Welcome to the N-H-K
TV anime20061 season24 episodesOriginal: light novel / mangaTatsuhiko Takimoto, Kendi Oiwa
Sato is a tangle of anxieties and conspiracy theories, believing that the nefarious N-H-K wants to turn society’s misfits into a mob of hopeless recluses. Mysterious Misaki might be able to help Sato overcome his phobias—if she can pull him out of his existential foxhole and get him to face the world.
Where does Welcome to the N-H-K continue after the anime? For each finished season, see whether there is a confirmed place to start reading, whether starting from the beginning is safer, and whether the original story is complete.

Season 1
- Anime ends at
- Ep 24
The novel ties Satou’s hallucinations to drug use, which the anime changes.
- Start overOptionalVol. 1 · Welcome to the NHK (Novel)After the anime, read the original novel from Volume 1 to experience its different treatment of Satou and Misaki.Buy on Amazon
Where it stops:
Original · Light novel
Welcome to the N.H.K.
NHKにようこそ!
Tatsuhiko Takimoto角川書店Completed1 volume
- JapaneseKadokawa1 volumeJun 2005
- EnglishTokyopop1 volumeOct 2007
All volumes
Before you read
The original light novel is complete in 1 volume.
Kadokawa: The Japanese edition is at Vol. 1.
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