Genshiken 1
2004-10-11 | Animation,Comedy | 12 episodes4 Seasons
Episode
Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture (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.
Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert... (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.
Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion (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.
The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co... (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.
Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour (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.