Synopsis
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 ...
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Characters
Souichiro TanakamainTomokazu Seki
Saki KasukabemainSatsuki Yukino
Makoto KousakamainMitsuki Saiga
Kanako OonomainAyako Kawasumi
Harunobu MadaramemainNobuyuki Hiyama
Mitsunori KugayamamainKenji Nomura
Kanji SasaharamainTakanori Ooyama
Yurie KitagawasupportingSanae Kobayashi
Tags
Otaku CultureSchool ClubParodyCollegeCosplayEnsemble CastMetaHeterosexualPrimarily Adult CastSeinenMale ProtagonistVideo Games
Other Seasons & Related
▶ Now WatchingGenshikenTV Series · 12 eps · 2004
SequelGenshiken OVAOVA · 2006
SequelGenshiken 2TV Series · 2007
Details
FormatTV Series
StatusFinished
Episodes12
Duration25 min/ep
AiredOctober 10, 2004 – December 26, 2004
SeasonFall 2004
SourceManga
StudioPalm Studio
ProducersGenco, Lantis, Kids Station, Media Blasters, Toshiba Entertainment
CountryJP
Score
74/100
Favourites606
Popularity#39,988
Also known as
The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture