| Tamayura | |
Cover of the first manga volume |
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| たまゆら | |
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| Genre | Slice of life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Momo |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Eden |
| Original run | October 8, 2010 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Written by | Junichi Sato Reiko Yoshida |
| Music by | Nobuyuki Nakajima |
| Studio | Hal Film Maker |
| Released | November 26, 2010 – December 23, 2010 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes each |
| Episodes | 4 |
| TV anime | |
| Tamayura: Hitotose | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Studio | TYO Animations |
| Network | AT-X |
| Original run | October 3, 2011 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Original video animation | |
| Tamayura: Hitotose | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Written by | Junichi Sato Reiko Yoshida |
| Music by | Nobuyuki Nakajima |
| Studio | TYO Animations |
| Released | June 27, 2012 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
Tamayura (たまゆら) is a Japanese four-episode original video animation (OVA) series produced by Hal Film Maker and directed by Junichi Sato. The episodes were released over two Blu-ray Disc and DVD volumes in November and December 2010. An anime TV series, titled Tamayura: Hitotose, began airing in Japan from October 3, 2011. A manga adaptation illustrated by Momo began serialization in Mag Garden's online Eden magazine in October 2010.
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Tamayura centers around a young girl named Fu Sawatari who moves to Takehara, Hiroshima to begin her first year of high school. Her father, now dead, grew up in Takehara, and this is her first time back in the town in five years. Fu enjoys photography and is often engrossed with taking pictures with her father's old Rollei 35S film camera. A shy girl, Fu tries her best to make friends early on, spurred on by her childhood friend Kaoru Hanawa. She quickly becomes friends with two other girls, Maon Sakurada and Norie Okazaki.
A manga adaptation illustrated by Momo began serialization in Mag Garden's online Eden magazine on October 8, 2010.
Tamayura was first produced as a four-episode original video animation (OVA) series produced by Hal Film Maker and directed by Junichi Sato.[1] The episodes were released over two Blu-ray Disc (BD) and DVD volumes on November 26 and December 23, 2010. Each episode is about 15 minutes long and is combined in a single video in two parts: the first two episodes in volume one, and the latter two episodes in volume two.[2] The episodes had previously aired on AT-X between September 6 and December 6, 2010. A 12-episode anime TV series based on the OVAs titled Tamayura: Hitotose (たまゆら〜hitotose〜) began airing in Japan from October 3, 2011.[3][4] The TV series is produced by TYO Animations and directed by Junichi Sato. The TV series is being released on seven BD/DVD compilation volumes between December 21, 2011 and June 27, 2012.[5] The 13th episode for Tamayura: Hitotose, which takes place between episodes five and six, will be released as an OVA on the final BD/DVD volumes.[6][7]
The OVAs have four pieces of theme music: one opening theme, two ending themes, and one insert song. The opening theme is "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta nara" (やさしさに包まれたなら) by Maaya Sakamoto. The first ending theme is "Melody" (メロディ), and the second ending theme is "Natsudori" (夏鳥); both songs are sung by Megumi Nakajima. "Melody" was used for episode two in the BD/DVD version, and for episodes one through three for the TV broadcast. "Natsudori" was used for episode four for both the BD/DVD version and TV broadcast version. The insert song "Naisho no Hanashi" (ナイショのはなし), also by Nakajima, was featured in episode three. The opening theme single was released on October 20, 2010. The single containing the ending themes and insert song was released on November 24, 2010.[2] The OVA's original soundtrack was released on December 22, 2010.
