List of Genshiken episodes
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This is a list of episodes for the anime adapation of Genshiken.
[edit] TV
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"Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture" "Gendai ni okeru Shikaku o Chūshin to shita Bunka no Kenkyū" (現代における視覚を中心とした文化の研究) |
2004-10-10 | 01 |
| An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club. | |||
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"Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth through Consumption and Entertainment" "Shōhi to Yūkyō ni yoru Gendai Seishōnen no Hikaku Bunrui" (消費と遊興による現代青少年の比較分類) |
2004-10-17 | 02 |
| 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. | |||
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"Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion" "Chiiki Bunka Shinkō no Mondaiten to sono Kōseki" (地域文化振興の問題点とその功績) |
2004-10-24 | 03 |
| 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. | |||
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"The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimulation Brought on Through Makeup and Costume on Mental Obstacles" "Funsō to Kasō no Ika ni yoru Shinri-teki Shōheki no Shōkasayō" (扮装と仮装の異化による心理的障壁の昇華作用) |
2004-10-31 | 04 |
| 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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"Limits of Acceptance and Rejection as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour" "Jiritsu Kōdō ni Miru Haiseki to Juyō no Kyōkai" (自律行動に見る排斥と受容の境界) |
2004-11-07 | 05 |
| 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. | |||
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"On Connecting with Others through Subculture" "Sabukaruchā o Meguru Tasha to no Kankei-ron" (サブカルチャーをめぐる他者との関係論) |
2004-11-14 | 06 |
| 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. | |||
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"Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships" "Taijin Kankei ni okeru Kōdō Sentaku no Tokuchō" (対人関係における行動選択の特徴) |
2004-11-21 | 07 |
| 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. | |||
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"Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes" "Ryōsan-gata Seizō Katei ni okeru Hikaku Kenkyū" (量産型製造過程における比較研究) |
2004-11-28 | 08 |
| Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson. | |||
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"Concerning the Existence and Non-Existence of Explanatory Duties Under Specially Confined Circumstances" "Tokushu Heisa Jōkyō-ka ni okeru Setsumei Gimu no Umu ni tsuite" (特殊閉鎖状況下における説明義務の有無について) |
2004-12-05 | 09 |
| 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. | |||
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"The Fetishism of Leisure Time Expenditures Considered by their Economic Result" "Keizai Kōka kara Kangaeru Yoka Shōhi no Fetishizumu" (経済効果から考える余暇消費のフェティシズム) |
2004-12-12 | 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. | |||
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"On the Presence of Malicious Intent in Urban Crimes" "Toshi-gata Hanzai ni okeru Akui no Shozai-ron" (都市型犯罪における悪意の所在論) |
2004-12-19 | 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. | |||
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"Countermeasures for Issues that Arise during the Reorganization of a Group" "Soshiki no Saikōchiku-teki ni Hassei suru Kadai to Taisaku" (組織の再構築時に発生する課題と対策) |
2004-12-26 | 12 |
| The club is depressed due to their punishment of community service. Sasahara becomes the new chairman and proposes that the society attend ComiFes as a circle. | |||
[edit] OVA
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"I'm Ogiue, and I Hate Otaku" "Otaku ga Kirai na Ogiue Desu" (オタクが嫌いな荻上です) |
2006-12-22 | 13 |
| Two new members join the society: the abrasive Manabu Kuchiki and the standoffish Chika Ogiue. Ohno hatches a plan to trick Ogiue into revealing her true inner self. | |||
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"I'm From the Planet Otaku" "Watashi wa Otaku-seijin" (私はオタク星人) |
2007-02-23 | 14 |
| At Kasukabe's urging, Madarame sets out in search of a less otaku-ish outfit. Later, a heart-to-heart over sushi reveals that they might not be from completely different worlds after all. Unfortunately, this only confuses him more. | |||
[edit] Anime Theme Songs
- Opening Themes
- "Kujibiki Unbalance" (くじびきアンバランス?) by Under17 (episode 1)
- "My Pace Daioh" (マイペース大王? "King of My Own Pace") by manzo (episodes 2-12)
- "Seishun to Shite" (青春として? "As Our Youth") by manzo (episodes 13-15)
- Ending Theme
- "Biidama" (びいだま? "Marble") by Atsumi Saori
