everything always comes crashing down, and even when you try your best to make everything alright, people will always point out what you're failing to do. I'm stressed, tired, and burnt out. I want to escape these feelings forever. I wish I could just disappear.
past two years i was really depressed person. I didn't talk with no one but one friend from school. In school i was avoiding everyone, spending my breaks alone. after school i was just sitting in my room and watching anime and YT on my phone. I had a moments of happines, but those were really short. At some point i was so broken that every morning i didn't even want to move anymore. wanted to stay there and wait for death. other day i had already rope on my neck. There was so much shit happening in my life back than. but after all i was too scared to do this. i took it off, and go back to my room. Than i watched this anime. It was really sad, but actually gave me strenght to get out of my situation. I forced myself to talk to people more, also after time some hard things from the past had no more so strong impact on me. Girl i loved for 2 years broke contacr with me after i confessed. But it's long ago, doesn't matter anymore. Close family member died year ago (around same time when she broke contact with me) but i lerned to live with it. i started to talk to people, live more outside my room, and now i am happy man. I can again laugh and spend my time with close friends. One thing i am sure about, i never want to go back to the state i was in.
Powerful show, and a soundtrack that'll stay with me forever. And here I am, 27, NEET, hikikomori-to-be, completely inactive for 2 years, socially reclusive for half of my life. I do have a BA in English teaching, but I can't be a teacher because of my social anxiety. Still living with my parents. They don't have a clue what to do, there's no emotional bond, no empathy - they only yell and criticize. It's always been like that, and it won't change unless I step up. But how does one step up...?
I hope you're fine, I was in your shoes when I was 27. I was living with my parents, I've tried to make something out of myself but anytime i tried, it failed. However, one day I just realized I have to do something and I've moved out to live close to my ex-gf. The relationship failed, but I'm still there, 300 miles away from my family house and I'm working, and I'm getting somewhere. Just saying, there's always hope.
This song reminds me of the surreal feeling you get when someone you love dies, the numb sort-of shock you get when someone breaks that news to you. And it reminds me of how hard it is to swallow in that moment. It's in that instant this song would start playing for me.
I've been trying to practice this song with my guitar and sing along but it's very hard because I burst in tears at the knock knock part and can't continue. There's no other song that has that power on me. When I sing along and think the words they just cut deeper inside. Damn, I'm crying again.
I keep coming back to this song after all these years not just to remind myself that I am miserable and broke but to have an outlook at what life really means. Being an adult doesn't mean you have it all figured it out and it can be rough all the time. I just wish I had more confidence to breakthrough.
They you think to yourself, whats the point in accomplishing anything? I have alot of money invested, I have a gpa of 8,4/10 while currently graduating masters. Still can’t find happiness anywhere, so really whats the point. I keep falling and falling
Robots in the future will be more caring/compassionate/loving than most humans are. I'm hoping to get one of those. But that's the future, this doesn't make life better right now
I strangely find this song to be pretty relaxing. Like the ending breakdown instrumental at the end just feels like a hug in musical form. It understand whatever pain you may be going through and with the last few notes it feels like a "things will get better, I'm here for you" kind of atmosphere. The levels of sympathy and understanding is one of my favorite things about this "community". While things like MHA just have continuous infighting, the amount of people that truly understand NHK and the amount of positivity-through-hardship in the comment section is incredibly touching. It's beautiful and can show just how much "I hope you all have a good life" can truly mean to people. So I hope you hang on and I hope things get better as well.
I think I might personally elaborate on this song, regardless of who reads my messages. I have been stuck on NHK, never having seen it until 20 years later when its relevance and connectivity to my life is uncannily comparable. Only now when I am facing my first few years of adult life do I find solace in Sato and Misaki doing their best to do the same. This song..... Its not about the loneliness of a hikikomori that never succeeds. It'ss a state. A state, an illness, a parallel universe we all eventually find ourselves in at one point or another, some stay there longer than others. Its not about the loneliness we cant escape but rather the moments that save us from it. No matter how long you find yourself in solitary, there can and always will be something that will connect you to those outside of it, whether you want it or not. When the chorus comes along, and we hear the first "Youkuso, hitori bocchi," it automatically elicits a tear in all of us, cries of feeling connected to those tones, the melody, and how it shifts. If it helps, listen to "Hitori no Tame no lullaby" afterwards, it helps drifts you into the arms of a mother, a lover, a caregiver, who will always be there for you, but you must find your way to them. That is your only responsibility. Take yourself from the depths of the life you face in this moment, and feel its darkness. Feel the hatred you face and know, it's okay. It will be and has always been, as we are all living and dying in one moment. This moment, the one we are in, is the whole of our chaotic lives compiled into the "now". Within that moment, within our loneliness, we find the loneliness of everyone else. Within that chorus, I feel what you all have felt. And through that is the tunnel outward. After it all, listen to "Tenshi wa Namida to Tsubasa wo Otosu", and I promise, the weight, the tears, it will feel lifted. I've been cycling through these songs on my most solitary of days where waking myself, cleaning, bathing and eating seems like a pointless task, and it ends with the most important thing happening: I get up, and start another day. Leaving all of yesterday behind me. I know we all can do this, whether often or once in a lifetime, we break our hikikomori stage.
