>stop supporting and feeding them
>they will become functional members of society again

Fuck you.

NHK causes Hikki's to reflect on their own life! In other breaking news, your favorite anime is total shit, and SHiN is faggot

>>54612058
>NHK causes Hikki's to reflect on their own life!

Yeah. That´s why it sold around 500 copies because hikkis prefer to stay in denial. And I don´t have a favourite anime and yes, SHiN is a huge faggot.

>>54612125

Point
_____

Your head


My witty attempt at a satire done in the form of a mock news headline was to bring attention to the fact that people have already made this same thread with this same point countless times.

>>54612197
I ignored these threads mostly. And after many years I finally got around watching the whole of it because I dropped / stalled the show after some few episodes long ago because it´s just too fucking depressive if you actually are in the same situation.

Now, after forcing myself to watch the whole of it, I don´t feel really inspired to work in a ramen shop. Should I?

>>54612307
No, which is also part of the reason it sold so bad. The ones most moved by it, are also the ones least likely to buy the DVD.

Learn from Satou's mistakes, or it'll be too late.
No lifesavers out there in the real world.

>>54612307
Not everyone wanted to change like the characters, or act in any way, shape or form like them, but on some level, your were comparing yourself and your current life to what you were watching

I really like the NHK franchise, but the one thing that bothers me is that it implies that the only people who are Hikkies are ones that fall unwillingly into it due to social ineptitude.

Is it not possible that some people just prefer to live that way, for whatever reasons they have?

>>54612530
But the show offers not really much considering change. It´s all about:
- don´t kill yourself because your family will hate it
- give in their demands and just do what they want
- get a fucking job, even flipping burgers is better than what you actually do

Not implying the show is generally bad (touching plot, awesome soundtrack), but the message it conveyed was shit tier.

Rewatching this show for the ffith time finally pushed me to get a job.
I hate it. I want to go back to being a worthless piece of trash, but I don't know if I can.

>>54612708
The real message was "stop blaming others for your shortcomings" Not a bad message at all if you ask me

>>54612758
That was the message Satou hallucinated in the very end for Misaki.

>>54612639
They're called hermits and they've been around since ancient times.

You can even trick people into thinking it's a good thing, too, if you live near a bunch of religious nuts.

>>54612822
No, that was the entire point of the show right down to the title.

>>54612836
I don't necessarily think being a Hermit is a bad thing, and I don't have an ounce of religion in me

I feel like I should pick this up, anyone know if there is a 720 version out? The only one I can find on Nyaa is the 480 or a weird DVD version that doesn't state it's size.

>>54612923
It's pretty old and the animation really isn't the important aspect of the series so I'd say that 480 would get the job done.

Also, I'm not going to critize you for being new, but NHK is a real fundamental. You should probably watch it as soon as possible.

It's also really good. If you like it, try the manga and the novel too

>>54612639
>Is it not possible that some people just prefer to live that way, for whatever reasons they have?
The point is that it's an impossibility to live like that unless you happen to have a lot of money for some reason, otherwise you'll have to go get a job some time. And even if you live in a country where you get welfare support to a degree that you can live a modest life of it, you'll in most cases still be forced to apply for jobs, etc.

>>54613022
>It's pretty old

>>54613086
Relatively speaking of course...
That was probably a shit way to put it, but I was just pointing it doesn't have that glossy "new" anime look that 720 brings out

>>54612905
Yeah, but Normals will think it's a bit weird. If they're religious you can make them praise you for it.

>>54613062
Yes for the most part, but there are jobs that don't require a 9-5 schedule that can be done by a recluse.

>>54613164
Regardless of what the majority of society may believe, I don't think independence and a free from reliance on others to be happy is a bad thing

inb4 novelfags come in fagging about novels

>>54613270
The novel does have an aspect that the anime cuts out. It is quite a bit darker

>>54613270

Reading the novel after having watched the series first, I didn't find it as superior as many claimed it was. Though I can see why some wouldn't like all the sillyness and filler content that was added to the series.

>>54613337
that doesn't warrant the anime being shit which is what novelfags I'm referring to love to say

>>54613266
>Yes for the most part, but there are jobs that don't require a 9-5 schedule that can be done by a recluse.
It's not really about just being reclusive, for most of the characters (and real life Hikkikomori); it's being reclusive on a pathological level. Like Sato who had anxiety issues about what others may think about him for example.

I don't think someone who just doesn't like being around people but is capable of functioning in society to a degree that he can survive well on his own is applies here. It's a different thing really and it probably wouldn't be too interesting to watch.

>>54613376
no one says the anime is bad. just because something is better than something else, doesn't mean the inferior thing isn't good.

>>54613409
I think we are on the same wavelength. I was just pointing out that NHK seemed to imply that most reclusive-types do suffer from things like crippling anxiety, and are reclusive because of it, and not because they are capable but simply don't want to be around people. Maybe I am reading too much into it though. I agree that it would be less interesting to watch

>>54613481
>no one
lurk more

It's an NHK thread and nobody has posted Youkoso! Hitori Bocchi yet...something must be terribly wrong

>>54613526
>>54613409
I have a feeling more than a few monks and hermits from centuries ago dealt with the same kinds of social anxiety. That might be an interesting research topic, actually. I'll have to mention it to my professor.

You watched a comedy. And you feel depressed because you took it too seriously. No joke, the guy takes every bit of advice to the extreme, and you get to watch him climb out of that deep ass motherfucking hole he digs for himself every time.

