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Genshiken

Genshiken(2004)

🙂 74%

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 Kasuga 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.

(Source: AnimeNfo)

Anime details
Format
TV
Episodes
12
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
Oct 10, 2004
End Date
Dec 26, 2004
Season
fall 2004
Average Score
74%
Mean Score
74%
Popularity
33946
Favorites
449
Studios
Palm Studio
Producers
Genco, Lantis, Kids Station, Media Blasters, Toshiba Entertainment
Source
MANGA
Genres
Comedy, Slice of Life
Romaji
Genshiken
English
Genshiken
Native
げんしけん
Synonyms
The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture

Characters

Harunobu Madarame
MAIN
Nobuyuki Hiyama
JAPANESE
Saki Kasukabe
MAIN
Satsuki Yukino
JAPANESE
Makoto Kousaka
MAIN
Mitsuki Saiga
JAPANESE
Souichiro Tanaka
MAIN
Tomokazu Seki
JAPANESE
Chika Ogiue
BACKGROUND
Mitsunori Kugayama
MAIN
Kenji Nomura
JAPANESE
Kanji Sasahara
MAIN
Takanori Ooyama
JAPANESE
Kanako Oono
MAIN
Ayako Kawasumi
JAPANESE
Manabu Kuchiki
SUPPORTING
Akira Ishida
JAPANESE
Shodai Kaichou
SUPPORTING
Yuuji Ueda
JAPANESE

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