Tanpopo (たんぽぽ Tanpopo) is a 10 year old fourth-grade human girl who debuted in Tamagotchi: The Movie.
Name Origin[]
Tanpopo's name translated from Japanese means Taraxacum dandelion, a genus of flowers that consists of species commonly known as dandelions.
Appearance[]
Tanpopo is a girl with white skin, brown hair that is tied in two tails and blue eyes. She wears a star-shaped hair clip, cream-colored shirt with fuchsia on top, pink coat, and a blue pleated skirt. She additionally wears white socks and turquoise shoes with a pink bow and white soles.
Personality[]
Tanpopo is generally a kind person is and a big fan of Tamagotchis, being very excited to see Mametchi and friends upon being transported to Tamagotchi Planet. She is curious about life on the planet and is very friendly to everyone she meets, even greeting the sentient buildings and objects she comes across.
Initially, Tanpopo is anxious about being a good big sister and bonds with Mametchi over his same desire to be a good big brother to Chamametchi. After observing the two's relationship throughout the movie, Tanpopo feels more confident about being a big sister and takes her new role in stride.
In the Anime[]
Tamagotchi: The Movie[]
Tanpopo is one of the main characters in Tamagotchi: The Movie. At the beginning of the movie, she is anxious because her parents are going to have another child soon, and Tanpopo has never been a big sister before. When Mametchi's Transporter Machine malfunctions, it transports Tanpopo to the Tamagotchi Planet. Tanpopo meets Mametchi, Memetchi, and Kuchipatchi, and she is amazed to see real Tamagotchis. She spends most of the movie in Tamagotchi Town exploring the area with her new friends waiting for Mamemame Lab to finish building a rocket to take her home.
When Mametchi and his friends decide to look for Sunnytchi, Tanpopo accompanies them. She develops a close bond with Mametchi in particular, since he has just become a big brother to Chamametchi. Tanpopo feels more comfortable about her circumstance after observing Mametchi and Chamametchi's relationship. At the end of the movie she returns to Earth through Cometchi, and in the credits she can be seen with a new baby brother.
Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe[]
Tanpopo appears in the end credits, in a photo frame on the wall in Mametchi's home which shows a brief picture of Tanpopo, Mametchi and Chamametchi together.
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Miscellaneous[]
Trivia[]
- Tanpopo's Tamagotchi is unique as it has the appearance of a Tamagotchi Plus, but has the functionality of a Chou Jinsei Enjoi Tamagotchi Plus. It has a light blue body with pink borders and buttons, and Tanpopo carries it on a yellow lanyard.
- The Tamagotchi stops working when Tanpopo arrives on the Tamagotchi Planet.
- In a post-credits scene, Mametchi and Chamametchi send Tanpopo a message through the Tamagotchi's mailbox.
- The key Tanpopo receives from Papamametchi resembles the key charm attached to the Famitama.
- There were two exclusive Famitama shells released to promote the Tamagotchi Movie that has a key charm that matches Tanpopo's key.