Genshiken
Plot Summary
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.
Cast & Characters
Cast
Satsuki Yukino
Saki Kasukabe (voice)
Takanori Ooyama
Kanji Sasahara (voice)
Mitsuki Saiga
Makoto Kosaka (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Kanako Ohno (voice)
Kaori Shimizu
Keiko Sasahara (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Harunobu Madarame (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Soichiro Tanaka (voice)
Koji Ishii
Haraguchi (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Kitagawa (voice)
Eiji Yanagisawa
Takayanagi (voice)
Kenji Nomura
Mitsunori Kugayama (voice)
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Seasons (4)
Genshiken
12 episodes
Aired: 2004
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.
Genshiken 2
12 episodes
Aired: 2007
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.
Genshiken: Second Generation
13 episodes
Aired: 2013
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.
Production
Palm Studio
ARMS
Kids Station
Ajiado
GENCO
Lantis