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Japanese Name:

お玉
Romanized Name:

O-Tama
Official English Name:

Otama
Debut:

Chapter 911; Episode 893[1]

Occupations:

Kunoichi in training; Kasa weaver

Residence:

Amigasa Village, Kuri, Wano Country[1]

Status:

Alive
Age:

8[2]
Japanese VA:

Megumi Han

For other uses of the name, see  Tama (Disambiguation).

O-Tama is a girl from the region of Kuri in Wano Country. She is a kasa weaver and
a kunoichi in training.[1]

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Appearance Edit

Tama concept art from the anime.

Tama is a fairly short and thin (given her wanting nutrition) girl whose face, befitting her age,
has big, soft features, including black (violet in the anime) eyes. She has dark-violet hair
arranged in a Shimada style, with a yellow comb inserted where the back bun is sectioned off,
plus a pale-pink hana kanzashi on each side with a hanging bura (a string of petals resembling
upside-down hearts). She wears a light-green girl's yukata with a plain, yellow flower pattern,
several differently colored and patterned patch-works, and a yellow, bow-knotted tsuke obi
with long tails in the back as well as a light-pink obiage, and an orange obijime. For
footwear, the girl has brown-soled zōri.[1][3]

Personality Edit

She is quick to make friends, trusting and helping Luffy moments after he assured her he
means her no harm.[1] Being a kunoichi in training, she has a habit of starving herself as a
means of training her body, forcing it mentally to let go of her hunger.[4] She is also very
brave, as she stood up to the Beasts Pirates when they tried stealing her belongings and even
attacked one of them after being freed from captivity. However, she can also be careless, as
shown when she revealed her allegiance to the Kozuki Family to the Beasts Pirates, drank out
of a contaminated river and falling ill in the process,[1] and disregarded her master's warnings
not to show her powers in front of others, which caught the attention of Holdem.[5]

Relationships Edit

Friends Edit

Kozuki Family Edit

Tama has great faith in the Kozuki Family, as she used their name as a threat to those who
upset her.[6] However, she has no problem being casual with the heir, Kozuki Momonosuke,
calling him "Momo".[7]

Tenguyama Hitetsu Edit

As Tama's master, he cares for her very much to the point that he attacked Luffy when he
thought Luffy had stolen one of the only two rice meals she has every year.[8] He was also
angry at Luffy for revealing Ace's death, which made Tama sad.[9]

Komachiyo Edit

Komachiyo is very loyal to Tama, as he tried to fight the Beasts Pirates to protect her from
them.[6]

Hihimaru Edit

While initially antagonistic, Hihimaru befriended Tama after she fed it some dango and
joined her as the group headed toward Tama's home.[1]

Monkey D. Luffy Edit

Luffy inadvertently rescued Tama when her kidnappers attacked him. Because of this, she
has immense gratitude and refers to Luffy with a "big brother" (兄貴 aniki?) honorific. She
even went as far as to give him the rice she was meant to have, even though it is the most she
eats all year.[1] However, Tama became furious when Luffy reported Ace's death to her.
[10] After she was abducted by Gazelleman and brought to Holdem, Tama hoped for Luffy to
save her, showing her faith in him.[5] After Luffy freed her from Holdem, Luffy promised that
he would make her life better before leaving Wano Country. She is unaware that Luffy is
Ace's brother though she has noticed similarities between the two.[11] After hearing that
Kaido attacked her, Luffy regretted not taking her to her home safely himself and attacked
Kaido in a fit of rage.[12] When she heard about Luffy's capture, Tama was more concerned
about him than her own injuries.[13] She cares about Luffy so much that she went with the
group heading for Udon to get him out. She was later happy to be reunited with him after his
group's takeover of Udon. However, Luffy scolded her for putting herself in danger by
coming to the prison. Tama has grown so attached to Luffy that she is seen mostly by his
side. Also, she does not like to see Luffy get hurt, even from people he has associated with
when he does something that irritates them.

Portgas D. Ace Edit

When Ace visited Wano, Tama formed a bond with him and had wanted to join his crew, but
Ace refused based on her current age. However, he did promise that once the two meet again
and she becomes a kunoichi, he would bring her on board. When Luffy informed her of Ace's
death, Tama was deeply upset and refused to believe him.[14] Tama does not know Luffy and
Ace are brothers but has commented to Luffy that after he struck Holdem with the Gomu
Gomu no Red Hawk, he reminded her of Ace.[15]

Enemies Edit

Beasts Pirates Edit

As an ally of the Kozuki Family, Tama defies everything the Beasts Pirates stand for and was
kidnapped as a result. While being tied up in a sack, the Beasts Pirates planned to either sell
her in the Red Light District or turn her in until Luffy interfered.[6] Also, Holdem had an
interest in her ability to tame animals and tried to force her to use it until Luffy came to her
rescue. Kaido almost killed her when he saw Speed's betrayal.