I'm doing it. After almost a year of becoming a NEET after I lost my first job, I'm going to go out there and look for work tomorrow. I hope I'll land a good one
@@IHateUA-camHandlesVeryMuch @Chow Yun Fat I landed an interview and got the job! Been working here for a month and the environment is much better than my previous workplace. The recent lockdowns due to covid has made things a lot harder but I think I'll manage
@@yourbro7505 wow I didn't expect to update this again haha. I'm doing fine now. I'm switched jobs 2 times since then and am very happy at my current workplace. Made great friends through work, some that I feel like may last a lifetime. Also expecting a big promotion coming middle of this year. I'm also in the process of buying a house now, gonna move in in a couple of months. So that's something to look forward to. Also visited the land that made this amazing masterpiece of an anime, Japan last January. Everything was beautiful there; the places, the people & especially the food. Even writing about it makes me want to book another trip. All in all, I'm very grateful I decided to go out there and find a job because if I didn't, I wouldn't be where I am today. It does get better, you just have to work for it.
I was depressed when i first watched this anime in 2015 and now i am even more depressed because i lost my dad suddenly without any warning without getting to say goodbye or talk to him in the last few days. Damn, i don't know if i will make it, but I'm trying to live for my dad who was always so positive and full of life wanting to live till hundred. If i have to fulfill that for him, i have to live for 76 years more. Don't know where I'll be, but I'm leaving this comment here just as milestone, if i do get somewhere in life I'll make sure to update... Till then, I'm going to welcome the loneliness and feel the gravity of my seemingly futile existence...
There's already 11 months. How are you? Is all around you the same? Or maybe something changed. Hope you're doing great, but you shouldn't give up if not
This has always been the deepest and most moving of the NHK soundtrack, and knowing the meaning of the lyrics gives it even more gravitas. Welcome to loneliness indeed.
For the longest time I thought loneliness was what was killing me inside. One day I realized while looking in a mirror, it wasn't loneliness, I was never alone, it was the fact that I couldn't stand being alone with myself. A lot of small steps towards accepting myself, loving myself, treating my body right, and trying new things, and I'm working towards being better.
Here after new yrs, I meant to post this earlier. But oh well. Life is better, less monotonous and boring. But still I feel like there should be more, maybe that’s the point, that there isn’t. And we have to try to accept that, I guess or whatever. Idk what the fuck I’m saying right now. But yeah. I also met someone this yr! I honestly have no clue how long it’ll last or what it is, really. But I really really hope it does. Another year, hopefully this small progress continues. And I hope it’s gotten even slightly better for the people here
I come back to this comment section almost every day, seeing that others also feel the same as me makes me feel less lonely, I wish sadness could take the best of me and give me courage so that I can end it all.
I really love how this song still gets so much attantion and the NHK Anime in general too. Watched it 3 times already and it helped me a lot through bad times. I was alone then. Meanwhile I experienced many things in life and now I'm alone again. And it still feels the same, but it's nice to know that now I can get out whenever I want to. I don't know... melancholy is a weird thing, isn't it?
Actually this anime never got deserved attention cause its trying to explore some serious topics and anime is never considered "serious" really and its meant for younger audience by widely accepted opionions (those who dont watch it). And in anime community rarely this gem is mentioned cause ppl enjoy shonen shit more then slice of life anime. This anime targets hikikomori but hits a lot of us really and for most truth is uncomfortable and painful. I know some people in Satou position but they are not 22 like him, they are over 30 man. This anime is hard core in a way and extreme but rarely people realize the message it sends out. Similar anime that never got super popular but its epic is Death Parade. Rarely anime that are philosophical get a wide audience. But the novel was well received in Japan on the other hand. Cause books are considered serious and people tend to "trust" them more.
Hey guys, whether you're coming here from a low or high place in your life rn, I'm willing to talk to you here in the comments. If you need, I can pray for you (you can ask for something specific if you want). Just want you to know that the people looking for this song have probably been in your situation. That's why I'm trying to help anyone I can. I do not want to see anyone suffering from the despair in this world. Thank you for reading this.
I always come here to listen to this song every now and then, especially when I'm feeling down or lonely. It always helps to feel everything all at once every now and then.
According to itunes, I've been listening to this on my ipod for 199 times ever since I stopped by here. That's 17,5 hours... I came here now to listen to it for the 200th time. It has saved me a lot of times! Thanks again for uploading.
For my self in the future, i hope you will be good, i hope you will find your happiness, being neet is not suitable for you, being alone is rude for you, you dont deserve that so i will pray for you
Thank you. I am just discovering this all in this year and I can say it’s changing my life in so many ways. I adore all of you and this whole creation Keep it up. We’re all doing great.
That was almost a year. A full year i dreamed of a future with her, i dreamed i was no longer alone. I was happy in those dreams. But every dream ends. Now' i've got only sand in my hands.
If you look at it the right way its not sand it can be stone or iron to build a new future yourself not bound by anyone else. I know it seems hard and it is trust me but if you look hard enough there's always light :)
Got dumped , rejected by the person I loved the most . Cared for her with everything I could . Loved her , gave her all my unconditional love and support and yet ,She is gone and now I am here again . Life is hard , life is lonely , it's ok to cry , it's ok to feel sad . It's ok to feel that nobody understands you . But it's never ok to quit. I lost a lot of money I had , I have scoliosis and my back hurts in simple things like cooking and job . I am 30, heart broken and I have to go to college again but I will do it all . I will live life to the best I can and I will tell you , whoever's reads it , do the Same. Live your life to the best of your ability , let nothing get in your way . Be the change, nobody will change you , nobody will help you but you must help yourself . The world is unfair ; it's unjust. But a random person like me want you to move on . Live , be strong and change yourself . Even if nobody is there for you, live for yourself . Things will change. Hope , never loose hope and keep walking .
@@user-iw4wq3yv8k I graduated , I make a lot the highest amount of money I ever did , and I found someone, I don't know if this would work, but she is nice, and I mean to be a better person myself.
