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If you liked Shinseiki Evangelion add

...then you might like NHK ni Youkoso! add

At their core, Welcome to the NHK and Neon Genesis Evangelion are both criticisms of otaku culture and the lonely anti-social existance that otaku live. (Although NHK is more about hikkikomori, it still has quite a lot to say about otaku.) NHK gives an accurate portrayal of hikkikomori/otaku life; if you are at all anti-social, you'll understand that the characters of NHK are among the most realistic you'll find from television. It certainly helps that the author of the original light novel was a hikkikomori himself. Evangelion on the other hand, is just huge ball of contempt and anger directed at otaku culture, and it really wouldn't be much of a stretch to say that whole message of the show was "Fuck you, you're life sucks." NHK also has a bittersweet atmosphere to it, whereas Evangelion is downright depressing. None the less, if you are fascinated by the psychology surrounding otaku culture, both of these shows are a must see.