Genshiken
On Kids Station, Chiba TV
A warm, affectionate slice-of-life comedy about a college club devoted to otaku culture, built on acceptance and found family rather than conflict.
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 anime festivals he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world.
Essence
Ensemble
Satsuki Yukino
Saki Kasukabe (voice)
Takanori Ooyama
Kanji Sasahara (voice)
Mitsuki Saiga
Makoto Kosaka (voice)
Ayako Kawasumi
Kanako Ohno (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Harunobu Madarame (voice)
Tomokazu Seki
Soichiro Tanaka (voice)
Eiji Yanagisawa
Takayanagi (voice)
Kenji Nomura
Mitsunori Kugayama (voice)
Kaori Shimizu
Keiko Sasahara (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Kitagawa (voice)
Koji Ishii
Haraguchi (voice)
Daisuke Ono
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