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- "But I wait here for her, hoping she'd stop by one of those days, so that's why I'm here."
- —Hungramps, explaining about his backstory in Yo-kai Hungramps
Hungramps (Japanese: ひも爺 Himoji) is one of the recurring Yo-kai characters of the Yo-kai Watch anime series. He met and befriended Nate in the episode Yo-kai Hungramps.
History[]
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Prior Events[]
Hungramps as he was in his previous life as a human.
Hungramps was originally a human who took his granddaughter to the Everymart where she could buy some stuff. She loved her grandfather so much, she spent as much time as possible with him. As she grew up, she quickly forgot about her grandfather, and became more focused towards schoolwork.
Over time, his grandfather became gravely ill and hospitalized. It led her granddaughter to study hard and become a doctor so he could cure him, but as he raised his finger to meet hers in a pinky promise, he tragically died right before their fingers could meet.
Season 1 (EP001-EP076)[]
Hungramps appears in Yo-kai Hungramps, Inspiriting a convenience store which Katie Forester passed by. His power makes her and others want to stop at the store and buy food. When she tells Nathan Adams about her craving, Nate accidentally insults her by saying she was getting fat, (In the Disney XD dub, this was edited so that Nate said she looked terrible). Nate and Whisper then go to the convenience store to investigate, where they find Hungramps. Hungramps tells them that he has a reason for haunting the store, but he doesn't tell them, mainly because he then decided to nap.
Nate then calls Tattletell to inspirit him, though there was a slight delay when she and Hungramps had a bit of tea together. Then he reveals that he went to the store with his granddaughter Sarah when he was alive and she was a toddler. They really loved each other, but they grew apart, and he eventually passed away. He started to haunt the store after he died, with his hoping to meet her again being the reason why he became a Yo-kai. He had to draw in everyone because he couldn't quite remember her face since he became a Yo-kai. Whisper and Nate manage to convince Hungramps that he shouldn't cause trouble for others. However, just as he was about to leave, two high school students walk by, one of them holding the same keychain Sarah had, and she discusses the relationship she had with her grandfather. Moved to tears, Hungramps then gives Nate his medal in thanks.
In EP006, Nate summons Hungramps to convince Blazion to stand down before resorting to Happierre.
In EP014, Nate calls Hungramps to stop Dazzabel from inspiriting his mother, since he has a poor sense of fashion. Unfortunately, Dazzabel Inspirits him, making dress up like a surfer, including the surfboard and all else.
In EP023, Nate summons Hungramps to counter Grubsnitch. The two Yo-Kai wrestle for control over Lily Adams, causing her to waver between snitching little bites and eating a full meal. Hungramps ends up causing Lily to become so hungry she starts devouring the meal, prompting Grubsnitch to surrender.
In EP027, Hungramps was seen in Yo-kai-lifornia where he is among the Yo-kai standing in line awaiting the release of the Yo-kai Watch Model Zero. Walkappa told Hungramps that there must be a party that attracted the Yo-kai.
Hungramps' backstory is further explored in EP059. He learned that years later, his granddaughter successfully entered a prestigious university and continues to work hard in present day.