Forum - View topicREVIEW: Genshiken Official Book
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Grico
 Posts: 201 Location: Fort Wayne, IN |
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I picked this up for airport reading and it didn't really seem worth the money. It promised new Genshiken stories and we get two text stories not by the original author that basically take place in the middle of the manga run that add very little. There is a decent amount of straight plot summing up in here and since it only goes up to the 5th manga or so it is both out of date story wise and relatively pointless for people that have already read the manga. The Akamatsu interview was at least new and somewhat interesting. I personally would recommend giving it a pass, as it adds very little to the universe. Re-read the manga, it is great enough on its own.
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Pirkaf
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A must for any Genshiken fan. Period.
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Renaisance Otaku
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I'm still a bit amazed they released this here. One rarely sees fan books in english. It's a cute little distraction for those that love the series.
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12skippy21
 Posts: 785 Location: York, England |
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I fail to see the point of releasing it if it only goes up to Volume 5 also, since its misses key story components. I have read the manga four times and long for the rest of it to be animated. I'm a big fan of the series and I would not buy this
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here-and-faraway
 Posts: 1528 Location: Sunny California |
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Kujibiki Unbalance really seems to be the bane of most Genshiken fans doesn't it? I sure loved Genshiken. This review made me want to dust off my copies and give it another go.[/quote]
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Sorce
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PingSoni
 Subscriber Posts: 195 Location: Lansing MI |
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I actually like KujiUn, though not as much as the main characters and story of Genshiken. I can't really imagine the latter without the former. How else could we have seen Saki cosplay the President so wonderfully? Anyway, I think this book is a must-have for any fan of the series.
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Teriyaki Terrier
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Being a fan of Genshiken since the Del Ray announced plans to license the first volume of Genshken(2005), this fan book was well worth the read. Though I would have prefered a time skip to see what the characters would be like past graduation, at least the book kept me interested.
Like everyone else said, a must for any Genshken fan. |
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Dargonxtc
 Posts: 4463 Location: Nc5xd7+ スターダストの海洋 |
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But maybe since he is the one who wrote and put out this book it felt to him, I don't know, a little pretentious. Or maybe he just admires Ken. |
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Isikari
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I remember sifting through ANN threads, flipping through the encyclopedia, and generally blowing time looking for the next anime show I was going to watch. A year and a half ago in my dorm room at the outset of my Freshman year in college, I found it in Genshiken. The first episode sucked me right in as I connected instantly with Kanji's attempts to make sense of and fit into college. As the series progressed I found myself increasingly drawn to the characters, seeing both myself and many of my friends from the old high school anime club in them.
After I finished the anime I went straight to the manga and enjoyed it even more, and bought this book immediately upon seeing it in Barnes & Nobles. If you buy this expecting new stories or startling revelations you'll probably end up regretting it. But if you connect with Genshiken and felt any moments of kinship with the various cast of characters we learned to love, then this is for you. |
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