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Satou’s old delusion returns: the NHK is plotting to keep him isolated. But this time, he weaponizes it. He decides to write a 12-episode anime script exposing the conspiracy. The twist: the protagonist is a convenience store clerk named Tanaka-san who discovers the onigiri are mind-control devices.

And for the first time in 12 years, he thinks: Tomorrow, I’ll try the morning shift. Welcome to the NHK

We watch Sato struggle with basic tasks. The simple act of walking outside to buy food becomes an odyssey of anxiety. He creates elaborate lies to tell his mother to hide his unemployment. The show captures the specific texture of depressive procrastination—the way "I'll do it tomorrow" turns into years. It portrays the self-loathing that comes from wasting time, creating a vicious cycle where the guilt of not working makes one even less likely to work. Satou’s old delusion returns: the NHK is plotting