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

[something]

http://tamakomarket.com/
http://0taku.livedoor.biz/archives/4344614.html

Holy shit!

Here I am thinking the winter lineup is probably locked in and not only is something left, but it's Kyoto fuckin' Animation. So they won't be idle in the Winter after all!

There's no Japanese Wikipedia page for たまこまーけっと and searching "Tamako Market" gives me nothing, so I have to assume this is the first original series since Munto/SoraAge. Granted, they're great at putting their mark on things they adapt (Chuunibyou for an obvious example) but by a strict definition, this is their only other original. Unless the source material is just so obscure I can't find anything on it. [Edit: Yeah it's original.]

AND IT'S DIRECTED BY K-ON!'S YAMADA NAOKO! This is the first time she's directed for them outside of K-ON!. Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod, finally.

[ultimatemegax]

Originally Posted by something

http://tamakomarket.com/
http://0taku.livedoor.biz/archives/4344614.html

Holy shit!

Here I am thinking the winter lineup is probably locked in and not only is something left, but it's Kyoto fuckin' Animation. So they won't be idle in the Winter after all!

Supervisor is Naoko Yamada, Series composer is Reiko Yoshida, and the Character Designer is Yukiko Horiguchi. This is a true original work from KyoAni. No LN adaptation. Copyright lists "Kyoto Animation/Usgaiyama Shopping District"

[meruruchan]

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And I was just sad due to no KyoAni in winter.

[EmperorBrandon]

The lead girl looks so sweet, but that's to be expected with this staff involved. Definitely going to be quite curious to watch this.

[Nikopol]

Awesome, love that it's an original work. Instant import candidate for the winter season. :D

[FUNiOP]

Whoa, not only is Kyoto doing another TV series for the fourth cour in a row, but it's their first completely original TV series? K-ON! is possibly my least favorite KyoAni work, so I'm not too excited to see that this will be directed by someone only known for that, but this definitely has my interest.

[Damius]

Originally Posted by something

http://tamakomarket.com/
http://0taku.livedoor.biz/archives/4344614.html

Holy shit!

Here I am thinking the winter lineup is probably locked in and not only is something left, but it's Kyoto fuckin' Animation. So they won't be idle in the Winter after all!

There's no Japanese Wikipedia page for たまこまーけっと and searching "Tamako Market" gives me nothing, so I have to assume this is the first original series since Munto/SoraAge. Granted, they're great at putting their mark on things they adapt (Chuunibyou for an obvious example) but by a strict definition, this is their only other original. Unless the source material is just so obscure I can't find anything on it. [Edit: Yeah it's original.]

Talk about awesome news! This is an instant import for me.

AND IT'S DIRECTED BY K-ON!'S YAMADA NAOKO! This is the first time she's directed for them outside of K-ON!. Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod, finally.

It makes it even more awesome!

[Hououin91]

Originally Posted by FUNiOP

Whoa, not only is Kyoto doing another TV series for the fourth cour in a row, but it's their first completely original TV series? K-ON! is possibly my least favorite KyoAni work, so I'm not too excited to see that this will be directed by someone only known for that, but this definitely has my interest.

Same.

Does this mean KyoAni has more workers now? they used to be pretty small.

[something]

Originally Posted by Hououin91

Does this mean KyoAni has more workers now? they used to be pretty small.

Probably somewhat bigger, though this isn't their longest streak on TV. The most they did before was 6 cour of TV in a row, from Fall '06 to Winter '08 inclusive, with three two-cour shows in a row.

2003 Sp: Munto (OVA)
2003 Su: Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu
2003 Fa: -
2004 Wi: -
2004 Sp: -
2004 Su: -
2004 Fa: -
2005 Wi: Air
2005 Sp: Munto 2 (OVA)
2005 Su: Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid
2005 Fa: -
2006 Wi: -
2006 Sp: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu
2006 Su: -
2006 Fa: Kanon
2007 Wi: Kanon
2007 Sp: Lucky Star
2007 Su: Lucky Star
2007 Fa: Clannad
2008 Wi: Clannad
2008 Sp: -
2008 Su: -
2008 Fa: Clannad After Story
2009 Wi: Clannad After Story and Sora wo Miageru Shoujo... and Suzumiya Haruhi-chan/Nyoro~n Churuya-chan (ONA)
2009 Sp: K-ON! and Sora wo Miageru Shoujo... (Movie)
2009 Su: Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu (2009)
2009 Fa: -
2010 Wi: Suzumiya Haruhi no Shouhshitsu (Movie)
2010 Sp: K-ON!!
2010 Su: K-ON!!
2010 Fa: -
2011 Wi: -
2011 Sp: Nichijou
2011 Su: Nichijou
2011 Fa: Eiga K-ON! (Movie)
2012 Wi: -
2012 Sp: Hyouka
2012 Su: Hyouka
2012 Fa: Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai!
2013 Wi: Tamako Market


I imagine they were fairly busy from Fall '08 to Summer '10, with a lot of the Fall '09-Winter '10 gap spent on Shoushitsu. Although included in here are a short show (SoraAge), recap-like film (SoraAge Movie), and short-episode ONA (Haruhi-chan/Churuya), so it's not like they had five full productions in the span of two seasons.

Their current streak is decent but not unprecedented. If Tamako is two cour or they announce a Spring show then it'll officially be the second longest.

[meruruchan]

something, Tamako is 2013, not 2012.