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NHK ni Youkoso!
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Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
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The "What if Satou was a girl?" recommendation by another user is a fairly accurate, short 'n simple way of summing up the similarities between these two. Usually social awkwardness is used purely for laughs and never explored too deeply. It's rare to see/hear what's going on under the hood of someone dealing with social anxiety and the failure that results even in the most basic of social situations.
An example: At the start of NHK, Satou has become a recluse due to no longer being able to handle being around people; paranoia having made him think the people around him were laughing at him. When
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Recommended by AironicallyHuman
Both main characters are very similar. They both have a paranoia way of thinking, blame bother people, and don't know how to socialize or interact with other people. Probably the only difference is the gender of the main character.
Both NHK and Watamote deal with the socially awkward protagonists, though where Watamote is more of a slice-of-life comedy, NHK brings in drama and a much more pessimistic perspective. But if you can identify yourself with the main characters you will probably enjoy both of these shows.
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Recommended by MinorDespera
Pathetic people in ridiculous situations played for laughs. They're both funny, but only so far until it becomes apparent that Satou and Tomoko are really, really sad and messed up people. Both shows attempt to hit close to home and poke fun at the various problems that surround social awkwardness and reclusiveness until it hurts.
Cringe comedy and social awkwardness abound! Feel intense embarrassment without ever having to leave your home. Heck, the main characters barely leave their homes.
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Recommended by iwantcandy2
Both Sato and Tomoko are not what you would call "normal." When it comes to socializing and interacting with other people, they both struggle. In Welcome to the NHK, Sato is encouraged to come out of his shell by both Misaki and Yamazaki. In WataMote, Tomoko herself realizes that she is not as popular as she had previously believed. After arriving at this realization, she strives to improve her social skills and standing. Just as was true for Sato in Welcome to the NHK, things don't proceed smoothly for Tomoko. While the circumstances of each character are different, the
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NHK and Watamote goes hand and hand in terms of their similarity especially in regards its main character. Although their genders are reversed, both main characters in their perspective series are very socially awkward and has many strange delusions about themselves, others, and often comes up with random theories of their surroundings.
Both series also deals with social problems and pokes humor at it at the same time for fun. In fact, both series serves as antithesis of the popular cliche in terms of how some kids are portrayed during their school lives.
Both series' main protagonist also tends to favor indoor activities involving games and
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What if Satou was a girl or vice versa? Both shows discuss the same case about someone with severe anxiety disorder and clinical depression, while Satou is what we call "hikikomori" in Japanese, they still both share the same issue. Welcome to the NHK is darker and is somehow more serious though, moreover, it offers some solutions and doesn't just put the lead character in situations to crack some laughs.
Both are about a young person who is a hikikomori and they both have a lot of comedy
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Recommended by QueenOfHeroes
Shows about characters that might be a little too relatable for people at low points in their lives.
Animes that reflect the mental problems of the protagonist to be unable to adapt to society, either by fear or shyness. But even so, he will try with all his strength to change. These two series show references to the otaku culture and of course other series. They are comic series that show a reality in the life of the Japanese that can happen to anyone.
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Recommended by JuanShot87
NHK and Watamote has not that much similarity regarding how the show executed. But they are similar at the theme they explored, which is social anxiety.
NHK focuses on some characters with different types of social anxiety. While in Watamote, the story focuses on the main female character who also experiencing the same issue. This make these two anime a characters-centered show with inner monologue in the main characters mind shown frequently. Both also contain dark humour using the exaggeration of characters thoughts in general and inner conflict in particular.
Even though both shows exploring similar issue, these two anime can be feel a really different things
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Recommended by Kurniawan_Ktr
It's has a similar comedy as Welcome to the NHK. Though NHK isn't a comedy series per say, but WataMote is and I'm sure you'll have blast.
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Recommended by UrbanJahts
Aaah, both have horrifyingly dark hikikomori comedy, it's awkward but lovely. Introvertism is annoying; how to talk with people? A frequent question that introverts get, in both shows that main characters struggle with any social interaction; talking with people. Get on the journey & watch these anti-social fictional characters attempt to talk with people...
Both shows are tragic comedies centered around a mentally deranged and socially isolated protagonist.
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Recommended by thehangingman
the concept is basically the same except one isnt trying to become popular and instead is trying to just get out
Main protagonists with social troubles, trying to overcome their social anxiety. Usually leads to awkward and comedic results.
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Recommended by ADrunksock
Both anime talk about young protagonists with social isolation problems and how it affects their lives.
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Recommended by Jho_Tellis
The worst part of being mentally ill is it makes you terrible. Just, a miserable person who sucks to be around. And the worst part of that is it becomes very easy to sabotage yourself and convince yourself everyone else is the problem and not you.
Sometimes, you are the only thing holding yourself back from happiness.
And that is the thesis of both Watamote and Welcome to the NHK
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Recommended by Curlybrace101
Both animes discuss the outcasts of society, how the cope with such things as it gives us a hint to what it's like in the mind of an anti-social person that's trying to change their perspectives of socializing
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Recommended by goofy_cinnamon