Genshiken
げんしけん
Sasahara Kanji is a new college student, and he makes up his mind to join a circle to share his thoughts of "Manga, Anime, and Games", that has been hidden until he enters the collage. When he visited Genshiken, which is short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Contemporary Visual Culture Research Organization), his groundless pride was destroyed by the plot of Madarame, a sophomore student of Genshiken. However, as he acts line with Kohsaka, who is a deep Otaku in spite of his handsome looks, and other members of Genshiken, by going to doujin (private publishing) shops and anime festivals, he opens his mind and he resolves that he may make his way into Otaku world. With other members, for example, Kasuga Saki, who is not an Otaku herself but is hot for Kohsaka, and Ohono, the cosplayer, Sasahara's Otaku life in Genshiken becomes stranger everyday. Based on a popular 4-panel comic about the Japanese otaku lifestyle, this anime follows Sasahara Kanji as he dives
An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club.
Genshiken takes Sasahara to Akihabara for dojinshi shopping while Kohsaka and Kasukabe go to Harajuku for clothes; Kasukabe discovers Kohsaka's hentai collection and gets an introduction on the subject from the others.
Genshiken goes on a club trip to Comifes, a large comic convention; Madarame seriously injures his hand, but pretends to be fine in the name of fandom until the pain becomes too great to bear.
Ohno is introduced as she joins Genshiken, while Genshiken takes part in a university club fair and Kasukabe's ex-boyfriend pays her a visit.
Due to Genshiken's lack of "activities" as defined by the school, the club is threatened with closure; salvation comes from an unlikely source as Kasukabe intervenes personally.
Kasukabe tries to make herself more appealing to Kohsaka by taking an interest in his hobbies by trying to learn how to play Puyo Pop Fever. Sasahara's sister Keiko also makes an appearance and calls on her brother for help.
Two freshmen take an interest in Genshiken and join them for a night out on the town. Kasukabe, however, has no intention of making them feel welcome.
Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson.
Madarame is stuck in the club room with Kasukabe and tries to strike up a conversation, running through different scenarios in his head which parody the visual novel format.
Madarame is stuck in the club room with Kasukabe and tries to strike up a conversation, running through different scenarios in his head which parody the visual novel format.
Kasukabe decides the club room needs a cleanup, but an accident causes Genshiken to be banned from the university fair. As an apology, Kasukabe takes Ohno's place in the fair's cosplay contest.
The club is depressed due to their punishment of community service. Sasahara becomes the new President and proposes that the society attend Comifes as a circle.
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Satsuki Yukino | Saki Kasukabe |
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Nobuyuki Hiyama | Harunobu Madarame |
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Bill Rogers | Tanaka Soichiro |
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Bill Timoney | Madarame Harunobu |
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Carol Jacobanis | Saki Kasukabe |
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Rome Elliot | Kugayana Mitsunori |
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Michael Perreca | Sasahara Kanji |
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Kenneth Robert Marlo | Kosaka Makoto |
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Tomokazu Seki | Sôichirô Tanaka |
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Kenji Nomura | Mitsunori Kugayama |
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Mitsuki Saiga | Makoto Kôsaka |
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Takanori Ohyama | Kanji Sasahara |
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Yûji Ueda | First President |
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Ayako Kawasumi | Kanako Ôno |
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Daisuke Kirii | Moderator |
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Tsugumi Higasayama | Worker |
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Sanae Kobayashi | Kitagawa |
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Yoji Ueda | Narrator |
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Kôji Ishii | Haraguchi |
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Dana Halsted | Yurie Kitagawa |
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Kaori Shimizu | Keiko Sasahara |
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Takayuki Kondo | Staffer |
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Eiji Yanagisawa | Takayanagi |
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Daisuke Ono | Otaku A |
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Randy Schein | Additional Voices |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Regions | Region 2 |
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| Index | 603 |
| Added Date | Oct 31, 2014 16:20:07 |
| Modified Date | Apr 21, 2019 09:49:38 |