Youkoso Hitori Bocchi

Youkoso! Hitori Bocchi by Pearl Kyoudai

[@cato1213]

This is a translation of a post Tatsuhiko Takimoto (the author of the original Welcome to the NHK novel) wrote on his blog in 2016. Part of the reason why his work seems so realistic and resonates so strongly with us is that he based it off his own experience as a hikikomori. I hope reading this could maybe help some of you since words of reassurance from anyone other than the man himself might seem disingenuous. "It's been over 10 years since I wrote "Welcome to the NHK." For me, the author, it was a damned novel, a curse that has plagued me until very recently. From the moment I wrote it, I felt a sense of failure. If you are wondering why I have to suffer, for a novel that I wrote with all my efforts, I can say that there are many motivations. A first big reason is that I have betrayed the story, because I could not write what I wanted to write. I have been stuck for years in this sense of failure and frustration. In Chapter 9 of "NHK" I realized that the protagonist feels and suffers of my own sadness. This is a valuable knowledge. Until that time, the main character had never inspected into his own inferiority. Then, in a moment, he climbs this wall in his heart and suddenly realizes his sadness. Nevertheless, in the next chapter, it begins a story that has completely removed this episode of unveiled solitude. The problem is that strangers start to snoop into the main character's loneliness: I'm referring to Misaki's story. This is an escape from the personal drama of loneliness. This escape from writing directly about loneliness is therefore also the author's escape. I used the "race" method with which they are able to finish the story, entrusting myself to how I felt at that moment. The "race" method is a technique that, using an emotional sense of urgency, it makes the characters "run" to get into the climax. In the last chapter, the protagonist runs, quarrels, makes a little action and through that, he reaches catharsis. Then, the story ends. Instead, the problem of loneliness remains unresolved, because I have not written anything about it. At that time, I did not have the ability to write about loneliness. Even now it is not obvious I have it. Therefore, I wonder whether the conclusion that I found was the best possible ... Dead or not, the final indifference of Sato and Misaki is very realistic. But didn't want to write a realistic story... To be honest, I wanted to write a story full of dreams and hope. If I applied myself better, could I do it? Maybe not! Even today I can't stop thinking about it. I have a few things to consider about Sato in the final stage of the novel. First: Meditation. Through meditation you can heal yourself and get the strength to sustain the burden of your personal world. Second: Resist autoeroticism Third: Take concrete actions to fill that feeling of inadequacy that afflicts you. If you're sad, you have to react and do something to change. It all depends on the mood. To be in harmony, psychologically speaking, it means finding new skills within ourselves. Well, this would be the perfect solution to the problem of Sato, but it's probably the moment of meditation that you can't achieve. You need a direct action to fill the void of loneliness, such as the practice of "Nanpa". (Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanpa) In this case, because it's probably very difficult to talk immediately to someone, the first thing you should do is walking with your head held high. Probably, Sato would take 4-5 years to speak to some stranger in his city. But, even if slowly, you can measure your progress even doing the little things, like going out every day and walk with confidence. The most important thing is to know that you can change. Anyway, the path that leads to happiness exists. The key is, precisely, to trust in its existence. But the story of Sato who acquires confidence in this hope would take another 5 volumes, and it was not possible to write them at that time. On the other hand, in a story not everything has to be directed to a perfect understanding. In the middle of the road is fine to deviate and take a side street. And so it is with life. So, maybe it's a good thing that happened like this. It's a good way to end, after all: to feel that there's still space for a future development. But there's one thing that I really wanted to write and that I haven't written. Even if a person is in the situation described in "Welcome to the NHK", there is always a way out. A path leading to a happy ending. I want to tell you, now: Sato, Misaki, Yamazaki, and the Senpai as well, they all succeeded in finding happiness in a happy ending. For sure they have already found it. And with them, a new world has already begun. What I wanted to describe, is not the weakness of men. Even in the labyrinth of a confused heart, no matter how a person may feel weakness and loss of energy, in the end it's possible to find a way out and rediscover herself. This is what I wanted to write. This conviction that I have not expressed while working on "Welcome to the NHK", I write it now. And, with this, my novel is finally complete."

[@imaguy9053]

You had just copied and pasted from google

[@Abyss-Will]

FUCK

[@etcetc4493]

Cato thank you for posting this, this was beautiful

[@iratepirate3896]

Oh lord. That truly is the ending.

[@Sirrajj]

Thanks.

[@AmbitionMusic]

one of the most underrated anime

[@Rei-gd5ip]

Woah ambition is here

[@Galaxia53]

@@Rei-gd5ip Woah Rei is here

[@mreyeball3085]

Truly

[@harrydubois5951]

I feel like it's gained a hell of a lot of traction over the years. Also, can't recommend the novel enough. A lot of stuff gets left out in the adaptation.

[@mreyeball3085]

@@harrydubois5951 I just bought the novel a week ago. Have you read the manga if so is it worth reading?

[@Chou841]

I miss yamazaki

[@droid4l]

same here man..

[@Koruvax]

Jeder von uns.Jeder von uns sorgt sich nach dieser nNchstenliebe.Wier leben hier zusammen, auf dieser Erde. Wie sind hier zusammen, gemeinsam als Menschen. .

[@musicvideodarth]

"Guys like us aren't allowed to have a dramatic death."

[@DoubleAmaterasu]

:(

[@tenv]

sibu12345 Boii I mean, I guess he COULD have done that, but that's not the point of the scene. It isn't that Satou was physically prevented from jumping, its that hearing Yamakazi say that line made him realize that his life is so worthless its not even worth having a dramatic death to end it. It pulled him out from his conformed fetish of death and back to his miserable, inescapable reality.

[@HV-qs5li]

Reading this gave the chills man

[@moa07]

this line struck me the most. sad but true

[@bombomos]

That's the understatement of a lifetime

[@dantronic1836]

If you're waiting for your own misaki then you've missed the point entirely

[@SRL30]

+Levi Weeaboo youkuso hitori boochi means welcome loneliness

[@SRL30]

+Levi Weeaboo as in if you're expecting someone like misaki to come into your life don't because the anime shows about loneliness

[@SRL30]

+Levi Weeaboo that wasn't the end; just the end for the anime

[@SRL30]

+Levi Weeaboo oh

[@SRL30]

+Hero Of Z right

[@marty_debiru]

Here's my little add. Is hard to explain, how deeply and strong this anime hitted me. I have never been an hikikimori, but always stayed inside playing games, watching videos and generally wasting time. Didn't went to collegue, lost all my friends, and never had any intention of doing anything. Even doing what I was supposed to like, never felt full on me. It was just a day after a day, working to pay the latest bills. Then going home and spend the rest of the day wasting time behind the PC. From time to time I went outside with friends, and even if it was supposed to be fun, drinking or enjoying something, once again, never felt full. Nothing was really making me happy. That's when I realize I had depression. I was feeling I was wasting my life, making me feel depressed, thus taking away all my efforts on doing anything. And doing nothing, was keeping me away from my goals, feeling even more depressed. It was a circle of sadness. Even when I moved to Japan to follow the dream, living in Tokyo, working with a nice company, studying the language. Never felt full. Imaging living in Tokyo, just to spend the entire day enclosed watching stupid anime or playing games. Misaki never knocked on my door, like the song says. Yamazaki was never my next door guy. Senpai never existed. But there was only one thing that keep me going. I always liked cars, and worked hard to buy a Nissan Silvia Spec R, for those that don't know, a very special Japanese sport car. Bought it from someone in the UK, drove it to Spain, having trips around Europe, alone with my car was my only joy. Parking in the middle of a mountain road, sitting on the fender with the engire roaring, and smoking a cigarrete watching the sleepy city in the distance. Been alone, felt good. It was sad, but been alone meant nobody was there to hurt me. When I moved to Japan I shipped the car with me. And after some paperwork investigation, I found the original buyer of the car when new, someone who keep it for years. Drove to his home and showed him the car. He was already a 40s something old guy, with a wife who remembered the car when they were dating while young, and showed the car to the kids who only heard stories and photos about it. That felt good, and somehow, made me full. I moved out from Japan to keep travelling around the world with my car. Working at simple and boring part-time jobs to keep funding my life. Anf after all these time, I can only say my story is just in the middle. My anxieties still going around me, no dramatic climax finale whatsoever for now. But I can keep going, one foot after another, it hurts, I feel lonely, it feels heavy. But it's the only thing I can do. Who knows, maybe one day I will found someone that will put an stop to the conspiracy trying to catch me.

