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Nov 7, 2007 9:31 PM
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Another great episode, and again Saki's interaction with the otaku club was hilarious, lol at Kuga-pee xD
Dec 6, 2007 12:56 AM
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Heh,
Fun episode
Aug 21, 2008 1:49 AM
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The brief guilty gear clip in the opening kind of surprised me. They're allowed to show that kind of thing? Cool.

Poor Saki-chan. XD
Nov 18, 2008 9:51 AM
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so far this show is pretty awesome. i wish i had my own saki-chan!

Feb 12, 2009 1:46 AM
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Yes this is absolutely awesome, Madarame is great.
Mar 18, 2009 12:49 AM
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This show makes it okay to watch hentai?
Mar 29, 2009 3:50 PM
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pretty okay episode. really awkward kissing scene somehow.
May 25, 2009 4:43 AM
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Madarame is freaking hilarious.
Aug 11, 2009 7:47 PM
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This show probably wouldn't be as funny if Saki wasn't in it.
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Sep 3, 2009 12:47 PM
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Could not have been the same without Kosaka
Jan 20, 2010 8:09 AM

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The Karaoke part was funny.
Apr 6, 2010 11:10 PM

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LOOOOOL. xD

I'm starting to like this anime.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Aug 28, 2010 5:32 AM

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I love the interactions when ''normal'' meets ''weird''.
And by the look of the episode it's going to continue being great.
Aug 29, 2010 10:29 AM

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lol i thought that was Saki's imagination,not that they actually kissed :p

5/5
Sayonara,papa!


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"Whatever happens,happens"
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Nov 9, 2010 3:21 AM

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LOOOL
This was freaking AWESOME!

My mouth open dropped when they kissed just like that
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Feb 7, 2011 9:51 AM

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Haha, she wants to go to the next level!!

Saki's might as well join the club if she' getting advice from those guys.
Apr 22, 2011 7:10 AM

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Okay! So, loved this episode! Really like how they draw parallels between the events of Kousaka and Saki, and the events in Kukijibi (sp?) Unbalance!

Loved the ending of Kousaka and Saki kissing with Madarame just stood staring at them the whole time while Sasahara keeps turning round to steal glances!

In fact, Madarame is all round awesome!
Jun 2, 2011 7:20 AM

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I really like Saki for some reason. I find her pretty relatable.

I guess I like female characters that are actually straight forward and unafraid to get some lovin. Makes a change from the shy type.
Oct 1, 2011 10:36 PM

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That kissing scene was really...different. I'm one for privacy I suppose.

I'm liking the characters in this anime. Probably because I'm kind of an otaku myself. It's always nice to have characters you can relate to.
Sep 11, 2012 9:34 AM

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So they take a visit to Akihabara, the "Holy Land".

I think the mock anime and the way they analyzed it as well as comparing it to the manga was hilarious. As well as the glasses character's analysis on hentai. Nice change to the ED too.

Also according to MAL they actually made Kujibiki Unbalance after this. I will definitely check it out after I'm done with this.
Jan 8, 2013 3:17 PM

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Great episode the pace in this one was amazing! The ending was just to funny... I've never seen a that huge bold action in any anime before :p

Still nice lets see what's next!
Jan 21, 2013 8:32 PM

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I liked the back-and-forth between Saki & Kousaka's date and Sasahara's outing with the guys (this way it gave equal screen time and development for both Saki and Sasahara as being the main character focus of the series...for now). Also, the obliviousness of Kousaka by the end of the date and again at the very end of the ep was always priceless to me (I wanna go to a hand shaking party!)

Mar 20, 2013 4:17 PM

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Kosouka is the best and coolest character ever!
Jun 17, 2013 9:27 AM

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The shopping clips merged with each other was a nice touch.

The end was super awkward. And is Saki really that c*ck hungry that she'd do it right after they kissed for the first time? Usually I find it annoying when the main character is dense but Kousaka is actually pretty funny with it, at least for now.
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Jun 28, 2013 12:30 PM

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"You want to, Saki-chan?". Haha.. Kosahka is the best ever. Although, he is a bit weird and yes, insensitive as per Saki.

And that ED! This show is really interesting. And all that talk about porns. Waaaa.. so straightforward!
Jul 21, 2013 9:13 PM

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Loved the kiss scene.
It was so easy.

