Season 1

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  7.0/1024 votes

  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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  7.4/1024 votes

  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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  7.4/1021 votes

  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.

  Director: Unknown

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  7.2/1019 votes

  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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  7.9/1017 votes

  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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  7.9/1018 votes

  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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  7.9/1018 votes

  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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  7.5/1015 votes

  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.

  Director: Unknown

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  8.2/1017 votes

  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.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.9/1018 votes

  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.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.1/1016 votes

  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.

  Director: Unknown

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  8.1/1016 votes

  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.

  Director: Unknown

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