Genshiken

Episodes • 2004

Satsuki Yukino
Takanori Ooyama
Mitsuki Saiga
Ayako Kawasumi
Kaori Shimizu
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Tomokazu Seki
Koji Ishii
Sanae Kobayashi
Eiji Yanagisawa
Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture

1. Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture

25 min

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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Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert...

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

25 min

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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Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion

3. Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion

25 min

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

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

25 min

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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Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour

5. Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour

25 min

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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Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture

6. Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture

25 min

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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Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships

7. Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships

25 min

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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Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes

8. Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes

25 min

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

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

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

25 min

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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Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result

10. Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result

25 min

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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The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes

11. The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes

25 min

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

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

25 min

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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