/lit/ - Literature

absolutely. Not even joking.

Should I read this thing? Or watch the animu?

Yes. Along with Tao Lin.

>>5923954
read the novel, the animu is watered down.

No, because the majority of people aren't virgin NEET shitlords who have no hope of ever reintegrating into society.

What kind of stupid fucking thread is this?

Its the Steppenwolf of our generation

>>5923993
but /lit/ it is.

>>5923993
But it's an exageration of what society has become. You have to remember that when the story starts Sato doesn't even download porn from the internet, in many regards he and the society around him grew in similar ways.
I wouldn't consider it some sort of global geist, but the following and the growing trend of similar works (and even the depression manga concept, which is completly new to this time) are part of Japan's geist.

But no, OP, you are not in Japan. You're just a weeaboo.

>>5921725
Despite being semi-autobiographical, no.
It only be anywhere near that if you be entirely silly about it and state that the novel is about
"The search for meaning amidst the nihilism of modern life. Will ever be the share myself with another with similar concerns? If so, will I be able to accept that the other will be as flawed as I am?"

From what I see posted about Misaki, she is far too idealized which the novel explicitly discourages doing.

The age gap is interesting, but it certainly isn't a Nabokovian situation.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-12-20/percentage-of-middle-aged-hikikomori-unexpectedly-high/.82412

Yes, I know. It's an English summary of a Japanese article. The original Japanese article is linked at the bottom.

>This was brought to light in July, when a 60-year-old man posted on a major online forum that he had lived as a hikikomori since he was 18. "For 42 years, my life's been a cycle of eating three times a day, watching TV, reading magazines, and watching videos,"

Also, uses SNEP. I haven't seen that before. I certainly am one though.

>>5924055
>The age gap is interesting, but it certainly isn't a Nabokovian situation.
I haven't read the light novel, in the manga the age difference is used to show how people deal with a similar sense of isolation while being a young adult and a college student.

>>5923975
go to bed, tao.

>>5924083
The thing about NHK is that anime, novel, and manga are all rather different from each other in a lot of ways. The story, setting, and character personalities, and specific events all differ.

>>5924083
It's easily available for pirating if you want it, though I have a physical copy myself.

I think the novel is the best form, though the anime covers a lot more. I didn't particularly care for the manga.

>>5923993
>No, because the majority of people aren't virgin NEET shitlords who have no hope of ever reintegrating into society.

>Where_do_you_think_you_are.png

>>5924045
Yeah, I kinda agree. Though I think it is a japanese generational spirit then anything else. Though it seems to be spreading, so there might be more to it then that.

>>5924144
As much you'd like it to be as such, anon, 4chan isn't the majority of people. Even of that, the majority of 4chan isn't as such.

>>5924144
>geist of society
If anything a book about the geist of society would be about out-going degenerates who post OC on /hc/ of their GF fucking another man, while they watch. Absolute degeneracy at it's finest.

>>5924055
>From what I see posted about Misaki, she is far too idealized which the novel explicitly discourages doing.

She's faking all of it. She's even more broken than the main character and a parasite that feeds off his misery. Posters on /a/ only write about the anime where it's not made clear what she really is.

>>5924161
That isn't quite correct. I think you misunderstood my post because you are basically agreeing with me.
The posters I had in mind though were /r9k/ when I rarely go there to look at the ruin it has become since returning. I see threads about "never having a Misaki to save you" or about how Misaki is the best.

It isn't that she feeds off his misery. She's sustained by a sense of contempt and superiority. Once he tries to improve himself, she loses all that and tries to kill herself.

>>5924116
I liked the novel the most and the manga second. I had to increase the speed on some of the later episodes of the anime just to get through it.

the manga has yamazaki fucking a crossdresser.

The government should identify NEETs using an algorithm, arrest them, burn all their nerdy shit with flamethrowers, and then sell them into slavery doing public works projects.

Of which generation is Geist the Geist of its generation?

Maybe Japan. Speaking of which, can someone explain why Japan has so many NEETS?

>>5924482
taijin kyoufusho
also, it's how the japanese are raised and treated by each other

>>5924482
Economic decline and urbanization. Americans were so stupid and scared in the 80s, they actually did think that the nips were gonne be richer than them.

>>5924307

suck my dick lol

Welcome to the nhk is unrealistic in that the main character gets save by a beautiful women.
In reality the loser would die alone.

If you want a more realistic loser story read this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_on_the_Run

>>5924612
What about Goodnight Punpun?

>>5924612
So fucking good but so depressing.

>>5924631
It's about a different theme altogether. Still good.

>>5924612
>saved by a beautiful woman.

are you weeabos always this dense.
misaki was a fucking Mephistopheles to sato.