''Tamako Love Story'' is a 2014 Japanese

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romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by

Naoko Yamada is a Japanese animator, television and film director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the anime series ''K-On!'' (2009-2010) and ''Tamako Market'' (2013), and the anime films '' A Silent Voice'' (2016) and ''Liz and the Blue Bird'' (2018 ...

. It is a sequel of the 2013 TV series ''

Tamako Market is a Japanese anime television series produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada, and written by Reiko Yoshida. The series aired in Japan between January 10 and March 28, 2013. The anime has been licensed in North America by Sen ...

'' produced by

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. The film was released in Japan on April 26, 2014, and has been licensed by

Sentai Filmworks Sentai Filmworks, LLC or just Sentai, is an American entertainment company owned by AMC Networks. Located in Houston, the company specializes in the dubbing and distribution of Japanese animation and Asian cinema. Its post-production arm is S ...

in North America.

Plot

Now high school seniors, Tamako and the Baton Club decide to participate in a marching competition, while Mochizō mulls over his romantic interest in Tamako in addition to preparing to attend college in Tokyo for film-making. Under pressure from Midori, at the riverbank, he tells Tamako of his future plans and confesses his love to her. Tamako is taken aback and runs away; over the next few days, she remains distracted by the event as she struggles over her own feelings and coming up with an answer for Mochizō. When her grandfather is hospitalized, Tamako and Mochizō stay behind, during which he tells her to forget his confession. After the Baton Club's performance, Midori lies to Tamako that Mochizō is transferring schools to Tokyo (in reality, he was simply visiting for entrance exams), which prompts her to follow him to the train station. After stopping him from boarding his train, Tamako confesses to him.

Cast

Production and release

announced the film sequel to the 2013 anime series ''

'' on December 18, 2013. Most of the staff has returned to produce the film and featured the same cast as the television series. In contrast to the anime series, which focuses on everyday life comedy, the film focuses more on romance and drama. ''Tamako Love Story'' was in theatres in Japan on April 26, 2014, paired with a short film featuring Dera titled ''Dera-chan of the Southern Islands'', directed by

Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese animator, television director, television and film director. Working for Kyoto Animation, he directed ''Haruhi Suzumiya, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya'', ''Clannad (video game), Clannad'', ''Nichijou'', ''Love, Chunibyo & Other ...

. The film's opening theme is by Mamedai Kitashirakawa (Keiji Fujiwara). The film's ending theme is a different version of "Koi no Uta" sung by Aya Suzaki and the film's main theme song is also by Suzaki.

has licensed the film in North America. Anime Limited also acquired the film for release in the United Kingdom and Ireland. One of the characters, Shiori Asagiri, is voiced in English by Francis Caorotts, instead of

Krystal LaPorte Krystal LaPorte is an American voice actress and lawyer, best known for her voicework on anime dubs for Sentai Filmworks and Funimation. Early life and career LaPorte was raised in a suburb of Chicago, where from a young age she was active in ...

, who was terminated by Sentai in February 2016.

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