is a Japanese

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located in Yodogawa-ku,

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. It was founded in 2008 by Ringo Kishimoto and former members of

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. Known for their unique house animation style, GoHands have produced a number of anime series and films, including adaptations of '' Seitokai Yakuindomo'' (2010), '' Mardock Scramble'' (2010), ''

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'' (2013) and '' The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses'' (2023), as well as original anime including '' K'' (2012), '' Hand Shakers'' (2017), and '' Momentary Lily'' (2025).

History

GoHands was founded in August 2008 by Ringo Kishimoto and other former employees of

's former

Studio 2. The company's name derives from the desire to be able to "put on the table by making anime" and the

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''han'' (阪) used in the Japanese spelling of . The studio's first production as lead producer was an adaptation of the adult visual novel '' Princess Lover!'' in July 2009. The company has two studios: a head office in Osaka, and a second studio in Suginami Ward,

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. GoHands does not operate a public website or any social media profiles and employs a policy of completing works entirely in-house and completing the production of all television anime episodes before broadcast begins.

''Tokyo Babylon 2021'' plagiarism controversy and cancelation

On October 25, 2020, an anime adaptation of Clamp manga series '' Tokyo Babylon'' was announced, to be produced by GoHands in cooperation with King Records. A presentation for the project, entitled ''Tokyo Babylon 2021'', was held on November 19, 2020, confirming that the series would be directed by Shingo Suzuki and Susumu Kudo and premiere in April 2021. A day later, however, on November 20, 2020 the anime production committee was accused of plagiarizing outfit designs from the Volks Doll

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group. After an investigation, on December 4, 2020, the anime producer apologized on their official website and announced that they would be changing the designs. Due to the necessary changes to be made, on December 24, 2020, the anime production committee announced that the series was delayed to an unspecified date. After more cases of plagiarism surfaced through an internal investigation, on March 29, 2021, the production committee announced that the current TV series would be canceled, while a new anime production would be produced by a different studio. On August 3, 2021, it was reported that GoHands was suing King Records for for failing to pay the expenses they previously agreed to pay. In the lawsuit, it was revealed the GoHands series was planned to have run for 21 episodes. According to the same lawsuit, the first 13 episodes were completed by November 2020.

Animation style

GoHands is known for its unique house animation style, which combines traditional 2D character animation with 3D computer animated backgrounds, often featuring complex camera movements, particle effects, and aggressive postprocessing. The studio's style has been simultaneously described as controversial, striking, and bizarre.

Productions

Anime television series

Anime films

Original video animations

References

External links

* {{Portal bar, Companies, Japan, Anime and Manga, Film, Animation, 2000s Japanese animation studios Mass media in Osaka Mass media companies established in 2008 Japanese companies established in 2008