There will always be moments you feel like giving up. But it would be such a waste. You are not alone. Stop running away and realize you are as great as anyone else in this universe. You have the power to change, only if you want it to. You control how you react. Healing starts from within. It might be a good thing to get kicked out, but first, you need to prepare for it. If your mother wont grow up enough to see their child needs help, then maybe you need to leave her, not the other way around.
i'm 18 rn and i already feel lost, im in uni but i don't feel any motivation, i'm just going because of my parents, i wanted to work but i know this pain in my chest won't disappear, i recently started crying out of loneliness and that made me feel like shit, i'm just tired
The year is over of course, and loneliness... well, solution is sharing, those things, experiences and above all oneself with others, since next years are going to be wild (if someone knows read the signs) is there time or need to feel bad? having that in mind Are you working about your future or Already comfortable enough with perish? in case you choose is the second and you just give up (the nihillist path, what is the way of this delusional fallen realm) at least seek enjoy life so the negatives feeling don´t overcome you. If your choice is the first (vitalist path, the way of god and right state of the being) then break your walls, easy as that, starting with some of self-love (seems clear you lack it) and discipline never underestimate the role you play in your community, finding the right one, knowing what you want who you are around with healthy associations is key here, the fails are guaranteed but you worth remains beyond, dare to do it.
@@Forgonef67148 I'm glad hearing this and I don't consider yours to be a late answer, honestly rather soon, it may be because I had this idea in my head that you would appear again at the end of the year along with a summary of experiences, efforts and achievements and also new discovered ways to deal with those burdens and conflicts that occur through your life which clearly involves a hard yet satisfying development time, but the fact that you write now I suppose indicates that matters are on the right path, fine, This could be indeed the perfect moment so I was analyzing for a while... now I understand how today is a special day, The vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere marks the beginning of the spring season, some communities and cultures of the past and even today in some towns and countries celebrate it as New Year's Eve, our current calendar manmade is artificial to some degree since it is the spring equinox that indicates the more original form of the resurgence of nature to start a cycle, the meaning of a new begin. So taking the above into consideration my idea was not wrong at all, you have come back to the end of the year again, (and you know it, whether you are aware of it or not) for what purpose? Well, I don't know since it is something personal that only you experience. but I dare to assert that you seek to overwrite what was expressed in your main comment and not only words but also the feelings involved. Fortunately in this new year you have the opportunity to stand yourself and recognize you in correct beliefs: from what is truly you, you want to be, you are willing to be, and take apart the confused state in where you were when you wrote the main first comment, here I am and it is great that you have kept my words in mind, in this new beginning remenber to become valid according to your own doctrine, try your best from that perspective and trust in yourself, is always someone out there who also needs you.
I wish I had done more this year, but nonetheless, I’m happy I’m doing better than I was at the start of the year. I wish everyone here a happy early new year!
hey, I saw that you were here during Christmas too. happy new year dude, I'm glad you're keeping your head up. here's to more opportunities and new experiences. cheers!
Recently I made a wish [to do] list (do you set down something like that?) of the goals that I would like to achieve this year [making an effort working on it going out my comfort zone] and pointing them towards one main achievement that is my objective in this period, Over time I have tried various methods to maintain my motivation, my biggest issue, and the most effective so far has been practice SR, do you have any idea about it? At this moment I would like you to review your values and integrate it (SR) as much as possible into your routine, without pressure of course, In my experience it was difficult at first to make it a habit, grateful fortunately I found these subreddits: r/Semenretention r/pureretention The fact of being able to read the experiences of all kinds of extraordinary people and the sources they share has helped me not give up, I am reading posts there from time to time and consider it would be great to read you too one day, see you then. Hope this could be one of your key years from now on @Lurker5947
You did an excellent job on the video. Adding movement to a still image and having the words loneliness scroll up the screen was a nice touch. Favorite and subscribed.
Man, it doesn't help when I'm a mirror image of Sato... Almost everything wrong with him is wrong with me. On another note I was rejected today. Went out for a smoke, and as soon as the chorus for the song started it started raining and I just lost it.... Life really sucks sometimes
I hope the girl I loved with all my heart is happy now. I could never get back love but wherever she is, I hope she's happy with her kids and her family.
This anime taught me something That there is nothing to lose in life and Only prize you get for participating is...death. My souls have given up but my Body is yet to give up. Every time I piss blood I smile. Everything that I have achieved and everything thats yet to come. Doesnt faze me I dont care anymore. There is pleasure in pain. There is no point blaming society or others. In the end its you who makes all decision.
Everytime i go out i feel like people are trying to put me down , all the people i like just end up using me leading me nowhere fully knowing what i wanted, every job i have makes me miserable and every time I'm home i do nothing but sleep and think about how much of nothing there is for me to do , nothing exciting nothing happy even when I'm happy I'm not really happy , i haven't seen or spoken to anyone in my family in such a long time and when i do they just stare like robots not even happy to see me . I seriously think this place is keeping me from success the cops always trying to threaten me when i get pulled over while I'm having a good day and didn't even do anything wrong , even as a passenger for a failed signal warning they give it under my name instead of the one driving, i go to apply at a job and every time a good friend of the owner or manager shows up and even when i have the best experience they just don't take me . I don't know why but i feel like even taking a step outside will make me more miserable , the internet is the only place where i can be social to complete strangers I've never even met.
Jorge Ibarra It's been 3 weeks you posted your last comment, I just happened to share the same feelings this song conveys and found your comment, I hope you are doing well!!
