Genshiken

Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming.

When he first visited Genshiken, short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture), his groundless pride was destroyed by the plotting of Madarame, a sophomore student in Genshiken, but he still couldn't admit that he is an otaku.

However, as he participates in society activities such as visiting dojin (private publishing) shops and anime festivals, and hangs out with other society members Kosaka (a hardcore otaku despite his extreme eccentricities and good looks), Kosaka's girlfriend Kasukabe Saki (who isn't really an otaku), Ohno (a cosplayer) and the others, he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world. With their help, Sasahara slowly adjusts to otaku life in Genshiken.

12 Episodes

Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture
Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented CultureEpisode 1
Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert...
Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert...Episode 2
Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion
Problems and Merits of Local Culture PromotionEpisode 3
The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co...
The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co...Episode 4
Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour
Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous BehaviourEpisode 5
Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture
Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the SubcultureEpisode 6
Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships
Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal RelationshipsEpisode 7
Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes
Comparative Research in Production Models and ProcessesEpisode 8
Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia...
Concerning the Existence of an Expository Requirement under Special Non-socia...Episode 9
Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result
Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic ResultEpisode 10
The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes
The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban CrimesEpisode 11
The Countermeasures for the Issues that Occur during the Reorganization of a...
The Countermeasures for the Issues that Occur during the Reorganization of a...Episode 12