ShoPro Entertainment

Background
This is the American distribution arm of the Japanese company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co. Ltd..

1st Logo (2000-2003)
Visuals: Over a white background is "ShoPro USA" in large, bold, blue letters, which are underlined. Underneath the underline is the text "Shogakukan Production Co. Ltd."

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Can be seen on early VIZ Video releases of Hamtaro.

2nd Logo (October 4, 2003-2005)


Visuals: On a white background, there is a black outlined speech bubble with a light blue color two-thirds at the top and a lighter blue color one-third at the bottom. It bounces up and down a bit and then "ShoPro" in Arial Rounded Bold-font bounces upward letter-by-letter and settles down. "Sho" is white and "Pro" is black. Then, the small text "ENTERTAINMENT" in black appears in the lighter blue part.

Variant: Season two episodes of Hamtaro have a still version of the logo.

Technique: 2D animation.

Audio: The closing theme of the show, or none.

Availability: Saved on episodes of Megaman NT Warrior and some season two episodes of Hamtaro.