I have watched Welcome to the NHK from the past and I probably watched it more than 2 times. And I gotta say although I did not have the exact circumstances as Satou, I heavily relate to the show in terms of low self esteem, problems with life, paranoia from people and the loneliness people feel or I feel. And this exact song Hitori Bocchi including Hitori Tame no Lullaby and Gosui ni Tarasu Tsuri Ito literally amplifies the feeling of loneliness or make you reminisce about the sad stuff :') You then have "Welcome to the NHK OST - Shuraba ni Youkoso!" When your in a verge of entering a shitstorm in life. and Odoru Akachan Ningen when things really go south really bad. And then NHK ni Youkoso ! - Puzzle : when you finally find your Misaki and life becomes a little bit more nice :')
To all the people who are here and giving up. Don't, it will always get better because 'Nothing really matters' only YOU matter. If you're still here then it will turn around.
shit, haven't heard this in a while, it still strikes me as hard as the first time. guess it's because my life hasn't improved in any significant way in this +6 years and I'm still just a loner getting dragged by life, waiting for a real crisis to either destroy me or save me
I heard the song separately from Welcome to the NHK so I definitely need to get around to watching it. Aside from that however I think this is the song I would want played at my funeral.
Thinking about it now, and with the help of this song and its translation, I truly get NHK. It's a story about being caught on the wrong side of life; the side of sadness, loneliness, fear, not being successful, the side that society looks down upon and doesn't want to become. Sure you can joke about it or act like it doesn't matter, but it's a serious thing. To have these human emotions and be robbed of love and hope is truly devastating. Damn, I guess life is truly a two sided coin
Can't say my life is horrible. But this songs helps me release, especially in the bad episodes of my life, like the first time I heard this in the anime. It's a depressing yet beautiful song.
I love how the songs used in this anime actually express the emotion better than others I heard in English and Spanish in this kind of category. this is even before translation you can actually begin to empathize just by listening.
Be confident. I also have social anxiety. I lose my ability to talk when in crowds and become agitated in huge groups of strangers (new people). But i try to overcome it by degrading them in my mind. By thinking that they are inferior to me, it gives me confidence in that time to act "normally". It's not the best solution im sure, but it works for me. Hope you do better in the future. All the best.
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We will never meet in this lifetime, but I hope you all have a good life.
I hope u too bro.
I'll see you in another life, when we are both cats
I don't know why but this hit me deep man. Like holy shit I'm crying. You have a good life too.
Shit man...... you too. You too.
right in the fucking kokoro...
I'm coming back to this song whenever i feel lost and it hits every time like it's the first time I'm hearing it
Yeah
everything always comes crashing down, and even when you try your best to make everything alright, people will always point out what you're failing to do. I'm stressed, tired, and burnt out. I want to escape these feelings forever. I wish I could just disappear.
past two years i was really depressed person. I didn't talk with no one but one friend from school. In school i was avoiding everyone, spending my breaks alone. after school i was just sitting in my room and watching anime and YT on my phone. I had a moments of happines, but those were really short. At some point i was so broken that every morning i didn't even want to move anymore. wanted to stay there and wait for death. other day i had already rope on my neck. There was so much shit happening in my life back than. but after all i was too scared to do this. i took it off, and go back to my room. Than i watched this anime. It was really sad, but actually gave me strenght to get out of my situation. I forced myself to talk to people more, also after time some hard things from the past had no more so strong impact on me. Girl i loved for 2 years broke contacr with me after i confessed. But it's long ago, doesn't matter anymore. Close family member died year ago (around same time when she broke contact with me) but i lerned to live with it. i started to talk to people, live more outside my room, and now i am happy man. I can again laugh and spend my time with close friends. One thing i am sure about, i never want to go back to the state i was in.
Hope you're staying strong dude 💪
Powerful show, and a soundtrack that'll stay with me forever.
And here I am, 27, NEET, hikikomori-to-be, completely inactive for 2 years, socially reclusive for half of my life. I do have a BA in English teaching, but I can't be a teacher because of my social anxiety. Still living with my parents. They don't have a clue what to do, there's no emotional bond, no empathy - they only yell and criticize. It's always been like that, and it won't change unless I step up. But how does one step up...?
I hope your situation changed and your living a good life by now
Hope you're doing good
8 years later I hope everything has worked out well for you
I hope you're fine, I was in your shoes when I was 27. I was living with my parents, I've tried to make something out of myself but anytime i tried, it failed. However, one day I just realized I have to do something and I've moved out to live close to my ex-gf. The relationship failed, but I'm still there, 300 miles away from my family house and I'm working, and I'm getting somewhere. Just saying, there's always hope.
embrace discomfort, work on your mental health, and get your sleep fixed
This song reminds me of the surreal feeling you get when someone you love dies, the numb sort-of shock you get when someone breaks that news to you. And it reminds me of how hard it is to swallow in that moment. It's in that instant this song would start playing for me.
This song reminds me how, sad it is to love.
I'm here because a good friend just died.
@@OverthrowReality hey
My friend died last month and just two days ago I got the news my father was murdered, it’s been rough
The years keep going by and I keep going back to this song during all theese years...
Same here man I first watched this show a long time ago never forgot the soundtrack
I found my friends
They're in my head.
+Indolent Sloth Nirvana?
yes lol
_Just where I left them..._
The sad truth of my life......
All my friends are dead ayyey
I've been trying to practice this song with my guitar and sing along but it's very hard because I burst in tears at the knock knock part and can't continue. There's no other song that has that power on me. When I sing along and think the words they just cut deeper inside. Damn, I'm crying again.
