Alternative titles: Synonyms: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual CultureJapanese: げんしけん
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished airing
Airdate: 10 Oct, 2004 to 26 Dec, 2004
Genres: Comedy, Parody, Slice of Life
Duration: 00:25:00 per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 and older
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.
[taken from AnimeNfo]
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Saki Kasukabe Main | Satsuki Yukino Japanese Geneviève Doang French Carol Jacobanis English |
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Makoto Kousaka Main | Mitsuki Saiga Japanese |
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Harunobu Madarame Main | Nobuyuki Hiyama Japanese Bill Timoney English |
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Kanako Ohno Main | Ayako Kawasumi Japanese Rachael Lillis English Susanne Kaps German |
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Kanji Sasahara Main | Takanori Ohyama Japanese Thomas Guitard French |
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First President Supporting | Yuuji Ueda Japanese |
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Manabu Kuchiki Supporting | Akira Ishida Japanese Ted Lewis English |
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Mitsunori Kugayama Main | Kenji Nomura Japanese |
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Keiko Sasahara Supporting | Kaori Shimizu Japanese |
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Souichiro Tanaka Main | Tomokazu Seki Japanese |
| Hideki Tonokatsu Episode Director, Storyboard | |
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Reiko Yoshida Script |
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Kazuhiro Furuhashi Storyboard |
| Yuki Kinoshita Animation Director | |
| Masanori Takumi Music | |
| Michiko Yokote Recording Engineer |
