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The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Genshiken, げんしけん
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Sasahara Kanji is a college freshman who decides to join a student society to share his hidden thoughts on manga, anime and gaming.
When he first visited Genshiken, short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture), his groundless pride was destroyed by the plotting of Madarame, a sophomore student in Genshiken, but he still couldn't admit that he is an otaku.
However, as he participates in society activities such as visiting dojin (private publishing) shops and anime festivals, and hangs out with other society members Kosaka (a hardcore otaku despite his extreme eccentricities and good looks), Kosaka's girlfriend Kasuga Saki (who isn't really an otaku), Ohno (a cosplayer) and the others, he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world. With their help, Sasahara slowly adjusts to otaku life in Genshiken.
(Source: AnimeNfo)
When he first visited Genshiken, short for "Gendai Shikaku Bunka Kenkyuu Kai" (Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture), his groundless pride was destroyed by the plotting of Madarame, a sophomore student in Genshiken, but he still couldn't admit that he is an otaku.
However, as he participates in society activities such as visiting dojin (private publishing) shops and anime festivals, and hangs out with other society members Kosaka (a hardcore otaku despite his extreme eccentricities and good looks), Kosaka's girlfriend Kasuga Saki (who isn't really an otaku), Ohno (a cosplayer) and the others, he opens his mind and resolves that he will make his way into the otaku world. With their help, Sasahara slowly adjusts to otaku life in Genshiken.
(Source: AnimeNfo)
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
Evidence
Announcement status
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Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2006, 12:00 AM.
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Renewal pulse
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Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 13 hours ago
Top reasons
- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
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NoneSource runway looks healthy for a continuation.
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Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:18 AM
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Genshiken renewal questions
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- Is Genshiken getting a new season?
- Yes - Genshiken has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will Genshiken be renewed?
- Genshiken has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is Genshiken's renewal probability?
- Genshiken's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily signal score out of 100.
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 74 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 631 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 42,110 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.95 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 8 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 49 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 855 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 497 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 9, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 26 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | momentum log ratio | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 165 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 18,267 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,586 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.24 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 127 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 93,617 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 195,514 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 81,687 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.23 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 45,058 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 21 | Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 8,301 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 6,300 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 5,000,000 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 97,600 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -23.33 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 55 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 9 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.44 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 127 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 46 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 36 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 47 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 129 | Oct 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 453,887 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 15,232 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,613,575 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 15 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 213 | Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.41 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 22,444 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.3 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 77 | Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 15.9 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 41 | Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 76 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |