S3.E1 ∙ Toshi no Hajime no

Hamtaro has been having a recurring dream where a beautiful princess hamster asks for help and he can't forget about her, even when he's awake. One day, Laura tells him that everyone in the family is going to her father's hometown. When Hamtaro tells his friends about it, Maxwell pulls out a book on old hamster history that says there is a "homeland" for hamsters called "Hamja Kingdom". When the Ham-Hams build a sand castle and recite a spell as it is written in the book they are whooshed to the Kingdom, where they run into old enemies and new ones and have to save the princess.

Cyborg 009 and his team are re-united to fight the latest menace from the Black Ghost. Before they can tackle their foe the team must overcome an army of monsters sent to stop them, including giant jellyfish, and treacherous cyborgs.

This is the third movie starring a tiger boy named Shimajiro, and it will be screened in movie theaters around Japan. Like its two predecessors, the movie has been conceived to be a child's first movie theater experience, and has been designed in a way that will hold the attention of a young audience throughout the film. Each child is given a cardboard megaphone that they are encouraged to use at various times by the story's characters to cheer them on or shout a particular phrase, and even use as a weapon to thwart the film's villain. The film itself features a wide variety of entertainment, from sing-alongs to dance-alongs, puppet animation, and regular animation. Japanese screenings of the movie come with a short break in the middle, while the lighting and sound in the theater are adjusted to give the children the most comfortable experience possible.

Five generations after Lupin the 3rd, Lupin the 8th plies his trade in an airship that flies above a futuristic Paris.