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A shy, kind-looking teenage boy in a traditional Japanese setting

Mochizō

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Mochizō Ōji is the shy, kind-hearted male protagonist of Tamako Market, a young man deeply in love with his childhood friend Tamako Kitashirakawa. Despite their families' mochi shop rivalry, Mochizō and Tamako have remained close, with Mochizō struggling to confess his feelings due to his timid nature.

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