Tamako Market, new Kyoto Animation project (TV, Winter '13)

[meruruchan]

Yay, animation!

Also

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

[...]
Additional cast: (store name) Character name
(Florist Princess) Kaoru Hanase: Daisuke Ono (Florist)
[...]

I expect so much from this.

[Hrld]

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

New key visual and cast:

Additional cast: (store name) Character name
(Florist Princess) Kaoru Hanase: Daisuke Ono (Florist)

Is Kaoru a crossdressing male, a very husky voiced female, or will they just tease the audience on Kaoru's gender? I'm hoping for merciless teasing and we NEVER find out!

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

(Sashimi) Takashi and Mari Uotani: Ken Narita and Youko Hikasa (Fish Shop)

I like the character designs, and they aren't shying away from obese people. Yes world, people who are fat and cute do exist.

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

(Shimizuya) Tomio Shimizu: Yoshihisa Kawahara (Toku Shop)

What's Toku? Anyway nice afro, dude.

[TheGreenMan]

Originally Posted by meruruchan

Yay, animation!

Also

I expect so much from this.

Can Ono even voice a female? He's got the most manly voice I've ever heard.

[Goggen]

Originally Posted by TheGreenMan

Can Ono even voice a female? He's got the most manly voice I've ever heard.

Are we sure the "Florist Princess" is female?

[ultimatemegax]

Meet some of the people in the Usagiyama shopping district!
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...emegax/004.jpg
Florist Kaoru Hanase (voiced by Daisuke Ono)
The pretty owner of Florist Princess

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...egax/009-1.jpg
Record Store DJ Kunio Yaobi (voiced by Kouji Tsujitani)
When he converses, he tends to murmur in a monologue. He secretly takes pleasure in matching the feelings of the people who come to drink coffee at Star and Clown with his DJing.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...egax/007-1.jpg
Bathhouse owner Chouji Yumoto (voiced by Kyousei Tsukui)
This cheerful old man is also the head of the neighborhood association. They use Usa Hot Bath as their meeting place.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...egax/006-1.jpg
Butcher Fumiko Mitsumura (voiced by Kumiko Watanabe)
This bright woman works at Just Meat.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...emegax/003.jpg
Toyman Nobuhiko Tokiwa (voiced by Hiroshi Yanaka)
This grandfather working at Tokiwa Shrine loves children and playing with a kendama. He is Midori's grandfather. (note:Midori's grandmother also works at the shop)

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...emegax/005.jpg
Fishy couple Takashi and Mari Uotani (voiced by Ken Narita and Youko Hikasa)
This reserved husband and wonderful wife run the Sashimi fish shop.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...egax/008-1.jpg
Tofu shop worker Tomio Shimizu (voiced by Yoshihisa Kawahara)
A fair-skinned chubby fellow who works at Shimizuya. Single. Secretly has a crush on Sayuri, who works at Usa Hot Bath.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...emegax/002.jpg
Noodler Tadano Shiraki (voiced by Naoya Nosaka)
(Miyoko Udon) Tadanao Shiraki: Naoya Nosaka (Udon Restaurant)
A reserved worker at the Miyoko Udon restaurant.

[EmperorBrandon]

Originally Posted by Goggen

Are we sure the "Florist Princess" is female?

"Florist Princess" is the name of the store and not the character anyway.

[Goggen]

Originally Posted by EmperorBrandon

"Florist Princess" is the name of the store and not the character anyway.

Ah, my bad. Then, are we sure the character is female?

[EmperorBrandon]

Originally Posted by Goggen

Ah, my bad. Then, are we sure the character is female?

Not me. I'm pretty sure the character is male, otherwise they wouldn't have Ono Daisuke voicing him. Probably will be a trap like Ringo-sensei from Uta no Prince-sama. There's the off-chance he/she could be a transsexual like Mariandale from Ixion Saga DT (don't see breasts here, though).

[ultimatemegax]

TV spot aired on BS11:
http://youtu.be/vWTBLqfau-k

[something]

Originally Posted by ultimatemegax

TV spot aired on BS11:
http://youtu.be/vWTBLqfau-k

The thing that's struck me from the earliest stages about this title is how wonderful the colors are. It's such a visual orgasm.