[@fiorellohataj7366]

how are you doing now?

[@sadkritx6200]

This was incredibly beautiful. Thanks. Hope you're still doing fine. And let us all try together to destroy the conspiracies of the NHK ^-^

[@Fujiwaratofudeliveryman]

Evil NHK plotting against us!

[@EvilSapphireR]

that was, honestly, amazing! Wanna go to Japan together?

[@v1le371]

Very insightful for how hard it is for people with chronic depression trying to become a productive member of society. I m trying that, I just wish I never started with drugs to cope with depression. It's rough trying to be that when everyone still thinks of you as a junkie eventhough you aren't anymore.

[@MAR-gq9wt]

watching this anime is like watching yourself. and the possibility of stuff that might happen if you still in this state in the future.

[@Norb_]

Yeah this is scary knowing i could end up like this. I already dont go outside and i only have 1 friend that i talk to occasionly. Supposed to be leaving high school this year and going to college or a job...

[@vahsharo1980]

yep

[@Mipetz38]

As if slaving my life away was any better, but theres really no other option tho

[@NikiWonoto26]

it happened to me now... minus misaki...

[@yamir9276]

@@Norb_ how’s your life going now?

[@LemmingAttack]

The "naku naku naku" has an interesting double meaning, whether intended by the writer or not; it's like the sound of knocking as well as the word for cry in Japanese. It summons in my mind the image of someone crying alone in a room, ignoring the knocking at the door.

[@reigengi5941]

LemmingAttack this comment is gold. I love you.

[@smsry]

I used to think that it was depicting the way Misaki enters into his life....... by knocking on the door

[@ナエ]

Uh, no. The word for knock in japanese is nokku (ノック), which is different from naku (泣く). They are pronounced completely differently, they even have different pitch accents.

[@DooMWhite]

@@ナエ Why did you have to destroy it.... T.T

[@coolcool9634]

It's nokku nokku not naku naku you weeb the subtitles are wrong

[@DeviousRy]

never knew a song could make you feel so lonely

[@Lbpbest1]

+Ryan bush (Karnu) the power of music...

[@dermond]

welcome to loneliness

[@IforgorSkullemoji]

​@@dermond naku naku naku

[@RevOptimism]

In an interview, Tatsuhiko Takumoto admitted that he was a recovering hikikomori. That makes this show even more awesome. It's such a personal work, and it takes balls to admit to the public that Sato is based on himself. I salute him!

[@emma_zunz]

he was a recovering hikikomori, however in one of the afterwords he put on the book in later editions he said that he was again living in an hikikomori state and living off the royalties of the book

[@ericfreack]

Yeah hes still hikikomori

[@cortachurros4268]

Now he is into spiritual shit and tarot

[@vahsharo1980]

i am in japanese terms a borderline hikikomori. and that is no joke. but its the life that has been handed to me. but i have learned to except it for what it is. and to move forward.

[@Inari_the_Fox]

He's actually doing better now. He's got an instagram and posts pictures of himself outside all the time.

[@ScrawnyScout]

perfect for practicing crying while eating

[@jonashinji]

+Knight Brienne (Brienne of Tarth) *hug* (hahaha funny)

[@Lbpbest1]

wtf

[@theocean3364]

damn you

[@ScrawnyScout]

i gave all of you a +1 for your uber lame comments because i am in a good mood today.

[@ben76326]

or drinking as long as you seem pathetic it's all good

[@parwez6173]

This is one of the anime that leaves an empty hole in your heart after you finish it. And man, that sadness hits hard like a truck.

[@Tom-jy3in]

this one eats your soul for breakfast

[@SlapStyleAnims]

Yep

[@Godloveszaza]

Sure if you're not going through anything but if you're already suffering this anime fills that void. Once you finish this anime at that point it's completely up to you if you wanna be ok or not but you can't say that no one was there for you when we were all blessed with this masterpiece.

[@IforgorSkullemoji]

​@@Godloveszaza yep

[@progftw]

The comments on NHK vids, man. So many robots and other lonely people. The feel runs deep.

[@vahsharo1980]

thats what this show was made for were people like me and millons of others that have been handed a shitty card in life.

[@VikeingBlade]

@@vahsharo1980 "in the end, all birth circumstances are irrelevant. what you decide to do with the life you've been given makes you who you are." whether that be for good or for nothing that's your choice

[@vahsharo1980]

@@VikeingBlade that my friend is why i have found martal arts now. and im doing better now...

[@VikeingBlade]

​@L L Yeah, that was kind of stupid what I said. But it's still true that you can overcome things.

[@VikeingBlade]

@ Yeah, that was kind of stupid what I said. But it's still true that you can overcome things.

[@an.everydaylife]

Nothing Can Be More Perfect In This World, Than This Show In Quarantine.

[@rikosaikawa9024]

Rahul Holani lol way to admit defeat

[@NeroLung]

Rahul Holani fr fr

[@supremeoverlord0]

What show is this? Just got this song recommended to me.

[@godgrace6408]

@@supremeoverlord0 Welcome To The NHK

[@andrewcheng2113]

What difference does quarantine make for a hikikomori😂

[@LightswrathUltimatum]

The moment you realize there's no Misaki to save you. Not even a nerdy Yamazaki or Senpai or even Pururin.

[@TheFlibidy]

Especially no Pururin :(

[@LightswrathUltimatum]

Atleast i have a douchey fridge that tempts me with suicide on a daily basis. Still gg best friend.

[@lucy-fm3tr]

at least we'll always have the internet to keep us company, right?

[@LightswrathUltimatum]

If only we could assimilate our brains into the internet like lain from serial experiments lain. Then perhaps the internet would be my friend. But at the moment. Its just a cesspit of vulgarity and idiocy.

[@car7000]

we are all alone and we can only save ourselves

[@regift]

it never got any better I got older, I got sadder, then I died good luck to the rest of you

[@Random_User-zu1mp]

Are you still here?

[@Heavyanker]

@@Random_User-zu1mpHe said he was dead so I doubt it

[@SkeletonXin]

13 years of being a hiki here, I'll be following you soon.

[@siyacer]

man

[@Space_Cowboy209]

@@SkeletonXindon’t please 🙏

[@sharkyfour9502]

I think as a child I never got the chance to be a kid and have fun. And I also never had a chance to grow and mature. So all that's left is this failure clinging to his lost innocence wishing for a day that will never come. A man who only has the will power to wish. What a terrible mess I've made of my life

[@Balmung35]

I'm glad I watched this anime before it was too late for me. Thank you, Satou. I promise I will not end up like you.

[@jacques5822]

Balmung35 Heh,glad to see you ending up better with the help of the show.Sadly it was way too late for me.When the 25th of september hits it will be 5 years sense I started the Hikikomori life.I just started watching this show a week or two ago I believe.Maybe it was a couple weeks back before spring break.Anyways I just finished last night.And I am sad.

[@ispitfire1]

Jacques Never too late man.

[@jacques5822]

ispitfire1 Nah i'm fine man,sometimes it can be lonely but I always have something to entertain me.

[@naman245]

Jacques I became a Hikikomori after Feb 2015.So,how's life now? Are you still a hikki?

[@vahsharo1980]

i already have become somewhat like this. but i have learned ether u move forward. and except who u are. or u will have a melt down simple as that.

[@iratepirate3896]

Just remember, reader. Humans are creatures of habit. Your habits may be killing you inside, but you can break them.

[@pessimistkai5569]

Is disease a habit? Is pain a habit?

[@ireallycant4416]

Is being a stupid guy who's spend his year for nothing a habit?

[@dopaminecloud]

@@pessimistkai5569 The ways you think about, confront and cope with them is.

