Underplayed Gems

Tottoko Hamutaro Hai!

Tottoko Hamutaro Hai! poster
Country
Japan
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a Japanese animated series about 15 original Ham-Ham characters. Each episode is a short 5 minute adventure. The show uses 3-D computer animation with a different look from the original series.

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What happens

Tottoko Hamutaro Haai! (とっとこハム太郎は〜い!, Tottoko Hamutarō Hai!) is the sequel to 'Tottoko Hamutaro: Hamu Hamu Paradichu!. The series revolves around the 15 original Ham-Hams in short 5-minute episodes. The Hai! series is animated differently from the original series, most notably, the head-to-body ratio is off, and it is also computer-generated in 3-D. It has never been aired in English, but has aired in Italian under the title of Hi! Hamtaro: Piccoli Criceti Grandi Avventure, in Mandarin under the same name as the original series, Hamutailang (Hamtaro), as well as in Thai and Korean, and in Indonesian under "Hi! Hamtaro: Little Hamsters, Big Adventures (its official English name) . There is a video game called Tottoko Hamutaro Hai!: Hamu Hamu Challenge! Atsumare Hai! in allusion to the series, which is called "Hi! Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Challenge" in English to reflect the show's official English name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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