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Genshiken (manga)

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Alternative title:
Genshiken - Otaku Club (Italian)
The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture
げんしけん (Japanese)
現視研 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: College freshman and ACG lover Kanji Sasahara settled down his extracurricular activity in Genshiken (The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture) in order to become a true and thorough otaku. Meanwhile, Saki Kasukabe, the girlfriend of another freshman Genshiken member (also a bishōnen), Makoto Kohsaka, was dragged into Genshiken's otaku-ish activities reluctantly, yet her resentful attitude towards otakus is changing without her notice.
User Ratings: 428 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 112 votes (Eng:45, sub:42, dub:16, raw:2, ?:2, edit.dub:1, raw:1, others:3
1 +
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 French
)
 Excellent: 163 votes (Eng:93, sub:41, dub:22, ?:3, raw:1, others:3
1 Spanish
1 Italian
1 German
)
 Very good: 93 votes (Eng:62, sub:18, dub:9, raw:1, others:3
2 French
1 Italian
)
 Good: 37 votes (Eng:24, sub:8, dub:3, raw:2)
 Decent: 10 votes (Eng:7, sub:3)
 So-so: 6 votes (Eng:5, dub:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Weak: 3 votes (Eng:2, dub:1)
 Bad: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 898 users, rank: #68 (of 7041)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.638 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.3628, rank: #319 (of 7925)
Weighted mean: 8.580 (Excellent−), rank: #417 (of 7925) (seen all: 8.88 / seen some: 8.17 / won't finish: 5.91)
Bayesian estimate: 8.572 (Excellent−), rank: #44 (of 3557)
Number of tankoubon: 9
Chapter titles: We have 64
Vintage: 2002-12-23
Release dates: We have 38
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 3
Reviews:
Genshiken: Second Season GN 11 (Dec 16, 2017)
Genshiken: Second Season GN 10 (Dec 4, 2017)
Genshiken: Second Season GN 7 (Jan 28, 2016)
Genshiken: Second Season GN 5 (Apr 16, 2015)
Genshiken: Second Season GN 3 (Mar 12, 2015)
Genshiken Official Book (Apr 16, 2009)
Genshiken V6 (Dec 22, 2006)
Genshiken GN 6 (Aug 3, 2006)
Genshiken GN 1 (Jun 21, 2005)
News: Show:
Mushishi, And Yet the Town Moves, Genshiken Creators Each Launch New Manga (Nov 24, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 30-July 6 (Jul 9, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 23-29 (Jul 3, 2014)
Crunchyroll Streams Genshiken 2nd Season, Kaiji Anime (Jul 5, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 24-30 (Jul 3, 2013)
Genshiken: Second Season's 1st Promo Video Previews Cast (Jun 25, 2013)
Genshiken: 2nd Season Manga to Bundle Original Anime DVD (Jun 20, 2013)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 27-February 2 (Jan 29, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 24-30 (Jan 8, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 17-23 (Dec 27, 2012)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 16-22 (Sep 18, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 25-July 1 (Jul 4, 2012)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 27-June 2 (Jun 8, 2012)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 20-26 (May 22, 2012)
Kodansha USA to Publish Genshiken: Second Season Manga (Feb 6, 2012)
Kodansha USA Adds Attack on Titan, Miles Edgeworth Manga (Oct 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 30-June 5 (Jun 8, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 23-29 (Jun 1, 2011)
Genshiken Manga to Return as Genshiken II in Japan (Sep 21, 2010)
Genshiken's Shimoku Kio to Start Digopuri Manga (Apr 25, 2008)
Manga-Drawing University Anthropologist Profiled (Apr 13, 2008)
Del Rey to Publish Kujibiki Unbalance Manga in English (Jan 10, 2008)
Genshiken 2 Anime Television Series Promo Video Posted (Sep 10, 2007)
Fictional Game Within Genshiken World Gets Own Manga (Aug 27, 2007)
Del Rey Confirms Manga, Novel, Fan Guide Licenses (Jul 28, 2007)
9th Japanese Media Arts Festival Winners (Dec 22, 2005)
Convention report:
San Diego Comic-Con 2012 - Kodansha Comics panel (Jul 12, 2012)
Other articles: Show:
Interview: Genshiken creator Shimoku Kio (Feb 3, 2015)
Shelf Life - Neo Toyko (Jan 16, 2012)
The Summer 2011 Anime Preview Guide - Gia Manry (Jul 5, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Genshiken (May 12, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Even A Monkey Can Draw Manga! (Jul 15, 2010)
Chicks On Anime - Women in Comics and Manga (Mar 10, 2009)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Fate to Black (Oct 28, 2008)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Shirley You Jest (Jul 22, 2008)
The Fall 2007 Anime Season Guide (Oct 21, 2007)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - The Melancholy of Kanji Sasahara (May 2, 2006)
Shelf Life - When Nerds Collide (Jul 28, 2005)
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eBook
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture [Omnibus] (eBook 1) 2013-07-16 (from $19.99)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture [Omnibus] (eBook 2) 2013-07-16 (from $19.99)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture [Omnibus] (eBook 3) 2013-07-16 (from $19.99)
Fanbook
    Genshiken Official Book (Fanbook) 2008-07-29 (from $25.46)
Graphic novel
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (GN 1) 2005-04-26 (from $33.99)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (GN 2) 2005-07-26 (from $8.76)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (GN 3) 2005-10-25 (from $8.76)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (GN 4) 2006-01-31 (from $8.76)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (GN 5) 2006-04-25 (from $20.00)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (GN 6) 2006-07-25 (from $3.57)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (GN 7) 2006-10-31 (from $2.16)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (GN 8) 2007-03-27 (from $3.38)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (GN 9) 2007-11-27 (from $33.98)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture [Omnibus] (GN 1) 2012-05-22 (from $13.98)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture [Omnibus] (GN 2) 2012-09-18 (from $15.99)
    Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture [Omnibus] (GN 3) 2013-01-29 (from $14.94)
Novel
    Genshiken: Return of the Otaku (Novel) 2010-04-13 (from $9.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Shimoku Kio
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English cast
Translation: David Ury

Adaptation:
David Ury
Ysabet Reinhardt MacFarlane (Official Book)
Cover Design:
Dreu Pennington-McNeil (vols. 6-7)
(none)
English companies
Lettering:
Michaelis/Carpelis Design (vols. 1-3,5-9)
Retinal Graphics (vol. 4)
Licensed by:
Del Rey (expired)
Kodansha Comics
Text Design: Retinal Graphics (vol. 4)
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Kurokawa
French cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Italian cast
(none)
German cast
German staff
Translation: Christine Roedel
(none)
German companies
Publisher: Heyne
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: JBC
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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