The Adventures of Hamtaro Meet the one and only original Hamtaro—the inspiration for the hit animation series—exactly as his creator, Ritsuko Kawai, first imagined him. This charming series of richly illustrated, classic children's tales follows our intrepid hero, hamster Hamtaro, as his adventures take him from pet shop to home to Ham-Ham Clubhouse to the great outdoors and beyond.... Volume 3: Jealous Hamtaro & Other Stories In this volume, Hamtaro lives with a girl named Amy. Hamtaro loves Amy. He really, really loves Amy! In fact, Hamtaro loves Amy so much, that he wants her all to himself! So when she spends more and more time with the boy next door, Hamtaro's jealousy drives him to be a bad, bad hamster!