I expected so much of this show. I think maybe too much.
Satou Tatsuhiro is a 22 year old university drop-out, and a hikkikomori: he shut himself in his room and dares not go outside. He seems to have extremely high social anxiety, and he believes the "N.H.K." is conspiring to make him miserable. But then one day he meets Misaki-chan and his old friend Yamazaki, and he slowly begins to grow out of his hikkikomori ways.
Given that this anime is 24 episodes, the story is slow paced. But the
slow pace is also very necessary. While watching it may seem like
nothing is happening and the story isn't going anywhere, but when you're
at the end you realise how far each character has gotten. Satou-kun
struggles with his issues, trying to fix them but not really, and slowly
but surely they are getting somewhere.
There is also some good use of foreshadowing here.
There is also some good use of foreshadowing here.
The ending proves to be paramount, it is vital for the overall
impression of the show. It presents a perfectly understandable solution
for the entire problem that the show has been carrying for the first 22
episodes, and in my opinion they could just have cut to the chase and
put it at the beginning instead. But alas, then we would have no NHK to
discuss. To be fair, the inner journey that Satou-kun adventures is
important, and perhaps even helpful to him, but I'll get back to that.
Pros:
- Relatable themes for young otakus to relate to.
- Well made characters and character development.
- Good soundtrack.
- Relatable themes for young otakus to relate to.
- Well made characters and character development.
- Good soundtrack.
Cons:
- Slow pace.
- Information about the characters not distributed in an appropriate pace.
- Lack of story development.
Overall 7/10. It was fine, and on that note I will recommend it to huge nerds who like romance//drama/comedy, seeing as it is so massively popular among fans across the world.
- Slow pace.
- Information about the characters not distributed in an appropriate pace.
- Lack of story development.
Overall 7/10. It was fine, and on that note I will recommend it to huge nerds who like romance//drama/comedy, seeing as it is so massively popular among fans across the world.
