ハンドシェイカー
Hand Shakers
⚡ Polarizing🚪 Often abandoned
In Osaka in the year "AD20XX," Hand Shakers are partners who can summon "Nimrodes," weapons born from their deep psyche by joining hands. In order to grant the pair's wish, the Hand Shakers compete with and fight other Hand Shaker pairs. The top pair will then meet and challenge "God." (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ハンドシェイカー (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hand Shakers |
| English | Hand Shakers |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 23 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2017-01-11 → 2017-03-29 (Winter 2017) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | GoHands |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | Action |
| Themes | Battle RoyaleCGISuper PowerFull CGISurreal ComedyUrbanUrban FantasyCosmic HorrorBullyingSlaveryKuudere |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll · YouTube |
Reception
| Community score | 4.35 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 4.80 / 10 |
| Composite | 17.1 |
| On lists | 26,716 |
| Favourited | 152 (0.6%) |
| Completion | 57.9% |
| Drop rate | 31.4% |
| In backlog | 31.7% |
| Score spread σ | 2.52 |
Score distribution
11,66221,11431,05441,16751,21261,15979328475936710258
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | GoHands | E | 33 of 33 |
| Broadcast season | Winter 2017 | E | 73 of 73 |
| Year | 2017 | E | 376 of 376 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | E | 1,556 of 1,557 |
| Source material | Original work | E | 1,730 of 1,732 |
| Era | Late 2010s | E | 1,862 of 1,863 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,666 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | E | 2,763 of 2,765 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,320 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 7,153 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Shingo Suzuki, Ken Naitou, Ryou Tanaka, Takayuki Uchida, Makoto Furuta |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hiromitsu Kanazawa |
| Character design | Takayuki Uchida |
Franchise — ハンドシェイカー
Related
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| prequel | 2017 | Hand Shakers: Go ago Go |
| sequel | 2019 | W'z |
AniList id 21731 · MAL id 32981 · record updated 2026-08-27




