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斑目、田中、久我山、高坂、笹原、春日部等現視研的會員們陸續畢業，目前只剩下前任會長大野與現任會長荻上，以及加入沒多久的朽木與蘇還在現視研裡。為了不讓自己待的社團消失，現任會長荻上使出絕技來招募新人。沒想到招募到的新人居然全都是喜歡BL的腐女，而且居然其中一個還是為了來到現視研，而特地穿上女裝的男生？
197 pages, Paperback
First published May 23, 2011
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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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June 11, 2016
This is a good follow up to the manga of the same name. As most of the original casts graduated, the club continues on with new members that are more out of ordinary cliché characters that are usually reserved to geeks. From a (maybe) trans character who was bullied/not accepted to a woman who keeps to herself and to an American who pretends to be weird but in reality wiser than she looks. This follow up got me intrigued for I enjoyed the previous "season".
Comedy and heartfelt drama at its best.
Comedy and heartfelt drama at its best.
September 29, 2012
Its now a "fujoushi" club... but unlike the previous members, these girls are just not as likable, not yet anyway
June 17, 2024
前代人物在學校的只剩兩位
走向腐女路線
不再是前面那種我喜歡的氛圍了
評價似乎也沒前九集好?
姑且慢慢看下去
走向腐女路線
不再是前面那種我喜歡的氛圍了
評價似乎也沒前九集好?
姑且慢慢看下去
July 26, 2024
I’m left almost speechless at how offensive this was, transphobia-wise. There’s some interesting gender identity stuff going on with Hato’s character, but the way the others treat them…
First of all, I have to ask — were these people raised by wolves? Grabbing Hato’s hair without permission, telling them how to dress, lifting their skirt to see their genitals?? I’m frankly surprised that Hato puts up with them, though I suppose this is the only place to discuss niche manga…
While I’m on that track, what is with the messed-up morality of this club? Kuchiki leaves to go sexually assault Hato, and the group is mad that they defended themself? I’m never a fan of the pervert character “humor” anyway, but I swear the tone changes drastically whenever he enters the room. Gross.
To cut a long story short, I had picked this up to see if I wanted to go hunting for the rest of the second season, but at least now I can rest easy knowing that it is definitely not worth it for me.
First of all, I have to ask — were these people raised by wolves? Grabbing Hato’s hair without permission, telling them how to dress, lifting their skirt to see their genitals?? I’m frankly surprised that Hato puts up with them, though I suppose this is the only place to discuss niche manga…
While I’m on that track, what is with the messed-up morality of this club? Kuchiki leaves to go sexually assault Hato, and the group is mad that they defended themself? I’m never a fan of the pervert character “humor” anyway, but I swear the tone changes drastically whenever he enters the room. Gross.
To cut a long story short, I had picked this up to see if I wanted to go hunting for the rest of the second season, but at least now I can rest easy knowing that it is definitely not worth it for me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 10, 2025
Finally reading a paid copy
While I was reading this for the second time, the first being as an egg (yes, I am a trans woman) It probably crack me then but I had crack and glue that back solo many time. Anyway. I had enjoy the uniqueness of the story back then. Now, I want to get angry at the girl in genshiken. Haru-chan wanted to be show as a woman in the club and they are kun her and using male pronouns. I just want to scream. Maybe it is a translation error but it doesn't seem that way. She is happier dress feminine and I adore her for it. Anyway, I shouldn't white knight because in th last comic, she was fine with them using male pronouns so I won't give it two stars. I had wanted to did not finish this but I want to read more.
While I was reading this for the second time, the first being as an egg (yes, I am a trans woman) It probably crack me then but I had crack and glue that back solo many time. Anyway. I had enjoy the uniqueness of the story back then. Now, I want to get angry at the girl in genshiken. Haru-chan wanted to be show as a woman in the club and they are kun her and using male pronouns. I just want to scream. Maybe it is a translation error but it doesn't seem that way. She is happier dress feminine and I adore her for it. Anyway, I shouldn't white knight because in th last comic, she was fine with them using male pronouns so I won't give it two stars. I had wanted to did not finish this but I want to read more.
February 13, 2019
I'm so glad that the original author decided to continue the series. The transition from boys club to fujoshi circle is definitely a change but a welcome one. As always this series is addressing a lot of real life issues that a lot of young adults (nerds and none-nerd alike) have to face. The new characters are lovable and I really want to see more of their lives in this story. Can't wait to get my hands on the next book.
February 5, 2021
I gave this 4 stars because I didn't expect to enjoy the new set of characters for the Genshiken! I think Madarame will constantly appear, although not so much as before. I'm glad the Shimoku Kio has decided to advance Madarame's storyline (if there WILL be...).
If this just ends up Madarame still being love sick over Kasukabe... I will hate this series. Lol.
But so far, I don't think that will be the case... I hope.
