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Genshiken Season 1

October. 11,2004
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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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Genshiken

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.

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Satsuki Yukino, Takanori Ooyama
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Genshiken Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 12 - The Countermeasures for the Issues that Occur during the Reorganization of a...
Episode 11 - The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes
First Aired: December. 20,2004

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.

Episode 10 - Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result
First Aired: December. 13,2004

The 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.

Episode 9 - Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia...
First Aired: December. 06,2004

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.

Episode 8 - Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes
Episode 7 - Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships
Episode 6 - Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture
First Aired: November. 15,2004

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.

Episode 5 - Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour
First Aired: November. 08,2004

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.

Episode 4 - The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co...
Episode 3 - Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion
First Aired: October. 25,2004

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.

Episode 2 - Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert...
First Aired: October. 18,2004

Genshiken 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 introduction on the subject from the others.

Episode 1 - Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture
First Aired: October. 11,2004

An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club.

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