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Welcome to the NHK – 23/24 [Welcome To Misaki!Welcome to The NHK!] – Throwback Thursday

Hello and welcome everyone, to the finale of Welcome to the NHK! We have a lot to talk about this week, some of it bad, most of it…

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Aug 11, 2022 • Subscribe

Welcome to the NHK – 9/10 [Welcome to Summer Days!/Welcome to the Dark Side!] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to what will no doubt be a late week of Welcome to the NHK! I apologize for that, I’ve been playing a bit to much Path…

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Jun 24, 2022 • Subscribe

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…

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Jul 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Welcome to the NHK – 7/8 [Welcome to the Moratorium!/Welcome to Chinatown!] – Throwback Thursday

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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Jun 16, 2022 • Subscribe

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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Aug 4, 2022 • Subscribe

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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Jun 10, 2022 • Subscribe

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…

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Jul 21, 2022 • Subscribe

Happiness!

Welcome to the NHK Anime Review 95/100 – Throwback Thursday

When in your life you watch a show can matter just as much as the show itself. Perhaps you first found Tokyo Godfathers and its story of found…

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Aug 18, 2022 • Subscribe

Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Tokyo Godfathers

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…

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May 26, 2022 • Subscribe

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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Jun 30, 2022 • Subscribe

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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Jul 15, 2022 • Subscribe

Welcome to the NHK – 3/4 [Welcome to the Beautiful Girls!/Welcome to the New World!] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome back everyone, to another week of Welcome to the NHK! We are covering 2 more episodes this week as we watch Sato be pulled further and further…

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Jun 2, 2022 • Subscribe

Princess Tutu – 19/20 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome one and all to another week of Princess Tutu! This time we cover episodes 19 and 20, where we tackle “Love” in all it’s forms, across the…

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May 28, 2020 • Subscribe

Princess Tutu

Neon Genesis Evangelion – 19&20 – Throwback Thursday

Well ladies and gentleman, there isn’t any easy way to say this, but strap in. This week of Neon Genesis Evangelion is going to be a long one,…

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Feb 13, 2020 • Subscribe

Twelve Kingdoms – 19/20/21 – Throwback Thursday

This is an important week for Twelve Kingdoms. It marks the completion of an arc and the (almost) halfway point of this watch. We have lies, deceit and…

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Nov 12, 2020 • Subscribe

Welcome to the NHK!

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…

Anime Anthology

Nov 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Haibane Renmei – 8 [The Bird] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone to another episode of Haibane Renmei! This week’s episode is one of the more unique ones, though the solo title alone probably gives that away. Is…

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Sep 23, 2021 • Subscribe

Haibane Renmei

The Big O – 19/20 [Eyewitness/Stripes] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another week of The Big O! This week we have robot fights, some existential dread, and even romance for those that are into that sort…

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Dec 1, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O

Black Lagoon – 19/20 [Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise/The Succession] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another 2 episodes of Black Lagoon! This week kicks of the final arc of the series, taking us to a land we haven’t visited since…

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Mar 15, 2024 • Subscribe

Black Lagoon

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…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

Oct 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Kemono no Souja Erin – 17/18/19/20- Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to week 5 of Erin! Apologies for the lateness of this, it’s been a really rough week for me and I just didn’t have the drive…

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Jul 7, 2023 • Subscribe

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…

Ani-Gamers

Jul 16, 2021 • Subscribe

Cardcaptor Sakura, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

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…

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May 13, 2023 • Subscribe

108 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 1

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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Apr 1, 2023 • Subscribe

Juliet

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…

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Apr 29, 2023 • Subscribe

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…

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May 20, 2023 • Subscribe

Neon Genesis Evangelion

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…

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Apr 15, 2023 • Subscribe

Mouse

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…

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May 6, 2023 • Subscribe

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…

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Apr 23, 2023 • Subscribe

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…

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Apr 8, 2023 • Subscribe

5 Reasons To Watch: Welcome to the NHK

Don’t listen to the fridge.

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Jun 22, 2020 • Subscribe

Welcome to the NHK! NHKにようこそ！NHK ni Youkoso!

Tatsuhiro Satou is a hikkikomori, one who secluses himself at home and finds it difficult to have a job or go out of the house. He meets a…

Yuu's Sanctuary

Dec 20, 2019 • Subscribe

Welcome to the N.H.K.

