September 21st, Happy Birthday Boss!
Boss is one of the main Ham-Hams, and the self-appointed leader of the Ham-Hams.
Boss is a beige furred hamster with dark brown spots on his bottom, nose and ears with different shapes. His nose one, for example, makes it look like he has a beard. He also sports some really huge eyebrows, his whiskers are messed up and his left ear has a deep cut on it. He also wears a construction cap with a tiny crescent moon on it, albeit we don’t know who give it to him or when did he obtained it. Sometimes, he carries a shovel to dig tunnels.
Boss’ personality features a few improvements along the series, but he is a gentle to his friends, scary to his enemies guy, that tries to hide his good-heart under a “cool and tough dude” appearance. He has many insecurities, not only in love, but also towards his friends, and that sometimes makes him jump to conclusions and do the wrong thing. He wants to be a famous guy loved by his deeds, and admired by his friends and love interests. He is also a very maternal hamster, albeit he does his best to hide that fact. In later episodes, he starts to develop a second persona which involves becoming a gentle nurse or crossdressing in general, although he can’t hide his manly manners.
Boss is the first wild hamster we meet in the series, and we barely know anything of his life previous to meeting the Ham-Hams, other than he lived in a really basic den. Being a wild hamster, Boss does not have any owner. He lives in the Clubhouse along with Snoozer.
As a wild hamster, Boss likes to build tunnels, gathers his own food, prepares his own bed and is used to run away or fight predators. He has some trouble with the sea, although he wishes to become a “hamster of the sea” to impress his friends.
Boss has a second alter ego called “Hero Ham”, a brave and powerful super hamster that fights crime and protects the Ham-Hams from evil entities like the Muha-muha Alien.
Boss’ Japanese name is Taisho-kun, which is a way to say “Boss” or “Leader”. Since we don’t know anything about his previous life, we can’t tell if he chose this name himself given his desire to become a leader or if someone else name him this way.
In the Japanese dub, Boss refers to himself as “oresama”, which is a rather delinquent way of referring to yourself, as if you are the most important person around.
Boss has his own image song, called “Norahamu Koushinkyoku” which can be translated roughly as “Wild Hamster’s Improvement Song”, the translation seems a little weird but think about it as a song about how great being a Wild Hamster is.
Boss’ birthday was apparently chosen at random, since it is not a special date or a pun. If you happen to know why, please let us know! There’s a possibility that it was a randomly chosen Virgo date since he’s very soft on the inside despite his tough domineer
Boss happens to have a few love interests during the series, all of which are one-way only and some are born from simple misunderstandings on his end. As we explained, Boss craves for the love and admiration of the fellow Ham-Hams so it is only natural that this happens in his love live too.
Bijou is the first and most important crush of Boss. The very reason the Ham-Hams ever met Bijou is precisely because Boss found her and wanted to confess his feelings towards her. Being shy he failed, but through the series he keeps making advances little by little, and sometimes we can see a Bijou that is actually moved by him. This couple could be described as “Lady and the Tramp.”
Following up, Boss apparently fell in love with Gelato, a minor character that appears a few times, and whose theme is related to ice cream. She is a very young hamster that lives in her fantasy world, however, and sees Boss more like a knight than a possible boyfriend. We can’t really understand why would Boss fell in love with such a young girl but we assume it has to be with the fact that she looked up to him, something that he craves so much.
And finally, there’s Oshare. Oshare is an old friend of Bijou, from France, and she visited Japan along with her owner. Oshare had a Japanese crush back in France, and she wanted to know more about his culture. Boss takes the offer and teaches her how a true Japanese hamster is, but he also believes that she is in love with him and he has to decide whether he prefers Bijou or her.
Episode 31 - Boss is a Mom!
Boss meets a baby kitten and decides to take care of it as if it was his mother. The Ham-Hams are scared at first, but when Boss shows them that it means no harm, they open up to it.
Episode 56 - Boss, the cool ham of the sea!
Boss wants to impress Bijou and take her sailing, but he is seasick! Will he be able to get better and surf the waves with the white hamster?
Episode 91 - Boss runs away!
Boss tries to confess to Bijou again, but fails. Sabu appears for the first time at the Clubhouse, and Boss decides to leave with him in order to make himself a true man and be able to confess his love!
Episode 121 – Boss’ showdown
A cat attacks Bijou, and Hamtaro and Boss run to protect her. However when the cat jumps, Boss frightens and ducks, which makes the cat trip. Bijou thinks he was brave, but he is mad at his cowardice, and fights with Hamtaro. Sabu tells them they should have a duel instead!
Episode 145 - Boss’ new room
Boss is angry that the Ham-Hams keep walking into his bedroom when he tries to take a nap and storms off. The Ham-Hams then decide to make a new room for Boss!
Episode 190 - Bonjour, Oshare!
Oshare, a new friend from France, is here! Boss seems to fall for her, but, who will he choose? Bijou, his long time love, or this new girl?
Episode 193 - I’m parting, Clubhouse!
When it looks like Hamtaro is leaving town forever, Boss talks with Bijou and says that he will be fine without her, in order to try to make her move on and have a chance. But he learns that this was a terrible move, and decides to leave in order to become a better man!
Episode 199 - It’s your turn, Hero-Ham!
Boss is still scared about meeting the Ham-Hams after what he did, but he wants to hang out with them more, so he creates a hidden identity, “Hero Ham”, and protects the Ham-Hams!
Episode 228 – Being a Dad can be painful!
Boss draws a poorly drawn Bijou, but then the drawing comes to life thanks to Lazuli’s magic. Boss names her Shiron, and plays with her as if it was his daughter. But this can’t last forever…
Episode 276 – So Popular! Being a man is hard
Boss thinks that all the girls have fallen for him, what will he do with this newfound popularity?
We want to wish Boss a Happy Birthday!
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