Alternative TitlesEnglish: Welcome to the NHK Synonyms: NHK ni Youkoso! Japanese: N・H・Kにようこそ！
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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 10, 2006 to Dec 18, 2006
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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shows about being an otaku...experiences, people you meet and the trouble being part of a subculture or fitting in the "normal" world...NHK goes even further...the main protag is a NEET and not only a plain otaku. Genshiken is much more light-hearted opposed to the often very dark sarcastic humor of NHK.
It's all about otakuness and relationships between people.
Genshiken is an anime about otaku.
NHK is about hikkikomori.
hikkikomori and otaku share many traits,and so the animes are similar. Although NHK has a serious undertone to it because it actually looks into the disadvantages and reprocussions of being a hikkikimori.
its more seriusly into the Okatu thng.. its as much as funny.. not much school stuff involved but it has more emotions involved in it.. etc its awesome
Both are otaku and slice of life themed. On a personal note, Genshiken is better than NHK Ni Youkosu.
Like Genshiken, NHK deals with different geek and otaku subcultures in Japan. Both can be simultaneously comedic and uncomfortable. However, where Genshiken stays primarily focused on light and geeky themes, NHK delves into the hidden, desolate lives that many social outcasts have found themselves in.
Many people are attracted to Genshiken because they see a part of themselves in it, and personally know the unique humor of being an outcast. But at the same time, the reality can also be very lonely, and even painful. In the end, NHK ultimately centers around one question: when a person has become completely trapped in a hopeless life, do they still have the ability to turn around and come back? Genshiken, on the other hand, speaks for otaku culture as a whole: at the core of their beings, are they really as strange as they're made out to be?
Atmosphere in these two are about the same.
We have couple otaku, depressed mood but in a funny way, parody, and sometimes even som girlbeauty hangin around.
However, while there are pretty darn serious moments in NHK, Genshiken has only those moments when they are NOT bombing comedy.
So Genshiken for comedy and slice-of-life, NHK ni Youkoso as well for comedy, but together with moving story.
Both animes are about otakus or NEETs, and the main characters have poor experiences in finding jobs and try to create a game and doujinshi. Otakus themed animes are more into how to interact with people but at time they include comedy scenes or ecchi. NHK is much better for its comedy.
Both are looks into the social structure of Japan, primariy of the otaku subculture. This similar thread runs throughout the series.
Genshiken is a comedy focused solely on the otaku lifestyle, while NHK is a dramatic look at the larger society and at the human condition as a whole.
Genshiken deals with otaku's and Welcome to the NHK deals with a hikikamori and a otaku.They both had the same feel.
Both are about people who are otaku's even though Welcome to the NHK has a more serious tone and Genshiken is comedy and everyday school life.
both are comedies at the first sight but infact have deeper meaning to peoples lifes , the otakus in genshiken are mostly bad looking and ..lame while the main character in NHK is a hikomori and might be considered lame too as he is insecure and lives a life almost like an otaku
both animes deal with oktaku-ness. i had some good laughs watching both these series
Both series concentrate on otakus. NHK takes a more serious approach and deals with hikikomoris in particular while Genshiken takes a much more comedic approach and deals with the otaku culture in general. Both however deal with a lot of similar things such as spending all your earnings on "otaku merchandise", otaku clothing, cosplay, women and the otakus...
These two shows are not similar enough to say that if you like one you will definitely like the other. However, if you find the subject matter of otakus and the otaku culture interesting, you will likely have an interest in both of these series.
It explores the Japanese subcultres in the same way like Genshiken but goes a step further while exploring many subcultres
Both animes share similar themes dealing with otakus. Genshiken's story is more broad, exploring the comings and goings of an otaku club in a university, while NHK's story is more focused on the story of an otaku hikikomori and a girl who is trying to help him
(This recomendation is refered to Genshiken in general, not only the first season)
Well, both are of otaku tems and have some romance. But Welcome to the NHK! is for a more adult public, not only becouse there are more H tems, it also traets the terms in a more psycological way. Genshiken treats the topics in a more optimist point of view and all is more easy, while in Welcome to the NHK! it´s like a more real series, where not all goes well everytime and there are described the dark side of the people, like in real life.
Both are great great animes
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Theyre both about a main character that seems to think there are mass evil organizations in their lives. both of them also have a young girl trying to cure them of this
theyre both funny as hell too
It has a similar mood and has the same black comedy style to it
Both of the male main characters are depressed and think their lives are worthless, and they both meet cheerful optimistic girls who could help them with their depression.
both wacky, crazy, and amazing!
Both are dark comedies that make fun of social problems and vices in a very cynical and twisted way, with over the top situations and very, very crazy characters. However, SZS is much more random (actually it has no plot, it's just sketches) and NHK has a lot of (melo)drama and serious situations.
They are equally by the two are on qestões emotional, and the two are comedies ...
Both are dealing with social issues. Also, in both main hero is introduced to a mysterious cheerful girl who's playing an important role in his life.
A young man struggles with his own issues and is forced to deal with the strange and overbearing supporting cast, mostly female, he attracts. Both series take an over-the-top approach to humour that can get quite dark at times; they're quick-paced, cynical, and rife with anime references, and the parallels between Satou's intense paranoia and Itoshiki-sensei's perpetual despair, both played for laughs, are hard to deny.
I think that both Welcome to the NHK and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei are really alike.
They both have much of this "dark" feeling, easy to get depressed as a watcher, at least I did. Even though there are some up moments too.
