# Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi

Hatara Kids Maihamu Gumi (はたらキッズ マイハム組, Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi), literally "Working Kids, Meister Hamster Team", is a Japanese anime series for young children about hamsters who hold down jobs from firefighting to cooking. The show is produced by Toei Animation and was broadcast at on Sundays from 6:30 to 7:00 am from October 7, 2007, to October 5, 2008, on Japan's TV Asahi. The show was also broadcast from 6:00 to 6:30 pm on Friday every week from November 2, 2007, on BS Asahi, but moved its broadcast to 5:00 to 5:30 pm on Friday of every week since October 10, 2008. Broadcast on BS Asahi concluded after November 14, 2008.
The series has been dubbed and aired in French, Italian, and Catalan as "Master Hamsters". It also aired in the Philippines on GMA 7 under the same title. This was presumably a Tagalog dub and there is currently no info on whether an English dub exists.

## Plot

Gaudi is a master hamster in woodworking. He works in Hoshihama, the City of Masters, with his owner Kaito. He goes to the city with the intention of achivieng the Master Title, the higher category a professional can aim for, and the dream of all hamsters. There, he meets new friends like Sylvie, Jean, Alec and Steve; together they live great adventures. When humans get into trouble, Master Hamsters appear to help them with their skills such as firefighting, cooking or carpentry. If humans knew about their existence they would make their life impossible so, to avoid being exposed, they say there is an invisible hero who solves the city problems.

