The Best Episodes of Genshiken Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.3/10(24 votes)

   #1 - Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture

   S1:E110/11/2004

   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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   7.5/10(25 votes)

   #2 - Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert...

   S1:E210/18/2004

   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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   7.6/10(22 votes)

   #3 - Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion

   S1:E310/25/2004

   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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   7.4/10(19 votes)

   #4 - The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co...

   S1:E411/1/2004

   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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   8.3/10(17 votes)

   #5 - Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour

   S1:E511/8/2004

   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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   8.3/10(18 votes)

   #6 - Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture

   S1:E611/15/2004

   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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   8.2/10(18 votes)

   #7 - Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships

   S1:E711/22/2004

   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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   7.9/10(15 votes)

   #8 - Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes

   S1:E811/29/2004

   Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson.

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   8.5/10(17 votes)

   #9 - Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia...

   S1:E912/6/2004

   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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    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result

    S1:E1012/13/2004

    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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    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #11 - The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes

    S1:E1112/20/2004

    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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    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #12 - The Countermeasures for the Issues that Occur during the Reorganization of a...

    S1:E1212/27/2004

    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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