If this just ends up Madarame still being love sick over Kasukabe... I will hate this series. Lol.
But so far, I don't think that will be the case... I hope.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 8, 2024
And so I begin season 2. As I'd feared, I don't like it as much. Only one new character interests me, Hato (and possibly Yoshitake, who has a minor role in this volume). I have an intense dislike of Sue (who appeared late in the first season) and so far I do not care at all for Yajima. Let's hope that some of the old favorites take on a bigger role (Madarame is already in the story), or that some of the newbies begin to be more interesting and likable.
November 6, 2019
This manga has an interesting collection of characters, some of which are quite fun. However there is very little to the storyline. Not much happens in the whole of this volume. You are introduced to the characters and then it feels like you are just getting brief snapshots into their lives which don't really feel very connected. I'm not sure I'll bother with any more in the series.
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.
June 1, 2018
Série qui explore la sous-culture japonaise : manga, anime, cosplay, etc. Tous les tomes sont très intéressants, et on apprend beaucoup. (Quoique la saison 2 soit moins bonne que la première...)
April 21, 2019
This part is as boring and pointless as the first part...😟😴💕📖📖
September 17, 2012
There's going to be some mixed emotions about some of the content in this book, because at times it feels so vastly different than the first "season" of Genshiken. This is both a good and a bad thing, depending on how you look at it.
Part of what made the original set of Genshiken manga so much fun was how realistic it felt, giving so many of us a feeling of "we've totally experienced this". To an extent this is still present in this volume, but over all of this there's a veneer of complete and total unrealism that comes with fictional manga. You know what I mean: that feeling that no matter how "real life" the manga tries to be, you can't shake that this is utterly a manga and doesn't seem like it'd be the least likely to happen IRL. The volume is full of typical manga-esque setups and the like on occasion that sort of bring this into focus even more. This doesn't make the various situations in this volume bad, mind you, but it is a change from the first season and some will slightly begrudge that the series has taken this turn. I have to admit that even as I loved this, part of me mourned that this is sort of becoming "fictional". I know this sounds vague, but there's not a lot of other way to describe this.
That being said, this was a pretty fun read. The new characters are nice and I especially love Hato, even as this character seems to be a symbol of the change from "actual life realistic" to "fictional manga realistic". Once you read about this character you'll understand. My only big gripe is that one of the characters seems a little too abrasive at times for the rest of the laid back Genshiken members and occasionally says and does things that she should've been called out on earlier in the volume. Slight spoiler there, but it's frustrating that it took so long for someone to say something. Sue is also fairly present in this volume, although at times I really wish that she was more than just comic relief. Maybe this will improve in the further volumes, hopefully. For now her strangeness is fun in this volume but I can see where it could eventually become overbearing.
What really makes this a joy is that despite the growing feeling of fictional-ness, there's still an overly healthy dollop of otaku culture. I really can't dislike the changes in this manga overall. The series couldn't stay as it was, as the first season covered a lot of the basics and the second season would be ill served if it were to simply be a re-hashing of the first one with different characters. Like I said, this will probably irritate some readers but I think most will take this in stride.
But if you haven't read the first season, do so. The publisher is releasing the series in chunky volumes and while you don't absolutely positively have to read the first season to completely enjoy this one, you'll miss out on so much that it'd be like drinking Diet Coke when you're expecting Pepsi.
Part of what made the original set of Genshiken manga so much fun was how realistic it felt, giving so many of us a feeling of "we've totally experienced this". To an extent this is still present in this volume, but over all of this there's a veneer of complete and total unrealism that comes with fictional manga. You know what I mean: that feeling that no matter how "real life" the manga tries to be, you can't shake that this is utterly a manga and doesn't seem like it'd be the least likely to happen IRL. The volume is full of typical manga-esque setups and the like on occasion that sort of bring this into focus even more. This doesn't make the various situations in this volume bad, mind you, but it is a change from the first season and some will slightly begrudge that the series has taken this turn. I have to admit that even as I loved this, part of me mourned that this is sort of becoming "fictional". I know this sounds vague, but there's not a lot of other way to describe this.
That being said, this was a pretty fun read. The new characters are nice and I especially love Hato, even as this character seems to be a symbol of the change from "actual life realistic" to "fictional manga realistic". Once you read about this character you'll understand. My only big gripe is that one of the characters seems a little too abrasive at times for the rest of the laid back Genshiken members and occasionally says and does things that she should've been called out on earlier in the volume. Slight spoiler there, but it's frustrating that it took so long for someone to say something. Sue is also fairly present in this volume, although at times I really wish that she was more than just comic relief. Maybe this will improve in the further volumes, hopefully. For now her strangeness is fun in this volume but I can see where it could eventually become overbearing.
