Tottoko Hamtarou OVA 1: Hamtaro no Otanjoubi - Mama wo Tasunete Sanzen Techi Techi

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Synonyms: Hamutarou no Otanjobi

Japanese: ハム太郎のおたんじょうび〜ママをたずねて三千てちてち〜

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Information

Type: OVA

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Nov 21, 2002

Producers: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions

Licensors: VIZ Media

Studios: TMS Entertainment

Source: Unknown

Genres: Adventure, Comedy

Demographic: Kids

Duration: 44 min.

Rating: G - All Ages

Statistics

Score: 6.58¹ (scored by 831 users)

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Ranked: #6536²

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Popularity: #10877

Members: 2,265

Favorites: 2

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Synopsis

Laura tells Hamtaro where he came from yet Laura thinks it is not true, just in time for his birthday, Hamtaro sets out with Boss and Oxnard to visit his mother to see if what Laura said is true, while the other Ham-Hams set up a surprise birthday party for him.

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Parent story:	Tottoko Hamtarou
Sequel:	Tottoko Hamtarou OVA 2: Hamuchanzu no Takara Sagashi Daisaku - Hamuha! Suteki na Umi no Natsuyasumi

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Characters & Voice Actors

Hamtarou

Main

Mamiya, Kurumi
Japanese

Koushi-kun

Main

Kaburu-kun

Main

Haruna, Hiroko

Main

Tongari-kun

Supporting

Iwata, Kana

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Nomura, Kazuya

Animation Director

Iwasaki, Motoyoshi

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Ending Theme

"Happy Ham-Ham Birthday" by Ham-chans

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Sep 7, 2023

Brandenburg

Recommended

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Hamtaro: Hamtaro's Birthday! - 3000 Hammy Steps in Search of Mommy is a deep delve into the human psyche and mortality in which the question is posed: Are the dead truly gone or do they live on in the memories of the living?

Is the story unique? If it was predictable, did you enjoy it anyway because you like this genre/set-up?
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Apr 12, 2020

lethargilistic

Not Recommended

I watched the dub, which I probably would not have done if I knew going in that this was a musical. I don't even know why they adapted it, if that was the case. The singing was very inauthentic and phoned in, and the songs were basic af. And so was the story, although I wasn't expecting too much from it anyway. It was just something to throw on.

But there's something terribly important we have to discuss. Hamtaro's birthday is August 6. AKA the day the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Which is, obviously, an event everyone in Japan would know about, ...