Tamako Market

I present to you another reason as to why I don't drop shows. Tamako Market would've been an anime I would've dropped if I was the kind of person who judged after 3 episodes, or even less. I am GLAD I see an anime through to the end because Tamako Market started to grow on me after a couple episodes.

I will admit, I only wanted to watch this because of the romance scenes I'd seen on social media platforms and through recommendations. I started it for the romance but stayed for the characters and story. It ended on such a good note that I'm even ... more excited to watch the movie, knowing it will feature exactly what I've been looking for.

Tamako Market didn't disappoint. The first couple of episodes were quite... eccentric. I had no idea where the story would go and wasn't fond of what I was seeing. But as it was only 12 episodes, I thought it wouldn't take too long and after pushing through, I really did begin to enjoy it.

It is funny, heart-warming and sweet. The characters embody your typical personality types in anime, but I personally love Tamako's type. It's not often you'd seen her as the MC but I thoroughly enjoyed watching her interact with everyone. She is the definition of a natural, cute airhead. Kinda like Tohru from Fruits Basket. You have the boy next door vibe from her childhood friend, which is unsurprising, as he is quite literally the boy next door. All her friends, family, their characters are nicely developed. Not properly fleshed out, which is to be expected as this isn't that serious of an anime, but I'm glad there was personality and growth.

In terms of the plot, it is quite chill. Reading the reviews prior to watching, I had some doubts about the mention of a talking bird, but Dera also ended up being a character I loved seeing on screen. And thankfully so, cause he shows up so often. But there is actually a plot, albeit one that isn't crazy serious, but there are hints of serious undertones.

There's a lot more I could say but many other reviews already give detailed, spoiler free... reviews and descriptions. I'd probably move this onto my comfort animes list from how much I enjoyed it. I highly recommend anyone who's a fan of just sweet animes, SoL, romance or just light comedy in general to give it a try, and push further than 3 episodes.

My score of this honestly moved from like a 5, maybe even less to a 7.5, almost an 8 (i wish .5's were part of the ratings). Finishes on a good note and is just overall so heart-warming. I'll definitely be back to rewatch this :)

The Screenplay: 64

The anime defines a specific world from the outset, with high similarity to the world of Amachan, a milestone of Asadora. The story is an illustrated plot where the people are simple and predictable. The mood is relaxed till the end. Fear of losing someone is spare.
The problem is the connection between roles is weak. Ordinary life can be extraordinary. There is heibon na kiseki in Hibana, a well-known drama by Netflix. There isn't an ordinary miracle here but ordinary life.

Character: 67


Suzaki Aya is more surprising when I found it's her debut. Hidaka Rina's voice is fusing with her role. Yamazaki Takumi's role ... is anxious to ask for the laugh.

Production Design: 80
Cinematography: 77

As for production design, the day humans reached the black hole and quantum physics problems answered will be sooner than the day "Kyoto Animation" screwed up. The style, color, detail, hair, and clothes are above the average.

Editing: 68

Episode 1 is ordinary, which takes 4 episodes to grow up. I was swamped half of the time, dragged along another. It moves with some stops and starts. Occasionally, the characters are together physically, not mentally.

Sound and Music: 75

The second highlight comes in Sound and Music. Music is the key to achieve the impossible in the possible. Without shiosai no memory, there is no memory at all. With umi／demo version、yuukuriarukidasu and numerous gems by Otomo Yoshihide, Amachan became a phenomenon. Tomoko Kataoka is an emotional genius. It's so sad to know that she passed away last year. Her work is an example of Life Aesthetics. It is a common fallacy that ordinary life is the most beautiful. The truth is life isn't beautiful while lifestyle could be: to see life as it really is and to love it.

Directing: 70

Unlike most, I watched Koe no Katachi and Liz to Aoi Bird before I watched it. After seeing the pinnacle of her creativity, I can't imagine the expectations for her, for a young female director. As her first original work, the taste of Naoko Yamada is unique. The anime reflect ambition and vision beyond simply recording performances. The aesthetics choices within it pleasing, satisfying, perfectly appropriate for the material. It is idiosyncratic and individualistic, is unreproducible.

Sorry, I can't speak english well...
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- STORY: 6
- ART: 8
- SOUND: 7
- CHARACTER: 6
- ENJOYMENT: 6

OVERALL: 6+8+7+6+6=33:5=6,6
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... STORY: 6

At first I thought the story was quite good. But to be honest, the story in the middle really makes me feel bored and feel lazy to continue watching. Some jokes don't make me laugh. Ugh... I almost want to drop this anime. But I still try watching. And in eps.8-12, I think it's quite interesting. I was curious about the prince and wanted to see Mochizou's reaction xD
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ART: 8

Cute.
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SOUND: 7

I like the OP and ED songs. But, I'm actually confused about the flower seller. Is she a woman or a man? From appearance, she's like a woman. But sorry, I thought her voice was like a man's. So I'm confused ._.
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CHARACTER: 6
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ENJOYMENT: 6

Actually not bad, but not too good either.