It really is the year of the hamster in Japan, as pet owners vie for top spot in a Hamster Championship Series on Twitter.
There is no better place for cute pets than the Internet, and we’ve already shown you some cute hamster behinds and a year in review of cute hamsters blowing up over the Internet. But Japan isn’t quite done yet, they want hamster owners to post pictures of their little hammy using the hashtag #全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会(#All Japan Hamster Ugly but Cute Championship series)
There have been plenty of submissions so far, so here are some of the best that we’ve found. Caution: cuteness (despite ugliness) ahead.
▼ I’m a #1 hamster…no big deal.
https://twitter.com/24ayc25/status/657933593079996416▼ Squishiness is a factor in the competition…
https://twitter.com/kanna_nakagawa/status/663170506007252997▼ Flatness is another
宇宙から来ました。#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/DMpnJXuhI2
— くればー (@applekreva90813) December 18, 2015
▼ Plain, but still cute
なかなか
— amehal (@amehal_lililil) September 24, 2015
#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/789Bva6Tpw
▼ “Let ’em see the rest of me!”
なんだろう…#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/GB7OwVz3PD
— かな (気ままに低浮上ぎみ) (@inemuribaku) December 19, 2015
▼ Chubby cheeks are key
うちの子も負けてないぞー!! #全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/WhIGer5aOr
— ぽんず (@tayuaz13) September 25, 2015
▼ “Just let me get a little closer to the camera.”
#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/sUYu3udGkC
— 有平糖 (@aaaruheitou) September 25, 2015
▼ “Wake me up when I win.”
https://twitter.com/Chihoperon/status/647431971749031936▼ Sleeping on your front is for chumps
https://twitter.com/82_yui52/status/655982161418317824▼ “Can’t skip out on leg day.”
へたくそウインク（ゝω・)#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/rfmb7oABV9
— 煉 (@ReNChain) October 12, 2015
▼ “Make sure you get my good side.”
https://twitter.com/kanna_nakagawa/status/650492864133132288▼ “Like a cat, once the head is through everything else follows.”
https://twitter.com/oor_tkyk/status/648364355126321152▼ “Yes, mmm, Internet fame.”
#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/HtSXcsbnVC
— ナラまい・すぐる。 (@fd3s_ae86_) October 19, 2015
▼ “Today is picture day?”
#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/g1cyp5hN5f
— 文 (@fumiy515) October 23, 2015
▼ Just keep eating…
再チャレンジ(´･ω･`)#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/zjKhbCe5Qd
— トロ (@toro303606) October 19, 2015
▼ “Heeeeeeere’s Hammy!”
https://twitter.com/chunliosaka/status/665190287363338241▼ “I’ll show you ugly but cute.”
https://twitter.com/suzuki4ever21/status/673153233217454080▼ No need to do anything fancy
今日のぶちゃいく
— あすままま (@mikaduki0621) November 23, 2015
#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/cnU5o9FvR5
▼ “Who’s got the biggest cheeeeeeeeks???”
https://twitter.com/Haruru_chaaan/status/674875025971798016▼ “Well, when you hold me like that, how else am I supposed to look?”
https://twitter.com/poodle525/status/655239503464935424▼ This one can’t stop laughing
https://twitter.com/2013Sky42/status/656078649918029825▼ Doing its best panda impression
うちの、ぽんさんも、、、#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会#ハムスター #ぽんず pic.twitter.com/zxiVabRPqA
— ＊miku＊ (@miku_umizora) October 14, 2015
▼ “My bed is over that way.”
どう見ても酔っ払いのおやじ…
— DORI_HK (@DORI_HK) October 13, 2015
#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会# pic.twitter.com/876bkd31Zh
▼ “Oh crap, they’ve caught me trying to escape!”
https://twitter.com/ANS__luvxxx/status/649932128952520705▼ “If it fits, I sleep.”
#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/o35oLcEzEP
— りの (@0su38d1w2635p8j) September 26, 2015
▼ “My best side and my worst side.”
#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会
— きょん🌻 (@aiko_sn_k) October 12, 2015
可愛い顔もあるんだけどね……ぶちゃいくも可愛いけど😆 pic.twitter.com/LuqnrCWJPf
▼ Can barely sit still, so excited to enter the tournament
https://twitter.com/netz0804/status/647255550338560001▼ “What’s on this side of the roof?”
屋根の上で寝るハムスター#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/AQXTp9JVz4
— みかん (@mikanchan422) September 25, 2015
▼ “If I fall, I’m gonna…..zzzzzzz.”
when I falling down, I sleeping... zzZ #NIU19 #全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/DnQQ7WVb8Z
— not EAY.. (@rdkmasa) September 28, 2015
▼ “I’m supposed to make a face like this?”
あたち、かわいいでちょ？
— きなこもち (@07DUCK08) October 10, 2015
#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/ZErLE6eIdq
▼ “I’ve eaten too much…”
https://twitter.com/brandnew_131/status/647089673186086912▼ “Doing my best Mario impression.”
https://twitter.com/_t0my_/status/647087053591605248▼ “I can win without a squished face!”
されるがまま。#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会
— muco* (@m_cosan) September 24, 2015
(♂)#チャイニーズハムスター#ハムスター pic.twitter.com/12PdvjOE1I
▼ Best impression of a liquid hamster
https://twitter.com/eclipse_or2/status/647070935011323904▼ “Quick! While nobody is looking!”
妖怪頬袋#全日本ハムスターぶちゃいく選手権大会 pic.twitter.com/uLeSGxzeFl
— ぴかけい (@pikakei2000) September 24, 2015
▼ “Why must you keep putting food in my mouth?!?”
https://twitter.com/otonoha0802/status/647042594875138051▼ “Hi! Nice to meet you!”
https://twitter.com/hasumin_doit/status/647045085201215488▼ “I don’t think they made this face cut-out the right size…”
https://twitter.com/nakami3232/status/647055023591952384Were you able to get through them all without going “aww”? Hamsters aren’t big pets, but they are big on adorableness, even the ones we think aren’t super cute.
Which hamster would you choose to win the championship series? Let us know in the comments section below.
Source: Curazy
Top Image: Twitter/@fd3s_ae86_
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