Tamamura Tamao

Tamamura Tamao (玉村 たまお, known in the English anime as Tamara), is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Shaman King.

Appearance
Tall for her age, Tamao is a pink eyed girl with short-cut pink hair. She is usually seen in a simple white shirt and black pants with planchette slung over shoulder and sketchbook in hand. While working at the inn, she wears a pink kimono with a rose-coloured sash and an apron.

Personality
Tamao is a shy girl who has a huge crush on Asakura Yoh, even though she knows that Yoh is engaged to Anna Kyōyama. Despite this, she states that her feelings for him are no less stronger for it. Initially, she is so shy that she uses her sketchbook and points to pictures in order to tell people what she wants to say. During the Shaman Fights, she steadily gains self-confidence through Anna's influence and combat.

Following the conclusion of the Shaman Tournament, Tamao undergoes a drastic personality change: her shyness is completely gone, having been replaced with an air of understated authority. Her ability to inspire fear is such as Hana refers to her as a 'monster'.

Abilities and Powers
Tamao's specialty is her use of a kokkuri board, which is similar to a Ouija board, in order to perform divinations. She is also an ascetic, like Mikihisa.

Spirits

 * See More: Ponchi and Conchi | Dai Tengu

Her spirits are Conchi, a kitsune, and Ponchi, a tanuki, in the same way Mikihisa has a kitsune and a tanuki. However, even though they are Seirei-types they have still not completely given up on their ego and can therefore not completely evolve. Both of them act like crappy old geezers.

After undergoing intense training under Asakura Yohken, Tamao inherits the ability to control the Kami-class spirit Dai Tengu.

Past
Tamao is 10 years old at the start of the series. Her birthday is on June 17th, 1988 and her blood type is A. Orphaned at a young age, she was found and brought to the Asakura family by Yoh's father, Asakura Mikihisa. He intended her to train under Asakura Yohmei to learn divination.

Shaman Fights Second Round
At one point, she faces off with Jun and Anna against Hana-Gumi.

Invading the Plants
While Yoh and his friends was transported to the Continent of Mu, Tamao had an outdoor grill feast, with the Asakura Family, the Tao Family, the Usui Family and Hao's followers.

She later appears onboard the Soul Train together with the rest of Asakura Family.

Funbari no Uta
After the Shaman Tournament has ended, Tamao is left to bring up Asakura Hana and oversee the construction of Funbari Onsen while attending high school. During this time, both Yoh and Anna are away and Hana believes that Tamao is his real mother. Under tremendous pressure, Mikihasa's death finally causes her to snap. She runs amok and dominates West Tokyo for 3 years straight with Harusame in hand. It is at this time that she gains the training to become an Okami and the Furyoku necessary to summon Dai Tengu.

Six years after the tournament, Tamao has graduated high school and is preparing Funbari Onsen for its grand opening, as well as the reunion of the Elemental Warriors. At 19 years of age, Tamao's appearance and personality heavily resembles Anna; she has grown her hair out and wears a simple black dress reminiscent of Anna's. She is seen constantly carrying a meat cleaver, and has just released her first doujin album.

In her adult years she is the full-fledged Okami of Funbari Onsen. She continues to take care of Hana, who is attending secondary school at this point. Well-versed in Japanese etiquette, Sado, Ikebana and Calligraphy, she has also become an accomplished songstress.

Anime/Manga Difference
In the anime, Tamao is not nearly as shy as her manga incarnation: She actually talks as opposed to drawing pictures and pointing, albeit with a noticable stutter.

Tamao gets somewhat less character development in the anime, as her other oversoul, Angel-san, and her fight with Hana-Gumi are ommitted entirely.

Trivia

 * Anna once stated that Tamao would most likely have married Yoh if she were not there.
 * A running gag in the Japanese version of the anime features Tamao as the protagonist in a Mahou Shoujo-type show titled "Kokkuri Angel Cupid Tamao".