Genshiken - Season 1

Genshiken - Season 1

Season 1

Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. When he first visited Genshiken, short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture), his groundless pride was destroyed by the plotting of Madarame, a sophomore student in Genshiken, but he still couldn't admit that he is an otaku. However, as he participates in society activities such as visiting dojin (private publishing) shops and anime festivals, and hangs out with other society members Kosaka (a hardcore otaku despite his extreme eccentricities and good looks), Kosaka's girlfriend Kasukabe Saki (who isn't really an otaku), Ohno (a cosplayer) and the others, he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world. With their help, Sasahara slowly adjusts to otaku life in Genshiken.
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Episodes12
DatesOct 10, 2004 - Dec 26, 2004
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Episodes

Study of the Modern Visually Oriented Culture
Season 1Episode 125 min

Study of the Modern Visually Oriented Culture

An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club.
Oct 10, 2004
Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth through Consumption and Entertainment
Season 1Episode 225 min

Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth through Consumption and Entertainment

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.
Oct 17, 2004
Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion
Season 1Episode 325 min

Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion

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.
Oct 24, 2004
The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimulation Brought on Through Makeup and Costume on Mental Obstacles
Season 1Episode 425 min

The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimulation Brought on Through Makeup and Costume on Mental Obstacles

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.
Oct 31, 2004
Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour
Season 1Episode 525 min

Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour

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.
Nov 7, 2004
Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture
Season 1Episode 625 min

Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture

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.
Nov 14, 2004
Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships
Season 1Episode 725 min

Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships

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.
Nov 21, 2004
Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes
Season 1Episode 825 min

Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes

Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson.
Nov 28, 2004
Concerning the Existence and Non-Existence of Explanatory Duties Under Specially Confined Circumstances
Season 1Episode 925 min

Concerning the Existence and Non-Existence of Explanatory Duties Under Specially Confined Circumstances

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.
Dec 5, 2004
Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result
Season 1Episode 1025 min

Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result

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.
Dec 12, 2004
The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes
Season 1Episode 1125 min

The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes

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.
Dec 19, 2004
Countermeasures for Issues that Arise during the Reorganization of a Group
Season 1Episode 1225 min

Countermeasures for Issues that Arise during the Reorganization of a Group

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.
Dec 26, 2004

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