I keep coming back to this song after all these years not just to remind myself that I am miserable and broke but to have an outlook at what life really means. Being an adult doesn't mean you have it all figured it out and it can be rough all the time. I just wish I had more confidence to breakthrough.
You're not alone man. We're all out here suffering together, thinking we're on our own
Misaki isn't coming, get out there are save yourself. You still can - always.
I will try
I tried they all ignore me
They you think to yourself, whats the point in accomplishing anything?
I have alot of money invested, I have a gpa of 8,4/10 while currently graduating masters. Still can’t find happiness anywhere, so really whats the point. I keep falling and falling
For most, this is true.
Robots in the future will be more caring/compassionate/loving than most humans are. I'm hoping to get one of those. But that's the future, this doesn't make life better right now
I strangely find this song to be pretty relaxing. Like the ending breakdown instrumental at the end just feels like a hug in musical form. It understand whatever pain you may be going through and with the last few notes it feels like a "things will get better, I'm here for you" kind of atmosphere.
The levels of sympathy and understanding is one of my favorite things about this "community". While things like MHA just have continuous infighting, the amount of people that truly understand NHK and the amount of positivity-through-hardship in the comment section is incredibly touching. It's beautiful and can show just how much "I hope you all have a good life" can truly mean to people.
So I hope you hang on and I hope things get better as well.
thank you
I think I might personally elaborate on this song, regardless of who reads my messages.
I have been stuck on NHK, never having seen it until 20 years later when its relevance and connectivity to my life is uncannily comparable. Only now when I am facing my first few years of adult life do I find solace in Sato and Misaki doing their best to do the same.
This song.....
Its not about the loneliness of a hikikomori that never succeeds.
It'ss a state. A state, an illness, a parallel universe we all eventually find ourselves in at one point or another, some stay there longer than others. Its not about the loneliness we cant escape but rather the moments that save us from it. No matter how long you find yourself in solitary, there can and always will be something that will connect you to those outside of it, whether you want it or not.
When the chorus comes along, and we hear the first "Youkuso, hitori bocchi," it automatically elicits a tear in all of us, cries of feeling connected to those tones, the melody, and how it shifts. If it helps, listen to "Hitori no Tame no lullaby" afterwards, it helps drifts you into the arms of a mother, a lover, a caregiver, who will always be there for you, but you must find your way to them. That is your only responsibility. Take yourself from the depths of the life you face in this moment, and feel its darkness. Feel the hatred you face and know, it's okay.
It will be and has always been, as we are all living and dying in one moment. This moment, the one we are in, is the whole of our chaotic lives compiled into the "now".
Within that moment, within our loneliness, we find the loneliness of everyone else. Within that chorus, I feel what you all have felt.
And through that is the tunnel outward. After it all, listen to "Tenshi wa Namida to Tsubasa wo Otosu", and I promise, the weight, the tears, it will feel lifted.
I've been cycling through these songs on my most solitary of days where waking myself, cleaning, bathing and eating seems like a pointless task, and it ends with the most important thing happening:
I get up, and start another day. Leaving all of yesterday behind me. I know we all can do this, whether often or once in a lifetime, we break our hikikomori stage.
I'm doing it. After almost a year of becoming a NEET after I lost my first job, I'm going to go out there and look for work tomorrow. I hope I'll land a good one
Update?
@@IHateUA-camHandlesVeryMuch @Chow Yun Fat I landed an interview and got the job! Been working here for a month and the environment is much better than my previous workplace. The recent lockdowns due to covid has made things a lot harder but I think I'll manage
@@nikewalker96 Good luck brother
@@nikewalker96 update!!!
@@yourbro7505 wow I didn't expect to update this again haha. I'm doing fine now. I'm switched jobs 2 times since then and am very happy at my current workplace. Made great friends through work, some that I feel like may last a lifetime. Also expecting a big promotion coming middle of this year.
I'm also in the process of buying a house now, gonna move in in a couple of months. So that's something to look forward to.
Also visited the land that made this amazing masterpiece of an anime, Japan last January. Everything was beautiful there; the places, the people & especially the food. Even writing about it makes me want to book another trip.
All in all, I'm very grateful I decided to go out there and find a job because if I didn't, I wouldn't be where I am today. It does get better, you just have to work for it.
I was depressed when i first watched this anime in 2015 and now i am even more depressed because i lost my dad suddenly without any warning without getting to say goodbye or talk to him in the last few days. Damn, i don't know if i will make it, but I'm trying to live for my dad who was always so positive and full of life wanting to live till hundred. If i have to fulfill that for him, i have to live for 76 years more. Don't know where I'll be, but I'm leaving this comment here just as milestone, if i do get somewhere in life I'll make sure to update... Till then, I'm going to welcome the loneliness and feel the gravity of my seemingly futile existence...
There's already 11 months. How are you? Is all around you the same? Or maybe something changed. Hope you're doing great, but you shouldn't give up if not
How are you bro
@@yourbro7505 I’m much better than when I wrote this comment :)
This fuckin' song. Makes me feel so bloody depressed but I can't get enough of it. Such a good song.
Note to self : don't drink while listening this song alone.
Sato Agreed.
Sato too late.
***** Indeed.
Damn it.
Sato so true, drinking to solve your problems is like smoking ciggarettes to cure lung cancer.
The reason i love this show, is because of how it influences me and how it interprets me 100%
I just wanted to say that no one will come and knock to the door to save you, it's up to you to save yourself, because if it isn't you, who else will?
I think this is the best message of the anime.
No one is coming to save you, it's up to you. Be your own Misaki, as hard as it is.
You don't need subtitles. You can just feel the "I hate life, I feel trapped, I'm lonely as fuck" feeling emanating from it.
