Tamako Market
Overview
The anime sees the return of the main staff members from K-On! where Naoko Yamada, Reiko Yoshida, and Yukiko Horiguchi is assigned the director, script writer, and character designer respectively.
According to the Naoko Yamada, Their goal of making Tamako Market is to create a story full of human emotions.
Story
(FROM WIKIPEDIA)
Tamako Kitashirakawa is the eldest daughter of a family which runs a mochi shop in her town's bustling Tama-ya shopping district. One day, Tamako encounters a strange talking bird named Dela Mochimazzi who takes up residence in her home. The series follows the everyday life of Tamako, her friends, family and neighbours, and this peculiar bird.
Characters
Kitashirakawa family （Tamaya）
- Tamako Kitashirakawa (北白川たまこ)（CV：Aya Suzaki）
The main heroine of the story. Bright and cheerful, she is the eldest daughter of the family which runs the mochi shop "Tamaya". She is also currently a high school first year student. She apparently has a talent in making mochi looked extremely round, a skill that is rarely seen amongst her peers.
- Anko Kitashirakawa (北白川 あんこ)（CV：Rina Hidaka）
Anko is Tamako's 10 year old sister, currently in her 4th primary education year.
She is pretty fashion conscious, and sees her family mochi shop as "outdated".
- Mamedai Kitashirakawa (北白川 豆大)（CV：Keiji Fujiwara）
Tamako's father, who runs the Mochi shop "Tamaya"
Stubborn and tough, and also having a rivalry relationship with Gohei, which they both argue a lot.
- Fuku Kitashirakawa (北白川福)（CV：Tomomichi Nishimura）
Tamako's grandfather, who lives with them and also runs Tamaya.
A strange bird that speaks Japanese which he proclaimed to have came from the tropical place to look for a bride, but ended up putting a lot of weight due to gaining an affinity to mochi.
Ooji Family（Ooji-ya）
- Mochizou Ooji (大路もち蔵)（CV：田丸篤志）
Tamako's childhood friend and also his classmate. His family runs Ooji-ya, which is also a mochi shop, which is located across from Tamaya.
He also falls in love with Tamako.
- Gohei Ooji (大路吾平)（CV：Fumihiko Tachiki）
Mochizou's father, and the owner of Ooji-ya. Due to running the same mochi business with Tamaya, Gohei and Mamidai have a rivalry relationship, and is never on good terms due to business competition.
- Michiko Ooji (大路道子)（CV：大路道子）
Mochizou's mother, who helps running Ooji-ya.
Tamako's Classmates
- Midori Tokiwa (常磐みどり)（CV：Yuuki Kaneko）
Midori Tokiwa is Tamako's classmate and childhood friend, who attends the same baton club as Tamako.Her grandparents, whom she lives with, own and run a toy shop in the town's shopping district. Midori sees Tamako as something that she needs to "take care" of, so much that she feels she may be in love with her.
- Kanna Makino (牧野かんな)（CV：長妻樹里）
Kanna Makino is Tamako's classmate, attending the same club (baton club) as Tamako. A relaxed and laid back girl, She is the daughter of a carpenter who works in the same shopping district as Tamako and her family.
- Asagiri Shiori (朝霧史織)（CV：Yurie Yamashita）
Asagiri Shiori is also Tamako's classmate. She is very knowledgable and resourceful, and also a member of the baton club. She has an extremely cool and serious personality.
Main Theme
Opening Theme
Ending Theme