7.9/1015 votesLoading...#1 - Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia...
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/6/2004
Madarame is stuck in the club room with Kasukabe and tries to strike up a conversation, running through different scenarios in his head which parody the visual novel format.
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7.9/1014 votesLoading...#2 - The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/20/2004
Kasukabe decides the club room needs a cleanup, but an accident causes Genshiken to be banned from the university fair. As an apology, Kasukabe takes Ohno's place in the fair's cosplay contest.
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7.9/1014 votesLoading...#3 - The Countermeasures for the Issues that Occur during the Reorganization of a...
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/2004
The club is depressed due to their punishment of community service. Sasahara becomes the new President and proposes that the society attend Comifes as a circle.
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7.8/1015 votesLoading...#4 - Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2004
Due to Genshiken's lack of "activities" as defined by the school, the club is threatened with closure; salvation comes from an unlikely source as Kasukabe intervenes personally.
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7.8/1016 votesLoading...#5 - Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2004
Kasukabe tries to make herself more appealing to Kohsaka by taking an interest in his hobbies by trying to learn how to play Puyo Pop Fever. Sasahara's sister Keiko also makes an appearance and calls on her brother for help.
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7.8/1016 votesLoading...#6 - Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2004
The club, along with Keiko, pays a visit to the beach, much to the dismay of some of the members; Keiko decides to compete for Kohsaka's feelings and tries to become an otaku.
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7.7/1016 votesLoading...#7 - Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2004
Two freshmen take an interest in Genshiken and join them for a night out on the town. Kasukabe, however, has no intention of making them feel welcome.
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7.3/107 votesLoading...#8 - Real Hardcore
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/2007
As Comifes starts, Sasahara help Ogiue set up her doujinshi booth. Angela cosplays with Ohno in the costumes Tanaka made for them, while Sue wonders around the convention. Sue eventually obtains one of Ogiue's doujinshi books, and ask her to sign it, claiming it is "real hardcore." At a bathhouse, Ohno wonders why her plan to make Sasahara and Oguie a couple is failing. After Comifes is over, Sue and Angela leave to go back to the United States, with Ohno shipping the massive amounts of doujinshi to them later.
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7.2/1019 votesLoading...#9 - Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2004
Genshiken goes on a club trip to Comifes, a large comic convention; Madarame seriously injures his hand, but pretends to be fine in the name of fandom until the pain becomes too great to bear.
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7.2/1013 votesLoading...#10 - Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2004
Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson.
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7.1/1022 votesLoading...#11 - Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert...
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2004
Genshiken takes Sasahara to Akihabara for dōjinshi shopping while Kohsaka and Kasukabe go to Harajuku for clothes; Kasukabe discovers Kohsaka's hentai collection and gets an introduction on the subject from the others.
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7.1/108 votesLoading...#12 - What Lies Ahead
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/26/2007
Failing continually at his job interviews, Sasahara begins to lose sight of what he's working towards. He finds himself settling to apply for any available opening, and ends up on the brink of giving up altogether. It takes some harsh words and tough love from the rest of Genshiken to convince him to try one more time. And for that matter, how are the other members making out?
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7.0/107 votesLoading...#13 - Are You Two Going Out?
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2007
Ohno likes Tanaka, Tanaka likes Ohno. Both however are too shy and lacking confidence to make a first move. With the rest of Genshiken in a state of concern and confusion over their relationship, Ohno confides in Kasukabe her anxieties and Kasukabe suggests a possible approach that may give both of them the courage to confide their affections.
Director: Tomoko Iwasaki
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6.9/1022 votesLoading...#14 - Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/11/2004
An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club.
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6.9/1018 votesLoading...#15 - The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co...
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2004
Ohno is introduced as she joins Genshiken, while Genshiken takes part in a university club fair and Kasukabe's ex-boyfriend pays her a visit.
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6.9/109 votesLoading...#16 - One Hot Summer's Day
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2007
The day of Genshiken's participation in Comifes has arrived, and they are finally set to take their place as a vendor. But despite (or because of) Haraguchi's "blessing," sales are initially slow. Ohno's arrival (in cosplay, naturally) seems to change their luck for the better, but things really get underway with a surprise appearance. How Kasukabe will react to it, however, is another matter entirely.