This song helps soothe my pain when im feeling depressed because of my loneliness and anxiety.
For me it just makes it worse, still im listening because this song is good
lol I want to die even more
This has always been the deepest and most moving of the NHK soundtrack, and knowing the meaning of the lyrics gives it even more gravitas. Welcome to loneliness indeed.
Why am I listenning to that song... It's christmas.. fuck this
savespycrab It will be even more sad
It was just christmas yesterday. Listened to this for hours.
Theme song of my life. This is honestly the most life changing show I've ever seen.
Welcome To The NHK will always have a special place in my heart.
For the longest time I thought loneliness was what was killing me inside. One day I realized while looking in a mirror, it wasn't loneliness, I was never alone, it was the fact that I couldn't stand being alone with myself.
A lot of small steps towards accepting myself, loving myself, treating my body right, and trying new things, and I'm working towards being better.
This is the theme song of my life.
Hope you're doing alright man
every time i hear it it feels.... like the very last time...
No account activity in 4 years. Maybe it really was the last time.
This worries me a lot
@@tlittlebo , we all be there to check
i hope your okay.
This was 6 years ago, hope you're doing ok now.
Here after new yrs, I meant to post this earlier. But oh well.
Life is better, less monotonous and boring. But still I feel like there should be more, maybe that’s the point, that there isn’t. And we have to try to accept that, I guess or whatever. Idk what the fuck I’m saying right now. But yeah. I also met someone this yr! I honestly have no clue how long it’ll last or what it is, really. But I really really hope it does.
Another year, hopefully this small progress continues. And I hope it’s gotten even slightly better for the people here
I come back to this comment section almost every day, seeing that others also feel the same as me makes me feel less lonely, I wish sadness could take the best of me and give me courage so that I can end it all.
I really love how this song still gets so much attantion and the NHK Anime in general too. Watched it 3 times already and it helped me a lot through bad times.
I was alone then. Meanwhile I experienced many things in life and now I'm alone again.
And it still feels the same, but it's nice to know that now I can get out whenever I want to. I don't know... melancholy is a weird thing, isn't it?
Absolutely gorgeously written. Thank you.
Actually this anime never got deserved attention cause its trying to explore some serious topics and anime is never considered "serious" really and its meant for younger audience by widely accepted opionions (those who dont watch it). And in anime community rarely this gem is mentioned cause ppl enjoy shonen shit more then slice of life anime. This anime targets hikikomori but hits a lot of us really and for most truth is uncomfortable and painful. I know some people in Satou position but they are not 22 like him, they are over 30 man. This anime is hard core in a way and extreme but rarely people realize the message it sends out. Similar anime that never got super popular but its epic is Death Parade. Rarely anime that are philosophical get a wide audience. But the novel was well received in Japan on the other hand. Cause books are considered serious and people tend to "trust" them more.
Hey guys, whether you're coming here from a low or high place in your life rn, I'm willing to talk to you here in the comments. If you need, I can pray for you (you can ask for something specific if you want). Just want you to know that the people looking for this song have probably been in your situation. That's why I'm trying to help anyone I can. I do not want to see anyone suffering from the despair in this world. Thank you for reading this.
I always come here to listen to this song every now and then, especially when I'm feeling down or lonely. It always helps to feel everything all at once every now and then.
According to itunes, I've been listening to this on my ipod for 199 times ever since I stopped by here. That's 17,5 hours... I came here now to listen to it for the 200th time. It has saved me a lot of times! Thanks again for uploading.
For my self in the future, i hope you will be good, i hope you will find your happiness, being neet is not suitable for you, being alone is rude for you, you dont deserve that so i will pray for you
I’m glad this video has never gone down (:
This music just goes right through your skin, to the flesh, then ultimately, the soul..
i already cried when i heard this song, but once i heard the english lyrics and watched this video did i cry even more
i relate to some of the lyrics
My favorite song in the anime, I listen to this when I'm alone in the dark, laying down just thinking about life
Thank you. I am just discovering this all in this year and I can say it’s changing my life in so many ways. I adore all of you and this whole creation
Keep it up.
We’re all doing great.
tears me up inside
It may be a little too late for me, but maybe not for you. Have a good life, y'all.
It's never too late
ty
How are you now?
the music, lyrics & the image featuring sato looking down, such perfect combination...
This is by very very far one of the best songs in what I consider by very very far one of the best animes. Very good job putting this together
it doesn't get better it never did. you can follow every step but your fate is your fate.
That was almost a year.
A full year i dreamed of a future with her, i dreamed i was no longer alone.
I was happy in those dreams. But every dream ends.
Now' i've got only sand in my hands.
If you look at it the right way its not sand it can be stone or iron to build a new future yourself not bound by anyone else. I know it seems hard and it is trust me but if you look hard enough there's always light :)
this song always make me feel so shitty.. I love it!!
this summarises human nature (masochistic)
Coming back after 5 years 🙂
Got dumped , rejected by the person I loved the most . Cared for her with everything I could . Loved her , gave her all my unconditional love and support and yet ,She is gone and now I am here again . Life is hard , life is lonely , it's ok to cry , it's ok to feel sad . It's ok to feel that nobody understands you . But it's never ok to quit. I lost a lot of money I had , I have scoliosis and my back hurts in simple things like cooking and job . I am 30, heart broken and I have to go to college again but I will do it all . I will live life to the best I can and I will tell you , whoever's reads it , do the Same. Live your life to the best of your ability , let nothing get in your way . Be the change, nobody will change you , nobody will help you but you must help yourself . The world is unfair ; it's unjust. But a random person like me want you to move on . Live , be strong and change yourself . Even if nobody is there for you, live for yourself . Things will change. Hope , never loose hope and keep walking .
how are you doing man?
