***Contain spoilers***
Story: The story starts with the introduction of our main not too positive hero. He is a shut-in a couple of years already, however where we join into the story he is at his absolute breaking point. That's the moment when a mysterious girl offers him a contract to help him to get back to normal life. He slowly starts to open up, with not too positive experiences.
We can watch several different scenarios that could go wrong in a human being's life who has no self-confidence, self-respect, or any ambition. I'm not going to lie, lots of episodes are very painful to watch, because of some very embarrassing situations which created by the main character (not in any cringe way, more like how low a human being can go way), but it's definitely a well-written story. All the side characters have similar issues and they smoothly interweave with the main character's life. The humor is good in the anime, however, if you want to watch something lighthearted this is definitely not for you. I loved the story and Sato's problems felt really realistic even though I doubt that all of these could happen with only one person. This anime is a great way to give an inside look to someone's mind, mental health, and the emotional state behind their decisions. 10/10
Art: I really liked the art! It felt weird at the very beginning, but I grew very fond of it to the end. 9/10
Sound: Purupuru pururin rin...Okay, so Sato nearly goes insane because of this song. And we will hear it about a million times during the anime, but same as Sato starts humming it after a while I'm sure any viewer will do the same to the end. :D I find myself humming while I was making food in the kitchen. I really liked the music in the whole show. My favorite was the first ED. :) 9/10
Character: 10/10 As you would expect from a physiological anime, the characters are the most important. I think they really did a good job here too.
Sato: I don't want to explain his personality too much. He is a good guy with a horrible mental state. He always chooses the easier way in everything, he is a coward and he loves thinking about himself as a victim of society or the so-called NHK. His conspiracy theories all coming from his inability to make decisions or put any kind of effort into his life. It's just easier to think that there is a lurking shadow somewhere and that thing makes his life miserable than to accept the fact that he is the cause of his own misery. He is very egocentric therefore his decisions are really selfish. He is willing to accept any situation just because he is too big of a coward to do things alone or to stand up for himself. And I could go on... All in all, I think he is not a conspiracy nut job at all. NHK is just a great way to escape from responsibility and reality but in the end, reality will hit everyone one way or another. I loved the moment when he finally was left alone and he admitted he was a shut-in because other people took care of him but if no one will do that anymore he has two choices, die or work. Well, he decided to work. (That simple :D) He realized life is hard for everyone and he is not special in any way to have the luxury to be a shut-in. Great conclusion!
I really liked all the side characters. They have unique personalities and stories. Both Misaki and Yamazaki great examples of real people with real issues. Although they are not shut-ins they have just as much trouble to deal with their life as Sato. Both characters are very loveable and it’s easy to relate to their problems. However Yamazaki the absolute winner between the three. He is the only one with clear goals in mind and even though he is afraid of his future he is taking responsibility and faces it. That’s the reason why he is the first person to leave this little group. Misaki is way too young, inexperienced, and fairly arrogant to be able to handle her own problems so she makes this theory about treating people in her mind like garbage. She tries to believe she is superior to Sato, but in reality, she has a bigger need of him than Sato has her.
I could mention Hitomi, Kobayashi, and all the others and their mental issues, but that would make this review an essay so I will not do it in this review, but that's not mean they are less interesting.
Enjoyment: I loved it! It was entertaining, meaningful, funny, and painful at times. The full scale of all sorts of emotions. 10/10
Overall: The reason why only get's a 9 out of 10 it's because there are some holes in the character's backstories. However, this not makes this anime less worthy to watch. :) 9/10
Thanks for reading my review
