GoHands

GoHands, Inc.
Native name
株式会社GoHands
Kabushiki-gaisha Gōhanzu
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedAugust 2008 (2008-08)
Headquarters
Osaka
,
Japan
Key people
Reigo Kishimoto (president)
Number of employees
63
DivisionsGoHands Laboratory

GoHands, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社GoHands, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Gōhanzu) is a Japanese animation studio established by Satelight's former Osaka studio in 2008.

Productions

Anime television series

Year Title Network Director(s) Eps. Note(s) Refs.
2009 Princess Lover! Chiba TV Hiromitsu Kanazawa 12 Adaptation of the eroge visual novel by Ricotta. [1]
Cheburashka Arere? TV Tokyo Kudou Susumu 26 Television shorts based on the Russian children's book character created by Soviet writer Eduard Uspensky. [2][3]
2010 Seitokai Yakuindomo TV Kanagawa Hiromitsu Kanazawa 13 Adaptation of the four-panel comedy manga series written and illustrated by Tozen Ujiie. [4]
2012 K MBS Shingo Suzuki 13 Original anime created in collaboration with the author group GoRA. [5]
2013 Coppelion AT-X Shingo Suzuki
Hiromichi Kanazawa
Susumu Kudō 		13 Adaptation of the military action/science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Tomonori Inoue. [6]
2014 Seitokai Yakuindomo* Tokyo MX Hiromitsu Kanazawa 13 Second season of Seitokai Yakuindomo. [7]
2015 K: Return of Kings AT-X Shingo Suzuki 13 Second season of K. [8]
2017 Hand Shakers Tokyo MX Shingo Suzuki
Hiromitsu Kanazawa 		12 Original anime created in collaboration with Frontier Works and Kadokawa. [9]
2019 W'z Tokyo MX 13 Original anime sequel to Hand Shakers, set ten years later. [10]
2021 Project Scard: Scar on the Praeter JNN Shingo Suzuki 13 Original anime, based on the Project Scard media project by Frontier Works. [11]
2023 The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Tokyo MX Susumu Kudō
Katsumasa Yokomine 		13 Adaptation of the romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Koume Fujichika. [12]
The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today JNN 13 Adaptation of the slice of life comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hitsuji Yamada. [13]
2025 Momentary Lily TBA Shingo Suzuki
Susumu Kudō
Katsumasa Yokomine 		TBA Original anime created in collaboration with Shochiku. [14]
TBA The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System TBA TBA TBA Adaptation of the fantasy/isekai light novel series written by Nekoko and illustrated by Jaian. [15]

Anime films

Year Title Director(s) Dur. Note(s) Refs.
2010 Mardock Scramble: The First Compression Susumu Kudō 69m First of a trilogy of films based on the Japanese cyberpunk novel series written by Tow Ubukata. [16]
2011 Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion 62m Sequel to The First Compression. [16]
2012 Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust 66m Sequel to The Second Combusion. [16]
2014 K: Missing Kings Shingo Suzuki 73m Anime film sequel to K. [17]
2017 Seitokai Yakuindomo: The Movie Hiromitsu Kanazawa 60m Anime film sequel to Seitokai Yakuindomo*. [18]
2018 K: Seven Stories "R:B - BLAZE -" Shingo Suzuku 55m Six-part film series presenting stories from the various clans depicted in K and its sequels. [19]
K: Seven Stories "SIDE:BLUE - Sirius -" 61m
K: Seven Stories "SIDE:GREEN - Overwrite World -" 59m
K: Seven Stories "Lost Small World - Outside the Cage -" 66m
K: Seven Stories "Memory of RED - BURN -" 61m
K: Seven Stories "Circle Vision - Nameless Song -" 58m
2021 Seitokai Yakuindomo: The Movie 2 Hiromitsu Kanazawa 78m Sequel to Seitokai Yakuindomo: The Movie. [20]

Original video animations

Year Title Director(s) Eps. Note(s)
2011–2013 Seitokai Yakuindomo Hiromitsu Kanazawa 8 Additional episodes of Seitokai Yakuindomo released on DVD, some of which were packaged with limited edition manga volumes.[4]
2012 See Me After Class 1 Adaptation of the harem romantic comedy series written by Akiyoshi Ohta and illustrated by Munyū.[21]
2014–2020 Seitokai Yakuindomo* 10 Additional episodes of Seitokai Yakuindomo*.[4]
2017 Hand Shakers: Go ago Go Shingo Suzuki
Hiromitsu Kanazawa 		1 Additional unaired episode of Hand Shakers; a prequel set four years before the events of the TV series.[22]
2019 W'z: Hand Shakers with W'z 1 Additional unaired episode of W'z, taking place chronologically between Hand Shakers: Go ago Go and Hand Shakers.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Princess Lover! Adult Game Gets TV Anime Green-Lit". Anime News Network. March 16, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Informasi Mengenai TV" キャスト スタッフ [Cast and Staff] (in Japanese). Cheb TV. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Russia's Cheburashka Character Gets Japanese TV Anime (Update 2)". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Seitokai Yakuindomo Manga Volume 7 to Bundle Anime DVD". Anime News Network. November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  5. ^ "'K' Anime Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. May 28, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  6. ^ "Coppelion Anime's 2nd Promo Confirms Staff, Premiere". Anime News Network. September 6, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Seitokai Yakuindomo Anime Gets 2nd TV Season, New OAD". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "K Anime Project Gets Sequel in 2015". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "GoHands' Hand Shakers Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, January Premiere". Anime News Network. July 16, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "Go Hands, Frontier Works Reveal Original Anime Project W'z for 2019". Anime News Network. March 18, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Project Scard Franchise Gets Scar on the Praeter Anime by GoHands in January 2021". Anime News Network. September 6, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Visual, Staff, Cast". Anime News Network. March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, July Debut". Anime News Network. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  14. ^ "GoHands Reveals Original Anime Project Momentary Lily With January 2025 Premiere". Anime News Network. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Manga Gets TV Anime by GoHands". Anime News Network. September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  16. ^ a b c "Mardock Scramble Anime to Be 3 Films Starting in Fall". Anime News Network. March 25, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  17. ^ "K Movie Adaptation Green-lit". Anime News Network. May 26, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  18. ^ "Seitokai Yakuindomo Anime Film Reveals Staff, Cast, July 21 Premiere". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  19. ^ "K: Seven Stories (movies) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  20. ^ "2nd Seitokai Yakuindomo Film Slated for January 2021". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  21. ^ "Asa Made Jugyou Chu! Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. November 22, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  22. ^ "Hand Shakers Anime Gets Unaired Episode With New Character". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  23. ^ "GoHands' Original W'z Anime Reveals Unaired Episode on Home Video, Stage Play Adaptation". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.