Genshiken

Épisode 1 - Study of the Modern Visually Oriented Culture

10 octobre 2004 - 2.5/5

Le jour où Sasahara découvre le club du Genshiken (alias le club d'études de la culture visuelle moderne) lors de la rentrée à la fac, ce grand timide et indécis se trouve enfin une raison d'être via le culte commun de Kujibiki Unbalance (l'anime à succès du moment) dont chaque épisode est visionné scrupuleusement par chacun des membres. Ce petit groupe de passionnés ira de discussion en débats jusqu'à l'intrusion de Saki, une jeune fille "normale" amoureuse de Kosaka, l'un des membres... provoquant ainsi la confusion des genres entre profane et otaku.

Épisode 2 - Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth through Consumption and Entertainment

17 octobre 2004 - 1/5

Pour fêter l'inscription de Sasahara au club, Madaramé et les autres organisent une sortie à Akihabara, le quartier de l'électronique et du fan d'animation, pendant que Saki intriguée, se rend à Harajuku pour que Kosaka s'intéresse à elle... Désorientée, elle en vient à se confier aux autres membres du Genshiken.

Épisode 3 - Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion

24 octobre 2004 - 1/5

Les membres du Genshiken organisent une sortie au Comics Festival annuel où ils comptent bien récupérer cartes et fanzines collector. Madaramé, victime d'une mauvaise chute qui lui brise le poignet, lutte contre la douleur pour en profiter un maximum...

Épisode 4 - The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimulation Brought on Through Makeup and Costume on Mental Obstacles

31 octobre 2004 - 1/5

Le Genshiken accueille un nouveau membre: Kanako Oono, fan d'animation et de cosplay. Dans un premier temps, Saki la dissuade de rester, mais ne peux résister à la tentation de voir la chambre d'une fille otaku. Alors qu'une nouvelle idylle commence avec Kosaka, son ex-copain lui rend une visite impromptue...

Épisode 5 - Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour

7 novembre 2004 - 1/5

Faute d'activité, le bureau des associations de la fac, sous l'impulsion de sa vice-présidente, décide de dissoudre le Genshiken. Saki voit là l'occasion inespérée de sortir Kosaka de cette vie d'otaku. Cependant, devant l'inertie des membres, elle œuvre pour sauver le club.

Épisode 6 - Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture

14 novembre 2004 - 1/5

Saki, qui supporte mal que Kosaka la délaisse pour un dessin animé ou une partie de jeu video, prend le taureau parles cornes et s'entraîne au jeu Puyo-Puyo pour lui plaire. Le timide Sasahara accueille avec froideur sa sœur Keiko qui vient lui demander de l'argent. Celle-ci trouve d'ailleurs Kosaka à son goût...

Épisode 7 - Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships

21 novembre 2004 - 1/5

Un tournant est annoncé au Genshiken: Son premier président rend son tablier et nomme Madaramé à sa place, tandis que le club accueille 2 nouveaux membres. Réussiront-ils à s'intégrer ?

Épisode 8 - Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes

28 novembre 2004 - 3/5

Le temps d'une journée, tout le club se concentre sur une activité: le montage de maquettes ou "Plastic models" sous la supervision de Tanaka, l'expert en la matière. Mais Saki démontre une fois de plus qu'elle est un redoutable trouble-fête.

Épisode 9 - Concerning the Existence and Non-Existence of Explanatory Duties Under Specially Confined Circumstances

5 décembre 2004 - 1/5

Madaramé et Saki se retrouvent seuls au local du Genshiken. Grand moment de gêne pour Madaramé qui oscille entre attirance et répulsion, alors que Saki reste imperturbable à lire des mangas.

Épisode 10 - Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result

12 décembre 2004 - 3.3/5

Le Genshiken se retrouve à la plage, accompagnée de Keiko qui tente mille et un stratagèmes pour arracher Kosaka à Saki. Elle tente même de rentrer dans le monde des otaku après visionnage d'épisodes de la série du moment: Kujibiki Unbalance. L'après-midi est consacrée aux achats de fanzines collector du Comics Festival.

Épisode 11 - The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes

19 décembre 2004 - 1/5

Saki décide qu'il est temps de procéder à un grand ménage de printemps au local du club et de contraindre ses membres à se séparer de précieux magazines qu'elle juge encombrants. Par mégarde, elle met le feu à la pile de revues dans la poubelle de la fac, ce qui vaut au Genshiken l'interdiction de se retrouver au lieu de rendez-vous habituel.

