Welcome to the N.H.K.
A chronological timeline of Welcome to the N.H.K., following its setting, characters, and major story turns.
- Genre:
- 青春 / 社会 / コメディ
- Medium:
- Anime
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Welcome to the N.H.K. — Timeline12 events
Satou lives as a shut-in
After leaving university, Tatsuhiro Satou lives isolated in a Tokyo apartment.
Misaki proposes a rehabilitation plan
Misaki Nakahara proposes a “project” that claims it can cure Satou’s isolation.
Satou makes a game with Yamazaki
Satou joins his former junior Kaoru Yamazaki in making an eroge game.
Satou tries life outside
Meetings with Misaki and work with Yamazaki force Satou to face social anxiety.
An online relationship affects reality
Satou learns that online “Neko” is his classmate Hitomi Kashiwagi, unsettling real ties.
The distance from his parents becomes clear
When his allowance stops, Satou confronts the limits of depending on his parents.
Misaki’s family history is revealed
Misaki’s loneliness and family trauma reveal dependence within her rescue project.
Satou learns the danger of dependence
Through online games and pyramid schemes, Satou sees escape turn into dependency.
The two live on an island
To stop Misaki’s suicidal spiral, she and Satou travel to her island home.
Satou acknowledges his choices
After isolation on the island, Satou accepts responsibility rather than conspiracy theories.
Misaki seeks help
Misaki asks Satou for help and begins stepping away from being his sole rescuer.
The two return to an imperfect daily life
Without neatly resolving everything, they return to Tokyo life supporting each other.
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