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現視研的社員們繼續過著他們的日子。做模型、去海邊玩、參加COMIFES都是他們的日常生活。某一天大家決定整理社辦，但就在垃圾場清理垃圾時，小咲的煙蒂不小心引燃的垃圾，而這也讓現視研受到停止活動的處分。
168 pages, Paperback
First published June 23, 2004
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Shimoku Kio
104 books26 followersShimoku Kio (木尾士目) is a Japanese manga artist best known for his manga Genshiken, which was originally serialized in the Afternoon Magazine. It was later published in Japan by Kodansha, which produces Afternoon Magazine, and by Del Rey in the United States. Genshiken is an anime, manga, and light novel series about a college otaku club and its members.
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January 30, 2023
Un manga de humor sobre un club de otakus en el instituto que me ha recordado mucho a "El Club Eltingville" de Evan Dorkin pero algo más amable y en japonés, donde la única actividad de sus miembros, al igual que ocurre con sus contrapartidas norteamericanas, es la de consumir, en este caso fanzines porno sobre sus personajes favoritos de franquicias de anime y videojuegos. Es un tebeo muy bien dibujado (los ayudantes de Kio se debieron dejar los ojos y la vida en sus detalladísimos fondos) y bien narrado, pero que resulta muy irregular en lo humorístico, de cada tomo apenas se salvan dos o tres historias, el resto me ha resultado aburridillo. El desarrollo de personajes progresa, pero muy lentamente y tampoco en una dirección especialmente interesante, así que aún siendo un manga correcto, me bajo aquí.
September 17, 2020
meglio rispetto all'ultimo, ma comunque mi da troppo un senso di ripetitività
May 22, 2021
Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Vol. 4 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next six chapters (19–24) of the on-going manga series with a bonus story.
The first half of the tankōbon focuses on the consequences of the fire that was accidently set by Saki Kasukabe. The consequences of the fire were that Genshiken was not allowed to participate in the School Festival, which is a major source of advertisement and income for the club. Furthermore, the official punishment for the club was to cease activities and vacate headquarters for one month and perform a hundred hours of community service.
Feeling guilty for all the ills that has happened to Genshiken, Saki Kasukabe was forced into cosplaying during the School Festival and going to Winter Comic-Fest to buy fanzines for the rest of Genshiken as they are busy doing community service.
The second half of the tankōbon has Harunobu Madarame retiring as Genshiken president in order to look for a job after he graduates. He nominates Kanji Sasahara as he is described as the most otaku of them all as he favors most aspects of the otaku lifestyle. His first act as president has him declaring having a table at the next Comic-Fest.
Two new members – freshmen join Genshiken. Manabu Kuchiki returns and is a very abrasive individual, with a loud and obnoxious style of speech and hyperactive mannerisms that often offend others and Chika Ogiue who tried to kill herself was placed in Genshiken from the Manga Club and instantly declares that she hates otaku – especially female kind.
This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Shimoku Kio. For the most part, it is written and illustrated rather well. Kio explores Saki Kasukabe's guilt rather well and Harunobu Madarame's feelings for Saki Kasukabe deepens ever since her cosplay debut. Sōichirō Tanaka and Kanako Ōno started dating after the New Year and there is finally some story centered on Mitsunori Kugayama, which was sorely lacking until now.
All in all, Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Vol. 4 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
The first half of the tankōbon focuses on the consequences of the fire that was accidently set by Saki Kasukabe. The consequences of the fire were that Genshiken was not allowed to participate in the School Festival, which is a major source of advertisement and income for the club. Furthermore, the official punishment for the club was to cease activities and vacate headquarters for one month and perform a hundred hours of community service.
Feeling guilty for all the ills that has happened to Genshiken, Saki Kasukabe was forced into cosplaying during the School Festival and going to Winter Comic-Fest to buy fanzines for the rest of Genshiken as they are busy doing community service.
The second half of the tankōbon has Harunobu Madarame retiring as Genshiken president in order to look for a job after he graduates. He nominates Kanji Sasahara as he is described as the most otaku of them all as he favors most aspects of the otaku lifestyle. His first act as president has him declaring having a table at the next Comic-Fest.
Two new members – freshmen join Genshiken. Manabu Kuchiki returns and is a very abrasive individual, with a loud and obnoxious style of speech and hyperactive mannerisms that often offend others and Chika Ogiue who tried to kill herself was placed in Genshiken from the Manga Club and instantly declares that she hates otaku – especially female kind.
This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Shimoku Kio. For the most part, it is written and illustrated rather well. Kio explores Saki Kasukabe's guilt rather well and Harunobu Madarame's feelings for Saki Kasukabe deepens ever since her cosplay debut. Sōichirō Tanaka and Kanako Ōno started dating after the New Year and there is finally some story centered on Mitsunori Kugayama, which was sorely lacking until now.
