#source: hamtaro

[vainoajapng]

Hamtaro Bijou Miracle Jewelry Box

[hamham-moments]

[acemapache]

Sparkle: [to the Ham-Hams, who are gathered around a cracked microphone] So… who broke it…? I'm not blash-T. I just want to know.

Hamtaro: I did. Oopsi-

Sparkle: No, no you didn't. Howdy?

Howdy: Don't lookie me. Lookie Dexter.

Dexter: What? I didn't break it.

Howdy: Huh. That's bizzaro. How'd you even know it was broken?

Dexter: Because it's sitting right in front of us and it's broken.

Howdy: How sussy.

Stan: If it matters - probably not - but Sandy was the last one to use it.

Sandy: Liar! I don't even do karaoke!

Stan: Oh, really? Then what were you doing in the dance room earlier?

Sandy: I like to twirl my ribbon while I perksie to my favorite song; everyone knows that, Stan!

Hamtaro: Ok, ok! Let’s not fight! I broke it, let me replace it, Sparkle!

Sparkle: No-P! Who broke it??!

Dexter: Sparkle… Boss has been awfully hushie.

Boss: TOOTRU??

Dexter: Yeah! Tootru.

Boss: Oh, my Ham! [everyone starts arguing at one another except Sparkle]

Sparkle: Hushgo, I broke it. It shockie'd my hand, so I chukchuk'd it. I predict ten minutes from now they'll be at each other's throats with war paint on their faces and a cricket head on a stickie. [turns to look at the Ham-Hams as they continue to argue, then looks back] Good. It was getting a little hamchu around here.

[chellychuu]

Hamtaro epoch figures ♡

[gingerbreadfrosting]

「京阪電車　撮影日２００３年０３月０９日－３　６０００系　とっとこハム太郎 てちてちぱらだいす号など」の画像

[goobersplat]

Hamtaro Square Stickers

Apologies I have no source, I just really enjoyed these. If I or anyone else can find it I’ll update ᴖ̈

[koneko-yumechan]

Animes for age regressor/dreamer

Hello, Yume Chan here. I decide make a lists of animes suitable for age regressor/dreamer. Some may have unsettled theme, you better watch at your risks. I decide make a lists types of animes.

Let's go to Magical girls series:

Pretty Cure series (aka Glitter Force)

Cardcaptor Sakura

Powerpuff Girls Z

Sailor Moon (90s or crystal, warning some episodes can be dark or sad)

Tokyo MewMew

Ojamajo Doremi

Fushigiboshi No Futagohime

Little Witch Academia

Princess Tutu (warning it's dark)

Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

Mewkledreamy

Mahou Princess Minky Momo (warning episode 46 is sad and triggering)

Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel

Magical Angel Sweet Mint

Idol theme:

Aikatsu

Pretty series (including Pretty Rhythm, Pripara, Kiratto Pri Chan, Waacha Primagi, Himitsu No Aipri)

Love Live (Sunshine or nijigasaki is a good choice)

Shoujo:

Yumeiro Pastissere

Onegai My Melody

Candy Candy

Himuoto Umaru Chan

Jewelpet

Shugo Chara

Anne Happy

Slice of life:

K-On (for older)

Sanrio Boys

Lucky Star

Azumanga Daioh

Spy X Family

Gakuen babysitter (at early episode can be sad)

Kemono Friends (mild violence and mild disturbing topic, I suggest for older regressor)

Shonen:

Kaitou Joker

Sonic X

Detective Conan

Mega Man

Yu gi oh

And more...

Hamtaro

Himitsu no Akko-chan

Doraemon

Parappa The Rapper (source)

Chibi Maruko Chan

Hello Kitty Ringo no mori series

Chi's sweet home

Sugarbunnies

Beyblade

Bakugan

Pokemon

Yo kai watch

Digimon

Cyborg Kuro-chan

Anpaman

Baby Felix and Friends

Pui pui molcar

Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō (search at yt)

Tom and Jerry (Japanese one) source 1 source 2

Movies:

Ghibli films

Doraemon animated films

[hamtaro-merch-tracker]

Ham-ha!

I thought it would be helpful to give everyone links to where I find news on Hamtaro merch! See below for the brands that have had collaborations in the past with Hamtaro, I have added links where I can to their websites!

I do my searches in Japanese to get the latest information, I check the following tags:

#とっとこハム太郎

#ハム太郎

#ゴジハム

Official Hamtaro Sources

Hamtaro Website

Official Hamtaro Twitter: @ tottokohamutaro

Other Sources

I use Collabo-Cafe to find out if there's any Hamtaro Pop-Up or cafes. It's been a while since I've seen them have ham-hams on their radar, so this is more of a general anime site.

Japanese Twitter is still pretty active, here are the accounts I follow and they sometimes release news earlier than the official sources:

@ hamu86taro86

@ yune614

@ yukimifuyusaki

I also follow a few English accounts that post news:

@ Nise_Hamtaro

Brands

The following brands have had some sort of collaboration in the past.

