Hamtaro is ... Ham Taro and the surrounding hamsters' daily life. In the anime version, Ham Taro forms a good friend group "ham-chans". There are 73 hams in the group. The original works are cartoon and picture book. Serialization started in 1997 "elementary school second grade". Bearing by 2002. 2000-08, 2011-13 13 years TV animation onaired. Released in 1997.