Genshiken

TO THINE OWN OTAKU BE TRUE ? It's spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara has a difficult dilemma. Should he declare his love for manga and anime fandom by? joining an otaku club, like he has always wanted to? Is he prepared to deal with the social stigma attached to being an otaku? Meanwhile, Saki Kasakabe has her own otaku conundrum. How can she turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Makoto, into a normal guy? Kanji follow his heart as does Saki. When both Kanji and Makoto join Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Saki chases Makoto through the various activities of the club from costume-playing and comic conventions, to video gaming and anime model figures. Saki finds otaku to be more than she imagined, but not necessarily in a good way. ? Includes special extras after the story!

THE MAIN EVENT The Genshiken gang’s send-off of Kuchiki continues! After partying hard, the boys—Kuchiki, Madarame, and even Hato—head back to the hotel room they’re being forced to share, where Madarame has a chance to get lucky. Come the next day, it’s time for a field trip to the great shrine at Nikko! The always-cunning Yoshitake has a grand plan to resolve the Madarame situation once and for all—but it might just be grandly awkward…

COOL NEWS! The smash hit Genshiken manga series may have ended, but your favorite characters live on in this exciting new novel with never-before-seen illustrations by Genshiken's original creator! The deafening whack-whack-whack of a helicopter above campus is the first indication that the balmy tranquility of the Genshiken Club is about to be disturbed. The chopper brings handsome Ranto Hairu: transfer student, scion of a powerful Japanese conglomerate, and newly named chairman of the on-campus club organization committee. Hairu has strong ideas about the kind of clubs that deserve to survive (earnest, industrious) and the kind that don't (arty, frivolous), and he's a big fan of brute force. For Madarame, Kousaka, Ohno, and the others, the idea of losing their cherished club is the ultimate nightmare--but it's only the first of many. Fortunately, the Genshiken boys and girls have a few tricks of their own, including a certain swordfighter summoned from ancient times who could prove very handy.

When Kanji Sashara's little sister, Keiko, falls for video game master Kousaka, she embarks on a desperate campaign to steal him away from his girlfriend, Saki Kasukabe. Mature.

The sequel series to the bestselling Genshiken will have fans coming back for more. The original nerd manga delves deeper into female fandom, creating more reference points for male and female fans. 16 and up. At the End of Eternity After what seemed like an eternity of indecision, Madarame finally reveals his solution to his harem problem, and it's not what anyone would have imagined. But just when his romantic ineptitude threatens to tear the Genshiken apart, an ancient enemy reappears with shocking news. Can Saki knock some sense into Madarame and save the club? And what will become of the hearts and hopes of Suzy, Keiko, and Hato? Whatever happens, by the time graduation arrives, the Society for the Appreciation of Modern Visual Culture--and its members--will never be the same. FINAL VOLUME!

BACK TO SCHOOL ? A new academic year means new members for the lovably misfit Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture! Club president Chika Ogiue now has to manage a fresh-faced trio of yaoi fans (one of whom dabbles in cross-dressing), a surly American transfer student with a penchant for obscure anime quotes, and her own rising career as a professional manga artist. Can she actually find time to draw her own vanity project for Comic-Fest? This volume of Genshiken: Second Season includes special extras after the story!

YES WE CAN? When Madarame resigns from office as president of Genshiken, he selects Kanji as the best candidate to take his place. As the new president, Kanji attempts to shake the sluggish members of Genshiken out of their apathy by proposing they create a fanzine to sell at the next Comic-Fest. When Genshiken is accepted as an official vendor at the summer Comic-Fest, they find themselves with a deadly short deadline to create a real doujinshi. Can President Sasahara get his slacker constituents to level up their productivity?

SCHOOL HERO Chihiro has been cursed with bad luck all his life. But all that changes when he wins a mysterious lottery that earns him a spot at the prestigious Rikkyoin High School, a strange place where everything is decided by chance–even who gets appointed to the student council. Although Chihiro has drawn the winning ticket, this is no ordinary honor. Each day the student-council members must risk their lives to save the school from various forces of evil. Chihiro’s luck is about to be put to the test yet again, and one wrong move could mean death!