Hand Shakers
Series Overview
Tazuna is a high school student, living in Osaka, who loves to fiddle around with machines. One day, he receives a repair request from an university laboratory. He accepts the request and ends up meeting a girl named Koyori, who has been bedridden for a very long time. Suddenly, Tazuna and Koyori get pulled into a whole different world called “Ziggurat”. In this world, there are Hand Shakers, two people who touch hands and create the Nimrod. Their goal is to defeat other Hand Shakers in order to gain an audience with “God”, who will grant them wishes. Protect with your own Hands!
Broadcast Schedule & Network Information
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1 Season • 12 Episodes
23 min per episode
2017 – 2017
Premiered: Wed, Jan 11, 2017
Creative Production Team
Latest Aired Episode
Season 1, Episode 12: “Shake the Hands”
Tazuna and Koyori are facing off against Koyori's sister and the doc's old partner. Koyori's sister has been reduced to an emotionless mute after years of difficult treatments and abuse. Can the two of them bear to hurt someone so close to Koyori? And even if so, can they win against Handshakers who are so much more powerful and determined?
Seasons & Episodes Breakdown
Cast & Creators
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Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hiromitsu Kanazawa, Shingo Suzuki
Hiromitsu Kanazawa
Yuichiro Tozawa
Saori Tadokoro
Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Toshiyasu Hayashi, Kozue Kananiwa, Sachi Kawamoto, Yuuki Kurosaki
Department Leadership Roster
Yuichiro Tozawa
Director of Photography
Saori Tadokoro
Editor
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
Producer
Toshiyasu Hayashi
Producer
Kozue Kananiwa
Producer
Sachi Kawamoto
Producer
Yuuki Kurosaki
Producer
Mitsuhiro Ogata
Producer
Takanori Kikuchi
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
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TV-14: Parents Strongly Cautioned — Contains material unsuitable for children under 14.
International Certification Matrix
Parents Strongly Cautioned — Contains material unsuitable for children under 14.
18+ Restricted to Adults.
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What is Hand Shakers about?
Tazuna is a high school student, living in Osaka, who loves to fiddle around with machines. One day, he receives a repair request from an university laboratory. He accepts the request and ends up meeting a girl named Koyori, who has been bedridden for a very long time. Suddenly, Tazuna and Koyori get pulled into a whole different world called “Ziggurat”. In this world, there are Hand Shakers, two people who touch hands and create the Nimrod. Their goal is to defeat other Hand Shakers in order to gain an audience with “God”, who will grant them wishes. Protect with your own Hands!
How many seasons does Hand Shakers have?
Hand Shakers comprises 1 season available to explore.
Who stars in Hand Shakers?
Key cast members in Hand Shakers include Soma Saito, Sumire Morohoshi.
Who created or directed Hand Shakers?
Hand Shakers was developed and directed by Hiromitsu Kanazawa, Shingo Suzuki.