@@user-iw4wq3yv8k I graduated , I make a lot the highest amount of money I ever did , and I found someone, I don't know if this would work, but she is nice, and I mean to be a better person myself.
There will always be moments you feel like giving up. But it would be such a waste. You are not alone. Stop running away and realize you are as great as anyone else in this universe. You have the power to change, only if you want it to. You control how you react. Healing starts from within. It might be a good thing to get kicked out, but first, you need to prepare for it. If your mother wont grow up enough to see their child needs help, then maybe you need to leave her, not the other way around.
Great song and great anime
Wow, thank you for made this translation video, there are no words to express how I feel when I listen to this song....
i'm 18 rn and i already feel lost, im in uni but i don't feel any motivation, i'm just going because of my parents, i wanted to work but i know this pain in my chest won't disappear, i recently started crying out of loneliness and that made me feel like shit, i'm just tired
Christmas already, huh? Damn, time slips by, man…
Canzone stupenda, così come tutto l'anime, e tutta l'opera in sé di "Welcome to the NHK".
Listening to this on new year's and feeling lonely, it's over, isn't it?
The year is over of course, and loneliness... well, solution is sharing, those things, experiences and above all oneself with others, since next years are going to be wild (if someone knows read the signs) is there time or need to feel bad? having that in mind Are you working about your future or Already comfortable enough with perish? in case you choose is the second and you just give up (the nihillist path, what is the way of this delusional fallen realm) at least seek enjoy life so the negatives feeling don´t overcome you. If your choice is the first (vitalist path, the way of god and right state of the being) then break your walls, easy as that, starting with some of self-love (seems clear you lack it) and discipline never underestimate the role you play in your community, finding the right one, knowing what you want who you are around with healthy associations is key here, the fails are guaranteed but you worth remains beyond, dare to do it.
@@bastianvega2819 Really late, but thanks for the comment. I’m feeling a bit better lately. I hope you’re doing well yourself
@@Forgonef67148 I'm glad hearing this and I don't consider yours to be a late answer, honestly rather soon, it may be because I had this idea in my head that you would appear again at the end of the year along with a summary of experiences, efforts and achievements and also new discovered ways to deal with those burdens and conflicts that occur through your life which clearly involves a hard yet satisfying development time, but the fact that you write now I suppose indicates that matters are on the right path, fine,
This could be indeed the perfect moment so I was analyzing for a while... now I understand how today is a special day,
The vernal equinox in the northern hemisphere marks the beginning of the spring season, some communities and cultures of the past and even today in some towns and countries celebrate it as New Year's Eve, our current calendar manmade is artificial to some degree since it is the spring equinox that indicates the more original form of the resurgence of nature to start a cycle, the meaning of a new begin.
So taking the above into consideration my idea was not wrong at all, you have come back to the end of the year again, (and you know it, whether you are aware of it or not)
for what purpose?
Well, I don't know since it is something personal that only you experience.
but I dare to assert that you seek to overwrite what was expressed in your main comment and not only words but also the feelings involved.
Fortunately in this new year you have the opportunity to stand yourself and recognize you in correct beliefs: from what is truly you, you want to be, you are willing to be,
and take apart the confused state in where you were when you wrote the main first comment,
here I am and it is great that you have kept my words in mind,
in this new beginning remenber to become valid according to your own doctrine, try your best from that perspective and trust in yourself, is always someone out there who also needs you.
The most perfect depiction of crippling loneliness and depression I've ever seen in animated form.
I wish I had done more this year, but nonetheless, I’m happy I’m doing better than I was at the start of the year. I wish everyone here a happy early new year!
hey, I saw that you were here during Christmas too. happy new year dude, I'm glad you're keeping your head up. here's to more opportunities and new experiences. cheers!
Recently I made a wish [to do] list
(do you set down something like that?)
of the goals that I would like to achieve this year [making an effort working on it going out my comfort zone]
and pointing them towards one main achievement that is my objective in this period,
Over time I have tried various methods to maintain my motivation, my biggest issue, and the most effective so far has been practice SR, do you have any idea about it?
At this moment I would like you to review your values and integrate it (SR) as much as possible into your routine, without pressure of course,
In my experience it was difficult at first to make it a habit,
grateful fortunately I found these subreddits:
r/Semenretention
r/pureretention
The fact of being able to read the experiences of all kinds of extraordinary people and the sources they share has helped me not give up,
I am reading posts there from time to time and consider it would be great to read you too one day, see you then.
Hope this could be one of your key years from now on @Lurker5947
God damn it. Always listen to this when feel like shit. Love the tune, love the show.
You did an excellent job on the video.
Adding movement to a still image and having the words loneliness scroll up the screen was a nice touch.
Favorite and subscribed.
I'm not crying, its just rain...
It upsets me knowing how much this song describes me... Love this song.
Man, it doesn't help when I'm a mirror image of Sato... Almost everything wrong with him is wrong with me. On another note I was rejected today. Went out for a smoke, and as soon as the chorus for the song started it started raining and I just lost it.... Life really sucks sometimes
well...is that... or... it's a conspiracy...
he is the 1% in an actual conspiracy, good luck man
We will all make it brahs
sorry to hear that man. That almost brought a tear to my eye.
Sorry :S
I hope the girl I loved with all my heart is happy now. I could never get back love but wherever she is, I hope she's happy with her kids and her family.
This anime taught me something
That there is nothing to lose in life and Only prize you get for participating is...death.
