There are a few heartwarming scenes between him and Tamako, such as when they talk at night through a string telephone, but the overall execution of this romance is invariably poor. His character design at least carries some degree of promise, but the lack of screen time compounded with his unfortunate role as a plot device do not do him any favors. Tamako's childhood friend, Mochizou, is yet another victim to the weak characterization. What was the point? You could remove these characters from the show and nothing would change. This is especially an issue in the case of Shiori, where an entire episode is spent introducing her to Tamako's group of friends- yet afterwards she is not seen for almost the entire story.
While there are a couple of episodes that focus on these characters and attempt to give them personality, once the next episode starts, the show will treat it as if nothing even happened. They do not serve any purpose but to quickly provide a sense of friendship in Tamako's daily life. The biggest offenders are Tamako's school friends: Midori, Kanna, and Shiori. For nearly all of the side characters are a superfluous addition to an already large cast. Though one might think: if not the protagonist, the rest of the cast may be better, right? You cannot have a character-driven slice-of-life anime told through the perspective of a weak character. Even when the story shows small signs of her developing as a character, it will simply fall back on her denseness in order to prevent any growth. There is little to make her stand out aside from the fact that she is cute and naive.
Tamako is merely your ordinary, dense heroine (think Chitanda with pigtails) who is no more memorable than any other generic slice-of-life lead. Each characters has about the same depth as wrapping paper, as none of them even once prove to be more than their established archetype. Tamako Market's biggest weakness is regrettably its characterization. But there is certainly a problem when such a simple anime still falls Should we criticize an anime for not going beyond that? Maybe not. It is not an anime that prospers through the strength of its plot, setting, or themes, but instead subsists through the cuteness of its characters. Starring the young lady Tamako and a flamboyant talking bird, Tamako Market is yet another anime that attempts to cash in on the slice of life phenomenon. Coincidentally, ordinary is the best way to describe Tamako Market. There's something about anime which allows us to derive entertainment from the mundane events of an ordinary person. Their fathers are fierce mochi rivals, but will it be enough to drive a wedge between Tamako and Mochizou? And just what will happen to Dera's task of finding his prince’s destined bride? Meanwhile, Tamako's friend, Mochizou Ooji, continues to hide his true feelings for her. Intent on his mission, Dera follows Tamako home and develops an addiction to mochi, becoming painfully overweight and subsequently unable to fly back to his homeland thus, he takes up residence with Tamako's family and becomes the community’s beloved mascot. Dera Mochimazzi, as he calls himself, states that he’s seeking a bride for his country’s prince. One day, Tamako stumbles upon a talking bird that presents himself as royalty from a distant land. Tamako Kitashirakawa, a clumsy though adorable teenage girl, belongs to a family of mochi bakers who own a quaint shop called Tama-ya. Inside the Usagiyama Shopping District lies an eccentric but close-knit community of business owners.
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