The appeal and evaluation of Hamtaro's "Hamuhamuparadaichu!"

The appeal and evaluation of Hamtaro's "Hamuhamuparadaichu!"

Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise! - Hamsters in Love and Adventure

Hamtaro: Hamu Hamu Paradise! is a TV anime series that aired on TV Tokyo from April 2, 2004 to March 31, 2006. It is based on the manga by Ritsuko Kawai and was directed by Osamu Nabeshima. It is produced by TV Tokyo, TV Tokyo Media Net, and Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment, and the copyright is owned by Ritsuko Kawai, Shogakukan, SMDE, and TV Tokyo.

story

Hamtaro is a mysterious golden hamster who can understand human feelings and is kept by Loco, a fifth-grader in elementary school. Together with his kind and reliable companions, the Ham-chans, and new friends such as Lapis and Lazuli, he embarks on further adventures. The heartwarming story of Hamtaro and his friends has been loved by a wide range of people, from children to adults.

Commentary

"Hamtaro Hamuhamu Paradise!" is a series whose title was changed to reflect the addition of new characters from "Hamtaro". The episode count is the continuous number of episodes from "Hamtaro", with a total of 103 episodes broadcast from episode 194 to episode 296. In this series, new characters appear and the story has a deeper plot and adventure.

cast

The main cast includes:

  • Hamtaro: Kurumi Mamiya
  • Loco-chan: Haruna Ikezawa
  • Koushikun: Rikako Aikawa
  • Taisho-kun: Kentaro Ito
  • Ribbon-chan: Kazusa Murai
  • Muffler-chan: Sakuma Rei
  • Maido-kun: Yu Sugimoto
  • Glasses Boy: Chihiro Suzuki

Main Staff

The main staff are as follows:

  • Original author: Ritsuko Kawai
  • Planning: Keisuke Iwata (TV Tokyo), Nobumasa Sawabe (Shogakukan)
  • Supervisors: Kazuhiko Kurokawa, Akinobu Matsumoto, Tatsuji Hosokawa, Yasuyuki Uesaka, Susumu Anzai
  • Character design: Masatomo Sudo, Junko Yamanaka
  • Art director: Akira Furuya → Yoshikatsu Matsumoto → Kimiko Kubo
  • Color setting: Junko Ito
  • Music cooperation: TV Tokyo Music
  • Music: Motoyoshi Iwasaki
  • Music producer: Takashi Yoshida → Tomohide Tanaka, Hirokuni Maeyama
  • Music Production: Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment
  • Sound producer: Michiyoshi Minamisawa
  • Sound production and recording studio: HALF H・P ​​STUDIO
  • Casting Coordinator: Rihoko Yoshida
  • Casting cooperation: 81 Production
  • Sound Director: Tsuyoshi Takahashi
  • Sound effects: Junichi Sasaki (Anime Sound Production)
  • Literary Director: Hiroyuki Onoda
  • Animation producer: Masato Matsumoto
  • Producers: Noriko Kobayashi (TV Tokyo), Sachiko Yoshida → Shinsaku Hatta (TV Tokyo Media Net), Yutaka Sekita (Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment)
  • Director: Osamu Nabeshima

subtitle

The subtitles of each episode are as follows:

