History Anime / OruchubanEbichu

* EasilyForgiven: All it takes is a few kind words from Kaishounachi, and Office Lady will immediately forget his neglectful nature.
* {{Fanservice}} and even {{Hentai}}, subverted into the ground.

-->"I don't know anything! I didn't do anything to you in the middle of the night, I swear!"

* DreamWithinADream (Maa-kun dreaming about Ebichu)

* GratuitousEnglish: The opening sequence of "Ebichuman"
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: O.L. once drugged Kaishounachi's drink to make him stay. She drank her glass that comes from the same, drugged drink, knocking her out too.
* InterspeciesRomance: Maa-kun and Ebichu
* {{Jerkass}}: Office Lady and Kaishounachi. The former is usually only mean because of Ebichu's antics, but the latter has no excuse.

* {{Mahjong}}: Maa-kun first meets Ebichu over a game of Mahjong.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The protagonist is simply known as O.L. (OfficeLady) or Goshujin-chama; her sexual partner as ''Kaishounachi'' (useless bum).

* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Happens to Ebichu almost OnceAnEpisode.

* StylisticSuck: Just to make ''sure'' it's not turning you on ...

-->"I swear I didn't do anything to you in the middle of the night!"

* BedtimeBrainwashing: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaAfGm6FHJk&feature=related (3:15 to 4:15. NSFW)]] Ebichu does both Pleasant and Troubling. He does Pleasant to her beloved master (normally depressed and desperate ChristmasCake) who ends up waking up the next morning feeling completely refreshed and in good spirit. Soon after, she tries to do Troubling to said master's undesirable boyfriend by pretending to be the boyfriend's boss at work and calling him useless and all that. This attempt is subverted by the fact that the target was actually awake the entire time and hiliariously beats Ebichu bloody.

* BrandX: Several renamed popular products. (Zabu detergent = "Zabubu". Donna Karan New York (DKNY) = DINKY. Yebisu beer = "Yebichu", a joke carried over from [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]].)

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: OL once drugged Kaishounachi's drink to make him stay. She drank her glass that comes from the same, drugged drink, knocking her out too.

--?"I swear I didn't do anything to you in the middle of the night!"

* BedtimeBrainwashing: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaAfGm6FHJk&feature=related (3:15 to 4:15. NSFW)]] Ebichu does both Pleasant and Troubling. He does Pleasant to her beloved master (normally depressed and desperate "Christmas Cake") who ends up waking up the next morning feeling completely refreshed and in good spirit. Soon after, she tries to do Troubling to said's master undesirable boyfriend by pretending to be the boyfriend's boss at work and calling him useless and all that. This attempt is subverted by the fact that the target was actually awake the entire time and hiliariously beats Ebichu bloody.

* DreamWithinADream (Makun dreaming about Ebichu)

* InterspeciesRomance: Makun and Ebichu

* {{Nosebleed}}: Makun is extremely susceptible to this.
* {{Mahjong}}: Makun first meets Ebichu over a game of Mahjong.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The protagonist is simply known as OL (OfficeLady); her sexual partner as ''Kaishounachi'' (useless bum)

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: This is exactly why Ebichu is a BadLiar

Absolutely, no relation to {{Hamtaro}}!

!!!This series provides examples of:

* HeyItsThatVoice: If you are a fan of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' and PrettyCure and [[Creator/KotonoMitsuishi recognize the voice of Ebichu]]. You will never look at ''Anime/SailorMoon'' or [[SuitePrettyCure Hummy]] the same way again after you watch this series!

* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/KotonoMitsuishi the voice behind ''Anime/SailorMoon'' and [[SuitePrettyCure Hummy]] voices Ebichu. An extremely perverted talking hamster!

* HeyItsThatVoice: If you are a fan of SailorMoon and PrettyCure and [[KotonoMitsuishi recognize the voice of Ebichu]]. You will never look at SailorMoon or [[SuitePrettyCure Hummy]] the same way again after you watch this series!

* PlayingAgainstType: KotonoMitsuishi the voice behind SailorMoon and [[SuitePrettyCure Hummy]] voices Ebichu. An extremely perverted talking hamster!

* HeyItsThatVoice: If you are a fan of SailorMoon and PrettyCure and [[KotonoMitsuishi recognize the voice of Ebichu]]. You will never look at SailorMoon or [[SuitePrettyCure Hummy]] after you watch this series!

* PlayingAgainstType: KotonoMitsuishi the voice behind SailorMoon and [[SuitePrettyCure Hummy]] voices Ebichu an extremely perverted talking hamster!

* PlayingAgainstType: KotonoMitsuishi best known for voicing ""SailorMoon""

According to one source, the origin of the anime stems from the production of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''; KotonoMitsuishi would read the manga between takes to lighten the mood, often showing others why she was laughing. The decision was eventually made to animate it for ''Ai no Awa-awa'', and the lead role was promptly offered to Mitsuishi.

* KotonoMitsuishi in the title role.

