This is a list of episodes from the anime series '' Hamtaro'', based on the children's book series by

Ritsuko Kawai is a Japanese manga artist known as the creator of the ''Hamtaro'' franchise. Kawai originally created Hamtaro as storybooks for children first published in 1997 and adapted into an anime television series in Japan in July 2000. ''Hamtaro'' is a ...

. The anime series is directed by Osamu Nabeshima and produced by Shogakukan. The series involves the adventure of a brave and childlike hamster named Hamtaro, with his Ham-Ham friends. It began airing in Japan on July 7, 2000. ''Hamtaro'' has been aired throughout the world on many stations. As of April 5, 2006, a series known as ''Norisuta Hai'' began airing five-minute ''Hamtaro'' episodes known as ''" Tottoko Hamutaro: Norisuta Hai!"'' The ''Norisuta Hai'' series is animated differently from the original series; most notably the head-to-body ratio is off, and is designed to appeal to a younger audience. There does not seem to be any connection between '' Hamtaro'' and ''Tottoko Hamutaro: Norisuta Hai!'' beyond the planned appearance of all fifteen original Ham-Hams (excluding Lapis and Lazuli). ''Hamtaro'' 1.1 – 1.12 were released in Australia, with three episodes on each DVD - at present, there are no plans for further releases for the other episodes. ''Hamtaro'' Volume 1 – Volume 3, with four episodes on each DVD were released in Germany by RTL2. In the U.S., episodes were released on DVD by Viz Video. In Singapore, Hamtaro DVD box sets are available with 4 discs of the first season (26 episodes) with six episodes on each disc. There are also boxed sets of 27 episodes with six to seven episodes on each of four discs. Hamtaro Seasons 2, 3, and 4 are released that way.

Episodes list

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

OVAs

Films

Box office

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