the story is about a collage drop-out named Satou Tatsuhiro who couldnt handle life so he shut it out and became a Hikikomori (people who shut themselves in). the plot deals with him coming to grips with reality and learning about overcoming his Hikikomori ways, while learning about himself in the process. the art it great and there are only a few anime that top it, like the sky crawlers or spirited away.
i liked the soundtrack almost as much as the art, if not more. they do a great job of cycling the background songs in a tasteful, non- repetitive way. they also did a great job placing and fading the music during serious or strenuous moments to animate or enhance the situation.
the characters were amazing. they were so multi-dimensional that they were unlike the bland, repetitive character types you get from 90% of all anime. they all had serious emotions and problems which weren't fabricated to fit the situations. one thing i particularly liked about the series was the way the characters used humor. the jokes were subtle, just the way i like em' and many of the comical situations were realistic. I'm not saying they could necessarily happen to you or me, but if you were a Hikikomori living in japan who knows.
By now you've probably realized I'm being very vague but thats only because i don't want to spoil anything for anyone reading this review. i know people usually put those spoiler tags on parts that would ruin anything but we all know that if we're seriously reading the review. . .we'll look. Anyway, id have to say NHK is a solid 10 and at the risk of sounding like a broken record it's one of my favorite anime. so go out or stay in and watch NHK because it doesn't really matter where you watch it. . .every thing's just a conspiracy anyway!
ROH ROH FIGHT THE POWAH!
