"N.H.K ni yôkoso!" (2006) TV series 2006-

Directors:

Jiro Fujimoto
Kôji Iwai
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Seasons:

1

Release Date:

9 July 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Otaku | Anime | Based On Manga | Conspiracy Theory | Based On Novel

Cast

Yutaka Koizumi	...	Tatsuhiro Sato (1 episode, 2006)
Yui Makino	...	Misaki Nakahara (1 episode, 2006)
Wataru Hatano	...	Akito Sudo (1 episode, 2006)
Asuka Ideno	...	Air Conditioner (1 episode, 2006)
Junko Iwao	...	Mia (1 episode, 2006)
Kaoru Katakai	...	Housewife C (1 episode, 2006)
Akiko Matsuzaki	...	Housewife B (1 episode, 2006)
Yasushi Miyabayashi	...	Computer (1 episode, 2006)
Nobuhiko Okamoto	...	Male Student (1 episode, 2006)
Mari Orito	...	Female High School Student (1 episode, 2006)
Rumi Shishido	...	Pururin (1 episode, 2006)
Ryou Sugisaki	...	Refrigerator (1 episode, 2006)
Hikari Yono	...	Housewife A (1 episode, 2006)

Series Directed by
Yûsuke Yamamoto		(24 episodes, 2006)
Kôji Iwai		(3 episodes, 2006)
Hiro Kaburaki		(3 episodes, 2006)
Yuuji Kumazawa		(3 episodes, 2006)
Hiroyuki Okuno		(3 episodes, 2006)
Masahiro Sonoda		(3 episodes, 2006)
Jiro Fujimoto		(2 episodes, 2006)
Ken Katou		(2 episodes, 2006)
Erukin Kawabata		(2 episodes, 2006)
Tôru Yoshida		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Writing credits
Satoru Nishizono		(24 episodes, 2006)
Kendi Oiwa		(24 episodes, 2006)
Tatsuhiko Takimoto		(24 episodes, 2006)

Series Produced by
Hidemasa Arai	....	producer (24 episodes, 2006)
Makoto Chiba	....	producer (24 episodes, 2006)
Shinichirou Inoue	....	planner (24 episodes, 2006)
Shinichiro Ishikawa	....	executive producer (24 episodes, 2006)
Koji Kajita	....	planner (24 episodes, 2006)
Satoshi Matsui	....	producer (24 episodes, 2006)
Tatsuro Murakami	....	planner (24 episodes, 2006)
Tomonori Shibata	....	animation producer (24 episodes, 2006)
Tsuneo Suzuki	....	planner (24 episodes, 2006)
Naohisa Yamashita	....	planner (24 episodes, 2006)
Takeshi Yasuda	....	executive producer (24 episodes, 2006)

Series Cinematography by
Naoki Kitamura		(24 episodes, 2006)

Series Film Editing by
Akinori Mishima		(24 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Direction by
Hiroshi Igaki		(24 episodes, 2006)

Series Production Management
Motoko Fujikuro	....	digital production manager (1 episode, 2006)
Isao Ueno	....	assistant production manager (1 episode, 2006)
Toshio Yoshitomi	....	production manager (1 episode, 2006)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Masahiro Sonoda	....	series assistant director (24 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Department
Hiroki Matsumoto	....	artboards (24 episodes, 2006)
Hiromi Uchibayashi	....	color key / color checker / ... (24 episodes, 2006)
Hiro Kaburaki	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2006)
Masahiro Sonoda	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2006)
Michio Fukuda	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2006)
Kôji Iwai	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2006)
Hiroyuki Okuno	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2006)
Yûsuke Yamamoto	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2006)
Erukin Kawabata	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Shinsaku Sasaki	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Yoku Shioya	....	sound director (24 episodes, 2006)

Series Special Effects by
Shin Inoie	....	special effects / special effects: ending credits (1 episode, 2006)

