Welcome to the NHK! (NHK ni Youkoso!)

Originally Posted by yawai

It's nice, but i don't appreciate the drug alusions on the manga. Bad western influences spreading through :P .

'cause drugs are a west-exclusive thing.

I just binge-watched the first 14 episodes over the past two days. I love it, and wonder now why I didn't pick up on this series before. If someone had told me Round Table did the opening when the series first started I would've been all over it XD

Although now I'm caught up and have to wait for new episodes. Bah.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by SCHNEE-3

I just binge-watched the first 14 episodes over the past two days. I love it, and wonder now why I didn't pick up on this series before. Although now I'm caught up and have to wait for new episodes. Bah.

Same here. 14 episodes in a row always guarantees a massive amount of fun. So far the anime is very enjoyable, even though watching it made me really musing and a bit depressive. Give me another six years and I might live the same way Satou does. Pretty sad imagination.

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I'm kicking this thread a bit, just to say that I'm slowing enjoying this. At first I didn't know what to expect of a show of well, a hikikomori. But I'm up to episode 8, where the mother visits Satou-san. That was actually a good and touching episode, of him just admitting he's just fabricating a lie. It's good to know that this series isn't all fun and games, but has a good dramatic side to it. I have up to episode 14 torrented, I think. Also, Misaki san reminds me of Rakka c/o Haibane. Perhaps it's that natural sheepish nature in both of them, and their sense of justice to see things done right and to correct what they feel should be done in that manner.

I was speaking idiomatically.

already saw the 14 released eps and im enjoying it. It explains well the life as a hikikomori (well some parts exagerated), nevertheless real funny show. Love the game references they do and im still trying to figure what does that girl misaky gains from doing what she's doing

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I think at this stage (episode 9), he's not really a 'hard core' hikikomori anymore with going to the fireworks display with Misaki-san. He's actually quite outgoing now, and even treated his mom to dinner in the previous episode. I'm sure the real life of said Hikikomori would be much more boring, depressing, and downright dreadful.

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Originally Posted by Spatula

I think at this stage (episode 9), he's not really a 'hard core' hikikomori anymore with going to the fireworks display with Misaki-san. He's actually quite outgoing now, and even treated his mom to dinner in the previous episode. I'm sure the real life of said Hikikomori would be much more boring, depressing, and downright dreadful.

just wait till you get a few more episodes down, just like his neighbor gave him a hobby with the games, he'll get a new hobby.
It feels like the people around him are a bad influence sometimes even though they try to help. Thats why his hikkamori life is a bit more interesting.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I've seen up to 17 and it's really kind of pathetic to keep watching Satou get screwed over time and time again. Entertaining, yes, but also pathetic.

I picked up the first volume of the manga at Waldenbooks a couple of days ago, but I can't gotten a chance to read it yet (english paper :<)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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I've seen up to 17 and it's really kind of pathetic to keep watching Satou get screwed over time and time again. Entertaining, yes, but also pathetic.

Pathetic yeah but from it we know how those ppl suffer.

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It's the first time he's playing a MMO, the most time consuming game there is, it's only natural becoming that obsessive....well maybe not that much but you get the idea. Love'd the part when his friend shows up with the catgirl character in his laptop xD

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Just saw episode 18. Nothing much is really happening.

Spoiler:

Satou, Yamazaki and Misaki were all screwed over by Satou's sempai and tracked her down and found the other hikikomori who plays Ultimate Fantasy.

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Well I'm still quite early in the series (how long is this anyway, 26 episodes?), but so far things are looking somewhat okay for him. At this point, I don't think he's going to be able to make that H game, or maybe they make it, but it turns out to be utter crap. Don't spoil it for me yet.

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i'm not sure but I think its a 24 episode series. Although it looks like a series that could longer than that.
When I look at satou I can't help but to think of kintaro from golden boy since they are such opposites hehe.
Also, I love the rockish soundtrack

I was speaking idiomatically.

I just finished episode 10.

