Welcome to the NHK OST – Omae to Ore no Enjou Douro

The Nihon Hikikomori Kyokai (NHK) (日本ひきこもり協会?) of Satō’s imagination is supposedly a sinister conspiracy which aims to turn people into hikikomori and NEETs. No clear reason why they would do this is offered, although Satō considers the potential of an “army” of displaced individuals. It is also mentioned twice that hikikomori are needed in society for the purpose of giving people someone to look down upon, making themselves feel superior. The NHK could possibly play the role of creating Hikikomori to give people someone to look down upon. The majority of the NHK’s work is done through the media, via broadcasting anime and other material that is likely to turn the viewer into an otaku. Throughout the series, many shots of advertising hoardings or movie posters incidentally displayed in other locations bear NHK references.