[@NexosOriginal]

Dude, this comment is so relatable that I bursted in tears

[@iratepirate3896]

@@NexosOriginal You can make it!

[@zycane]

*knock knock knock* hear that? it's the feels knocking mang. watched it 7 years ago, it now being on netflix, warmed my heart as i then decided to watch it again, those feels are timeless, it's one of the most important animes out there in my opinion, a hidden gem.

[@childofgod9310]

zycane The anime is really deep and your comment too man :D This is why it became my favorite anime.And I watched about 100 shows

[@pessimistkai5569]

Could u Suggest me more!

[@missingmochigumanofficial]

Pessimist Kai If you want an anime that's as (or almost, depending on how you'll see it) deep as Welcome to the NHK, try Oregairu.

[@zycane]

Pessimist Kai Yahari Ore no Seishun love comedy wa machigatteiru, Genshiken, Watamote, The Tatami Galaxy, Honey and Clover, what comes to mind.

[@theocean3364]

i got surprised when u compare NKH to oregairu. these not even in the same type of anime

[@venh8381]

I watched this when i was on highschool, 7 years later nothing's changed for me, still a loner with no life and future.

[@paranoidandroid6095]

it usually does not. the same you are in 12-14 - the same you will be in 20s. melancholic/choleric, confident/uncofident, easy-going/anxious, bright/slow

[@electronicraisin5956]

I watched it in highschool being closed off with clinical depression and social anxiety in my room never going out, now 10 years later, am here again. Moved to another country, was a neet there for 4 more years. Moved to another country again, started university at 22, everyday in classroom had nervous ticks and sweating from anxiety. Even so, continued to improve myself through mindfulness and awkward conversations, made 2 friends mainly because I initiated all conversations because I was tired of waiting for someone to talk to me, coz of my scary face, and finally started to take initiative. Started gym, after a year it looked like I lift, was finally not afraid to wear t-shirts, gained a lot of outer confidence this way, really recommend gym. Got a nice hairstyle, learned skin care. Started learning 10 japanese words a day through flashcards on hillslearning, got used to doing it daily. Finally started earning money and man, it feels good to have some financial security. Never could have thought id reach this place, but if I after 8 years of isolation and mental disorders could, I believe everyone can

[@lilybergamo]

I've watched the anime exactly a year ago, it still hurts

[@versatileedits4636]

Leonardo Silva May I ask why? The ending wasn't even sad. It ended on a high note for Tatsuhiro. There easily could have been a horribly sad and fucked up ending but there wasn't. Things ended well for Tatsuhiro and his friend.

[@ANGELXZONE]

VersatileEdits Not that it was sad, but because it's over.

[@Harkeilla]

VersatileEdits Aye, the show ended with just a continuation of their lives, nothing really changed but nothing the same as it had been before either. Perfect ending.

[@versatileedits4636]

***** Well, some things changed. But more or less, yes. :)

[@EggiTheShadow]

VersatileEdits It was sad because it was such a bad ending

[@tarkusd7534]

it was this or the 10hour pururin loop. i chose the feels...

[@SonOfMeme]

implying pururin isn't feelsy as well

[@Edmond_Dantès64]

You're right man. That song is so happy but at the same time it makes you feel dead inside :P

[@LightswrathUltimatum]

Makes me a excellent Demolition man. I can punch walls like in Fist of the North Star.

[@JimmySee]

I think Hitori no Tame no Lullaby is definitely the most emotional of the sound track.

[@vinayaksinha2255]

I've gone to every NHK song to read the comments. I'm glad there are many who have started working, going out, after watching the anime. It crushes me that this anime isn't popular but I'm grateful it is continuously been discovered by the right audience. This to me makes NHK the most successful anime of all time.

[@Tom-jy3in]

@Joe Yabuki This show opened something in me that made life really hard for a few years... but it was also what i needed at the time, looking back. this song still gets me to start tearing and snotting up within the first few seconds though

[@R8ofWin]

It's one of my favorites.

[@Ploist]

Yeah that, and maybe cowboy bebop or eva

[@apoorvsoni9393]

I promise I will become best version of myself. I will clear entrance exam make friends, work on my personality. Yamazaki, satou and misaki thank you. I know you don't exist but you made me realize how important my life is. I will never forget you. Thanks to the author for this beautiful anime.

[@skullnumb1532]

So how is it?

[@ermack91]

I know you will make it stranger!! You can do it!!

[@arschkinnjunge]

thats what I said 3 years ago, sadly I never achieved it

[@bobillhomarshall8701]

hey, how is it going?

[@siratshi455]

It's pointless, stop the struggle

[@HumongousMist]

English Lyrics: like my dreams are a tent I'm turning inside out the pattern made of happier times becomes plain and boring again just like paper rots and turns yellow all my words freeze up inside this machine knock knock knock embracing a silent space, hitting the walls uselessly, leaving everything unsaid knock knock knock embracing the pitch black night sky, traveling into the boundless universe... welcome to loneliness loneliness... loneliness at the city left at the bottom of the sea your smile disappears into a green shadow you speak to me only of regrets like Othello, while breaking up light knock knock knock overflowing with the heartbreak of our fantasies a flood in my mouth and ears and eyes; the all-pervasive media is soaked up by my brain knock knock knock because of the loss of gravity I realize my empty uselessness... welcome to loneliness loneliness... loneliness

[@chrisw5665]

I thought naku meant “cry”. Am I wrong?

[@MackieLevyn]

👍

[@shadowkillz9606]

@@chrisw5665 It's a double meaning, it means Cry, yes, but the sound also resembles that of someone knocking on your door.

[@ireallycant4416]

Thank you for translating.. thank you

[@Sora-ls7sp]

Thanks dude ,been searching for a long time

[@arominus7587]

One of these songs that makes you cry while feeling empty and unworthy of your own tears...

[@VarynDEE33t]

The ending is so bittersweet. Such a deep thought provoking anime, just finished it today. Don't regret it one bit, easily a favorite! ^^

[@versatileedits4636]

VarynDar I was expecting it to be horribly sad ending based on how many people claimed it was a sad ending that quote "fucked them up". So to my surprise it wasn't sad at all. Quite nice actually how it all ended up for him.

[@VarynDEE33t]

VersatileEdits I'm sure I wasn't the only one who wanted Sato & Misaki to be a couple at the end. It wasn't the conclusion I was expecting but I'm glad it turned out that way

[@rakkatytam]

VarynDar Yeah I really loved the ending, it was realistic. It goes to show that feelings like depression/anxiety are not something people like these can simply get over through an epiphany. All they can do is simply try the best they can to live with it. In a way the characters were the same as they were in the beginning but with a better understanding of their situation and how to deal with it.

[@lucas25884]

This anime is one of the best things that ever happened in my life, it's amazing how one animated story can give you hope in the darkest moments of your life

[@5aMhuS]

So much tears everytime... so many years ago, memories... Such a beautiful song, never gonna forget this journey 😭

[@Shafournee]

It's really upsetting to me that I barely hear any discussion about this show. It's pretty damn deep, and I wish other people loved it as much as me.

[@vladimirovitsj]

Yeah well, most of those who like NHK aren't the social type i think, haha

[@EggiTheShadow]

vladimirovitsj Hahahahahaha, well said

[@BokehZ]

EggiTheShadow Maybe all we NHK fans should make a gathering, maybe on a beach, make a campfire, ehm... nevermind.

[@EggiTheShadow]

slayerx138 Hahahaha, That already happened once.. best that it doesn't happen again xD That episode was really tense as well

[@BokehZ]

It gave me the chills... If I was Satou at that point I would have jumped right on the spot, after all that fucked up shit with senpai and his bf... I'm still mad with that episode xd. Poor Satou :c

[@martindang7333]

No matter how much you want to curl up in your room and miss the show, always face reality however painful it might be. If you don't, you are disrespecting what the show gave to you.

[@Tiger66261]

Anime hits so close to home. Heavy stuff.