  • Episode 194: Let's go with Lapis! Lazuli-chan
  • Episode 195: Sweet Paradise!
  • Episode 196: A Quick Experiment! Mysterious Seeds
  • Episode 197: Falling in love! Ribbon-chan
  • Episode 198: Scapy! In a Dream
  • Episode 199: Quickly! Hero Ham
  • Episode 200: A bear! Kumajiro
  • Episode 201: Let's Talk! The Magic Flower
  • Episode 202: Let's Make Art! Otome Zoo
  • Episode 203: The Unicorn's Prank!
  • Episode 204: Here Comes the Muhamuha Alien!
  • Episode 205: A Surprise! Sweethugon
  • Episode 206: I'm back! The Underground House
  • Episode 207: Sweet Dreams! The Milky Way
  • Episode 208: It's time for a quick twist! It's Cupid
  • Episode 209: Lapis and Lazuli
  • Episode 210: Just the two of us! Sunflower Journey
  • Episode 211: Jan has come! Jangal Kingdom
  • Episode 212: Summer Jump! Treasure Hunt
  • Episode 213: Let's go swimming!
  • Episode 214: Quickly Come King Jean!
  • Episode 215: Let's do it! Maiden
  • Episode 216: Quickly Use the Mirror! Swap
  • Episode 217: I Want to Meet You!
  • Episode 218: Sparkling and stylish!
  • Episode 219: Come on! Ham Ham Boy
  • Episode 220: Big Time! Chibimaru-chan
  • Episode 221: The Little Cheerleaders!
  • Episode 222: Let's Fly! The Ham-chans
  • Episode 223: A Hero! Forever...
  • Episode 224: Jangal! It's Halloween!
  • Episode 225: Come on! Magic Seeds
  • Episode 226: Nurse-chan's quick marriage!
  • Episode 227: A Quick Story! Woof Woof Cookies
  • Episode 228: I'm a Dad! It's Hard
  • Episode 229: Turn Around! It's Art
  • Episode 230: Lucky Me! Sweet Fortune Telling
  • Episode 231: Balloons! Bring smiles to people's faces
  • Episode 232: Santa's Here! Merry Christmas!
  • Episode 233: Happy Birthday to Angels!
  • Episode 234: See you soon! Snowman
  • Episode 235: No way! Fashionable girl
  • Episode 236: It's the Oni! Ham-chans
  • Episode 237: It's So Hot! Rainbow Girls
  • Episode 238: I love you so much! It's Valentine's Day
  • Episode 239: It's Gonna Disappear! Sweet Paradise
  • Episode 240: Come on! Prince
  • Episode 241: Hyper! Mecha Jiro
  • Episode 242: Thank you for coming! Hamu-chan
  • Episode 243: Let's Run! Ham Ham Train
  • Episode 244: The Devil Takes a Turn! Big Panic
  • Episode 245: He disappeared! Neteru-kun
  • Episode 246: Loco-chan! An exciting date
  • Episode 247: Elder Tottoko! Let's go cherry blossom viewing!
  • Episode 248: The Two of Us! Best Friends
  • Episode 249: First Love Letter!
  • Episode 250: Don't Let This Happen! Mom and Sadakichi
  • Episode 251: Oh no! Hamtaro
  • Episode 252: Fluffy and fluffy! Gerard-chan
  • Episode 253: Love Comes True! A Hot and Steamy Battle
  • Episode 254: Hand in Hand! Exchange
  • Episode 255: Chibikuri-chan
  • Episode 256: A Smile and a Lost Item
  • Episode 257: Space! Ham-chans
  • Episode 258: Go, Go! Ham-chans
  • Episode 259: The Ham-chans
  • Episode 260: From the sky! Sorahamu-kun
  • Episode 261: Let's get started! Okini-chan
  • Episode 262: Quick Fortune Telling! Atarinchu
  • Episode 263: The Hamuha Tree
  • Episode 264: Let's Dance! Ham Ham Ondo
  • Episode 265: Laugh Out Loud! Sunflower Field
  • Episode 266: Summer Surfing! Surfer Boy
  • Episode 267: Get rid of your hesitation!
  • Episode 268: Ice Cream! Candy-chan
  • Episode 269: I'm so happy! Ribbon-chan
  • Episode 270: Dig it up! Moguru-kun
  • Episode 271: Righteous! Ham-Hamman
  • Episode 272: Let's Get Burning! Sports Day
  • Episode 273: Quickly Make Art! Torahamu-chan
  • Episode 274: Why don't you come and join us?
  • Episode 275: It's Showtime!
  • Episode 276: I'm so popular! It's hard being a man
  • Episode 277: Lapis, the Lady
  • Episode 278: Oh, come on! Why?
  • Episode 279: A Miracle! Magical-kun
  • Episode 280: The Yakiguri Alien
  • Episode 281: With Penham-kun! Seal-chan
  • Episode 282: Trembling! The Winter Ghost
  • Episode 283: Christmas Ride On!
  • Episode 284: First Dream of the Year! Ham Ham Train
  • Episode 285: With Koushi-kun! Jajaham-chan
  • Episode 286: Falling in love! Sorahamu-kun
  • Episode 287: Quick, Kurrr! I'm sorry
  • Episode 288: Okini-chan, the Scary Girl
  • Episode 289: Battle for Valentine's Day
  • Episode 290: The Quick Hero! Sorahamu-kun
  • Episode 291: Let's Go! Mechajiro
  • Episode 292: Come on, Niki Niki! It's Graduation!
  • Episode 293: Departure! Spring Wind
  • Episode 294: A quick date and picnic
  • Episode 295: Don-chan! I love Don-chan
  • Final episode: Happy and Happy! Ham Ham Wedding

