Name: Welcome to the NHK (NHK ni Yokoso)
Genre: Comedy
Year: 2006
Rating: Recommended
After dropping out of university Sato Tatsuhiro started to live his life as a hikikomori. As a hikikomori Sato remains a prisoner in his own room fearful of an evil organization NHK (Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai). However one day a girl named Nakahara Misaki appears and attempts to rid Sato of his paranoia and lack of social skills.
The status of being a hikikomori is a prevalent problem in Japan. This fear commonly develops during schooling where bullying forces a child to eventually drop out of school and isolate him or herself within their room. The anime deals with this serious issue light-heartedly with comic representations of the NHK. It has its funny moments but it isn’t hilarious. This anime is defiantly not for everyone. I enjoyed this series as I have a decent interest in Japanese life and culture. In its genre the anime is defiantly very well written and animated. However if your out to find a comic series about “otaku’s” I would suggest looking at Genshiken.
