Ritsuko Kawai

Kawai originally created Hamtaro as storybooks for children^[2] first published in 1997 and adapted into an anime television series in Japan in July 2000.

Hamtaro is about a little hamster and his friends. Hamtaro gained great popularity and was made into an anime series and a line of merchandising.^[1]

Kawai has said the message that Hamtaro promoted is non-violence, teamwork, cooperation and sharing.

Hamtaro have also been made into video games for Nintendo.^[1]

Other than Hamtaro, Ritsuko Kawai has created other shōjo manga, serialized in Ciao magazine.

• Ritsuko Kawai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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