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Welcome to the N-H-K

2006 · 1 season

A slow, uncomfortable slide into a shut-in's anxious mind, mixing bleak comedy with moments of fragile hope.

Created by
Hiroyuki Okuno, Hiro Kaburagi
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yutaka Koizumi, Yui Makino, Daisuke Sakaguchi
Overview
Sato is a tangle of anxieties and conspiracy theories, believing that the nefarious N-H-K wants to turn society’s misfits into a mob of hopeless recluses. Mysterious Misaki might be able to help Sato overcome his phobias—if she can pull him out of his existential foxhole and get him to face the world.

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  • Crunchyroll
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Created by
Hiroyuki Okuno, Hiro Kaburagi
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yutaka Koizumi, Yui Makino, Daisuke Sakaguchi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • obsession
  • conspiracy
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, drama
Created by
Hiroyuki Okuno, Hiro Kaburagi, Yusuke Yamamoto, Kouji Houri, Tooru Yoshida, Masahiro Sonoda
Written by
Satoru Nishizono
Starring
Yutaka Koizumi, Yui Makino, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Sanae Kobayashi, Risa Hayamizu
Music
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 24 episodes, 24 min each
Network
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Country
Japan
Languages
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