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夏季的COMIFES開始了！除了現視研的老成員之外，波戶等新成員也一起去參加這個一年兩次的盛會。連大野與蘇的好友－安琪拉也遠從美國前來參加。但安琪拉因為察覺到小咲畢業導致斑目失戀的關係，於是就積極的追求斑目，知道斑目喜歡的對象其實是小咲的波戶，為了保護學長而挺身出來
187 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 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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April 21, 2013
Every bit as much fun as I expected. If you've never read Genshiken before, best start with Vol. 1. Much of the humor derives from putting the characters into situations to see their reactions, and if you don't know the characters it's not nearly as much fun. Shimoku Kio was doing geek humor before it became popular.
February 6, 2021
I completely forgot to put this on my Currently Reading shelf...
What can I say? I honestly enjoyed the chapters in this volume. But I don't think it's worth 4 stars, hence the 3. There's a plotline for Hato and Madarame. I don't know where it is going, but I'm hoping that it's going to the path that I want.
I also noticed that lately, art for Madarame became different. He looks... better? And maybe that's why even Angela finds him attractive. I find Madarame attractive too, lately, especially his scenes with Hato.
Let Hato have this, Shimoku Kio.
What can I say? I honestly enjoyed the chapters in this volume. But I don't think it's worth 4 stars, hence the 3. There's a plotline for Hato and Madarame. I don't know where it is going, but I'm hoping that it's going to the path that I want.
I also noticed that lately, art for Madarame became different. He looks... better? And maybe that's why even Angela finds him attractive. I find Madarame attractive too, lately, especially his scenes with Hato.
Let Hato have this, Shimoku Kio.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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.
December 9, 2024
The fourth star is partly giving the author the benefit of a doubt and partly recalling how awful some manga series can be. I'm not excited about going through ten more volumes of this, but Genshiken season 1 was so good, I still hold out hope.
May 20, 2025
Okay
So haru-chan (don't at me. She wants to be she in the club setting) was dressing as a dude for a bit. I feel rereading has me remember when this manga crack me back then. Still I find it troubling they call Haru-chan haru-kun
So haru-chan (don't at me. She wants to be she in the club setting) was dressing as a dude for a bit. I feel rereading has me remember when this manga crack me back then. Still I find it troubling they call Haru-chan haru-kun
April 21, 2019
This part is as boring and pointless as the first part...😟😴💕📖📖
June 23, 2024
這劇情走向跟一代完全不同
總覺得BL的太刻意
還是我對這領域不夠熟
攻受套路本該如此?
總之剩下的大概就是慢慢看完算了@@
總覺得BL的太刻意
還是我對這領域不夠熟
攻受套路本該如此?
總之剩下的大概就是慢慢看完算了@@
August 31, 2024
Jumped in and I'm sure i've
missed a lot
things happen
characters overreact
hi jinks
you get the idea
missed a lot
things happen
characters overreact
hi jinks
you get the idea
August 19, 2015
Nothing quite beats No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!, Vol. 1, also known as Watamote(the whole series, but Goodreads doesn't have a way to link to series as a whole) when it comes to secondhand embarrassment. Tomoko, precious Tomoko in all her highly-relatable glory, is a mess socially speaking--something the target audience of Watamote can generally relate to. I love it, great series.
Why do I mention it here?
Because in the seven volumes of Watamote I've read, they never achieved a level of secondhand embarrassment this volume of Genshiken Second Season did--closing a book to recover from the embarrassment. I think I might have blushed a little. Poor, well-meaning Hato.
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Beyond that, highly enjoyable volume. Could've used more Ogiue (and Sasahara, OTP <3), but I'm glad we get to see the newbies and Yabusaki a little more.
Why do I mention it here?
Because in the seven volumes of Watamote I've read, they never achieved a level of secondhand embarrassment this volume of Genshiken Second Season did--closing a book to recover from the embarrassment. I think I might have blushed a little. Poor, well-meaning Hato.
Context under spoilers:
Beyond that, highly enjoyable volume. Could've used more Ogiue (and Sasahara, OTP <3), but I'm glad we get to see the newbies and Yabusaki a little more.
March 21, 2013
This volume really highlights the difference between Nidaime and the original series.