Other Edit

Charlotte Linlin Edit

After Big Mom lost her memories, Tama developed a friendly relationship with her though
she wanted to take advantage of her strength to break Luffy out of Udon prison. After
breaking into the prison, Big Mom showed willingness to share oshiruko with Tama.[16]

Abilities and Powers Edit

Tama has some experience with cooking rice.[17] She is also capable of weaving kasa from
bamboo.[2] Tama has also been shown to be quite shrewd, coming up with the idea of
manipulating an amnesic Big Mom into invading Udon to break Luffy free of imprisonment,
which later proved crucial in liberating Udon and all of its prisoners to join the Kozuki
Revolution.

Tama is currently undergoing training to become a kunoichi.

Devil Fruit Edit

Tama makes a dango from her cheek.

Tama has eaten an unnamed Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows her to create "dango" (団

子?) from her cheeks. Any animal that eats them will become tame and subservient to Tama,
obeying all her orders and defending her.[1][18] While the dangos usually don't work on
humans, either in taming or quelling hunger, humans who have consumed a SMILE Devil
Fruit are susceptible to being tamed due to being part animal;[19] it is unknown if this also
applies to normal Zoan users. The dango cannot be forcefully taken from Tama's body.[20][21]

Techniques Edit

 Kibi Dango (きびだんご Kibi dango?): By forming a circle with her thumb and

index finger and pinching her cheek, Tama creates a small dango dumpling, which
seems to have a pacifying effect on animals that eat it, making them tame and friendly.
It was first used to tame Hihimaru.[22] It also appears to be effective on SMILE users
such as Speed.[19] Kibi dango are a traditional Japanese confectionery made from millet
grain.

Weapons Edit

Tama was shown using a club against a member of the Beasts Pirates, and had enough
strength to knock him out with it in the manga.[23] In the anime, she used leaves while
practicing ninjutsu with Chopper.

History Edit

Past Edit
At some point around three to four years ago, Portgas D. Ace and his crew visited Wano
Country, and Tama formed a bond with him. Tama wanted to go out to sea with Ace, but he
told her that she was too young at the time. He promised that he would take her with him if
she became a kunoichi by the time he returned and Tama waited for him since.[24][14]
On her eighth birthday, Tama went to the marketplace to buy some rice. However, she was
confronted by some Beasts Pirates scouts and their baboon Hihimaru. Komachiyo came to
protect her from Hihimaru, but the scouts took her belongings and she mentioned the Kozuki
Family to threaten them, causing them to capture her.[6]

Four Emperors Saga Edit

Wano Country Arc Edit

Tama was tied up in a sack and begging to be free. The scouts went to confront Monkey D.
Luffy, who had arrived in the country illegally. However, Luffy easily overwhelmed them,
allowing Tama to free herself out of the sack and knock out one of the scouts.

Tama takes Luffy to her master's house.

Afterward, Tama formally introduced herself to Luffy and tamed Hihimaru by giving it some
Kibi Dango. She offered to make food for Luffy out of gratitude and helped him put the
Sunny in a safe alcove on the coast. They went to her house, where she made rice confections
for him before going to drink from the river to quell her hunger. She came back to find her
master angered at Luffy for eating the rice, but she told him what had happened. However,
she then fell ill due to drinking the contaminated river water polluted by Kaido's factories.[1]
After Hitetsu revealed that Tama was waiting for Ace, Luffy informed them of Ace's death.
Tama was distraught at the news and passed out.[14] Luffy then decided to take her to a doctor
and as Komachiyo gave them a ride through the bamboo forest, Tama accused Luffy of lying
and explained about the promise Ace made to her. They later entered a wasteland and Tama
explained about the terrible environment created by the Beasts Pirates before falling
unconscious again.[15]
Tama eats some real food as she recovers from her illness.

Tama remained unconscious as Luffy reunited with Zoro after the latter saved a woman from
Kaido's thugs. After Komachiyo dragged Luffy and Zoro away from a battle with Basil
Hawkins and his men, the woman that Zoro saved, Tsuru, told the two Straw Hats to bring
Tama to her tea shop. They later arrived at Okobore Town.[25]
Tama felt better after receiving some medicine and she reluctantly ate some oshiruko that
Tsuru made for her. She then took a nap until Tsuru was attacked by the Gifter Batman.
During the confusion, Tama was abducted by another Gifter, Gazelleman, and taken to
Bakura Town.[26] Tama was later taken to Holdem, who took an interest in her after hearing
that she tamed Hihimaru, and planned to force her to use her ability.[27]

Holdem holds Tama hostage.

