Hatara Kids Maihamu Gumi, literally “Working Kids, Meister Hamster Team”, is a Japanese anime action 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 6:30-7:00 am on Sunday every week from October 7, 2007 to September 28, 2008 on Japan’s TV Asahi. The show was also broadcast at 6:00 – 6:30 pm on Friday every week from November 2, 2007 on BS Asahi, but it is now broadcast at 5:00 – 5:30 pm on Friday every week from October 10, 2008.

Bandai will be the master toy license to the anime series in Japan, along with other Toei Animation anime.