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{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio and its franchise}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image           = Genshiken vol. 1.png
| caption         = Manga volume 1 cover, featuring Mitsunori Kugayama (back), Saki Kasukabe, Kanji Sasahara (down right) and Harunobu Madarame (top right)
| ja_kanji        = げんしけん
| ja_romaji       =
| genre           = [[Comedy]], [[slice of life]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Genshiken Second Generation |date=September 4, 2015 |url=http://nisamerica.com/anime/genshiken-second-generation |publisher=NIS America, Inc. |access-date=July 20, 2018 |archive-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929143846/https://nisamerica.com/anime/genshiken-second-generation |url-status=dead }}</ref><!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = manga
| author       = [[Shimoku Kio]]
| publisher    = [[Kodansha]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
  | NA = [[Kodansha USA]]
}}
| magazine     = [[Monthly Afternoon]]
| first        = April 25, 2002
| last         = August 25, 2016
| volumes      = 21
| volume_list  = List of Genshiken chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Series titles
| content         = 
# {{ubl|''Genshiken''|(2002–2006, 9 volumes)}}
# {{ubl|''Genshiken: Second Season''|(2009–2016, 12 volumes)}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = Takashi Ikehata
| producer        = {{ubl|Takaya Ibira|Atsushi Yamamori|Naoki Sakamoto|Kōji Tsukamoto|Katsumi Yamaguchi}}
| writer          = [[Michiko Yokote]]
| music           = [[Masa Takumi|Masanori Takumi]]
| studio          = [[Palm Studio]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  | NA = [[Media Blasters]]
}}
| network         = [[Chiba Television Broadcasting|CTC]], [[TV Saitama]], [[Sun Television|Sun TV]], [[Television Kanagawa|tvk]], [[Kids Station]]
| first           = October 11, 2004
| last            = December 27, 2004
| episodes        = 12
| episode_list    = List of Genshiken episodes#Genshiken
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| director        = [[Tsutomu Mizushima]]
| producer        = {{ubl|Takaya Ibira|Naoki Sakamoto|Kōji Tsukamoto|Ryūichirō Matsuyama}}
| writer          = Michiko Yokote
| music           = [[Tomoki Hasegawa]]
| studio          = [[Ajiado]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  | NA = Media Blasters
}}
| first           = December 22, 2006
| last            = April 25, 2007
| runtime         =
| episodes        = 3
| episode_list    = List of Genshiken episodes#Genshiken
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = Genshiken 2
| director        = [[Kinji Yoshimoto]]
| producer        = {{ubl|Takaya Ibira|Takurō Hatakeyama|Tatsuhiro Nitta|Osamu Koshinaka|Yūsuke Numagi}}
| writer          = Michiko Yokote
| music           = {{ubl|Masaya Koike {{small|(4-EVER)}}|Shun Okazaki {{small|(4-EVER)}}}}
| studio          = [[Arms (company)|Arms]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  | NA = [[Media Blasters|AnimeWorks]]
}}
| network         = [[Chiba Television Broadcasting|CTC]], [[TV Saitama]], [[TV Aichi]], [[Television Kanagawa|tvk]], [[Sun Television|Sun TV]], [[Kids Station]]
| first           = October 11, 2007
| last            = December 27, 2007
| episodes        = 12
| episode_list    = List of Genshiken episodes#Genshiken Pt.2
}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type         = novel
| title        = Genshiken: Return of the Otaku<ref name="en novel">{{cite web |date = January 20, 2010 |url = http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345516275#desc |title = Genshiken: Return of the Otaku |publisher = Del Rey Official Site |access-date = 2010-01-20 |archive-date = April 9, 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100409223348/http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345516275 |url-status = dead }}</ref><br />(Shōsetsu Genshiken Hairu Ranto no Yabō ~Return of the OTAKU~)<ref name="novel">{{cite web|date=December 20, 2007 |url=http://www.genshiken.info/goods_book.html |title=Goods/Book |publisher=Genshiken Official Site |access-date=2010-01-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302153640/http://www.genshiken.info/goods_book.html |archive-date=March 2, 2010 }}</ref>
| author       = Kazutoshi Iida
| illustrator  = [[Shimoku Kio]]
| publisher    = Kodansha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher
  | NA = [[Del Rey Books]]
  | UK = Del Rey Books
}}
| imprint      = KC Novels
| published    = January 21, 2008
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = TV series
| title           = Genshiken: Second Generation
| director        = Tsutomu Mizushima
| producer        = {{ubl|Haruki Hayashi|Junichirō Tsuchiya|Tooru Kawaguchi}}
| writer          = Michiko Yokote
| music           = Shūichirō Fukuhiro
| studio          = [[Production I.G]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee|NA=[[Nippon Ichi Software|NIS America]]}}
| network         = [[Tokyo MX]]
| first           = July 7, 2013
| last            = September 29, 2013
| episodes        = 13
| episode_list    = List of Genshiken episodes#Genshiken: Second Generation
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Other
| title           = Related series
| content         = * ''[[Kujibiki Unbalance]]''
* [[Kujibiki Unbalance (2006 series)|''Kujibiki Unbalance'' (2006 series)]]
}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''Genshiken'''''|げんしけん}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series by [[Shimoku Kio]] about a college club for ''[[otaku]]'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and their lifestyle. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, {{nihongo||現代視覚文化研究会|Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyūkai}}, or "The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture". The series has also been adapted into an [[anime]] directed by Tsutomu Mizushima. The manga originally ran in [[Kodansha]]'s magazine ''[[Monthly Afternoon]]'' from April 2002 to May 2006, and has been reprinted in nine [[tankōbon|bound volumes]].

