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Jun 15, 2007 9:24 AM
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Really good episode. I love it how Saki convinced Oguie to try cosplaying. I really wanted her to be part of the photo shoot, but I don't really like her Renko... the hair didn't do it for me. Maybe another Kujian character would have been better. Apparently, the guys really wanted a Renko cosplay.

I would have loved to see Saki do the President cosplay again. She definitely had that cool air about her. I was hoping to see all three of them do it... but that's wishing for the impossible.

Well, this ends the OVA... looking forward to next year's series of Genshiken.
Jun 15, 2007 9:56 AM
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Saki was great as cosplay xD Oguie is just odd heh, is it just me or did Ohno's boobs get even bigger tihs episode =\
Jun 15, 2007 10:10 AM
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I'm with you on the hair thing, mild. Oguie's hard look really...yucky in Renko's costume. Her hair down on the other hand looked pretty nice. :)

Good episode, is this really the end?
Jun 15, 2007 10:45 AM
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Xinil said:
Saki was great as cosplay xD Oguie is just odd heh, is it just me or did Ohno's boobs get even bigger tihs episode =


Now that you mention it...

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I'm with you on the hair thing, mild. Oguie's hard look really...yucky in Renko's costume. Her hair down on the other hand looked pretty nice. :)

Good episode, is this really the end?


Hair down was really nice. She looked good when they were feeling out the different costumes in front of the mirror. Did you notice her hair alternate between straight and frizzy?

Also, it's the end of the OVA. They're already in production for another season in 2007.
Jun 21, 2007 7:49 PM
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Bah...at this rate I'll cave and (over)spend on the Oguie figure to complete the cosplay trio.

(Side note, Genshiken OVA makes 199 completed. 200 will be a race between Kino no Tabi watching and Death Note 37 release)
Dec 10, 2007 9:14 AM
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Cool

I suppose I'll give this the same rating as the TV series.

The humour makes up for the drop in animation quality.

Hopefully season Two will be back to better quality.
Dec 12, 2007 5:48 PM
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anyone know which fansub group has done episode 3?
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The endless debate between fans and haters. At one point, after spending a lot of time on MAL, you just realize it's totally pointless.
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May 12, 2008 12:02 PM
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I thought this episode was actually pretty weak.

Aokaado said:
heh, is it just me or did Ohno's boobs get even bigger tihs episode =

The costumes must have been padded or something.

Sep 30, 2008 4:50 PM
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yes, the hair was no good for me either D:
down > up >>> braids

anyway, I was also looking forward saki cosplaying D: oh well, there is next season :3

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I suppose I'll give this the same rating as the TV series.
The humour makes up for the drop in animation quality.
Hopefully season Two will be back to better quality.


!oh yes D:
Nov 14, 2008 5:35 PM

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great 3 episodes :)!
Feb 15, 2009 4:11 AM

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LOL at Tanaka's loli costume binge.
Aug 3, 2009 2:56 AM

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I guess it's easy for them to pull off that anime look when cosplaying since they are already anime characters lol.
Mar 4, 2010 10:10 PM

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The way Saki manipulates people is scary! :D Good episode, BTW nice outfits and boobs. xD
Apr 8, 2010 5:16 AM

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Haha, if I were there with Saki, I'd probably get convinced as well. x]
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Jul 26, 2010 8:35 PM

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Should have made Ogiue cosplay as Tenma from School Rumble...
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Sep 15, 2010 9:34 PM

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Good episode. Saki's pretty good at convincing people to do things they don't want to.
Oct 21, 2010 12:47 PM

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Really enjoyed this OVA, it was great to see Saki playing a more active role than just complaining about Otaku, but then I always thought she liked them all more than she would admit. And I like the new girl-but the guy is seriously odd.

Mar 30, 2011 5:11 PM

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Aokaado said:
is it just me or did Ohno's boobs get even bigger tihs episode =
Abnormal!!
Apr 22, 2011 3:44 PM

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Wonderful!

I loved it when Ohno commented that saki would make a great AV sscout if she was male! Oh for some hot Ogiue ero-stuff! Mmmmm....!

Anyway, great wrap up for the OVA, and tahts all for me as I've already seen the second series!

Actually I might re-watch it now!
Jul 19, 2011 11:28 PM

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Now then on to season 2 :D
Yeah i agree about her hair the braids just didn't look right
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Should have made Ogiue cosplay as Tenma from School Rumble...

