I have to say, I enjoyed watching this set of episodes, but it felt somewhat airy, or sparse. Welcome to the N.H,K. still confuses me with its story, but I suppose the ultimate goal is to really see if Misaki can “save” Tatsuhiro from the hiki-life (not that its a bad thing, but can’t go on forever, imo). In lue of this outlook, where does this set of episodes take the plot? Mainly, episodes 11-14, the “Suicide Arc” takes up quite a bit more time than I would have suspected, but why? Does there really need to be 3+minutes of screen time showing Satou testing Misaki’s defensive behavior when he raises a fist at her? What I’m seeing will be either some decent foreshadowing and linkage for a fitting end, or just random non-sense that will not be addressed at all. The latter is worst cast, because I don’t recall this in the manga at all, so it better be taken care of in the anime. Some short notes on the episodes (very random).
Tag: NHKにようこそ!
NHKにようこそ! :05-08: Angel
NHK batch once more! Out of this bunch, episode 7 didn’t impress me as much as the others. I’ve heard some attacks on visuals as well, which sure they can be a bit rough in NHK, but it really hasn’t detracted from the enjoyment for me. (consider Noein did have some strange looking characters at times as well) Anyway.
NHKにようこそ! :02-04: vs manga
Diving in shallow water isn’t for the meek. Neither is being preyed upon by one Nakahara Misaki. Hey hey, I’m only kidding. She’s such a cute kid, and her persistance is quite amazing. So I’ve finished up the next couple volumes of NHK and ran through a few more episodes of the anime. I’ve found the draw; the difference, the substantial points that set these two mediums apart. We have the NHK manga, loaded with trippy confusion and comedy, and very low on the sentiment. Then there is the NHK anime, which takes on a cleanly planned plotline and romantic touch. True statements.
I’ve noticed the anime seems to have a slower pacing than the manga, which is accomplished by the spacing I spoke of before. I don’t think this negates the experience in anyway, but also the anime is accompaniened by a Satou character who seems more interested in Misaki, than his manga counter-part. I’ll assume this is to stress the relation between Satou and Misaki, and I’m not talking about the hikikomori-savior relationship. The manga usually doesn’t play to much into how Satou feels about Misaki, we know he finds her cute but he also has this exsquisite hate/fear attitude towards her. Even from the first episode this is seen when the charming bgm is playing while Misaki and Satou are standing on either side of the door (before Misaki left).Depending on where the next volumes go, I could be saying that the anime presents an entirely better lovey-dovey side to NHK, or not. The coin is tossed.
NHKにようこそ! (manga)
After watching the first episode of NHK ni Youkoso, then realizing I had checked out the manga before, I decided to read a few volumes. I’ve taken note of animes which use a sort of Zen reflection of the “oktaku scene” to the characters (ie. characters are otaku, Comic Party, Genshiken, etc), but I’ve never paid much attention (didn’t finish reading Comic Party). The presentation in NHK is bizarre and perhaps the reason I’ll venture down the manga road [and its a conspiracy^^]. The zaniness comes in intervals, which is a plus; I’d have trouble following the material otherwise.
They aren’t exactly alike (manga & anime), but that’s no problem. The differences come mostly in timing and slightly extra scenes in the anime to space-out events. Both have put a good display of comedy and interaction. I’ll have to watch a few episodes to really see the differences. The high comedy point in the first volume was definitely when Satou goes hikikomori+lolicon. I nearly fell on the floor laughing, and it makes me wonder how that scene will be included in the anime. It’s very naughty, but so halarious as Satou is hiding in the bushes and peeping on the school girls (awful habit); his entire persona at that moment was outrageous. The first 3 chapters of volume 1 are a strong, funny opening to NHK, the last two chapters were good development, but I didn’t find them as funny (could just be me getting tired, literally, not of NHK, no no no). Comedy isn’t something I necessarily look for, but with the first few chapters so riddled with fantastic nonsense, I was expecting more laughs. Its possible that this story will become sentimental-style, simply because of the hints of salvation, romance, worry, and heartbreak in the first volume. Super!
Ryan A
