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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
Sep 10, 2026, 05:19 PM
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Announcement status
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Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Jan 1, 2006, 12:00 AM.
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Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated yesterday
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- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
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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.
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- Genshiken has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
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- 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-updated probability out of 100.
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 74 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 645 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 41,534 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.96 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 7 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 53 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 833 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 492 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 23 | Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 61 | Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 165 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 18,248 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,579 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.25 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 127 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 93,397 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 194,715 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 81,184 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 8.23 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 44,833 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 21 | Aug 12, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 8,256 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 6,300 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 5,000,000 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 97,600 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -23.33 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 55 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 9 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.44 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 119 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 46 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 36 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 47 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 129 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 453,882 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 15,233 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,612,658 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 50 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 14 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.41 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 22,306 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.3 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 77 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 9.39 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 40 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 117 | Aug 11, 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 |