Épisode 12 - Countermeasures for Issues that Arise during the Reorganization of a Group

26 décembre 2004 - 1/5

Privés de local suite à l'incendie, les membres du Genshiken doivent effectuer des travaux d'intérêt général pour pouvoir le réintégrer. Devant cette situation, Saki n'en finit plus de culpabiliser. Une fois le local récupéré, Madaramé annonce son intention de renoncer à son poste de président au profit de Sasahara, chargé alors d'inscrire le Genshiken au prochain Comics Festival.

Épisode 13 - [OVA 1] I'm Ogiue, and I Hate Otaku

22 décembre 2006 - 2/5

Deux nouveaux membres rejoignent la société : le désagréable Manabu Kuchiki et la distante Chika Ogiue. Ohno élabore un plan pour amener Ogiue à révéler sa vraie personnalité.

Épisode 14 - [OVA 2] I'm from Planet Otaku

23 février 2007 - 2/5

Sur les conseils de Kasukabe, Madarame part à la recherche d'une tenue moins "otaku". Plus tard, une conversation autour d'un sushi révèle qu'ils ne viennent peut-être pas de mondes complètement différents. Malheureusement, cela ne fait que l'embrouiller davantage.

Épisode 15 - [OVA 3] Then I'll Undress You!

25 avril 2007 - 2/5

Le festival de l'école approche et Ohno doit participer à une nouvelle séance photo de cosplay. Mais la tension monte lorsque Ogiue se moque de l'idée du cosplay et qu'Ohno découvre la cachette secrète de Tanaka contenant des costumes pour les autres filles de Genshiken.

Épisode 1 - The New Chairman's Ambition

10 octobre 2007 - 3/5

Things are looking up for Sasahara as the Genshiken secures a spot among the dōjinshi vendors at the next Comifes, but the devil is in the details as they quickly need to figure out the finer points of actually making one. An unexpected relief comes when Ogiue actually volunteers her services (if in limited quantities), but will the new President have what it takes to stand up to the other obstacles in their way?

Épisode 2 - Meetings are Disastrous

17 octobre 2007 - 3/5

It's nearing the end of July, and with the deadline for finishing their dōjinshi looming, all the club has to show are the two pages drawn by Ogiue. With Kugayama's continued lack of material pushing the deadline (and Sasahara's patience) to the limit, it looks like they'll have to put aside their differences (and their sleep cycles) to get things done on time.

Épisode 3 - One Hot Summer's Day

24 octobre 2007 - 3/5

The day of Genshiken's participation in Comifes has arrived, and they are finally set to take their place as a vendor. But despite (or because of) Haraguchi's "blessing," sales are initially slow. Ohno's arrival (in cosplay, naturally) seems to change their luck for the better, but things really get underway with a surprise appearance. How Kasukabe will react to it, however, is another matter entirely.

Épisode 4 - Are You Two Going Out?

31 octobre 2007 - 3/5

Ohno likes Tanaka, Tanaka likes Ohno. Both however are too shy and lacking confidence to make a first move. With the rest of Genshiken in a state of concern and confusion over their relationship, Ohno confides in Kasukabe her anxieties and Kasukabe suggests a possible approach that may give both of them the courage to confide their affections.

Épisode 5 - Madarame, the Incumbent Sex Slave

7 novembre 2007 - 1/5

Ogiue catches Sasahara and Madarame in an unintentionally-compromising position, setting her fujoshi imagination alight with various slash pairings between her fellow club members. She may have just found the inspiration to make a dōjinshi for next summer's Comifes, but her sketch of Sasahara gives Saki other ideas.

Épisode 6 - Problematic Hobby

14 novembre 2007 - 1/5

Genshiken is making preparations to go to the upcoming Winter Comifes as a group, but when the other members invite Ogiue along, she adamantly refuses. That doesn't stop her from appearing anyway in the guise of her high school persona to buy all the latest yaoi dōjinshi, but things get complicated as she (literally) runs into the rest of the club.

Épisode 7 - Graduation Syndrome

14 novembre 2007 - 1/5

Graduation time is finally upon Tanaka, Kugayama, and Madarame, and with it come emotional reflections on the past three years for the club. The presidential torch is passed on, and a Kujibiki Unbalance OVA finally gives closure to the first season, but what about Madarame's job hunt? And for that matter, what will become of the Genshiken under President Ohno?

Épisode 8 - Cos-ken

28 novembre 2007 - 1/5

It's the beginning of the school year, and Ohno is planning out her first year as the president of the Genshiken. How will the club change under her cosplay management? Also, Ogiue learns that she's accepted to Comifes and tries to work up the courage needed for her debut. But will the newest iteration of the club sink or swim, and will Kuchiki be Ohno's nemesis, or her unlikely savior?

