The popularity of this series has spawned numerous real-life high school and college fan clubs called Genshiken. Fans of anime/manga/Japanese pop culture see themselves in the Genshiken members!
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!
By:
Kio Shimoko Imprint: Kodansha Comics Country of Publication: United States Edition: Combined volume Dimensions:
Height: 190mm,
Width: 125mm,
Spine: 43mm
Weight: 503g ISBN:9781935429364 ISBN 10: 1935429361 Pages: 526 Publication Date:03 September 2012 Recommended Age: From 16 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
