たまゆら

TAMAYURA

OVA

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
4
RELEASE
December 6, 2010
LENGTH
18 min

DESCRIPTION

For her first year of high school, family circumstances force Fuu Sawatari to move to Takehara, a scenic old town near Hiroshima on the Inland Sea and live with her relatives. Her father, who has passed away, grew up in Takehara and always spoke fondly of his childhood while living there. Sawatari learns to love taking photographs with his old film camera, a Rollei 35S while making friends and learning about the town.

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CAST

Fuu Sawatari
Ayana Taketatsu
Maon Sakurada
Yuuko Gibu
Kaoru Hanawa
Kana Asumi
Norie Okazaki
Yuka Iguchi
Sayomi Hanawa
Sayaka Oohara
Momoneko
Yukari Fukui
Riho Shihomi
Erino Hazuki
Tamae Sawatari
Megumi Ogata
Maestro
Jouji Nakata
Manami Hoshi
Megumi Nakajima
Fuu no Sobo
Yoshiko Matsuo
Chimo Yakusa
Miyu Matsuki
Kou Sawatari
Kanako Miyamoto

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

user60989
78/100
A wonderfully uplifting anime that will touch your heart through its simple but meaningful storytelling.
*Note: This review will cover the entire Tamayura series which includes; this OVA, the sequels, Hitotose and More Aggressive, and the four movies which conclude the series.
This review was written two years ago and has been edited to bring it up to current standards.

Tamayura is an uplifting and healing experience that will show you the unseen beauty of life through the eyes of an ordinary lens. Written by Junichi Sato, the director of similar anime, ARIA and Amanchu!, it is a coming-of-age slice of life and is an excellent illustration of the phrase, "less is more".

From the outside, Tamayura looks like it doesn't have much to offer. There are many fancier, funnier, and familiar slice of life anime out there.
So why should one consider watching something that looks so, normal?

For that very same reason.

Tamayura tells a simple story that takes place in a regular town populated by ordinary characters. It teaches us that life is what you make of it. It reminds us that pain, no matter how heavy, is only temporary. It shows us that life is forever moving, and that if we want to grow, we too must keep moving. It pulls at our heartstrings, enveloping us with strong and genuine emotions.
Truth be told, there's nothing really special about the story. These themes have been said and done many times before it. But that is where the anime's strength lies.
Tamayura is able to get its message across because it is so down-to-earth. It focuses on the mundane and ordinary aspects of life, giving us something to easily relate to. Despite its slow pacing, the show never gets stale. There's meaning behind the story, it's not just here to entertain us. It's complete, well-rounded and rewarding.

"A great enough sorrow can stop time, but someday, time will start moving again. No matter how many years may pass." – Fu Sawatari's Grandmother

The characters are simply wonderful. Being able to watch them grow as they go through the same motions as us, the same challenges and struggles, make them feel more like your close friend rather than characters you see on a screen. There is a good amount of character development and the show portrays it in a very realistic manner which further strengthens that familiar connection that's established by the show.

The soundtrack is, unfortunately, a bit forgettable. The openings and endings are really good but the rest of the soundtrack is nothing to write home about.
The artwork is calm and clean. It does a good job of bringing you into the world and reflects the show's feel. Needless to say, it does improve as the series goes by, especially for the four short movies, but overall, it's not incredible by any means.

"Even though we weren't able to meet him directly, Dad's heart was definitely captured in that photo." – Fu Sawatari, Tamayura Episode 4

Tamayura is an extraordinary slice of life that offers more than what it appears to. Its gentle pacing coupled with a heartfelt story and delightful cast put it above most other shows of similar nature. But it lacks the colors, the flashiness, the wow factor that attracts and captures viewers. It's simple, that's all there is to it, but simple doesn't necessarily mean it's bland or boring. This anime is certainly not for everyone. If you are looking for a relaxing and peaceful experience, this might just be for you. Just like the story portrays, through even the dirtiest and oldest of lenses, you can still see the beauty in everything around you. It's simply a matter of changing your perspective.
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Reeyzinzkr
70/100
Tamayura: "A perfect metaphor for the life of each of us."
(May contain spoilers)

For her first year of high school, family circumstances force Fuu Sawatari to move to Takehara, a scenic old town near Hiroshima on the Inland Sea and live with her relatives. Her father, who has passed away, grew up in Takehara and always spoke fondly of his childhood while living there. Sawatari learns to love taking photographs with his old film camera, a Rollei 35S while making friends and learning about the town.

Tamayura is another one of those "Hidden Gem" anime or better saying a work in which it deserved a little more recognition, even more with the story having beautiful and exciting messages.