Épisode 9 - It's Always Raining During Job Hunts

5 décembre 2007 - 3/5

Sasahara's job search is not going as well as he'd hoped; at every turn, his negative portrayal of himself and uncertainty over his own beliefs make companies balk at hiring him. Meanwhile, Kousaka's absence is starting to get to Saki, while Ogiue struggles to draft her Comifes dōjinshi without any interference from Ohno's fetishes. But could Kuchiki be on to something about Sasahara and Ogiue?

Épisode 10 - Otaku from USA

12 décembre 2007 - 3/5

As Ogiue continues her preparations for Comifes, now a few days away, friends of Ohno's from the US show up unexpectedly to come to convention as well. While the foreign otaku ways of Angela and Sue shake up the (somewhat) peaceful clubroom, perhaps Angela is the "sensible" one when it comes to understanding the feelings of others.

Épisode 11 - Real Hardcore

19 décembre 2007 - 3/5

As Comifes starts, Sasahara help Ogiue set up her doujinshi booth. Angela cosplays with Ohno in the costumes Tanaka made for them, while Sue wonders around the convention. Sue eventually obtains one of Ogiue's doujinshi books, and ask her to sign it, claiming it is "real hardcore." At a bathhouse, Ohno wonders why her plan to make Sasahara and Oguie a couple is failing. After Comifes is over, Sue and Angela leave to go back to the United States, with Ohno shipping the massive amounts of doujinshi to them later.

Épisode 12 - What Lies Ahead

26 décembre 2007 - 3.7/5

Failing continually at his job interviews, Sasahara begins to lose sight of what he's working towards. He finds himself settling to apply for any available opening, and ends up on the brink of giving up altogether. It takes some harsh words and tough love from the rest of Genshiken to convince him to try one more time. And for that matter, how are the other members making out?

Épisode 13 - Ramen Tenshi Pretty Menma

25 janvier 2008 - 2/5

The plot revolves around Kaoru Torigara, only son of a ramen shop owner, who is going to renovate his inherited ramen shop. He discovers that his shop has a guardian angel named Pretty Menma. Pretty Menma tells Kaoru that his dead father's intention is making him succeed in the "Food King Wars", a battle of restaurants around the world that is held every 4 years. Kaoru and Menma must help each other to go through the struggles of the "Food King Wars".

Épisode 13 - [OVA] Neverending Earthly Desires

20 décembre 2013 - 2/5

Susanna et Angela visitent le Japon pendant le réveillon du Nouvel An. Susanna séjourne dans l'appartement d'Ogiue et prévoit d'étudier dans la même université. Les membres originaux du Genshiken organisent une visite du sanctuaire du Nouvel An avec leurs invités américains.

Épisode 14 - Ramen Tenshi Pretty Menma 2

25 janvier 2008 - 2/5

Épisode 1 - The Other Side of the Path. The Promised Place

7 juillet 2013 - 4.2/5

Chairman Ogiue will be demonstrating illustrations at the new venue to acquire new members this year. She was attracted to the charm of her paintings, and a new member wanted to join Genshiken. Bright and talkative Yoshitake. Yajima seems to be a little difficult to attach. Hado, an orthodox beauty. All of them were brilliantly "fujoshi" girls. Around the time when the flowers began to bloom in the BL story, the secret of Hado was revealed from an accident.

Épisode 2 - Cross Over My Legs

14 juillet 2013 - 4.2/5

Yoshitake rushes to Yajima's house because he draws the manuscript of the Genshiken journal. I was supposed to invite Hado to draw a profile, but in the end, it was exciting with a girls talk. At midnight when I talked to him, Yajima suddenly woke up, and the smooth legs of Hado lay in front of him. He tries to reach out to the sleeping Hado skirt to see if he's really a man ...

Épisode 3 - Daydream Believer

21 juillet 2013 - 4.2/5

After becoming a member of society, he noticed that he was moving away from the otaku culture, and stopped by Genshiken for the first time in a while. As she talked to Sasahara's younger sister Keiko, remembering the people at that time, her topic became Saki's story. She knows that her feelings for Saki, which she should have hidden, may be known to her other members, and she may be known to Saki himself ...

Épisode 4 - Beards and Boobs

28 juillet 2013 - 4/5

Just before the summer comic festival, Genshiken was welcoming Shuraba. All new members will help the manuscript in order to improve the reading of Ogiue's commercial magazine. All night long, Hado complained about something wrong with his body in a strange tension. What is the answer given by Hado and the members in the closed room Shuraba? On the other hand, Angela visits Japan and this year's Comifes also makes us feel the beginning of the turbulence.

