Genshiken

Season 1 - Genshiken (12 Episodes)

3 Seasons2004PG-1325m7.5

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 ...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Gendai ni okeru shikaku wo chûshin to shita bunka no kenkyû

1. Gendai ni okeru shikaku wo chûshin to shita bunka no kenkyû

Aired: Oct 11, 2004

An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got inv...

Episode 2 Shôhi to yûkyô ni yoru gendai sei shônen no hikaku bunrui

2. Shôhi to yûkyô ni yoru gendai sei shônen no hikaku bunrui

Aired: Oct 18, 2004

Genshiken takes Sasahara to Akihabara for dōjinshi shopping while Kohsaka and...

Episode 3 Chiiki bunna shinkô no mondai ten to sono kôseki

3. Chiiki bunna shinkô no mondai ten to sono kôseki

Aired: Oct 25, 2004

Genshiken goes on a club trip to Comifes, a large comic convention; Madarame ...

Episode 4 Funsô to kasô no ika ni yoru shinri teki shôheki no shôka sayô

4. Funsô to kasô no ika ni yoru shinri teki shôheki no shôka sayô

Aired: Oct 31, 2004

Ohno is introduced as she joins Genshiken, while Genshiken takes part in a un...

Episode 5 Jiritsu kôdô ni miru haiseki to jyuyô no kyôkai

5. Jiritsu kôdô ni miru haiseki to jyuyô no kyôkai

Aired: Nov 7, 2004

Due to Genshiken's lack of "activities" as defined by the school, the club is...

Episode 6 Sabu karuchâ wo meguru tasha to no kankeiron

6. Sabu karuchâ wo meguru tasha to no kankeiron

Aired: Nov 14, 2004

Kasukabe tries to make herself more appealing to Kohsaka by taking an interes...

Episode 7 Taijin kankei ni okeru kôdô sentaku no tokuchô

7. Taijin kankei ni okeru kôdô sentaku no tokuchô

Aired: Nov 21, 2004

Two freshmen take an interest in Genshiken and join them for a night out on t...

Episode 8 Ryôsan gata seizô katei ni okeru hikaku kenkyu

8. Ryôsan gata seizô katei ni okeru hikaku kenkyu

Aired: Nov 28, 2004

Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, whil...

Episode 9 Tokushu heisa jôkyô ka ni okeru setsumei gimu no yûmu ni tsuite

9. Tokushu heisa jôkyô ka ni okeru setsumei gimu no yûmu ni tsuite

Aired: Dec 5, 2004

Madarame is stuck in the club room with Kasukabe and tries to strike up a con...

Episode 10 Keizai kôka kara kangaeru yoka shôhi no fechishizumu

10. Keizai kôka kara kangaeru yoka shôhi no fechishizumu

Aired: Dec 12, 2004

The club, along with Keiko, pays a visit to the beach, much to the dismay of ...

Episode 11 Toshi gata hanzai ni okeru akui no shozai ron

11. Toshi gata hanzai ni okeru akui no shozai ron

Aired: Dec 19, 2004

Kasukabe decides the club room needs a cleanup, but an accident causes Genshi...

Episode 12 Soshiki no sai kôchiku ji ni hassei suru kadai to taisaku

12. Soshiki no sai kôchiku ji ni hassei suru kadai to taisaku

Aired: Dec 26, 2004

The club is depressed due to their punishment of community service. Sasahara ...

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Main Cast

Satsuki YukinoSaki Kasukabe (voice)

Mitsuki SaigaMakoto Kosaka (voice)

Nobuyuki HiyamaHarunobu Madarame (voice)

Bill RogersTanaka Soichiro

Tomokazu SekiSoichiro Tanaka (voice)

Kenji NomuraMitsunori Kugayama (voice)

Takanori OhyamaKanji Sasahara

Bill TimoneyMadarame Harunobu

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Info about Genshiken

Current Status: Ended

Network: Kids Station

Production Country: Japan

Genres:Comedy, Animation

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