| No. | Title | Release date |
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| 01 | "The Town Full of Things I Love" "Daisuki ga Ippai no Machi, na no de" (大好きがいっぱいの町、なので) |
September 6, 2010 (AT-X) November 26, 2010 (BD/DVD) |
| As Fu Sawatari and her friend Kaoru Hanawa go to a camera shop to retrieve her late father's camera which needed to be fix, they spot a pair of girls, Maon Sakurada and Norie Okazaki, taking an interest of a photo Fu once took of her father. They decide to hang out together and become friends. | ||
| 02 | "The Small, Light Blue Ticket" "Mizuiro no Chissana Kippu, na no de" (水色のちっさな切符、なので) |
October 4, 2010 (AT-X) November 26, 2010 (BD/DVD) |
| Fu and her friends visit her mother and grandmother's cafe, where she receives a letter from her photographer idol, Riho Shihomi, containing a ticket to a photo exhibit. At the exhibit, Fu finally gets to meet Riho, who explains the meaning of the destination-less ticket she had previously given her. | ||
| 03 | "I'm Happy When We All Walk Together" "Minna de Arukeba Happī, na no de" (みんなで歩けばハッピー、なので) |
November 8, 2010 (AT-X) December 23, 2010 (BD/DVD) |
| As Fu becomes curious about where one of her old photos were taken, Kaoru's sister, Sayomi, decides to take her and her friends on a hiking trip to that location, though the journey turns out longer than expected. Though they don't find the place where the photo was taken, they enjoy the place they arrive at. | ||
| 04 | "About That Day" "Sore wa Ano Hi no Koto, na no de" (それはあの日のこと、なので) |
December 6, 2010 (AT-X) December 23, 2010 (BD/DVD) |
| Riho decides to visit Fu's home to look at the photos. Later, Sayomi takes everyone on another trip to another potential candidate for the place where Fu took her photo. Fu ends up spraining her ankle, but gets help from the camera shop owner, who helps her realize that this was the place she took the photo. | ||
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
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| 01 | "It's The Town Where I Grew Up"[8] "Watashi no Hajimari no Machi, na no de" (わたしのはじまりの町、なので) |
October 3, 2011[9] |
| In her final year of middle school, Fu is a middle school student who had previously locked away her feelings following the death of her father. She returns home one day to find her brother, Kou, had taken out all the old photos their father had taken. Fu comes to understand the warmth of these photos and takes an interest in photography, asking to use her father's old camera. After taking a few photos, mainly with her friend Chihiro Miyoshi, she sends some to Riho who responds with positive feedback and a train ticket with no destination. After deciding that she'd like to go to high school in Takehara, where she grew up before her father died, the whole family decides to move there. After saying her goodbyes to Chihiro, Fu travels to Takehara where she meets with Kaoru. | ||
| 02 | "A Day Wrapped in Scents"[8] "Yasashii Kaori ni Tsutsumareta Nichi, na no de" (やさしい香りに包まれた日、なので) |
October 10, 2011[9] |
| It's been a month since Fu moved to Takehara, and she and her friends feel a bit bemused by the antics of her homeroom teacher, Mr. Dougou. After hearing Sayomi is going to be out of the house, Fu suggests a sleepover at her place. However, on the day of the sleepover, Dougou asks Kaoru to help out with making bamboo figures to impresse the Hoboro okonomiyaki shop manager, so Fu and the others decide to help. As the girls finally resume their sleepover, Sayomi appears, telling him that Dougou had Kaoru's loneliness in mind when he asked her for help. As everyone else sleeps, Sayomi gives Fu her thanks for returning to this town. | ||
| 03 | "Arrival! Battling Girls"[8] "Hitsugen! Tatakau Onna no ko, na no de" (出現！たたかう女の子、なので) |
October 17, 2011[9] |
| As Norie decides to try and learn to make sweets from Fu's grandmother, she is pestered by Kou's classmate, Komachi, who challenges her to see who can make the tastiest dessert with Kou acting as judge. Though Komachi struggles at first, Fu's grandmother helps her realise the most important thing about cooking; thinking about making the person who will eat is smile. After Kou tries both Norie and Komachi's dishes, the contest is declared a tie. Afterwards, Norie reveals it was her older brother who inspired her to aim to become a patissiere. | ||
| 04 | "The Sounds of Shiomachi Island"[8] "Shiomachi shima ni Kikoeru oto , na no de" (潮待ち島に聞こえる音、なので) |
October 24, 2011[9] |
| Fu and her friends decide to have their summer vacation in Mitarai, where Maon's family runs an inn. Whilst exploring the town, they visit a theatre which seems to hold some symbolism for Maon. After the gang visits Fu's grandfather, Maon explains that a guitar concert she once saw at that theatre inspired her to aim to try and perform on that stage at some point. | ||
| 05 | "Chihiro-chan Comes to Visit"[8] "Chihiro-chan ga Kitekuruta yo! Na no de" (ちひろちゃんがきてくれたよ! なので) |
October 31, 2011[9] |
| Chihiro comes to Takehara to visit Fu, though ends up getting off a station too early. As Fu's mother goes to pick her up, Fu hears from her biker friends about how she once was a motorcyclist. The next day, Fu takes Chihiro to meet the others, visiting various place to get along. Later, Sayomi takes everyone on a lengthy expedition to Kurotaki Hill, where everyone becomes friends with Chihiro and exchanges e-mail addresses. | ||
