Genshiken poster

Genshiken

(2004)

Overview

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 publishi…

Cast

Satsuki Yukino as Saki Kasukabe (voice)
Satsuki Yukino

as Saki Kasukabe (voice)

Takanori Ooyama as Kanji Sasahara (voice)
Takanori Ooyama

as Kanji Sasahara (voice)

Mitsuki Saiga as Makoto Kosaka (voice)
Mitsuki Saiga

as Makoto Kosaka (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi as Kanako Ohno (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi

as Kanako Ohno (voice)

Kaori Shimizu as Keiko Sasahara (voice)
Kaori Shimizu

as Keiko Sasahara (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama as Harunobu Madarame (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama

as Harunobu Madarame (voice)

Tomokazu Seki as Soichiro Tanaka (voice)
Tomokazu Seki

as Soichiro Tanaka (voice)

Koji Ishii as Haraguchi (voice)
Koji Ishii

as Haraguchi (voice)

Sanae Kobayashi as Kitagawa (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi

as Kitagawa (voice)

Eiji Yanagisawa as Takayanagi (voice)
Eiji Yanagisawa

as Takayanagi (voice)

Kenji Nomura as Mitsunori Kugayama (voice)
Kenji Nomura

as Mitsunori Kugayama (voice)

Episodes

Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture poster

Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture 0.0

October 11, 2004

An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertain…

Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert... poster

Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert... 0.0

October 18, 2004

Genshiken takes Sasahara to Akihabara for dōjinshi shopping while Kohsaka and Kasukabe go to Harajuku for clothes; Kasu…

Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion poster

Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion 0.0

October 25, 2004

Genshiken goes on a club trip to Comifes, a large comic convention; Madarame seriously injures his hand, but pretends t…

The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co... poster

The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co... 0.0

November 1, 2004

Ohno is introduced as she joins Genshiken, while Genshiken takes part in a university club fair and Kasukabe's ex-boyfr…

Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour poster

Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour 0.0

November 8, 2004

Due to Genshiken's lack of "activities" as defined by the school, the club is threatened with closure; salvation comes …

Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture poster

Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture 0.0

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…

Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships poster

Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships 0.0

November 22, 2004

Two freshmen take an interest in Genshiken and join them for a night out on the town. Kasukabe, however, has no intenti…

Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes poster

Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes 0.0

November 29, 2004

Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson.

Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia... poster

Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia... 0.0

December 6, 2004

Madarame is stuck in the club room with Kasukabe and tries to strike up a conversation, running through different scena…

Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result poster

Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result 0.0

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 comp…

The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes poster

The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes 0.0

December 20, 2004

Kasukabe decides the club room needs a cleanup, but an accident causes Genshiken to be banned from the university fair.…

The Countermeasures for the Issues that Occur during the Reorganization of a... poster

The Countermeasures for the Issues that Occur during the Reorganization of a... 0.0

December 27, 2004

The club is depressed due to their punishment of community service. Sasahara becomes the new President and proposes tha…