My souls have given up but my Body is yet to give up. Every time I piss blood I smile. Everything that I have achieved and everything thats yet to come. Doesnt faze me I dont care anymore.
There is pleasure in pain. There is no point blaming society or others. In the end its you who makes all decision.
bro u should see a doctor if you piss with blood
you're not scarlet from mortal kombat
Well I'm back here again after many years . Guess i'm not alone, but it feels that way :(
my whole life in freaking 5 min
cant explain better than this
Beautiful Song, Beautiful NHK!
This is such a beautiful song, the melody is just gorgeous and really does give such a lonely feel
Those wailing guitars...
why the fuck does this song make me sad as shit
Maybe because this song is sad?
It’s almost like music can evoke feelings or some shit?
Always coming back to this song with my Guitar.. please remind me of this song by sending a like ❤️
Listen This Song again Dude :))
Everytime i go out i feel like people are trying to put me down , all the people i like just end up using me leading me nowhere fully knowing what i wanted, every job i have makes me miserable and every time I'm home i do nothing but sleep and think about how much of nothing there is for me to do , nothing exciting nothing happy even when I'm happy I'm not really happy , i haven't seen or spoken to anyone in my family in such a long time and when i do they just stare like robots not even happy to see me . I seriously think this place is keeping me from success the cops always trying to threaten me when i get pulled over while I'm having a good day and didn't even do anything wrong , even as a passenger for a failed signal warning they give it under my name instead of the one driving, i go to apply at a job and every time a good friend of the owner or manager shows up and even when i have the best experience they just don't take me . I don't know why but i feel like even taking a step outside will make me more miserable , the internet is the only place where i can be social to complete strangers I've never even met.
I'm sorry you're having a bad time... but I wish you good luck to get things to become better and maybe meet that one person that changes everything.
Francesco Barbera thanks man appreciate the wishes .
Jorge Ibarra It's been 3 weeks you posted your last comment, I just happened to share the same feelings this song conveys and found your comment, I hope you are doing well!!
Good luck.
We need it.
Thanks i hope everything goes well for you too HardCoreMushroom Matthew Cutajar
We all came back..
Brutal
Yh
I have watched Welcome to the NHK from the past and I probably watched it more than 2 times. And I gotta say although I did not have the exact circumstances as Satou, I heavily relate to the show in terms of low self esteem, problems with life, paranoia from people and the loneliness people feel or I feel.
And this exact song Hitori Bocchi including Hitori Tame no Lullaby and Gosui ni Tarasu Tsuri Ito literally amplifies the feeling of loneliness or make you reminisce about the sad stuff :')
You then have "Welcome to the NHK OST - Shuraba ni Youkoso!" When your in a verge of entering a shitstorm in life.
and Odoru Akachan Ningen when things really go south really bad.
And then NHK ni Youkoso ! - Puzzle : when you finally find your Misaki and life becomes a little bit more nice :')
To all the people who are here and giving up. Don't, it will always get better because 'Nothing really matters' only YOU matter. If you're still here then it will turn around.
2024, this song still hits the same, still remember and love "Wellcome to NHK"...
It's this time of year when I have to listen to this song
shit, haven't heard this in a while, it still strikes me as hard as the first time. guess it's because my life hasn't improved in any significant way in this +6 years and I'm still just a loner getting dragged by life, waiting for a real crisis to either destroy me or save me
100% relate to that last part. only future I can see is wageslaveing like Satou at the end, or offing myself
I'm italian and i listen to this song every day, is beautiful. I love Welcome to the N.H.K.
Non so se mai risponderai ma... Com'è la tua vita?? Dieci anni eh...
I was looking for this song everywhere :D
Thank you
I heard the song separately from Welcome to the NHK so I definitely need to get around to watching it. Aside from that however I think this is the song I would want played at my funeral.
Good job with making this video, I have watched it many times and up until a while ago I though it to be the official video for the song : )
Thank you for the words, really cheered me up
Why do I keep coming back to this song when I feel depressed ?!
This is so depressing, i love it
Congrats man. Happy to hear everything turns for the better for you. All the best in your life.
Thinking about it now, and with the help of this song and its translation, I truly get NHK. It's a story about being caught on the wrong side of life; the side of sadness, loneliness, fear, not being successful, the side that society looks down upon and doesn't want to become. Sure you can joke about it or act like it doesn't matter, but it's a serious thing. To have these human emotions and be robbed of love and hope is truly devastating. Damn, I guess life is truly a two sided coin
this song puts me in a good mood, kind of comforting, puts me in a good mood when im down...
Hits hard
Reminds me of so many bad memories. Almost makes you want to forget about them altogether.
Too bad this is such a great song.
Life is a sad thing... I hope it gets better someday...
Can't say my life is horrible. But this songs helps me release, especially in the bad episodes of my life, like the first time I heard this in the anime. It's a depressing yet beautiful song.
coming here more and more and more and more and more...
Never forget to be your own Misaki
Thank you. I needed a really good cry.
thank you so much for uploading it with subs etc.
If you're waiting for your own Misaki and you missed the point entirely.
I love how the songs used in this anime actually express the emotion better than others I heard in English and Spanish in this kind of category. this is even before translation you can actually begin to empathize just by listening.
I know. this is how i get my feels.
Be confident. I also have social anxiety. I lose my ability to talk when in crowds and become agitated in huge groups of strangers (new people). But i try to overcome it by degrading them in my mind. By thinking that they are inferior to me, it gives me confidence in that time to act "normally". It's not the best solution im sure, but it works for me. Hope you do better in the future. All the best.