[@norinvaux]

+Tiger66261 It took me a long time to actually watch NHK, since by episode 6 shit was hitting me so hard it was instant depression and cringe whenever I tried to watch. Eventually I managed to get passed that, but man it still hits hard.

[@npcokay]

+norinvaux the scene when senpai said to satoru that things would be better when they would have dated each other.

[@Anonymous-jo2no]

senpaaaai~~~ wait... wrong anime...

[@TheTeodorsoldierabvb]

+MarioZoggt You know that shit Hachiman.

[@Anonymous-jo2no]

***** Hikki... you're being weird...

[@DevilShepherd]

I can relate to this Anime so much, I'm a NEET 20 years old with Social Anxiety Disorder. Have been shutting myself at home for 1 year now, 2 more years and I will be exactly like Satou. I am delusional. When we were born We were all loved equally But why As life goes on Each destiny takes a different path It's almost cruel Some can look at other's eyes While others can't Some get to learn love While others don't

[@Kamfeth]

I'm 20 years old (21 in april) and I'm NEET since May 2014. The reason why i became NEET it's because I ended my high school and I decided to take 1 year break from possible college. I should work in the meantime, but I didn't actually. I was only working for a few single orders (Actually I remember that these jobs were cool and even funny sometimes :P). I wasn't taking care of looking full/half time job, probably because I'm too lazy and I have already some money in my pocket right now, so I don't really need that much money at the moment. I'm minimalist from character and I'm not really spending that much money as most of people. But I have to say that being NEET for longer time is destroying us. It was fun for 4-5 months for me (It was summer time) but since the autumn and winter came I was feeling that I'm just wasting my time. For now, I'm thinking about going to college in the fall of this year and working somewhere if I'll be passed, I'm bored living with my parents in my small town (28-40 thousands people) and I'd try something new. That's my story in the nutshell, how about yours :)?

[@Kamfeth]

Monster From Within What do you mean by "weak and weird"? Everyone in this world has his own character and personality. If most of the people that you know are much different than You that doesn't matter that You are worse, You're just yourself and You're just not forcing yourself for doing things that You do not feel comfortable. And there are a lot of people like me or You on the planet. We're not working at the moment, because we really can't find that motivation goal to earn some money. I have a few hobbys, but they aren't require that much money + I'm minimalist so yeah, probably that's my reason.

[@Kamfeth]

***** Suicide is the most stupid thing that human can do in his entire life. Because it's a sign of egoist, you'll hurt more your family, friends and probably destroy their life as well. I know your comment wasn't serious, but I'm just saying.

[@Ademis]

***** Now, lets think about this for a second. A person admits he is a NEET and has a disorder and you choose to envoke a horrible idea like that. May you find some peace in your life someday that you no longer feel the need to make others feel pain. As for Monster From Within I hope you can continue living and someday find a way to cope with your problems. You matter I am sure to someone in this world

[@zedpapa]

monster from within, your username is a pretty accurate description of the human condition. what I had to realize in order to face reality and start making my own, was that all my life while I was blaming others and certain circumstances it really were my own thoughts and habits which did all the damage. we're our own greatest enemies, and we all have a monster within, and it's up to us if we want to change our life or stay miserable forever. it takes courage, but you have to realize that fear is an illusion that controls you. it's all about desires. you fear loneliness? you just want to be loved. you fear rejection or being ridiculed? you just want to succeed. however, if you toss your desires away and just do what makes you really happy (i don't mean satisfying your desires here), something that you know will help you and others around you grow and become better over time. one little step at a time.

[@saadsrequiemforsasuke7041]

That guitar hit so hard watching Welcome to the NHK January 1-7, 2024... Its the typical mood setup by GONZO as it did with Gantz. It can be heartwarming, bittersweet or just thought-provoking... Absolutely genius and beautiful. 1:50am 9.1.2024

[@alexanderproulx382]

This anime and song mean a lot to me. I recently finished watching NHK and was blown away at just how much I have in common with Satou. Like him I'm also 22, a college dropout and currently unemployed. I've never had a girlfriend, have very few friends and I've always had problems talking to people I've just met. Most days I spend in front of a computer screen or on my phone. Hell, last year one of my former friends even tried to get me to buy into a pyramid scheme. It's like I was meant to watch NHK at this time of my life because of all these similarities we shared. It's also because of this that by only the end of the first episode, I had already completely fallen in love with Misaki. She was like a shining light at the end of a long, dark tunnel. I don't know what my life will be like in ten years or if I'll be any better off than I am now. What I do know is that I'll always remember NHK with very fond memories, as well as the many feels I got from this anime and this song.

[@alexanderproulx382]

From one Alexander to another, thanks man for the kind words, it really does mean a lot!

[@alexanderproulx382]

Funny enough, things are actually starting to look up for me. I recently got a really good new job, I'm meeting new people and for once, I feel like I can be optimistic about the future. All I can really say is that if you find you're Misaki, don't let her go. If you can hold on tight to her, then with any luck, she'll help you get through the tough times that you'll go through in life.

[@alexanderproulx382]

Yeah it's usually really positive or negative. I really want to see something more balanced and realistic that reflects that side of life.

[@btsarmy-yx8cr]

Same goes for me dude i dont know why but first time i see an anime that literally made me react to every caracter life and trust me i never reacted in my life to fictional stuff (ps i m 21 and i might be a future dropout) so(i forgot what tp type in the end sorry) x

[@damonplay8185]

And now one year later has your situation improved?

[@gangsterspongebob1539]

We're all gonna make it.

[@invluo3219]

I want to believe

[@gangsterspongebob1539]

Invluo If I can make it anybody can, just start out today.

[@FolkAttorney67]

damn straight

[@gangsterspongebob1539]

nooboftheforest I think I'm gonna make it. Feels good.

[@gangsterspongebob1539]

Tei Strlekar Only thing you can really do is practice. Hang around people more, force yourself to do it and you get better. You also need to learn to stop caring if you don't wanna be anxious, once you truly realise you've got nothing to lose, you come to realise the only option is to improve.

[@BenjiByt3]

This is a top tier show. More shows need to take on this subject matter instead of hiding it behind isekai and harem fantasies and barely acknowledging it. it's a very real problem, not only in Japan but in other places too, if by another name than Hikikimori. I really need another show like this to watch. The only other show that dealt with realistic issues like this was the movie Colorful. That was pretty good too.

[@yoelrenarky9044]

Ben Neuman exactly!!

[@m3m0ris80]

In France we have a lot of neets too

[@9ame6od]

It's a bit different, but Tatami galaxy covers a pretty interesting topic beyond what anime usually focuses on

[@quaryxon3941]

@@9ame6od +1111, that show is a masterpiece

[@Nickiavelli]

Yup, that's why i always watch anime like real life probs than having fun watching a total lies

[@xxtalzixx]

I really didn't expect this series to take the serious turn that it did, and I love it even more because it did.

[@bruhdude8076]

i never expected it to be what it was too im glad tho

[@CaptainMorganThe3rd]

This was the show I had spent years searching for. It could have me laughing one moment and hanging my head the next. A show about a broken man who wants desperately to believe in something beautiful when every waking moment is spent in pain. It left me wanting more yet satisfied with the knowledge that this was the only possible conclusion. A beautiful show that deserves its legacy. And god damn it this fucking song is tearing my heart out.

[@TheYazamat]

CaptainMorganThe3rd Good art can left anyone wanting more, I too felt kinda wandering what to do next. The amazing thing is: an end is painful but it sets the pace for what's to come next, so we shouldn't stop like Sato tried to.

[@CaptainMorganThe3rd]

Very true -- you make a good point. It stops at a point that is fitting for both the characters and the audience. I hadn't really thought of that.