Épisode 5 - Go Next!

4 août 2013 - 4/5

Spots that became a member of society. He realizes that he doesn't have the fever he should have had when he was a student. Angela didn't even know that she had such a spot, and she continued to attack on the third day of the Comifes. Hado was worried about the spots, so he decided to stop dressing as a woman and help him buy a douujinshi. When the two of them visited the company booth, there was a different dimension of "he" in a natural product.

Épisode 6 - Shout ''Moe!'' Beyond the Event Horizon

11 août 2013 - 4.2/5

Hado has declared that he will receive all the spots on his way home from Komifes. Ogiue overlaps with her past and dares to reveal her past works so as not to isolate Hado. On the other hand, in the circle building, the residents' association started to find out the true identity of the beautiful woman who appears only after school. Meanwhile, Yoshitake's older brother, Ritsuto, appears. Yajima was shy at the handsome man, but ...

Épisode 7 - KOIBANA3

18 août 2013 - 4/5

Ogiue decided to issue a special issue of Mebaetame for the upcoming school festival. She starts to move by herself on the premise that she will put a normal work, but for some reason Hado does not float. It is said that if you look like a man, you will not be able to draw at all. She confesses that she is in an uncontrollable state where she unknowingly draws a BL picture when she draws in a transvestite. On the other hand, it was Ogiue who had a good opportunity to try a work of a different genre and asked the current members of the Institute of Vision about the past Koibana ...

Épisode 8 - There's Route, But There's No Loop!

25 août 2013 - 3.8/5

In the special issue of Mebaetame, Sue proposes a collaborative method in which Ogiue draws a name and Hado draws a picture. I was at a loss. While he was wondering if he should be told about the collaboration, she dressed up as a woman, so she went to the spotted room. When one person is indulged in BL delusion, he encounters a spot of returning home earlier than usual. She asks for a little talk after a long absence.

Épisode 9 - White Gate Keeper

1 septembre 2013 - 4.2/5

Ogiue decided to collaborate with Hado. She was doing well, albeit little by little. On the other hand, Yajima and Yoshitake also decided to make a work, but is it four frames, Sengoku, or science fiction? It seems that the discussion cannot be settled due to the direction and content. Without feeling like that, Ohno works with Tanaka to prepare cosplay costumes. Meanwhile, Saki also comes to the school festival and makes us feel a turbulence. And on that day. The school festival begins with each thought.

Épisode 10 - Snow Man

8 septembre 2013 - 4/5

Looking back on Kutsuki's words, the person he admired for Hado was "Senior Kaminaga." Hado, who belonged to the art club when he was in high school, had a longing for his senior's paintings. However, it is a picture of BL fully open. While his seniors and classmates Konno and Fuji enjoyed their favorite BL, Hado couldn't confess that he was a fudanshi. One day, Hado confesses to Konno that he is a fudanshi, triggered by a picture of a senior who was left behind in the club room ...

Épisode 11 - That Was a Good Last Episode

15 septembre 2013 - 4.2/5

Saki came to the school festival. Saki, who happens to see Sue kissing her spot on her way to her current laboratory, teases her spot with it. Hado can't help but be worried about the appearance of these two people. Meanwhile, Sasahara's younger sister: Keiko also appears and learns that Hado is a man. Saki feels something when she sees the exchange between Keiko and Hado, and tries to be a little mean to her spots. Hado, who knows the feelings of the spots, tries to protect him, but everything backfires ...

Épisode 12 - Love and Work and Cheesecake

22 septembre 2013 - 4.2/5

Each feeling that starts to move in response to the matter of spots and Saki. Meanwhile, Ohno, who hasn't been able to find a job at all, has begun to repeat a year. Ohno, who had anxiety and thought about making cosplay a job, confesses to Tanaka that he will release his own cosplay ROM. He brings up the story of the future through the common affair of the two people, cosplay. On the other hand, there were spots walking alone in Akihabara on weekdays.

Épisode 13 - Waiting in the Club Room

29 septembre 2013 - 3.8/5

Hado stopped coming to the club room. What happened. Without knowing the reason for Hado who couldn't answer the phone, Genshiken members hit the spotted home, but missed it. Where on earth did Hado go? Ogiue is worried, but for some reason Sue's suggestion. That's it! it was! In such a case, the training camp is the solution! !! !!

Épisode 15 - Special 1

4 septembre 2013 - 3/5

Épisode 16 - Special 2

10 septembre 2013 - 2/5

Épisode 17 - Special 3

6 novembre 2013 - 2/5

Épisode 18 - Special 4

11 décembre 2013 - 2/5