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Genshiken Volume 1 (Omnibus Edition)

By Kio Shimoku, published by Kodansha Comics

From , former About.com Guide

Get reacquainted with everyone's favorite mismatched pack of otaku with these three-in-one omnibus editions of Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture. On sale: May 22, 2012
Genshiken Volume 1 by Kio Shimoku from Del Rey Manga

Genshiken Volume 1

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From Kodansha Comics:

It’s the spring of freshman year, and Kanji Sasahara is in a quandary. Should he fulfill his long-cherished dream of joining an otaku club? Saki Kasukabe also faces a dilemma. Can she ever turn her boyfriend, anime fanboy Kousaka, into a normal guy? Kanji triumphs where Saki fails, when both Kanji and Kousaka sign up for Genshiken: The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture.

Undeterred, Saki chases Kousaka through the various activities of the club, from costume-playing and comic conventions to video gaming and collecting anime figures–learning more than she ever wanted to about the humorous world of the Japanese fandom.

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