Genshiken
Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. As he participates in club activities such as visiting dojin shops and anime festivals he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world.
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Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. When he first visited Genshiken, short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture), his groundless pride was destroyed by the plotting of Madarame, a sophomore student in Genshiken, but he still couldn't admit that he is an otaku. However, as he participates in society activities such as visiting dojin (private publishing) shops and anime festivals, and hangs out with other society members Kosaka (a hardcore otaku despite his extreme eccentricities and good looks), Kosaka's girlfriend Kasukabe Saki (who isn't really an otaku), Ohno (a cosplayer) and the others, he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world. With their help, Sasahara slowly adjusts to otaku life in Genshiken.
1.Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture
11-10-200425mAn introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club.
2.Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert...
18-10-200425mGenshiken takes Sasahara to Akihabara for dōjinshi shopping while Kohsaka and Kasukabe go to Harajuku for clothes; Kasukabe discovers Kohsaka's hentai collection and gets an introd...
3.Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion
25-10-200425mGenshiken 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 gr...
4.The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co...
01-11-200425mOhno is introduced as she joins Genshiken, while Genshiken takes part in a university club fair and Kasukabe's ex-boyfriend pays her a visit.
5.Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour
08-11-200425mDue 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.
6.Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture
15-11-200425mKasukabe 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 a...
7.Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships
22-11-200425mTwo 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.
8.Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes
29-11-200425mOhno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson.
9.Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia...
06-12-200425mMadarame 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.
10.Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result
13-12-200425mThe club, along with Keiko, pays a visit to the beach, much to the dismay of some of the members; Keiko decides to compete for Kohsaka's feelings and tries to become an otaku.
11.The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes
20-12-200425mKasukabe 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 cos...
12.The Countermeasures for the Issues that Occur during the Reorganization of a...
27-12-200425mThe 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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