The BEST episodes of Genshiken season 1
Every episode of Genshiken season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Genshiken season 1!
Follow college freshman Kanji Sasahara and his fellow members of the college club he joins, The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, as he goes shopping for doujinshi, attends conventions and slowly but surely makes his way down the road to fandom.
#1 - Concerning the Existence and Non-Existence of Explanatory Duties Under Specially Confined Circumstances
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2004
Madarame is stuck in the club room with Kasukabe and tries to strike up a conversation, running through different scenarios in his head which parody the visual novel format.
#2 - Theory of the Individual Outside the Boundaries of the Subculture
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/2004
Kasukabe tries to make herself more appealing to Kohsaka by taking an interest in his hobbies by trying to learn how to play Puyo Pop Fever. Sasahara's sister Keiko also makes an appearance and calls on her brother for help.
#3 - Aspects of Behavioral Selection in Interpersonal Relationships
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/21/2004
Two freshmen take an interest in Genshiken and join them for a night out on the town. Kasukabe, however, has no intention of making them feel welcome.
#4 - Comparative Research in Production Models and Processes
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/2004
Ohno and Sasahara start a plamo project and get the whole club involved, while Kasukabe learns an important lesson.
#5 - Limits of Rejection and Reception as Observed in Autonomous Behaviour
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/2004
Due to Genshiken's lack of "activities" as defined by the school, the club is threatened with closure; salvation comes from an unlikely source as Kasukabe intervenes personally.
#6 - Leisure Time Expenditures on Fetishism Considered as an Economic Result
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2004
The club, along with Keiko, pays a visit to the beach, much to the dismay of some of the members; Keiko decides to compete for Kohsaka's feelings and tries to become an otaku.
#7 - Comparative Classification of the Modern Youth through Consumption and Entertainment
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2004
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.
#8 - Study of the Modern Visually Oriented Culture
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2004
An introduction episode explaining how Kohsaka, Kasukabe and Sasahara got involved with Genshiken; after some uncertainty, Sasahara decides to fully participate in the club.
#9 - The Theory of the Existence of Malice Within Urban Crimes
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/19/2004
Kasukabe decides the club room needs a cleanup, but an accident causes Genshiken to be banned from the university fair. As an apology, Kasukabe takes Ohno's place in the fair's cosplay contest.
#10 - The Sublimating Effects of the Dissimulation Brought on Through Makeup and Costume on Mental Obstacles
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/2004
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.
#11 - Countermeasures for Issues that Arise during the Reorganization of a Group
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/26/2004
The club is depressed due to their punishment of community service. Sasahara becomes the new President and proposes that the society attend Comifes as a circle.
#12 - Problems and Merits of Local Culture Promotion
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2004
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.