4.5/5
Aug 21, 2013 4:03 AM

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okay episode...
holy shit makoto kissing saki..
LOL this scene is my favorite one XD DAT moment when the glasses one became freeze XD
Sep 22, 2014 2:33 AM

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"You undress her? You rape her!" LMAO! I didn't expect a kiss there near the end. Great episode!
Oct 27, 2014 1:24 PM

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No matter how many times i watch this Madarame never fails to make me laugh.
Jun 1, 2015 7:54 PM

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I'm sure I was gonna say a bunch of things I liked about this episode, but then this moment happened and I forgot everything.



And then a bunch of stuff happened immediately after that made me laugh my ass off and I immediately forgot what I watched and

Actually, I need to rewatch this episode.
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Jul 13, 2015 1:27 AM

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Ah so this is where the famous stick figure gif/meme came from. Saki was hilarious, and then that kiss right upon command, absolutely hilarious.
Jan 28, 2016 5:12 PM
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I love this anime!!!
Oct 2, 2016 1:05 AM
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I'm really glad to see this show hasn't relied on reference humor at all so far unlike several other animes about otaku lifestyle.
Nov 22, 2016 5:32 AM

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Yeah...Yeah...I can totally understand that to be together with female for shoppin is boring while going Akihabara is fun. Thats why I wont make girl friend ever again :p

Madarame has same voice actor as Ikkaku Madarame from Bleach, LOL. He also explained the beauty of 2D which totally relate me so much. This kind of show is very welcome!

LOL, Kousaka only has interest in anime related. If you are Otaku, sing a Anisong!!!!

4.3/5
Dec 5, 2016 2:46 PM

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Madarame knows what he's talking about, 2D > 3D.
Wow, they kissed!
Jan 12, 2017 2:13 AM

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Awesome episode. I like the ending when all the guys are just sitting around awkwardly waiting for the kiss to end!

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Mar 6, 2017 12:35 AM

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^ this proves the "real" effect



as for this discussion... i rated this series 10/10 before this ep ended.
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Jul 25, 2017 6:46 AM

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Akihabara the doujin land
I think that place exist.. Also girls are not allowed into that floor xD

President is actually the coolest character so far!
I could hear Saki's heart crumbling into pieces xD

ED is so awkward, I love it!
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Nov 4, 2017 8:33 AM

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Holy shit, they skipped an entire season's worth of romance anime bullshit in under 30 seconds with that kiss.

And that presentation by Madarame explaining the virtues of the 2D realm, almost brought a single tear to my eye.
Jun 25, 2019 3:03 AM

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Amusing episode. Loved Saki's reactions as she got introduced to the fucked up world of weebs.
May 23, 2020 4:36 PM

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Saki reactions were hilarious, poor girl.
Aug 14, 2021 1:43 PM
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wtf just happened in the kiss scene
why did everything go so smoothly, I thought Kosaka didn't like Saki-chan
all I can say is wtf, my mind has been blown
Aug 14, 2021 1:45 PM
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Holy shit, they skipped an entire season's worth of romance anime bullshit in under 30 seconds with that kiss.

And that presentation by Madarame explaining the virtues of the 2D realm, almost brought a single tear to my eye.
I agree with the kiss part
god- I'm so shocked that it sounds funny
Nov 8, 2021 4:19 PM
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pretty good episode

Feb 7, 2022 3:30 AM

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This episode felt fast as well. Saki is a fantastic character and easily my favourite so far.

Certain joke made me go "Yikes" at it but besides that it was an enjoyable episode. I wonder where Kohsaka and Saki's relationship will go.
May 4, 2022 11:36 PM

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Holy shit, that was hilarious. "You rape her!" JFC XD.....

Boyfriend-kun is a little strange personality wise for sure...
Nov 26, 2022 8:51 PM

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oh yes, as if those things happened
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Aug 4, 2023 5:19 PM

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The last 5 minutes were... what the heck?

So far I'm liking it, feel exactly like an early 2000 anime which I loved.
I guess "normies", as they call Saki, do indeed see otakus as weird people. But I must say... going with a friend group in Akihabara for a whole day sounds fun.
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Aug 4, 2023 7:39 PM

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I rewatched this episode and I found it to be, perhaps, one of the best ones this season. So many interesting things happened, but they were subtle and were smoothly inserted into the narrative. It does a good job of establishing what the 'early' genshiken was like.
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