NHK ni Youkoso! (Welcome to the N.H.K.)

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Synonyms: Welcome to the NHK!

Japanese: NHKにようこそ!

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 8

Chapters: 40

Status: Finished

Published: Dec 26, 2003 to Apr 26, 2007

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Themes: Otaku Culture, Psychological

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Ace

Authors: Ooiwa, Kenji (Art), Takimoto, Tatsuhiko (Story)

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Score: 8.16¹ (scored by 24,616 users)

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Ranked: #513²

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Popularity: #283

Members: 58,161

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8.16

Ranked #513Popularity #283Members 58,161

MangaShounen AceOoiwa, Kenji (Art), Takimoto, Tatsuhiko (Story)

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Tatsuhiro Satou is a 22-year-old hikikomori who dropped out of college and is now entering his fourth year of unemployment. He consumes hallucinatory drugs to escape reality, leading him to come up with various conspiracy theories. One such theory concerns the existence of a secret organization called the Nihon Hikikomori Kyoukai (NHK), which is supposedly responsible for Tatsuhiro's shut-in nature and the increasing number of hikikomori people across Japan.

On a quest to fight back against NHK, Tatsuhiro swears to leave behind his socially inept self. However, Tatsuhiro soon realizes that socializing may be too far-fetched a dream for him, as he struggles to get through even the most basic interactions with others. With the help of the mysterious Misaki Nakahara, who claims she can cure him of his current lifestyle, will he be able to turn his life around?

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NHK ni Youkoso! is the manga adaptation of Tatsuhiko Takimoto's novel of the same title published on January 28, 2002. The manga series was published in English as Welcome to the N.H.K. by Tokyopop from October 10, 2006 to September 16, 2008. VIZ Media republished the series digitally under the VIZ Select imprint from June 16 to December 9, 2015. It was also published in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics from November 2010 to February 2012.

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Satou, Tatsuhiro

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Nakahara, Misaki

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Yamazaki, Kaoru

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Kashiwa, Hitomi

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NHK Agents

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Kobayashi, Megumi

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Satou, Shizue

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Jougasaki, Akira

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Midorikawa, Nanako

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Kobayashi, Yuuichi

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Jul 21, 2021

somesorta

Recommended

I don't know what to say when talking about NHK. I really enjoyed it in the end, I found myself to love the characters -though admittedly their personalities are pretty frustrating most of the time. At first, I wasn't fond of the premise, following a hikikomori around as they constantly make promises of redemption that are never kept was kinda grading...but the psychological spins that would unravel made up for some of that. I think the main thing for that kept this from being something more special than it was, is the fact that you have quite a dark premise with some quite realistic themes ...

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Jan 2, 2024

berserkersoul

Mixed Feelings

*CONTENT DISCLAIMER -- this manga depicts sensitive topics like suicide, self harm, bullying, incest & child abuse*

TL;DR: the story talks of a neet whos trying to better himself. the story is funny, looks amazing, has some solid characters and the concept has legs BUT the plot doesnt really DO much with them. the story loses steam halfway through and has a rushed ending. what would be a great manga to talk about real issues like self isolation & mental health, japanese working culture, and otaku culture where not expanded upon and thats a darn shame

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SYNOPSIS: Tatsuhiro is your run of the mill NEET, down on ... his luck because his parents threaten to cut off his allowance until he gets a job. in an attempt to distract himself from his miserable existence he takes drugs and has a psychotic break where he comes to the conclusion that the reason why he is a shut in is because the japanese entertainment companies have a complex conspiracy to create otakus & keep them in that social status forever. he reunites with his friend from high school and meets a girl name Misaki in an attempt to "defeat" the entities keeping him a NEET.

ART (9/10): the art was very good! each character looked unique and super expressive. there were quite a few scenes that were beautifully composed and was able to evoke a lot of feeling just with visuals alone. the mangas quite funny and i think the visual gags really sold a lot of the jokes.

CHARACTERS (6.5/10): both main and secondary characters have deep and complex backstories that really impact the main plotline. each character has their own issues and obstacles that they need to overcome and you are able to watch all of them evolve in an attempt to do so.

STORY (5/10): a major positive is that the characters are introduced in a really clever way where initially they appear to be random but all of their stories and subplots intersect at some point. whats cooler is that they will reference characters at the very beginning and then you are formally introduced to them later in the story and it isnt until the end that you realize who's who and i really enjoyed that. another major positive is how funny it is! i had some pretty good laughs (some that made me actually LOL) i think the concept is great and the beginning started off strong BUT it definitely lost some steam midway through. i REALLY liked the initial idea the manga had where they talked about this consumer conspiracy to keep people complacent and dependent on vapid media but i felt like they didnt finish that thought. it seemed like that took a back seat to their second message about self-forgiveness, the idea of being "normal" or "one with society" and what the looks like, and about finding your way but that too didnt feel complete at the end. the ending seems rushed and forced -- cobbled together to give some faux sense of satisfaction that everything ended up "ok" but really nothing was shown. we got a super quick "im doing slightly better and everyones doing ok! THE END". there was potential to make a bigger statement on NEET culture, or japanese working culture & expectations, or mental health and personal resilience and we got................. nothing! nothing but a bunch of toxic characters being kinda awful to each other for 8 volumes.

OVERALL (6/10): the manga looks beautiful and the characters are really rich and diverse, but the story seems underdeveloped. there is a point the manga wants to make but its muddied by all of the other themes and how the characters behave with each other towards the end of the story. it fell kinda flat at the end and theres an extra layer of disappointment knowing how much potential there was here.

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Jun 13, 2022

Panchokechup

Not Recommended

An excelent premise, good firsts volumes, but sadly, a poorly executed work and lots of wasted potential.

Welcome to the NHK is one of my favorite anime of all time, so i checked out the manga to see what it was like and... it was VERY dissapointing.
Leaving my expectations besides, the story and character arcs in this Manga are very poor. Both the Story and the Characters go in circles for WAY too long. You get angry at them because you don't feel any sort of progression in the story whatsoever.
None of them has any sort of real resolution or redeemable qualities at all! They end ...

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