A two-part short bonus story was included across both volumes of the ''[[Kujibiki Unbalance (2006 series)|Kujibiki Unbalance]]'' manga, published in 2006.

In December 2009, a new chapter was released in ''Monthly Afternoon'' to celebrate the release of the ''Genshiken 2'' DVD box-set. In October 2010, the series resumed serialization as {{nihongo|''Genshiken: Second Season''|げんしけん二代目|Genshiken Nidaime|{{lit|Genshiken: Second Generation}}}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Genshiken Manga to Return as Genshiken II in Japan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-21/genshiken-manga-returns-as-genshiken-ii|work=Anime News Network|access-date=22 September 2010|archive-date=September 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923173149/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-21/genshiken-manga-returns-as-genshiken-ii|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Overview==

===Themes===
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The series focuses on the ''[[otaku]]'' lifestyle and contains numerous references to other [[manga]], [[anime]], video games, and other aspects of ''otaku'' culture. Common plot points include such ''otaku''-centric activities as the buying and creation of ''[[dōjinshi]]'', fan-made manga usually of erotic content; convincing a character to try [[cosplay]] (dressing up as characters from manga, anime, or video games); the creation of [[model robot|plamo]] (plastic models that must be assembled); visiting [[Akihabara]], Tokyo's electronics shopping district; or attending the biannual Comic Festival ("Comifes"), a reference to [[Comic Market]] ("Comiket"), Japan's single largest anime- and manga-focused fan convention.

Since the anime is co-produced by [[Sega Sammy Holdings]], the ''[[Guilty Gear (series)|Guilty Gear]]'' video game series is heavily referenced, with actual gameplay sequences being shown multiple times, Ohno cosplaying as [[Kuradoberi Jam]], and other minor references. The [[Sega]] puzzle game ''[[Puyo Puyo]]''{{ref label|name|a|}} also serves as an important plot point as Kasukabe tries to gain Kousaka's attention. Numerous other non-Sega/Sammy properties are also referenced throughout the anime, but their names are changed slightly, such as ''[[The King of Fighters '95]]'' being alluded to as ''COF 95'' and ''[[Capcom vs SNK 2]]'' as "S-Cup". Discussion of ''[[eroge]]'', erotic video games usually of the [[visual novel]] genre, also occurs often.

Similar to the treatment of video games in the series, popular anime, and manga are often alluded to by pseudonyms, such as "''Gungal''" (''[[Mobile Suit Gundam|Gundam]]''), "''Reass Mood''" (''[[Code Geass]]''), "''Haregan''" (''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''), "''Scram Dunk''" (''[[Slam Dunk (manga)|Slam Dunk]]''), "''Neko Yasha''" (''[[InuYasha]]''), and many others. ''Genshiken'' usually avoids referring to these series so in-depth that it would require the use of names and lines from their real-world counterparts, with several notable exceptions: in the model-building chapter of the manga (but not the anime), actual ''Gundam'' mecha and characters are referred to throughout, while the dialogue quoted by Sue (except for one "Neko Yasha!" outburst) is pulled directly from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Evangelion]]'', ''[[Lupin III]]'', ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'', and other series.

