07/09/2006 (JP) • 24m
Overview
Sato'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 Sato'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 Sato 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.
2006 | 24 Episodes
Season 1 of Welcome to the N.H.K. premiered on July 9, 2006.
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Original Language
English
Keywords
based on novel or book
nerd
satire
slice of life
dark comedy
conspiracy
recluse
mental health
macabre
game design
game developer
unemployed
anime
game development
neet
hikikomori
psychological
conspiracy theorist
inspirational
hikikomori syndrome
suspense
youth
depressed
depressing
black comedy
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