If that weren’t enough, the special powers that are awoken in each Hand Shaker are called their Nimrod. What do Hand Shakers do? Their purpose is to battle the other Hand Shakers with the ultimate prize being the right to confront God and get a wish granted. Tazuna and Koyori are suddenly transported to a world known as the Ziggurat and learn that they are of a special group of people known as Hand Shakers. In a sort of Sleeping Beauty-but with hands-scenario, Tazuna’s hand is drawn to hers and then things start kicking into gear. A boy named Tazuna encounters a girl named Koyori who is fast asleep. If the phrase “extreme hand shaking” riles up your adrenaline and launches your excitement level straight to the moon, then boy do I have a show for you! Okay, there’s a lot to unpack with this one. Where Can I Watch It? (sub only), (sub and dub) What’s It Like? Battle Royale meets The Amazing Race meets Hand Holding For both the obsessive anime fan and those entirely new to the form, here are the 15 best anime series from 2017 that demand your attention. Rather than drown in all of this new content, as 2017 comes to a close, now’s the time to grab our life preserver. With more and more impressive series coming out every year, it can sometimes be exhausting to not only keep track of what’s out there, but what’s actually worth the effort. Okay, so anime’s presence might not be at that level quite yet, but its popularity only continues to grow.

Don’t you just hate it when you’re at a party and everyone’s discussing Kill la Kill and you’re unable to jump in? What about when you’re in the elevator at work and people are discussing the latest Attack on Titan development? Or when your Uber driver wants to make small talk and naturally reaches for the low hanging fruit of Neon Genesis Evangelion and you just have to quietly look at your shoes?

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