Hamtaro Bento.

Made Hamtaro kyaraben (character bento). Hamtaro (JP: Tottoko Hamutaro) is a Japanese manga, children's book and anime series. The series revolves around a hamster named Hamtaro. He goes on adventures with a clan of fellow hamster friends known as The Ham-Hams (JP: Ham-chan-zu). Anime series was broadcast in many countries including the Netherlands.

About this my Hamtaro bento.

- Body - rice
- Hands and foot - Ham (not hamster's meat. Normal ham)
- Peanut (I didn't have a sunflower seed)
- Eyes - konbu

NL:
Hamtaro is een Japanse manga en anime. Het verhaal gaat over de kleine goudhamster die genaamd Hamtaro. De Nederlands title is "Hamtaro - Kleine Hamsters, Grote Avonturen". In Nederland werd de anime serie uitgezonden door Fox kids.
Bento en Kyaraben workshop: http://tokyodoll.web.fc2.com/workshop/bentoworkshop.html

Hamtaro JP:


Hamtaro NL:

Makunouchi Bento

I made this bento so called Makunouchi bento.

All dishes for packing to bento box. Took a time to make everything.

However in Japan this type of bento is usually made by restaurants or special catering. Formal bento with a traditional black-lacquered, is provided in restaurants, or for a company meeting, or for a ceremony (like funeral). This type of Bento is not for taking to school.

Makunouchi bento is a popular type of Japanese bento which consists of various dishes. The word makunouchi bento ("between-act bento"), dates back to the Edo Period (1603 to 1867), when they were served during the intermissions of Noh or Kabuki theater performances.

From the Meiji Period onward, Makunouchi has become a common convention for bentos sold at train stations. Today even convenience stores usually also sell a bento under the Makunouchi name. It often contains more items and costs more than other offerings.

Voorbeeld van Bento workshop

Dit is een voorbeeld van mijn bento workshop. Het doosje is bij de workshop prijs inbegrepen en de deelnemers kunnen het resultaat mee naar huis nemen.
Het verschil tussen een bento workshop en een kyaraben workshop is dat
bij een kyaraben workshop het belangrijkste is om het karakter en de sfeer bij elk karakter te maken/creëren.
Bij de bento workshop is het belangrijkste om de afzonderlijke bijgerechtjes te koken en op te maken in plaats van tijd te besteden aan de vorm van karakters.
Voor meer informatie check: http://tokyodoll.web.fc2.com/workshop/bentoworkshop.html

This is an example of my Bento workshop. This box is included in workshop fee, and participants can take same results with this image.
Differences between Bento workshop and Kyaraben workshop are,
At Kyaraben workshop, we take importance to making character form and atmosphere of each characters.
At Bento workshop, we take importance to cooking each side dishes in stead of taking time to make character forms.
More information check: http://tokyodoll.web.fc2.com/workshop/bentoworkshop.html

Sailor Moon Luna and Artemis bento

Made Luna and Artemis kyaraben (character bento) for Sailor Moon's 20th Anniversary. Sailor Moon is a Japanese multimedia franchise series which originated as a manga written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. Anime series made a huge success all over the world. And Sailor Moon returns in this summer with a new series "Sailor Moon Crystal"

2 cats in this bento are Luna and Artemis, buddies of Usagi (Serena, Sailor Moon) or Minako (Mina, Sailor Venus). Picks are imaged from items of Sailor Moon (Moon Stick and Spiral Heart Moon Rod).

Sailor Moon is een Japanse mediafranchise, die bedacht is door Naoko Takeuchi's manga. De franchise bestaat uit onder andere een mangaserie, animeserie, meerdere films, verscheidene musicals en een live-action televisieserie. In Nederland werd de Sailor Moon-anime serie uitgezonden door Yorin. In België werd de serie uitgezonden door VT4.

Ref: wikipedia
EN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon
NL http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon

Bento en Kyaraben workhsop Nederland:
http://tokyodoll.web.fc2.com/workshop/bentoworkshop.html

Calimero feat. Angry Birds Kyaraben (character bento)

I made Calimero kyaraben with Angry bird and other birds.
Calimero is well known both in Europe and also in Japan. Today 3D version is made and broadcasted. This black chick is getting popular again.

Calimero was created by Toni Pagot, an Italian artist, and was later licensed in Japan as an anime series. On 1970's, the long animation series of Calimero that was broadcasted everywhere in the world, this is made in Japan. More information, refer wikipedia.
EN; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calimero
NL; http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calimero

Calimero in Japan

Calimero in Nederland

Modern Calimero

Back to my Kyaraben, ingredients are as follows.
- Calimero: Sushi rice, nori seaweed, surimi, konbu seaweed, black olive
- Angry bird: cherry tomato, konbu, surimi, carrot.
- Others: egg, cherry tomato, Broccoli , lettuce, corn
- Side meals; Yakitori (Japanese grilled chicken), chicken ham. Well, may be the future of Calimero...