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Aired: 2006

A TV anime produced by GONZO, based on the novel by Tatsuhiko Takimoto published by Kadokawa Shoten, also adapted into a manga by Kenji Oiwa serialized in Monthly Shonen Ace. Airing 24 episodes from July to December 2006, the story follows Tatsuhiro Satou, a college dropout and recluse who believes his hikikomori lifestyle is the result of a conspiracy by the "NHK" (Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai). When a mysterious girl named Misaki Nakahara offers to help cure him, Satou is drawn into a darkly comedic journey confronting internet addiction, pyramid schemes, and other modern social issues. Directed by Yusuke Yamamoto.

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