Comments on: Genshiken Book 1

By: INVU Book 5 » Manga Worth Reading

INVU Book 5 » Manga Worth Reading — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:13:03 +0000

[...] fannish young lady who cosplays and draws yaoi, even though her conflicts are similar to those in Genshiken, where they’re more developed. I’d like to see more of her story, even though I know [...]

By: Genshiken Book 4 » Comics Worth Reading

Genshiken Book 4 » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 20 May 2007 11:13:32 +0000

[...] I read Book 1, I didn’t get it, mostly because I didn’t know the characters. Over several more [...]

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:01:01 +0000

[...] I’d previously tried the first book in this series, but then, it didn’t click with me. Now, I felt less like I was reading a book, and more as though I was meeting a new group of people, friends of friends (since I’ve had so many recommendations about the series). [...]

By: Comics Worth Reading

Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:08:08 +0000

[...] I don’t think I’ll be trying any more xxxHOLiC, but I still like Othello, and I’m thinking I should try Genshiken again, since I keep hearing good things. [...]

By: Koba

Koba — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:20:41 +0000

I for one thought this Manga and this series was great. Maybe because I relate to characters in the manga. The characters in the book remind me of my friends and as for the “unbelievable (Makoto’s near-pathological cluelessness).” I know someone who is like that so its not so unbelievable. It could be just me but I thought it was a great series.

By: John Jakala

John Jakala — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:59:48 +0000

Just read the first volume last night and enjoyed it enough to reserve the second book at the library. A big part of the appeal is the art, which is really striking. But I also grinned at a lot of the situational humor. Yeah, it’s not a great piece of art, but I found it worked in the vein of bawdy/dumb humor (kind of like Wedding Crashers or similar comedies).