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Welcome to the Self-Reflection: An Welcome to the NHK Anime Retrospect Part 2: Hitomi
If N.H.K. came out today, anti-vaxxers would make Hitomi their Waifu Queen and wish that she was real so she would talk to them on how COVID-19 is…
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Title: Welcome to the NHK!Genre: Dark comedy, RomanceRating: 8.7/10 Summary: Satou Tatsuhiro, 22 years old, thinks that everything that happens around him is a conspiracy. He even figured out who is behind…
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Will gets Steven to read one of his fave mangas, a story that revolves around the lives of several young adults all living in or around the city of…
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Welcome to the NHK – 1/2 [Welcome to the Project!/Welcome to the Creator!] – Throwback Thursday
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another season of Throwback Thursday. This time we are watching the otaku-fueled think piece Welcome to the NHK. There’s a lot going on…
Medium Matters: Welcome to the NHK
In the beginning, there was a novel called Welcome to the NHK. I haven’t read it. Now that it’s a collector’s item you have to pay like $60…
Review: Rebuild of Welcome to the NHK
Tatsuhiko Takimoto’s Welcome the NHK is an important piece of 21st century fiction that provides a vivid fictional account of social problems in turn-of-the-century Japan. Based on the…
114 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 7
Steven and Will talk about the characters near the completion of their developed arcs. Specifically speaking about BPD (borderline personality disorder) and musings on what type of person…
112 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 5
Today’s episode contains explicit talk since we are talking about a manga about a porn addict who lives with his parents. It’s Welcome to the NHK! Skip plot summary…
115 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 8
The conclusion to the manga like most Japanese slice of life and coming of age drama adds an expected air of ambiguity. But for one, we could not…
110 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 3
EXPLICIT CONTENT! Today’s episode, Will and Steve talk about videogame addiction and Hikikomori culture as it pertains to this volume 3 Welcome to the NHK. Our protagonist falls…
113 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 6
Will and Steven are perplexed by the plot as it shuffles along but find time to discuss the characters and their relationships to one and another, be it…
111 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 4
EXPLICIT CONTENT as we talk about mature themes, you can skip the synopsis @ 3:18 Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 111: Welcome to the NHK vol. 4 Chapters 16 to 17…
109 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 2
EXPLICIT CONTENT! Inspired by today’s manga, Will talks to Steven about his own personal ordeal with depression and suicidal ideation. They speak about their own relationship troubles. As…
5 Reasons To Watch: Welcome to the NHK
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Welcome to the NHK – 13/14 [Welcome to Heaven!/Welcome to Reality!] – Throwback Thursday
Hello everyone, and welcome back to the 2nd cour of Welcome to the NHK. This week we finish up this whole “suicide cult” think, learn a bit more…
Welcome to the NHK! NHKにようこそ！NHK ni Youkoso!
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Hello everyone, and welcome back to another 2 episodes of Welcome to the NHK! This week Sato manages to surprise me, Hitomi makes a small return and Misaki…
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Welcome to the NHK – 21/22 [Welcome To Reset!/Welcome to The God!] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome, one and all, to the penultimate week of Welcome to the NHK! From Sato to Misaki, Yamazaki to Hitomi, NHK is lining up all the dominoes for…
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Welcome to the NHK – 5/6 [Welcome to Counselling!/Welcome to the Classroom!] – Throwback Thursday
Hello and welcome back everyone, to another week of Welcome to the NHK! This is another really interesting week, we have a lot to talk about. From Sato…
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Welcome to the NHK – 17/18 [Welcome to Happiness!/Welcome to No Future!] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome back everyone, to yet another good week of Welcome to the NHK. It feels like NHK has hit its stride recently. It was always somewhere between good…
Welcome to the NHK Anime Review 95/100 – Throwback Thursday
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Welcome to the NHK – 11/12 [Welcome to the Conspiracy!/Welcome to the Offline Gathering!] – Throwback Thursday
Normally this is where I welcome everyone to this weeks episodes of Welcome to the NHK. I have this whole spiel about what happened this week, maybe try…
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Welcome to the NHK – 15/16 [Welcome to the Fantasy!/Welcome to the Game Over!] – Throwback Thursday
Welcome back to another week of Welcome to the NHK! This is another fantastic pair of episodes as, for the 3rd time, NHK leaves me absolutely floored. What…
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Welcome to the NHK – 9/10 [Welcome to Summer Days!/Welcome to the Dark Side!] – Throwback Thursday
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Welcome to the NHK – 19/20 [Welcome To The Blue Bird!/Welcome to Winter Days!] – Throwback Thursday
Hello everyone, and welcome to another week of Welcome to the NHK! We are nearing the end, and the arcs are starting to reflect that. Big character moments,…
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An Introduction to Japanese Curry Rice
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An Introduction to Japanese Buckwheat Noodles
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An Introduction to Sushi and Sashimi
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An Introduction to the Misunderstood World of AVNs
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Log Time Podcast | Welcome to the NHK! — A(n) (Absolute Nightmare) Masterpiece!
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Learn about the Dewa Sanzan, the three mountains that are the pride of Japan's north - and a deeply spiritual site for many.
An Introduction to Yakitori: Grilled Chicken Skewers
Everything you ever needed to know about yakitori.
An introduction to independent animation in Japan
As consumers we’re conditioned to think that the industrial model is the only possible option out there, so it isn’t surprising that animation produced by a single individual, free…
An introduction to the Bunraku puppet theatre: Kanadehon Chushingura...
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