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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
Jul 25, 2026, 03:33 PM
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 3 days ago
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- Strong renewal expectation - Strong signals suggest renewal is expected.
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Last analysedJul 25, 2026, 03:33 PM
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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-updated probability out of 100.
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 36,144,520 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 408 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 182 | Jul 15, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 91 | Jul 16, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.96 | Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 42,100 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 11, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 20,937 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.44 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 24 | Jul 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 633 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 65 | Jun 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 5,000,000 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 55 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 93,154 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 165 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 74 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 8.84 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | entry likes | GLOBAL | 113 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 193,925 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 8,203 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.41 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 40,997 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 1,564 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 77.26 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 22,196 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 40 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 18,231 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 80,729 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 76.3 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | bd sales avg | JP | 6,300 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 47 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 129 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 13 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 1,645 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 453,880 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | imdb score | GLOBAL | 77 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -23.33 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 46 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 487 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 80 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 36 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 97,600 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 76 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,611,817 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| justwatch | jp platform count | JP | 1 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 32 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 15,236 | Jul 21, 2026, 12:00 AM |