Genshiken

げんしけん

In his first spring as a college student, Kanji Sasahara is torn over whether to finally join an otaku club. At the same time, Saki Kasukabe is trying to turn her boyfriend Kousaka, a devoted anime fan, into someone more conventional. Both Kanji and Kousaka end up enrolling in Genshiken, the Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, while Saki, undeterred, follows Kousaka to learn about the quirky world of Japanese fandom. Through club activities like cosplay, comic conventions, gaming sessions, and figure collecting, Saki gains an unexpected insight into the amusing side of otaku culture.

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Genshiken

Genshiken 2

Genshiken Second Season

Genshiken OVA

Genshiken Nidaime OVA

Genshiken Second Generation Specials

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Background

The first nine volumes of Genshiken were published as Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture by Del Rey Manga from April 26, 2005, to November 27, 2007. Kodansha USA picked up the license and published the series from volume 10 onwards as Genshiken: Second Season from September 4, 2012, to March 13, 2018. The previous nine volumes were republished as 3-in-1 omnibus volumes. The first nine volumes were also released in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC from June 2013 to May 2014.

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