N・H・Kにようこそ! [N.H.K. ni Yōkoso!] [Welcome to the N.H.K.]
Kadokawa · 2004–2007 · 8 issues
About the series
Tatsuhiko Takimoto's darkly comedic manga Welcome to the N.H.K., published by Kadokawa from 2004 to 2007, follows the life of a reclusive hikikomori who becomes entangled in a conspiracy theory about a secret organization controlling society's shut-ins. This eight-issue series, illustrated by Kendi Oiwa, offers a poignant and often unsettling exploration of social anxiety, mental health, and the struggle to reconnect with the world. It remains a defining work of the early 2000s for its honest, unflinching look at a then-taboo subculture in Japan.