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
as Saki Kasukabe (voice)
as Kanji Sasahara (voice)
as Makoto Kosaka (voice)
as Kanako Ohno (voice)
as Keiko Sasahara (voice)
as Harunobu Madarame (voice)
as Soichiro Tanaka (voice)
as Haraguchi (voice)
as Kitagawa (voice)
as Takayanagi (voice)
as Mitsunori Kugayama (voice)
Episodes
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... 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 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... 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 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 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 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 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... 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 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 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... 0.0
December 27, 2004
The club is depressed due to their punishment of community service. Sasahara becomes the new President and proposes tha…