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Genshiken

げんしけん

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.

TV anime, 12 episodes, Fall 2004, Palm Studio. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Palm Studio. Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life. Season: Fall 2004.

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Production: Genco, Lantis, Kids Station, Media Blasters, Palm Studio (animation), Toshiba Entertainment.

Rankings on AniList: #13 highest rated 2004, #13 most popular 2004, #7 highest rated fall 2004, #6 most popular fall 2004.

AniList members score Genshiken 74/100. On their lists: 1,650 watching, 16,001 completed, 22,334 planning to watch, 992 dropped; 629 favourites.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1: Study of the Modern Visually Oriented Culture
  2. Episode 2: Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth through Consumption and Entertainment
  3. Episode 3: Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion
  4. Episode 4: The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimulation Brought on Through Makeup and Costume on Mental Obstacles
  5. Episode 5: Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour
  6. Episode 6: Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture
  7. Episode 7: Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships
  8. Episode 8: Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes
  9. Episode 9: Concerning the Existence and Non-Existence of Explanatory Duties Under Specially Confined Circumstances
  10. Episode 10: Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result
  11. Episode 11: The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes
  12. Episode 12: Countermeasures for Issues that Arise during the Reorganization of a Group