First, this is the first volume of Genshiken without an appearance by Saki -- she's mentioned quite a bit in the middle, and she does show up briefly in Madarame's imagination, but as a character she never appears in the flesh. This is a really daring move since she was the glue that held the original series together -- no matter how much the focus shifted to Sasahara, Madarame or Ogiue, she was always there to support the story with her inherent awesomeness. But this time the cast is on their own, and it's almost entirely the newbies who have to do the heavy lifting -- Sue and Yabusaki in the first half and Hato in the second. Ohno and Ogiue are sidelined for most of the story, Sasahara only gets a cameo, and Madarame doesn't put in an appearance until late in the game.
My one complaint with this is that Hato gets too much of the attention. He's a good character, but honestly I find him less interesting than Yajima and Yabusaki (and particularly the burgeoning friendship between Yabusaki and Sue). And you know, the way he cockblocks Madarame with Angela is just wrong.
The other major change with Nidaime is how much space is devoted to the current Comiket arc, which takes up almost this entire volume -- and if we include the preparations, it actually goes back to the previous book --whereas in the past it would be one or two chapters at best. Although it's nice to get a deeper look at what everybody does at the convention, it does make for slower plot progression.
First, this is the first volume of Genshiken without an appearance by Saki -- she's mentioned quite a bit in the middle, and she does show up briefly in Madarame's imagination, but as a character she never appears in the flesh. This is a really daring move since she was the glue that held the original series together -- no matter how much the focus shifted to Sasahara, Madarame or Ogiue, she was always there to support the story with her inherent awesomeness. But this time the cast is on their own, and it's almost entirely the newbies who have to do the heavy lifting -- Sue and Yabusaki in the first half and Hato in the second. Ohno and Ogiue are sidelined for most of the story, Sasahara only gets a cameo, and Madarame doesn't put in an appearance until late in the game.
My one complaint with this is that Hato gets too much of the attention. He's a good character, but honestly I find him less interesting than Yajima and Yabusaki (and particularly the burgeoning friendship between Yabusaki and Sue). And you know, the way he cockblocks Madarame with Angela is just wrong.
The other major change with Nidaime is how much space is devoted to the current Comiket arc, which takes up almost this entire volume -- and if we include the preparations, it actually goes back to the previous book --whereas in the past it would be one or two chapters at best. Although it's nice to get a deeper look at what everybody does at the convention, it does make for slower plot progression.
November 11, 2019
Once again this series returns to Hato's cross dressing and his love of BL manga.
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I really don't see why anyone has an issue with it. I mean he's not hurting anyone and if cross dressing makes him happy, what's the problem? We also get more of the Genshiken and how they are dealing with Madarame and how they see certain members of their group as his "harem." Which is kind of confusing to me. I mean the guy hasn't been around the club room in a long time. So why are they even discussing him or worried about this?
Sue also seems to be scared of Madarame all of a sudden for some reason. Maybe I am missing something but that was confusing to me.
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Even with those little things it's still an enjoyable volume and fans of the series will enjoy this volume. Check it out!
***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS***
I really don't see why anyone has an issue with it. I mean he's not hurting anyone and if cross dressing makes him happy, what's the problem? We also get more of the Genshiken and how they are dealing with Madarame and how they see certain members of their group as his "harem." Which is kind of confusing to me. I mean the guy hasn't been around the club room in a long time. So why are they even discussing him or worried about this?
Sue also seems to be scared of Madarame all of a sudden for some reason. Maybe I am missing something but that was confusing to me.
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Even with those little things it's still an enjoyable volume and fans of the series will enjoy this volume. Check it out!
April 23, 2013
Every once in a while and stop and consider how Genshiken went from a series about the nitty-gritty bits of various kinds of otaku life to being some kind of crazy genderqueer story about BL whose running theme is 'Madarame spends most of his time around the current/former Genshiken members being traumatized.'
The story never stops being funny in any incarnation, though, so props to Kio-sensei.
The story never stops being funny in any incarnation, though, so props to Kio-sensei.
April 28, 2014
The Madarame-as-Uke storyline is pretty funny, even as someone who isn't particularly into yaoi. I'm still really enjoying Genshiken, and I'm definitely looking forward to getting around to reading volume three.
February 13, 2016
That was another fun volume of Genshiken. :)
September 2, 2013
Genshiken: the Fujoshi Years is actually starting to grow on me
This volume is all about everyone heading out to Comiket, and Hato really does take faaaar too much center-stage in the writing
This volume is all about everyone heading out to Comiket, and Hato really does take faaaar too much center-stage in the writing
May 9, 2015
Interesting portrait of Otaku subculture, but bit too heavy in the gender mess.
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