Talk:Hamtaro

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Name order
I don't really see any sense of putting the Japanese names first, since this guide prominently covers the English edition of the show. The guide to the Japanese version of the show can be found here

It does make sense that the Japanese names would be first, that's where the show was created after all. Plus most people living in the U.S. can't speak Japanese, so that page is useless to them.

I think it is good to have information available, since the other page is in Japanese, but also that most people are not looking for the Japanese names first and so they should be used lightly. CorrinD (talk) 13:45, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Pictures
Someone upload some pics of hamtaro and the other characters. Micoolio101 (talk)

That would be pretty hard since no Hamtaro DVDs have been released in North America. Sango4ever, 9 October 2007 —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 20:40, 9 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Hamtaro vids are extremely rare, due to the show being cancelled later on. I have one videocasset, and I'm a hamster fan (but I never got a Zhu Zhu Pet). But, that's true, getting a Hamtaro pic would be hard. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.243.23.219 (talk) 13:39, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

NPOV segment removed
The segment I removed was the following:


 * " [ ... ] however, by comparison Hamtaro is a better show due to the fact that the show actually has content more suitable for children and adolescents instead of the "mindless drivil," that Foster's, Kids Next Door, Camp Lazlo, and Squirrel Boy have."

I removed it from the USA entry in the Broadcasters & World airing information section. Last Thylacine 13:51, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Removing Relationships section
I'm just going to make it invisible, but I don't think such a section should've been up. Before anyone says anything, I'm the one who put it up in the first place and now looking back at it, it seems out of place in this article. Put it up on a fansite if you want, but I don't think a "shipping section" belongs on wikipedia.67.84.253.44 22:22, 28 March 2007 (UTC)burnfist

Japanese names of Hamstern+crew?
I mean, they aren't even acknowledged in the article...

By the way, if some who knows the Japanese names but not the English ones...

Captain Hamstern= The Captain (Kind of obvious...) Hamberto= Hamster with the striped hat and darts (well, according to Ham-Ham Games, they're darts...) Hambone= Tall Hamster with strange ears Hambeard= Hamster with a beard (Again, obvious...) Cubbie= (small hamster with a bandanna)

...Wow, was that even necessary? XD I hope so. 66.67.150.177 (talk) 05:40, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

"Hamtaro is licensed by Viz Media in North America, who dubbed it in a format aimed at a younger audience."
What exactly does that mean by "younger" audience?... It's aimed at a young audience in Japan as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.75.99.221 (talk) 21:42, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, but in some Japanese episodes, they curse in them. And I mean the hamsters do, not the humans. Mokoniki (talk) 00:27, 1 July 2009 (UTC)Mokoniki
 * Swearing seems to be a subjective thing. Japanese swearing works differently in English. Usually in English anime for younger people have milder language, and anime for older audiences has real swearing. Hamtaro is a kodomo show, so I do not believe than any serious dub would have real curse words. WhisperToMe (talk) 02:12, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Episode Table
Can someone finish the rest of the episodes format and put them into a table please?DragonZero (talk) 02:51, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Moved to Episode list DragonZero (talk) 06:25, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Airing Stations
Should the airing stations be combined into the TV anime stations in the info box?DragonZero (talk) 23:33, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

Website files
For archival reasons: WhisperToMe (talk) 02:19, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_travis.html
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_kipsue.html
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_laura.html
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_noel.html
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_kana.html
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_kylie.html
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_june.html
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_brandy.htm
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_hillary.html
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/owners/owners_maria.html
 * http://www.hamtaro.com/song_lyrics.html

I found several errors on the Hamtaro page; fixed!
I just went over the Hamtaro page and fixed the awkward wording and punctuation errors. It was clearly written by someone whose first language is not English and I applaud their effort in trying to contribute to the wiki page.

If any of you want to look over my revisions/add to the page here is the link! [|Hamtaro] — Preceding unsigned comment added by CoMyGod (talk • contribs) 04:19, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

Lead section has some typos/bad grammar (see “the manga is serialized…in 1997” instead of “was serialized”). The second paragraph under Reception is confusing because it mixes Japanese and American reception, and needs to be clearer on the first read. The first sentence under Reception is uncited and feels out of place somehow, and might not have as much impact/significance as hoped. CorrinD (talk) 13:51, 6 May 2016 (UTC)

Airing Stations
Who put that Boing Africa is showing Hamtaro in South Africa and UniMas is showing it in the US this year? I can't seem to find any proof of those channels airing it? Are those actually true?

MrLeap (talk) 09:28, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Overall Article Review
Wikipedia Article Critique for class - Hamtaro

Lead section has some typos/bad grammar (see “the manga is serialized…in 1997” instead of “was serialized”). Also doesn’t give any information about its significance – why does this article exist?/Why is it rated as mid-importance on the importance scale? Also, it should probably link to the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_television_series page. I wonder if the plot is almost too condensed. I would think about adding a line, for example, on how each episode focuses on sneaking around without being detected, and learning lessons while trying to do good. I don’t know that Boss’ Japanese name needs to go in the plot summary. I think that a small limited descriptive list for perhaps the most main characters could be useful in addition to the outside link to the characters (although that page could benefit from a lot of pictures). I think this article could be improved by adding something about popularity or reception in Japan, not just the U.S. Right now, there is a very heavy U.S.-centric bias used to write the reception section, I believe, which is not improved by dumping a lot of stats about Japan airings. The second paragraph under Reception is confusing because it mixes Japanese and American reception, and needs to be clearer on the first read. The first sentence under Reception is uncited and feels out of place somehow, and might not have as much impact/significance as hoped. Now that Hamtaro is somewhat older material, finding resources that analyze it should be possible. For example, Stefan Sonvilla-Weiss’ book, Mashup Cultures, has an essay by Mizuko Ito called “Mobilizing the imagination in everyday play: the case of Japanese media mix” which mentions the impact of Hamtaro, and more about its genre and notable features. I also wonder why it is necessary to list licensed products, because it seems limited and incomplete (Hamtaro stuff (albeit not new) is still being sold in Japanese bookstores, for example) (also, I think I know of more merchandise that isn’t listed). My biggest problem with that section is why does it matter; or why would someone looking up Hamtaro want to know more about licensed products than characters or plat, for example? It just seems like it belongs as a side link like Characters, or something to that nature. That section definitely needs more references than provided. I worry that the article is too neutral to the point where nothing has been added, when it could be. I believe that there could also be more external links for those who want to learn more, and are willing to leave a bias-free space to find more, such as the Hamtaro-specific wiki page. I think the biggest needs are addressing significance (of course, without bias) of this show, and adding references. CorrinD (talk) 13:50, 6 May 2016 (UTC)