12 Days of Christmas 2014 #03 – Welcome to the NHK and Facing Reality

Welcome to the NHK is a special anime. It follows the university dropout Satou as he is forced to face the reality of having become a hikikomori –…

Anime Viking

Dec 23, 2014 • Subscribe

His and Her Circumstances – 18/19 [Progress/14 Days, Part 1] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to what is a very important week for His and Her Circumstances. Why is it important you might ask? Because this week marks the departure of…

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Oct 20, 2022 • Subscribe

His and Her Circumstances

Welcome to the Self-Reflection: An Welcome to the NHK Anime RetrospectPart 1: Introduction

I should have watched N.H.K when I was a teenager. If I did, my life would be so much better today…

Yuki The Snowman

Jan 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Welcome to the N.H.K.

Michiko & Hatchin – 19/20 [Nettlesome Light-blocking Butterfly/Rendezvous of Extermination] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to the penultimate week of Michiko & Hatchin! Last week was solid, as for the first time in ages it felt like the show finally cared…

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Jan 26, 2023 • Subscribe

Michiko & Hatchin

Blue Lock Epi 19-20

Rematch between Isagi vs Rin. Who will win, in this rematch with Isagi looking to get that win over Rin and get back Bachira.

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Jun 17, 2023 • Subscribe

BLUE LOCK

His and Her Circumstances – 20/21 [14 Days, Part 2/14 Days, Part 3] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to another (late) week of His and Her Circumstances! There’s a fair amount to talk about this week, most of it concerning, but worth the time…

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Oct 28, 2022 • Subscribe

His and Her Circumstances

How Not to End a Series: Welcome to the NHK

Welcome to the NHK is one of those things that should remind you of how a medium people think is for children – I mean, it’s a CARTOON,…

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Jun 20, 2022 • Subscribe

The Vision of Escaflowne – 19/20 [Operation Golden Rule of Love/False Vows] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone to my weekly late post about The Vision of Escaflowne! After the action of the past couple episodes its time to slow down and reflect on…

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Jan 14, 2022 • Subscribe

Escaflowne

Throwback Thursday: The Interviews

One of the best parts of this ten year journey has been the connections I’ve made with some extraordinary people. Not everyone I’ve met has been nice, that’s…

Beneath the Tangles

Jul 30, 2020 • Subscribe

Cowboy Bebop, Serial Experiments Lain, Tsukigakirei

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…

Yuki The Snowman

Jan 27, 2022 • Subscribe

Welcome to the N.H.K.

Days 19-20: Fire Emblem Engage

The Story Thus Far On Thursday I continued to play the new DLC paralogues, and on Friday I finished the last paralogue. On Thursday I played Hector’s paralogue,…

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Feb 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Fire Emblem

Liz and the Blue Bird

By Andrew Osmond. Liz and the Blue Bird was released in Japan in April 2018, less than two years after A Silent Voice. It was an ideal film…

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Dec 3, 2022 • Subscribe

A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird

Welcome to the NHK: Satou in the bushes with a camera

This was originally part of a “top 10 manga” post (like my top 20 anime post), but it got too long and sort of off-topic so I’m making…

flomu

Aug 4, 2018 • Subscribe

Welcome to 12 Days of Weebsmas!!!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The coldest month that is filled with cheer, chestnuts roasting on the open fire, and countless anime marathons watched under…

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Dec 14, 2023 • Subscribe

Welcome to Doki Doki Days 2024

Hey everyone, welcome to Doki Doki Days! This year we’re bringing back our top favorite couples of the year, as well as our favorite kisses, duos and of course…

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Feb 8, 2024 • Subscribe

Throwback Thursday: BtT Valentine

It’s that time of year and love is in the air…or is that just the anime I’m watching? With anime, as you know, love is always in the…

Beneath the Tangles

Feb 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Throwback Thursday: Valentines Past

Throughout 2020 we’ll be looking back at blog posts from the past we celebrate our 10th year. Ten years…that means ten Christmases, ten Pocky Days, ten birthdays for…

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Feb 13, 2020 • Subscribe

Welcome to the Winter 2020 Anime TKO!

Ladies and Gentlemen, nerds of all ages! It’s that time again! Welcome to the inaugural round of the first Anime TKO of 2020! Voyager: That’s right, everyone! We’re…

GALVANIC

Jan 7, 2020 • Subscribe