MAR083975
(W) Tatsuhiko Takimoto (A/CA) Kendi Oiwa
Title: Welcome to the NHK Volume 7
Author: Tatsuhiko Takimoto
Art By: Kendi Oiwa
ISBN: 978-1-4278-0882-0
Price: $9.99 (Canada) $10.99
Format: Manga, 192 pgs.
Volume Number: 7 of 8
Dimensions: 5 x 7.4375 "
Genre: Drama
Rating: M (Mature Age 18+)
Product Synopsis:
Satou and Kashiwa almost have an affair while living together. After a heated argument Kashiwa decides to give her marriage another chance. Soon after, Satou is finally reunited with Yamazaki, who was actually working as a host in the red-light district. Having had a taste of the "real" world, Yamazaki is bitter and angry-vowing to blow up the "great evil" that has ruined his and Satou's life.
Sell Sheet Keynote:
The bestselling hardcore manga about a shut-in trying to be normal
Key Selling Points:
Based on a popular novel also available from Tokyopop (ISBN: 978-1-4278-0256-9);
Book of the Month -Newtype USA
"Simply put, it just works. It works amazingly well... N.H.K. is something that has become very rare these days: original." -AnimeonDVD
Anime by award-winning studio GONZO available from ADV
Touches on the problems of hikikomori, a shut-in disorder affecting over 1% of Japan's teen and young adult population
Story Comp: Takes a comedic spin to many Otaku and Japanese cultural idiosyncrasies like Comic Party, Abenobashi and Sgt. Frog
Shrinkwrapped with Parental Advisory sticker on the front cover
In Shops: Jun 18, 2008
SRP: $9.99
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