Related Titles

The following works are related to "Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise!":

  • Hamtaro
  • Hamtaro, yeah
  • It's Hamtaro
  • Hamtaro the Movie: Great Adventure in Ham-Ham Land
  • Hamtaro the Movie: Ham Ham Hamuja! The Phantom Princess
  • Hamtaro the Movie: Ham Ham Grand Prix Aurora Valley's Miracle - Ribbon-chan in the nick of time!
  • Hamtaro the Movie: Ham Ham Paradise: The Mysterious Demon's Picture Book Tower
  • Hamtaro's Birthday - Searching for Mommy - 3,000 Tech Tech
  • Ham-chans' Great Treasure Hunt ~ Ham-Haa! A Wonderful Summer Vacation at the Sea
  • Ham-chans and the Prince of the Rainbow Kingdom: The World's Greatest Treasure
  • Hamtaro Ham Ham Parade! Ham-chans Aim for the Ham Ham Gold Medal ~Run! Run! The Great Battle~

Theme songs and music

The theme songs and insert songs are as follows:

  • OP1
    • Period: Episodes 194 to 244
    • Title: Hamtaro is here ~ I'm in the mood ~
    • Lyricist: Ritsuko Kawai
    • Composer: Ritsuko Kawai
    • Arrangement: Kentaro Fukushi
    • Sung by: Chiaki with Ham-chans
  • OP2
    • Period: Episodes 245 to 296
    • Title: Hamtaro Tottokota 2005
    • Lyricist: Ritsuko Kawai
    • Composer: Ritsuko Kawai
    • Arrangement: Motoyoshi Iwasaki
    • Sung by: Ham-chans
  • ED1
    • Period: Episode 194 to Episode 244
    • Title: A recent popular make-up song
    • Lyrics: THE KANAMORI
    • Composer: Ayumi Miyazaki
    • Arrangement: Ayumi Miyazaki
    • Sung by: Chiaki with KABA-chan
  • ED2
    • Period: Episodes 245-257, 272-295
    • Title: Ham Ham Train
    • Lyricist: Mitsuko Shiramine
    • Composer: Motoyoshi Iwasaki
    • Arrangement: Motoyoshi Iwasaki
    • Sung by: Ham-chans
  • ED3
    • Period: Episodes 258 to 271
    • Title: Ham Ham ONDO Ham-chans!
    • Lyricist: Tamon Miichi
    • Composer: Motoyoshi Iwasaki
    • Arrangement: Motoyoshi Iwasaki
    • Sung by: Ham-chans

Ratings and Recommendations

"Tottoko Hamtaro Hamu Hamu Paradise!" has received extremely high praise as a children's anime. In particular, the heartwarming storyline depicted through the friendship and adventures of Hamtaro and his friends touched viewers' hearts. In addition, the addition of new characters and story developments have helped to keep the series fresh throughout.

The animation quality is high, with beautiful character designs and background art. The music is also impressive, with the theme songs and insert songs making a lasting impression on viewers. In particular, the theme songs, written and composed by Ritsuko Kawai, are an important element in enhancing the atmosphere of the series.

This series is enjoyable for both children and adults, making it perfect for watching with the whole family. It will have a positive impact on children, as it depicts themes such as friendship, adventure, and growth. It is also worth watching over a long period of time, as you can enjoy the story development and character growth throughout the series.

Some recommended points include:

  • Heartwarming story and character development
  • Beautiful animation and music
  • Fun for the whole family
  • A long-running series-wide storyline

"Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise!" is loved by a wide range of people, from children to adults, so we highly recommend that you watch it at least once. You will have a heartwarming time watching the adventures of Hamtaro and his friends.

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