[@some14u2no]

I wished I watched this show sooner. I just watched it and it hit close to home on so many levels. Im not a shut in NEET anymore but God damn did I relate to a lot of the things portrayed in the show. 5 years of my life wasted hiding in my room, leeching off of my sister until she kicked me out then leeched off of my mother. Too afraid of the outside world and what others thought of me to get a job and provide for myself. Racked up student debt after dropping out and ignoring payments, in hopes that it would just magically disappear but instead grow larger and larger, and it garnish my mothers paychecks. I even got really fat too because I didn't care about myself anymore. I was hoping I would just not wake up one day and make my family's lives better because of it. Even before I escaped into my room, I was turning down old school friends and maybe missing out on possible new relationships with other people because I thought to myself "Why would anyone want to be near me? Im worthless and not good enough. I will only make others miserable." Like what Satuo said after he declined Misaki's 2nd contract of promising to always like her and being there for her. Things finally turned around for me though. I dont know what or how it happened but one day I got sick of this shitty life of mine and turned it around. I got some work and job hopped for over a year until I found one I actually like and im good at, made friends at my jobs, stopped caring what other people thought about me in public, I got on a diet and hit the gym, paid off my debt and gave extra cash to my sister and offered some to my mother for putting up with my bullshit for so long and I learned to love myself. Dont ever give up. Good things WILL happen in your life.

[@apoorvsoni6790]

Thanks man it's really inspiring I am also preparing for an entrance I hope I will clear it :)

[@kaded_]

Nice work dude, hoping I can turn it around as well.

[@jzuda]

Thank you for this

[@FangsofYima]

Being 22 and in a similar situation. This anime really hit me hard, I feel like my life's over and I'm trapped. Like I missed some chance years ago to make things better. Will things ever change? Will I stop feeling so alone?

[@thewrathofbombast]

You will. The 20's suck, but you'll push through. You will grow and you will learn many things about yourself. You will also lose your innocence and perhaps that's why it's so hard to grow, but unfortunately that's the way life is. You'll be stronger than today for sure.

[@Kamfeth]

thewrathofbombast Actually being 20+ years old isn't that bad, but yeah I'm also NEET atm, because I took 1 year break from possible college and I'm too lazy to find a work for longer time, because I got some money in my pocket. But it's all about the time, I was thinking for studying psychology, because I have no idea who I could be in future and I like psychology as a hobby a little bit :)

[@FangsofYima]

If you like it and can afford to go to college go for it, before you get stuck in industrial work like me b_b

[@wdkaye]

Fangs of Yima Naw man, you'll be fine, you got years ahead of you. Never too late to turn that train around. I dead-ended at 34 and went back to community college, then found a new life-path 4 years later. But the lesson learned from this show - personal connections matter the most. Never get so curled up in your own bellybutton that you lose touch with the people that matter the most.

[@FangsofYima]

wdkaye ahhh I know people say that, Its just so hard to see that things can still change. I know its all in my head but I cant help it >.

[@jjrap3]

My 1-4th grade I was a pretty popular and active kid. I've moved to a different school for my 5th year, all the new kids there were trying to be adolescents while I was still playing and acting like the kid I was. I got picked and bullied a lot for being a childish kid, even my first crush there denied me violently. Even after all these years I still can't get over the trauma and fear of social contact. Now I'm 21 years old, failed college exams multiple times and I've become like Sato for almost 2 years. I can't put my mind into studying I can't put my mind into working I...just wish I've never grew up *Edit* It's been 6 years since I originally commented this. I am doing a lot better now, thanks for the kind comments.

[@SinaKec]

Frosty The snowman Your story touched me deeply. Thanks for sharing.

[@jjrap3]

Going outside is pretty difficult, the show didn't really show how hard it is. I was looking forward to see how Sato handled his hair for instance. Going to a barber is a nightmare, there are people talking, gosiping, loud continuous noises like hair driers. They put a mantle over you tight around the neck, making the suffocating ambient all the more realistic. There is a stranger touching me and cutting my hair, all the while noticing how I don't really take care of it. The more uncomfortable I get, the more people notice how out of place I am. When I try to lower my gaze on instinct, the barber lifts my head up, forcing me to stare of a mirror image of myself and all the people around me. I just want to run away, but they have my unfinished hair as a hostage.... It really DOES look like a conspiracy.

[@bozdra]

I'm sorry.

[@kaded_]

Frosty The snowman oh wow

[@pregnantyellowfish]

Frosty The snowman I can relate, I too am the same age. I was abandoned by my parents at 12, I never could move on. I'm living alone and I can't manage everything because inside I'm still 12 years old in many ways. So I live just live the same as Satou.

[@iiZONAii]

I fucking hate this anime because of how close it hits to home, but I love it because of that same reason. Gives me hope.

[@thisismychannelURLyo]

iiZONAii But it means having to get lucky with a girl watching me and then falling in love with me which, I'm gonna face it, will not happen.

[@TheJeyR]

+blopperdoo This anime works basically as that girl for us, the one thing that comes out of nothing to try to change us and make us face our problems. So it actually happen, by saying that you are basically doing what Satou did first and deny what he is, without trying to make any change

[@applememesboom5057]

shut up this is my fav goddamn it has changed so much since 2019

[@jzuda]

“It’s the hope that kills you”

[@justinrodriguez1686]

Gotta say this is one of the few songs that makes me sad everytime I hear it, originally it motivated me to make a change, but now it seems I'm falling into the same habits

[@TheDragonReborn93]

That's life. You work hard, you improve, then you plateau, and if you're not careful, you start to fall backwards. It's okay. The only thing to do is to keep trying, harder and harder, and keep digging yourself out. You'll never be "fixed." You will keep fixing yourself for a very long time, perhaps the rest of your life. It may seem sad, but it's a beautiful thing. It's something I've only started to figure out after years of work. If I can do it, you can too. Don't give up.

[@zedpapa]

TheDragonReborn93 very inspiring and profound comment, thank you. it made me shed a tear because it felt like you were speaking directly to me

[@justinrodriguez1686]

Thank you and yeah your right, I have kept trying and even though it's hard not to give up some day I have to keep trying

[@Equalswin]

The pit of this life seems inescapable.. time and time again I find myself fallen back. My hands bruised and bloodied from what felt like a climb out of it. Time and time again I find myself listening to this music, or rereading the book. The loneliness struck, panging within feels most deeply who 'I' am. The only momentary escapes are fleeting distraction, often drugs it seems, or to face the loneliness in moments of clarity in philosophically Buddhist fashion. I feel I have so much less a place in this world than most others. No interest, or sense of duty, or predetermined path, or frail philosophy, and no determinism or willpower to produce and stick to any of these things. I just keep flowing on. How have I not yet either faded from, or found my path. Truthfully, we're all one anothers' Yamamotos and Misakis. We hold each other together, and push one another onward, if only through these invisible connections. Hang in there, friends

[@СОМЯАДЕАИЇМЕ]

Me when I was 20: lol, what a loser Me, when I'm past 25: end it, please

[@lemeduu]

same here...

[@Lav3nd3rForest]

Me too, currently 21

[@marusdod3685]

@@Lav3nd3rForest going to turn 20 tomorrow, hold my feels

[@NightXIV]

23 here...

[@gnoogie]

24, same lifestyle and counting

[@AshUkihime]

This anime was totally worth watching, and it helped me understand one of my closes friends that can related to the main character and the same with my personal problems I had in the past. This is truly an anime that I would re-watch again.

[@TBSConvos]

I think my favourite part about watching an anime like this, or reading a book or listening to a piece of music at that, is that you find out how many people out there feel a certain way, or go through a certain thing, and it helps you to relate with the world in a more secure way. You know you're not alone, and that makes me feel very at peace.

[@5thkiechannel]

"don't ever let life beat you down, Sato" -Yamazaki

[@5thkiechannel]

yeah, I kinda should've looked up the names before posting this... :P

[@Inevitable037]

"Don't say that! Stop acting like this is the end for you!"

[@stealthmaster96]

"It...it didnt work"

[@AbeZchannel]

"Be gone dirty whores!" No?....I'll go away now.

[@tarantularose]

Abe Z i love you

[@justinrau8392]

I just want to change I want people to understand I've watched this show for the 25th time I never found friends that are worth while in real life I've worked on myself I am in good physical shape, yet not good enough There is no one who will just drop out of the sky and fix me or comfort me.

[@kaded_]

There are others who have had similar struggles to you, and you are not alone in that aspect, but ultimately you are the only who can defeat your personal struggles.

