Hand Shakers

Those who receive the Revelation of Babel must overcome many battles and trials. By grasping the hand of their special partner, these "Hand Shakers" transport themselves to the realm of Ziggurat, an alternate dimension where time no longer exists. Each pair of Hand Shakers must battle it out for the right to meet with God, who will reward them by granting them a single wish.

Tazuna Takatsuki, a high school student with a penchant for fixing things, is one of these Hand Shakers. After receiving a request for repairs from Professor Makihara of a nearby university, Tazuna stumbles upon Koyori Akutagawa, a bedridden girl that reminds him of his deceased sister Musubu. Remembering her dying wish to never let go of her hand, Tazuna grasps Koyori's hand and awakens his power as a Hand Shaker. However, Koyori's life is directly tied to her status as a Hand Shaker, meaning if Tazuna was to ever let go of her hand she would die. With meeting God being their only hope for saving her, the duo must find a way to make their unique powers mesh together, overcome the opposing Hand Shakers, and make their wish come true.

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Akutagawa, Koyori Main

Morohoshi, Sumire Japanese

Takatsuki, Tazuna Main

Saitou, Souma Japanese

Houjou, Riri Supporting

Kayano, Ai Japanese

Houjou, Masaru Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Awaza, Kodama Supporting

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Mitsudera, Chizuru Supporting

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Moriyama, Hibiki Supporting

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Makihara, Nagamasa Supporting

Morikubo, Shoutarou Japanese

Azuma, Hayate Supporting

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Break Supporting

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Kananiwa, Kozue Producer

Ogata, Mitsuhiro Producer

Kawamoto, Sachi Producer

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Nov 27, 2024

Maka_Ev

Recommended

Oh my god. Just wow. I don`t understand all these negative reviews i don`t understand what people are expecting, or perhaps they`re just too used to the drawing style and can`t wrap their heads around this. But let me tell you, the amount fo detail in this Anime is CRAZY, and i mean crazy. Every single background character is animated as well as having every single detail on them. I did also enjoy the story quite a bit, the main characters Koyori and Tazuna really meshed together! Loved their little interactions and besides hey, Koyori`s just a waifu can`t deny it. But jokes aside, The ... animation was super super fluid, the characters were super detailed, those camera angles were so unique and i really loved them, it just added to the emersion, made me feel like i was there with them running and fighting. The audio as well, was crispy clear, voice acting was spot on and it has funny moments as well as some sad moments that made you feel for the characters. This was truly a hidden gem, and i`m glad i watched it. I`ll never let anyone`s opinion persuade me intro not wathcing an anime, can you only imagine if i did, and i would`ve missed on this amazing little anime?! Huhu.

Overall i give this anime a 9/10. That`s a minus one point from 10 just because i didn`t get to hear a conffession, BUT that doesn`t mean there isn`t one, i guess you`ll have to watch and find out for yourself!

PS: Aparently W`z is a sequel to this anime 10 years into the future or something, but i`m not sure!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Dec 27, 2020

Blake-sama

Mixed Feelings

Hand Shakers, the perfect "Mediocre" anime.

For starters, the "Story" receives a five for simple reasons. It's pretty damn basic. There's a story, but it's not a good one. There is development in the story, but they're not interesting. There are twists, but they come abruptly and awkwardly. I can truly describe this anime's plot in such a heartbeat, it's almost sad. "Wattpad Middle-schooler fan-fic." Doesn't ring a bell? Good for you. Essentially, I'm suggesting that the setting of the story, the plot elements, the key details, the premise of the show, etc. are all near immature, and bland, lacking in originality and creativity. The most ... "unique" aspect of the story is the fact that Hand Shakers ... must hold hands.

Art and Sound. Both receive five for similar reasons. The one thing that both aspects have in common would be the fact that, for at the minimum, half the show is arguably a 1-3 rating. There's a lot of clunky animation, awkward sound effects, weird art choices, elevator music, etc. Yet that isn't the worst of it. One of the more popular complaints I've heard of is the overwhelming cluster of sound effects and special effects. The first episode is guaranteed to give you a headache, and while the sound effects seem alright at first, they tend to be constant and overwhelming at times.
So why the five? Well, I personally believe there a few, while minimal, there are few scenes and soundtrack choices that deserve a higher rating. There are rather nice-looking backgrounds, not every song sounds like royalty-free music, sometimes the sound effects help the immersion unlike the special effects, and occasionally the animation is rather impressive. It's these sparks of effort that make a lower score feel criminal.

The character rating being a five is a little tough to settle on. I want to like the characters, but there's not even a chance as any potential in these characters is absolutely ruined by the poor dialogue. Scenes that are supposed to be comedic sometimes feel forced or "cringe" and half the time, the dialogue just feels so robotic and off-setting. One of my personal complaints has to do with a specific character that I will not name for spoiler protection, becoming rather talkative, which is fine, but this influenced and changed how I viewed them as a character, how they interacted with the other characters, and overall just made the character different. I didn't like the change. There are some decent side characters, usually coming in as duos since y'know, Hand Shakers are paired. I specifically enjoyed the business-related characters (you'll understand if you watch) but I do understand the common complaint that all the characters are boring, cliched, and lack creativity, a common trend in all aspects of this show.

Lastly, I've said enough to explain why I rated "Enjoyment" as five. In all due respect, I didn't hate it, I just didn't find it to be good. I watched it, said "yeah that works I guess" and moved on with my day. There is a sequel, perhaps I'll get to it, but for now, I don't feel like wasting the effort on a show I know isn't worth it.

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Not worth the headache, nor the disappointment. If you like trash anime, by all means, take Hand Shakers for a spin but, if you expect an anime similar to Assassin's Pride (absolutely awful but I loved it) you will not receive it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Dec 24, 2024

SamuraiSamual

Not Recommended

Waist of a good opening song. Don't watch. Only reason I haven't given it a 1 is because I managed to finish it. It is truly horrible from animation to weird cuts to leaps in character arcs to trying to make incest a good thing to just being plain boring.
None of the characters are good they all look like shit and even worse when they constantly slip off model. There's basically no explanation into the main character's sister and they just cram some of the most important stuff into the last episodes. it was painful to look at in the best of times while being ... confusing at others, some characters would just change personality to fit the convenience of the story. The story concept is pretty interesting even if it's over done but it's so poorly explained and stuff just happens and sometimes a character will be talking, abruptly finish talking then like 5 cuts and they've completely changed their world view or have been defeated. This is truly the worst thing I have ever subjected myself to watching. I went in knowing it would be bad but I thought it would have at least one enjoyable scene but no, not a single one. Just listen to everyone and don't watch it you'll be happier if you don't.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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