Spoiler:

I don't blame Satou for wanting to stop the counselling and visiting up with Misaki. I can now appreciate his fighting with his inner conscience of whether she's part of the NHK, but I wish the inner conscience sequences were done a bit more seriously, because sometimes they seem comical that I can't take as seriously.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

For those who haven't downloaded it yet. The sound collection of NHK is out. So my gift to you :

http://www.sendspace.com/file/6jjghp

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Bumping this a bit with the episode 19 impressions.

TERRIBLE ANIMATION. This is about as bad as episode 4, or was it 5. At any rate, at least I feel a little happy for Toroutorou-san.

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I joined the forums just to ask this question.. I downloaded the OSTs, but can't find the song with a female voice saying something like "Yume toki imbou". Does anyone know where this song is?

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You're probably talking about that bouncy track fushigi purupur--whatever song.

Episode 20 (nothing serious)

Spoiler:

Satou has the curse seal on the back of his shirt XD

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I've actually noticed that mark on his shirt in a few other places.
What I really want is a back story to Misaki. She has her own ideals about herself and sotou and I want to know what that would be. There were only a few clues about her life but nothing much that revealed why she keeps trying to help him.

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except that she feels better because he's more pathetic than her? Thats a sad way to look at it

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Speculation time!

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I think Misaki herself is a hikikomori, and this whole effort to "save" Satou is just as much about saving herself as it is her. She has her job, but you never hear about any of her friends, and when she was leaving school during the pedo-episode she wasn't with anybody. She also fell for the Pres' dupe for the Hikikomori medicine.

As far as episode 20 goes

Spoiler:

Yamazaki out of NOWHERE. It was kinda nice finally hearing some back-story on him and why he's developed into the kind of guy he is.

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Originally Posted by Taco

Speculation time!

Spoiler:

I think Misaki herself is a hikikomori, and this whole effort to "save" Satou is just as much about saving herself as it is her. She has her job, but you never hear about any of her friends, and when she was leaving school during the pedo-episode she wasn't with anybody. She also fell for the Pres' dupe for the Hikikomori medicine.

As far as episode 20 goes

Spoiler:

Yamazaki out of NOWHERE. It was kinda nice finally hearing some back-story on him and why he's developed into the kind of guy he is.

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In the manga she secretly looks down on people she helps to make herself feel better. Pretending to be a psychologist is how she listened to people putting themselves down.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Nice info Nyo. All I can think about is one minor clue from her which is

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She used to get beaten by her father or something. At least that's what I thought in that episode when Satou wanted to knock her ass out.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

oyasumi just released episode 21
My friend uploaded it for me ^_^
http://www.sendspace.com/file/vy8q70

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I'm up to episode 20. I thought it was both a bit funny yet sad when we see...

Yamazaki's life:

basically all spoon fed to him, or everything just painted in black and white of what he's supposed to do with his life. I still don't think much has been revealed for Misaki.

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The show is almost over leaving us with 2 more episodes.

episode 22

Spoiler:

Alot happened in this episode. We were able to find out what Yamazaki was up to with his farm. He's the man btw. Then during New Year's, Satou's friend spotted him (poor misaki). Hit up a few bars or so (YEAH!) then parted ways with her telling him that she's going to be a mother.

Heh, Satou is now pathetic for not even having the balls to have a say in it. She just kept running her mouth about God being evil. He should've shut her off when he had the chance but he's a coward >.>. Now that Misaki became "Emo-saki", It is his job to turn her back to normal. This episode would've been better if it was airing ON the day of New Year's Eve. but it's whatever.

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The show has ended. If anyone has read the manga. Do tell about the manga's version.

episode 24

Spoiler:

It was all a reality emo check for the both kids. Looks like Satou will be schooling her ass from now on. Then they now sign some kind of contract about hostage,etc.

Is there more to it or just about the same thing?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

the ending seem a bit rushed but the series overall was good

i agree with it being an emo reailty check
with the fact that sucide is big problem in japan

Spoiler:

i wonder now if they'll start dating now

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.