Tamayura is a great Slice of Life anime and with a very good narrative , and not to mention that the anime has Junichi Satou (Director of Aria) who manages to transmit incredible things to the viewer. Photography has always been something I admired and how I find it sensational in how photography itself can convey incredible things to those who are watching it and create a spiritual connection between people and this is what happens between Fuu and his father's photography together with several dandelions.

(The dandelion represents each phase of Fuu's father's life.)

The dandelion is also related to the idea of detachment and travel. The seeds of this plant seem to represent perfectly as phases, the life cycles that each one of us has to fulfill. Initially, the seeds attached to the delicate appendix, do not seem willing to stand out. But, slowly, they are blown away with “receiving” at first, but increasingly determined to embark on a new journey and experience new adventures. Having overcome their fear or initial reception, they let themselves be carried away by the flow of life, curious about new discoveries, and ready to create a new life.

This path is a perfect metaphor for the life of each of us: in order to fly and take advantage of all the opportunities in life, it is necessary to let go of one's own origin, face the new and the unknown.

Yet another meaning is the representation of the dandelion as a symbol of childhood and innocence. And it is especially the children, in fact, who delight in blowing and dispersing like seeds of the dried fruit of this plant. An image that represents childhood in its dream of a better future for everyone. Typical of childish joy, innocent and carefree, that we need to recover and rediscover in adulthood.
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Gaoz99
100/100
Tamayura: Essenza del slice of life iyashikei
TAMAYURA
Non sono solito a fare recensioni belle lunghe, ne feci solo una per hikaru no go e un'altra per fireworks che sbadatamente fu cancellata aggiornando la pagina.
Bando alle ciance cominciamo, Tamayura è una serie prodotta dallo studio TYO animation dai creatori di Aria sotto la direzione di Junichu Satō, noto per aver diretto in Sailor Moon, Magica Doremi, Keroro, Princess tutu e appunto Aria come citato precedentemente.
Tamayura è una serie composta da 4 ova(visibili in due episodi), due stagioni animate e 4 film che concludono la sua storia. Quest'ultima è una storia dove praticamente non succede niente, se non la vita quotidiana di una ragazzina e le sue amiche in città e delle loro prime scelte/sogni.
Quindi se siete a interessati a serie movimentate, d'azione o amorose siete fuori strada.

TRAMA
La storia è ambientata nella città di Takehara con protagonista Fuu, che si trasferisce nel paese natio del padre defunto, e appassionata alla fotografia grazie alle memorie con il padre e l'utilizzo della sua macchina fotografica, narra la la sua vita quotidiana insieme alle amiche Kaoru, Norie e Maon con la quale creeranno legami e i ricordi, che saranno immortalati nelle fotografie, con gli altri personaggi e la città.

TEMA
Qual è il tema di quest'opera se prima ho detto che non succede niente? Semplice, sono i ricordi, nati da ciò che accade nelle varie situazioni e che vengono impressi nelle fotografie. Oltre a questo, ci son altri temi ovviamente come quelli dell'amicizia, il raggiungimento dell'età matura e quindi le conseguenti prime scelte, la famiglia.
Tamayura tratta questi temi in modo molto dolce e rilassante, anche se non parliamo di alto livello di dettagli e complessi come in altre opere, ma è questo tamayura, si prende così com'è.

PERSONAGGI
Tamayura propone un perfetto mix di personalità dei vari personaggi come quelli principali, dal personaggio più timido e buffa come la protagonista Potte, alla responsabile e tsundere Kaoru, alla esilarante comicità di Norie, alla tranquilla Maon oppure quelli secondari come Sayomi o il Professore Dougo. Questo mix rende perfetto le varie sequenze, il quale passano da uno stato più rilassante a uno comico oppure uno più emotivo e così via, senza far pesare allo spettatore il cambio di tonalità.

APPARATO TECNICO
Abbiamo uno stile non troppo complesso ma molto curato nelle ambientazioni, ricordo che la città di Takehara esiste realmente (vedete poi nelle foto), e nei personaggi. Mentre per quanto riguarda l'apparato sonoro è perfetto, sia dalle sigle d'apertura e chiusura sia nelle inserti songs, che calzano perfettamente a ogni contesto che la serie propone.

Realtà Takehara

Anime Takehara

Anime scene

CONCLUSIONE
A mio parere quest'opera merita più fama di quel che ha, lo ritengo un must Watch di questa tipologia di genere(iyashikei sol), consiglio a chi è amante di quest'ultimo oppure a chi vuole una serie rilassante.

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