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「現代視覺文化研究會」，簡稱「現視研」（現視研），是一個以研究動漫等綜合性現代視覺文化為成立宗旨，但實吃喝玩樂之行的社團。主角笹原完士在成為大學新鮮人後，跟同為一年級新生的重度御宅族高坂真琴一起加入了現視研。
175 pages, Paperback
First published June 23, 2005
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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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May 26, 2021
Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Vol. 6 continues where the previous tankōbon left off and contains the next six chapters (31–36) of the on-going manga series with a bonus story.
Most of the tankōbon focuses on Chika Ogiue and her various relationships with the Genshiken group. Her antagonistic relationship continues with Kanako Ōno until they bond with cosplaying during the School Festival. Unfortunately, her first impressions with Keiko Sasahara, who was there enjoying the festival, got on the wrong foot, which causes Kanji Sasahara with additional problems.
Inspired by Genshiken selling a fanzine during Comic-Fest, Chika Ogiue decides to make her own fanzine and sell it. She asks Kanji Sasahara with some help, which Saki Kasukabe mistaken their relationship as romantic, when she catches Chika Ogiue drawing Kanji Sasahara in her notebook. Apparently, Chika Ogiue likes to ship people together in real life – particular the M/M type relationships.
Meanwhile, Keiko Sasahara takes the entrance exam to Shiiou University, in hopes to get closer to Makoto Kōsaka – her infatuation. She fails, but manages to get into a business school nearby and joins Genshiken. A chapter is dedicated to the one-sided relationship between Harunobu Madarame and Saki Kasukabe. The tankōbon closes with Harunobu Madarame, Sōichirō Tanaka, and Mitsunori Kugayama graduating and Kanako Ōno is made the fourth president as Kanji Sasahara would be entering his senior year and needs to focus in finding a job after graduation.
This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Shimoku Kio. For the most part, it is written and illustrated rather well. It is a tankōbon about commencement. Harunobu Madarame, Sōichirō Tanaka, and Mitsunori Kugayama graduating, while Kanji Sasahara, Makoto Kōsaka, and Saki Kasukabe entering their senior year and Keiko Sasahara entering her freshman year. This tankōbon signals an ending of a period, but the hopeful promise of a continuation.
All in all, Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Vol. 6 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
Most of the tankōbon focuses on Chika Ogiue and her various relationships with the Genshiken group. Her antagonistic relationship continues with Kanako Ōno until they bond with cosplaying during the School Festival. Unfortunately, her first impressions with Keiko Sasahara, who was there enjoying the festival, got on the wrong foot, which causes Kanji Sasahara with additional problems.
Inspired by Genshiken selling a fanzine during Comic-Fest, Chika Ogiue decides to make her own fanzine and sell it. She asks Kanji Sasahara with some help, which Saki Kasukabe mistaken their relationship as romantic, when she catches Chika Ogiue drawing Kanji Sasahara in her notebook. Apparently, Chika Ogiue likes to ship people together in real life – particular the M/M type relationships.
Meanwhile, Keiko Sasahara takes the entrance exam to Shiiou University, in hopes to get closer to Makoto Kōsaka – her infatuation. She fails, but manages to get into a business school nearby and joins Genshiken. A chapter is dedicated to the one-sided relationship between Harunobu Madarame and Saki Kasukabe. The tankōbon closes with Harunobu Madarame, Sōichirō Tanaka, and Mitsunori Kugayama graduating and Kanako Ōno is made the fourth president as Kanji Sasahara would be entering his senior year and needs to focus in finding a job after graduation.
This tankōbon is written and illustrated by Shimoku Kio. For the most part, it is written and illustrated rather well. It is a tankōbon about commencement. Harunobu Madarame, Sōichirō Tanaka, and Mitsunori Kugayama graduating, while Kanji Sasahara, Makoto Kōsaka, and Saki Kasukabe entering their senior year and Keiko Sasahara entering her freshman year. This tankōbon signals an ending of a period, but the hopeful promise of a continuation.
All in all, Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Vol. 6 is a wonderful continuation to a series that seems really intriguing and I can't wait to read more.
January 11, 2023
Glad they did a chapter about the one girl suppressing the urge to draw yaoi of the genshiken members.
Also the doujin included in the back being drawn by other real manga artists was a cool touch. Was not expecting for the artist behind wandering son and sweet blue flowers to pop up in that.
Also the doujin included in the back being drawn by other real manga artists was a cool touch. Was not expecting for the artist behind wandering son and sweet blue flowers to pop up in that.
June 26, 2021
Se gradúan tres de los personajes y están en la difícil tesitura de "abandonar el nido" dejar atrás su vida universitaria y el club para ser miembros productivos de la sociedad, esto genera diversos sentimientos en ellos y en los integrantes del club que se quedan. Además, mediante la hermana de Sasahara tenemos una pincelada de los exámenes de admisión a la universidad en Japón.
Hasta el momento no he hablado de la calidad del dibujo, pero en general se puede resumir como "irregular" la calidad y el detalle varían entre los volúmenes y en ocasiones entre las páginas, generalmente las primeras páginas del volumen son las más detalladas y a partir de allí la calidad se va deteriorando, aunque en general es pasable y va perfectamente con la historia si dejar de transmitir las emociones y la atmosfera que se busca.
Hasta el momento no he hablado de la calidad del dibujo, pero en general se puede resumir como "irregular" la calidad y el detalle varían entre los volúmenes y en ocasiones entre las páginas, generalmente las primeras páginas del volumen son las más detalladas y a partir de allí la calidad se va deteriorando, aunque en general es pasable y va perfectamente con la historia si dejar de transmitir las emociones y la atmosfera que se busca.
February 2, 2021
As usual, the every chapter entertained me. I gave 4 stars because I got kinda emotional with the last chapter... never knew I'd get a little sad at the fact that Madarame (and Kugayama and Tanaka) is finally graduating 😔😔😔
I guess it was inevitable. And i guess there really was bound to be the next gen Genshiken after all. That's what happens in campus organizations anyway.
I still love this series so much... 🙂
I guess it was inevitable. And i guess there really was bound to be the next gen Genshiken after all. That's what happens in campus organizations anyway.
I still love this series so much... 🙂
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 29, 2022
The more I read this, the more I realize this series has some of the best character writing I've ever read in a manga
I don't know if that speaks more about how good the writing is or to my relative inexperience with non-Yuri manga
I don't know if that speaks more about how good the writing is or to my relative inexperience with non-Yuri manga
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 👌📖😁💕
February 18, 2022
Had me interested in what was to happen after this volume. As I’ve said for all my reviews, I enjoyed reading about some absolute losers 😁👍
June 10, 2024
日本人對阿宅的歧視似乎比台灣嚴重許多
December 4, 2024
I mentioned earlier that this manga depicts college life; the characters are older and more adult. The manga accurately captures their ages and that is part of what makes it excellent.
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 31, 2012
“Genshiken” is a character story, but never before has it offered such concentrated character storytelling as it does in it 6th volume which shows the newest members of the club finding themselves and deals with the graduation of the oldest ones. Compelling material, everyday but very relatable.
April 3, 2011
It's a shame my reviews are no longer reviews. The volumes are not so fresh in my mind anymore. All I can say is that Ogiue is becoming my favourite character!
June 20, 2015
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