>>54613605
That is an interesting way to think about it

>>54613629
>NHK
>comedy
>dumbass

>>54613651
The only dumbasses that say it isn't a comedy are the NEETs and hikikomoris who take the show as some kind of personal message to them. If you don't fall into that category there's nothing to get depressed about.

>>54613651
It isn't a pure comedy by any means, but it certainly does have some humor mixed in with the drama. Things rarely fall squarely into one genre

Together forever alone /a/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4VN0in4weA

Hey guys, excuse me for being new but this is one of the few shows Ive watched and really enjoyed. Does anyone have something similar to recommend?

>>54613683
about fucking time I love you guys

>>54613696
try the NHK Manga and Novel and also Onani Master Kurosawa

>>54613696
Tatami Galaxy is presented very differently but has similar overall themes. It's also pretty entry-level friendly

>>54613666
Uh, no. Any human being can relate to the show. Not literally with making eroges, and offline suicide meetings and the like, but morally with the problem theme.

>>54613696
I think nothing comes as near hitting home.

And I know most of /a/ hates it, but go watch (or, much bettter, read) Chaos;Head.

>>54613731
>tatami galaxy, entry level friendly
naw i'd disagree. Not because of content or anything, but just because watashi talks so fast and if you're not used to watching subs it can be pretty hard

>>54613767
True, but it hits a certain demographic the hardest: The ones who are far enough in that they can relate to almost everything but no so far in they are incapable of caring and then brush it off as a joke

>>54613731
>pretty entry-level friendly
NOOOOPE. Getting used to subtitles can be a bitch for some people, and Tatami is a BIG ASS BITCH for people even used to it. Granted, in content, I would agree. Plus it's worth it for everyone to watch it, and if they have to do it a couple of times to absorb everything, all the better.

>>54613801
>>54613823
That's just more able general literacy than power-levels though. If someone who hadn't seen much anime before but did a lot of reading watched it I'm fairly certain they would be fine.

>>54612015
What wrong with it?

They certainly won't change for good being maintained.

>>54613767
Yeah, every sympathetic human can relate to pretty much anything regardless of leading a completely different life.

But if you have been in the MC´s footsteps for some while (I´ve been there, just without the friends) the whole show is so incredibly depressing that it is hard to bear.

>>54613820
>so far in they are incapable of caring and then brush it off as a joke
/jp/

>>54613855
True enough, but then you'd have to find someone well-read who wants to watch anime.

I, for one, mainly read trashy sci-fi during my middle to high school years.

Ok thanks a lot, I did try watching Tatami Galaxy and didn't get too far as i did find myself pausing a lot to read but ill give it another go today.

It's been about a month since I watched and read NHK now. I've pretty much spiraled into depression since then. My life wasn't good before, but at least I was able to look up at life and look forward to things. Now it's like all my views have skewed to a negative and I've lost all motivation for just about everything. It all just feels so fucking redundant.

>>54613945
/lit/fag here. I'm not completely impossible to enjoy reading and anime

>>54613859

>>54613997
>I'm
...It's

>Getting used to subtitles can be a bitch for some people
americans, oh you

Why isn't Misaki anyone's waifu?

She's so lonely /a/...

>>54614169
I'd sign HER contract, if you know what I mean...

>>54613683

Dammit.

You've made me listen to the OP as well. Does anyone else get depressed from it as well?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcjLT-EOrPA

>>54614169
I think everybody on /a/ was sharpening the pencil before Sato declined.

>>54614198

I dont think I do. But I would sign the contract to always stay by her side in a heartbeat.


It will never happen

>>54613945
i'm not well-read, but i can read very quickly. I didn't really notice quite how verbose tatami was until i talked to others about it.

I think you might be able to pick up the light novel and the manga volumes online for cheap. It strays from the anime but in a good way.

>>54614280
Tatami Galaxy was the first thing I downloaded when I switched to /a/. The first episode was hard modo but I eventually kept up with the subs

>>54614359

>light novel
>cheap

Pick one.

>>54614359

>>54614405

Well considering it is just ONE novel......

Also just in case you didn't know

The author went back to being a hikki after get the money from his works

I'd actually buy the novel for £200 if I had a job. Fuck it man, nothing has ever hit so close to home as NHK did, it's worth it.

Now that I think about it, I'm slowly becoming a big shut in. Back when I watched NHK, I thought I would never spiral towards being a hikikomori and I took the anime as a warning since I knew I had tendencies. But day after day, I feel like I'm getting close. I don't have a job, no car, friends? haha, I only go out to attend University, plus other depressing shit.

Fuck this shit, I'm going out for a jog. That will definitely make me feel better

>>54614484

>dem spoilers

what the fuck man

>>54614484

http://www.amazon.com/Welcome-NHK-Novel-Tatsuhiko-Takimoto/dp/1427802564/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=U
TF8&qid=1315864936&sr=1-1

>Implying I'd pay 80 dollars for just ONE novel,

Anyway, I could definitely identify with the protagonist for his feeling of social anxiety. But then I realized how simple the solution was, gain some confidence and just stop giving a fuck.

>>54614684
One of these days, I'll scout my small island's libraries one by one to see if they have the novel. I doubt it, but you never know.

>>54614745
Just download the PDF file. It isn't as comfortable as a hard copy, but once you're reading it doesn't even matter