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Genshiken

Original title: げんしけん

  • 2004 –2013
  • Ended
  • 12

★ 7.1 TMDB Rating · 41 votes

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.

Seasons
3
Episodes
37
Episode length
~25m
First aired
Oct 11, 2004
Networks
Kids Station, Chiba TV, TV Aichi, Sun TV
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of Genshiken

  • Portrait of Satsuki Yukino

    Satsuki Yukino

    Saki Kasukabe (voice)

  • Portrait of Takanori Ooyama

    Takanori Ooyama

    Kanji Sasahara (voice)

  • Portrait of Mitsuki Saiga

    Mitsuki Saiga

    Makoto Kosaka (voice)

  • Portrait of Ayako Kawasumi

    Ayako Kawasumi

    Kanako Ohno (voice)

  • Portrait of Kaori Shimizu

    Kaori Shimizu

    Keiko Sasahara (voice)

  • Portrait of Nobuyuki Hiyama

    Nobuyuki Hiyama

    Harunobu Madarame (voice)

  • Portrait of Tomokazu Seki

    Tomokazu Seki

    Soichiro Tanaka (voice)

  • Portrait of Koji Ishii

    Koji Ishii

    Haraguchi (voice)

  • Portrait of Sanae Kobayashi

    Sanae Kobayashi

    Kitagawa (voice)

  • Portrait of Eiji Yanagisawa

    Eiji Yanagisawa

    Takayanagi (voice)

  • Portrait of Kenji Nomura

    Kenji Nomura

    Mitsunori Kugayama (voice)

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Seasons

  • Poster for Specials of Genshiken

    Specials

    Dec 22, 2006

    9 episodes

  • Poster for Genshiken of Genshiken

    Genshiken

    Oct 11, 2004

    12 episodes

    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.

  • Poster for Genshiken 2 of Genshiken

    Genshiken 2

    Oct 10, 2007

    12 episodes

    The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, otherwise known as Genshiken, is now under the charge of a more confident Sasahara. Things have changed in between semesters, and the otaku club now has a new otaku-hating member named Ogiue. Sasahara's initial goal of starting a doujin circle and selling those fan-made magazines at the next Comic Festival becomes a reality, but reality is a cruel master... who apparently crossplays. Afterward, the club is abuzz with talk about Tanaka and Ohno's relationship, which takes a hesitant step forward.

  • Poster for Genshiken: Second Generation of Genshiken

    Genshiken: Second Generation

    Jul 1, 2013

    13 episodes

    Another college semester begins and the returning members of Genshiken attempt to recruit new club members. Three new members join the club, attracted by Ogiue's BL drawings. She welcomes the new members but fears the club will become a "rotten girls" haven for yaoi fans and is getting a bit too far removed from it's original purpose.

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