[@Mick89481]

​@@kaded_yeah right

[@electronicraisin5956]

I watched it in highschool being closed off with clinical depression and social anxiety in my room never going out, now 10 years later, am here again. Moved to another country, was a neet there for 4 more years. Moved to another country again, started university at 22, everyday in classroom had nervous ticks and sweating from anxiety. Even so, continued to improve myself through mindfulness and awkward conversations, made 2 friends mainly because I initiated all conversations because I was tired of waiting for someone to talk to me, coz of my scary face, and finally started to take initiative. Started gym, after a year it looked like I lift, was finally not afraid to wear t-shirts, gained a lot of outer confidence this way, really recommend gym. Got a nice hairstyle, learned skin care. Started learning 10 japanese words a day through flashcards on hillslearning, got used to doing it daily. Finally started earning money and man, it feels good to have some financial security. Never could have thought id reach this place, but if I after 8 years of isolation and mental disorders could, I believe everyone can

[@AgniFirePunch]

Thank you for taking the time to post this. People need to hear this

[@alonespirit_1Q84]

It means a lot. I wish you the good, it helped.

[@kyledombrowski7051]

Keep making yourself better!

[@Ropewatch]

Your brain and family was just better than mine. I got unlucky and I can't just reprogram myself. I'm just... hopeless...

[@electronicraisin5956]

@@Ropewatch u gotta press on, theres a saying u lose 100% of shots u dont take.

[@almostliamneeson8029]

These comments are so depressing...

[@npcokay]

***** yes ...

[@jeremys6875]

+Mr jaegerbombastic Well the anime is about depression and stuff so

[@Null00100]

What did you expect? Though honestly it kinda weirdly feels comfortable in here, with all these similar minded people in the comments.

[@Zajacydef]

The comment section of this video brings people who are alike, so it's only natural to find people like this. What's sad is your perception, not this comment section.

[@kap1117]

what did you expect?

[@zaluks]

I had a difficult childhood because of bullying. When I got to high school, I changed schools and everything turned for the better until the pandemic, everything fell apart at that moment, my friends fell under drugs and I was left alone. I spent 2 years without any interaction with anyone outside my family, at the end of the quarantine I went back to my school and made a group of friends when I still had problems communicating. This year, on my birthday we went out to party but it was not the better idea, I was among many people, and everything went to hell when I saw those who harassed me in my elementary years. I went home crying while my friends were still at the party and when I got there I heard this beautiful song and that was when it hurt the most. To this day I lost those friends because of my poor social skills and went back to the old cycle.

[@MishaMishaMatic]

I always find myself coming back to this song. It really is a special series that can resonate with all kinds of people because almost everyone has times where they have felt social stresses... sometimes it stops us and sometimes we somehow push through.

[@lucidez1]

Chale

[@Chronosmaster002]

I was never a hikiko but this series challenged me in my early 20s to question my life and what I was actually doing with it. The series kicked my butt, and I appreciate it.

[@observer4916]

This song so perfectly encapsulates that feeling of loneliness, hopelessness and sheer isolation. The artist is a true genius.

[@SlapStyleAnims]

Yes

[@shalevboneh5552]

This song always comes back to haunt me, no matter what time, no matter what place. It comes back when I'm at my absolute best, and when I'm at my worst.

[@pessimistkai5569]

I am 26 now, and what I know is that as long as you have good health you just need to show up each day and things will eventually get better.

[@bailandoismylife]

This anime held up a mirror to my face about what I had become/ where I heading. Scared the shit out of me but also helped me both identify with this kind of social anxiety, thank it for trying to protect me and gave me the last push to actually make a difference in my own life. This was at a point where I hadn't left my house for 3 years straight. Can say I am doing so much better now, my life has completely changed and it was all because I chose for it too. You guys can do it.

[@spiralpower1620]

Thank god for this show! I love shows that have a sort of realistic idealism to them underneath their cynicism. This anime was such a breath of fresh air from all the high school harems and friendship saves the shows. It did this without being grim dark either. Tatsuhiko Takumoto I applaude you for your work.

[@noize2040]

This show should be remade into a live action in the US. It would really be groundbreaking TV, escpecially with this whole ILluminati Social media zombie craze that is going on in the US. Its crazy because NHK says the whole world has problems, we all look for somebody worser off than ourselves even when we are at rock bottom. WHich everyone at some point faces in their own way. Every character in NHK had a grim reality. Im not a fan of anime ...but this THE ONE show that made me cry at the end. I think even GARY KUBRICK would give this show a round of a applause. at how deep it is. I was really weeping like a chick watching a NOvella... when SENPAI said her goodbye. THis was like NOrweigen wood by Hiroki Murakami. Srsly i heard the Purin Purin ringtone and felt this extreme nostalgia and sadness of the show.

[@RevOptimism]

In an interview, Tatsuhiko Takumoto admitted that he was a recovering hikikomori. That makes this show even more awesome.

[@Zakading]

noize2040 Sorry but the show would in no way work in a US setting. Hikkikomoris are much more severe problems in Japan than anywhere else in the world and the whole eroge arc and everything simply wouldn't fit the US nor would most americans be able to relate to it. If at all it could be adopted as a Japanese live-action show but nothing else, really.

[@noize2040]

Zakading I see it being similar to SKINS or MY LIFE AS LIZ type setting. I mean your right HIkimoris are more of a jAPAN thing .but they are NEETS. Remember the point of the Show isn't jsut about being a HIKIMORI its about other characters problems as well. hiddenly they are pointing out conspiracies of the NHK although they are animated they do have some points. Senpai=Addicted to ANTIDEPRESSENTS in a loveless releationship.Cynical YAMAZAKI= Addicted to OTAKU/Hentai porn. Class Lead= DEBT and pyramid DEBT. Class Lead brother= Addicted to Gaming. Misaki= Phycologically distressed Sato= Phcitzophranic.Cynical, So I mean theres a lot to relate too for everybody. Remember that the Magna is much more darker than the cartoon . Misaki shagged another another hikomori because Sato wouldn't. Misaki was much more darker in the magna. So a live action would be perfect to expand on the magna. But it should be on like NETFLIX,HULU,BBC america or on sundance channel. Heck i might as well start to start filming some shots in Toronto or New York or Dallas(MY LIFE AS LIZ). and start to come up with an draft. then a sweet OST.

[@InitialDTM]

noize2040

[@berserk322]

29 August, 2021 I was born today 20 years ago. Every time birthday comes around, I become excessively sad case of birthday blues nothing special many people go through it. Total 2 people wished me happy birthday over WhatsApp. 2 "friends" whom I don't see anymore since I graduated from school 3 years ago. Have made no progress in the last year slacked through it, consumed media to mute the thoughts. Stuck inside my home with days passing by without an occurrence of an occasion that will require me to speak about anything or anyone. Completed half of my life today, kind of disappointed. Will try to do better from tomorrow.

[@ArtymusPrime]

hey bro. Sorry to hear you're having a rough time. Hope things are at least somewhat better.

[@grazz_er]

How are you bro?

[@shroomy666]

Been playing this on repeat for the past few days. All my worries about the future seem to melt away when I hear the familiar strumming of the guitar. It may be lonely, but at least someone understands. Thank you Tatsuhiko Takimoto for creating this brilliant work.

[@basshead252]

life is dumb

[@vahsharo1980]

ya well when life knocks u down i have learned u get ur ass back up and grin and bare with it. and move forward. and dont look back. simple as that. life is just that ups and downs.

[@MotherBabylon]

Life is numb.

[@renatobrandao8184]

Nothing makes sense in life

[@NikiWonoto26]

reality is depressing...

[@Mareganski]

life makes me cum life makes me a person life makes us a person

[@gammaray152]

ten years ago today, the first episode came out. And this song still hits as hard as it used to.

[@scissors7996]

15 years now. Time is only growing longer

[@13thfloorwithrei]

..

[@scissors7996]

So many old comments here. I wonder how many are doing okay after all these years.

