This is the story of college freshman Kanji Sasahara and his fellow members of the college club he joins, The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture (aka Genshiken), as he goes shopping for doujinshi, attends conventions and slowly but surely makes his way down the road to fandom.

Genres: comedy, slice of life, otaku.

Status: finished.

Note: The OVAs are a prequel to the anime “Genshiken 2“.