They both consist of a person on the verge of committing suicide, because he thinks the world is... Well... A bad place :D
And a way out of the world... Why not suicide? "my life isn't worth anything anyway"
Sorry, I'm quite bad to explain this. But at least I liked them both very much xD
And I'm sure you will as well >:D
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Both main characters are otaku's, suffer from hallucinations, live an hikikomori lifestyle (although the main from Chaos head still goes to school) and are depressed with the world
Both main characters are similar to eachother, as they both live a hikkikomori and otaku lifestyle and suffer from paranoia and delusions. Both have the same craziness.
Both have a leading character leading a hikikomori lifestyle. Chaos head is more thought based while welcome to the NHK has slightly better comedy elements.
Both revolve around otaku's as their main character and have alot of similarities. Also, both are great! :D
The main protagonists from both series have difficulties to trust others, even when they seem to have good intentions. The first wrong way and they'll even more feel betrayed.. until they really become hikikomori. And like most of the hikikomoris, they're addicted (or become addicted) to the 2D world, as an issue.
Both has an otaku as the main character who goes through a psychological plot
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Dunno... felt the same when watching both.
Both of these animations are just pure awsome. It might be wierd but if u liked Haruhi you will definately like NHK
a) lazy, sardonic male point a view
b) the female lead is really just lonely
c) both progress into something much more special than how it started out.
I had the same feeling when watching both anime
I hadn't seen TMHS in a while but when i watched welcome to the NHK I immediately thought of it
If you have watched one , watch the other, you might feel the same way I did
While the stories themselves might not have many similarities, both series bring about the same feelings and moods. They have a few themes in common and even character similarities and watching both series gave me the same kind of vibe. If you enjoy one, it's definitely worth giving the other a chance.
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Both have themes about loneliness and are great psychological dramas.
If that's what your looking for you should definitely watch NGE. That's only one of many reasons though.
Both are about main character's spiritual wounds.
The premier anime psychological drama. Welcome to the NHK takes many cues from the Evangelion school of psychological exposition and character deconstruction, and any viewer with a taste for such things would do well to check out both.
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Higashi no Eden and NHK have that conspiracy feeling to it and a little bit of NEET to it. What more is there to say if you liked one you will like the other.
NEETS, Conspiracies and the good ole comedy. Even though Eden of the East might be on the darker side, NHK is still similar to it.
They both explore the NEET social crisis, even though in very different ways.
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.. it talks about the life of otakus and how they think.
both are comedies at the first sight but infact have deeper meaning to peoples lifes , the otakus in genshiken are mostly bad looking and ..lame while the main character in NHK is a hikomori and might be considered lame too as he is insecure and lives a life almost like an otaku
As others have said, both look at otaku and neet culture. They are also both comedic, but take a deeper look at the problems these people face. Although they have a very similar feel, welcome to the NHK is far darker.
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Same sense of surrealism and character interaction.
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The main character is almost like the same as Jun , a recluse and a hikikomori and barely goes out. Aside from,that the story is pretty much different.
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Bolth of the animes is a pretty sad romance story where the main character have problems with his life
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Welcome to the NHK! and Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei involve a rather strange lead character that think in "unique" ways. The random insecurities of conspiracy and conformity are themes throughout both of the series. Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is more random and throws light on many political and misconceptional deeds while Welcome to the NHK! revolves around a smaller area.
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Both series have about the same comedy-drama ratio (well at least for the first half of NHK, it later turns to mostly drama). Both also deal with many serious issues, but never fail to deliver on humor either. Also both series have something other comedies usually don't, a heart. There's a real heart to them both. Also both series have some pervy humor in them, but also other types as well. Also I just think both series would apeal to the same type of person.
There is a difference however. NHK relies on a lot of dark homor, and turns into more of a drama then anything else, and it;s truly for the better. It becomes a much better show for it. GTO doesn't use dark humor, and never really turns into a drama, but it does get a little more serious as it goes on.
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Both focus on the hardship of college life and students trying to better themselves. The relationship between the two main protaganists are also similar (Noda helps Chiaka & Misaki helps Satou). Where one is trying to help the other, out of blind love, but is seen as somewhat of a nuisance by the other.
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They are both quirky series about people trying to make it in Japanese subcultures. :)
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They are very similar since they both have a male main character with many problems with many sad moments. He also has many regrets through out the series about his life. Welcome to the NHK has more funny moments and not quite as sad of a love life though.
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The stories really aren't similar, but both have a dry and somewhat dark sense of humor and also have very touching moments. If one made you laugh or you enjoyed the overall vibe I think you will like the other one as well.
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both are similars anime on otakus =P
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same type of black humor with a little comedy and romance
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Human failures, suicidal tendencies, conspiracy theories and black humor. Oh and both anime have characters who hallucinate ;-)
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I think you will like one of this anime if you have seen one of them. In NHK the girl help the boy and in Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu the boy help the girl, which is similar. Both also have Otakus culture or w/e it calls inside the anime. I also think their relationship is similar because all four of them is quite dense about their true love.
NHK is little darker than Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu and have little more older characters so I like NHK little more.
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These are both so unique that it's hard to make a good recommendation based on similarities. While these shows are in many ways very different from each other, they are the only ones I've seen that are comparably amazing. That's not very descriptive, but if you loved one I think you'll enjoy the other.
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Both this movie and this series have deep psychological aspects to drive their story lines. If you're one to really enjoy those strange and thought-provoking anime then both these shows are for you. (On a side note, both anime have anthropormorphic inanimate objects...)
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Both are dealing with social issues. Also, in both main hero is introduced to a mysterious cheerful girl who's playing an important role in his life.
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While the stories themselves might not have many similarities, both series bring about the same feelings and moods. They have a few themes in common and even character similarities and watching both series gave me the same kind of vibe. If you enjoy one, it's definitely worth giving the other a chance.
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