Hamtaro "Hamu Ham Paradise!" A thorough evaluation of the Ham-chans' battle for the gold medal!

Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise! Ham-chans Aim for the Ham Ham Gold Medal ~Run! Run! The Great Battle~

■ Public Media

OVA

■ Original Media

comics

■ Release date

March 29, 2006

■Release and sales

・Publisher: Shogakukan ・Distributor: Shogakukan Shueisha Productions

■Frequencies

40 min

■ Number of Episodes

Episode 1

■Original Story

Ritsuko Kawai

■ Director

Osamu Nabeshima

■ Production

Animation Production: TMS Entertainment Production: Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment Production: Shogakukan

■Works

©Ritsuko Kawai/Shogakukan, SMDE, TV Tokyo

■ Story

One day, the Ham-chans received an umbrella from Rainbow Ham. It was the torch for the Ham-Ham Sports Festival, which is held once every 8686 years in the Ham calendar. The Ham-chans set out on an adventure to deliver the torch to the sacred land of Hamurisia! With the mysterious trio, the Rainbow Girls, blocking their path, will the Ham-chans be able to deliver the torch safely? An exciting adventure is about to begin!

■Cast

・Hamtaro/Kurumi Mamiya・Loco-chan/Haruna Ikezawa・Kousiku-kun/Rikako Aikawa・Taisho-kun/Kentaro Ito・Ribbon-chan/Kazusa Murai・Muffler-chan/Rei Sakuma・Maido-kun/Yu Sugimoto・Megane-kun/Chihiro Suzuki・Rainbow Ham-kun/Hiroko Taguchi・Pretty/Haruhi Terada・Cutie/Masumi Asada・Beauty/Sachiko Kikuchi

■ Main staff

・Original work / Kawai Ritsuko・Planning / Sawabe Nobumasa, Matsumoto Akinobu, Wada Makoto・Planning cooperation / Shogakukan Character Business Center・Sales promotion / Kawahara Shozo, Iida Masayoshi, Irie Toshinori・Publicity / Ono Kunihiko, Goto Masahiro・Production progress / Sakano Hiroaki, Takenaka Toshio・Director / Tsunashima Osamu・Screenplay / Miura Koji・Sound director / Takahashi Tsuyoshi・Literary director / Onoda Hiroyuki・Character design / Sudo Masaaki, Yamanaka Junko, Okochi Shinobu・Art director / Komiyama Asuka・Music producer / Tanaka Toshihide・Music / Iwasaki Motoyoshi・Animation producer / Matsumoto Masato・Producer / Sekita Yuyo・Animation production / TMS Entertainment・Production / Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment・Production / Shogakukan

■ Related works

・Hamtaro・Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise!
・Hamtaro Yes! ・Hamtaro is here! ・Hamtaro the Movie: Ham-Hamland Great Adventure ・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 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 Rainbow Country: The World's Greatest Treasure

■ Theme songs and music

・TM1
・Aim for the goal! ~Important friends・Lyrics by Yukari Toyoshima・Composition by Motoyoshi Iwasaki・Arrangement by Motoyoshi Iwasaki・Singer by Ham-chans

Review and Recommendation

"Tottoko Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise! Ham-chans Aim for the Ham Ham Gold Medal - Run! Run! Big Plan" is an OVA based on the popular manga "Tottoko Hamtaro" by Kawai Ritsuko. The work was released on March 29, 2006, and consists of one 40-minute episode. Animation was produced by TMS Entertainment, and the director was Nabeshima Osamu.

The story begins when the Ham-chans receive an umbrella sent by Rainbow Ham-kun and discover that it is the torch for the Ham-Ham Sports Meet, which is held once every 8686 years in the Ham calendar. The Ham-chans set out on an adventure to deliver the torch to the sacred land of Hamlicia. However, along the way, they are confronted by a mysterious trio called the Rainbow Girls, who try to thwart the Ham-chans' adventure. Will the Ham-chans be able to deliver the torch safely? This is the story of an exciting adventure.

The charm of this work lies in the unique characters of the Ham-chans. Each character, including the main character Hamtaro, Loco-chan, Koushi-kun, Taisho-kun, Ribbon-chan, Muffler-chan, Maido-kun, Megane-kun, and Rainbow Ham-kun, livens up the story with their own unique personalities. The voice actors are also impressive, with voices perfectly suited to each character, including Mamiya Kurumi, Ikezawa Haruna, Aikawa Rikako, Ito Kentaro, Murai Kazusa, Sakuma Rei, Sugimoto Yu, Suzuki Chihiro, Taguchi Hiroko, Terada Haruhi, Asada Masumi, and Kikuchi Shoko.

The main staff is also well-rounded, with professionals from various fields gathering together, including the original author, Kawai Ritsuko, the planners Sawabe Nobumasa, Matsumoto Akinobu, and Wada Makoto, the director Nabeshima Osamu, the scriptwriter Miura Koji, the sound director Takahashi Tsuyoshi, the character designers Sudo Masaaki, Yamanaka Junko, and Okochi Shinobu, the art director Komiyama Asuka, and the music composer Iwasaki Motoyoshi. In particular, the music was handled by Iwasaki Motoyoshi, and the theme song "Aim for the Goal ~ Important Friends" is a heartwarming song sung by the Ham-chans.

This work was produced as part of the "Hamtaro" series and is related to other works in the series. For example, you can enjoy the entire series, including "Hamtaro", "Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise!", "Hamtaro Yes", "Hamtaro Dechu", "Hamtaro the Movie: Ham-Ham Land Great Adventure", "Hamtaro the Movie: Ham Ham Hamuja! The Phantom Princess", "Hamtaro the Movie: Ham Ham Grand Prix Aurora Valley Miracle: Ribbon-chan in a Close Call!", "Hamtaro the Movie: Ham Ham Paradise Mysterious Oni Picture Book Tower", "Hamtaro's Birthday: 3,000 Techi Techi in Search of Mom", "Ham-chan's Great Treasure Hunt: Ham-Ha! A Wonderful Summer Vacation at the Sea", and "Ham-chan's and the Prince of Rainbow Country: The World's Greatest Treasure".

"Tottoko Hamtaro Ham Ham Paradise! Ham-chans Aim for the Ham Ham Gold Medal - Run! Run! Big Plan" is a work that can be enjoyed by both children and adults. Through the adventures of the Ham-chans, you can learn the importance of friendship and hard work. Another attraction is the beautiful animation and heartwarming music. Please watch this work and enjoy the adventures of the Ham-chans together.