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6.9/108 votesLoading...#17 - Madarame, the Incumbent Sex Slave
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/2007
Ogiue catches Sasahara and Madarame in an unintentionally-compromising position, setting her fujoshi imagination alight with various slash pairings between her fellow club members. She may have just found the inspiration to make a dōjinshi for next summer's Comifes, but her sketch of Sasahara gives Saki other ideas.
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6.8/107 votesLoading...#18 - Graduation Syndrome
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2007
Graduation time is finally upon Tanaka, Kugayama, and Madarame, and with it come emotional reflections on the past three years for the club. The presidential torch is passed on, and a Kujibiki Unbalance OVA finally gives closure to the first season, but what about Madarame's job hunt? And for that matter, what will become of the Genshiken under President Ohno?
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6.8/107 votesLoading...#19 - Otaku from USA
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2007
As Ogiue continues her preparations for Comifes, now a few days away, friends of Ohno's from the US show up unexpectedly to come to convention as well. While the foreign otaku ways of Angela and Sue shake up the (somewhat) peaceful clubroom, perhaps Angela is the "sensible" one when it comes to understanding the feelings of others.
Director: Tomoko Iwasaki
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6.7/109 votesLoading...#20 - The New Chairman's Ambition
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2007
hings are looking up for Sasahara as the Genshiken secures a spot among the dōjinshi vendors at the next Comifes, but the devil is in the details as they quickly need to figure out the finer points of actually making one. An unexpected relief comes when Ogiue actually volunteers her services (if in limited quantities), but will the new President have what it takes to stand up to the other obstacles in their way?
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6.7/109 votesLoading...#21 - Meetings are Disastrous
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2007
It's nearing the end of July, and with the deadline for finishing their dōjinshi looming, all the club has to show are the two pages drawn by Ogiue. With Kugayama's continued lack of material pushing the deadline (and Sasahara's patience) to the limit, it looks like they'll have to put aside their differences (and their sleep cycles) to get things done on time.
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6.7/107 votesLoading...#22 - Cos-ken
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/2007
It's the beginning of the school year, and Ohno is planning out her first year as the president of the Genshiken. How will the club change under her cosplay management? Also, Ogiue learns that she's accepted to Comifes and tries to work up the courage needed for her debut. But will the newest iteration of the club sink or swim, and will Kuchiki be Ohno's nemesis, or her unlikely savior?
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6.7/107 votesLoading...#23 - It's Always Raining During Job Hunts
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2007
Sasahara's job search is not going as well as he'd hoped; at every turn, his negative portrayal of himself and uncertainty over his own beliefs make companies balk at hiring him. Meanwhile, Kousaka's absence is starting to get to Saki, while Ogiue struggles to draft her Comifes dōjinshi without any interference from Ohno's fetishes. But could Kuchiki be on to something about Sasahara and Ogiue?
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6.5/107 votesLoading...#24 - Problematic Hobby
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2007
Genshiken is making preparations to go to the upcoming Winter Comifes as a group, but when the other members invite Ogiue along, she adamantly refuses. That doesn't stop her from appearing anyway in the guise of her high school persona to buy all the latest yaoi dōjinshi, but things get complicated as she (literally) runs into the rest of the club.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - The Other Side of the Path. The Promised Place
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 7/1/2013
With Ogiue as new president and several of the original members already graduated, four new members join the society: Ohno's friend Susanna, the loud Rika Yoshitake, the grumpy Mirei Yajima and the mysterious Hato Kenjirou. The new members join the club attracted by Ogiue's yaoi drawings. She welcomes the new members but fears the club will become a "rotten girl" (fujoshi) haven for yaoi fans and that is getting a bit too far removed from its original purpose.
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Writer: Michiko Yokote
The Best Episodes of Genshiken
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Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. As he...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia..." is the best rated episode of "Genshiken". It scored 7.9/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/6/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes".