Welcome to the N-H-K
TV FINISHED SUMMER 2006 24 eps 82%
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Satou’s life – or what’s left of it – is a paranoid mess of conspiracy theories and social anxieties. He’s terrified of the outside world; his apartment is overflowing with the remnants of cheap take-out food; and his retinas have been permanently scarred by a steady diet of internet porn. But maybe it’s not all his fault. After all, the nefarious N-H-K is out there, and they’re determined to turn society’s fringe-dwellers into a brainwashed lot of jobless, hopeless, futureless recluses.
Enter Misaki – a mysterious girl-next-door type who is Satou’s last chance to beat down his inner demons and venture out into the light of day. She’s ready to help him overcome his crippling phobias, but Satou would rather cower in his existential foxhole and pretend to work on the demo for his virtual sex game.
He’s afraid to face the world. She’s strangely desperate to fix a total stranger. Maybe together they can be normal.
(Source: Funimation)
Enter Misaki – a mysterious girl-next-door type who is Satou’s last chance to beat down his inner demons and venture out into the light of day. She’s ready to help him overcome his crippling phobias, but Satou would rather cower in his existential foxhole and pretend to work on the demo for his virtual sex game.
He’s afraid to face the world. She’s strangely desperate to fix a total stranger. Maybe together they can be normal.
(Source: Funimation)
Studios:
GONZO
Characters
Tatsuhiro Satou
MAIN
VA: Yutaka Koizumi
Misaki Nakahara
MAIN
VA: Yui Makino
Kaoru Yamazaki
MAIN
VA: Daisuke Sakaguchi
Hitomi Kashiwa
SUPPORTING
VA: Sanae Kobayashi
Shizue Satou
SUPPORTING
VA: Mayumi Shou
Megumi Kobayashi
SUPPORTING
VA: Risa Hayamizu
Nanako Midorikawa
SUPPORTING
VA: Rumi Shishido
Akira Jougasaki
SUPPORTING
VA: Nobuo Tobita
Yuu Kusano
SUPPORTING
VA: Miyuki Sawashiro
Purin
BACKGROUND
VA: Rumi Shishido
NHK Agents
BACKGROUND
Douryou
BACKGROUND
VA: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Danshi Seito
BACKGROUND
VA: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Onnanoko
BACKGROUND
VA: Ayumi Tsuji
Joshikousei
BACKGROUND
VA: Mari Orito
Hikikomori Seijin
BACKGROUND
VA: Kaoru Katakai
Danshi Seito
BACKGROUND
VA: Ryou Sugisaki
Staff
Tatsuhiko Takimoto
Original Creator
Kenji Ooiwa
Original Character Design
Yuusuke Yamamoto
Director
Masahiro Sonoda
Assistant Director
Satoru Nishizono
Series Composition
Takahiko Yoshida
Character Design
Masashi Ishihama
Character Design
Gichi Ootsuka
Title Logo Design
Shousei Itou
Assistance
Masato Hirokawa
Assistance
Mutsumi Ooishi
Assistance
Hideki Aoyama
Assistance
Reviews
nflstreet
Rating: 152 (161 votes)
Very great anime about trying to unbecome a NEET and re-enter normal life
CryingLad
Rating: 129 (139 votes)
An amazing and well written story about an Ultra-NEET learning how to function in society.
Gigifty
Rating: 72 (83 votes)
A deeply personal story that offers a high contrast of sensations
FestivalsOfComf
Rating: 65 (70 votes)
For every success story, there are stories of failure. NHK brings a raw take on hikikomori - “failure of a human being”
Zaugr
Rating: 53 (60 votes)
The push forward you may be needing. Dirty, over-the-top, and rough around the edges, yet strikingly real and personal.
Lenlo
Rating: 51 (56 votes)
No punches are pulled in this incredible story of depression, isolation and personal growth
Stats
Average Score
82
Mean Score
82
Popularity
180,083
Favourites
8,845
Status Distribution
CURRENT: 10095
PLANNING: 78229
COMPLETED: 80036
DROPPED: 4510
PAUSED: 7213
Score Distribution
10: 264
20: 164
30: 328
40: 594
50: 1357
60: 2651
70: 7666
80: 15237
90: 17314
100: 10707
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