This
Sep 20, 2011 1:30 AM

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Rather enjoyable. Time to get started on the next season.
May 19, 2012 2:11 AM

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Quite good episode. Loved Oghi's face all the way through ^^

Enjoyed the OVA's overall, but the 2nd episode was meh. 7.5 out of 10 for me
Oh well.
Oct 10, 2012 4:00 PM

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Good episode. I loved convincing Saki, but I guess I just like Saki very much.
Btw did I mention that I completely and utterly love the ending theme? If not - now I do - I totally love it.
Jan 9, 2013 7:48 AM

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Great final episode of these 3 extra episodes! Really loved this last one as it was quite nice and funny! Lets see what the second season has to offer!
Feb 5, 2013 11:02 PM

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Cute cosplay is cute. Tbh, I think Ogiue should cosplay more and show her real character :p

6/10 overall for the OVAs. Picture perfect @ the end there lol
Mar 25, 2013 2:25 PM

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Loved it
May 9, 2013 10:05 PM

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I liked this one A LOT. I really love cosplay so im glad there was an episode like this.
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Jul 16, 2013 6:36 AM

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This was a nice OVA series, tbh, i laughed a lot more in these three episodes than i did in majority of the season 1 episodes :o
Jul 22, 2013 8:59 PM

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7.5/10
Enjoyable OVAs.
Aug 24, 2013 8:39 PM

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what?! it is end?! final episode?!
oh bro.. it is better than season 1 I love it :3
but seriously ogiue is really cute in this episode (8/10)
Sep 15, 2013 4:43 AM

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Great episode! They kinda change some detail regarding Ohno and Tanaka relationship cause they haven't introduced them going out in anime just yet but otherwise it was really hillarious.
(and just like in manga - nobody even noticed that this time Saki escaped her cosplaying promise without notice :D)
Sep 18, 2013 9:05 AM

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Fun episode, seeing Ogiue getting riled up about cosplaying was cute and amusing. Overall I liked these OVAs, they kept me more interested than the first season. Not sure if I'll watch season 2, but this was decent enough. To break it down for me:

Ep 1 - 6/10
Ep 2 - 7/10
Ep 3 - 6/10
Overall - 6/10
Mar 8, 2014 4:01 PM

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lol at that crazy guy saying good morning in german :D
Sep 23, 2014 3:26 PM

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Pretty good OVAs. Time to watch the second season!
Feb 14, 2015 7:32 AM

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Episode that does not take away his eyes from Ohno and Ogi-chan, giving greater characterization.
It is especially Ohno who shall receive such attention from the narrative, making it stand out as had happened in the first season.
Great job by the narrative that has proved enjoyable, fun and serious on important matters.
Quality of the drawings very good, overall this series of OVA was big-time.
Final rating of 8/10!
Jan 15, 2016 7:36 AM

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I can really see a change in Ono's personality which some people complained about in previous discussions. However, there is such a thing as a developing character. My theory is that being with the group for so long, she gained more confidence and shows another side of her to the people closer to her. Occasionally she will even fall back again to being shy, truly showing how realisticly human these characters are. That is one of the things I really love about Genshiken.
I look forward to Genshiken 2! XD
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Jan 28, 2016 11:32 PM

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I can really see a change in Ono's personality which some people complained about in previous discussions. However, there is such a thing as a developing character. My theory is that being with the group for so long, she gained more confidence and shows another side of her to the people closer to her. Occasionally she will even fall back again to being shy, truly showing how realisticly human these characters are. That is one of the things I really love about Genshiken.
I look forward to Genshiken 2! XD

I'm still midway through the series, but isn't it one of her traits that she's normally quieter but gets excited when the subject is one of her personal interests (cosplay and yaoi, so far)? It just seems to me that, since Ogiue joined Genshiken, there's been much more talk about those topics, so it's natural that she seems more "active" now. The fact that Ogiue's expressed conflicting opinions regarding those just makes Ohno react more extremely.
Dec 7, 2016 3:59 PM

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Ogiue was really cute.
Jul 30, 2017 2:11 AM

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Ohh noo, so creepy xD

"If Saki was a male, he would be a perfect AV scout" lol
Saki is a second mastermind after original prez ofc xD
Probably the prez is still there watching them
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Even though the cosplay didn't look bad I'm a bit tired of em, I hope the next season will focus less on them.

6.5/10 for the OVA
Sep 13, 2022 11:46 PM

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I don't particularly care about cosplay, but all-around it was a pretty chill episode. Despite that, it was kind of a weak finish to these OVAs. I guess they were mostly meant to introduce Ogiue for the next season though, eh?

On to season two!

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May 18, 2023 2:48 PM
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great episode, great ova bundle.
Jul 2, 2023 11:05 PM

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AWWWWWW OGIUE-CHAN PISSED OFF IS SO FUN!!! this OVA's was more concentrated in the girls, i think the main characters are madarame and kasukabe.
The chemistry of the characters is really fun too, i like genshiken a lot, NOW LET'S GO FOR THE 2ND SEASON
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Aug 7, 2023 8:43 AM
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"If Saki-san was a guy, she'd 100% make a good porno scout" - Lmao, I burst out laughing when Oono-san. Spot-on remark, xD. 

Expected the mood to just take Ogiue all the way to cosplaying in front of the cameramen and the boys too, but I suppose the time has not come just yet... 

On another note, the Oono-san x Tanaka-san ship is sailing! Yosha!
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