Himespetchi changing the plate on her Himespe Phone
The Himespe Phone (ひめスペフォン Himesupe Fon) is an item that appears regularly throughout season 6 and 7 of the original Tamagotchi! anime series. It is Himespetchi's cellphone that has the ability to tell fortunes.
Appearance[]
The Himespe Phone is a pink flip phone. The top of the phone is decorated with pink star stickers at the bottom and pink star shapes surrounding the faceplate. The faceplate itself lies in the middle and is covered with a pink transparent cover that keeps it in place. The faceplate can be taken out to swap it with another faceplate once the cover is removed.
When opened up, the phone has a screen at the top part and buttons on the bottom part. The screen has a color display and is surrounded by a white trim and pink hearts. The bottom part has a white cancel button, a white confirm button, and four directional buttons shaped like hearts. Near the directional buttons is a white decoration and star shapes. There are also star shapes near the top of the directional buttons.
Function[]
The Himespe Phone functions like a normal cellphone, being able to make and receive calls. The phone's main feature is its fortune-telling ability. Depending on what faceplate is inserted, Himespetchi is able to tell fortunes or give advice related to the faceplate. The fortunes typically come true, though it may happen in an unexpected way.
Faceplates[]
- Love Plate: Used to give advice related to romantic relationships. Himespetchi often uses this plate to figure out how to catch Mametchi's heart.
- Best Friend Plate: Used to give advice related to friendships.
- Fortune Telling Plate: Gives general fortune telling advice, telling the user what they can do or wear to achieve good luck.
- Dressed Up Plate: Tells the user what accessory they should wear to achieve good luck.
- Tamamori Plate: Tells the user what Tamamori they should wear for the day.
- Sports Plate: Tells the user what kind of sport they should play for the day.
- Music Plate: Gives advice on what kind of music to play and how to play it well.
- Location Plate: Helps the user find the location of something.
- Affinity Plate: Measures the level of affinity between two Tamagotchis.
In the Anime[]
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The Himespe Phone is first seen in "Gigakyun! Mysterious Transfer Student Himespetchi" when Himespetchi uses it to call her parents and tell them she made it safely to Tamagotchi Planet. The phone is fully introduced in "Premonition Commotion!? Himespe Phone Fortune-Telling" where she uses it tell Memetchi's and Makiko's fortunes after they ask her about her phone. Uwasatchi eventually notices its ability and spreads the gossip around school, making students regularly flock to Himespetchi to get their fortunes told.
Throughout the series, Himespetchi uses the phone help out her friends when they need guidance on something. In "Legend of Love-Love Power Spot", she uses the Location plate to figure out what direction Love-Love Power Spot is when Bententchi becomes aggressive asking Mametchi where it is. In "Big Fight!? Moriritchi vs Anemoriritchi", she uses the Affinity plate to gauge Moriritchi and Anemorirtchi's relationship and give advice on how they can make up.
Telelin becomes jealous of the Himespe Phone in "Right on Mark!? Telelin Mimics Fortune-Telling" and asks Mametchi to make a device that will let her tell fortunes. Telelin then uses the device to tell Tamagotchis their fortunes after they're unable to consult Himespetchi when she's busy telling others' fortunes. However, the device is later revealed to be defective and Himespetchi has to use her phone to figure out how to help out the previous Tamagotchis before they get in trouble.
Toy[]
- Main article: Love-Friend Phone Himespe Phone
Tamagotchi Channel advertisement
A replica toy of the Himespe Phone called Love-Friend Phone Himespe Phone (ラブともケータイ ひめスペフォン Rabu Tomo Kētai Himesupe Fon) was released in March 2012 for 3,740 ¥.
The goal of the Himespe Phone is to collect all 32 Tamagotchi characters by sending texts to fully bond with them. The phone features all raisable adults from the Tamagotchi iD L to text with along with a fortune telling mode which allows the user to have a variety of fortunes read. There are also minigames to play and the phone itself can be customized with wallpapers and ringtones.
Gallery[]
Anime[]
Trivia[]
- The ringtone on the Himespe Phone is a short clip of Happy Heart.
- In GO-GO Tamagotchi!, Himespetchi did not use her Himespe Phone a single time.
External links[]
| Tamagotchi! Series Objects | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tamagotchi! | Crystal Crown • Himespe Phone • Kuchipatchi of Truth • Kururin Shake Maker • Legendary Marine Blue • Lovelin Tour Bus • Mame Bus • Melody Charm • Melody Violin • Mysterious Plate • Tama Heart • Tamamo Letter • Tama Profile • Tama Profy • Tamamori | |
| Tamagotchi! Yume Kira Dream | Dorikawa Card • Dream Coffret Palette • Smapi • Yume Kira Bag | |
| Tamagotchi! Miracle Friends | Pocket Designer | |
| GO-GO Tamagotchi! | DoriTama Rainbow • Knock Tap | |
| Other | Jolly Tree • World's Happiest Story | |