Introduction
Ebichu the hamster seems like the perfect house pet: she cleans, shops, cooks, does laundry, and anything to please her master, known only as "Office Lady" (OL). Unfortunately, OL and her unfaithful boyfriend, combined with Ebichu's uncontrollable exuberance and love for ice cream, often earn her severe and bloody punishment. However, Ebichu doesn't seem to mind the abuse if she achieves her goal of making her beloved master a little bit happier.
(Source: IMDB)
Audience reviews
9 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Minsssk
Ebichu is not an anime that stands out because of its art, sound or neither an amazing plot, but oh boi do I enjoy it. It brings me joy to watch ebichu's cute faces and expressions even when he is not in the greatest situation. It is definitely a weird concept but somehow it mixes my personalities in one show. I really don't care that much about her master or that unfaithful boyfriend, I simply binged this anime because of Ebichu.
You would enjoy it if:
- You are a fan of hamsters
- You enjoy/don't mind explicit content
- You are not looking for an elaborate plot
- You don't get easily trigger with violence
- You don't mind rusty art
Read at the sourceSidewinder51
Rate an 8
English sub(had some brief moments of english dubbed.)
Story
If you can look past the animal cruelty with is kind of hard to do, this make for an interesting show. I like the English language because it has a lot of play on words. That is precisely what this focus here; Except not English but Japanese. Jokes were funny to some regard but were frankly over done and kind of silly. Silly due to childlike humor and veered left when it clearly was going right seconds before in a matter of speaking.
Ecchi is perhaps a reason one would watch this. Sadly i have to disagree with this choice to some regard. Yes, there is a lot of vulgar humor but art wise could be better. To some regard sex scenes look almost amateur in appearance.
The decision to have a small segment of (i think) episo…
Read at the sourcevaltiel01
It's a shame that such marvelous show doesn't have more reviews. It's short, quirky and unique comedy. The show is about daily life of a woman who lives in an apartment with her pet, who does the chores. The comedy is heavily based on characters and their interaction than other elements. Story is one of them and the show feels like it's slowly paced and barely any changes happen at all. But that's the only downside, characters and situation are on the focus and create amazing atmosphere.
The show is comedy of character. We don't know much about the characters: most of their names, occupations and other personal details; while we know all their personal traits: the woman is gullible and has low self-esteem, her boyfriend is a drunk and a cheater, the hamster behaves impolite often and humi…
Read at the sourceRinSalamander
A comedy anime targeted for a more adult audience, Ebichu knew what it was trying to be, what humor it was going for, and what audience it was trying to appeal to, and goddamnit it did a good job for what it was trying to be. A raunchy anime about a hamster? SIGN ME UP!
On my initial viewing of the first episode, I expected some Hamtaro type thing. Ohhh boy, was I incorrect, but what a pleasant surprise I got when Ebichu started talking about sex!
So, let's talk about the main character, Ebichu. An adorable hamster with a taste for icecream and camembert cheese just trying to make her owner happy. A simple concept for a character, but that's all it needs to be. Without a complex story, complex characters aren't needed.
Ebichu was a joy to watch, and I'd recommend this to anyone looking…
Read at the sourceZachM
I, like many other people, had never heard of this anime for the longest time. An obscure Gainax comedy show about a talking hamster? Never would've found that one. That was until a friend of mine showed me the famous scene from the show on YouTube, simply titled "Manko" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AAP1tmTn6tE . I don't know about you, but that was enough to sell me on adding it to the PTW. About a year and a half later, and I finally sat down and gave it a watch. And I'll tell you right now, it's a shame I hadn't found this sooner, because it is one of the funniest comedy anime I've ever seen.
Of course what caught my eye was the off the wall vulgarity in a show that appears to be a cute little slice of life about an adventurous housekeeping hamster. Consisting of an assortment of sex…
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Overall
One of the funnier animes out there. Adult themes clash with animation and sound effects of a childrens' show. Humor, sex and kawaii in a perfect mix. Highly recommended!
Animation
Very simple graphics and animation, but that is kind of the point. The characters look dull at first glance, but once you get to know them, you can't imagine them looking any differently.
Can't give too high a score here, because of the simple looks, but on the other hand this anime really couldn't have a more appropriate animation.
Sound
The intro song is cute and catchy, but nothing too fabulous. The reason I rate the "sound" cathegory so high is because of the sound effects. They are well timed and fit like a glove, that which they are supposed to illustrate. Spot on!
Oh, and great voice acting…
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This sort of feels like a mix between Shin-chan and Chi’s Sweet Home. It’s cute and talks of a cute little hamster’s life and how her owner is to her. In fact, the very first episode shows exactly how her master is… a useless bum. All this women seems to do is whine about her boyfriend and have sex with him. Yes, this shows them having sex a lot. The owner’s boyfriend seems useless to me. I don’t know why the owner hangs around him at all. The owner isn’t really that good herself.
Now that I have talked about all the bad things about the story, I have to say, this feels pretty realistic and I actually like it to a point. They have there bad sides, but you can actually feel for the characters even though I still don’t understand why the owner keeps smashing Ebichu into the wall and making…
Read at the sourceSkeleton-Jelly
For a reason I will never understand, cute things getting punished is a common trope in anime. For this reason, Oruchuban Ebichu breaks my heart.
Ebichu, the adorable (one might say sickeningly so) hamster of the title is mauled and abused in every episode, after having only lovingly cleaned her master's home. Reality check, eh? This shit happens in the real world, people.
Another reality check? Office Lady, although she is constantly taken advantage of by her lousy boyfriend, always comes back to him. A pretty typical unhappy romance, all things said!
Oruchuban Ebichu succeeds because it seeks to destroy the bubble of safety that other anime wish to sustain. Anime like Spirited Away and Mind Game wish to teach us that there is magic in everyday life, there for the taking. Ebichu shows…
Read at the sourceSvinger
Ebichu was one of the first anime series I watched. I got the DVD as a present and one dark and stormy day decided to watch it. Wow. For the first three episodes I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It is just plain weird. I can't describe it better. It_just_is_weird.
Ebichu is about a hamster called Ebichu. Her owner is a single office lady desperate to find a husband. Many jokes center around Ebichu's owner and her good-for-nothing boyfriend. What makes this show worth watching is its extreme humour that springs form this set-up. Warning to all American kids: Contains adult themes, watch this and be sued! Infidelity, sex in it's all forms (and positions... he-he-eeeeh...), gambling, violence and much more. Best advertising speech ever?
Ebichu is best watched with an open mind and may…
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