Genshiken
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| THIS IS A MANGA ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING BEYOND THIS CHAPTER. ---------------------------------------- Kuchiki graduation, so it's all his turn about his feelings in the club. The girls gave him presents to send him away. Chubby girl gets nominated for the next president. |
tsubasaloverSep 12, 2016 9:04 PM
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tsubasalover said: Sasahara graduation, so it's all his turn about his feelings in the club. The girls gave him presents to send him away. Chubby girl gets nominated for the next president. I think you mean Kuchiki. Sasahara already graduated the year before. |
| This chapter was released, like, months ago (the source I've searched has it available 4 mths ago). Seems like there is currently no English translation of it on notable online manga reading sites. I wonder when some group would translate it. |
| Whoa it wasn't too long for a chapter but had a lot of emotions in it. My favorite panel: It's been a long journey! 8/10. |
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| Finally! Loved the original series, wasn't as fond of the direction Nidaime went. 7/10 |
| If you cut all the Hato bullshit, it's really great manga. I love Sue but Saki is best waifu. |
| Kuchiki is still annoying at the end... Hato cheering-up the new prez... So cute... |
| I found out about this manga 3 years ago and I got hooked immediately to these quirky characters. Been a long run and definitely one of my favorite series, even though my dick was put to test with Hato. Thankfully best girl won at the end. |
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| Can't believe it's over. Even past the noticeable drop in quality of Nidaime, this manga stayed as one of my all time favourite series. Still 10/10. Was a bit pissed when he ended up choosing no one but the ending to the harem was so very Madarame, and I'm really glad he ended up with Sue they were easily the most suited to each other. Seeing the old club back together again was so heartwarming, Saki still best girl after all this time. Thank you Kio-sensei. |
| why why does it even need to end (like this) hate the ending true |
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| Felt really dragged out. But what I wanted was a real conclusion regardless who he chose. Mada x Sue makes sense and what I was rooting for. It's been a long road for a manga I started reading back in high school, over ten years ago. I'll miss you Genshiken. Yup. |
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| Oh wow what a ride! It's a shame thou it took quite a drastic turn with Nidaime. In the second half, the story was less and less about club activities but more about Madarame's love life, his harem at that. I'm not even sure why Genshiken doesn't have Romance and even Harem tags, thou harem is a bit of a strecth as it started much later, but still. I don't really mind if it wanted to shift the focus to the romance aspect, but harem? It even has this cliche mock date. Went on a trip, Mada dated each girls to decide who he's going to choose but ended up choosing freaking no one because Mada is your typical harem lead; indicisive beta who lacks of self worth.. Seriously?! The girls, Sue, Keiko and even Angelica without enough focus suddenly are head over heels in love with Mada. In the end, Mada didn't change. Took Saki to force him to man up and as much as I like Sue and Mada as a pair, I couldn't help but think their relationship was a bit forced and came out of nowhere. |
| I have been reading Genshiken on and off for what seems like forever. I am sad to see it over. I was a fan more of the original, but I am so happy to see Madarame finally have a happy ending. I remember crying so much when he was rejected by Saki. Saki was already spoken for so it was to be expected and all fine, but just seeing Madarame hurt was so sad! I was rooting for Sue from the beginning of the harem thing to be with Madarame. Madarame is my favourite character and I could always see she was his "dream" girl, just want that boy to be happy!!! I actually didn't think they'd end up together so I was pleasantly surprised. I just love how this manga is such a great commentary on otaku. It will be missed, I haven't come across anything quite like it yet. |
| Damn, i needed the MadaHato. Well, it was enjoyable. 8/10 |
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| Chapters 1-55 were intense and genuinely good. Didn't like Nidaime's cast very much, and the madarame thing realllllyyyy felt dragged out. Anyway, 9/10 for the first part(potential 10), 5-6/10 for Nidaime. |
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| Huh, finally decided to finish up the chapters where the anime left off. Damn Saki takes care of Madarame till the end, I'm not sure how to feel here. I wouldn't have problem with the author if he try to drag a new Sue VS Rika X Mada in future. Ah well, Nidaime 2 or Sandaime is not gonna happen I guess. Nyoooo! |
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| "Don't die Sugimoto" hahahaha. It was a nice chapter, but personally, I would've prefered to end it with every member from Gen 1 and 2. Still liked it overall, the series as a whole of course too. The harem arc was pretty interesting amd offered something new, but Genshiken was at it's best when it parodied the otaku culture. Then we had the cheerful cast, joyful atmoshphere and the comedy lines which made me laugh out loud at times. Genshiken was truly great. It pains me that there isn't more content, because I certainly wouldn't mind hundreds of chapters, but it will always have a place in my heart. 8,5/10 |
