![]() ![]() His body contains a communication system used by the prince to communicate with him, although it only works when Dera is unconscious, thus he has no memories of any time the prince attempts to contact him. He believes anyone that sneezes in his direction is in love with him, he himself having a crush on Shiori. Dera is rather full of himself as well, which usually stems from a series of misunderstandings. Dera maintains that he is rather versed in the ways of love, sometimes giving Mochizō and Midori love advice on their respective crushes on Tamako. He is often just referred to as "Bird" ( 鳥, Tori) by Tamako's family, or simply "Dera-chan" ( デラちゃん) by Tamako, as his surname sounds very similar to mochi mazui ( もちまずい, lit. However, after gaining an affinity for mochi, he has put on a lot of weight and thus cannot fly properly anymore, only being able to manage short distances before he runs out of breath. He is a noble attendant for a royal court from a tropical island and was on journey to find a bride for its prince. Dera Mochimazzi ( デラ・モチマッヅィ) Voiced by: Takumi Yamazaki (Japanese) Jay Hickman (English) Dera is a bird that speaks Japanese, with a little bossy tone, that ends up staying at Tamako's house. His name comes from the fact that he was born on Mochi Day (October 10). He is shown to be nervous with public speaking, despite telling Tamako to let him take over speaking in the shopping district meeting. Since their bedroom windows face each other, Mochizo and Tamako often talk via a "cup and string" system that he made when they were kids. He is in love with Tamako, and has been in love with her for a few years. Though their fathers are not on good terms due to business competition, he and Tamako are good friends. Mochizō Ōji ( 大路 もち蔵, Ōji Mochizō) Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru (Japanese) Clint Bickham (English) Mochizō is Tamako's childhood friend whose family also runs a mochi shop called Ōji-ya or in the new name Ricecake Oh!Zee, a mochi shop located across from Tama-ya. Tamako feeds Dera mochi on a regular basis, and she feeds him too much for his size, making him bloated and unable to fly properly. She is one of the few characters that does not know Mochizō has a crush on her, and she fails to pick up on her sister's crush. Tamako is shown to be rather slow in catching up with things, particularly regarding people's feelings. Tamako is nervous about public speaking and has problems swimming in addition to being somehow clumsy. Her birthday is on New Year's Eve and is often forgotten due to the busy schedule, but Tamako devotes herself to helping in the shop. She helps her family run the shop and invent new kinds of mochi. She enjoys her high school life and the baton club with her friends Kanna and Midori. As well as keeping track to the main course of events, Tamako Market and the following Tamako Love Story film cover the emotional lives of the characters, particularly Tamako's childhood friend Mochizō's crush on her and both of them being too shy to open up to each other.Ĭharacters Main characters Tamako Kitashirakawa ( 北白川 たまこ, Kitashirakawa Tamako) Voiced by: Aya Suzaki (Japanese) Margaret McDonald (English) The title character and the main protagonist of the series, Tamako is a first-year in high school whose family runs a mochi shop in their town's shopping district called Tama-ya. The series follows the everyday life of Tamako, her friends, family and neighbors, and this peculiar bird. After becoming overweight from eating too much mochi, Dera ends up becoming a freeloader in Tamako's home. One day, Tamako encounters a strange talking bird named Dera Mochimazzi who comes from a distant land searching for a wife for his country's prince. Tamako Kitashirakawa is the eldest daughter of a family which runs the Tama-ya mochi shop in the Usagiyama Shopping District ( うさぎ山商店街, Usagiyama Shōtengai).
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