These cultural references have remained intact for the English adaption of the manga, which includes a section for translation notes. However, due to the number of allusions made and the inability of a translator to always know what is being referred to, many explanations of ''otaku'' references are still absent. The anime, however, has been criticized for having "excessive script variances" with its English dub translations, such as injecting English-specific references like "[[Talk to the hand (expression)|talk to the hand]]" and for inconsistently including liner notes.<ref>{{cite web
|date = October 13, 2005
|url = https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/genshiken/dvd-2
|author = Theron Martin
|title = Genshiken DVD 2 review
|publisher = [[Anime News Network]]
|access-date = 2007-03-15
|archive-date = May 18, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210518081826/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/genshiken/dvd-2
|url-status = live
}}</ref>

=== Ramen Angel Pretty Menma ===
[[File:Chika and Kanako cosplaying Pretty Menma.jpg|thumb|left|Ogiue and Ohno cosplaying Pretty Menma and Cutie Tonko, main heroines of "Ramen Angel Pretty Menma"]]

Another fictitious series created for the series is ''[[Ramen]] Angel Pretty Menma'', a generic [[eroge|adult visual novel]]. Mentioned in passing as Sasahara's first such game in the manga, it is given much greater emphasis in the second TV series. The plot revolves around Kaoru Torigara, the 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".<ref>{{cite web
|url =http://www.menma.info/sc/index.html
|title =ラーメン天使 プリティメンマ
|access-date =2007-12-21
|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071025023732/http://www.menma.info/sc/index.html
|archive-date =2007-10-25
|url-status =dead
}}</ref> In the anime, there is also ''Ramen Angel Pretty Menma 2'', which continues from the first version. Additionally, the third version of the opening sequence (that uses the same song, but adds scenes and edits existing ones) shows Ogiue cosplaying Pretty Menma, Ohno cosplaying Cutie Tonko (another heroine in this series who represents ''tonkotsu'', a form of ramen broth), and Kasukabe cosplaying Menma's mother.<ref>{{cite web
|url =http://www.menma.info/qa/index.html
|title =ラーメン天使 プリティメンマ
|access-date =2007-12-21
|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071025044734/http://www.menma.info/qa/index.html
|archive-date =2007-10-25
|url-status =dead
}}</ref> This series is also spun off into its own [[Internet radio]] show, manga (serialized in ''[[Monthly Comic Alive]]'') and a drama CD.<ref>
{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.menma.info/news/index.html
 |title        = ラーメン天使 プリティメンマ
 |access-date  = 2007-12-21
 |url-status   = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20081220215435/http://www.menma.info/news/index.html
 |archive-date = 2008-12-20
}}
</ref>

===Plot===
{{See also|List of Genshiken characters{{!}}List of ''Genshiken'' characters}}
''Genshiken'' follows the lives of a group of college students drawn together by their shared hobbies, and the trials and adventures associated with being [[otaku]]. The story begins with the introduction of Kanji Sasahara, a shy, confidence-lacking freshman who on club day at university, decides to join a club he would actually enjoy, Genshiken. Over his four years at [[Chuo University|Shiiou University]], Sasahara comes to accept himself for who he is and loses the inhibitions and guilt he once felt and associated with otaku culture, becoming an enthusiastic club member, and for a time, a capable club president. As the story of ''Genshiken'' progresses, focus is also placed on Saki Kasukabe, a determined non-otaku who initially struggles to drag her boyfriend Kousaka out of the club, and Chika Ogiue, a self-professed otaku-hater who feels a deep-seated shame and self-loathing toward her own interests and hobbies.

During the course of the series, the reader bears witness as the group grows in its cohesiveness over time, and bonds form between the characters as they begin to see themselves as more than fellow club members, but friends as well. In this context, club activities such as group outings, the biannual pilgrimage to [[Comiket|Comifes]], and even simply hanging out in the club room, allow the characters' complex relationships to grow into friendship, infatuation, and at times, even love. While a few of them never quite see eye-to-eye about their interests or the lives they lead, they are held together by the bonds of friendship that they share.

====Second Generation====
After Sasahara, Kousaka and Kasukabe graduate, the series shifts focus to three new club members: The self-conscious Yajima, the energetic-yet-annoying Yoshitake, and Hato, a [[fudanshi]] who cross-dresses to fit in better and go unrecognized by his normal classmates. Emphasis is also put on the character of Madarame, a former president of the club who actually graduated a year before Sasahara, but remained in the club due to working and having an apartment nearby, hanging out in the club room in his time off as he struggles to grow up and move on from university.

==Media==
===Manga===
{{see also|List of Genshiken chapters{{!}}List of ''Genshiken'' chapters}}

===Anime===
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Genshiken - anime screenshot.jpg|thumb|Kousaka, Madarame, the Genshiken president, Tanaka, and Kugayama in the first scene showing the Genshiken room in the first anime series.]] -->
{{see also|List of Genshiken episodes{{!}}List of ''Genshiken'' episodes}}
The manga was brought to television by the production company [[Genco]] through animation studio [[Palm Studio|Palm]] in 2004 as a 12-episode [[anime]] and in 2006 and 2007 as 3-episode [[OVA]], adapting the first five volumes of the manga. The TV series was licensed for North American release by [[Media Blasters]].

