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  • Published: 3 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9781935429364
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $39.99

Genshiken Omnibus 1

The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture




Genshiken is the hilarious story of a group of friends who form an anime and manga club on their local college campus, represented in this 3-in-1 omnibus. Ages 16 and up.

TO THINE OWN OTAKU BE TRUE
 
It’s spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara has a difficult dilemma. Should he declare his love for manga and anime fandom by  joining an otaku club, like he has always wanted to? Is he prepared to deal with the social stigma attached to being an otaku? Meanwhile, Saki Kasakabe has her own otaku conundrum. How can she turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Makoto, into a normal guy? Kanji follow his heart as does Saki. When both Kanji and Makoto join Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, Saki chases Makoto through the various activities of the club from costume-playing and comic conventions, to video gaming and anime model figures. Saki finds otaku to be more than she imagined, but not necessarily in a good way.
 
Includes special extras after the story!

  • Published: 3 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9781935429364
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $39.99

Praise for Genshiken Omnibus 1

"One of the best manga series out this year . . . Sure to delight all manga readers." --AnimeonDVD.com
"Few works on eye-on-fandom . . . have addressed the topic with the intelligence and humor achieved by Genshiken."
--Ain'tItCoolNews.com
"I enjoyed sharing these characters' hopes and dreams, so I'll be looking for the other books to learn more about them." --ComicsWorthReading.com

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