bijou

Bijou is owned by Maria; the two of them moved to Hamtaro's neighborhood from France. She is tidy and graceful, but that doesn't stop her from helping out the Ham-Hams when needed. She prizes her blue ribbons - which she always wears, holding her pigtails in place. Throughout the entire series, Bijou has a massive crush on Hamtaro. Meanwhile, Boss has a huge crush on Bijou; but she is not aware of this, and seems to view him more as a big brother figure. Bijou is close friends with the other girl Ham-Hams (Pashmina, Penelope, Sandy, etc.) - and they know about Bijou's crush on Hamtaro. In some earlier media (such as Hamuchanzu de Gozaimachu! Vol.1), Bijou was shown to have an interest in knitting. She would knit fluffy sweaters for Hamtaro and friends; though they would often take more interest in the balls of yarn she was using to knit. This was not established in the anime series, and the "knitting girl" role would later be given to Barrette. In the Japanese version, Bijou speaks normal Japanese and adds the words "dechuwa" (most likely a hamster version of "desu wa") at the end of her sentences. In the English version, Bijou has a thin French accent, and speaks with a sort of "squeaky" voice. Oshare also adds "dechuwa" at the end her sentences, perhaps because they both hail from France.