What really makes this a joy is that despite the growing feeling of fictional-ness, there's still an overly healthy dollop of otaku culture. I really can't dislike the changes in this manga overall. The series couldn't stay as it was, as the first season covered a lot of the basics and the second season would be ill served if it were to simply be a re-hashing of the first one with different characters. Like I said, this will probably irritate some readers but I think most will take this in stride.
But if you haven't read the first season, do so. The publisher is releasing the series in chunky volumes and while you don't absolutely positively have to read the first season to completely enjoy this one, you'll miss out on so much that it'd be like drinking Diet Coke when you're expecting Pepsi.
February 4, 2013
I didn't know what to expect from this. I mean, the original Genshiken ended so perfectly -- all the characters from the start of the series graduated and went off to start careers, leaving the club in the hands of three capable underclassmen. Obladi-oblada, life goes on. Is a sequel really necessary? Especially one that shifts the dynamics of the club significantly?
Well, maybe not necessary, but it is good.
The new series picks up a few weeks after the original with Ogiue now club president. Since the other two members are now seniors, she needs to recruit new blood to ensure the club's continued existence. She has one new member in the form of Ohno's American friend Sue, but that's hardly enough. So they go on a recruiting drive and snag three new members, two fujoshi girls named Yajima and Yoshitake, and a transvestite named Hato. So, yeah, total change from the days when Saki was the only girl in the group.
The original characters aren't totally written out, though most of them are reduced to recurring guest stars. The exception isn't, as you might expect, Ogiue's boyfriend Sasahara, but rather Madarame who still drops by the club room for lunch even though Saki's no longer around -- something he gets called on my Keiko of all people, who still stops by even though Kousaka's not around anymore either. There's something quite sad about seeing a guy who's three years into his professional career still hanging out in his old college club room in the hopes of reclaiming some of the happiness he had as a student. But there are hints of hope for old Madarame -- a subtle hint of romance between him and Hato, an omake chapter featuring Keiko hoping he'll come by her work, and Sue being ... Sue.
The thing that made the original Genshiken so interesting was how the club evolved over time, the focus subtly shifting as new members joined and old ones graduated. So having the club turn into fujoshi central makes sense, and the new characters are a nice mixture of otaku awkwardness with endearing traits.
Well, maybe not necessary, but it is good.
The new series picks up a few weeks after the original with Ogiue now club president. Since the other two members are now seniors, she needs to recruit new blood to ensure the club's continued existence. She has one new member in the form of Ohno's American friend Sue, but that's hardly enough. So they go on a recruiting drive and snag three new members, two fujoshi girls named Yajima and Yoshitake, and a transvestite named Hato. So, yeah, total change from the days when Saki was the only girl in the group.
The original characters aren't totally written out, though most of them are reduced to recurring guest stars. The exception isn't, as you might expect, Ogiue's boyfriend Sasahara, but rather Madarame who still drops by the club room for lunch even though Saki's no longer around -- something he gets called on my Keiko of all people, who still stops by even though Kousaka's not around anymore either. There's something quite sad about seeing a guy who's three years into his professional career still hanging out in his old college club room in the hopes of reclaiming some of the happiness he had as a student. But there are hints of hope for old Madarame -- a subtle hint of romance between him and Hato, an omake chapter featuring Keiko hoping he'll come by her work, and Sue being ... Sue.
The thing that made the original Genshiken so interesting was how the club evolved over time, the focus subtly shifting as new members joined and old ones graduated. So having the club turn into fujoshi central makes sense, and the new characters are a nice mixture of otaku awkwardness with endearing traits.
November 11, 2019
Okay I bought and read ALL the original Genshiken manga books, the Genshiken novel (God that sucked), and all the Genshiken DVD's and the all the Kujibiki Unbalance stuff as well. So when I saw that there was a sequel to my favorite manga, I HAD to get my hands on them ASAP!
***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS***
Right off the bat we have Ohno, Oguie, Susie, and Kuchi and we are introduced to a few new otaku as well. My favorite of the new otaku are Yoshi and Hato. The other one just doesn't seem to have anything about her that's very interesting other than wanting Hato to stop cross-dressing.
We do have appearances by Madarame, Sasahara, Kasukabe, and a few of our old favorites as well, but the main focus of the book is on the new Genshiken members. Oguie is still writing her doujinshi and getting published on a regular basis. Madarame is still working hard at his job and once in a while stops by the Genshiken club room and is still in love with Kasukabe. Ohno of course is still with Tanaka and is obsessed with her cosplay, just the way we like her!
The story is really what we like about the Genshiken, it's them doing what they love, comics, cosplay, quoting obscure anime, hanging out between classes and talking about nerdy things while helping each other with their personal projects.
***END SPOILERS*** ***END SPOILERS*** ***END SPOILERS***
The only thing I didn't like about this was that the characters I loved from the original series are mostly in the background and have very little to do with the new storyline. However I'm quickly learning to love these new characters almost as much as the original cast.