Bandai

Monthly Gachapon Releases: This is updated the first of every month, usually showing what will come out before it hits Twitter. It will also show you a map of which stores have the gacha in stock, I use this constantly in Japan when I don't want to waste time hunting machines

Gachapon US locations: This shows a list of Hamtaro gacha and where it may show up in the states

Furyu

Furyu Crane Game Prizes

Crane Game Twitter: @ FURYU_prize

Furyu Ichiban Kuji

Ichiban Kuji Twitter: @ fukuya_kuji

Furyu Gacha Prizes

Gacha Twitter: @ fukuya_capsule

Godzilla Store

Godzilla Store website

Goji-Ham Twitter: @ godzihamkun

It seems like the Goji-Ham collab products are not as limited as other brands. If you want something you usually don't have to panic buy to fight resellers the stuff usually stays for like a year! Also the latest collab is also in other stores like Yamashiroya, Yodabashi, and Kiddy Land (Harajuku)

I use Buyee/WorldShipping/some other proxy to buy from this store

Godzilla Intercept Operation: National Godzilla Awajishima Research Center

Park's Merch Twitter: @ Godzillaawjshop

This is the Godzilla theme park located on Awajishima Island, they have a small selection of Hamtaro goods and they have meet and greets each month with Goji-Ham!

Shimamura

Shimamura Website

Shimamura Twitter: @ shimamura_gr

They're website can be difficult to find new merch on, and unfortunately they don't seem to archive info on past collaborations

Thank-You Mart

390 website

Thank You Mart Twitter: @ thankyoumart

They have done collabs so far, the merch seems to sell out pretty quickly. If a Hamtaro collab drops and you want to use a proxy service, make sure you have everything set up right when it releases on their online shop! I've had things sell out within minutes...

[kikoloschnuffel]

Bootleg Hamtaro-esque Inflatable Toys!

Source: ebay.uk listings

[princessplantasaurus]

Tumblr I’m gonna crowd source from yall

I’m selling fandom themed Kandi/Friendship Bracelets in the artist alley at a local convention - my first time securing a table.

My plan is to let the congoers pick out of themed bins, and I want to have at least 200 bracelets in each bin

With all that said, what characters/memes would you be looking for in the following themed bins if you were attending?

Disney

Star Wars

Marvel

“Gamer” (so far includes Mario, Sonic, Animal Crossing and Undertale)

Anime (so far includes Pokémon, Sailor Moon, Hamtaro, and Mew Mew Power)

Misc (anything that doesn’t fit in the above categories! I have bracelets based on horror movies, glee, broadway shows…)

Gonna attach some pictures so you have a rough idea

Any and all ideas welcome!!!!

[vainoajapng]

HAMTARO Tottoko Hamchan's Collection HC-01 / Au'some Candies Dispenser / Nakayoshi Meigurumi

[hamham-moments]

[acemapache]

Stan: Oh my my...

Bijou: What? What is it?

Stan: Another very koochi-Q lady with the bestest ears, are you free tonight?

Boss: YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH YOU LANKY JERK!!

[chellychuu]

‘Hamtaro: Rainbow rescue’ ♡

Source

[systimming]

Hamtaro board with sunflower seed stims!

- Mod Dr. Habit

((Sources of gifs: x, x, x | x, x, x | x, x, x ))

[t1meslayer]

Going in for round 2!

I had a lot of fun with my Debrief for "Stone-Cold Lovers (Ch. 3)," and I think there's a bunch of interesting, insightful aspects to my writing here given Splatoon's setting offers plenty of aquatic-themed worldbuilding.

So, let's get into it! Check out my full author's commentary below the cut — but only after you've had the chance to read "By Moonlight," my latest Splatoon fanfic.

I've been playing Splatoon since the 2015 original on Wii U. But to be completely honest, the series never hit me until Splat3. I never bought Octo Expansion (though I did watch most of it), so "Return of the Mammalians" may have just become the first time I truly appreciated how insane the series' lore is. Playing through the final battle during a road trip back from San Francisco with a couple of buddies is something I'll remember forever.

I also fell in love with Shiver and Marie as a couple, spawning a whole host of fanfictions.

But that's neither here nor there. Because this story is about Pearlina.

(The featured image evolved over time)

Another consequence of my foolishness circa Splatoon 2 is I didn't realize how much I liked Off the Hook's music. In fact, the origins of this very fanfic came from a brief obsession with Marina's piano-playing prowess on songs like "Tentacle to the Metal" when Splatoon 3 released in 2022. A connection to the 1st Movement of "Moonlight Sonata" was baked into the premise by their similar set of three notes playing in succession.

Though, I should be clear: I am not a classical music nerd, nor any kind of music nerd. I have a pretty terrible ear for music, and as a result don't listen to much (video game soundtracks notwithstanding, most of my ambient noise is YouTube videos, TV, or podcasts).

If we want to get really deep into the weeds of how pathetic I am, my main attachment to "Moonlight Sonata" stems from Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak (2002) on the GBA.

My rendition of Marina playing the song even ends at essentially the same point as this game's usage, since it's baked into my soul.

