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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 2, 2001 to Jun 25, 2001
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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StatisticsScore: 6.921 (scored by 1291 users)
Ranked: #17242
Popularity: #664
Members: 2,466
Favorites: 9 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisKazuki, a Japanese high school student, is dragged into the world of fan comics along with his friend Mizuki by the scheming Taishi. Taishi soon convinces Kazuki to draw his own fan comic, but Mizuki, who hates the large crowds and long lines of comic book conventions, fiercely opposes the idea. As Kazuki's obsession with finishing his comic in time for the next convention threatens his schoolwork and his relationships, he becomes estranged from Mizuki.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Comic Party
Sequel: Comic Party Revolution
Side story: Comic Party Special
Prequel: Comic Party Revolution
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Like Comic Party, Genshiken deals with the real life world of being a fan. While Comic Party concentrates more on the making of the products, such as Dojinshi, Genshiken concentrates on the people who buy the dojinshi. So if you ever wanted to know what type of people buy Kazuki's books watch Genshiken.
They're both anime about otaku and doujinshi, except Comic Party is based on a VN so it's got a twist of harem to it.
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It's the same. Young people making doujinshi and trying to sell them...
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Reviews
| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
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Apr 30, 200813 of 13 episodes seen 7 of 7 people found this review helpful Comic Party. If you've watched Doujin Work before, then this is pretty much the same premise. Basically, it's about a group of friends/acquaintances and their journey through drawing, printing and selling of their very own doujinshi (parodies of others' works or original comics).
The story is simple and fun to watch. It's basically a slice of life with minimal plot twists. Kazuki is introduced into the doujinshi community and the show depicts his growth. It does really well in th...at aspect, but don't go in expecting anything too complex or outrageous. It does provide some insight on how events work in Japan though.
The art style isn't anything too special, but it isn't bad either. It remains constant throughout the series. Since there aren't much action scenes, don't expect the art too be too explosive either.
The soundtrack is pretty standard fare for slice-of-life shows. It helps to improve the mood in different situations, but is not very special or noticable. Opening and ending songs are J-pop, so you might find those enjoyable.
The characters are where this series focus is on. Each of them comes with their own personality whether introverted or quirky. (Especially Taishi, who loves Engrish very, very much, as you will see) The development is well spread although the main characters do receive much more than the supporting ones, though it is to be expected. The relationships are also not blown out of proportion, and are what you'd expect to find between friends in real life.
I feel that this series was pretty enjoyable to watch. It's always fun to watch a work of fiction about creating works of fiction, as there aren't too many of this genre. Don't expect too much going in and you may find yourself liking it more than you thought you would. read more
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Opening Theme"Kimi no Mama de" by Emi Motoda
Ending Theme"Katachi no Nai Machi wo Mezashite" by Kaya
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