113 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 6

113 - Welcome to the NHK vol. 6

Author: We Appreciate Manga™ May 7, 2023 Duration: 25:29

Will and Steven are perplexed by the plot as it shuffles along but find time to discuss the characters and their relationships to one and another, be it toxic or not. Skip plot summary @ 3:12

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113: Welcome to the NHK vol. 6

Chapters 26 to 30, 'Welcome to the Migrant' and 'Welcome to the Shuffle'

Story by Tatsuhiko Takimoto

Art by Kendi Oiwa

English Translation by Katherine Schilling and Zachary Rau

Lettering by Star Print Brokers

 

Sato believes that Misaki is his guardian angel and decides to move back to Tokyo to meet her, taking his parents money however he quickly spends it on games, food and gambling, he soon realises he is homeless and comes to Kaoru for help but Kaoru is busy with his girlfriend and plans to go back to his family home.

 

Kaoru and his girlfriend have a bizarre break up at the train station, Misaki decides to help and counsel her own school counsellor and Megumi's brother, in doing so he goes to hurt herself in attempting to change Megumi's brother behaviour. This puts Misaki in hospital.

 

Sato decides to squat in his former apartment, in a bizarre twist of fate kashiwa buys the apartment Sato is squatting in. After a brief surprise encounter Kashiwa decides to let Sato stay there, living together to help one another.

 

Sato looks at Kashiwa's diary feeling he is a pet project for her and decides to run away, he notices Misaki running to the park and readies his feelings, saying what he wants to say to her in his mind but to his surprise another man is saying those exact words to Misaki, the man being Megumi's brother. Misaki and him hug each other. Sato decides to live with Kashiwa in the hopes they become lovers.

 

 

 

Topics:

 

  • Co-habitation
  • Story Pacing
  • Rating character relationships in terms of mental health in the long run.       

 

 

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