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2025 is here, and with the advance of a new year, you are bound to search for change. Thus, the phrase, ‘new year, new me.’ But failing to achieve these lofty goals is more common than accomplishing them. If you are dead set on turning things around this year, why not begin withWelcome to the N.H.K?
But why are you being dragged into another anime when you are supposed to go out and change your life? Well, you might find the inspiration you need in this series.Welcome to the N.H.K.focuses on a social recluse and his struggles with integrating into society.
Welcome to the N.H.K.is the perfect anime to help change yourself in 2025
Watching the right show at the right time is all it takes to make sense of life at times.Hajime no Ippohits hard when you are struggling with pushing yourself to the hardest.Assassination Classroomwill make you tear up if you never had a supportive figure in your life.Run with the Windis the perfect anime to stop you from avoiding pressing issues.
Similarly,Welcome to the N.H.K.is the perfect watch for those who are questioning life’s worth. Depression and loneliness are things everyone struggles to deal with, but it becomes a pressing matter once someone has decided to isolate themselves. The anime focuses onthe life of Tatsuhiro Sato, a hikikomori.
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Hikikomori is a Japanese term that describes a severe form of social withdrawal. Spending days on end at home and having no interest in the outside world or people, is how a hikikomori spends their life. But as you might expect, it’s not a happy life. After the initial phase, it becomes depressing, but since one loses confidence in social interaction, it only becomes harder to step out of this lifestyle.
Welcome to the N.H.K.aptly portrays what it’s like to be a recluse through its protagonist. It is a realistic depiction rather than a glamorized version, which makes fans of the series relate to it even more.
Welcome to the N.H.K.does not sugarcoat the reclusive lifestyle
Plenty of anime portrays characters who have isolated themselves from society. But not many call out the reality of it. Often these characters turn out to be isekai’d where they save the world, or it is justified somehow. The audience of these series is often otakus, so critiquing the lifestyle will not lead to fair results after all.
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ButWelcome to the N.H.K.goes all out by showing Satou and his struggles. The character makes flimsy excuses for himself and denies his reality, all of which is see-through. Rather than identifying with his excuses, fans feel a mix of shame and discomfort as they can identify the arrogance and complacency they see in themselves.
Seeing a gradual change in Satou might be what you need to kickstart your new year. Change is never easy nor is it quick, and you might not succeed right away, but it’s the effort that counts. Like many other people,Welcome to the N.H.K.might be the trigger you need to take control of your life.
Welcome to the N.H.K.is available to watch on Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
Anime Content Writer
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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