Synopsis taken from myanimelist.net.
Satou Tatsuhiro, 22 years old, thinks that everything that happens around him is a conspiracy. He even figured out who is behind it all: The NHK, an evil secret company. "When you think anime, you think otaku. When you think otaku, you think people that dislike other people. Those people become hikikomori (people who shut themselves in)". So Satou manages to uncover the plot of The NHK (stands for Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai), after three years of shutting himself in (and rapidly approaching the fourth). In reality, he is nothing more than a NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training), desperately in need of a cure from that "disease". He wants to break out from the curse, but going out and getting a job is frightening enough for him. That is until he gets selected for a "project"; it is a plan to help hikikomori like him in facing the reality of this world.
I think this may be one of the most relatable anime series I've seen thus far. The characters in Welcome to the NHK! go through so many different hardships, emotions and thoughts that I beleive everyone who watches the show will find at least one scene they can relate to. Now, the problems these people face aren't always on a large scale, like greif or abuse, but they are all affective in grabbing the veiwers emotions. The journey through Satou's mind as he struggles to break out of his hikikomori shell is a painful, beautiful, and honest one that will keep your heart pounding.
The characters in this show are mostly hit or miss. They are all evil in their own way, but we soon realize that they are not bad people, and that everyone on earth has an ugly dark side that they can't control. Unlike in a lot of series, Welcome to the NHK! lets you venture into the minds and souls of all of the characters and enables you to see why they are the way they are, rather than just giving you a fun character with an odd personality that is never explained.
The flaws? Not many. But no series is perfect. The only thing that really bothered me about Welcome to the NHK! was that some scenes gave off a completely different mood than what they were going for. For example, there was a very emotionally moving, heart pounding scene near the end that was about to have me in tears, (not going to reveal it. It's a spoiler) and then they changed the background music to the ending song, which kind of ruined the mood.
This series was phenomenal, and therefore very difficult to review. I think everyone, anime fan or not, should take a look at Welcome to the NHK! You will not be dissapointed.
The characters in this show are mostly hit or miss. They are all evil in their own way, but we soon realize that they are not bad people, and that everyone on earth has an ugly dark side that they can't control. Unlike in a lot of series, Welcome to the NHK! lets you venture into the minds and souls of all of the characters and enables you to see why they are the way they are, rather than just giving you a fun character with an odd personality that is never explained.
The flaws? Not many. But no series is perfect. The only thing that really bothered me about Welcome to the NHK! was that some scenes gave off a completely different mood than what they were going for. For example, there was a very emotionally moving, heart pounding scene near the end that was about to have me in tears, (not going to reveal it. It's a spoiler) and then they changed the background music to the ending song, which kind of ruined the mood.
This series was phenomenal, and therefore very difficult to review. I think everyone, anime fan or not, should take a look at Welcome to the NHK! You will not be dissapointed.
Story: 9
Art: 8
Music: 8
Character: 9
Laughs: 6
Tears: 8
Opening: 9
Ending 1: 9
Ending 2: (will evaluate later)
Overall Rating: 9
Art: 8
Music: 8
Character: 9
Laughs: 6
Tears: 8
Opening: 9
Ending 1: 9
Ending 2: (will evaluate later)
Overall Rating: 9
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