Welcome to the N-H-K
Welcome to the N-H-K
TV ShowEnded

Welcome to the N-H-K

8.4 / 10
2006
1 season
24 episodes
AnimationComedyDrama

Sato's life – or what's left of it – is a paranoid mess of conspiracy theories and social anxieties. He's terrified of the outside world; his apartment is overflowing with the remnants of cheap take-out food; and his retinas have been permanently scarred by a steady diet of internet porn. But maybe it's not all his fault. After all, the nefarious N.H.K. is out there, and they’re determined to turn society's fringe-dwellers into a brainwashed lot of jobless, hopeless, futureless recluses. Enter Misaki – a mysterious girl-next-door type who is Sato's last chance to beat-down his inner demons and venture out into the light of day. She's ready to help him overcome his crippling phobias, but Sato would rather cower in his existential foxhole and pretend to work on the demo for his virtual sex game. He’s afraid to face the world. She's strangely desperate to fix a total stranger. Maybe together they can be normal.

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Seasons

  • Welcome to the Project!

    1.Welcome to the Project!

    7.2
    09-07-200624m

    Tatsuhiro Sato is woken up from his deluded dream of conspiracies, by his noisy neighbour playing loud anime music non-stop. All this could be put to an end if he'd just go next do...

  • Welcome to the Creator!

    2.Welcome to the Creator!

    7.4
    16-07-200624m

    In the park late at night, Tatsuhiro meets Misaki who claims to be able to cure him of his hikikomori ways, as long as he signs up to her project. Tatsuhiro remains stubborn and de...

  • Welcome to the Beautiful Girl!

    3.Welcome to the Beautiful Girl!

    7.0
    23-07-200624m

    By chance Tatsuhiro discovered that his noisy otaku neighbour was in fact an underclassman he knew from High School and they end up deciding to create an eroge (erotic game). Befor...

  • Welcome to the New World!

    4.Welcome to the New World!

    6.6
    30-07-200624m

    The eroge creating has begun however Tatsuhiro has writer’s block, as he is unable to come up with a scenario or a main heroine for it their eroge. So Kaoru drags him out to many o...

  • Welcome to Counselling!

    5.Welcome to Counselling!

    6.8
    06-08-200624m

    After 4 years and 4 months, Tatsuhiro has run into his old senpai from High School, Hitomi who now has become a civil servant. His reunion with Hitomi may have sparked something in...

  • Welcome to the Classroom!

    6.Welcome to the Classroom!

    6.8
    13-08-200624m

    Tatsuhiro is struggling with the scenario for his eroge but this has to wait as he has his 2nd counselling session with Misaki. During this session the subject of Kaoru’s girlfrien...

  • Welcome to the Moratorium!

    7.Welcome to the Moratorium!

    7.4
    20-08-200624m

    Ever since his panic attack at Kaoru’s designs school, Tatsuhiro has become even more of a hikikomori and hasn’t stepped out once. However something unexpected has happened as he r...

  • Welcome to Chinatown!

    8.Welcome to Chinatown!

    7.2
    27-08-200624m

    The day for Tatsuhiro’s mom to visit has come and he is totally unprepared, as his room is in such a state and requires intensive cleaning. When his mom arrives they all go out for...

  • Welcome to Summer Days!

    9.Welcome to Summer Days!

    7.0
    03-09-200624m

    Following the recent intimate moment that nearly occurred between Tatsuhiro and Misaki, Tatsuhiro just can’t seem to get her of his mind. With Summer vacation finally here, Kaoru i...

  • Welcome to the Dark Side!

    10.Welcome to the Dark Side!

    7.5
    10-09-200624m

    The day after the fireworks festival, Tatsuhiro and Kaoru are back to working on their eroge nonetheless Tatsuhiro’s love for Misaki has grown and it’s beginning to surface itself...

  • Welcome to the Conspiracy!

    11.Welcome to the Conspiracy!

    7.5
    17-09-200624m

    Tatsuhiro has ended his counselling sessions with Misaki as he thinks that she is plotting against him, giving him more time to finish the game he’s creating with Kaoru, with the l...

  • Welcome to the Offline Gathering!

    12.Welcome to the Offline Gathering!

    7.2
    24-09-200624m

    It is Summer vacation, Tatsuhiro and Hitomi are now heading to the “Offline Gathering”, which doesn’t seem to be what Tatsuhiro expected. They seem to heading to an island with som...

  • Welcome to Heaven!

    13.Welcome to Heaven!

    7.5
    01-10-200624m

    On an island that should have been heaven for a hikikomori as become a hell because Tatsuhiro has learnt that the Offline Gathering, he went to with Hitomi, is for people who want...

  • Welcome to Reality!

    14.Welcome to Reality!

    7.5
    08-10-200624m

    With the Offline Gathering ending without a single fatality, all are reflecting on the reality of what just occurred, except Tatsuhiro who is still angry at Misaki. They all later...

  • Welcome to the Fantasy!

    15.Welcome to the Fantasy!

    7.5
    15-10-200624m

    The phone call from his Mom was about his Dad losing his job, so now Tatsuhiro’s allowance is cut and he needs a source of income. With the free trial he got from the kid in the of...

  • Welcome to Game Over!

    16.Welcome to Game Over!

    6.8
    22-10-200624m

    After discovering the wonders of the fantasy online gaming, Tatsuhiro has become even of a hikikomori and the one to find out is Misaki. While Tatsuhiro is trying to acquire rare i...

  • Welcome to Happiness!

    17.Welcome to Happiness!

    7.2
    29-10-200624m

    The call Tatsuhiro received was from the class representative from High School, Megumi who he ends up meeting with. He admits to her that he is a hikikomori, so she invites him to...

  • Welcome to No Future!

    18.Welcome to No Future!

    7.5
    05-11-200624m

    Having just returned from being fooled into buying products in a Pyramid Scheme, Tatsuhiro and gang attempt to Megumi to call the deal off but she has no intention on returning his...

  • Welcome to the Blue Bird!

    19.Welcome to the Blue Bird!

    7.5
    12-11-200624m

    Tatsuhiro, Misaki and Kaoru went to Megumi’s house to return the “Mouse Road” goods, when they discover that she is looking after her hikikomori brother (Torotoro from the Ultimate...

  • Welcome to Winter Days!

    20.Welcome to Winter Days!

    7.5
    19-11-200624m

    Tatsuhiro and Kaoru are back on track to finishing their eroge when all of a sudden Kaoru receives a serious call from home and has to return immediately. After a long period on hi...

  • Welcome to the Reset!

    21.Welcome to the Reset!

    8.0
    26-11-200624m

    Tatsuhiro and Kaoru are in high spirits after finally completing their eroge nonetheless it doesn’t seem to do any better in the Winter Comic Market. Now with that over all that is...

  • Welcome to God!

    22.Welcome to God!

    7.2
    03-12-200624m

    After getting separated from Misaki, in the middle of Tokyo, Tatsuhiro runs into Hitomi ands ends up spending New Year’s Eve with her. They just end up separating after saying thei...

  • Welcome to Misaki!

    23.Welcome to Misaki!

    7.8
    10-12-200624m

    Misaki’s mental state doesn’t seem like what it used to be, as she chooses an odd topic for their counseling session. It turns out that this is Tatsuhiro’s final session as Misaki...

  • Welcome to the NHK!

    24.Welcome to the NHK!

    7.0
    17-12-200624m

    Tatsuhiro has managed to catch-up to Misaki, at the same cliff her mother committed suicide, in an attempt to stop the same incident from happening again. Having stopped her from d...

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