Hand Shakers
Hand Shakers / ハンドシェイカー
| Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Super Power | |
| Themes: Super Power | |
| Studios: GoHands | |
| Producers: Frontier Works, Kadokawa, Kadokawa Media House, Medicos Entertainment, Movic, Sony Music Communications | |
| Licensors: Crunchyroll, Funimation | |
| Rating: 5.23 / 10 | |
| Rank: #13195 | |
| Popularity: #2140 | |
| Users Listed: 111,178 | |
| Users Scored: 43,309 | |
| NSFW: No | |
| Last Updated: 09/18/2023 | |
| Aired: January 11, 2017 – March 29, 2017 (Winter) | |
| Type: tv | |
| Source: original | |
| Age Rating: PG 13 | |
| Episodes: 12 | |
| Broadcast: Wednesday at 00:30 (JST) |
Synopsis:
In a world touched by a mysterious revelation, individuals known as Hand Shakers are drawn into Ziggurat, a dimension unbound by time. These pairs, linked through a physical touch, compete for an audience with a divine entity promising a single wish. The story centers on Tazuna Takatsuki, a young man who discovers his abilities while connecting with Koyori Akutagawa, a girl confined to a bed and carrying a poignant memory of loss.
Their bond becomes inextricably linked to their fate in Ziggurat; separation threatens Koyori’s life. As they navigate trials and confrontations with other Hand Shakers, Tazuna and Koyori must learn to harmonize their powers. The series explores themes of connection, sacrifice, and the weight of desires within a surreal and demanding arena where the stakes are profoundly personal.
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Episodes:
- Episode 1: Conductor to Contact (Aired: 01/11/2017)
- Episode 2: Lead by Red (Aired: 01/18/2017)
- Episode 3: Blade and Dagger (Aired: 01/25/2017)
- Episode 4: Live Lab (Aired: 02/01/2017)
- Episode 5: Meet Yet (Aired: 02/08/2017)
- ... and 7 more episodes
Characters:
- Akutagawa, Koyori (Main) - Voice Actors: Morohoshi, Sumire, Woodhull, Lara
- Takatsuki, Tazuna (Main) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Souma, Briner, Justin
- Akutagawa, Mayumi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kakuma, Ai, Ragsdale, Sara
- Awaza, Kodama (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Komatsu, Mikako, Apprill, Bryn
- Azuma, Hayate (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishikawa, Kaito, Roberts, Aaron
- Bind (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hikasa, Youko, Rial, Monica
- Break (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuyama, Jun, Saab, Alejandro
- Dr. Akutagawa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tone, Kentarou
- Hanasaki, Shigure (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hayami, Saori, Tipton, Alexis
- Houjou, Riri (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kayano, Ai, Hoover, Natalie
- Houjou, Masaru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Murase, Ayumu, Nishimura, Trina
- Kami no Koe (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Namikawa, Daisuke, Rager, Chris
- Makihara, Nagamasa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Morikubo, Shoutarou, Bowling, Anthony
- Mitsudera, Chizuru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uesaka, Sumire, Wiedenheft, Sarah
- Moriyama, Hibiki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugita, Tomokazu, Strait, Sonny
- Nagaoka, Daichi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuda, Kenjirou, Wehkamp, Christopher
- Tachibana, Tomoki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuusuke, Snow, Derick
- Takatsuki, Musubu (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Amamiya, Sora, Saxton, Jad
- Tazuna's Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asanuma, Shintaro, Huber, Chuck
- Tazuna's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Satou, Satomi, Ballard, Tia
Staff:
- Cook, Justin (Producer)
- Hasegawa, Kazuhiko (Producer)
- Hayashi, Toshiyasu (Producer)
- Kananiwa, Kozue (Producer)
- Kawamoto, Sachi (Producer)
- Kurosaki, Yuuki (Producer)
- Ogata, Mitsuhiro (Producer)
- Herek, Samantha (Assistant Producer)
- Kanazawa, Hiromitsu (Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Series Composition)
- Suzuki, Shingo (Director)
- Tanaka, Ryou (Sound Director)
- Yamagishi, Tetsuichi (Episode Director)
- Yokomine, Katsumasa (Episode Director)
- Rial, Monica (Script)
- Yanagi, Tamazo (Script)
- Arai, Akino (Theme Song Performance)
- OxT (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition)
- Tom-H@ck (Theme Song Arrangement)
- hotaru (Theme Song Lyrics)
- Fukunaga, Gen (Executive Producer)
- Furuta, Makoto (Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
- GOON TRAX (Music)
- Jewell, Jerry (ADR Director)
- Naitou, Ken (Art Director)
- Ookubo, Hiroshi (Mechanical Design)
- Takemoto, Daiki (Animation Director)
- Tani, Keiji (Animation Director)
- Uchida, Takayuki (Character Design, Animation Director, Chief Animation Director)
News:
- North American Anime & Manga Releases for December (12/02/2019)
- North American Anime & Manga Releases for March (03/05/2018)
- TV Anime 'Hand Shakers' Gets Prequel Story (03/20/2017)
- Winter 2017 Simulcast List [Update 1/13] (12/29/2016)
- Winter 2017 Preview (12/15/2016)
- PV Collection for Oct 10 - 16 (10/16/2016)
- 'Hand Shakers' to Air in Winter 2017 (07/16/2016)
- Original Anime 'Hand Shakers' Announced (03/20/2016)
Forum Topics:
- Hand Shakers Episode 12 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 3 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 2 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 1 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 11 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 10 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 8 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 7 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 6 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 5 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 9 Discussion
- Hand Shakers Episode 4 Discussion
- Am I the only one that actually liked the artwork..?
- Why a 5?
- Has Hand Shakers killed GoHands?
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Related Anime/Manga:
- Hand Shakers: Go ago Go (anime - Prequel)
- W'z (anime - Sequel)
- Hand Shakers (manga - Adaptation)