Holdem pulled on Tama's cheek, but was unable to get anything out of her. He continued
torturing Tama until Urashima was sent flying into his house by Luffy. Holdem then
confronted Luffy, putting Tama into his lion's mouth and threatening to crush her.[28] In a
blink of an eye, Luffy attacked the lion head and freed Tama. After finding out that Holdem
had used pliers to pull on Tama's cheek, Luffy dropped Tama in midair and turned around to
strike Holdem with a powerful Red Hawk punch.[29]
With Holdem defeated, Luffy then grabbed Tama again and ran away with her on the
back of Speed, whom he mistook for a horse. Speed got angry, but quickly became
subservient to Luffy and Tama after Tama offered some kibi dango at Luffy's request. They
made their way to Okobore Town with the supply of food stolen from the Beasts Pirates. As
she ate an apple, Luffy promised her that she would not go hungry again.[30]
Tama then parted ways with Luffy and went back to her home by riding on Speed's back.
[31] On the way, both Tama and Speed were attacked by Kaido when the Emperor discovered
them, and Tama was left lying bloodied on the ground.[12] She was found by Inuarashi, who
took her into the forest to receive treatment.[32] Tama was then returned to her home where
she was treated by Chopper and some of the minks. When Tama was worried about Luffy,
Chopper assured her that Luffy has incredible recovery speed and his will would not be
broken and that Raizo was planning on rescuing him.[13]
While Momonosuke was practicing swordsmanship in Amigasa Village, Tama asked him
about his sister, whom Momonosuke believed to still be alive. Tama commented that it would
be nice if Momonosuke could meet her but he stated that he could not reunite with her until
the shogun and Kaido's defeat.[7]

Tama's group takes Big Mom to Udon.

Tama, Chopper, Kiku, and Momonosuke then went to Kuri Beach, where they encountered
an amnesiac Big Mom.[33] On the following morning, Tama's group took Big Mom to
Okobore Town. Though Chopper was worried about Big Mom regaining her memories,
Tama insisted on taking her to Udon, which Chopper reluctantly agreed with.[34] The group
then traveled to Udon, with Big Mom having tamed a Wanizame to carry them there. On the
way there, Tama spoke to Hitetsu through a Smart Tanishi. Hitetsu objected to their quest and
urged Tama to return to Amigasa Village, but Tama continued on with her group's journey.
[35] During the journey, Tama and Big Mom happily talked about oshiruko.[36] After night
fell, the group eventually arrived at Udon.[37]
On the next day, Tama's group arrived at the Prisoner Mines after Big Mom broke through
the front gate. Kiku told Tama and Momonosuke to hide before proceeding with Chopper.
[38] When the emergency gates were closing, Tama and Momonosuke entered the Prisoner
Mines.[39]
While hiding, Tama and Momonosuke witnessed Luffy persuading the prisoners to rebel
against the Beasts Pirates, prompting Tama to remember Luffy's promise to her.[40] After the
prison takeover, Tama reunited with Luffy though the latter was in a serious condition from
being infected with the Mummy virus.[41]
Tama tamed Babanuki and had him give a false report to Queen.[42] After Luffy finished with
his training in Udon, Tama returned to Amigasa Village with him and Chopper two days
before the raid on Onigashima.[43]

Merchandise Edit

Video Games Edit

Playable Appearances Edit

 One Piece Treasure Cruise

Trivia Edit

 Tama speaks with an Edo and a Tōhoku dialect.

 Tama tends to end her sentences in "yansu". Yansu is an auxiliary verb used in the
Kansai Dialect, most specifically in the Shiga Prefecture, meaning "to be".
 Her unnamed Devil Fruit power seems to be based on Momotarō of Japanese folklore,
who also used kibi dango to recruit his three beastly retainers: a dog, a monkey, and a
pheasant. So far, Tama is known to have befriended two of the same three types of
animals that Momotarō has; only the pheasant is missing.
 The way Tama uses her Devil Fruit is reminiscent of the old Japanese tale Lump-
removing Old Man, a tale in which an old man befriends ogres who then removes a
lump on his right cheek.
 Her Devil Fruit bears similarity to two other Devil Fruits:
 Streusen's Kuku Kuku no Mi, as they both are capable of creating food.
However, while Tama's food is delicious, it doesn't alleviate hunger and the food
is created from herself while Streusen's food is created from the environment and
while not good tasting, it does have nutritional value.
 Charlotte Katakuri's Mochi Mochi no Mi, as both fruits allow the user to
manifest mochi from their body. However, Katakuri's mochi appears to have
normal properties.
 The hats Tama made for the Nine Red Scabbards are identical to the one worn by the
individual from the cover of Chapter 631.