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Type
Manga
Volumes
21
Chapters
127
Status
Completed
Published
2002-04-25 to 2016-08-25
Genres
Comedy
Drama
School
Slice of Life
Seinen
Otaku Culture
Serializations
Afternoon
Authors
Shimoku Kio (Story & Art)
Genshiken
It's the spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara is in a quandary. Should he fulfill his long-cherished dream of joining an otaku club? Saki Kasukabe also faces a dilemma. Can she ever turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Kousaka, into a normal guy? Kanji triumphs where Saki fails, when both Kanji and Kousaka sign up for Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture. Undeterred, Saki chases Kousaka through the various activities of the club, from costume-playing and comic conventions to video gaming and collecting anime figures—learning more than she ever wanted to about the humorous world of the Japanese fan... (Source: Del Rey Manga)
Characters
Chika Ogiue
Main
Saki Kasukabe
Main
Kanako Oono
Main
Kanji Sasahara
Main
Makoto Kousaka
Main
Susanna Hopkins
Supporting
Souichiro Tanaka
Supporting
Shodai Kaichou
Supporting
Manabu Kuchiki
Supporting
Mitsunori Kugayama
Supporting
Angela Burton
Supporting