Hamtaro X Bijou

Hamtaro X Bijou is the het ship between Hamtaro and Bijou from the Hamtaro fandom.

Hamtaro (Anime)
Bijou has a crush on Hamtaro, but he is completely clueless about it. In the first episode, Bijou winks at Hamtaro after he sings and dances for her with Oxnard and Boss. Her crush on him becomes stronger in Come Out, Bijou! after Hamtaro compliments her ribbons. The crush becomes more obvious after Bijou's Favorite Ribbon, an episode centered around Bijou’s feelings for him.

There are a few more notable cases of Bijou’s crush in the anime series. In I Want To See You, Bijou!, Hamtaro and Bijou go on a "date"; though Hamtaro, misunderstanding the concept, invites all the other Ham-Hams. In Satisfied Bijou, they go on another date, and Hamtaro keeps it a secret from the others this time; but due to Bijou's struggles, the Ham-Hams find out and show up anyway. Before the others arrive, however, Hamtaro and Bijou had a brief romantic walk together. In A Valentine Battle!, Bijou competes with Sparkle and Oshare for Hamtaro's love. In episode 197, "Bijou’s Love Rival", Bijou is scared that Lapis is going to steal Hamtaro after she kisses him on the cheek, but she’s got it all wrong. In the movie 4 Bijou is chosen as the Snow Princess, a priestess that has the duty of praying to get the aurora back to the Valley and make it snow! However, some pirates that hate the snow kidnap her before the time arrives, so she has to be saved by Hamtaro and the Ham-Hams. At the end of the movie, Bijou is rescued, but she reveals she isn't the true Snow Princess. She cries in Hamtaro's shoulders who comforts her and invites the other Ham-Hams to pray for the true Snow Princess. Despite their close bond and all of their romantic endeavors, Hamtaro still retains a childish outlook on love. Although he cares about Bijou and considers her a very close friend, he doesn't notice her crush on him, and his feelings for her remain purely platonic.

Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak
In Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak, they are said to be an actual couple, but Hamtaro seems to be confused when it is mentioned by others.

Fanon
is heavily supported by fans of the series, beating most of the other ships in the series, including Boss X Bijou. Hamtaro often sees her as his “best friend”, but multiple media and merchandise like to picture the two together, sometimes even in clearly couple situations, for obvious reasons, as they’re both the main characters of the series. Hamtaro is too dense and never really officially reciprocates Bijou’s feelings. This is the most supported pairing from the fans, but sadly the series never offers a proper conclusion. There is, however, the third movie, in which Hamtaro appears to be really focused on his task to “retrieve” Bijou from the pirate gang. This can be interpreted as he being jealous, or he just being his usual goofy self of “don’t be mean to my friends”.

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