hikikomori n. hkikmori literally pulling inward refers to those who withdraw from society. Inspired by the reallife Japanese social phenomenon called hikikomori and the professional rental sisters hired to help Hikikomori and the Rental Sister is about an erotic relationship between Thomas an American hikikomori and Megumi a young Japanese immigrant hiding from her own past. The strange insular world they create together in a New York City bedroom and with the tacit acknowledgment of Thomass wi