The anime adaptation is very faithful to the original work, with few revisions being made, with the exception that many references to specific anime, manga, and video games are changed or removed. The previously fictional ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' manga series was also turned into an anime series to match the medium, with three complete episodes being created for sampling in the anime version of ''Genshiken''. The three ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' episodes are provided as bonus [[OVA]]s with the purchase of the ''Genshiken'' DVDs.

It was originally announced by [[Media Factory]] at [[Comiket]] 69 that the second TV series of ''Genshiken'' would premiere in October 2006.<ref>{{cite web|date = January 10, 2006|url = http://heiseidemocracy.com/2006/01/10/genshiken-anime-season-2-announced/|title = NEWS FLASH: Genshiken Anime Season 2 Announced|publisher = Heisei Democracy|access-date = 2006-05-24|archive-date = September 27, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927040942/http://heiseidemocracy.com/2006/01/10/genshiken-anime-season-2-announced/|url-status = dead}}</ref> However, Media Factory clarified their statement in May 2006, saying that the series airing in the fall would be a full-fledged ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' series, rather than a ''Genshiken'' sequel.<ref>{{cite web|date = May 24, 2006|url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=8923|title = New Kujian Anime|publisher = [[Anime News Network]]|access-date = 2006-05-24}}</ref> Nevertheless, the DVD releases of the new ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' series each included an OVA episode of ''Genshiken'', for a total of three new episodes. The first new episode was released with ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' DVD Box 1 on December 22, 2006, with the two subsequent installments following on February 23 and April 25, 2007, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|date = October 2006|url = http://www.genshiken.info/goods_dvd.html|title = ("Goods" page on the official ''Genshiken'' website)|access-date = 2006-10-12|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061105012412/http://www.genshiken.info/goods_dvd.html|archive-date = 2006-11-05}}</ref>

On April 23, 2007, it was announced on the ''Genshiken'' homepage that a second anime television series would be produced, including the character Ogiue, who had been introduced in the OVA episodes.<ref>{{cite web|date = 23 April 2007|url = http://www.genshiken.info/|title = ｢げんしけん｣アニメ第2期シリーズ制作決定!|access-date = 2007-04-23}}</ref> The first episode of the second series aired on October 11, 2007 on Japanese TV. A radio webcast ran simultaneously with the terrestrial broadcast. The final episode of the series aired on December 27, 2007; however, it did not conclude the story.

The TV version of ''Genshiken 2'' aired with minor censorship. The censorship was that of a highly erotic [[kiss]] that involved no nudity. Additional nudity like breast nipples and strong cleavage was also censored. The DVD version shows everything uncensored.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 5, 2008|url=http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/01/25/mainichi-junk-january-25th-2008/|title=Genshiken uncensored|publisher=Heisei Democracy|access-date=2008-02-02|archive-date=January 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128153845/http://heiseidemocracy.com/2008/01/25/mainichi-junk-january-25th-2008/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the March issue of ''[[Monthly Afternoon]]'' it was announced that a new anime had been authorized for ''Genshiken: Second Season''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Genshiken: Second Season Sequel Manga Gets Anime |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-23/genshiken/second-season-sequel-manga-gets-anime |newspaper=Anime News Network |date=23 January 2013 |access-date=29 January 2013}}</ref> The new anime sequel is directed by Tsutomu Mizushima at [[Production I.G]], with [[Michiko Yokote]] handling the series composition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tsutomu Mizushima Directs New Genshiken Anime at I.G|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-23/tsutomu-mizushima-directs-new-genshiken-anime-at-i.g|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=23 April 2013|archive-date=April 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425074452/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-23/tsutomu-mizushima-directs-new-genshiken-anime-at-i.g|url-status=live}}</ref> The series premiered on July 7, 2013 and includes the opening song "Genshi, Joshi wa, Taiyo Datta" by [[Sumire Uesaka]] and the band Kabuki Rocks. At [[Anime Expo]] 2013, [[Nippon Ichi Software|NIS America]] announced their acquisition of ''Genshiken: Second Season'', licensed under the title ''Genshiken: Second Generation'', for release in North America.<ref>{{cite web|title=NISA Adds Hanasaku Iroha Film, Genshiken 2nd Season Anime|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-04/nisa-adds-hanasaku-iroha-film-genshiken-2nd-season-anime|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=4 July 2013}}</ref>

A ''Genshiken: Second Generation'' OAD (Original Animation DVD) was bundled with the limited edition of the 15th volume of the ''Genshiken'' manga, released in Dec 20, 2013. The story is set between the events of the ''Genshiken 2'' and ''Genshiken: Second Generation'' series.

===Drama CDs===
There has been three drama CDs bundled together with different media in the series. The first one was released as a "first press" item for the 9th volume of the manga, while the two others were included in the two first volumes of the ''Genshiken 2'' DVDs.

'''List of releases:'''

# ''Genshiken Dai 9 kan: Tokusōban Drama CD ''
# ''Dai 8.5 wa "Otaku Shigan... Mitai na?"''
# ''Bangai hen "Road to Ikebukuro (kari)"''

===Light novel===
In 2008, Kodansha released the light novel ''Shoron Genshiken: Hairu Ranto no Yabou'',<ref>{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302153640/http://www.genshiken.info/goods_book.html | archive-date=2010-03-02 | url-status=dead | url=http://www.genshiken.info/goods_book.html | title=TVアニメ げんしけん公式サイト - Goods/Book }}</ref> with Del Rey releasing the book in June 2010. The book introduces the character of Ranto Hairu, the rich grandson of one of Japan's most influential businessmen, as he takes over the student club organization with the intention of getting rid of any elements he views as unsavory. Meanwhile, a supernatural force is slowly abducting members of Genshiken without a trace.

Chronologically the book falls just after certain events in the second volume, although few of the book's events follow the story elements already established in the series. Changes such as Kuchiki remaining with the Genshiken after his initial attempts to join, the established president of the student club organization drops out due to pregnancy, as well as Ohno and Tanaka's relationship being more established than it was during this point in time. The light novel also introduces several characters who are only present in the novel itself and do not appear in the anime or manga. Also of note is that there are several elements present in the book (such as the supernatural) that are not present in the anime or manga.

==Reception==
[[File:Genshiken - manga panel.png|thumb|In this panel from the second chapter, Sasahara visits Kousaka's room for the first time. Kio Shimoku has been praised for his attention to background detail.]]

''Genshiken'' has been praised for its execution of the [[slice-of-life]] genre, in that it is able to be funny while still maintaining a strong sense of everyday life.<ref name="ANN">{{cite web
|date = June 21, 2005
|url = http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/genshiken-gn-1
|author = Bamboo Dong
|title = Genshiken G.novel 1: Society for Study of Modern Visual Culture
|publisher = [[Anime News Network]]
|access-date = 2007-03-15
|archive-date = June 14, 2007
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070614192846/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/genshiken-gn-1
|url-status = live
}}</ref> [[Anime News Network]] reviewer Bamboo Dong's review of the first manga volume called ''Genshiken'' "one of the best manga series out this year", praising Shimoku Kio's attention to detail and [[David Ury]]'s translation work.<ref name="ANN"/> ''Genshiken'' was also selected as one of the Manga Division Jury Recommended Works in the 2005 Japan Media Arts Festival.<ref>{{cite web
| url =http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/sakuhin/bk070111_suisen/bk061228_manga.html
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403234518/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2005/recommend/magazine.php
| archive-date=2008-04-03
| url-status = dead
| work=Japan Media Arts Plaza
| title=2005 [9th] Japan Media Arts Festival &ndash; Award-winning Works &ndash; Japan Media Arts Plaza
| access-date = 2015-04-28 
}}</ref>

David Smith at ''[[IGN]]'' said "If you haven't seen ''Genshiken'', you're missing out on the definitive anime portrait of contemporary anime fandom." He also recommended fans of the series to check out ''[[Otaku no Video]]'' as well.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=David |date=2008-05-29 |title=If You Liked... Volume One |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/29/if-you-liked-volume-one |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=June 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609002245/https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/05/29/if-you-liked-volume-one |url-status=live }}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Comic Party]]''
* ''[[Cosplay Complex]]''
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==References and notes==
* {{note|name}}: The series ''[[Puyo Pop]]'' is known as ''Puyo Puyo'' in Japan. Also, the specific game played is different for each medium: in the manga, it is ''[[Puyo Puyo 2]]'', and in the anime, it is ''[[Puyo Puyo Fever]]''.
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://afternoon.moae.jp/lineup/175|''Genshiken: Second Generation'' official manga website at ''Monthly Afternoon''}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903113758/http://www.genshiken.info/|title=Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website|http://www.genco.co.jp/works/2010/|Official anime website at Genco}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150310163636/http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/anime/genshiken|title=Official anime website at Media Factory}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Official website|http://genshiken-2daime.com/|''Genshiken: Second Generation'' official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
* {{Anime News Network|manga|4169}}

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