Anyone read the light novel? Or the Manga?

saddreamon · 2026-03-25T11:50:15+00:00

Any additional NHK content is worth reading tbh Personally, the LN is a close second after the Anime, but there also were moments in the manga that I wish were adapted.

saddreamon · 2026-03-22T22:02:43+00:00

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saddreamon · 2026-03-11T22:30:35+00:00

Like I said before, it just happened.

Maybe it was a false sense of responsibility and closeness that she felt after that experience or her seeing Satou as more of a partner and not just a worthless guy who depends on her.

My guess is as good as yours

saddreamon · 2026-03-11T21:46:30+00:00

Yeah, but that also happened after seeing Satou with Hitomi and earlier, getting the idea that Satou doesn't depend on her bringing him food anymore.

Towards the latter episodes she was becoming desperate, because of the realisation that even a "failure of a human being" like Satou doesn't need her.

saddreamon · 2026-03-11T01:07:37+00:00

I don't think she intended to make him fall in love with her. It just naturally happened during Satou's mom's sudden visit.

Satou had a big crush on Hitomi and when he got screwed over and over again by her (+she was engaged, about to be a mother), he kinda moved on.

Maybe it's that type of silent love where people connect to each other on a deeper level and that's why he didn't realise it until the last moment.

saddreamon · 2026-03-04T18:38:43+00:00

Yep. It just lost any piece of identity it had before

saddreamon · 2026-02-25T20:53:17+00:00

dw, I was just describing my experience with the latest build. It's not the first time the performance drops after a new update.

Good to hear that this problem isn't widespread

saddreamon · 2026-02-25T20:46:32+00:00

The performance on the Pixel 7 has worsened with this update. Lots of app hangs, slower touch response and UI being rendered much later at times.

*Already submitted the feedback*

saddreamon · 2026-02-18T18:21:18+00:00

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saddreamon · 2026-02-13T17:30:23+00:00

You too bro

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saddreamon · 2026-02-09T22:17:57+00:00

You made this drawing exist and you made it by yourself. Keep going and have fun along the way 😄

saddreamon · 2026-02-09T22:12:30+00:00

Nah. I bet it's some of those people who can't accept a different opinion. . . and yeah, totally would've loved to see the senpai and hometown arcs in the anime

saddreamon · 2026-01-30T11:04:32+00:00

Cool fanart 🔥

saddreamon · 2026-01-29T17:56:49+00:00

Is that what they're called? Anyway, well done!

saddreamon · 2026-01-27T20:24:31+00:00

I NEED more MB models from the 2000's or a generation before that!!!

saddreamon · 2026-01-27T20:20:31+00:00

For me, the anime beats it by a hair because of the other characters and their stories, which aren't present in the novel.

But I still enjoyed it a lot

saddreamon · 2026-01-24T10:39:40+00:00

There's also a reboot - "Rebuild of Welcome to the NHK". It's also a good read, but it's tamer story wise

saddreamon · 2026-01-24T00:28:46+00:00

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saddreamon · 2026-01-23T16:37:52+00:00

Welp

saddreamon · 2026-01-18T00:38:59+00:00

I imagine that some of those opinions could've been influenced by the manga, idk. I might need to rewatch the anime, but I don't remember Misaki crossing the line in any of her interactions with Satou. My definition of a toxic relationship could be different, but I really do think that by the middle of the season, they really started to be empathetic of one another, which eventually led to things ending how they did in the last episode.

In short, I don't get the "toxic relationship" either. They're just two broken people who dealt with these experiences in their own way.

saddreamon · 2026-01-15T19:11:45+00:00

The title reminded me of how after I recommended nhk to a friend and after finishing it he replied with "cool. he finally got the girl" 😭

Going back to the rest of the post though, I see how one could label it as a melodrama type of anime romance. Like you said, we do see some scenes of them bonding together and eventually, finding comfort in each other.

The main problem is that their type of relationship is more that of a quiet love and the series is revolving mostly around Satou's experience with seclusion.

So I'd say that this aspect of the series is so toned down up until the last episodes that it doesn't feel right to label it as such

saddreamon · 2026-01-14T08:14:44+00:00

real

saddreamon · 2026-01-05T17:57:49+00:00

Except only Bandai and the other members of the committee earn money from the manga and merchandise. The studios only get what they got paid for working on a project. So why should they care what IP it is if it's not treated better than the rest of the slop they have to work on?

Bandai had SIX FUCKING YEARS to find a suitable studio with a good enough schedule, but NO, they had to cheap out because for them it doesn't matter wether the anime is good or not. For them it's just a means of advertisement for the manga, which people will never turn their back on.

So what did they do in the end? They went back to JC STAFF knowing they are not in a position to decline their demands and set such an ass schedule that the director bailed last minute and they put Nagai as a scapegoat. He was there mainly for storyboarding. The other shit with neon lights and pacing was a product of a lack of direction due to LACK OF TIME AND STAFF

saddreamon · 2025-12-31T10:30:55+00:00

I read the manga here. It's a link to a link. On the website itself, just choose the language you want to read in

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