NHK ni Yōkoso! (Welcome to the NHK)

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Sinestra

Hey Shiroth what shots?

If you actually read my post, you'd find out.

[Sinestra]

Originally Posted by Shiroth

If you actually read my post, you'd find out.

Ahhh sorry my bad missunderstood what your posted thanks.

[physics223]

I just realized that GOTH and NHK are done by the same artist (Kendi Oiwa). So that's why GOTH appeared in the back cover of NHK. o.O

[Archaic]

Hmmm, that's interesting. GOTH itself was originally a novel, just like NHK. I wonder if they were both written by the same author. I never really looked.

[zalas]

Prologue

There is "conspiracy" in this world.
However, the conspiracies that come out of other people's mouths are more than 99% of the time mere delusions or intentional lies.
Books one would see in a bookstore, such as "The Big Israeli Conspiracy Responsible for the Japanese Economic Downturn!" or "The Ultraconspiracy of the CIA to Hide a Secret Contract with Aliens!", are all merely dull delusions.
However, despite all that, we as humans love "conspiracy."

Conspiracy.
We have been helplessly drawn in by its sweet and painful sound.

For example, let's take a look at the process in which the "Israeli Conspiracy Theory" was created.
The people who would write about the Israeli conspiracy theory are the ones who have severe complexes and cling to resentment, often asking themselves "Why is it that I'm so poor?" or "Why is it that my life can't get easier?" or "Why is it that I can't get a girlfriend?" and so forth. Their mind and body are constantly exposed to both internal and external pressures.
Furthermore, there are suppressed grudges, an inexhaustible hatred towards society. Anger.

However, that anger most of the time has roots in one's own worthlessness.
You are poor because you lack the ability to make money and you have no girlfriend because you have no charm. However, to recognize that reality and to realize one's own incompetence, considerable courage is required. Because we are human, none of us would want to look upon our own faults.
And thus, the conspiracy theorists project their own worthlessness externally.
They have created external to themselves, a fictitious "enemy."

The enemy.
Our enemy. Society's enemy.

The enemy somewhere has weaved out a web of evil conspiracy, and thus I am not able to find happiness.
Because of the conspiracy, I cannot get a girlfriend.
Yes! It is the fault of all the Jews!
Because the Jews are involved in an evil scheme somewhere, I cannot find happiness!
Damn those Jews! I won't forgive them!

... Sheesh! It's a big annoyance to the Jews as well.
All the conspiracy theorists should stare reality in the face some more.
There is no external "enemy." There is no external "evil." It is all your fault that you are a worthless person. By no means is it a Jewish conspiracy, nor is it a CIA conspiracy and of course it's not an alien conspiracy.
One should first of all be firmly aware of that fact and go on with one's life.

"..."
However, despite all that...
In extremely rare cases, there people who discover a real "conspiracy." Even right now, there are people who bear witness to conspiracies in progress beneath the surface.
And who might they be?
I'm one.

----
The prologue looked amusing, so I did a quick translation of it, but I have no plans to translate the rest of the novel.

[retracnosna]

^thanks!

anyone have spoilers past manga chapter 31?

I can't stand the wait anymore.

[roguenoir]

Originally Posted by physics223

Yes, it seems true, but it isn't Satou's.

If it really were Satou's, they'd better take the kid away for adoption.. instead of growing up with utterly messed up parents (Kashiwa and her husband or even Satou)

[Sole]

I'm so addicted to this series, I can't wait to see 31 and beyond.

Anyone know if any companies are translating the original novel? I don't know japanese myself, but would really like to read the novel.

Imo the story is dragging quite a bit, and Satou is running into even more problems than he already have, I think chapter 31 is just a setup for more pain later on for Satou, but it depends how Satou learn to adapt and accept it this time, maybe he'll really become stronger and face reality the correct way with his senpai. . I hope this is the last if it turns out to be negative, I think this turn of events might also affect the relationship of Satou and Misaki in some way.

Ever since welcome to the starry skies, this is one of my favorite manga, but it's releasing very slow =(

[physics223]

Yes, Welcome to the Starry Sky is among the best chapters of manga I've read, and that includes not only NHK.

[Shiroth]

Yeah, Welcome to the Starry Sky's so good thanks to its over the top madness.. and of course, its moving type of story telling. It'll be good to see what they can do with it for the anime.

[physics223]

retracnosna ... wait, you've read up to 31 already?

T_T

[retracnosna]

^no, I just read spoilers up to those chapters and now I want new ones lol

I've only read to 26 I think

I really like your blog btw

[physics223]

Thank you for those kind words ...

[hi no ken Jebus]

Spoiler for ch 32:

Sato leaves the apartment where he's living with hitomi to look for a job. However he goes to a library to kill time. He comes back and finds a sleeping hitomi half naked. He freaks and covers her. Meanwhile Misaki and jogasaki are in the room next door having tea, misaki tells him about her new project and how she helped him and is closer to realizing her dream of being a counselor. As jogasaki starts to leave she tells him she has something else she wants to talk about and they start hearing fighting next door.

