see of the supporting cast, it looks like we've got an interesting group to bounce everyone off of. Their initial surprise at a talking bird that immediately gave way to "whatever, we've got the New Year to prepare for" was hilarious, and the moment when Mochizou opened his drawer to reveal birthday presents for Tamako that he never got up the nerve to give was touching. So the way I see it, right now this could go two ways. The first is that Mochi'mazzui will give Tamako a magic broach that transforms her into a magical girl and asks her to help find his princess, which actually turns out to be her (*cough*). The second is that this is going to continue in the same vein of quirky marketplace antics with some supernatural stuff thrown in via the talking bird. Either way, I'm all in. Images from TheAnimeNetwork.com.
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Tamako Market has got itself featured on the February 2013 cover of "Cut" magazine, all the main moeblobs posing happily beside one another in a scene which reincarnates the spirit and soul of light music club.
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First things first, I hate the bird. Dera is annoying and obnoxious. He selfishly acts on his own and makes Anko cry, but that's more her fault because of her childish nature. Tamako however seems [...]
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Omo: The bird is really the one redeeming feature to this show Pixy: That chicken/parakeet thing needs to go. Personally I think there really was too much riding on Dara, in the same way Evirus said “Erwin, that hat is wearing you” (#garupan).
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Kyoto Animation’s first original anime about a fabulous talking bird…er, I mean about a mochi shopkeeper’s daughter~ With the end of Hyouka and Chu2koi where are fans of KyoAni going to get their next moe slice of life fix? Fear not! Because you can look forward to Tamako Market, which brings back the team that [...]
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With a PV for its second episode, Tamako Market's main highlight is how focus falls upon the blonde haired friend of the moeblob - and subsequently, the emotional attachment to exist between blonde and bird.
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Initial impression – familiar-looking fun Winter 2013 (12 episodes) (more info) Immediately, the first instinct of anyone who lays eyes on Tamako Market is going to be, “this looks like K-ON,” which should be no surprise, because the art designer is Yukiko Horiguchi, the writer is Reiko Yoshida, the director is Naoko Yamada and the [...]
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Nagoya has met his match.
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