NHK ni Youkoso! Chapter 40 Discussion

I think the ending worked ok, but I would've preferred more concrete closure. I was really happy when it showed Satou in bed with Misaki, I'd been waiting for them to get into a serious relationship since early on so that was super rewarding. Then like a page later they've gone their own ways lol, that bummed me out, I know that it implied they'd try to get back together after they've become more independant but I still would've more closure.

Just finished the manga, man what an amazing story my thoughts:



Satou Stays true to his anime counterpart. Very eccentric, suffers from delusions. changes his mind frequently.



Misaki is a different character in the anime. In the manga, she is a huge liar and has a family.



There was more character development of Yamizake which i liked.



Overall the manga was very sad, and darker than the anime. The anime has a lot of comic relief, which I did enjoy, but it would be nice to have an anime based directly on the manga.





What I didn't like:



Megumi's brother's condition drastically improves and he falls in love withy Misaki? WHAT THE FUCK? The anime portrayal was absolutely perfect of the true hikikomori. That was unrealistic even for this anime, left a bad taste in my mouth how this character was handled.



Yamizaki's crush coming back into the story after the film incident was weird as well, then we find out she is a lesbian. Again WTF?



Misaki without her dark past from the anime, doesn't give her much depth in the manga. I mean why would an attractive girl such as herself help Sato? All because she didn't fit in at school?



Some of the transitions are ridiculously fast. One second they are in Sato's room, the next they are in a completely different location.





Now the ending: This manga does not fit a happy ending,however there isn't a lot of closure. It isn't a bad ending like most of you are saying. The main character is NEET, and a hikikomori. You really expect such a drastic turn around? The time skip is only 6 months! Anyway, what I got from it is that Sato and Yamizaki are still working on their game, but are communicating via email since he still moved back home. Sato is working, and Misaki just graduated. Most likely they will mature and most likely end up together. I can see Sato in both endings (manga and anime) eventually leaving the hikikomori lifestyle and starting a family with Misaki, but that is down the line.



I plan to read the novel as well. I have read that is dark like the manga, with alot more drug use/suicide attempts.



Overall I love this story because I can relate to Sato so much. I'm not a hikikomori, but its not like I have a huge support system. I just go to work and school, but alot of the problems   he encounters hits home for me. Anime and Manga is a 10/10 for me. If you haven't watched the anime you are missing out. The godlike soundtrack, and sad scenes are just perfect. I teared up a bit in while watching both.



Welcome to the NHK 10/10 GODTIER.

Usually i would read the manga before watching the anime (and then lose interest in the anime) but i was glad that i finally get around to watch the anime and then curiosity pulled me to read the manga.  I think that the manga was great, pulled me in until the end and of couse the ending to the manga is more "happy" then the anime and i really liked the ending. Though the mangaka didnt close the manga, it felt like it was a happier ending then the anime.  I also liked how this series was very deep and is way darker, but the anime made everything more smooth.  But wither way, the series, both manga and anime has become one of my most fav. and i plan to go through a second run when i have time.

If you feel like your life sucks and you have fucked it up all the time, just tough it up from the same exact place you started, and do it while on a super toxic relationship.



I feel like this is fine but waay overrated, gonna try to read the novel as well after watching the anime.

Its not for everyone, i was really depressed reading it, so the ending is like "you decide" type of ending, but since I was in a depressed mood, the ending for me is, misaki will return to school, then meet with megumi's brother again as her teacher and Misaki finally falls for him and they end up both together. While Satou forgets about her.



It really corrupted my state of mind, and sometimes wakes up in the middle of the night and never fall asleep again till the morning thinking about it in a depressed mood. I vote "Dislike" not because its a bad manga, its actually good and addictive, the reason I read it till the end, but because its not for me, it left a bad taste on my mouth. I think I would never read this kind of manga anymore.



Im a GTO fan so you know what I like, I like happy and funny stuff, the only way i would read a depressing story is if it revolves around War.



I like the Misaki anime version though.



Misaki is like one of GTO's troubled students. Onizuka and Misaki should meet each other in class, it would be interesting. Im already laughing just thinking about it, Misaki would try to cure Onizuka's bakaness and virgin stuff and make him look stupid, until Onizuka got fed with her and teach her something about life like they would die together and something like that until she reach the breaking point hahaha! A perfect match.

I feel... disappointed.

The overall ending was too rushed. How did Satou-kun managed to do such a radical change in such a short amount of time? This felt too rushed and incomplete.

It started out good, but then went down too fast, like a marathon downhill.

Not really impressed...

7.5-/10.

And that's just for the laughs.

Derpyderp said:


What I didn't get though, was that Satou totally ditched Misaki in the

housedemolish scene. Even though he had decided 1 min ago that he would die for Misaki's happiness.



At this point its not surprising considering how indecisive and directionless Satou is.

Anime, Manga, and Novel are all good!  I watched and read all three at once (or as close to it as I could manage given the differences in the story) for my second time watching/reading all three versions.



I honestly can not say I have a clear favorite version of the story.  Each has its own perspective and unique segments that I enjoy.  It is kind of fun to take all the parts you like from each and build your own "version" of how the story unfolds.



The novel is the most depressing in my opinion, especially if you read a copy with both the first and second afterwards by the author...



Also, does the novel version have a MAL page?  Is it hidden from me? Is it a conspiracy to make me look stupid?