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.
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 NLC Shin-Osaka Building 6, where GoHands' main office is located | |
Native name | 株式会社GoHands |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Gōhanzu |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | August 2008 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Key people | Reigo Kishimoto (president) |
Number of employees | 63 |
| Divisions | GoHands Laboratory |
Productions
editAnime television series
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Princess Lover! Adult Game Gets TV Anime Green-Lit". Anime News Network. March 16, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Russia's Cheburashka Character Gets Japanese TV Anime (Update 2)". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Seitokai Yakuindomo Manga Volume 7 to Bundle Anime DVD". Anime News Network. November 17, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ "'K' Anime Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. May 28, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ "Coppelion Anime's 2nd Promo Confirms Staff, Premiere". Anime News Network. September 6, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Seitokai Yakuindomo Anime Gets 2nd TV Season, New OAD". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "K Anime Project Gets Sequel in 2015". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "GoHands' Hand Shakers Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, January Premiere". Anime News Network. July 16, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Go Hands, Frontier Works Reveal Original Anime Project W'z for 2019". Anime News Network. March 18, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "Project Scard Franchise Gets Scar on the Praeter Anime by GoHands in January 2021". Anime News Network. September 6, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, July Debut". Anime News Network. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "GoHands Reveals Original Anime Project Momentary Lily With January 2025 Premiere". Anime News Network. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Mardock Scramble Anime to Be 3 Films Starting in Fall". Anime News Network. March 25, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ "K Movie Adaptation Green-lit". Anime News Network. May 26, 2013. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ^ "Seitokai Yakuindomo Anime Film Reveals Staff, Cast, July 21 Premiere". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "K: Seven Stories (movies) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "2nd Seitokai Yakuindomo Film Slated for January 2021". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "Asa Made Jugyou Chu! Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. November 22, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
- ^ "Hand Shakers Anime Gets Unaired Episode With New Character". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "GoHands' Original W'z Anime Reveals Unaired Episode on Home Video, Stage Play Adaptation". Anime News Network. July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
External links
edit- GoHands at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
