Genshiken
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.
(Source: AnimeNfo)
Rankings
#13 highest rated of 2004
#13 most popular of 2004
#7 highest rated of FALL 2004
#6 most popular of FALL 2004
Data
Format
TV
Episodes
12
Episode Duration
25 minutes
Status
FINISHED
Start Date
Wed Nov 10 2004
End Date
Wed Jan 26 2005
Season
FALL 2004
Average Score
74%
Mean Score
74%
Popularity
33657
Favourites
446
Studios
Producers
Genco
Lantis
Kids Station
Media Blasters
Toshiba Entertainment
Source
MANGA
Genres
Comedy, Slice of LifeRomaji
Genshiken
English
Genshiken
Native
げんしけん
Synonyms
The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture
Relations
SOURCE
Genshiken
MANGA · FINISHED
Characters
Souichiro Tanaka
MAIN
Tomokazu Seki
JAPANESE
Saki Kasukabe
MAIN
Satsuki Yukino
JAPANESE
Makoto Kousaka
MAIN
Mitsuki Saiga
JAPANESE
Kanako Oono
MAIN
Ayako Kawasumi
JAPANESE
Harunobu Madarame
MAIN
Nobuyuki Hiyama
JAPANESE
Mitsunori Kugayama
MAIN
Kenji Nomura
JAPANESE
Kanji Sasahara
MAIN
Takanori Ooyama
JAPANESE
Yurie Kitagawa
SUPPORTING
Sanae Kobayashi
JAPANESE
Tokino Akiyama
SUPPORTING
Akemi Kanda
JAPANESE
Keiko Sasahara
SUPPORTING
Kaori Shimizu
JAPANESE
Staff
Reiko Yoshida
Script (ep 2)
Michiko Yokote
Script (eps 1, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Natsuko Takahashi
Script (ep 8)
Hideki Tonokatsu
Episode Director (ep 10)
Hideki Tonokatsu
Storyboard (ep 3)
Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Storyboard (eps 2, 4)
Yasuko Kobayashi
Script (ep 10)
Tsutomu Mizushima
Storyboard (OP, ED, eps 9, 12)
Tsutomu Mizushima
Episode Director (OP, ED, eps 9, 12)
Saori Atsumi
Theme Song Performance (ED)
Status Distribution
- CURRENT
1079 Users
- PLANNING
17529 Users
- COMPLETED
13284 Users
- DROPPED
820 Users
- PAUSED
945 Users