This anime series follows protagonist Tatsuhiro Sato; he isn't a hero and he isn't surrounded by a harem of girls; in fact he is hikikomori
a shut-in who does all he can to avoid interacting with the world. He only goes out to get food and take a night time walk in the park. One day he meets a girl, Misaki, in the park she tells him that she will cure him of being hikikomori if he agrees to meet her there each night although he claims there is nothing wrong with him and even claims to have a job. He doesn't but when he learns his neighbour is somebody he knew from his school days the two of them end up designing a video game
an erotic game. He starts attending Misaki's 'lectures' and works on the game but it seems every time it seems he is getting more confident he suffers a knockback.
I was rather surprised to learn that this series is based on a shonen manga as the subject matter seems more suited to an older demographic; the UK '15' certificate certainly suggests that. The idea of basing a series on a hikikomori might not sound all that appealing but the story soon reels the viewer in as we get to care about the characters and come to realise that Sato isn't the only person with problems or even the person with the worst problems. These lead to some of the series darker moments and more than once it seems likely that somebody may commit suicide. It isn't all doom and gloom though and there are laughs to be had along the way although not in a way that mocks or makes light of the characters' problems. Overall I'd certainly recommend this series; even if you don't usually watch anime this may interest you.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
I was rather surprised to learn that this series is based on a shonen manga as the subject matter seems more suited to an older demographic; the UK '15' certificate certainly suggests that. The idea of basing a series on a hikikomori might not sound all that appealing but the story soon reels the viewer in as we get to care about the characters and come to realise that Sato isn't the only person with problems or even the person with the worst problems. These lead to some of the series darker moments and more than once it seems likely that somebody may commit suicide. It isn't all doom and gloom though and there are laughs to be had along the way although not in a way that mocks or makes light of the characters' problems. Overall I'd certainly recommend this series; even if you don't usually watch anime this may interest you.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.