When's Hamtaro coming to Nintendo Switch Online, cowards?

That being said, I largely based the in-universe playing on this video by Rousseau, a YouTube channel that creates fancy visuals for piano covers of classical and pop music:

My original plan was to have Eight gift the Beethoven book to Pearl and Marina as an oddity acquired through raiding Grizzco facilities following "Return of the Mammalians." However, the idea came back in full-force with the release of Splatoon 3: Side Order. There was a brief period where I considered applying to the Pearlina zine "You and Me Against the Universe!" with something similar, but that was before I fell into my drive to write for zines.

Side Order definitely feels like a test run for more fleshed-out Roguelike modes in future Splatoon games, but I'm enjoying it all the same. And I just had to include tidbits of lore like Eight joining Off the Hook's world tour.

As one final note on "Moonlight Sonata," this is the first time I've written a musical performance as prose. My Mariver fic "Harmonic Frequencies" ends with a bit of choreography for Deep Cut's tribute to "Calamari Inkantation," but that's about as far as it goes. Luckily, my sister is studying Music Education and Music Performance in college (and she graduates soon!), so I was able to lean on her as a source of knowledge.

She just had to suffer through my insufferable gay seafood to get there.

Her main advice was to think of writing musical prose not as a literal translation of sheet music, but instead to really hone in on the emotions of listening to music. It took a bit to figure out the right balance between describing the performance itself and the more emotive images it conjures in Pearl's head, but I love the outcome!

My sister said, "Also the moonlight stuff is fire af." Clearly I've peaked.

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Fun Fact: She told me I should look into the creepier aspects of "Moonlight Sonata" while writing. Did you know that the song is dedicated to then-16-year-old Countess Giulietta Guicciardi (per Brittanica), a student whom he fell in love with (per New York Times)?

Because I didn't.

===

My presentation of Pearl changed a fair bit over the course of this writing. Pearl's They/She pronouns were pretty spur of the moment, and the idea of They/She Napoleon has since become a running in-joke between me and my beta reader, the incredible artist Trybard (who was the source of my great screencap preview post that I blocked out for anonymity of personal socials).

Pearl with full tattoo sleeves was also a sudden decision that's entirely inspired by a Twitter post; I unfortunately cannot find that post anymore, it disappeared after I shifted pages. Likewise, Pearl learning Octarian is part-cute girlfriend stuff, part-excuse to use the joke about them reading Beethoven as "Beat-Havin'" that came to me in a flash of divine inspiration.

Marina doesn't get nearly as much love in the personal headcanon department, it was Trybard who suggested she might wear a citrus-y perfume smell. I added the motor oil.

I also added the fact that she's living it up in Pearl's downtown apartment, and lending out goofy manga-themed sleep shirts.

Off the Hook's apartment setting only includes the windowed hallway and main foyer (which I hope adds to the sense that Pearl is rich enough to afford the most ridiculously huge apartment of all time). However, there are two tidbits about the setting that I quite enjoy:

First, did you catch the bit about the charred piece of hull? I wanted to keep it subtle in writing, but my intent was referencing the NILS Statue! Did Pearl or Marina take the trophy? Who knows.

Second, Off the Hook's wall of records went through hefty trial-and-error. I settled on the idea of giving them Gold/Platinum/Diamond records (ala the real-world practice of Recording Industry Association of America certification) while listening to the collective works of Off the Hook. Given this is pre-Splat3, I imagined that the new recording of "Nasty Majesty" and their Splatfest theme "Color Pulse" would have among the most attention.

I also imagined that Splatoon wouldn't just use an exact 1-1 copy of our record certifications. Thus, the Recording Industry Association of Inkadia (RIAI) was born.

Rather than using precious metals to delineate sales, I decided to go with the more Splatoon-feeling marker of "neon records." I actually did a minor amount of research, predominately leaning on the website of Brigham Young University physics and astronomy professor Harold T. Stokes to figure out Neon's color spectrum.

Using this, I equated:

Violet = Gold (500,000 sales)

Green = Platinum (One Million sales)

Yellow = Double Platinum (Two Million sales)

Red = Diamond (Ten Million sales)

I even formatted the text to look like an actual RIAA plaque, just with the color's name rather than a literal record. AO3's HTML formatting can only go so far.

I used the "acronym" formatting to add extra context in the form of each song's to-date sales, which was all I originally planned to say. Learned all about that option in my horrific opening chapter to the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet fic "Paradiso," in which Arven has a nightmare that breaks the text "House of Leaves" style.

And that, my friends, is all she wrote.

I could go way deeper into the minutia Pearl's boisterous tone or Marina utilizing mechanical terms, but the broad strokes of where certain ideas originate seems like a better use of my "Debrief" time. Let me know what more you might want to see me discuss going forward, or what ideas for Splatoon fics you wanna see added to my eternal backlog! (The poll-winning Stardew Valley piece has to take priority now — no more game release distractions~)

Though, as one final note: Yes, the title is a Sailor Moon reference.

You're welcome.