Welcome to the NHK Novel (pb)

This is the novel that spawned the popular manga! Satou is a 22-year-old college dropout who has become a hikikomoro, a paranoid recluse. That is, until he meets Misaki, a mysterious young girl who invites him to join her special 'project.' Slowly Satou comes out of his reclusive shell, and his hilarious journey begins, filled with mistaken identity, Lolita complexes, and an over-protective mother!