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Genshiken 1: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (Genshiken: the Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture) ペーパーバック – 2005/4/26
英語版
Shimoku Kio
(著)
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It’s the spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara is in a quandary. Should he fulfill his long-cherished dream of joining an otaku club? Saki Kasukabe also faces a dilemma. Can she ever turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Kousaka, into a normal guy? Kanji triumphs where Saki fails, when both Kanji and Kousaka sign up for Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture.
Undeterred, Saki chases Kousaka through the various activities of the club, from costume-playing and comic conventions to video gaming and collecting anime figures–learning more than she ever wanted to about the humorous world of the Japanese fan . . .
It’s the spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara is in a quandary. Should he fulfill his long-cherished dream of joining an otaku club? Saki Kasukabe also faces a dilemma. Can she ever turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Kousaka, into a normal guy? Kanji triumphs where Saki fails, when both Kanji and Kousaka sign up for Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture.
Undeterred, Saki chases Kousaka through the various activities of the club, from costume-playing and comic conventions to video gaming and collecting anime figures–learning more than she ever wanted to about the humorous world of the Japanese fan . . .
- 本の長さ192ページ
- 言語英語
- 出版社Del Rey
- 発売日2005/4/26
- 対象読者年齢16 歳以上
- 寸法13.34 x 0.64 x 19.69 cm
- ISBN-100345481690
- ISBN-13978-0345481696
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- 出版社 : Del Rey (2005/4/26)
- 発売日 : 2005/4/26
- 言語 : 英語
- ペーパーバック : 192ページ
- ISBN-10 : 0345481690
- ISBN-13 : 978-0345481696
- 対象読者年齢 : 16 歳以上
- 寸法 : 13.34 x 0.64 x 19.69 cm
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zenprism
5つ星のうち5.0
For anyone who considers themselves an anime and/or manga fan
2012年10月9日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Genshiken is a manga about people who love manga, anime, and video games. Seems like a pretty focused niche, but it presents these various otaku in a way that endears you to them and has you laughing at their various antics. Maybe I'm a bit biased in favor of the story since I've been a fan of anime, manga, and video games for as long as I can remember, but I believe Genshiken would also be a good gateway to explaining the life of an otaku to someone not as knowledgeable about the scene.
Genshiken is well written, with great characters and some amazingly-detailed art (you have to respect someone willing to draw every little detail of an otaku's item-packed shelf). It's highly recommended to anyone who has at least a few animes or mangas somewhere in their bedroom.
Genshiken is well written, with great characters and some amazingly-detailed art (you have to respect someone willing to draw every little detail of an otaku's item-packed shelf). It's highly recommended to anyone who has at least a few animes or mangas somewhere in their bedroom.
A. Loh
5つ星のうち5.0
Good fun
2005年5月25日に英国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Genshiken (Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai -- The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture) is a slice-of-life manga that follows a university anime/manga society. If you're a fan of anime or manga and you're always being the butt of everyone's jokes, this is for you -- in this story, the otaku are the heroes! Every chapter lends insight into various aspects of otaku culture, like cosplaying, plastic model building, anime conventions, and it's all hilarious.
The characters are all very human. Sasahara is embarrassed at first, but learns to accept his true otaku destiny. Madarame scorns 'normal' people and their lack of understanding of otakudom. Kousaka doesn't look or act like an otaku, but in private is a anime games master. The humour is brought out by Saki-chan, the no-nonsense girlfriend, who is definitely not an otaku but has to find ways to deal with the obsessive fanboy mindset. Will she manage to turn her fanboy boyfriend into a 'normal' person, or will she herself be drawn into Genshiken?
The presentation and art style is nice and clean. Authentic right-to-left tankobon book, with the first few pages showing the original Japanese colour and text, and a translation notes section at the end. Along with the anime of the same name, I'd recommend this series to anyone, whether they be otaku, wanting to learn about otaku, or just someone looking for an entertaining read.
The characters are all very human. Sasahara is embarrassed at first, but learns to accept his true otaku destiny. Madarame scorns 'normal' people and their lack of understanding of otakudom. Kousaka doesn't look or act like an otaku, but in private is a anime games master. The humour is brought out by Saki-chan, the no-nonsense girlfriend, who is definitely not an otaku but has to find ways to deal with the obsessive fanboy mindset. Will she manage to turn her fanboy boyfriend into a 'normal' person, or will she herself be drawn into Genshiken?
The presentation and art style is nice and clean. Authentic right-to-left tankobon book, with the first few pages showing the original Japanese colour and text, and a translation notes section at the end. Along with the anime of the same name, I'd recommend this series to anyone, whether they be otaku, wanting to learn about otaku, or just someone looking for an entertaining read.
S. May
5つ星のうち5.0
New Favorite
2006年1月23日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
This is the funniest thing I think I've ever read!
There's no cheesy sci-fi/fantasy stuff or day dreaming girls trying to get married. The situations are realistic, which makes them even funnier. If you've every dated a super dorky guy or find that you're spending your free time watching anime (almost exclusively), you'll really enjoy this manga.
There's no cheesy sci-fi/fantasy stuff or day dreaming girls trying to get married. The situations are realistic, which makes them even funnier. If you've every dated a super dorky guy or find that you're spending your free time watching anime (almost exclusively), you'll really enjoy this manga.
Agentasuka
5つ星のうち2.0
Boring.
2009年9月26日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
So a kid joins a boring otaku club where they do nothing but talk about porn and play video games. Yep that's the gist of it.
With all the amazing reviews, I thought I'd give this one a chance, but I'm disappointed. Pretty boring 'storyline', none of the characters are likable, kind of a silly emphasis on porn, not particularly funny. I don't really see this manga going anywhere...
pros: the art is nice and simple and the characters are distinguishable from each other.
overall, an overrated manga. If you're easily amused and want to read about people doing the same boring stuff you can do in real life, then go right on ahead with Genshiken!
With all the amazing reviews, I thought I'd give this one a chance, but I'm disappointed. Pretty boring 'storyline', none of the characters are likable, kind of a silly emphasis on porn, not particularly funny. I don't really see this manga going anywhere...
pros: the art is nice and simple and the characters are distinguishable from each other.
overall, an overrated manga. If you're easily amused and want to read about people doing the same boring stuff you can do in real life, then go right on ahead with Genshiken!