Hamtaro
| Hamtaro | |
|---|---|
| Original title | と っ と こ ハ ム 太郎 |
| transcription | Tottoko Hamutaro |
| genre | Comedy , children's and youth series |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Ritsuko Kawai |
| publishing company | Shogakukan |
| First publication | 2003 |
| expenditure | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2000-2006 |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 296 |
| Director | Osamu Nabeshima |
| music | Motoyoshi Iwasaki |
| First broadcast | July 7, 2000 on TV Tokyo |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 23, 2002 on RTL II |
Hamtaro ( Japanese と っ と こ ハ ム 太郎 , Tottoko Hamutarō ) is a manga series by Ritsuko Kawai . It is about the adventures of some hamsters and has been adapted as an anime and in the form of several video games.
action
Hamtaro is fifth grader Laura's pet. He is a golden hamster with an insatiable curiosity. Together with the "Ham-Ham friends", a group of hamsters, he is confronted with everyday problems in every episode.
Characters
Ham-Hams
| Japanese name | German name | owner |
|---|---|---|
| Hamutaro (ハ ム 太郎Hamutarō , sometimes ハ ム 太郎 く んHamutarō-kun ) | Hamtaro | Laura |
| Ribbon (リ ボ ン ち ゃ んRibon-chan ) | Bijou | Maria |
| Taisho (大将 君 or タ イ シ ョ ー く んTaishō-kun ) | boss | none, he's a hamster |
| Koushi (こ う し く んKōshi-kun ) | Muuknus | Kana |
| Maido (ま い ど く んMaido-kun ) | Juppidu | Goldie, supermarket owner |
| Megane (め が ね く んMegane-kun ) | Noki | Curtis, an optician |
| Mafura (マ フ ラ ー ち ゃ んMafura-chan ) | Pashmina | June |
| Chibimaru (ち び 丸 ち ゃ んChibimaru-chan ) | Didu | Kylie |
| Noppo (の っ ぽ く んNoppo-kun ) | Schlaxo | Yume |
| Torahamu-chan (ト ラ ハ ム ち ゃ ん) | Tikali | Hillary |
| Torahamu-kun (ト ラ ハ ム く ん) | Tiko | Noel |
| Neteru (ね て る く んNeteru-kun ) | Ratzi | none, he's a hamster |
| Panda (パ ン ダ く んPanda-kun ) | panda | Mimi |
| Kaburu (か ぶ る く んKaburu-kun ) | Keppi | Kip and Sue |
| Tongari (ト ン ガ リ く んTongari-kun ) | Iro | none, he's a hamster |
| Lapis or Lapis-chan (ラ ピ ス ち ゃ んRapisu-chan ) | Lapisa | Maggie |
| Lazuli or Lazuli-chan (ラ ズ リ ー ち ゃ ん) Razurii-chan | Lazula | Maggie |
Other
| Japanese name | German name | Special |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroko Haruna (春 名 ヒ ロ 子Haruna Hiroko ) or Roko-chan (ロ コ ち ゃ ん) | Laura Haruna | is the owner of Hamtaro |
| Burandon (ブ ラ ン ド ン) or Don-chan (ど ん ち ゃ ん) | Brando | Laura's dog |
publication
The manga was published in Japan by Shogakukan in three volumes. Viz Media also brought this out in English.
Anime series
Directed by Osamu Nabeshima, TMS Entertainment produced an adaptation of the manga for television. For this, Junko Yamanaka and Masatomo Sudō designed the character design and Akira Furuya took over the artistic direction. Producers were Noriko Kobayashi, Sachiko Yoshida and Yuoh Sekita. The animated series ran between July 7, 2000 and March 31, 2006 on the Japanese television station TV Tokyo .
The series was broadcast in the USA, Canada, Great Britain, Germany (on RTL II ), Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. In 2003 the first 12 episodes were released in Germany on VHS and DVD.
Voice actor
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Hamtaro | Mamiya Kurumi | Sabine Manke |
| Bijou | Murai Kazusa |
Ghadah Al-Akel Daniela Reidies |
| Muuknus | Aikawa Rikako | Frank Schröder |
| boss | Itou Kentarou | Gerrit Schmidt-Foss |
| Pashmina | Sakuma Rei | Ilona Otto |
| Noki | Suzuki Chihiro | Michael Pan |
| Laura Haruna | Ikezawa Haruna | Melanie Hinze |
| Timmi | Asakawa Yuu | Sebastian Schulz |
Music (japan)
The music in the series is by Motoyoshi Iwasaki . For the opening credits the song Tottoko no Uta by Hamuchanzu was used in three different versions. The credits were given the following titles:
- 200% no Jumon from Team le TAO
- Te wo Tsunagou from Hamuchanzu
- Minihams no Ai no Uta by Minihams
- Saikin Hayari no Meiku Uta from The Kanamori
OVA and movies
The anime series was followed by various adaptations as original video animation and anime film.
- Original video animation
- Hamutaro no Otanjōbi - Mama o Tazunete Sanzen Techitechi ( ハ ム 太郎 の お た ん じ ょ う び ～ マ マ を を た ず ね て 三千 て ち て ち ～ ), 2002, 40 min
- Hamuchanzu no Takara Sagashi Daisaku - Hamuhaa! Sutekina Umi no Natsuyasumi ( ハ ム ち ゃ ん ず の 宝 さ が し 大作 戦 ～ は む は ー！！ す て き な 海 の な な つ や す み ～ ), 2003, 43 min
- Hamuchanzu to Niji no Kuni no Ōji-sama - Sekai de Ichiban no Takaramono ( ハ ム ち ゃ ん ず と 虹 の 国 の 王子 さ ま ～ せ か か い で い ち ば ん の た か ら も の ～ ), 2004, 38 min
- Hamuchanzu no Mezase! Hamuhamu Kin Medal ( ハ ム ち ゃ ん ず の め ざ せ！ ハ ム ハ ム 金 メ ダ ル ～ は し れ！ は し れ！ だ い さ く せ ん ～ ), 2004, 35 min
- Movies
- Hamu Hamu Land Daibōken ( ハ ム ハ ム ラ ン ド 大 冒 険 ), 2001, 50 min
- Ham Ham Ham - Yes! Maboroshi no Princess ( ハ ム ハ ム ハ ム ー ジ ャ！ 幻 の プ リ ン セ ス ), 2002, 50 min
- Ham Ham Grand Prix Aurora Tani no Kiseki - Ribon-chan Kikiippatsu! ( ハ ム ハ ム グ ラ ン プ リ ン オ ー ロ ラ 谷 の 奇跡 ～ リ ボ ン ち ゃ ん 危機 一 髪！ ～ ), 2003, 50 min
- Ham Ham Paradi-chu! Hamutarō to Fushigi no Oni no Ehonto ( ハ ム ハ ム ぱ ら だ い ち ゅ！ ハ ム 太郎 と ふ し ぎ の オ ニ の 絵 本 塔 ), 2004, 50 min
Video games
Hamtaro appeared in Germany : Ham-Hams Unite! for the Game Boy Color , as well as the Game Boy Advance titles Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue , Hamtaro: Ham Ham Games and Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak . Hamtaro: Ham Ham Challenge for the Nintendo DS only made it to Japan and the USA .
Web links
- Official Homepage (Japanese)
- Hamtaro at TV Tokyo (Japanese)
- Hamtaro on Anime News Network (English)