[...] this story took place in a different country with different expectations. I was vaguely reminded of Genshiken, but the characters aren’t as [...]

[...] see her as a full-fledged member and treat her as an equal. The Roman club is a twisted version of Genshiken for its members. It’s a safe place where they’re allowed to express and be themselves without [...]

[...] Unbalance was the manga (and anime) that the Genshiken characters were fans of. In that context, KU was supposed to be generic, a property that the author [...]

[...] Genshiken now that it’s ended? Try this series. The characters aren’t as fannish, but [...]

[...] each year. It takes place at Tokyo Big Sight, which otaku will recognize from Comic Party, Genshiken, and many other anime and manga [...]

[...] Like Us is moving towards conclusion in its next volume (#14 due January). Otaku club valentine Genshiken also ended with its ninth book, another series I’ll [...]

[...] Okazu, Erica Friedman flips through vol. 2 of Yuri Hime S. At Comics Worth Reading, Johanna reviews vol. 9 of Genshiken and vol. 13 of The Wallflower and updates her review pages on The Kindaichi Case Files and ES: [...]

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson on the ninth and concluding volume of Kio Shimoku’s otaku soap opera, [...]