## Characters

* Gaudi: One-star woodworking master and an architect. Gaudi is fast and quick when working. Sometimes he takes decisions without thinking which lead him into mess. Passionate, enthusiastic and optimistic, Kaito's hamster, whom he considers as his elder brother, also has a great sense for justice. His dream is becoming a Grand Master like his dad Garnier and the Master Superior.
* Sylvie: Three-star pastry chef and with more than 1000 receipts in her head, Sylvie is the idol of the Master Hamsters. Cute and smart, everybody falls in love with her. Actually, when she looks at you and says: "S’il vous plaît" with that cute face, is impossible to say no to whatever she asks. Even less if you have just eaten one of her cakes. They are delicious! She's Mizuki's hamster and they are really good friends.
* Alec: Firefighter from the burning star, Alec is the stronger of the group and the key of the rescue patrol. Brave and resolute, he never hesitates getting into action, especially when someone's in danger. Also, he is really kind and is always cleaning up Gaudi and Sylvie's messes. He lives at the Master's house.
* Jean: Doctor Master from the brightening star. She understands many languages and she is a computing genius. She is the most romantic of all the hamsters. Her owner is Marina, the prettier girl at school.
* Steve: Pilot Master from the shooting star. Steve can control every type of radio-controlled car like if he was a Formula One champion. He is Daisuke's hamster. Handsome and vain, he often argues with Gaudi for his behaviour.
* Master: The Master Superior is the person in charge of giving the Master titles. He is a surprising hamster, a wise man, but also really humorous.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Carpenter's star! Worker Hamster is born!!" (Japanese: 大工(でえく)の星!仕事人ハムスター誕生!!) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Takashi Yamada | October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07) |
| 2 | "Doctor's Star! Rabbit Emergency Panic School!" (Japanese: ドクターの星!ウサギ救急パニックスクール!!) | Noriyo Sasaki | Takashi Yamada | October 14, 2007 (2007-10-14) |
| 3 | "Racer's Star! Scarred RC GP!" (Japanese: レーサーの星!傷だらけのラジコンGP!!) | Directed by : Hideki Hiroshima Storyboarded by : Naotoshi Shida | Shōji Yonemura | October 21, 2007 (2007-10-21) |
| 4 | "Pastry Stars! Futsal Reversal a la mode!" (Japanese: パティシエの星!フットサル逆転ア・ラ・モード!!) | Yuriko Kado | Yuki Enatsu | October 28, 2007 (2007-10-28) |
| 5 | "Star of Rescue! Baby Grand Search Line!!! ship!" (Japanese: レスキューの星!赤ちゃん大捜査線!!) | Toru Yamada | Naoki Tozuka | November 4, 2007 (2007-11-04) |
| 6 | "The star of the team! Escape from the trap ship!" (Japanese: チームの星!トラップ船から脱出でぃ!!) | Yoko Ikeda | Shoji Yonemura | November 11, 2007 (2007-11-11) |
| 7 | "Adventurer's Star! Survival of a Bad Dad!" (Japanese: 冒険家の星!ダメパパ返上サバイバル!!) | Directed by : Yutaka Nakashima Storyboarded by : Satoru Iriyoshi | Shoji Yonemura | November 18, 2007 (2007-11-18) |
| 8 | "Star of Spies! Find the prince of love!" (Japanese: スパイの星!恋の王子様を探せ!!) | Noriyo Sasaki | Yumi Kageyama | November 25, 2007 (2007-11-25) |
| 9 | "Ninja Stars! Grand Meister of the Seven Faces!" (Japanese: 忍者の星!七つの顔のグランドマイスター!!) | Directed by : Hideki Hiroshima Storyboarded by : Tetsuo Imazawa | Takashi Yamada | December 2, 2007 (2007-12-02) |
| 10 | "Ramen Stars! Tetsujin VS Gekimen Meister!" (Japanese: ラーメンの星!鉄人VS激麺マイスター!!) | Masahiro Hosoda | Shoji Yonemura | December 9, 2007 (2007-12-09) |
| 11 | "Hunter's Star! Chase the mysterious million-yen pet!" (Japanese: ハンターの星!謎の百万円ペットを追え!!) | Directed by : Toshinori Fukazawa Storyboarded by : Iku Ishiguro | Jin Tanaka | December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16) |
| 12 | "Christmas star! Santa Claus Delivery Service!" (Japanese: X(クリス)マスの星!突撃サンタ宅配便!!) | Yuriko Kado | Yuki Enatsu | December 23, 2007 (2007-12-23) |
| 13 | "Playboy's star! Roses are more beautiful than sunflowers!" (Japanese: 遊び人の星!バラはヒマワリより美しい!!) | Directed by : Hideki Hiroshima Storyboarded by : Shigeharu Takahashi | Takashi Yamada | January 6, 2008 (2008-01-06) |
| 14 | "Star of Ibar! Formation! Joyham group?" (Japanese: ライバルの星!結成!!ジョイハム組?) | Yoko Ikeda | Takashi Yamada | January 13, 2008 (2008-01-13) |
| 15 | (Japanese: トイレの星!学校で大ハード!!) | Toru Yamada | Shoji Yonemura | January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) |
