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Welcome to the N-H-K
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
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TV DNA
How Welcome to the N-H-K actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Welcome to the N-H-K reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
Sato is a tangle of anxieties and conspiracy theories, believing that the nefarious N-H-K wants to turn society’s misfits into a mob of hopeless recluses. Mysterious Misaki might be able to help Sato overcome his phobias—if she can pull him out of his existential foxhole and get him to face the world.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E21 · Signature episode
Welcome to the Reset!
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 left is for Kaoru to sort out his belongings before he leaves for his parent’s farm.
- Directed by Yuji Kumazawa
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E23 · Signature episode
Welcome to Misaki!
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 is giving him a final exam before a graduation from the project. The graduation doesn’t go to well, because Tatsuhiro doesn’t think of himself as worthy enough to support Misaki, so he cuts all ties with her.
- Directed by Hiroyuki Okuno
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E13 · Signature episode
Welcome to Heaven!
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 to end their lives.
- Directed by Hiro Kaburagi
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E18 · Signature episode
Welcome to No Future!
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 money. After being fooled a second time they all go to Megumi’s house, with the intention to return the goods, but end up finding out something truly shocking.
- Directed by Jiro Fujimoto
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E19 · Signature episode
Welcome to the Blue Bird!
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 Fantasy Online game). After clearing matters with Megumi and her brother the group head back to return to their usual lives.
- Directed by Erkin Kawabata
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E11
Welcome to the Conspiracy!
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 looming deadline. Meanwhile Hitomi is feeling the stress and strain in her day-to-day life and she beginning to feel like someone is conspiring against her, just like in High School. Later she goes to visit Tatsuhiro.
- Directed by Kouji Houri
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E24
Welcome to the NHK!
- Directed by Yusuke Yamamoto
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E23 · Signature episode
Welcome to Misaki!
- Directed by Hiroyuki Okuno
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E22
Welcome to God!
- Directed by Hiro Kaburagi
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E21 · Signature episode
Welcome to the Reset!
- Directed by Yuji Kumazawa
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E20
Welcome to Winter Days!
- Directed by Kouji Houri
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
S01E19 · Signature episode
Welcome to the Blue Bird!
- Directed by Erkin Kawabata
- Written by Satoru Nishizono
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Satoshi MatsuiProducer
- Hidemasa AraiProducer
- Makoto ChibaProducer
Writing
- Satoru NishizonoWriter
Direction
- Kouji HouriDirector
- Akira KatoDirector
- Yuji KumazawaDirector
- Jiro FujimotoDirector
- Hiro KaburagiDirector
- Shinsaku SasakiDirector
Cinematography
- Naoki KitamuraDirector of Photography
Music
- Pearl BrothersOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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