Check it out!
***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS***
Right off the bat we have Ohno, Oguie, Susie, and Kuchi and we are introduced to a few new otaku as well. My favorite of the new otaku are Yoshi and Hato. The other one just doesn't seem to have anything about her that's very interesting other than wanting Hato to stop cross-dressing.
We do have appearances by Madarame, Sasahara, Kasukabe, and a few of our old favorites as well, but the main focus of the book is on the new Genshiken members. Oguie is still writing her doujinshi and getting published on a regular basis. Madarame is still working hard at his job and once in a while stops by the Genshiken club room and is still in love with Kasukabe. Ohno of course is still with Tanaka and is obsessed with her cosplay, just the way we like her!
The story is really what we like about the Genshiken, it's them doing what they love, comics, cosplay, quoting obscure anime, hanging out between classes and talking about nerdy things while helping each other with their personal projects.
***END SPOILERS*** ***END SPOILERS*** ***END SPOILERS***
The only thing I didn't like about this was that the characters I loved from the original series are mostly in the background and have very little to do with the new storyline. However I'm quickly learning to love these new characters almost as much as the original cast.
Check it out!
June 20, 2018
Genshiken Second Season Volume 1 (or just Genshiken Volume 10)? I'm not otaku enough to know why this was released as "second season" -- but I can assume it was to confuse fans into thinking that this was a new series and to buy it even if they didn't have the first season.
It's a new season -- but all of the original characters are still there. They just don't necessarily come to club meetings anymore. Except maybe Madarame-kun.
The new president, Ogiue has set out to find new members to join the club by doing the one thing that she knows how to do... draw. However, her drawing style, brings in a certain kind of otaku... the fujoshi (girls who love yaoi/aka gay-manga). On top of everything, one of the new members is just too pretty to be a girl!
It's a fun series, and continues to please. I didn't relate much to the fujoshi fangirl, so to me it's not as comfortable as previous volumes. And some of my favourite characters take a back seat. It could just be the fact that so many new characters have been introduced, and a few of them don't have a unique enough personality for me. I hope this is just growing pains.
Ogiue continues to charm as the classic tsundere character -- and I'm so happy with Sally. I've read A LOT of manga in my time... and this is one of the best characterizations of an American otaku I've read. Usually Americans are "weird", but Sally is weird with purpose. I'm really pleased about this!
It's a new season -- but all of the original characters are still there. They just don't necessarily come to club meetings anymore. Except maybe Madarame-kun.
The new president, Ogiue has set out to find new members to join the club by doing the one thing that she knows how to do... draw. However, her drawing style, brings in a certain kind of otaku... the fujoshi (girls who love yaoi/aka gay-manga). On top of everything, one of the new members is just too pretty to be a girl!
It's a fun series, and continues to please. I didn't relate much to the fujoshi fangirl, so to me it's not as comfortable as previous volumes. And some of my favourite characters take a back seat. It could just be the fact that so many new characters have been introduced, and a few of them don't have a unique enough personality for me. I hope this is just growing pains.
Ogiue continues to charm as the classic tsundere character -- and I'm so happy with Sally. I've read A LOT of manga in my time... and this is one of the best characterizations of an American otaku I've read. Usually Americans are "weird", but Sally is weird with purpose. I'm really pleased about this!
April 24, 2014
I'm going to admit that I'm kind of oddly disappointed by the fact that Kenjiro Hato isn't transgender, though as the series stands thus far, it's entirely possible that the character could be revealed down the road as being TG after all, but in denial.
Still, it's a good continuation of Genshiken, and it's a nice new start. It's also nice to be a series focused on otaku that isn't focused entirely on material for male audiences, though we'll probably have some stuff along those lines in later volumes.
I look forward to reading the next few volumes.
Still, it's a good continuation of Genshiken, and it's a nice new start. It's also nice to be a series focused on otaku that isn't focused entirely on material for male audiences, though we'll probably have some stuff along those lines in later volumes.
I look forward to reading the next few volumes.
September 23, 2012
Starts off slow, but once they start to show off the new characters' personalities and interests and have them interact with the old group it really picks up. Bonus: they have not forgotten the big unresolved plotline from the first series. Yeah, you know which one I mean.
September 8, 2013
Oh no, I've fallen in love with Genshiken all over again. Now I have the urge to make a doujinshi! Too bad I can't draw, kol kol kol. And to the surprise of no one, Hato-kun is my favorite of the new club members. Fundanshi who crossplay for the win!
March 11, 2015
Not as great as the first nine volumes but I'm so glad that Shimoku restarted Genshiken and I hope it goes for a very long run
December 12, 2012
I don't like the new cast of characters as much as the old ones, but it was still a good read!
February 22, 2013
Unspeakably hilarious.
September 29, 2015
Not as good as the original, but it's still Genshiken.
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