Tamagotchi Department Store

TamaDepa logo

Tamagotchi's Department Store (たまごっちデパート), commonly shortened to TamaDepa (たまデパ), was a small department store that sold official Tamagotchi merchandise in Japan. The stores are no longer operating, having permanently closed all locations in February 26, 2017. The stores would later be succeeded by the Tamagotchi Shop in 2024, special sections in Bandai Cross stores in Japan and international countries.

TamaDepas are also commonly shown in the Tamagotchi virtual pets themselves as visitable locations. In Tamagotchi media, Depagatchi often appears in TamaDepa stores.

Locations

There were two TamaDepas opened in Japan. The first was originally located in Tokyo Dome and was later moved to the Harajuku district. The second location was opened in Tokyo Station's underground "Character District" and was later renamed "Tamagotchi Store Tokyo" in late 2013.

The Harajuku TamaDepa moved again and merged with the fashion brand CIAO's location, making the TamaDepa half of its original size and located underneath the CIAO store. The Tamagotchi Store eventually closed with the Harajuku location following suit closing on February 26, 2017.

Products

The TamaDepa sold many kinds of Tamagotchi merchandise. This included the virtual pets, video games, collectible cards, anime videos and DVDs, manga volumes, CDs, and a wide variety of other products such as clothes, accessories, housewares, toys, and plushies. Many of these merchandise were exclusive to the stores themselves and there were usually Tamagotchi virtual pet shells only found in the stores. Merchandise was also sold online through the TamaDepa page on the Premium Bandai website which operated until March 15, 2018. Tamagotchi products are now sold through toy and electronic stores in Japan.

TamaDepas also had Deka Tamagotchi stations that users could connect their Tamagotchi to for exclusive items. The stations would be updated and switched out with different stations to be compatible with the current Tamagotchi releases, eventually ending with the Tamagotchi m!x station.

The Harajuku Tamadepa originally had a doughnut shop containing eight doughnut flavors, drinks, and ice cream. The doughnuts could be ordered from the cafe or bought prepackaged in special boxes. Doughnuts modeled after Mametchi, Kuchipatchi, and Lovelitchi were also sold.

On Virtual Pets

See here for full list of items, rooms, and accessories available to buy on each Tamagotchi.

Tamagotchi Plus Color

Kuchipatchi visiting a TamaDepa store on the Tamagotchi Plus Color

A TamaDepa store is featured as a visitable location.

Tamagotchi iD/iD L

The user's Tamagotchi can visit the TamaDepa in Tamagotchi Town and buy toys and items.

Tamagotchi P's

The user's Tamagotchi can visit the TamaDepa in Dream Town and buy toys and items.

Tamagotchi 4U/4U+

The user's Tamagotchi can visit the TamaDepa in Doritama Town and buy items, rooms, accessories, and clothes. The Game Corner is also accessed through here.

Tamagotchi m!x

The inside of the store in the m!x

There is a TamaDepa store in My Town where the user's Tamagotchi lives. Depagatchi works there and will greet the Tamagotchi and bring items they've chosen to buy. From the store menu, the user has the option to go shopping or go to the Game Center. The store is the only location to buy rooms and jewelry. It generally carries the same stock in all versions, but there may be a few items exclusive to a version of the m!x. The general stock is also sold at all stores in the TamaFriends towns and different colored Depagatchi run them.

Tamagotchi On

The inside of the store in the On

The TamaDepa functions exactly the same as the Tamagotchi m!x, having the same options for buying items. Unlike the m!x, Depagatchi only runs the TamaDepa in My Town as different colored Tourcontchi run the stores in the destination locations instead. Each store also has a unique background whereas the m!x only featured a single background for each TamaDepa.

In the Anime

Depagatchi greeting Tamagotchis outside of the TamaDepa

In the anime series, there are multiple TamaDepa stores. Rather than containing Tamagotchi related products, they merely function as everyday department stores for the Tamagotchi population.

Tamagotchi: The Movie

A TamaDepa is briefly shown in the feature film Tamagotchi The Movie, when Tanpopo is touring Tamagotchi Town with Mametchi, Memetchi, and Kuchipatchi.

Let's Go! Tamagotchi

Mametchi in front of a TamaDepa store in Let's Go! Tamagotchi

A TamaDepa store appeared in the episode "Ms. Perfect's Birthday!" of Let's Go! Tamagotchi, when Ms. Perfect's class visits the store to get a present for her.

Tamagotchi!

The TamaDepa store in the Tamagotchi! series is located in the shopping district of Tamagotchi Town, possibly near Tama Street. Mametchi, Kuchipatchi, and Memetchi visit it in "Is He a Myth? The Kuchipatchi of Truth" to ask Depagatchi about the Kuchipatchi of Truth outside the store. During Christmas time in "Merry! Spacey! Christmas", the store is handing out free Santa hats to passerbys. Depagatchi confuses Santaclautchi as a worker of the store and makes him hand out hats, delaying him from finding Rednosetchi.

In "Pashalin! Pictures of Memories", Depagatchi helps Mametchi and friends locate a TV show backdrop which was hidden inside the store's storage.

GO-GO Tamagotchi!

Orenetchi wins a chance to work at the TamaDepa in "Orenetchi's First Day as a Store Manager〜♪", but gets overwhelmed with all the duties. Depagatchi ends up helping him out.

Gallery

Promotional Images

Artwork of the TamaDepa

A poster advertising the TamaDepa

A banner advertising the TamaDepa

The menu for the doughnut shop

The box doughnuts were packaged in

Physical Store

The very first TamaDepa located in Tokyo Dome

Original Harajuku TamaDepa

TamaDepa merged with CIAO

The final location for the Harajuku TamaDepa

TamaDepa in Tokyo station's character district

Inside the TamaDepa located in Harajuku

The store that was used to merge Ciao and TamaDepa

Exclusive Shells

Chou Jinsei Enjoi Tamagotchi Plus CYOI Change

Tamagotchi School

Family Iro Iro! Tamagotchi Plus

Tamagotchi Nano Version 1

Tamagotchi Nano Version 2

Tamagotchi Nano Version 2

Anime

The inside of the TamaDepa from Let's Go! Tamagotchi

Sprites

Interior (Plus Color)

Exterior (iD L)

Interior (iD L)

Interior (P's)

Interior (P's)

Exterior (4U)

Interior (4U)

Exterior (m!x)

Exterior (m!x, Dream ver)

Exterior (On)

Trivia

• The TamaDepa was first opened in the Tokyo Dome and was massive in size, hence it was called a department store. However, due to it's lack of customers, it was moved to Harajuku.
• Up until late 2012, the Tamagotchi anime depicted animated versions of each of the stores, for example, the TamaDepa in Let's Go! Tamagotchi was based off of the TamaDepa in the Tokyo dome.
• After its closure, decorations and displays from the stores would continue to be used in Tamagotchi events such as the 25th Tamagotchi Anniversary Popup Store and Tamagotchi 25th Anniversary x NAMJATOWN Celebration collaboration.
  • Donuts and drinks from the Harajuku TamaDepa's doughnut shop would also continue to be produced and sold for Tamagotchi events.

External Link

• TamaDepa Page on Premium Bandai (Archive link)