Genshiken
I was bored last Sunday so I decided to watch a 12-episode anime series, Genshiken (Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuukai). I’ve seen the licensed manga before pero hindi ko binili. Anyway this series may not mean to some of you guys pero it’s really funny but not really exaggerated.
Genshiken is a series about a small university organization called The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture or Genshiken for short. Ang aim ng org na ito is to bridge the gap between anime, manga and video games. Anyway the org isn’t that popular since there are separate anime and manga orgs in that particular school. Nevertheless the story evolves around the members of Genshiken who are all self-confessed otakus (and one cosplay otome — a female otaku) except for Kasukabe Saki, who only hangs around the club room because her good-looking childhood friend (turned boyfriend) happens to be a member of the club.
It’s fun to watch because I can relate to the characters, although hindi pa naman ako papatay ng tao just to attend a convention. Most of the guys read a male-oriented doujinshi, play erotic games and such and those aren’t my… type. Nevertheless, Genshiken is an interesting show to watch because the characters’ physical attributes defies the stereotypes of an a-boy (akiba boy a.k.a. otaku), an example is Kousaka, which is pretty good-looking despite his unhealthy obsession with anime and video games.
Anyway, in case you’re wondering, there are three real-life Genshiken clubs in Japan. Interesting.
Angela Solis grew up in the Philippines before moving in to Canada in 2003. She became a Canadian in 2006. Angela is 22 years old and an alumna of University of Manitoba with a degree in Psychology. She has been blogging since 2002. She maintains a 