I carefully analyzed these 2 works and you can't convince me they're not the same heroine
>plain asian looks and brown hair
>normal clothing with a small distinguishing feature (yellow shirt for Misaki, beret and dress for Megumi)
>mysterious past, not much revealed every volume
>have a rich internal world and face their own personal struggles away from the protagonist
>introverts, don't talk much but still manages to hold conversation
>inspires an introvert loser to try to break out of his shell
>submissive and non-threatening to otaku
>not that smart or special but emotionally intelligent
>pure and obsessive with the mc
both fail to fix the mc's problems. Tomoya fails his game and Megumi becomes a bettered wife. Satou gets over his hikkikomori issues to avoid starving rather than out of something Misaki did
Is this a new archetype?

I love Misaki so fucking much, anon

>>280906818 (OP)
genuinelly Misaki is hotter, funnier and less boring than Megumi

>>280907501
I think its because the author of Saekano was instructed to use a more simplistic style than what he used in White Album 2. I think Saekano was great up to volume 7 and part of 8 but then it really went off the rails in part 2

>>280906818 (OP)
Megumi's fate after Saekano is sad. She basically became a battered wife
Utaha is better

>>280907582
Instructed by who? Isn't he the creator?

>>280908629
Yes but editors hold a lot of power in some magazines. Its an interview, he told Maruto that he should practice writing for a public half the age he normally wrote for.
And Maruto replied "what you want me to write for 8 years olds?!?"
Apparently White Album 2 was considered too mature for modern otaku and they wanted Maruto to make a sillier and less heavy work, and that's where Saekano was born

Misaki has more issues than Megumi

Manga Misaki is fun and a bit crazier than Katou and anime Misaki

>>280909909
Is it a change for the better?

>>280910059
I think it depends on what you like about Welcome to the N.H.K.
Anime Misaki feels like she appeals to the "I want a manic pixie dream girl to appear and fix me" crowd. I like the air of mystery around her in the anime and actually I binge watched it just because I'm a sucker of mysteries and wanted to know about Misaki's backstory.
But I find manga Misaki more realistic. Anime Misaki no matter how antisocial would have crowds of people wanting to befriend her, whereas I can more realistically believe normalfags would be put off by Misaki's behavior in the manga. Manga Misaki does seem to be appealing to either "I can fix her" guys or makes them want to stay as far away from her as possible. So she's far more divisive. Manga Misaki with the self harm and screws loose personality is more likely to stick with someone like Satou. I also appreciate that manga Misaki is easily influenced. Instead of going with the popular girls who wanted her to join their clique, she rejects them and goes after non-threatening self harming "loser" weebs that make her feel better about herself and adopts their bad habits.
I like how deliciously self destructive manga Misaki is.
I think it depends, if you want fantasies of an angel coming to help you and you help her in turn, anime Misaki it is. If you want a realistic story about a girl who is not right in the head trying to control a loser even worse than her, then manga Misaki is the way to go.

>another NHK thread
You teenage shitters are so pathetic.

>>280906818 (OP)
As cute as Megumi is, Utaha mogs her completely as a character

>>280906818 (OP)
>>have a rich internal world and face their own personal struggles away from the protagonist
I don't remember this at all for Megumi. I remember the other 2 girls having their own plots revolving around their futures.
>>pure and obsessive with the mc
I don't remember Megumi being obsessed with Aki-kun either.

>>280910862
Last volume had a full chapter dedicated to Megumi's plot and thinking from her pov and it showed how many factors she considered before making any decision and also how much of it was influenced by "what would Tomoya think of me if I did that" which showed how in love she was.
But Maruto kept it for last, he didn't want to give away the mystery.

>>280910778
Utaha stopped being a character after betraying the MC

>>280911491
Maruto truly dropped the ball from volume 7 onwards. I feel like everyone was stupid or a jerk

>>280912196
what this is /a/'s waifu?

>>280912196
Seems like she just wants attention and is doing it in a very mentally ill way.

>>280915105
Yeah Misaki in the manga isn't that right in the head. This is her when her cover is blown

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>>280915217
What a shitty heroine she is

>>280909909
GIWTWM

>>280915868
Not so fun when the girl feels insulted and decides to leave you for an entire week bound in bdsm gear with no food or water!

>>280909909
It's the Love Hina girl on his wall! Harem enjoyer Satou

>>280915924
I'm more of a Yamazaki man myself

>>280915729
You're retarded, Misaki-chan is an angel and she did nothing wrong! And even if she did, its because I deserved it!

Misaki definitely got far more depth than Megumi

Probably my favorite NHK song. We really need a remake
https://youtu.be/j2p_5xynvhI

>>280906818 (OP)
>plain asian looks
Aren't both consider highly attractive inverse?

>>280917810
Not really. Utaha is canonically more attractive than Megumi and she's even seen as attractive but plain.
Misaki is described in the novel as plain but quirky, she has that "girl next door" looks and even looks a bit boyish in the manga.

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>>280917810
At least they're not whales or actively ugly

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>>280909661
Am I going crazy or can you see a fucking nipple through her dress? It's not just jpeg compression right

>>280918003
I thought Megumi with the dress and beret was the perfect heroine?

>>280918121
Afaik she did wear fairly light clothing at times and even fucked / slept in the nude with Satou in the manga

>>280918190
Megumi is cute and all, but her writing isn't really that strong when you properly analyze Maruto's writing in Saekano. WA2 and Welcome to the NHK are definitely light years above it.
Plus look at Utaha

>>280918190
This fiend of a woman simply steals the spotlight, this absolute semen demon

Her smug is so beautiful!

I love how she looks in Church clothing