S01E01 Conductor to Contact
Tazuna is a young boy who loves to fix things. But his life takes an unexpected turn when he meets a girl who's lying on a hospital bed in an electronically locked lab. When he...
Hand Shakers
S01E04: Live Lab
After the battle inside the Ziggurat, Chizuru and Hayate are horrified to find out that their victory would have cost Koyori her life. They agree to help Tazuna and Koyori, even though they're out of the fight now. They tell the two of them that in order not to be found in the real world, they need to come up with a name to use inside the Ziggurat when they fight. After a bit of thought, Tazuna and Koyori's new name becomes "Single Gear".
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!
Episodes
S01E02 Lead by Red
Tazuna and his new friend Koyori have a problem: If Tazuna lets go of Koyori's hand, she'll die! Can he take her home with him and explain to his parents why he now has to...
S01E03 Blade and Dagger
Tazuna meets Chizuru and Hayate, the pair who's car he fixed on the day he met Koyori. They're workers for a major food corporation in the area, and they offer to treat him and Koyori...
S01E04 Live Lab
After the battle inside the Ziggurat, Chizuru and Hayate are horrified to find out that their victory would have cost Koyori her life. They agree to help Tazuna and Koyori, even though they're out of...
S01E05 Meet Yet
Koyori gets separated from Tazuna, and because she doesn't have a cellphone, she doesn't have a way to get in touch with him. Fortunately, she's found by President Lily and her little brother Masaru, who...
S01E06 Emperor of Fortune
Lily and Masaru insist on fighting Single Gear, despite Tazuna's fervent protests. The two of them use cards: Lily, her Tarots, and Masaru, his precious memories deck. But because Masaru is using the same strategy...
S01E07 Festival and Carnival
It's time for the School Festival, and Tazuna's class is in big trouble! The machinery's broken and the cooks broke their arm, and they've got no way to get the cheap ingredients they need for...
S01E08 Sing a Sonic
Tazuna and Koyori meet their next opponent: Kodama, a powerful idol singer who has defeated many other Hand Shakers. She and her producer are their toughest opponent yet, and together, they overwhelm Single Gear. Tazuna...
S01E09 Finally Fairy
Tazuna and Koyori battle Awaza Kodama a second time, and she's just as powerful as the first. Tazuna, and Single Gear, cannot hope to defeat her. Their only choice is to rely on Koyori's unseen...
S01E10 Kitten Kitchen
With the last of their foes vanquished, and Koyori now having the ability to talk, it's time for her and Tazuna to take up a part time job at the local Cocktail Corn. It's a...
S01E11 Cocoon Cocoon
Makihara once had a partner, and a boss. Together they researched the Ziggurat, and the mystery of Babel's revelations. But when a pair of Hand Shaker children were born, their lives changed. The children were...
S01E12 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...
Cast
Soma Saito
Tazuna (voice)
Sumire Morohoshi
Koyori (voice)
