Hands Off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun (さわらないで小手指くん, Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takuya Shinjō. It has been serialized on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service since May 2021, and has been compiled into seventeen volumes as of September 2026. An anime television series adaptation produced by Quad aired from October to December 2025.
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Plot
Kōyō Kotesashi received training as a massage therapist from his parents and aspires to join the medical program of his school. He becomes a caretaker for five female athletes. The Chairman charges him to use his skills to help the athletes reach their full potential in exchange for granting him a scholarship. However, he must dodge the advances of the girls since coupling in the dorms is not allowed. A ongoing theme is that whenever he gives a girl a massage, they feel intense pleasure and usually orgasm.
Characters
Kōyō Kotesashi (小手指向陽, Kotesashi Kōyō)
Voiced by: Rikuya Yasuda
Koyo acts like a professional and immediately starts helping the girls with their issues; pointing out bad habits, like overtraining, and what makes them hurt and do poorly. He is essentially ignorant to the fact that his massages give so much pleasure, and so the girls respect him for never taking advantage of them. Having mentally prepared to treat male and female clients, Koyo grew up with his libido "shut off".
Aroma Kusunoki (楠木アロマ, Kusunoki Aroma)
Voiced by: Hina Suguta
A basketball player who is prudish and initially disdainful of Koyo. She often argues with Aoba.
Aoba Kitahara (北原あおば, Kitahara Aoba)
Voiced by: Yū Serizawa
A soccer player who is flirtatious and desperate to find a boyfriend. She often argues with Aroma.
Izumi Sumiyoshi (住吉いずみ, Sumiyoshi Izumi)
Voiced by: Saya Aizawa
A swimmer and aspiring manga and light novel author.
Chiyo Sayamagaoka (狭山ヶ丘ちよ, Sayamagaoka Chiyo)
Voiced by: Manatsu Murakami
A table tennis player and online gamer.
Miyuki Hongō (本郷みゆき, Hongō Miyuki)
Voiced by: Ruriko Aoki
The captain of the volleyball team. She is unusually fit and strong, with an innate talent for massage herself.
Vice Principal Shiraoka
Voiced by: Ai Yamamoto
She is dedicated to maintaining the public order of the school while the principal is on vacation. However, she becomes obsessed with trying to get Koyo expelled due to a paranoid belief that he is a pervert taking advantage of living with the girls.
Media
Manga
Hands Off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun is written and illustrated by Takuya Shinjō. It began serialization on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service on May 7, 2021. The series has been compiled into seventeen tankōbon volumes as of September 2026.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation produced under WWWave Corporation's Deregula anime label was announced on March 4, 2025. It is animated by Quad and directed by Hisashi Saitō, with Hagane Shirakigo handling series composition, Ryūsuke Tsukamoto designing the characters, and Chihiro Endō composing the music. The series aired from October 6 to December 22, 2025, on Tokyo MX and BS11, with the AnimeFesta service streaming the full Deregula version with unfiltered and uncensored scenes. The opening theme song is "U.K.U", performed by UtaGe!, while the ending theme song is "Jōjō ↑ High Tension" (上々↑ハイテンション, 'Jōjō ↑ Hai Tenshon'), performed by Palette Parade. Both Crunchyroll and OceanVeil are streaming the series with separate airings (TV broadcast/censored version for Crunchyroll and AnimeFesta's Deregula version for OceanVeil). Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.