[@gauravvlogs157]

Nobody can make it for you sometimes you gotta be your own hero. One step at a time this anime has taught me that no matter how shit life may be we have to keep living on , and you always have the chance to change your life once again.

[@aroxander]

hope you have been successful in these last two years, wish you all the beat :D

[@0698Alexis]

Everything i do is failed ... And here i am , 23 yo without a degree , barely even working (some part time at minimum wage) , lost all my friends and damn i know i make my parents suffer because they gave so much to me and i just fucked up everything, and being a complete loser. I cry every night thinking how much i am of a failure . Next year i try one last time at university , i just hope i can make it , it's everything i want and i just want one time , to accomplish something :(

[@mr_sad_star]

Hello! I dont even know you but i......Love you. You can! You hear me? You can change your life. I'm a russian dude with a same "i am a failure" feeling and im lonely too...BUT something makes me move its religion. Just find something what will make you feel good (sport, religion, reading ) idk just i want you to know i love you and you deserve good life and you'll get it -random russian dude 2020 love ya

[@arimaarata54]

Im 22 undergraduate no gf(idk if having a gf is necessary) my family is having a real sht storm right now probably next week our water and electricity will be cut off my mother and father is divorced and my father had a stroke, And i had to work at construction site to earn money for my little sister atleast we can eat 2 times a day atm im working part-time on my mother little store working from 6am to 10 am,I even had thoughts of killing myself but i cant bcus of what will happened to my little sisters so i just cried it out when i sleep. I had this regrets of wasting valuable times and money that i spent back then but i guess i cant help it but to tell myself how fuckedup i was, I think for now i just need to focus and stay away from things that will bring back the old me, I hope things will be OK again. just like the old times.. times were i can laugh and be happy....

[@hi-jt2qg]

good luck in uni man, i believe in u. also nothing will lead you to success more than believing you can do it. you’re alive and therefore have the possibility to accomplish whatever you want

[@hi-jt2qg]

@@arimaarata54 i’m sorry bro that’s such a rough situation. great job hanging in there for ur sisters and working so hard, i rly respect you for that. hope better times come soon for you and your family

[@McRingil]

bro give update, don`t give up

[@sallytims6894]

Learning of Misaki's past was fucking heartbreaking. Especially when Satou remembered raising his fist to her. Nothing I've ever watched has made me feel like shit after finishing like NHK did

[@xyanide1986]

The manga ends nicer

[@ireallycant4416]

@@xyanide1986 it did.. it truly did..

[@sallytims6894]

5 years my comment is both cringe and relatable Good times

[@ireallycant4416]

@@sallytims6894 naah fam this puts a defined meaning of summarizing a story plot

[@starcandy147]

@@sallytims6894 I suppose it happens for anyone once you move past your problems

[@youtube_wisdomclips]

STEP UP AND BE YOUR OWN MISAKI!!! ACT AS IF YOU ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND HELPING SOMEONE IN NEED. NOBODY IS SAVING YOU EXCEPT YOU. GO DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU FEEL ACHIEVEMENT, SOMETHING YOU CAN WORK TOWARDS EVERYDAY.

[@Rekon-se6wv]

Soulless Phony Empty And miserable platitudes I hate your k1nd

[@GoatJesus]

I wish I could walk through the park at night arm in arm with someone who loves me...

[@GoatJesus]

***** Eh. Fuck off. I got myself a relationship. Just long distance. We only get to see each other every couple of months.

[@GoatJesus]

***** Naw. I got a boyfriend. :)

[@Uwalo]

GoatJesus i know that feel :(

[@GoatJesus]

***** THANK YOU.

[@AlexVanChezlaw]

>I wish I could walk through the park at night arm in arm with someone who loves me... that feel.... Jesus, why you do this? ;__;

[@Vartrex5]

Really makes you feel you are not alone

[@Poulpeh]

Yet so Alone

[@pessimistkai5569]

And forever alone

[@Hikki01]

lul

[@daystar209]

Because of our broken instincts we are in pain. We continue in pain because our instincts have been twisted by reason. My favorite quote in the show because it's true. It's so difficult to break that mindset completely alone. Loving youself is difficult to do completely alone when you only have one perspective of yourself, and it's negative. In art, if you draw from one perspective your drawing will come out distorted.

[@Glen_Cash]

свою "мисаки" я повстречал после 7 лет социальной деградации, когда нужда съехать уже наконец от тиранящей меня матери пересилила все остальное. Вот прям первая попытка работать (за мизерную зарплату, с ездой из дома по 3 часа в одну сторону) помогла мне найти своего ангела в жизни... у которой была своя история, у нее обнаружили рак в 18 лет... После того как мы обменялись своими историями я понял что нет ничего страшнее этой болезни, но ее вера в жизнь и стремление к ней вытащили и меня из той ямы где прибывал я. Надеюсь, хоть чтото и я смог ей дать в плане поддержки в то нелегкое для нее время, насколько мог тогда... Сейчас мы женаты, уже 5 лет, у нее длительная ремиссия, все хорошо, но на страницу этой песни я не перестаю периодически заходить и просто тихо в одиночестве плакать

[@geed60]

Изначально я искал аниме по тегам "романтика", "комедия", "повседневность". Одновременно я рад что нашел это аниме и стольких людей с такими историями, но одновременно понимаю что обрёк себя на это чувство пустоты. В любом случае очень рад за вас! Здоровья вашей супруге и вам!

[@iNakmj]

Congrat!!

[@Thomasb84000]

My 30s are slowly coming closer and closer. I have had some great experiences but the path I have taken unfortunately led to a dead end. For the second time. Stranded in a messy apartment, only going out for groceries, feeling as lonely as you could. Wish I could have some kind of Misaki coming to save me from myself and my existential doubts but truth is it will never happen. As seasons are passing by my mental and physical condition are slowly but surely decaying. Being too old to get a fresh start, I wish I had seen this show earlier. Life is a chore and fucking sucks but well it is the only thing you have. I have to try to change everything for the second time. Step by step. From my own experience you are never really cured from this scourge which is called depression. You can change but it never lasts, deep down you remain the same, no matter what. The show somewhat failed to depict that with the side characters. However the ending was perfect, Satou and Misaki still suffer from that illness but as long as they stick to the contract terms they will be doing just fine. To conclude, this show is a really good catharsis and still offered me some form of despaired hope.

[@paranoidandroid6095]

yeah im only 21 and managed to fuck up my life cause im an unconfident wimp. tryna piece together something to just live off somehow

[@tommygun7614]

I watched this anime, when I failed in my university exams, plus I was preparing for entrance exam which I never wanted to give (because of parents I was preparing), plus my girlfriend broke up with me after 5 years of relationship. So, I was a mess. I used to drink a lot and smoke a lot. But, this anime helped me to explore this wonderful world. I got interested in Philosophy, which helped me a lot to understand this life, also it somehow made me curious about this world, which led me to fall in love with science. Philosophy and science made me love this amazing world. Also, I found about a book, “The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, which changed my perception of this world completely. Earlier, I wanted to do away with this life, and now I want to gain immortality. I would suggest you this book, also try a KZbin channel called The School Of Life, specially their playlist on Philosophy. As for life in terms of Academic Achievements, I have failed in nearly every entrance exam that India has to offer, but I feel that I have learned so many things, which people aren’t able to understand even at their death bed. There are many people out there who live in this world and follow the norms, and have achievements and acceptance from the society, but I feel to truly admire the beauty of this world, you need to fall and then build back. As for my current status, I am 25, and I have started preparing for India’s toughest exam, UPSC. I don’t know why, but I have this confidence inside me now, which I never had earlier. I hope the best for you, and always remember, “That too shall Pass”.

[@Ub3rSk1llz]

Misaki will forever be the best girl.

[@LaidbackLost]

2006: god this is depressing 2022: Bocchi is LITERALLY me frfr

[@nnnyel]

I keep coming back to this. It feels warm here

[@blaize00]

I feel like I have a lot to thank this anime, and many others. If it hadn't been for them, I wouldn't have learnt how to cope with things the way I do today. I watched this like 5 years ago and it struck really close to home. I actually left school as a broke 18 year old virgin, and didn't get accepted into uni. Fast forward to now, and I'm 20, in a relationship for almost a year and working at IBM. Life is pretty great. All I can say is don't lose hope.

