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19 October 2009
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Welcome to the N.H.K. revolves around the lives of several young-adults all living in or around the city of Tokyo. Many different lifestyles are shown though most of the time the story focuses on the concepts of being a hikikomori, anime otaku, and having most of the characters experience intense feelings of depression and loneliness.
The main protagonist is Tatsuhiro Satō, a university dropout entering his fourth year of unemployment. He leads a reclusive life as a hikikomori, ultimately coming to the bizarre conclusion that this happened due to some sort of conspiracy. One day just when his life seems entirely unchanging, he meets Misaki Nakahara, a mysterious girl who claims to be able to cure Tatsuhiro of his hikikomori ways. She presents him with a contract basically outlining that once a day they would meet in the evening in a local park where Misaki would lecture to Tatsuhiro in an effort to rid him of his lifestyle. During these outings, many subjects are discussed, though they almost always pertain in some way to psychology or psychoanalysis. One of their first meetings in fact deals with interpreting Tatsuhiro's recent dreams. Both Tatsuhiro and Misaki, however, have a tendency of over-doing things, such as hiding the truth, especially from each other and themselves. Despite Misaki's offer and pressing attempts at salvation, it is Tatsuhiro's neighbor and high school friend, Kaoru Yamazaki, whom Tatsuhiro often turns to in moments of need and support. Also, despite his own idiosyncrasies, Yamazaki is one of the more stable characters in the story.
The novel also regularly mentions drug use by the main character, and later, his friend, Yamazaki. This element of the story is downplayed in the manga, and left out of the story altogether in the anime (with the exception of Hitomi). This is likely due to several reasons, including a more public-friendly rating, as well as ultimately being unneeded for the progression of the plot.
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A ke bono kane kotto
Œ‹àŽ– (what a tasty dog)
Registered: August 2007
Posts: 77
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Review Date: 19 October 2009
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
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Positive aspects of the product (pros):
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could be true, well thought of, addictive
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Cons:
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music could be better
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This is the story of a hikikomori NEET ("not in employment education or training"), a reclusive young man who doesn't work and is afraid of going out of his apartment. This is an increasingly serious problem in Japanese society, so the anime has the merits to tackle a real societal problem. There are a few episodes about group suicide, another concerning Japanese problem. It's not all dark. The story has its funny and derisory moments too. I would certainly recommend it to anyone with an interest in psychology or modern Japanese society.
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Registered: August 2007