Series Visual Effects by
Sadanori Kaneda	....	3D CG (1 episode, 2006)
Shinya Kato	....	2D visual effects (1 episode, 2006)
Naoki Kitamura	....	2D visual effects (1 episode, 2006)
Iori Mineta	....	2D visual effects (1 episode, 2006)
Yosuke Nanjo	....	2D CG design (1 episode, 2006)
Shinsuke Ohshima	....	3D CG (1 episode, 2006)
Kazunori Sakurada	....	visual effects: opening credits (1 episode, 2006)
Shoro Shinohara	....	3D CG (1 episode, 2006)
Masaya Suzuki	....	2D CG special work (1 episode, 2006)
Atsushi Takeyama	....	visual effects: opening credits (1 episode, 2006)
Ayumi Ushijima	....	2D visual effects (1 episode, 2006)

Series Animation Department
Masashi Ishihama	....	character designer / animation director: opening credits / ... (24 episodes, 2006)
Tomoyuki Shimotani	....	chief animation director (24 episodes, 2006)
Takahiko Yoshida	....	character designer / chief animation director / ... (24 episodes, 2006)
Norihiro Naganuma	....	animation director / key animator / ... (4 episodes, 2006)
Hiroyuki Okuno	....	animation director / key animator / ... (4 episodes, 2006)
Masao Ebihara	....	animation director / key animator (3 episodes, 2006)
Kouji Murai	....	animation director (3 episodes, 2006)
Hiroyuki Negishi	....	animation director / key animator (3 episodes, 2006)
Erukin Kawabata	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2006)
Hisao Muramatsu	....	animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2006)
Yuichi Nakazawa	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2006)
Shingo Natsume	....	animation director / key animator / ... (2 episodes, 2006)
Tomoyuki Shitaya	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2006)
Koji Yamakawa	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Tetsuro Fujita	....	on-line editor: Q-TEC (1 episode, 2006)
Takami Tachikawa	....	on-line editor: Q-TEC (1 episode, 2006)

Series Music Department
Masao Fukuda	....	music producer (24 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Seiichi Hachiya	....	public relations (1 episode, 2006)
Shinichirou Inoue	....	planning (1 episode, 2006)
Koji Kajita	....	planning (1 episode, 2006)
Tatsuro Murakami	....	planning (1 episode, 2006)
Yosuke Nishiyama	....	public relations (1 episode, 2006)
Satoru Nishizono	....	series composition (1 episode, 2006)
Michio Suzuki	....	planning (1 episode, 2006)
Tomohiro Takase	....	rights manager (1 episode, 2006)
Naohisa Yamashita	....	planning (1 episode, 2006)

Production Companies

• Gonzo
• ADV Films
• NHK ni Yôkoso! Seisaku Iinkai

Distributors

• ADV Films (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Chiba TV (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Gifu Broadcasting (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Hiroshima Home TV (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• KBS Kyoto (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Mie TV (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Siren Visual Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• TV Saitama (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• TV Wakayama (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• TVN Nara TV (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Television Kanagawa (TVK) (2006) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Omnibus Promotion  sound production
• Studio Easter  background art
• Victor Entertainment  sound production
• White Line  digital paint studio
• White Line  in-between animation

Also Known As:

"Welcome to the NHK!" - International (English title) (informal title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (VHS/DVD rating) | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | USA:TV-MA

Company:

Gonzo

Trivia:

Due to increased financial troubles, ADV Films had to suspend dubbing of the show.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "JesuOtaku Anime Reviews: Welcome to the NHK (#1.3)" (2010)

Consistently Very Good

This anime is about an N.H.K. (essentially a shut-in with a computer) who meets a girl named Misaki, who for reasons that only become evident much later tries to help him by having meetings in a local park at night. In order for Sato (everyone but his mom calls him by his last name)to get Misaki to leave him alone he and the next door neighbor, a former classmate named Yamazaki who is obsessed with manga and games,devise a gal game of their own. Slowly, Sato has more contact with others. Although meant to be a black comedy at times, it takes the characters seriously and treats the notion of a shut-in fairly seriously. Yes, Sato is seen as a loser, but the story doesn't wholly insult him for that. I recommend this because in its sometimes manic progression of ideas, you want to see everyone happier. Not for children, but the profanity is not too harsh. Give it a try.