| 16 | "The Star of Parenting! What's a Nanny?" (Japanese: 子育ての星!ナニーってな〜に?!) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Yumi Kageyama | January 27, 2008 (2008-01-27) |
| 17 | "Stars of Ghost Hunt! A ghost story next door!" (Japanese: ゴーストハントの星!おとなりの怪談!!) | Directed by : Hideki Hiroshima Storyboarded by : Satoru Iriyoshi | Yuki Enatsu | February 3, 2008 (2008-02-03) |
| 18 | "The alleged culprit Hoshi! Alec didn't do it!" (Japanese: 疑惑の犯人(ホシ)!アレックはやってない!!) | Noriyo Sasaki | Isao Murayama | February 10, 2008 (2008-02-10) |
| 19 | (Japanese: 占いの星!ひまわりメッセ大爆破5秒前!!) | Iku Ishiguro | Takashi Yamada | February 17, 2008 (2008-02-17) |
| 20 | (Japanese: お守りの星!ハムも歩けばラッキーにあたる!!) | Yuriko Kado | Yumi Kageyama | February 24, 2008 (2008-02-24) |
| 21 | (Japanese: 刑事の星!ひまわりにほえろ!!) | Masahiro Hosoda | Shoji Yonemura | March 2, 2008 (2008-03-02) |
| 22 | (Japanese: 監督の星!激撮ハムデミー賞超大作!!) | Yoko Ikeda | Naoki Tozuka | March 9, 2008 (2008-03-09) |
| 23 | (Japanese: サッカーの星!熱闘ワールドハム杯(カップ)!!) | Directed by : Hideki Hiroshima Storyboarded by : Satoru Iriyoshi | Isao Murayama | March 16, 2008 (2008-03-16) |
| 24 | (Japanese: マンガ家の星!時空忍者デビュー!!) | Toru Yamada | Yumi Kageyama | March 23, 2008 (2008-03-23) |
| 25 | (Japanese: スピードの星!RC(ラジコン)トライアスロン!!) | Kōnosuke Uda | Shoji Yonemura | March 30, 2008 (2008-03-30) |
| 26 | (Japanese: 堕落の星!仕事人より遊び人!!) | Noriyo Sasaki | Hiroshi Toda | April 6, 2008 (2008-04-06) |
| 27 | (Japanese: 破壊とロックの星!ジョイハム四天王の挑戦!!) | Directed by : Toshinori Fukazawa Storyboarded by : Tetsuo Imazawa | Takashi Yamada | April 13, 2008 (2008-04-13) |
| 28 | (Japanese: 未来の星!ぼくら見習いキッズミニハム組!!) | Yuriko Kado | Takashi Yamada | April 20, 2008 (2008-04-20) |
| 29 | (Japanese: 嫉妬の星!だめだめダンシングクイーン!!) | Directed by : Hideki Hiroshima Storyboarded by : Hidehito Ueda | Shoji Yonemura | April 27, 2008 (2008-04-27) |
| 30 | (Japanese: 誕生の星!おやじサンバでスポポンポ〜ン!!) | Hiroki Shibata | Yumi Kageyama | May 4, 2008 (2008-05-04) |
| 31 | (Japanese: 涙のキラリ星!パーフェクトイケメンの流刑地!!) | Koji Ogawa | Naoki Tozuka | May 11, 2008 (2008-05-11) |
| 32 | (Japanese: 中国遠征の星!シルビーパパはカンフーマイスター?!) | Toru Yamada | Yoichi Takahashi | May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18) |
| 33 | (Japanese: 流し目の星!華麗なる天才女形を救え!!) | Noriyo Sasaki | Yumi Kageyama | May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) |
| 34 | (Japanese: ボクサーの星!見せたれ!ナニワのど根性パンチ!!) | Hidehito Ueda | Shoji Yonemura | June 1, 2008 (2008-06-01) |
| 35 | (Japanese: 最強伝説の星!ヤンキーレスキューVS押忍!! 特訓番長) | Masahiro Hosoda | Jin Tanaka | June 8, 2008 (2008-06-08) |
| 36 | (Japanese: 秘湯の星!湯けむりに浮かぶ元締めの正体!!) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Takashi Yamada | June 15, 2008 (2008-06-15) |
| 37 | (Japanese: 変身の星!マイハム組、人間界へ衝撃デビュー!!) | Yoko Ikeda | Shoji Yonemura | June 22, 2008 (2008-06-22) |
| 38 | (Japanese: ハプニングの星!ガウディ母、お見合のススメ!!) | Hiroki Shibata | Yumi Kageyama | July 6, 2008 (2008-07-06) |
| 39 | (Japanese: 未知の星!地獄極楽タイムトラベル!!) | Directed by : Hideki Hiroshima Storyboarded by : Ryoji Fujiwara | Naoki Tozuka | July 13, 2008 (2008-07-13) |
| 40 | (Japanese: 宝島の星!夏休みパイレーツ大海戦!!) | Hidehito Ueda | Yuta Urasawa | July 20, 2008 (2008-07-20) |
| 41 | (Japanese: 宇宙旅行の星!ベジタブル惑星SOS!!) | Noriyo Sasaki | Yumi Kageyama | July 27, 2008 (2008-07-27) |
| 42 | (Japanese: 怪盗の星!狙われたパリ・スポーツの祭典!!) | Masahiro Hosoda | Isao Murayama | August 3, 2008 (2008-08-03) |
| 43 | (Japanese: 寿司の黒星!落第マイスター最後のリベンジ!!) | Directed by : Koji Ogawa Storyboarded by : Tetsuo Imazawa | Takashi Yamada | August 10, 2008 (2008-08-10) |
| 44 | (Japanese: 武闘会の星!マイハム最強王者は誰?!) | Directed by : Hideki Hiroshima Storyboarded by : Ken Otsuka | Shoji Yonemura | August 17, 2008 (2008-08-17) |
| 45 | (Japanese: 宿題革命の星!ぼくたちの親子ウォーズ!!) | Directed by : Noriyo Sasaki Storyboarded by : Yoko Ikeda | Jin Tanaka | August 24, 2008 (2008-08-24) |
| 46 | (Japanese: チャリティーのくず星!デュオ帽子で立ち退き防止?!) | Yuriko Kado | Yumi Kageyama | August 31, 2008 (2008-08-31) |
| 47 | (Japanese: 最終バトルの星!オール四天王大逆襲!!) | Hidehito Ueda | Shoji Yonemura | September 14, 2008 (2008-09-14) |
| 48 | (Japanese: 救世主の星!ときめキッズ星ハム組誕生!!) | Hiroki Shibata | Shoji Yonemura | September 21, 2008 (2008-09-21) |
| 49 | (Japanese: 裏切りの親子星!父よ、あなたは敵なのか!?) | Hideki Hiroshima | Takashi Yamada | September 28, 2008 (2008-09-28) |
| 50 | (Japanese: 世界は一つの星!仕事と遊びは永遠に...) | Tetsuo Imazawa | Takashi Yamada | October 5, 2008 (2008-10-05) |