Help in Hand

Help in Hand (手助け) is an educational series created by Raspberry Crème. The story focuses on three friends who gather together to volunteer to help others who need it. The story focuses not only on daily life lessons, but also a few serious topics. The story includes 22 chapters in total (supposedly because the "Sparkle" season has been combined with the first one).

By Thanksgiving, a wedding special was released on Help in Hand's Twitter profile.

Plot
Kanata Aokawa is a young boy who leads a trio, who also includes Maddie Parker and Saito Kise. The three who are known as the "Wise Children" travel to different places so they can see what the problems are, to try to give some good advice and solve some mysteries as well.

Major Characters / Wise Children

 * Kanata Aokawa
 * Maddie Rose Parker
 * Saito Kise
 * Akane Midorikawa
 * BonBon / Lulu Sumireno

Minor Characters

 * Sophie from Florida
 * Jacob from England
 * Violette from France
 * Diego from Spain
 * Minami from Japan
 * Frans from The Netherlands
 * Andrei from Romania
 * Alia from Jordan
 * Mari from Ohio
 * Sonniet from Switzerland
 * Melody from Korea
 * Taylor from Nevada
 * Shung from China
 * Frida from Mexico
 * Raven from Kentucky
 * Alice from Italy
 * Kimi Endō / Pastel Angel
 * Mana Shirabe / Sky Angel

Antagonists

 * Sayako / Akane's evil side
 * Jack O'Lantern

International Titles

 * Arabic: يمكننا أن نساعد (We Can Help)
 * Dutch: Hulp in de Hand (Help in Hand)
 * French: Aidons les Autres (Let's Help Others)
 * Hebrew: החובה שלנו עבורך (Our Duty For You)
 * Italian: Aiutare Gli Altri (Helping Others)
 * German: Stärkere Bindungen (Stronger Bonds)
 * Korean: 현명한 아이들 (Wise Children)
 * Romanian: Suntem Aici (We Are Here)
 * Spanish: Ayuda en Mano (Help in Hand)
 * Swedish: Till Undsättning (To the Rescue)
 * Turkish: Biz Burdayız (We Are Here)

Dream VA's

 * Kanata Aokawa – Taku Yashiro (Japanese); Eric Vale (English)
 * Maddie Parker – Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)
 * Saito Kise – Sayaka Kinoshita (Japanese); Cathy Weseluck (English)
 * Akane Midorikawa – Ai Furihata (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
 * BonBon / Lulu Sumireno – Hina Kino (Japanese); Cristina Vee (English)

Audio VA's

 * Kanata Aokawa – Wandering Page
 * Maddie Parker – Strawberri Yume
 * Saito Kise – Lightning Sky
 * BonBon – Yumeki Amai
 * Sophia – NicoNico Usagi
 * Narrator / Singer – Raspberry Crème

Social Media

 * Quotev
 * Facebook
 * Twitter
 * YouTube

Trivia

 * This is the first story that Raspberry came up with that involves children from around the world having some issues to deal with.
 * It is also the second series to involve international characters, the first being Skeletons in the Closet from her PonyTube works.
 * According to the author, she wants to spread awareness for people who are having their biggest struggles, as she also has some herself.
 * Each of the Wise Children had to deal with an issue on their own:
 * Kanata: his parents
 * Maddie: her depression
 * Saito: his sexuality
 * Akane: her anger and becoming Sayako
 * BonBon: her jealousy towards Akane
 * The story does involve magic and heroes, except it is meant to be educational.
 * BonBon's anime form has been featured on Raspberry's TikTok profile as a demonstration for gradient effects. Another drawing featured there includes Akane wearing a mask and gloves for the coronavirus pandemic, which was also shared on Instagram.
 * Frans is the only minor character to become a temporary hero in the Sparkle season. His theme color is orange.
 * The first episode of the series includes an audio drama. Raspberry sang "Speechless" and "A Whole New World" from Aladdin as they are concluded as the opening and closing themes of the audio drama.
 * More information can be found in the Help in Hand Wiki itself.
 * A small story of the future is set to be released in September 2020.
 * Despite Saito still being a child, he is still able to figure out his sexuality. This shows that anyone at any age can try to figure themselves out, even if it isn't ideal for a child to some people.