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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)
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Sep 11, 2026, 04:50 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated yesterday
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedSep 11, 2026, 04:50 AM
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Renewal FAQ
Hand Shakers renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Hand Shakers getting a new season?
- Yes - Hand Shakers has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Hand Shakers be renewed?
- Hand Shakers has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Hand Shakers's renewal probability?
- Hand Shakers's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 42 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 152 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 26,710 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 4.28 | Aug 15, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 124 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,460 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 288 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 62 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 17 | Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 12 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 2 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 17 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 9,306 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 13,094 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 47.3 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 23 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 44,376 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 113,181 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 34,705 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 388 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 8,083 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 470 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 11 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 2 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.23 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 345 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 15 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 360 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 58,196 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 3,959 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 1,067,456 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | premiere comment velocity | JP | 17.87 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.35 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 14,012 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 52.3 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 50 | Aug 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.36 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 17 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 106 | Aug 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer likes | GLOBAL | 1,514 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | trailer views | GLOBAL | 288,999 | Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |