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Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming. As he participates in club activities such as visiting dojin shops and

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Genshiken Season 3 Episode 1 - The Other Side of the Path. The Promised Place
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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

    S3:E1

    With Ogiue as new president and several of the original members already graduated, four new members join the society: Ohno's friend Susanna, the loud Rika Yoshitake, the grumpy Mirei Yajima and the mysterious Hato Kenjirou. The new members join the club attracted by Ogiue's yaoi drawings. She welcomes the new members but fears the club will become a "rotten girl" (fujoshi) haven for yaoi fans and that is getting a bit too far removed from its original purpose.

    Director:Tsutomu Mizushima
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  2. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 2 - Cross Over My Legs
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    #2 - Cross Over My Legs

    S3:E2

    Hato has a difficult time with Yajima and Yoshitake's obsession over his crossdressing. Keiko Sasahara, Kanji's kogal sister, appears in the club's room while Madarame is in there thinking about Saki Kasukabe. Ogiue recruits Genshiken members as employees to help in her manga artist work.

    Director:Hiroyuki Hata
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  3. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 3 - Daydream Believer
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    #3 - Daydream Believer

    S3:E3

    After Madarame lends a thankful Hato his place to change into girl's clothes, both start to become good friends. The group continues their work helping Ogiue finish the club's doujinshi for the Summer Comifes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 4 - Beards and Boobs
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    #4 - Beards and Boobs

    S3:E4

    Angela returns to Japan to visit the Summer Comifes and do some cosplay with Ohno like she does every year. Two girls from Ogiue's past make an unexpected visit to the club's booth, much to Susanna's chagrin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 5 - Go Next!
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    #5 - Go Next!

    S3:E5

    In the final day of the Summer Comifes, Angela's sudden and vocal interest in Madarame make him and the rest of the Genshiken have an utterly embarrassing moment. However, Hato's timely confession to the group may be even more shocking than that.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 6 - Shout ''Moe!'' Beyond the Event Horizon
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    #6 - Shout ''Moe!'' Beyond the Event Horizon

    S3:E6

    The group has to deal with the aftermath of Hato's confession and its embarrassing (but hilarious) effects on Madarame, Kuchiki and the rest of the Genshiken. A relative of Yoshitake visits the club's room to know more about the University and the otaku society.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 7 - KOIBANA3
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    #7 - KOIBANA3

    S3:E7

    Ogiue plans to make a romance manga story for the club's magazine that is going to be published at the Campus Festival, so she asks the members of Genshiken about their past relationships during High School for inspiration. Hato reveals the full extent of his artistic skills and the strange condition that limits them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 8 - There's Route, But There's No Loop!
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    #8 - There's Route, But There's No Loop!

    S3:E8

    Hato talks with Madarame at his apartment to apologize for his actions during the last Comifes. The members of the otaku society struggle to complete their manga stories for the club's magazine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 9 - White Gate Keeper
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    #9 - White Gate Keeper

    S3:E9

    The Genshiken members successfully participate in the Campus Festival activities, but several different persons from Hato's High School days make an unexpected appearance at the University.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 10 - Snow man
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    #10 - Snow man

    S3:E10

    Hato comes to terms with his past and finally reveals the true reasons for his crossdressing. Saki Kasukabe arrives at the Campus Festival just in time to discover Madarame and Susanna in a compromising position.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 11 - That Was a Good Last Episode
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    #11 - That Was a Good Last Episode

    S3:E11

    In the epilogue of Hato's revelation another situation ensues. Madarame and Saki are tricked to be reunited alone in the club's room by Sasahara and a dubious Hato.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 12 - Love and Work and Cheesecake
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    #12 - Love and Work and Cheesecake

    S3:E12

    After a long and emotional struggle Madarame finally has confessed his feelings to Saki (sort of). Both new and old members of the Genshiken support their fellow otaku friend in the only way they know. Ohno's angst about her future with Tanaka and life after graduation make her cosplay to an extreme.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Genshiken Season 3 Episode 13 - Waiting in the Club Room
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    #13 - Waiting in the Club Room

    S3:E13

    The Genshiken club members travel together to a spa resort. By using her own personal experiences as an example, president Ogiue gives a troubled Hato some important lessons about love, friendship and mutual understanding.

    Director:Tsutomu Mizushima
    Writer:Michiko Yokote

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  14. Genshiken Season 1 Episode 1 - Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    #14 - Study of the Modern Visually-Oriented Culture

    S1:E1

    An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Genshiken Season 1 Episode 4 - The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co...
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #15 - The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimilation Brought on Through Makeup and Co...

    S1:E4

    Ohno is introduced as she joins Genshiken, while Genshiken takes part in a university club fair and Kasukabe's ex-boyfriend pays her a visit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Genshiken Season 2 Episode 6 - Problematic Hobby
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #16 - Problematic Hobby

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Genshiken Season 2 Episode 1 - The New Chairman's Ambition
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #17 - The New Chairman's Ambition

    S2:E1

    hings 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Genshiken Season 2 Episode 2 - Meetings are Disastrous
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Meetings are Disastrous

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Genshiken Season 1 Episode 2 - Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert...
    7.6/10(24 votes)

    #19 - Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth Through Consumption and Entert...

    S1:E2

    Genshiken takes Sasahara to Akihabara for dōjinshi shopping while Kohsaka and Kasukabe go to Harajuku for clothes; Kasukabe discovers Kohsaka's hentai collection and gets an introduction on the subject from the others.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Genshiken Season 2 Episode 8 - Cos-ken
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Cos-ken

    S2:E8

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Genshiken Season 2 Episode 9 - It's Always Raining During Job Hunts
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #21 - It's Always Raining During Job Hunts

    S2:E9

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Genshiken Season 1 Episode 3 - Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #22 - Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion

    S1:E3

    Genshiken goes on a club trip to Comifes, a large comic convention; Madarame seriously injures his hand, but pretends to be fine in the name of fandom until the pain becomes too great to bear.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Genshiken Season 2 Episode 3 - One Hot Summer's Day
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #23 - One Hot Summer's Day

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Genshiken Season 2 Episode 5 - Madarame, the Incumbent Sex Slave
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #24 - Madarame, the Incumbent Sex Slave

    S2:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Genshiken Season 2 Episode 10 - Otaku from USA
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Otaku from USA

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Tomoko Iwasaki
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Other Side of the Path. The Promised Place" is the worst rated episode of "Genshiken". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and written by Michiko Yokote, it aired on 7/1/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Cross Over My Legs".