| 06 | "That's Something That'll Happen One Day"[8] "Sore wa Itsuka no Hibi no Koto, na no de" (それはいつかの日のこと、なので) |
November 7, 2011[9] |
| "Something That Happened One Day" "Soshite Aru Hibi no Koto, na no de" (そしてある日のこと、なので) |
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Back in Autumn 1999, Fu meets Maon at the top of a hill after hearing her read out a story she is writing. When an incident between Kaoru and Norie, who also arrive at the top of the hill, causes everyone to start crying, Maon manages to calm everyone down with her whistling. After Fu returns to her father, Maon is able to come up with an ending to her story. Ten years later, Maon, who is now in middle school but is having trouble making friends, encounters Norie, who became depressed after a boy rejected her offer of sweets. As the two discuss their ambitions, they find something nostalgic about Maon's whistling and they become friends. |
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| 07 | "Promise of the Bamboo Lights"[8] "Takeakari no Yakusoku, na no de" (竹灯りの約束、なので) |
November 14, 2011[9] |
| As the town makes preparations for a bamboo light festival, Riho comes around to visit Fu. As they visit Hoboro, Dougo asks for the girls' help so he can confess to the owner. As rain starts to fall, Fu and Kaoru become worried that the Road of Aspiration they were looking forward to might be cancelled. Whilst writing wishes, they meet Shouko Hirono, who played with Kaoru and Fu once during their childhood. Luckily, the rain stops in time and Fu and Kaoru are able to enjoy the festival for the first time since Fu moved. | ||
| 08 | "Unchanging People in Changing Times"[8] "Kawaranai Nin Kawariyuku Toki , na no de" (かわらない人かわりゆく時、なので) |
November 21, 2011[9] |
| After Fu learns Riho is staying with Hoboro's owner and becomes curious about the relationship between the two. Meanwhile, Komachi also takes up traditional photography. As Fu and the others learn the owner's real name, Chimo Yakusa, she becomes concerned after hearing Riho had stopped taking pictures of the sky. Later, Fu accompanies Riho and Chimo to a restaurant to meet Chimo's senpai, Misano Fuji. After the trip, Riho assures Fu of her worries. | ||
| 09 | "The Melancholy of Momoneko-sama"[8] "Momoneko-sama no Yūutsu, na no de" (ももねこさまの憂鬱、なので) |
November 28, 2011[9] |
| "Heartbreak Camera" "Shitsuren Kamera, na no de" (失恋カメラ、なので) |
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Momoneko, the pink cat who wanders around the city, has trouble dealing with a wild boar who's been eating people's vegetables. However, after some invigorating words from Fu and co, Momoneko manages to get rid of the boar with help from Kou. Later, a woman named Shimako Tobita goes on a food binge after being rejected by a boy she liked and ends up having to spend the night at Fu's place. Sayomi decides to cheer her up by taking her and the others on another expedition, where her best friend Manami Hoshi helps her let out her feelings. |
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| 10 | "What Will the Me of Tomorrow Be Like?"[8] "Ashita no Watashi wa Donna Watashi, na no de" (明日のわたしはどんなわたし、なので) |
December 5, 2011[9] |
| Kaoru feels a bit downhearted when the others have plans for Sunday, as she is unsure what she wants to be in the future. The others try to invite her to their plans, but she rejects them, leading everyone to become worried. Come Sunday, as the girls send texts to Kaoru, Sayomi arranges a little gettogether in the afternoon, where everyone gives their support for Kaoru. Having read the texts earlier, Kaoru decides she wants to set up an exhibition at the end of the year which makes use of everyone's talents. | ||
| 11 | "A Christmas Eve Story♪"[8] "Seiya no Monogatari♪, na no de" (聖夜のものがたり♪、なので) |
December 12, 2011[9] |
| As the girls prepare for the upcoming exhibition, Maon decides she wants to do a play recital. Despite deciding she wants to do an original story, she hasn't been able to come up with anything. As she struggles to come up with something, she feels pressured by all the people planning to attend. On the day of the exhibition, Maon still doesn't have an ending for her story, and becomes more anxious when she learns that is to perform her recital in the theatre she hoped to perform in due to the increasing number of attendees. Seeing her parents in the audience, Maon decides to perform anyway and, with encouragement from her friends and family, manages to make up an ending on the spot. Afterwards, the girls spend their Christmas at the spot where they unknowingly assembled back in 1999. | ||
| 12 | "A Brand New Year"[8] "Atarashī Hitotose, na no de" (新しいひととせ, なので) |
December 19, 2011[9] |
| The day of the exhibition comes and soon gathers a large audience. After the exhibition, the girls look over the surveys the guests filled in before seeing in the New Year together, where Fu also gets a call from Chihiro. On New Year's Day, Sayomi takes the girls on an expidition which comes to a halt when her car goes off the road. Whilst waiting for their rescue, they get to see a special view brought on by the first sunrise of the year. As Fu takes a photo of everyone, she is reminded of her father. | ||
| 5.5 (OVA) | "Chihiro-chan Comes to Visit"[8] "Chihiro-chan ga Kitekureta yo, na no de" (あったかい風の想い出、なので) |
June 27, 2012[9] |