* MichieTomizawa as ''Office Lady''.
* MitsuoIwata as Makun.

* BigEater - for something her size, Ebichu is a surprisingly big eater.
* BlackComedy - Dead, and thrown in a blender.
* BrandX - Several renamed popular products. (Zabu detergent = "Zabubu". Donna Karan New York (DKNY) = DINKY. Yebisu beer = "Yebichu", a joke carried over from [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]].)

* CuteButCacophonic -- Ebichu; the cute part is open to question.

* EasilyForgiven -- All it takes is a few kind words from Kaishounachi, and Office Lady will immediately forget his neglectful nature.

* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence -- not that the show in general is family friendly, but you don't expect a tiny rodent to have so much blood...

* GratuitousEnglish -- the opening sequence of "Ebichuman"
* HoistByHisOwnPetard -- OL once drugged Kaishounachi's drink to make him stay. She drank her glass that comes from the same, drugged drink, knocking her out too.
* InterspeciesRomance -- Makun and Ebichu
* {{Jerkass}} -- Office Lady and Kaishounachi. The former is usually only mean because of Ebichu's antics, but the latter has no excuse.

* {{Nosebleed}} -- Makun is extremely susceptible to this.
* {{Mahjong}} -- Makun first meets Ebichu over a game of Mahjong.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname -- The protagonist is simply known as OL (OfficeLady); her sexual partner as ''Kaishounachi'' (useless bum)
* {{Pun}} -- The "manko" (pussy) puns will surely get on your nerves by episode 15 or so.

* RunningGag - Many of them, run straight into the ground, through it, and out the other side.
* SatchelSwitcheroo -- In "Ebichuman 3", Ebichu mixes up two packages she is supposed to deliver.
* SmokingHotSex -- Sometimes, after Ebichu's owner and her boyfriend finished making love.
* StylisticSuck -- Just to make ''sure'' it's not turning you on ...
* SuperheroEpisode -- Ebichuman
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial -- This is exactly why Ebichu is a BadLiar

* TrademarkFavoriteFood -- Ebichu loves camembert cheese and ice cream, and to a lesser extent, syrup.

* FootFocus -- Sometimes, whenever OL attacks Ebichu.

According to one source, the origin of the anime stems from the production of ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''; KotonoMitsuishi would read the manga between takes to lighten the mood, often showing others why she was laughing. The decision was eventually made to animate it for ''Ai no Awa-awa'', and the lead role was promptly offered to Mitsuishi.

* BrandX - Several renamed popular products. (Zabu detergent = "Zabubu". Donna Karan New York (DKNY) = DINKY. Yebisu beer = "Yebichu", a joke carried over from [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]].)

* TomokazuSeki reuniting with his [[NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]] [[KotonoMitsuishi co-star]] as ''Kaishounachi''.

Ebichu is the talking pet hamster of a woman identified only as "Owner", "O.L.", or "Office Lady", a 25 year old, technically single woman facing ChristmasCake status. O.L.'s life consists of trying to get by, negotiating the hazards of dating her philandering boyfriend "Kaishounachi" -- a nickname literally meaning "useless" -- and beating Ebichu like an ugly redheaded stepchild on Sunday for minor infractions and major insults. Ebichu's life consists of thankless housework, cheese, an astonishing lack of anything remotely resembling tact, an unfortunate tendency to interrupt O.L. and Kaishounachi ''in flagrante delicto'', and getting beaten violently. Around this core swims a sea of perverts, private moments made public, illicit liasons, promiscuity, and the odd side character who finds Ebichu ''[[ButYouScrewOneGoat sexually attractive]]''.

* DeadBabyComedy - Dead, and thrown in a blender.

* AWorldWidePunomenon -- The "manko" (pussy) puns will surely get on your nerves by episode 15 or so.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname -- The protagonist is simply known as OL (Office Lady); her sexual partner as ''Kaishounachi'' (useless bum)
* {{Padding}} - Oh my..the already short episodes are padded with stock sequences of Ebichu wiping the floor, etc.
** The parts you're referring to are actually just short segue clips shown before and after commercials.
* RefugeInAudacity (the show's sexual escapades are done in deliberately crude style to keep them humorous and unappealing)

For those not easily offended, it is an enjoyable series which would not require a huge investment of time to see.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: A talking hamster who does the laundry? Nothing unusual about that.

* PuritySue - Miss Watanabe, to such an extent that both OL and Ebichu suspect her of being a StepfordSmiler.
** On a lesser level, the newlyweds next door. They dress in matching outfits, are constantly grinning and sharing any number of [[SickeninglySweethearts stupid lovey-dovey injokes]], and (if the sounds coming through the wall are any indication) have a ''really'' [[InsatiableNewlyweds healthy sex life]]. When it emerges that they're also ''devoutly religious'', Ebichu and OL start to wonder if they're going to hell for eavesdropping on them.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything and IfYouKnowWhatIMean in equally hefty portions.