All in all, Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Vol. 4 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
June 25, 2021
Por fin una de las relaciones entre los personajes se consolida y se muestran aspectos nunca vistos de las personalidades de los personajes, en manos de su nuevo presidente por fin el club está avanzando a alguna parte y tiene un objetivo, además se unen nuevos personajes ante la inminente graduación de los miembros más antiguos.
February 13, 2022
A series that you back to your college years when you joined the anime club, found a bunch of others who were into the same things you, and you started to get a better sense of where you were going. If you enjoy series that look at anime and gamer culture you owe it to yourself to check out this series.
March 16, 2020
Madarame starts looking for work and Ogiue and Kuchiki appear near the end of the book. Probably the next volume is where it will start going downhill for me because I don't like these new characters much.
March 27, 2022
nothing much I can say here without spoiling other than noting that this volume continues the trend of strong characterization, great plot and character development, and big weeb shit
Ohno still best girl
Ohno still best girl
December 2, 2024
I didn't think this volume was quite up to the standard set by the first three, but it was still excellent. One observation: the otakus are the good guys (polite, understanding, kind); Kasukabe. the so-called normal person is the only meanie.
April 15, 2019
An alright manga, A bit boring... The story wasn’t that great and the characters were boring, not much going on in this 👌📖😁💕
January 31, 2021
Ahhhhh it's so entertaining!!!
February 18, 2022
Guilty pleasure of mine. I enjoy things making fun of losers :,)
June 7, 2024
其實看到第四集，滿多人做為朋友的舉動都非常雷
尤其是春日部，要是我的話應該沒多久就會跟他絕交了
因此減一星
尤其是春日部，要是我的話應該沒多久就會跟他絕交了
因此減一星
March 9, 2025
Yeesh, these new members are awful…
May 13, 2008
Overall Rating: A+
Synopsis: Written by Kio Shimoku, the manga version of Genshiken is nine volumes long. It covers the lives of a college club of Otaku, but does it in a way that makes them seem real and interesting instead of the usual stereotypes.
One of the reasons I love this series so much is the remarkable number of similarities between the Genshiken club, and the club I helped found at Guilford College, the Yachting Club. Granted, we didn't really have a Saki (who hates geeks and is only in the club because her hot boyfriend, Kousaka, is an otaku), and we had secret rituals, but otherwise very similar. What really made me fall in love with the series though was how it focuses on the lives of the otaku, and their relationships. When I read volume 8, I started running around wildly clapping (a habit I have when I am excited) until Leah read it, so I could gush about what happened. When you're that devoted to the characters, you are either insane or the book is really fucking good. In this case, it's a little of both.
Another crazy/awesome thing about Genshiken is Kujibiki Unbalance, a manga/anime made up for the series. During the chapter breaks in the manga, you learn more about Kujibiki Unbalance and its characters. Genshiken was also made into an anime, that covers the first five volumes of the manga, and you get to watch episodes of Kujibiki Unbalance as a special feature. How fucking cool is that?
If you're a geek, and if you're not I have no idea why you're reading this, pick up Genshiken now! You'll thank me.
For more manga and anime reviews, please check out Hobotaku.
Synopsis: Written by Kio Shimoku, the manga version of Genshiken is nine volumes long. It covers the lives of a college club of Otaku, but does it in a way that makes them seem real and interesting instead of the usual stereotypes.
One of the reasons I love this series so much is the remarkable number of similarities between the Genshiken club, and the club I helped found at Guilford College, the Yachting Club. Granted, we didn't really have a Saki (who hates geeks and is only in the club because her hot boyfriend, Kousaka, is an otaku), and we had secret rituals, but otherwise very similar. What really made me fall in love with the series though was how it focuses on the lives of the otaku, and their relationships. When I read volume 8, I started running around wildly clapping (a habit I have when I am excited) until Leah read it, so I could gush about what happened. When you're that devoted to the characters, you are either insane or the book is really fucking good. In this case, it's a little of both.
Another crazy/awesome thing about Genshiken is Kujibiki Unbalance, a manga/anime made up for the series. During the chapter breaks in the manga, you learn more about Kujibiki Unbalance and its characters. Genshiken was also made into an anime, that covers the first five volumes of the manga, and you get to watch episodes of Kujibiki Unbalance as a special feature. How fucking cool is that?
If you're a geek, and if you're not I have no idea why you're reading this, pick up Genshiken now! You'll thank me.
For more manga and anime reviews, please check out Hobotaku.
December 26, 2012
After a shaky third volume, Genshiken is back on track with Volume 4. The book is more spread out than the previous ones but this collection benefits from the presentation of more ideas in shorter but interlapping sequences. There are some wonderful situation comedy moments here and the storytelling reaches a rich, dynamic level.
April 3, 2011
My favourite volume of the series! The Genshiken does it again and make even more mischief but this time, good mischief! It was interesting to see the gang actually work for once, hehe.
June 11, 2015
re-read
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