Series synopsis
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, also known as 映像研には手を出すな！ is a Japanese animation action & adventure comedy television series that premiered on MBS on April 6, 2020. It ended on May 11, 2020. It was created by Sumito Oowara. It stars Asuka Saito, Mizuki Yamashita, Minami Umezawa and Sakurako Konishi.
First-year high schooler Midori Asakusa loves anime so much, she insists that "concept is everything" in animation. While she spends her time doodling endless ideas and settings in her sketchbook, she hasn't taken the first step to creating anime, insisting that she can't do it alone. After Asakusa's money-loving best friend Sayaka Kanamori notices her genius and drive – and when it becomes clear that their classmate and charismatic fashion model Tsubame Mizusaki wants to be an animator – the en ...
Premise
First-year high schooler Midori Asakusa loves anime so much, she insists that "concept is everything" in animation. While she spends her time doodling endless ideas and settings in her sketchbook, she hasn't taken the first step to creating anime, insisting that she can't do it alone. After Asakusa's money-loving best friend Sayaka Kanamori notices her genius and drive – and when it becomes clear that their classmate and charismatic fashion model Tsubame Mizusaki wants to be an animator – the energetic trio start an animation club. Together, the three aim to realize the "ultimate world" that exists in their minds, as they come to see the power that fiction and imagination have on their lives and the world around them.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Asuka Saito as Midori Asakusa
- Mizuki Yamashita as Tsubame Mizusaki
- Minami Umezawa as Sayaka Kanamori
- Sakurako Konishi as Tōru Dōtonbori
- Ema Grace as Sowande Sakaki
- Riko Fukumoto as Hisashi Ashima
- Masahiro Takashima as Fujimoto-sensei
- Ryo Matsuzaki as Shunya Ō
Guest cast
- Hiyori Sakurada as 百目鬼 (音響部)
- Mizuki Itagaki as 小野 (ロボット研究部)
- Eiji Akaso as 小林 (ロボット研究部)
- Satoshi Uekiya
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 19 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 13 | January 8, 2020 | March 24, 2020 |
| Season 1 | 6 | April 6, 2020 | May 11, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eizouken Mini Anime 1 | January 8, 2020 |
| 2 | Eizouken Mini Anime 2 | January 15, 2020 |
| 3 | Eizouken Mini Anime 3 | January 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 6, 2020 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 13, 2020 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 20, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2020 |
| Last aired | May 11, 2020 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 01:00:00 |