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| What do I say about this manga ? Honestly going to into this, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I feel like I've been involved enough in the otaku culture in my own limited ways, so this manga didn't break ground with any fascinating insights into otaku culture. As for the characters, I'll will say they were entertaining if not super interesting. They all get things to do and none of them feel very superfluous. I will say though, the peak of this manga for me was definitely the latter half of the first generation. Ogiue x Sasahara wasn't something I was super interested in but it was surprisingly wholesome and I loved it. As for Second Season, I'll be honest, it just wasn't very interesting. Madarame gets sooo much of a bigger role and while I didn't mind that, I genuinely did not enjoy how members of the Genshiken felt entitled to interfere in his love life. It applies to the way they forced him to basically confess to Saki and how they forced the whole "harem" issue. Speaking of the "harem", it is genuinely amazing how the author manage to wring like 6 volumes worth of chapters from basically nothing. The only character that legitimately had some kind of romantic interest in Madarame was Hato. Angela, Keiko and Sue have literally no reason to like him but they just do and go along with the charade of being in his harem because... bad writing ? I mean for fuck's sake, the manga thinks its sooooooooo clever for pointing out that this is a "harem" arc. The whole Hato x Mada thing could've been interesting but of course, it wimps out at the very end and gives the "win" to Sue who is a nothing character. That's right, I said it. She serves literally the same purpose in the manga as Kuchiki, i.e, being a gag character. She has zero character development, she has the personality of a tissue paper and the number of interactions she and Madarame have can be counted on one fucking hand. But somehow she is the right choice because she's a loli. Fantastic. Reading the above, you may gain the impression that I hate this manga but I don't. It's just that the longer I think about how this manga ended, the more it aggravates me. Overall, the first Season was good and while the ending of Season 2 is disappointing, there's still some enjoyment to be had. |
| I read Genshiken when it was just the original series back in around 2008. It's been on my favourites list ever since. It felt so surreal to revisit these characters in a new story fifteen years later. I was really pleased with the original ending and adored the second to last chapter, which was completely without dialogue. It was a bittersweet goodbye. This time around, it was nice to have most of the older cast take a back seat; they definitely didn't need to be reshuffled and shoehorned into the new drama. However, the Nidaime characters just weren't as engaging as the old ones. I thought Yajima was the best of the bunch, but I could have done with less Hato, who ended up with so much of the story's focus. The harem arc did grow tiresome, but I'm glad Madarame ended up with Sue. The second part didn't quite rekindle the spark of the original — but I had a lot of fun nonetheless. Again, it's very bittersweet to say (another) goodbye to the Genshiken. |
| I don't think I have ever seen a manga fall off as hard as Genshiken. It started off as this smart, cute and nuanced look at otaku culture, a rites of passage for young adults, with some deft and realistic characterisation, such as Kasukabe not turning into an otaku herself. It was great. 'Second Season' which started off strong by depicting the OG crew mature into adulthood with jobs, eventually turned into a straight up harem manga, and it fucking blows my mind. I just don't get why the author did it. It was as repetitive and superficial as something like Love Hina or any number of harem anime out there. I'm so glad the manga is split into two in English, much like Dragonball and DBZ. I'm going to keep my rating high, but only because I'm going to ignore Second Season exists. If MAL ever splits them, SS will get a 4 from me. |
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| Yikes, I'd a lot written but then accidentally closed my browser, so I'll go for a short one this time... I watched the anime adaptation last summer and enjoyed the quirkiness of the show a lot. Aside from the Madarame harem arc, which dragged on for a little and then ended abruptly, the quality was right up there! Even that arc had its fair share of shining moments though. I wish we got a concrete conclusion about Sasahara's sister and Angela-san. I had a lot of fun, over all. Nidaime generation, I liked the characters more, to be honest, and hoped to see more of the usual Otaku chatter. Kuchiki-san's graduation, closing the curtains of the show, has an ironic touch but seeing him in tears for a change was a welcome sight. Oh and, Ohno-senpai's my fav character. I'm a simple man, lmao. Solid 8/10 from here. Going to miss this series! |
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