[@georgehoward43]

This show... I love it. It basically describes my life.

[@SunsetLotus]

Gotta love listening to this when something goes wrong in life

[@ThePowerArmored]

To all of you who are sad and who feel alone. I understand I feel the same. You are all beautiful in your own way.... Never forget that and if no one ever says this to you I will I love all of you. I know that it may not count for much considering I'm just a stranger on the internet but please remember that there is someone out there that thinks about you even if they don't know you

[@Aonw]

Great words.

[@zedpapa]

thank you

[@vahsharo1980]

you know ur right. some people will get lucky and get married or be gifted with a girl that will adore them or vs virsa. but for us like me that have been single for the last 12 years. the lesson learned is ether u learn to not give a shit anymore and move on with ur life. or stay depressed and angry like i was for years. before i moved on with my life. and came to terms that this is just how it was going to be. and started feeling my life with things worth of value to feel that void. and this show and a song by lil wyte plot thickens. got me though the worse of it. but im doing fine now. and have learned that u are always going to run into those people that are sand baggers. users. abusers. that will try and drag u down. but its up to u if u get drug down or if u keep ur head up.

[@bevvvy1374]

Hearing this shit makes me so fucking bitter and cynical every single time. You don't care. We're strangers. You made this comment and most likely forgot about it within the next 30 minutes. Stop fucking acting like you can care about people you have literally 0 interaction with. It's fake as fuck and disingenuous. Call me an asshole, but saying this shit is just so obnoxious.

[@narukami597]

@@bevvvy1374 Now if op was a normal happy person I'd agree with what you said. When a normie says something like that they're usually just virtue signalling and trying to feel good about themselves. But since op says he generally feels sad himself, I think he was being genuine with his words. That doesn't change the fact that it's a dumb comment lol but I appreciate his good intentions.

[@jaynoble9268]

I always come back here to listen. I was on the verge of being depressed and This anime almost look like whats happenning with my life that time... it gave me courage on what i must supposed to do to fight it and move on... hope you are too 👊

[@chipinit9118]

For the longest time I thought loneliness was what was killing me inside. One day I realized while looking in a mirror, it wasn't loneliness, I was never alone, it was the fact that I couldn't stand being alone with myself. A lot of small steps towards accepting myself, loving myself, treating my body right, and trying new things, and I'm working towards being better.

[@Edmond_Dantès64]

Wow we hit 1 million. I've listened to this song so many times in the past years. Have a good life everyone

[@remrem-gx3ml]

im just nothing but a faded memory. sometimes i wonder. do i even still exist?

[@dopaminecloud]

As depressing as some of these comments seem, everyone here is so painfully optimistic.

[@macbeth420]

This song is absolutely beautiful,especially at 3:08 when it changes a bit. Thanks for uploading,I loved welcome to the N.H.K!

[@danielleonardosantos7089]

Masterpiece song. Masterpiece anime. They just complement each other perfectly. One of the best animes I have ever watched. There is always a place in my heart for Satou, Mizaki, and Yamazaki.

[@dac3528]

hitori bocchi ＝ lonley person

[@dante22723]

Just finished it. My new favourite anime of all time, flawless show 😭

[@danil8379]

By the great mercy of God I have found my Misaki 9 years of tears and feeling like utter garbage, there she is, a gift of God, to save me from my loneliness. There is a comment of mine here from 8 years ago, about me wanting to kill myself, praise God I didn't. Thanks be to the Lord Jesus

[@greenpeacesaoif1964]

Congratulations bro 🤜 🎉

[@aosevenvultures5368]

@@greenpeacesaoif1964you won bro godspeed

[@Koruvax]

It weren't no god, it was you. Maybe the one god meant for you, but have some faith in yourself. He would not not make you if you were not meant to find this union.

[@itachiuchiha2222]

My friend, I am really happy that your life is improving, but Jesus was never God, he was just a messenger. Maybe you should search for your true God.

[@naumbtothepaine0]

congrats bro hope you are doing well now

[@uhuju1]

Contract Regarding Mutual Support for Worthless and Lonely People Defining Satou Tatsuhiro as party A and Misaki Nakahara as party B, the two parties agree to the following: A will not start to hate B. In fact, A will start to like B. A will never change mind. A will never have a change of heart. When one party is lonely, the other always will be at his or her side. As B is always lonely, basically A always will be at B's side. If we do this, I think our lives probably will move in a good direction. I think the painful times will go away. If you break this contract, the penalty is ten million yen.

[@npcokay]

uhuju1 Stop these feels pls !

[@uhuju1]

***** :(

[@NotLegato]

uhuju1 in the last contract, the penalty was 10 billion yen. but yeah.

[@npcokay]

Not Legato doesn't matter ..

[@NotLegato]

***** well it IS a thousand times more! hah, whatever, just pointing it out.

[@sopapo7857]

NEET for 5 years. Watched this anime one year before dropping everything. Guess it had the opposite effect on me huh.

[@Bertydude]

At the end of the show Sato is forced to do something because his parents cut his money. How do you afford to live ? I have my own company and I'm a high functionning hikikomori but life is still a bitch and I wish I could just drop everything

[@sopapo7857]

@@Bertydude i live off my parents. They're divorced and I still get the child support payment. Once it runs off I'll have to either work at an entry level job or just end it all. Keep working on your company, having that is way better than my future options.

[@llk8127]

I watched this anime like 3 or 4 years ago, yet i still come back years later just to remember it. I don’t watch anime anymore, but this anime literally saved my life. I was at a horrible place back then, and i’m still not yet totally okay, however im at a much better place than how i was 3 years ago, and I’ll keep trying.

[@llk8127]

Still coming back occassionally lol.

[@exolix9163]

​@@llk8127 welcome back! how are things going?

[@maxmakesfilms69]

There may not be a Misaki out there for you as a physical being - if anything, Misaki represents what the show is as a means of self realisation that life is moving forward and so must you. The show is your Misaki, your catalyst to re-enter the world and carve a better, if seemingly unglamorous path for yourself. However, you can always be someone else's Misaki. The important thing is to first climb yourself out of that hole, and reach out for those you know who are still stuck down there. The impact you have to positively affect someone else's life is huge, but to do so you must come to terms with yourself, so that you can open yourself to understanding the similar needs and anxieties those around you have.

[@Jellofish777]

I told myself this anime would help me. I'm still here.

[@ShishiSonson]

Jellofish777 Perhaps it worsens things.

[@Alberthdx]

how are you now?

[@Jellofish777]

@@Alberthdxworse

[@ireallycant4416]

@@Jellofish777 come on.. keep on pushing

[@paadmavatirandiaurrajputan8642]

@@Jellofish777 r u girl tho?

[@Shotzeethegamer]

you are gonna make it, we're all gone make it!

[@Stallnig]

How could I have missed this gem? If I had known this 5 or ten years ago, and understood it, where would I be today? So glad I stumbled upon it. Heartache can feel so beautiful sometimes.

[@pabloignaciomirandacaldero5532]

This is the anime that you need to meet at the accurate time of your life to really appreciate it. When you do, even if it's hard, there's something that tells you that always there is a little time to rediscover your self. It's never too late, never. Thank you for reading this, hitori bocci, don't give up!

[@ArtymusPrime]

thank you

[@anunsuallynormalperson5755]

Pablo Ignacio Miranda Calderón What is the anime called? 😅 im having trouble finding the name

[@ArtymusPrime]

@@anunsuallynormalperson5755 Welcome to the NHK

[@pabloignaciomirandacaldero5532]

@@anunsuallynormalperson5755 "welcome to the nhk" man. Hope you like it, it's a bit different to the normie anime, a little more psychological, dark humor about depression, and sometimes a little slow, but it's a hidden gem for sure. Greetings!!!!

[@anunsuallynormalperson5755]

ArtymusPrime Thank you so muchh (: