Arimura Taishi

Graphic Designer

Birth Year 1993

Birthplace Japan

#137,677 Most Popular

About

Japanese graphic designer, animator, and YouTuber known for creating the charming animated characters known as Blue HamHam a group of four "space hamsters" who explore Earth while playing music, and for his other short-form animation videos which has amassed a very large following of over 3 million YouTube subscribers and more than 3 million TikTok followers. 

Before Fame

He attended Seian University of Art and Design. He began working on advertising projects during university. He graduated and began posting his animations and advertising projects on Instagram in 2018 and TikTok in 2019. He joined YouTube in March of 2020 and quickly became popular on the site.

Trivia

His BlueHamHam characters have been compared to Hello Kitty, Cinnamon Roll, and other viral Japanese animated characters. His work has inspired several pop-up shops to travel across Japan selling merchandise of the BlueHamHam characters.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. 

Associated With

His Blue HamHam characters each play a musical instrument and are inspired by various musical genres including Ed Sheeran's pop songs and Missy Elliott's hip-hop tracks. He collaborated with Marshmello on the viral video "BLUE HAMHAM - Tiny music box players" in 2022.