Hamtaro

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[[Image:Hamutaro.JPG|thumb|right|It's Hamtaro!!]]
'''Hamtaro''' is a cutesy [[anime]] from [[wikipedia:Japan|Japan]] that may have been ignored in favor of popular (albeit allegedly cliched) animes like ''[[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam]]''.

The series first premiered in Japan as ''Tottoko Hamutaro'' (とっとこハム太郎) on July 7th, 2000 on [[wikipedia:TV Tokyo|TV Tokyo]]. The series became so popular it spawned 4 movies called: ''Tottoko Hamutaro: Hamu Hamu Land Daibouken'', ''Tottoko Hamutaro: Ham Ham Ham~Jya! Maboroshi no Princess'', ''Tottoko Hamutaro: Ham Ham Grand Prix Aurora Tani no Kiseki'' and ''Tottoko Hamutaro: Hamutaro to Fushigi no Oni no Ehonto''.

During Hamtaro's success in Japan, [[wikipedia:Mini Moni|Mini Moni]] made a group for Hamtaro's films called ''MiniHamuzu'' (Mini Hams). The series came to [[wikipedia:Poland|Poland]] as ''Hamtaro – wielkie przygody małych chomików'', then in [[wikipedia:Italy|Italy]] as ''Hamtaro, Piccoli Criceti Grande Avventure'' and then [[wikipedia:VIZ Media|VIZ Media]] picked up Hamtaro for the [[wikipedia:United States|US]] and made its debut on [[wikipedia:Cartoon Network|Cartoon Network's]] ''Toonami'' on June 3rd, 2002.

== Plot ==

5th-grader Laura Haruna owns a [[hamster]], and his name is Hamtaro. After moving into a new town, Hamtaro finds that he's in the company of lots of different hamsters, making up a group of hamster friends that go on crazy adventures through the city. Before they save Laura and other [[human]]s from nasty predicaments, however, they have to learn how to save themselves.

== External links ==

* [http://www.hamtaro.com/ US Hamtaro Website]
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/hamutaro/ Hamutaro website (TV Tokyo)]
* [http://www.hamutaro.com/top.html Hamutaro website (Japan)]

[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Animated series]]

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