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Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. As he participates in club activities such as visiting dojin shops and anime festivals he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world.
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Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. As he participates in club activities such as visiting dojin shops and anime festivals he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world.
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Episode 1
An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club.
Guest stars Tsugumi Higasayama
Episode 2
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.
Guest stars Tsugumi Higasayama, Koji Ishii
Episode 3
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.
Guest stars Daisuke Ono, Saeko Chiba, Koji Ishii, Takayuki Kondo
Episode 4
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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Episode 5
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.
Guest stars Daisuke Ono, Sanae Kobayashi, Koji Ishii, Takayuki Kondo
Episode 6
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.
Guest stars Kaori Shimizu
Episode 7
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.
Guest stars Akira Ishida, Tsugumi Higasayama, Sanae Kobayashi, Koji Ishii
Episode 8
Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson.
Guest stars Sanae Kobayashi
Episode 9
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.
Guest stars Tsugumi Higasayama
Episode 10
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.
Guest stars Kaori Shimizu, Tsugumi Higasayama
Episode 11
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.
Guest stars Tsugumi Higasayama, Sanae Kobayashi
Episode 12
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.
Guest stars Kaori Shimizu, Sanae Kobayashi
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
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Satsuki YukinoSaki Kasukabe (voice)
Takanori OoyamaKanji Sasahara (voice)
Mitsuki SaigaMakoto Kosaka (voice)
Ayako KawasumiKanako Ohno (voice)
Nobuyuki HiyamaHarunobu Madarame (voice)
Tomokazu SekiSoichiro Tanaka (voice)
Eiji YanagisawaTakayanagi (voice)
Kenji NomuraMitsunori Kugayama (voice)
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