Tamako Love Story

たまこラブストーリー / Tamako Market Movie
Tamako Love Story
Genres: Award Winning, Romance
Studios: Kyoto Animation
Producers: Pony Canyon, TBS
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 7.91 / 10
Rank: #836
Popularity: #614
Users Listed: 414,657
Users Scored: 188,684
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 05/13/2025
Aired: April 26, 2014 (Spring)
Type: movie
Source: original
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 1

Synopsis:

Set against the backdrop of a quiet, everyday life, this story follows Mochizou Ooji as he navigates his final year of school. With university in Tokyo beckoning, Mochizou faces a difficult choice: pursue his academic aspirations or remain with those he cares for, particularly Tamako Kitashirakawa, a childhood friend harboring her own uncertain path. As the end of the school year nears, a sense of urgency permeates their interactions. Mochizou grapples with the courage to express his long-held feelings before distance irrevocably alters their relationship. The narrative explores themes of impending change, unexpressed affection, and the bittersweet realities of growing apart while highlighting the gentle beauty found in ordinary moments and unspoken emotions.

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Characters:

  • Asagiri, Shiori (Main) - Voice Actors: Yamashita, Yurie, Vincent-Davis, Kira
  • Kitashirakawa, Tamako (Main) - Voice Actors: Suzaki, Aya, McDonald, Margaret
  • Makino, Kanna (Main) - Voice Actors: Nagatsuma, Juri, French, Caitlynn
  • Ooji, Mochizou (Main) - Voice Actors: Tamaru, Atsushi, Bickham, Clint
  • Tokiwa, Midori (Main) - Voice Actors: Kaneko, Yuuki, Simmons, Juliet
  • Hanase, Kaoru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Daisuke, Anzaldua, Leraldo
  • Inuyama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamashita, Daiki, Shepard, Blake
  • Kitashirakawa, Anko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hidaka, Rina, Karbowski, Brittney
  • Kitashirakawa, Hinako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hikasa, Youko, Curtis, Rozie
  • Kitashirakawa, Fuku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nishimura, Tomomichi, Masterson, Carl
  • Kitashirakawa, Mamedai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fujiwara, Keiji, Wald, David
  • Mitsumura, Fumiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Kumiko, Grant, Tiffany
  • Mochimazzi, Dera (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamazaki, Takumi, Hickman, Jay
  • Mochimazzi, Choi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamaoka, Yuri, Sumrall, Allison, König, Samina
  • Mochimazzi, Mecha (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimono, Hiro, Ayres, Greg
  • Momotarou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nosaka, Naoya, Jones, Kyle Colby
  • Ooji, Gohei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachiki, Fumihiko, Swasey, John
  • Ooji, Michiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yukino, Satsuki, Searcy, Molly
  • Shimizu, Tomio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kawahara, Yoshihisa, Ayres, Greg
  • Shiraki, Tadanao (Supporting)
  • Tokiwa, Nobuhiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanaka, Hiroshi, Belcher, James
  • Uotani, Takashi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Narita, Ken, Fults, Scott
  • Uotani, Mari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hikasa, Youko, Mosier, Carli
  • Yaobi, Kunio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsujitani, Kouji, Matranga, David
  • Yumoto, Sayuri (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwao, Junko, Hollowell, Kasi, Hellweg, Jasmin
  • Yumoto, Chouji (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsukui, Kyousei, Swasey, John

Staff:

  • Nakamura, Shinichi (Producer)
  • Senami, Riri (Producer)
  • Takanashi, Mai (Assistant Producer)
  • Yamada, Naoko (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
  • Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
  • Yamamura, Takuya (Episode Director, Key Animation)
  • Yoshida, Reiko (Script)
  • Ishihara, Tatsuya (Storyboard)
  • Fujiwara, Keiji (Theme Song Performance)
  • Suzaki, Aya (Theme Song Performance)
  • Yamaguchi, Suguru (Theme Song Composition)
  • Akitake, Seiichi (Setting)
  • Andou, Kyouhei (Key Animation)
  • Asama, Hidehiro (Key Animation)
  • Fujii, Yumi (Key Animation)
  • Fujita, Haruka (Key Animation)
  • Fujita, Naoko (Animation Check)
  • Fukushima, Masato (In-Between Animation)
  • Funamoto, Kouhei (Director of Photography)
  • Hado, Maiko (Key Animation)
  • Hane, Kunihiro (Key Animation)
  • Hashi, Yumiko (Animation Check)
  • Hatta, Hideaki (Planning Producer)
  • Higaki, Akiko (In-Between Animation)
  • Hikasa, Youko (Inserted Song Performance)
  • Hikiyama, Kayo (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Horiguchi, Yukiko (Character Design, Key Animation, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director)
  • Hosoda, Hana (In-Between Animation)
  • Hosokawa, Naoki (Background Art)
  • Ikeda, Shouko (Key Animation)
  • Ikeda, Sayaka (In-Between Animation)
  • Ishidate, Taichi (Key Animation)
  • Iwasaki, Nami (Key Animation)
  • Jinbo, Daisuke (Sound Effects)
  • Karata, Hiroshi (Key Animation)
  • Kashiwagi, Tadashi (Key Animation)
  • Kataoka, Tomoko (Music)
  • Kigami, Yoshiji (Key Animation)
  • Kitanohara, Noriyuki (Key Animation)
  • Kiyohara, Mie (In-Between Animation)
  • Kuroda, Hiroko (Animation Check)
  • Kuroda, Kumi (In-Between Animation)
  • Kusano, Sumire (In-Between Animation)
  • Lee, Cheon-bok (Background Art)
  • Machida, Naoko (Key Animation)
  • Maruki, Nobuaki (Key Animation, Animation Director)
  • Maruko, Tatsunari (Key Animation)
  • Matsumoto, Yoshikatsu (Background Art)
  • Matsumura, Asami (Animation Check)
  • Miyaji, Atsushi (In-Between Animation)
  • ... and 44 more staff

Related Anime/Manga:

  • Tamako Market (anime - Prequel)
  • Tamako Love Story (manga - Adaptation)