Hitomi and sato are arguing as the argument escaltes even more sato says he likes her. On the other hand misaki is talking to hitomi's husband/her guidance counselor she tells him that she's thinking of dropping out again. Back to sato and hitomi, she tells him what does he want to do about it and he says he wants to have an affair. She says sure and taunts him to go ahead, she tries to kiss him but he makes up an excuse that he needs to buy stuff before they get to it. As Sato is coming back from the store, he passes by misaki and the counselor. He gets back to hitomi throws a bunch of sex toys and restraints says he's into this sort of thing she says she doesn't care and even puts on a collar. He then says he bought something extra special and takes out a deck of cards and sets up a game which makes hitomi burst into tears. He then tells her he didn't really want to commit adultery and that he likes her as an important friend.

As they play cards misaki and her husband storm the room and beat the crap out sato after seeing hitomi in a towel with a collar on. Afterwards back at their apartment is talking to sato on the phone and tells him she's sorry for all the trouble she's caused and that he can keep the room until the rent's up. Hitomi then tells her husband that at the wedding she didn't really love him and he says that's probably the case for him as well then asks her to help him with something. And chapter ends with an injured sato and misaki by his side.

[retracnosna]

^thanks a lot!

Spoiler for ch 32:

damn, I wanted to find out what's going on with Misaki and the FF friend; if she's seeing him now or something.

And whats she's doing going to her guidance counsellor's home lol. Was he planning on having an affair too?

[hi no ken Jebus]

Originally Posted by retracnosna

^thanks a lot!

Spoiler for ch 32:

damn, I wanted to find out what's going on with Misaki and the FF friend; if she's seeing him now or something.

And whats she's doing going to her guidance counsellor's home lol. Was he planning on having an affair too?

Spoiler:

Misaki invited jogasaki for tea at her apartment(sato's old room) which happens to be next door to the room hitomi rented and where she is living with sato. As they talk, misaki tells him that she found a worthless person to rehabilitate back into society, because of her help he's become a cram school lecturer. After he compliments her, he wants to leave but she tells him she has something else she wants to talk to him about.

However that is interupted by Sato and hitomi who are at each other's throats because he's been going to a library and sleeping there instead of finding work and which then turns into a heated argument before he tells her likes her and wants to have an affair. That's when he goes out to buys stuff and runs into them as misaki as she is walking along with jogasaki.

[Fury]

Originally Posted by hi no ken Jebus

Spoiler for ch 32:

Sato leaves the apartment where he's living with hitomi to look for a job. However he goes to a library to kill time. He comes back and finds a sleeping hitomi half naked. He freaks and covers her. Meanwhile Misaki and jogasaki are in the room next door having tea, misaki tells him about her new project and how she helped him and is closer to realizing her dream of being a counselor. As jogasaki starts to leave she tells him she has something else she wants to talk about and they start hearing fighting next door.

Hitomi and sato are arguing as the argument escaltes even more sato says he likes her. On the other hand misaki is talking to hitomi's husband/her guidance counselor she tells him that she's thinking of dropping out again. Back to sato and hitomi, she tells him what does he want to do about it and he says he wants to have an affair. She says sure and taunts him to go ahead, she tries to kiss him but he makes up an excuse that he needs to buy stuff before they get to it. As Sato is coming back from the store, he passes by misaki and the counselor. He gets back to hitomi throws a bunch of sex toys and restraints says he's into this sort of thing she says she doesn't care and even puts on a collar. He then says he bought something extra special and takes out a deck of cards and sets up a game which makes hitomi burst into tears. He then tells her he didn't really want to commit adultery and that he likes her as an important friend.

As they play cards misaki and her husband storm the room and beat the crap out sato after seeing hitomi in a towel with a collar on. Afterwards back at their apartment is talking to sato on the phone and tells him she's sorry for all the trouble she's caused and that he can keep the room until the rent's up. Hitomi then tells her husband that at the wedding she didn't really love him and he says that's probably the case for him as well then asks her to help him with something. And chapter ends with an injured sato and misaki by his side.

YAY im sorta happy that it ends with sato and misaki, i just up they resolve their feelings for each other and what the truth is in the next chapter or so i hope..

[physics223]

I'm quite for the opposite: I'd like to have a KashiwaxSatou ending ... I'd hope for total rehabilitation for them all, however.

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by physics223

I'd hope for total rehabilitation for them all, however.

Seriously.. after everything we've come to see since the start - how can you say that? ^^;

[ChainLegacy]

This manga is great. I really liked the anime, so I picked up the manga and have read everything that's been scanslated in the past few days. I like all of the characters a lot and like a couple of other members here I'd want Satou to be with Kashiwa though I don't see the story going in that direction (up to 26 anyways). Appears I may be in for a long wait before I read the next chapter, though .